The other day while browsing Pinterest I saw several people I follow had pinned a recipe for Death by Chocolate. And I remembered that my mom used to make this same, exact trifle. Every Sunday singing at church or family gathering we had, people would always request that she make this. I remember my brother sitting on the counter and eating the remaining Cool Whip straight out of the container. So this weekend I dug out this old picture to go along with the recipe post and show you that recipes do indeed cycle their way through making it hard to figure out where they originally came from. Let's all take a moment to look at how cute he was, I wasn't even close to this cute as a child … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2012
Project 365: Weeks 18-19
Before I get behind I wanted to get my Project 365 posts all caught up in the hopes of blogging this weeks on time and actually linking up with Laura. week 18: april 29 - may5Day 120: Today was Kristin's (BK's bff from church) birthday party. I love this picture of B sharing her cake. Day 121: I had to laugh when I saw this little snippet of me from Pinterest. It's obvious by my 707 pins that I need to delete this ap from my phone but also notice that the most recent pins are all food. Day 122: What teacher doesn't love changing the calendar to May? Day 123: A healthier version of pizza rolls for dinner. Quick and easy. Day 124: Pre-dinner on our first night at the … [Read more...]
Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread
I love the idea of Monkey Bread. Just little pieces of bread covered in sugary goodness ready to pull off in bite-sized pieces. It's almost unfair, that concept. Because I end up pulling off a million little pieces all the while thinking that I'm not really eating very much. And then there's the fact that I just can't stop once I start. Because it's true, I love carbs. And sugar. And icing. So I thought I would make this for my mom for Mother's Day. At least this would mean the extra wouldn't be left in my kitchen for me to snack on. As I was scouring the internet for an easy recipe I came across one that used canned cinnamon rolls and I combined it with another one that I normally use … [Read more...]