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November 8, 2016 by Sydney Leave a Comment

Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate

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This hot chocolate is the perfect mix of creamy hot chocolate and pumpkin spice.

Well it is finally starting to cool down and warm drinks actually sound appealing now. I’ve been in full blown pumpkin everything mode since September so the other day when I made hot chocolate I decided to add a little pumpkin spice to my recipe. Oh my goodness I’m so glad I did!

This hot chocolate still has the delicious creamy taste of hot chocolate but it also has a hint of pumpkin spice as well. You can use as much (or as little) pumpkin spice as you’d like in yours. I usually add a dash or two more in mine than my boys, because let’s be h0nest, this mama can never have enough pumpkin spice. I’m over at Pretty Providence today sharing the full recipe.

August 15, 2016 by Sydney Leave a Comment

3 Ingredient Watermelon Slush

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These 3 ingredient treats are a healthy version to your favorite restaurant slush.

I love me some watermelon! Especially during this pregnancy, watermelon has been one of my biggest cravings. This summer we’ve ate watermelon almost every single day but switched up the ways we eat it; that way my boys don’t get tired of eating the same thing over and over again. Their favorite is making watermelon into sorbet. My favorite is this watermelon slush.

I’ve always been a huge slush fan and during my second pregnancy we seriously went to Sonic at least 3 times a week to pick up my favorite craving. I didn’t realize how much sugar was in them until I was doing research on how to make my own (buying slushes that frequently can get expensive) and found out they use five pounds of sugar to every one gallon of water. No wonder I gained so much weight during that pregnancy!

These slushes use only 1/2 cup of sugar and taste just as sweet; if not sweeter! Plus they are so easy to make. I’m over at Pretty Providence sharing all three ingredients and the full recipe. You can check it out here.

Check out 7 Fun Ways To Eat Watermelon here.

And here are more of my favorite at home slush recipes:

Copy Cat Sonic Slush with Nerds

LemonBerry Slush

Tangy SunnyD Slush

June 29, 2016 by Sydney 1 Comment

Fresh Cherry Limeade

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Make sweet limeade with fresh tart cherries and limes.

Have I mentioned before how much I love fresh fruits and veggies?! I love them even more when I get to pick them straight off the vine, tree, bush, wherever. When we went out to my dad’s house for Father’s Day he had a little surprise for us. His cherry trees were in full bloom and ripe for the picking! The boys and I had so much fun picking (and eating a few) cherries we probably spent an hour just on the one tree. After we filled up two buckets I thought we had gotten most of them off the tree. I was wrong; we probably only got a third of what was on there! We split the cherries with him and took home a whopping 15 pounds of cherries!!

What was I going to do with 15 pounds of cherries?! Of course we ate a few, shared with friends, made a few pies and tarts but we still had more left and I didn’t want them to go bad. That’s when I remembered how much I love cherry limeade. Every recipe I had ever seen or tasted always used grenadine for the cherry flavor, never real cherries. Who needs grenadine when you’ve got a bowl full of fresh cherries?!

That afternoon I got to work pitting the cherries. A cherry pitter definitely comes in handy when you’re pitting that many cherries; it’s so easy to use I let my boys do most of the work. I let them help a good majority of the limeade making process and they had just as much fun making this as they did picking the cherries.

I love the way this limeade turned out! It’s not as sweet as when you grenadine; well I shouldn’t say it’s not as sweet. It’s still sweet it’s just a different kind of sweet. The first taste is just like biting into a sweet cherry and then you get the tart hint of lime. It’s the perfect combination for a cool drink!

Fresh Cherry Limeade

2016-06-28 22:56:20

Yields 8

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Prep Time

4 hr 15 min

Cook Time

5 min

Total Time

4 hr 20 min

Prep Time

4 hr 15 min

Cook Time

5 min

Total Time

4 hr 20 min

Ingredients

4 cups water
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups tart cherries, pitted
1 cup fresh lime juice (juice from 5-6 limes)

Instructions

Bring water and sugar to boil in a large saucepan over high heat.
Reduce heat to medium low, add cherries and let simmer for 5 minutes.
Pour cherry mix into a blender, remove the center cap on lid, place a clean towel on top and blend on low until smooth (about 30 seconds)
Pour through a fine sieve and save liquid.
Whisk liquid together with lime juice and let chill in fridge for at least 4 hours; overnight is best.

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So if you’re at the farmer’s market or grocery store and you see pie cherries (or tart cherries) buy a few and make some fresh cherry limeade. It’s the perfect way to cool down on a hot summer day!

June 14, 2016 by Sydney Leave a Comment

Copy Cat Sonic Slush with Popping Candy

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The perfect summer treat gets even better with sweet Pop Rocks!

The one thing I’ve craved through each of my pregnancies are Sonic Slushes. Each pregnancy has had it’s own separate cravings, from buffalo wings to grapefruit to sweet pickles, but no matter what time of year I’ve been pregnant the want for those delicious slushes comes on a regular basis. This time around the craving comes with an extra sweet treat… Pop Rocks!

As much as I would love to go out every night and pick up a Sonic six nights a week it just isn’t in the budget (and it sure isn’t good for me and our new little miss), so as I’ve done in the past I took matters in to my own hands and made my own at home. I’m over at Pretty Providence today sharing the full details. Click here for the recipe.

May 16, 2016 by Sydney 2 Comments

Copy Cat Jamba Juice Caribbean Passion

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Make the classic Jamba at home with just 4 ingredients!

Who doesn’t love Jamba Juice; am I right?! There is just something about that place that puts a smile on your face the moment you walk through the door. And their smoothies… oh my goodness don’t even get me started on those drinks! If I could I would go to Jamba every day but being a stay at home mom with two kids that just isn’t an option.

So what do I do when I have constant cravings for things I can’t have? I make it at home! Like my Chili’s Boneless Buffalo Wings and my Chick-fil-A Sandwiches, this smoothie tastes just like the real deal and is a fraction of the price to make. Since I figured out the right amount of everything to blend we’ve had these almost every day (and it’s going on three weeks now). I’m sharing the full recipe over at Pretty Providence.

Check out these other refreshing drinks too!

Copy Cat Sonic Slush with Nerds

Tangy Citrus Sunny D Slush

Copy Cat Costco Berry Smoothie

April 13, 2016 by Sydney Leave a Comment

Brazilian Lemonade

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Create a refreshing, cool drink in seconds that will leave everyone asking for more!

Remember how I told you earlier this year we are starting to celebrate every holiday with my boys? From Valentine’s Day to Memorial Day and of course the big ones Halloween and Christmas. In a few weeks Cinco de Mayo will be here so I’ve started working on some recipes that we can enjoy. Of course we’ll have other fun activities like a piñata, pin the tail on the donkey and bingo (check back later this month for your free printables). But we’ll need some sweet treats to enjoy with those games.

This Brazilian lemonade may not be from Mexico but it’s dang good and a perfect way to cool down on a hot day. Surprisingly, there are no lemons in it all, but limes actually and the tart taste is softened by the sweetened condensed milk. I’m over at Pretty Providence today sharing the full recipe!

More refreshing drinks:

Blackberry Mint Lemonade

Tangy Citrus SunnyD Slush

Sonic Slush

January 13, 2016 by Sydney Leave a Comment

Triple Berry Spinach Smoothie

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A healthy smoothie that is yummy too!

Did you make any new goals or resolutions this year? Was one of them to lose weight or eat healthier? It seems like every January I (with a lot of other people) decide to eat better then life happens and by the second week of the year we are back to our old habits. One of the many reasons I feel we have a hard time keeping our goals is time itself. We wake up late, forget the kids have a school project due, get stuck in traffic and it’s easier to pick up something through the drive-thru vs. eating healthier options at home.

So this year I’ve decided to not commit to healthy eating but making homemade meals easier. Only planning meals that I know I will have time to make (Check out the newest series 30 Minute Thursday every Thursday morning) and that don’t have extravagant ingredients that either go bad quickly or cost a bundle.

I’ve also started focusing on healthier breakfast options, healthier than Frosted Flakes, to get my day started off right. I combined a bag of frozen berries, some spinach and a few other ingredients to make this super tasty, healthy smoothie. I’m over at Pretty Providence sharing the full recipe.

Other smoothie recipes you may like:

Strawberry Banana Protein Smoothie

Copy Cat Costco Berry Smoothie

Cranberry Orange Smoothie

December 15, 2015 by Sydney 2 Comments

Minion Party Punch

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It took three years but we finally went to our first movie with my boys this summer. We saw Minions and they loved it; so much so that we went back two more times to see it in the theater. Thank goodness for dollar theaters! There are certain movies I know will make their way into our home collection and Minions was definitely one of them.

So last Tuesday we made the store our first stop so we could pick up the new Minions DVD. We lucked out when we found out we got a cute minion water bottle with the DVD. Those guys (and gals) at Illumination Entertainment sure know how to create fun characters my kids love! Since they got a new water bottle I decided to pick up a few ingredients to make a drink to enjoy during the movie.

Because I have two boys and only one water bottle I knew I needed to dress up the other drink cup to prevent any fighting. So I drew Stuart on the pitcher with dry erase markers and dressed up the other glasses with blue sugar sprinkles. It’s really easy to get this look all you need is honey and blue sugar sprinkles. Put a little honey on a small plate and the blue sprinkles on a second small plate. Dip the rim of the cup into the honey and then into the honey and you’re done!

This tasty punch was the perfect addition to our Minions movie party and I’ve since made it twice just because. With only three ingredients it’s easy to make and customize to your taste. If you don’t like the citrus of lemonade or pineapple juice you can add more Sprite.

Minion Party Punch

2015-12-15 09:27:19

Serves 6

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Prep Time

1 min

Total Time

1 min

Prep Time

1 min

Total Time

1 min

Ingredients

2 cups pineapple juice
2 cups lemonade
2 cups sprite

Instructions

Add all ingredients to pitcher and stir to combine.

Notes

For larger groups increase the size of each serving (i.e 4 cups of pineapple juice, lemonade and sprite).

By Sydney @ Tastefully Frugal

Tastefully Frugal http://tastefullyfrugal.org/

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Do you and your kids love Minions as much as we do? Get more fun minion inspired recipes here and don’t forget to check out The Minions Movie Site to see where you can buy the movie AND what awesome extras are included. Look under the ORDER NOW tab to find a location near you.

November 27, 2015 by Sydney 5 Comments

Storm Trooper Hot Chocolate

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Join the dark side with this white Storm Trooper hot chocolate.

Can you believe that Christmas is four weeks away?! Even crazier is that the new Star Wars The Force Awakens opens in just three weeks! My boys (and me too) have been waiting all year for this movie to come out and now that it’s finally here everything (and I mean everything) is all about Star Wars. From their Christmas lists to Santa to what movies they want to watch, even what they were thankful for at Thanksgiving, has to do with Star Wars. So I found it only fitting to create a few new Star Wars recipes.

You may remember my Death Star Oreo Truffles from earlier this year; well I decided to pair them with a new favorite winter treat, Storm Trooper Hot Chocolate. This thick and creamy hot cocoa recipe has quickly become my family’s favorite cool weather drink and not just because of the name. It has the perfect balance of richness and sweet and keeps you warm through the whole Star Wars trilogy. Since this Christmas is going to be a Star Wars Christmas I thought it would be fun to add some new mugs to our drinking collection.

I picked up these new The Force Awakens mugs at the Hallmark Gold Crown Store while I was doing a little holiday shopping and I loved all the new Star Wars products they had! From mugs to bottle openers, ornaments and wrapping paper; it was a Star Wars lover dream. I decided to go with these BB8 and the Kylo Ren Mugs since they were bigger than the other mugs and I really liked the sayings, “The Force Awakens: Caffeine does too”. You can pick them up at any Hallmark Gold Crown Store or online.

Storm Trooper Hot Chocolate

2015-11-27 23:54:13

Serves 4

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Prep Time

1 min

Cook Time

13 min

Total Time

14 min

Prep Time

1 min

Cook Time

13 min

Total Time

14 min

Ingredients

1/2 Tbsp vanilla
1 cup white chocolate chips
4 cups milk (I used whole)
whipped cream (optional for topping)

Instructions

Combine vanilla, chocolate chips and milk in saucepan over medium heat.
Stir to combine and to keep chocolate chips from sticking to bottom of pan.
Bring to simmer, remove from heat.
Pour into mugs and top with whipped cream.

By Sydney @ Tastefully Frugal

Adapted from Gimme Some Oven

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Are you counting down the days until The Force Awakens? Have any exciting plans to count down to the release date?

October 27, 2015 by Sydney 1 Comment

Pumpkin Pie Milkshake

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Enjoy a pumpkin pie in a frosty milkshake form.

I am a huge pumpkin pie fan! So is my family. If I make a pumpkin pie it doesn’t last for longer than a few hours in our house. That’s good for no leftovers but bad for our waistlines. And if I made a pumpkin pie every time I had the hankering for one I would probably gain a good 20 pounds; and that can’t happen.

So what do I do when I crave a sweet dessert on a regular basis? I make it into a smaller version of course! Like my No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake for Two or Birthday Cake Milkshake, I decided to do the same thing with pumpkin pie. And the result? A perfect slice of pumpkin pie in a cup! I shared the full recipe over at It Is A Keeper. Head on over so you can make one of these tasty treats today!

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