S'mores Pops

I saw these over on Keller Kreative and then AGAIN on Charleston Girl this week. It is too HOT to have a fire and I am craving sweets like there is no tomorrow. All I need is my girls to come home to have more of an excuse to make these little darlings!

What you need:

• Marshmallows
• Wooden Skewers (I am grocery store challenged and after spending 10 min. looking for them in Publix, I gave up and got colorful straws in the Birthday supplies isle - they worked out just as well)
• Nestle semi-sweet chocolate morsels
• Graham Cracker crumbs
• Sprinkles! Lots and lots of sprinkles! (I went through about three small bottles of sprinkles - really depends on how many you want to use.)

Merry Christmas Eve!

WAG Champagne and Cookies

Remember when I posted this about my upcoming Cookie exchange!! Yummy. I will tell you I have been eating cookies for weeks now. I am cookied out - Sorry Santa. My 1st Annual Cookie Exchange was a HUGE success in my opinion. I only wish I had taken more pictures close up. A Big Thank You  goes out to Kim over at Keller Creative who gave me just the inspiration to start my own Tradition here at the Shaw House. Oh yeah I forgot... WAG = wives and girlfriends... everyone was guessing on that one.

It's beginning to taste a lot like Christmas

I am feverishly getting ready for my cookie exchange. I have never hosted one before and I am nervous. I have visions in my head of this elaborate spread and beautiful decorations. Now this is in my bottomless wallet imagination.... doesn't everyone have one of those? The one thing I know I can do is bake so I have scouring the web for recipes.....

My White Christmas

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For the Traditional Christmas

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For the  Kiddos at Christmas

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And Finally for the Comedians out there....

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I am off to decorate and bake.... What are you all up to this holiday season???

Girls weekend baking

I spent hours at the store getting all the ingredients for our little vacation coming up tomorrow. It is now almost 10:15pm and I am blogging instead of packing.

After going over all these picks I learned one thing -- I need better bowls and better photo skills as these do not seem very exciting. Another note... I am a little embarrassed at how much Walmart brand foods were used. If my husband saw this before eating it - he wouldn't. Good thing this is not for him.

Buffalo Chicken Dip

Fruit Salad

Texas Caviar

Hope you all enjoy your weekend. I know I will. I am going to eat like a queen.

Oh Canada Day!!

Etsy Favorites

More Etsy Favorite Finds

Hello All.... Happy Friday, Happy Canada Day, Happy Birthday to my nephew Aiden turns 2 today and Happy 4th of July !!! Talk about CELEBRATING...

So lucky I got to be there right after he was born. He is growing up so fast. Got to talk to him on the phone to say Happy Birthday this morning.

Little Bug

Aiden Arthur Reed Steinbach

Please look at all my Etsy finds especially from Stufd. Bonnie did a great job with my personal OTIS!! I have been sleeping with him to get my smells on him so the baby won't miss me at night!

For BoomBoomShaw

Thanks to Daphne at work for the recipe -- off the cuff of course so I am going to Hodge podge wing it this weekend and my friends will be my guinea pigs.... sorry.

Peach Pie Recipe

4 – 5 Fresh Peaches

¼ C Water

1 C Sugar (approx)

1 Pie Crust

Touch of Cinnamon

Slice 2 – 3 Peaches into about ¼” slices. This will be for layering into your pie crust. Go ahead and place them in the bottom of the crust shell slightly overlapping on the edges. Sprinkle with a Touch of Cinnamon.

Take 2 – 3 peaches (cored) and smash up to make 1 Cup. Place in saucepan with about ¼ C water. Turn heat on Medium, add sugar to liquid mixture and stir to make a Symple Syrup.

Once it is thick enough to your liking remove from heat. Pour Symple Syrup over the top of the peaches and bake at 350 degrees just long enough to cook the Pie Crust. Enjoy!!

Peach Cobbler Anyone?

Thanks to Erin over at this little blog for the recipe!! I love Holidays.They make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. As a child my mom always made a big deal about all holidays. I would not say she was over  the top Martha Stewart but we made each one special on their own. I have been counting down the days until this weekend, so I am starting early. Plus, BoomBoomShaw could practically smell the cobbler through the monitor. I had all the ingredients on hand including  FRESH PEACHES since I have been working really hard  to eat lots of fresh fruits and veggies for the baby. Now can this Georgia Peach make her own Cobbler??

Ingredients: Milk, Flour, Butter, Sugar and PEACHES

Following Directions on the IPAD

All the Steps needed for this Goody Goodness

Add the PEACHES ready to bake

And Finally here is the end results... Look at all that golden brown goodness. SMILE

Recipe:

Peach Cobbler

1 stick butter, melted

1 cup sugar

1 cup self-rising flour

1 cup milk

2 cups peaches (fresh is best)

Whisk sugar, flour and milk together. Stir in the melted butter and pour into a greased 9 x 12 pan. Sprinkle the peaches on top. Sprinkle extra sugar on top if you wish. Bake at 350 for 40-50 minutes.

Thanks Erin - It was YUMMY!!

Happy Birthday to my Sweetie

I love you this much I am going to slave in thekitchen to make you this.....

Mint Chocolate Chip Cake

Find the wonderful goodness here:

Saying Goodbye To A Coworker Is Hard To Do

The title should be a song. I am still surprised I have been at my job for 10 years already. Wow already?? Makes me feel old. Makes me feel excited because I FINALLY get 3 weeks vacation. Also, makes me feel happy and sad at the same time. One of our coworkers who has been with us for 15 years has been promoted to a Supervisor at our company. She was my teacher and mentor in our department since Day 1. I am so excited for her but will miss her dearly. SO..... I am making her a goodbye cake and putting together a luncheon. Tonight was the cake and the icing tonight. Tomorrow is the decorating part.... Whew.

Steps Below:
#1 you need my baby THE VIKING mixing bowl. She is a beauty and I couldn't bake without her.

#2 a great cake mix, a pan in any shape or size and a little bit of imagination.

#3 once the cakes are done baking and cooled, you get to do my favorite part of cake baking... cut off the top to make it square and able to lay flat. Oh yeah and eating the top leftover part.

This is what I am talking about YUM

#4 time to layer. You need to ensure the cake stays together in place. What a better way to accomplish this then to use Chocolate Icing as your glue... right?

#5 Time to make the Icing.... sound like another slogan? Feels about that early in the morning about now too.
Nothing beats made from scratch icing. Anyone can buy it in a can but this turns out so much fluffier and you can make it any color you want.

Again you need to use my BABY

#6 Adding color. Your options are endless all you need is food color. A lil will be a light color and A Lot will create a darker color. Does not change the flavor except maybe when you need to make black.

#7 package this all up and save for tomorrow night. Get a good nights rest and clean up the mess so far.

Until tomorrow and the finished product - Bon Soir

Final Product