Autumn Apples

::sighs:: Autumn... the time where the days are shorter, the nights are longer, & I always seem to want to dye my hair red lol. This season makes me sooo happy. I already feel the yummy breeze & its not as boiling outside in our miami weather. As you can tell Julian & I have already started some halloween projects and now since it's closer to october we'll only have many more to share with you =) Here are some caramel apples I made saturday for a dinner potluck Hugo, Julian, & I went to. Here's what you'll need...

1. 6 mini apples or 4 big ones

2. 1 bag of Kraft Caramels candy ( traditional)

3. popsicle sticks

4. pot

5. 2 tablespoons of water

6.Tray

7.Wax paper

Remove the candies from their wrapper and melt on medium/LOW, add water.

Stir constantly. Meanwhile insert sticks into apple stems.

When caramels are completly melted, dip each apple evenly so its fully coated & place on *Greased* waxpaper ( I put the wax paper in the tray) Refrigerate for an hour or until ready to serve.

When I was done, I threw in some sweet crunchy peanuts & corn for a more Autumn-y festive look =)

Nothing says welcome AUTUMN an adorable tray of caramel apples!

Till next time - Dee

 

Frozen Pineapple Pie *EASY*

This is by far one of my best easy to make desserts and everyone loves it!
Here's what you'll need:

1 9 oz graham pie crust ( or 2 small ones)

1 8 oz tube of cool whip

1 can of condensed milk

1 large can of crushed pineapple

 pinch of lime

Drain Juice from pineapple

Mix in cool whip, condensed milk, a little pinch of lime

Pour in crust and freeze over night or about 8-9 hours.

Serve!

This can also be done with other fruits. Ive tried strawberries & cherries but to me, the pineapple is still the best!

Enjoy! -Dee 

Ribbon Pearl Necklace

                                   So check out what some ribbon +pearls got me...

I cant take the credit for this one but I will thank this amazing blog post which gave me the idea Crafty Mama's Blog She also has more adorable things I will be trying out soon =) Check out her page for the tutorial on how to make it.
Till next time...  -Dee

Nationality

Im embarrassed to say that I have never visited my parents country's. Well I did once but I was only 2 years old. My mother is Cuban & My father is Colombian. I am however happy to say that I plan on taking Julian to Colombia for his 4rth bday! I always spend a fourtune on parties so I figured we'd do something different since his bday is smack in the middle in the heat of the summer so Colombia here we come! Cuba will be next on my agenda =) Just because we havent visited doesnt mean we dont represent!
                                                                      VIVA

Till next time....

-Dee

Easy Spooky Jello Treat

Saw this on my family fun mag & had to share. Was so easy to make and my kids loved it!

Its so easy to make its not even funny. Would be a big hit at a kids or maybe even adult halloween party ( by adding the right vodka) ;)
All you need is 2 packs of Jello and one pack of gummy worms. Make the first color of choice pour half a cup and let it cool in the fridge for about 10 mins then throw in some worms. Let jello harden ( about 4 hours)
Make the second pack and let cool, add worms, let harden and voila! You got yourself a cute, fun, easy, spooky treat =P
My son, niece, & nephew really enjoyed eating it. I also added a little whipcream on top for fun just cuz they love it.  Hope you enjoy!

DEE

                                                                                                                              

Old to New Recipe Book

I was super thrilled to finally find my recipe book which I thought I had lost. Ive been dying to give it a make over since some-1 placed it on top of cooking oil and its had a huge nasty stain ever since. I bought some fabric over the weekend and finally got around to dolling it up today =)

What-a-ya think?

Ive been thinking of a master plan for a homemade halloween village. Any ideas? Im thinking out of clay maybe? I dont know, I gotta get creative and start doing some online searching.

Not much to blog about today. Here are some more bracelets I made over the weekend.

I made these for my goddaughter Lily

Made this one for my friends daughter.

& made these for me =)

Toodles! -Dee

Beads & Vampire Diaries

So last night Ash & I had a ladies night in full with munchies, beads, & Vampires =D She's never seen Vampire Diaries b4 so I was catching her up since I bought the 1st season. I must say Ive never seen a bigger fan of my strawberries than her b4, she gobbled the whole plate lol Anywho, I think ive found a great new way to relieve some stress... beads! Boy did I enjoy making them. I had never really done it before, I mean clearly yeah as a kid but I might just make it a new hobby! Here's some that we made.

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Im so inlove with both, cant wait to wear em!

Cant wait to make more!

-Dee aka Vampire Girl

Chocolate Covered Strawberries

My treats are well known to make an entrance at parties & occassions. These especially. Im known to make chocolate covered goods. Marshmellows, cookies, pretzels, ricecrispies treats, bananas but here today were learning the art of strawberry dipping =P I know what your thinking... How hard can it possibly be?? Well, it's pretty easy but if you dont do it right they'll look sloppy, it can be messy or you can burn the chocolate when using those " microwavable chips". Lets start with the ingridients.

You will need:

Wax paper

Strawberries

Dipping Chocolate

Fondue Pot or small bowl pan

1/2 teaspoon cooking oil

First of all we clearly need to warm up the chocolate.

-If you have a fondue pot then it should be easy. Just turn it on, stick the chocolote in and voila!

-If your using a cooking pan, set the heat on low. Throw in your chips and stir occationally.

-When chocolate is melted, mix in the cooking oil to thin the chocolate a bit.

-Grab the straberry by its stem and hold the pot with other hand, dip strawberry while turning it to coat evenly & hold it over to let excess chocolate fall off.

Turn is upside down 

Place on wax paper carefully. Wax paper is perfect because it will keep the chocolate from sticking.

Repeat for all.

Let dry for about an hour or until chocolate is firm. You can put them in the fridge to speed up the process, then serve!

I usually like to get creative with sprinkles, coconut flakes, powdered sugar, or drizzling white chocolate over but since these particular strawberries were kinda small I decided to simply dip them. Next time I'll show you more about dolling them up =) Till then

-Dee

10 Guilty Pleasures

What exactly is a guilty pleasure? Something one enjoys despite feeling guilty about it.
& Here are mine...

1. Chocolate- We all know it's fatnening, bad for your skin, and full of sugar but it's just soooo sinfully good =P

2.Wine- Some nights after a long hard day of dealing with 4 kids, I like to kick back on my lazyboy & have a glass of wine. My faves.. Pinot Grigio or Blush.

3. Bubble Baths- ohhh theres nothing that I enjoy more than a nice, long, hot, bubble bath! Throwing some epsom salt in there also helps melt my stress and body aches away!

4. Nyquil- On those horrible nights where your stuck with insomnia... I must admit I take a dose of nyquil and it knocks me right out. I sleep like a baby +

5. "Bathroom Breaks"- aka an excuse for a couple of mins of alone time to read a book =X

6. Naps- I dont get many of these so when I do get them its deelightful!

7.Being online- Its something almost forbidden in my house since its always full of kids but I like to find my way on the net when I can or when the kids are doing something or sleeping. How else would I blog? =)

8. Fantasizing over tv hotties- I cant lie... I get lost in all my tv drama shows. I fall inlove with ALL the hotties & day dream of being with them Lol

9. Girls Nights Out- It one of my two favorite guilty pleasures. I love to destress by taking a night out with my girlfriends to get dolled up, have a couple of drinks, feel tispy, and dance the night away!

 

10. Baby-free Vacations- ::sighs:: my guiltiest pleasure of all! It sounds mean but its so great to get away with just my hubby sometimes. We get to pamper eachother and enjoy eachothers company alone w/out having to run around some-1 or feed some-1 or be limited on what we can do. I always end up feeling horrible for a little but as soon as the fun kicks in it passes =)

Im off to enjoy guilty pleasure #5... Till 2morrow

                                                                                     -Dee

French Toast made American style!

So here's another quick easy recipe..Quick breakfast to be exact. Probably one of the best most liked by my son & hubby. French toast! I got this online maybe 6 months ago and surprise them with it every once in a while & them love it! Lets do this step by step...

Step 1: Ingredients. You will need:

6 slices of bread

2 eggs

1 teaspoon of sugar

1 teaspoon of cinnamon

about 2 tablespoons of frying oil

1/2 cup of milk

Step 2: Mix the eggs (beat), sugar, & cinnamon in a large bowl & Dip each side of the bread until its well coated in the mix ( Dont over do it or your bread will break apart)

Step 3: Fry for about 4 mins each or until crispy and golden. Use a pancake flipper to push down and flip.

Step 3: pour some maple syrup or powdered sugar (or I like to put both but didnt have sugar lol) & Enjoy! My son fortunately likes fruits so I serve some along with it. =)

Hope you likes!

-Dee aka