Original Sweetpotatotasts Mini Pizzas

Disclaimer: I received the following product(s) in exchange for my review. All opinions my own.

   An interesting substitute for toast, these Sweetpotatoasts are pre cooked, sliced sweet potatoes that you bake in the oven or toaster to get them crisp, then top them with your desired ingredients. The Original Sweetpotatoasts are really easy to use and have a great taste! 

 

   I made ours for dinner, layering marinara sauce, caramelized ham chunks, pepperoni, and pepper jack cheese across our slices, then baked til crisp. They tasted delicious! Like little mini pizzas, without the bread. I would love to try more topping ideas in the future!

 

You can find Sweetpotatoasts in your local grocery stores, as well as more Caulipower products and information at eatcaulipower.com

 

 

  I received a complimentary product in exchange for an honest review. All opinions my own.  

From Dora to Red, Easy Stool Revamp

I love recycling furniture to make the old new again, and when I came across this not so cute wooden Dora stool, I knew I wanted to make it mine. I started by giving the stool a good scrub using coarse sandpaper to allow the new paint to seep in and hold. This took a lot of elbow work as Dora just did not want to cooperate ;)

 After some good hard scrubbing, I cleaned away the dust, screwed off the legs, and began painting. I chose a bright Barn Red color for this stool, and love the turn out! It's eye catching yet subtly sits in my living room adding a pop of color. 

 What do ya think? Would you have painted the stool red or a different color?

[See what else I've painted RED here!]

Predictions on Groundhog Day 2018

Do you think Punxsutawney Phil's predication of 6 more weeks of Winter will come true? 

It is said that his predication's are 39% accurate so we'll see what happens this year! I know a lot of people are ready for the sunshine and warmth, and flowers and Spring to Summer adventures, but I kind of like the idea for another 6 weeks of Winter. This season is so slow and cozy...it really makes you stop to enjoy the indoors. I love to get out, so I admit I do get a little stir-crazy inside, but Spring and Summer will come when it does, and I will enjoy the things when it's time for that season.

   I always like to do a little crafting fun on these holidays, and even though my son is getting older, he still enjoys them every now and then. Today's activities could be suited for any age really, but we started it with a simple book we picked up from the library: "Punxsutawney Phyllis" by Susanna Leonard Bill. I thought the book was cute, but my son's opinion was "meh" I guess it was deemed 'too young' for his aging 10 year old self haha. I do like that the book had some informational History in the back though! 

   Next he filled out a 'Make A Predication' Worksheet that I printed off free from teacherspayteachers.com and he predicted the same that Punxsutawney Phil's predicted... another 6 weeks of Winter! He really doesn't like Summer because of the heat haha. The fun craft we did was a silly little Groundhog Head made with hearts-because it's February! The head is a large heart upside, with half hearts for ears, a heart nose, upside down heart teeth, and fun googly eyes! I think he's pretty cute =) 

What kind of fun did you get in to today?

Veronica's Treats Valentine's Day Cake Pops

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Valentine's Day is just around the corner, do you know what you're getting your love? Veronica's Treats have delicious Valentine Cake Pop's available in many different colors and designs. They also have some delicious flavors to choose from: Double Chocolate, Vanilla, Red Velvet, Mint Chocolate Chip, and Lemon. Each cake pop has been hand designed and deliciously coated with white chocolate icing, then decorated with the design you wish, including frosting drizzles and sprinkles.

I recently got to try the Chocolate cake pops with my family and we just love them! The inside cake has the taste of a brownie, with the outer shell being coated in different vanilla icing decors. Each cake pop was made beautifully, and with the perfect amount of sweetness. I love how they represent Valentine's Day in their color and flavor. This is a great gift to send to your friends and family.

Right now, Veronica's Treats are offering 15% off your order when you purchase through veronicastreats.com using the code: DBBP15 Each cake pop is $2.49 each and requires a minimum purchase of 6 pops in a batch. 

This post is made possible by Tomoson and Veronica's Treat's, in providing me the products to review. All opinions my own. 

Easy Pizza Casserole + Recipe

I recently stumbled across this recipe from Family Cook Book Project for an easy liquid pizza crust recipe, that makes a comforting and delicious pizza casserole, and it is so easy to make! Perfect for a lazy weekday night when you don't feel like spending a lot of time in the kitchen. This recipe doesn't require any hand mixing, all you have to do is toss the ingredients into a shaker cup, screw the lid on and shake shake shake! 

 2 eggs 
2/3 C. milk  
^ (I use water works just fine)
1 C. flour 
1 tsp. salt 
1 tsp. pepper 
1 tsp. Italian seasoning

You can really add whatever seasoning you like. I like to add Garlic Pepper and Parsley. 

Then pour the liquid into a greased casserole dish and top it with your desired ingredients. I like to spread the batter around to make sure it is even across the whole dish, then I top on red spaghetti sauce, sprinkle some cheese, layer on the pepperoni and peppers, (I added zucchini slices as well) then top with some more cheese and place into the oven. It's as easy as that and literally takes like 5 minutes to whip it all up. The cooking time is anywhere from 30-60 minutes...I give such a wide time range because all ovens are different, and the texture you desire is as well. I like for ours to be well done like a pan pizza, and my oven seems to cook slower so it tends to take near an hour for ours. But once it is done, it taste amazing. My husband calls it a Pizzagna because he said it makes him think of a lasagna that is pizza flavored lol. You can call it that I suppose =) Either way, it is an easy homemade meal that your family will love!

Feel free to let me know what ya think if you decide to make it!

Personalizing Blankets With Collage.com

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Are you looking for the perfect Christmas gift? A personalized gift is an excellent way to go! With Collage.com you can create multiple different items for the loved ones in your life. From photo books to puzzles, mugs to wall art, blankets and home decor, you can design a gift for everyone on your Christmas list! 

   There are over 50 products on Collage.com that allow you to personalize a product in the way you like. The site is easy to use and even has templates you can apply for quick designing without the added stress. You can choose different backgrounds from their provided designs or add in your own, as well as add in any amount of photos you like. There are many options to make your project beautiful!

I had the opportunity to design our own blankets with Collage.com and though it took longer than I would have liked, it was a nice experience. Being the perfectionist I am, made it really difficult for me to decide what I wanted on our blankets. I sorted through several pictures and tried many different designs but couldn't feel satisfied with what I came up with...So I allowed my son to try his hand at it! He loved it! I started the blanket by choosing which texture we wanted (fleece, plush Sherpa, woven, ect) He chose the pictures he wanted, the design, and got to work.

I love the turn out! Our first blanket is a Plush Sherpa and it is so comfortable. The photos turned out beautifully, with a quote centered in the middle. The second blanket we chose was a Printed Woven. The texture in this blanket was much more rough but should be good after being washed. We chose a 2 square design for this one, with a black and white photo on one side and a quote on the other. It turned out very cute! You can get a glimpse of my personalized blankets below.

Both blankets are beautiful pieces of art and make excellent gifts. How would you design your very own blanket? You have the opportunity to enter for a chance to win your own blanket to design! It can be of any texture, size, and style! Just enter through the Rafflecopter below and I will choose a winner shortly. Winner will receive a coupon code from me via email that will provide free product + free shipping. Good luck! 

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I received a complimentary product in exchange for an honest review. All opinions my own.

Do One Thing Every Day That Makes You Happy - Book Review

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    We could all use a little bit more happiness in the world, and keeping track of those things that make you happy lead you to even more happiness! With the journal "Do One Thing Every Day That Makes You Happy" by Robie Rogge and Dian G. Smith, you can jot down all the things that are bringing you happiness. This journal is filled with little prompts and exercises to help you look outside of yourself to find things that cheer you up and fill you with peace and bring joy to each day of your lives. You will learn more about yourself along the way, finding new things you may have never realized you enjoyed before! 

    If you are someone that enjoys filling in answers, learning about yourself more, and following daily journal prompts, than this is the book for you! I love the many pages of little things you can jot down about, filled with quotes and encouragement as well. This book will get you thinking and open up your mind to get to know yourself a little better. It's a fun little book that you can take with you on travel. It's small enough to fit in your bag or purse, and you can fill in one page a day or several at a time! It would make a great birthday gift or to give just to cheer someone up. 

 

You can find Do One Thing Every Day That Makes You Happy available for purchase at Penguin Random Books as well as on Amazon for a great price.

This review is made possible by the Waterbrook Multnomah Publishing Group via Blogging for Books,  
by providing me a copy of the book in exchange for my honest review. All opinions my own.

Me: A Compendium - Book Review

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 Me: A Compendium made by the Wee Society, is a fun fill-in journal made for kids to enjoy jotting their ideas and drawings into. This book is full of colorful illustrations with questions or instructions to follow and answer, opening young minds to be imaginative. It has sections for kids to answer interesting questions about themselves, from as easy as what their hair color is to what they would take to outer space. There are parts for them to draw what they like to do or where they like to go, among other stuff. There is even a secret hiding spot in the book, for them to hold special little papers at. This book has loads of fun throughout it and encourages children to use their minds in fun and exciting ways!

I gifted this book to my son awhile back and he loved it! There was so much for him to get into, writing things down, answering the silly questions as goofy as he could, or just drawing interesting creatures to go with the part. I love how vivid the colors are and that there are page after page of activities to do. It makes for an entertaining read to go back through and see his stories and responses. The book has now become a treasured keepsake so that when he's all grown up, we can look back and be reminded how silly he was!

Me: A Compendium is an excellent book to give children as a gift. It's the perfect rainy day book, or activity to do throughout the summer. You can find this book available on Amazon for under $10.

This review is made possible by the Waterbrook Multnomah Publishing Group via Blogging for Books,  

by providing me a copy of the book in exchange for my honest review. All opinions my own.

A Pack of 300 Water Balloons Ready For Summer Fun!

 I received the following product(s) in exchange for my honest review. All opinions my own.


Need a fun part accessory? 300 Water Balloons waiting for loads of fun!

My first impression of these balloons are that they are powdery, and seem thinner then other water balloons I've experienced, but they hold their fill well and are easy to tie. This is the first bag of water balloons I've seen that have the color black in them, which is pretty exciting, especially for my son as he loves the color black! These balloons are not only for water though! They also work great for party decor! Perfect for those upcoming Summer parties! I used a basketball pump and aired several balloons easily. They are so fun! We plan to make a Water Balloon Sprinkler soon, by adding water to the balloons, tying them closed, and pinning them on a line with clothes pins. Then poking small pin holes in the bottom to allow the water to slowly stream out! This will be so fun! They would also make great ice balls to keep bottled drinks cool in a bucket. This pack of balloons is perfect for all your water balloon needs, and at a terrific price!

You can find this bag of 300 water balloons available for purchase on Amazon for about $8.

I received a complimentary product in exchange for my honest review. All opinions my own.

If You Care Cupcake Liners + Christmas Cupcake Decorating

 Disclaimer: I received a following product(s) in exchange for my review. All opinions my own. 

I had the opportunity to review and hold a cupcake decorating party for the If You Care Baking Cups. Despite the plain brown paper bag color, I love these liners as they do really well in baking cupcakes or muffins! 

 

 In making my cupcakes, the breading didn't stick to the paper when being pulled off. This is great because a lot of cheaper liner products tend to stick making a huge mess. These ones were great! They also don't have any papery smells, and leave your cupcakes tasting as they should.

 They are such a great product! I can't wait to try the liners in making meatballs. I want to test how grease-proof they are! I would love if they were available in different colors/designs, but otherwise, they are a great product to work with. 

Here are our beautiful Christmas cupcakes we made awhile back!
 So much fun! 

I received this product for free from Moms Meet (momsmeet.com), May Media Group LLC, who received it directly from the manufacturer.

As a Moms Meet blogger, I agree to use this product and post my honest opinion on my blog. The opinions posted are my own.

Shop Uncommon Goods For All Your Gifting Needs

I received the following product(s) in exchange for my honest review. All opinions my own.

Uncommon Goods has a large variety of household items and gifts to choose from, including jewelry, wall art, dishware, toys, and so much more! There is truly something for everyone, making it the perfect go-to shopping site for fun and unique items. I recently had the opportunity to review a handful of items from their site, mostly items to add to my kitchen. 

I am very pleased with my purchase, finding items from their easy to browse pages was a lot of fun but hard to choose just what I wanted because there are so many items I love! I decided to go with some useful items that I needed around the kitchen, and a little something special for my husband since both me and my son had some fun with purchases. 

The first item I chose was the 6 Piece Baker's Storage Set, so I could store my sugar and flour, as well as other items, in organized little containers. Each container is a different size and contains a vacuum sealed lid to keep goods fresh and long lasting. You can store many different things in these containers, including snacks and homemade goods. I was most excited about the largest container, as it holds up to 5lbs, making it perfect for holding flour. My excitement quickly faded when I saw the bottom was busted, so I can't use it to hold flour like I hoped. I ended up taping the bottom of the large container, and am currently using it for cookie/cracker snacks. It's holding up, but without the tape, crumbs can easily fall through which is why it can't be used for flour. According to some reviews I've read, this seems to happen to quite a few shipments of this product. Pretty disappointing...But the other containers are as they should be so that is at least good.

I'm not a big Math person, but I thought the Proof is in the Pudding bowls were so cute! I love the "British-style pudding basin" size and creative Math theorems to read with every bite. Inside the bottom of each bowl holds the answer, or proof, to the theorem. These make such a great gift for Math teachers or those that really just love Math. Four bowls come in this set. They stack together for saving space in the cupboard and they are heavy duty, durable pieces that look great for any snack. I think they're perfect for holding ice cream :)

Since I received a set of bowls, I decided I needed some new plates to go with them. I went back and forth on the plates I would choose, but these ones caught my eye. The Stoneware TV Dinner Trays speak nostalgia all over them. The days when we would get frozen microwave dinners as a kid, though those trays were black, I was just reminded me of them, and they're just so stinkin' cute! These plates are made of durable heavy duty stoneware. They're amazing because you can even use them in the oven! I love the little compartments so you can separate your food as needed...They came in handy when we got takeout and wanted each item in its own little spot.

Because the previous plates only came in a set of 2, one for me and one for my husband, I realized I should probably find a new plate for our son to enjoy too. That's when I found the Mr. Food Face Plate. I have wanted one of these plates for years now, so finding that Uncommon Goods sells them made me happy! These plates are so much fun and make eating meals even funner. My son always looks forward to the new funny faces that show up with each meal. It's really a treat to get to enjoy this kind of foodie fun. The plate is made of food-safe ceramic so it's best for kids ages 3 and up. This is probably my most favorite item in the whole box, because it is just too much fun. The options are endless, making this guys funny face and enjoying meal after meal full of laughs.

The last item of my Uncommon Goods package were two pair of men's socks, purchased especially for my hubby.  He loves to wear bold and fun socks with his business attire, so I chose the Men's Burger Socks because they are silly and he loves burgers, and the Men's Bullseye Socks, because the Army ones weren't available haha. Both pair of socks our equally comfy, made of a cotton and spandex blend, while correct to fit. The designs are bright and bold, making them fun for every day wear!

I have enjoyed all my Uncommon Goods items, and definitely recommend them for your future purchases. Whether you need a gift for the upcoming wedding or baby shower, birthday or anniversary, housewarming or just because, there are a ton of exciting items and great gift options to choose from. Visit UncommonGoods.com to check out all the amazing products!

I received complimentary products in exchange for my honest review. All opinions my own.

Light Up The House With LTE 20 LED Copper Wire Lights

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Christmas has come and gone, and the New Year's Celebration has passed too...but that doesn't mean you can't have twinkling lights up all year round! 

The LTE 20 LED Copper Wire Lights are beautiful sparkling lights that look good at any time or place. Each box comes with a set of 4 short length wire lights, making them easy to use and place anywhere in the house. They are bright and beautiful, and include batteries so they are ready to use once you get the box open. I have already placed three of lights up around miscellaneous places in the house, and they look amazing! The on/off switch is easy to move and the lights stay cool to touch. My only worry is how long will they last, and how hard will it be to find battery replacements. But until then, I am in love with these little lights and how bright they shine. They work perfect, above doors, as decor, they're even bright enough to add some light to an otherwise dark closet. You can see in one of the photos I posted, I have the lights in my closet and they really brighten the area. If you're looking for some small, easy to use battery operated lights, I highly recommend these!

Hang them in your bathroom, bedroom, living room and more! Find the LTE 20 LED Copper Wire Lights available for purchase on Amazon at a great price!

I received a complimentary product in exchange for my honest review. All opinions my own.