After spotting {these} festive sugar-dusted brownies on Pinterest I decided to whip up a batch over the weekend for my new-mommy friend. My goodness, are these easy {and tasty}!
All you have to do is bake your brownies according to the package in a
cupcake tin, cut the tops off, add a cut out heart and dust with sugar
{I recommend using a sifter}! See? Easy, easy!
Oh, and they are pretty too!
I am definitely going to keep this idea in mind for future holidays too. How cute would pumpkins or Christmas trees be? Oh, the possibilities!
At any given point, you can usually find at least a few tupperware containers filled with taco soup in my freezer. We love this meal. It's so easy to make, tastes amazing and freezes/reheats well too. Oh, and I should mention you can also prepare this recipe in a crock pot!
Taco Soup
Ingredients
1 lb lean ground beef
2 tbsp taco seasoning {recipe}
1 medium sweet onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 15 oz can black beans, drained
1 15 oz can kidney beans, drained
1 15 oz can pinto beans, drained
1 15 oz can corn
1 10 oz can rotel tomatoes
1 28 oz can diced tomatoes
1 packet ranch dressing
Instructions
In a large pot, brown ground beef. Add in onions, bell peppers and saute for a few minutes. Pour in remaining ingredients and stir until combined. Let simmer for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Garnish with your favorite toppings {cheese, sour cream, green onion, avocado, etc.} and serve with tortilla chips.
To cook in crock pot, follow directions above and cook on low for several hours.
Due to the snow on Wednesday my office was instructed to work from home. Fine by me! I stayed in my pajamas all day long and although I did have to work, I surprisingly got lots accomplished while toting my laptop around the house. So I bring you...my snow day 5...
- ONE - I started off the morning with some delicious hot chocolate.
- TWO - Around lunch time I started to get hungry so I raided the pantry and didn't really find much to eat. However, I did find some lemon cupcake mix, so I baked those for lunch.
- THREE - With the hubby's help, we knocked out the nursery closet dividers. Full post on these found {here}!
- FOUR - Later in the afternoon we got a knock at the door. UPS braved the winter weather to bring us a surprise gift from our registry - Caroline's mattress! It's amazing how big of a difference the room looks with the mattress in the crib!
- FIVE - Unrelated to snow day, but still worth mentioning, I am so looking forward to the weekend. I've got a prenatal massage appointment, some nursery crafts planned and a few recipes set aside to try! Oh, and of course, the Super Bowl! I'm planning a nacho bar for Sunday...
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Happy Friday & Super Bowl weekend!
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