Cutest Play Kitchen Ever

I recently discovered a wonderful blog loaded with FREE, yes, you heard it right, FREE, plans for building simple, yet fabulous furniture. The site is ana-white.com. This stay at home mom blogger creates such beautiful pieces and then shares how she created them. It's a DIYer's dream come true.

My husband and I have actually decided to take on a bed frame project for our son. We'll be doing it this weekend and I'll post pictures from our adventures.

But I wanted to share this little gem that I found.


It might just be the cutest thing I've ever seen in my life. I'm hoping I can convince hubby to take it on after we accomplish a few more higher priority tasks around the house. Maybe make it as a Christmas present to our son.

Ana White posted links to the various pieces of this kitchen set at this link.

Veggie Pizza Recipe

My super bowl party went off without a hitch. We had great friends, great drinks, and great food. I ended up not making my game day dip that I posted before. Instead we made chicken wings. What's a super bowl party without wings!

One of my guests brought another appetizer that was DECILIOUS and I just had to share with you all. It's a very simple recipe for veggie pizza. It's not really pizza, but is cool and delicious... and very, very simple.



2 Pkgs Pillsbury Crescent rolls – 1 package per one small cookie sheet. Spread out like dough and bake for about 10min according to instructions on pkg.

Mix below together and spread over cooled crescent pizza crust:
1-8 oz Light Cream Cheese (softened)
1- 16 oz container light sour cream
1 pkg dry hidden valley ranch dressing

Top with assorted chopped up veggies. Your choice of veggies but a lot of people use the follow:
Broccoli
Carrots
Cauliflower
Red, yellow, orange, green pepper

You can also add green onions or shredded cheese if you like

Game Day Dip Recipe

I wanted to share this easy-to-make, yummy dip that our family always makes for game day and get-togethers. I'm not sure what it's called, but it's almost like a taco dip.

Ingredients:
1 Can chili with beans
1 bar of cream cheese (8oz)
1.5 cups shredded cheese
1 cup salsa

Directions:
1. Pour chili into microwave safe bowl and heat for 3 min
2. While chili is heating up, take a microwave safe casserole dish and spread cream cheese on the bottom of the dish in a nice, even layer
3. Pour salsa over cream cheese layer
4. Remove chili from microwave and slowly pour over salsa layer. Spread evenly with fork or spoon
5. Sprinkle shredded cheese on top
6. Put the casserole dish in the microwave and heat for 3 minutes or until cheese is melted

Serve with tortilla chips

Project of the Week (POTW): Wine Glass Charms

Do you like drinking wine with friends but have a hard time remembering whose glass is whose?

Wine glass charms solve this problem. Just attach a unique charm to each person's glass and you'll never get your drinks mixed up again. Not a wine drinker? They work on any stemware. You can get generic ones that are different colors, or ones with a theme, or you can personalize them to your friend's personalities.

This week I made Luck of the Irish themed ones. Pictures are below. They are really crappy because I took them with my phone. I think the kiddo hid my camera. I'll take better ones later.

I'll be making more charms soon that will be available in my shop. I'm holding off on officially opening my shop until I have a bit more of a selection. If you'd like some charms and want a particular theme, comment this entry and I'll let you know if I can get charms for your theme.

Keep on keepin' on,

The Lucky Mom

Getting to know you

The soda cake ended up being perfect. It was a hit at the party. We'll definitely be making cakes like that in the future.

I got my name labels in the mail. I'm still working on the review process, but preliminary results are looking good. They've withstood a couple of washes in the laundry and the dishwasher, depending on what I labeled. We'll see if they continue to hold up. A formal review is coming soon.

I wanted to get to know a little more about my readers. So I have a quick poll for you.

1. Do you have kids? If so, what ages?
2. Do you do any crafting? If so, what medias?
3. Do you coupon?

And for added dynamic...
4. Who is in charge of managing the bills in your house?
5. Who cooks the majority of the time?
6. Who cleans the majority of the time?

I will answer my own questions.
1. I have one son, age 1.
2. I paper craft, I sew, I do modge podge projects, and I repurpose things
3. My family has used coupons for a while but just started really using them for deals in the past couple of months.
4. I have been in charge of managing the bills. All of our money goes into joint accounts (we do not have separate ones) but I'm more organized so it was natural for me to take it over. Now that my husband stays at home with our son, he's starting to take over more of that responsibility just because he has more time to be able to call places and organize the mail.
5. My husband cooks most of the time as well. That's largely due to the fact that I never learned to cook. I've been cooking more recently and we've actually been cooking together a lot as well.
6. My husband and I clean different areas. He's more likely to clean the kitchen and bathrooms. I'm more likely to vacuum and organize the clothes, clean the rooms, and do the laundry. The only time he does that more than I is when I'm working long days and he can accomplish it while our son is napping.

Soda Cake

Need to bring a dish to share to a get-together and don't want to spend a lot and only want to use what you have in your home? Why not bring Soda Cake?

I recently found out that you can bake a cake with literally just the box of mix (which is about $0.50 if you use a coupon) and a can/12oz of soda.

Just mix the 12 oz of soda with your cake mix and pop in the oven according to the directions. Some people say to bake for an additional 5 minutes to make sure all the liquid is absorbed into the cake, but it doesn't really matter.

I have one baking in the over now that I'm taking to a Wii Bowling league get together. Not bad for having to feed several people for less than $1.

Review in Progress

I got my labels in the mail this week from Oliver's Labels. I plan on thoroughly testing them out for the next week.

For those who don't know what it is, Oliver's Labels makes lables to adhere to personal items. You can use them on cups, bottles, eating utensils, shoe soles, clothing, etc. They are reportedly dishwasher and washer/dryer safe. This week I'll be testing them making sure they get plenty of wear so I can report back to you.