Thank you to the Chinet® brand for sponsoring this post. Can you believe that we are well into the third month of the year already? But I am glad that spring is here. Winter was no fun, and I’m happy to see the sun shine again. And when it’s spring, can Easter be far behind?…
Christmas 2017: Keeping It Simple & Cozy
Come, take a peek into our simple but cozy Christmas home! Less than a week until Christmas! Are you ready? I just love this season, it truly is my most favorite time of the year. In a rare feat of planning gone right, my cookie jar is full, gifts are bought and wrapped, and the…
Holiday Gifting: Shop Small, Gift Big
Thank you PayPal for sponsoring this post. Shop small merchants with PayPal to make your holiday shopping a breeze. This Holiday season, shop responsibly by supporting small merchants to find the perfect gifts for everyone on your list. Is it weird that I actually enjoy shopping for Holiday gifts? I love the thrill of planning…
Minecraft Themed Birthday Cake
Surprise a Minecraft fan with this beautiful three-layer birthday cake decorated with buttercream petals in Minecraft colors. The kiddo had a birthday last month. He turned 8 years old! And as I think out aloud each year, where on earth does the time fly? How is it that he is on the halfway mark to…
Christmas 2016: Being Thankful & Cheerful
It’s that time of the year. The halls are decked, the stockings are hung, the Christmas jammies are out, cookies are baked, lights are strung, and spirits are high. It’s Christmas, the MOST wonderful time of the year!! Oh, how I love this time! This Christmas, I am focussing on slowing down, being thankful and reflecting…
Condensed Milk Vanilla Cake With Nutella Buttercream
Making a birthday cake is a simple but powerful way of letting someone know how much they mean to you. This vanilla cake made with condensed milk is simple but richly flavored and frosted with a light chocolate-hazelnut (Nutella) buttercream frosting. The little guy turned 7 last week. Seven!! A confident, dashing, smart and kind…
Christmas 2015: A Cozy & Cheerful Christmas
I absolutely love Christmas. It is the season I look forward to all year. That and the little guy’s birthday. Two of my favorite days of the year. I love setting up the tree and adding little Christmas touches throughout the house. As for the tree, I unabashedly go the fake route. Do not judge,…
DIY Birthday Cake Tips & Tricks
Ever since I shared Boy’s birthday cake post last week, I’ve had many of my friends ask me about it. Mind you, it is not a fancy cake, but it is completely homemade and not too shabby. So today I am gonna show you how to pull off a beautiful homemade birthday cake for your…
Pokemon Birthday Cake {Yellow Layer Cake With Chocolate Buttercream}
It was the little guy’s birthday last week. His 6th, to be precise (ohh, I still haven’t gotten used to saying that!). Six years now that I’ve been a mother/personal assistant/playmate/nurse/teacher/personal chef/groomer. As he grows up, I find that I need to wear some of those caps for a little lesser time with each passing…
Naturally Dyed Easter Eggs
Before you read any further, please take a minute to go through this article on how to make perfectly boiled eggs every single time. Seriously, it is very simple but extremely useful, trust me. I use this boil-steep-peel routine every time I make boiled eggs and they come out perfect. Perfectly boiled eggs are the…
Sweet Christmas Vignettes
Wait a minute. Are you wondering what a Christmas decor post is doing on a food blog? Well as some of you may remember, ‘At The Corner Of Happy And Harried’ didn’t exactly start out as a food blog. I have a few tricks up my sleeve when it comes to decking the halls as…
Boy’s Power Rangers Birthday Cake
The past couple of months have been hectic, to say the least. Boy started Kindergarten, we are trying our best to stick to a strict homework-play-sleep schedule, we celebrated our anniversary and then got to planning and celebrating our little fella turning the big f-i-v-e. Oh, how my Boy has grown over the past year!…
