Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! I adore Christmas stories like The Night Before Christmas, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas and The Nutcracker! So many holiday movies and specials air this time of year, celebrating our love for all things peaceful and bright. Spend your holiday nights decorating … [Read more...]
Food
Disturbingly Charming Grinch Cookies for Christmas
Affiliate links are used. You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch! You really are a heel! You're an ugly black tomato splotched with moldy purple spots... and I've got your great green mug on a sugar cookie! These Grinch Cookies are full of sugar, spice, and everything Cindy Lou Who instead of all things … [Read more...]
A Mirthful Recipe for Coquito: Puerto Rican Eggnog
Wepa! as my friend Emille would say! This sassy friend of mine is full of fun, hugs, dances, and delicious recipes! She first sent me the recipe for Coquito recipe last year and I was so intrigued. I hate eggnog (ew) but I love all things coconut, so I decided to give it a try! I promise, you, … [Read more...]
Celebrate Ralph Breaks the Internet with Vanellope’s Kart Ice Cream Sundae
Video game bad guy Ralph (voice of John C. Reilly) and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz (voice of Sarah Silverman) navigate the vast and dynamic world wide web in search of a replacement part to save Vanellope’s game, Sugar Rush. Do you think they have what it takes to complete the mission in … [Read more...]
Fantastic Beasts Cocktail: Crimes of Grindelwald
I've got a new drink for you! Cocktails are quite a hit on my site, and I think it's because I love to combine them with movies, holidays or general nerdiness. When Chase and I snuggled down during the recent cold snap, I knew we were going to binge the latest something, but I wasn't prepared for … [Read more...]
Easy Pumpkin Pasties Recipe
Affiliate Links may be used. As I actively try to rope my son into reading Harry Potter (or watching more than 20 minutes of the movies with me), I'm firing on all targets. After casting spells all over The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal (which made a good dent!), I'm trying his … [Read more...]
Harry Potter Pumpkin Juice Recipe
“Even the weather seemed to be celebrating; as June approached, the days became cloudless and sultry, and all anybody felt like doing was strolling onto the grounds and flopping down on the grass with several pints of iced pumpkin juice, perhaps playing a casual game of Gobstones or watching the … [Read more...]
Our Kid-approved, Protein Filled After School Snack!
Thank you to Milford Valley for sponsoring this post. All thoughts and opinions, as always, are my own. And in this case, my kid's! Are your kids about to climb off the bus? If you're anything like me, you can barely get a hug or a "how was your day?!" in before the dreaded request comes... "Mama, … [Read more...]
