Black bean brownies

These are really delicious!!! Based on the calorie counter they have around 100 calories per serving if you were to cut them into 12 pieces. (Regular brownies have about 3,000 calories per box..yikes!)

Here is what you will need:

• 1 can of black beans
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1tsp vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup cocoa 
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup flour (rice flour for a gluten free recipe)
• 1/2 tsp baking powder 
• 1/2 tsp salt

What you need to do:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Mix beans & oil blend until smooth
3. Add all other ingredients and mix well
4. Put into pan and bake at 350 for 20-23 minutes

Please post comments on this recipe! 

Hand-Made Stamps

Lets make some cute stamps!

Things you will need:

• Styrofoam plate or take out box
• plastic or jar lid ( small-large)
• stamp pad or paint 
• pen or pencil does great (object with a point will work too ex skewer)
• glue 
• scissors  

First press lid onto the Styrofoam to make an indention for you to easily cut out the size you need, glue to cap, let dry, make design....get to stamping!  Don't forget if your including letters  on the stamp write them backwards.  ( I am not good at drawing.) 

Red Velvet & Blue Cake

This is my version of those flag cakes people make!!

I started to cut the cake and realized oops I need to get a picture. I admit the quality of the photo is not great. ( Notice the icing around the edges melted)

What I used for this cake:

1 Red velvet cake mix

1 can of ready made frosting with a decorating tip

10 blueberries 

Party Ideas: Tinkerbell

These ideas would make great Tinkerbell or Garden Party ideas:

The flower cupcake cups came from Hobby Lobby, and you get about 25 for $3.

The cupcakes are decorated with Fairy Dust (colored sugar)

You can make any color too, look HERE

I decorated the table with a fresh flower bouquet that has purple food coloring

in the water to make it prettier. I also placed sequins in the center of 

a tulle runner then twisted the tulle around so the sequins were in the center.  

Leaving the table with out a table cloth for a more woodsy feel.

I added lightning bugs in glass salt and pepper shakers next to the flowers

                        I tried to stay along the lines of simplicity and it turned out really nice.
                                    Thank you for looking & PLEASE post comments

Colored Sugar or "Fairy Dust"

Colored Sugar

(Fairy Dust)

 

You will need the following ingredients: 

1 cup of granulated sugar

6 drops of food coloring (yellow for the dust) 

Directions

Squeeze 3 drops of food coloring onto sugar

Shake vigorously together in a container with a lid.

Let  it dry for 5 minutes if it feels moist to the touch.

(addmore drops for desired color)

Click here to see final result on top of cupcakes

Ranch Lovers Pasta Salad

    You will need the following:

- 4 cups of noodles (I used penne & large macaroni)
- 1 package of Ranch Dressing mix
- 3 Tbsp Mayo
- 1/2 carrot, finely shredded
- 1/2 cup peas
- 2 strips of bacon

- Mix all ingredients together and refigerate for 30 minutes or more
- Hope this last more then one meal, highly doubtful!

Easy BLT Potato Salad

This would be a wonderful dish to have for a cookout. I used the Redskin potato salad from walmart because it is really creamy. This is what you will need.

1 tub of Potato Salad (Redskin)

Salt to taste

1 1/2 cups of cheese 

1 cup of cooked bacon (I took off the fat)

Put it into a nice dish and mix all ingredients together. Now you have a wonderful delicious and easy side dish!

Customized Banners!!

This was my daughters Happy Birthday banner for her first birthday. I would love to make one of these for your special occasion. These are also fully customizable. 

Please Leave comments! I need to know if my ideas are making people smile.. Have a great day.

Birthday Wrapping

I had some scrap material, tulle and a paper bag. This is what I came up with. I made a rosette for the top & my daughter pulled it apart. I think you can still get the idea. Do you think this is cute?