Category: DIY

  • Do It Yourself Drinks and Creamers

    I’ve only got 3 responses to my Poll so far.  I asked what recipes you would look like to be posted on this blog. One of the responses asked for more Do It Yourself Convenience Foods.  I already have a bunch of DIY recipes on my blog.  So I’m going to share some of those…

  • Cinnamon Bun Coffee Creamer

    I’ve been loving making homemade creamers.  They are easy to make and delicious. This one tastes like a cinnamon bun.  Yum!

  • Peppermint Mocha Creamer – Christmas Making and Baking

    I’m enjoying making new creamers now that I got the ratio of milk/ half & half/ or heavy whipping cream to condensed milk. This creamer needs to be warmed up so that the cocoa is dissolved.  I had to strain the nondissolved cocoa, so there weren’t any lumps left. As you can see from my…

  • Eggnog Creamer

    If I could describe this creamer, I would say yum! I made a batch of this on Monday evening.  The next morning, my coffee maker decided not to work.  :(  Finally, my husband was able to get it to work on Wednesday afternoon.  We don’t know why it stopped working and why it began to…

  • Gingerbread Coffee Creamer

    It costs $4.25 for a tall (small) Starbucks’ gingerbread latte.  You can make this creamer for half that price.  You’ll get the same great flavors found in gingerbread. Molasses, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, and ginger are flavors you associate with gingerbread.  So those are the flavors I put into my homemade creamer.

  • Honey Vanilla Creamer

    I made this for my coffee and then shared it with Hubby.  Hubby loves the flavor combination. Honey Vanilla Creamer Stars of the recipe: Steps: Happy Eating, Traci

  • Homemade Hot Chocolate – Christmas Making and Baking

    This is our family’s newest favorite hot chocolate.  The boys drink it with marshmallows or my homemade whipped cream.  The Imaginative One also loves to sprinkle cinnamon on his hot chocolate. I’m sure you will love this hot chocolate as much as my family. Homemade Hot Chocolate adapted from Add a Pinch Stars of the…

  • Homemade Whipped Cream

    My family loves homemade whipped cream.  We eat it on desserts such as the crockpot caramel apple crisp or put it on fancy coffee drinks such as pumpkin spice latte. This is an easy recipe.  Actually, I usually start the whipped cream in the mixer while I’m finishing up other dishes.  Don’t worry; I still keep…

  • Pumpkin Spice Latte Syrup and Latte and 31 Days of Slow Cooking Recipes

    Today I’m going to link up with one of the recipes from my blog.  Did you know you can prepare oatmeal in the slow cooker?  A hot and delicious breakfast will be ready for you in the morning. It’s pumpkin season.  Once fall hits, it seems as though there is pumpkin spiced everything.  So today’s…

  • Pumpkin Pie Spice

    Fall means the flavors of pumpkin and apples.  Cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves are often found in dishes made during the fall.  I love those flavors and smells. I’m going to share a few recipes that use pumpkin pie spice.  You can buy a container of pumpkin pie spice or make your own.  It’s more…