A Diamond in the Stuff » » recipe http://adiamondinthestuff.com Wed, 10 Sep 2014 10:00:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0 St Patrick’s Day Mini Donuts http://adiamondinthestuff.com/2014/03/st-patricks-day-mini-donuts.html http://adiamondinthestuff.com/2014/03/st-patricks-day-mini-donuts.html#respond Fri, 07 Mar 2014 11:00:10 +0000 http://adiamondinthestuff.com/?p=2830 St Patrick's Day Mini Donuts

I will freely admit that I don’t have a lot of fun in the kitchen. Rarely am I inspired to get creative in the kitchen. However, every once in awhile I get a crazy urge to get  in there and whip something fun up. My son is in kindergarten and every month he has a scheduled day that he is supposed to bring snack for his classmates. This month I felt inspired to make something fun for him to bring, so I made some St Patrick’s Day Mini Donuts!!!

Easy Christmas Donuts

A couple Christmas’ ago I shared these Easy Donuts that I made. Check out that post if you want the recipe and the play by play for how I make my donuts!

St Patrick's Day Mini Donuts

I changed up the frosting for these donuts too. I still covered them in the powered sugar glaze and let them dry. Then I melted a can of store bought frosting in a microwave safe bowl and dipped the tops of the donuts in the frosting. It created a great layer of frosting and I mean, who doesn’t love frosting?

St Patrick's Day Mini Donuts

Oh and sprinkles! I decided in the spirit of St Patrick’s Day to add some rainbow sprinkles to the donuts.

St Patrick's Day Mini Donuts

It may be hard to tell in the photos but I also made the donuts green!

St Patrick's Day Mini Donuts

These make the perfect little treats for all the kids to share!

St Patrick's Day Mini Donuts

Even though I don’t often make these kind of goodies, I love when I do. It’s a great feeling to make something special for the kiddos. Especially something this adorable and YUMMY!!!!

Hope you enjoyed my St Patrick’s Day Mini Donuts!!! What treats do you like to make for St Patrick’s Day?

I’m linking up to these great link parties!!!

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Check out my other St Patrick’s Day treat, my Lucky Charm Cupcakes:

Lucky Charm Cupcakes

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Five Friday Faves http://adiamondinthestuff.com/2014/02/five-friday-faves.html http://adiamondinthestuff.com/2014/02/five-friday-faves.html#comments Fri, 14 Feb 2014 11:00:15 +0000 http://adiamondinthestuff.com/?p=2749  

Five Friday Faves

I have been blogging here at ADitS for a few years now and I realize that there is a lot of “me” that is lacking from my blog. I have obviously given lots of glimpses into who I am and what my life is. But really on a day to day basis do you know the woman behind the blog? So I’ve decided to open up a bit more and start sharing some of my favorite things, things I’m loving at the moment. My plan is to share my Five Friday Faves at the end of every week with you all. While I understand that I may or may not be introducing you to anything new, sometimes it’s nice to hear other’s experiences and reviews. Ya never know….you may find your new “fave” here!

Five Friday Faves

First, I will share my favorite new toy! The hubby and I bought a DeWALT  Wood Planer.  I am a mix of two thoughts…..This things is freakin awesome and why did we wait so long to get it? Well I know the answer to the second part….it’s not the cheapest garage toy out there. But it has been oh so worth it. I have already been able to plane down some ragged old wood and make it shine! Check out what I used my new toy to make HERE.

Five Friday Faves

My hubby and I are attempting to eat better. Attempting. I found this new recipe for Cheesy Broccoli Quinoa and we gave it a try. It was a hit with both of us and gave us a great side dish replacement for things like rice, potatoes, etc. I am learning about all the benefits of quinoa and I’m trying to find new ways to incorporate it into our meals (and find things to replace with it). What is your fave quinoa recipe?

Five Friday Faves

Well next up is a beauty fave. I mean, who doesn’t love finding the latest and greatest beauty product? For Christmas I received the “They’re Real” Mascara from Benefit. I absolutely love this stuff. Not only does it really lengthen my eyelashes but it all goes on so smoothly without gunks. I hate the mascara gunks. I am in the process of updating my beauty routine and this was the perfect way to kick start the change.

Five Friday Faves

I am a pretty big fan of chicken wire. I feel like it so easily adds a rustic farm feel in fun and classy ways. Alecia over at Chicken Scratch NY did an awesome Chicken Wire Round Up and she so wonderfully included a couple of my chicken wire projects. There are lots of great inspiration!!!

Five Friday Faves

In addition to eating better I have also been working out with a trainer . Trying to loose some lbs and get healthy! A lovely side effect of all this working out is supper sore muscles!!! If you follow me on Instagram you have seen the photo above. Since then I have taken a couple more sore muscle soaks in the tub. Here’s my sore muscle tub soak recipe:

1 cup epson salt

1 cup sea salt

1 cup baking soda

Essential Oil (optional)

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Well that wraps up my first Five Friday Faves!!! I hope that you have enjoyed them, maybe even learned something new. Either about a product or blog OR maybe a little about me. Hopefully you’ll join me for future Five Friday Faves posts and maybe share some of your current faves too!!!

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Crockpot Wassail http://adiamondinthestuff.com/2012/10/crockpot-wassail.html http://adiamondinthestuff.com/2012/10/crockpot-wassail.html#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://174.132.189.156/~adits/2012/10/crockpot-wassail.html
I live on the California central coast. It is foggy, chilly, and dreary most of the year. We may get a few nice weeks in the summer where it gets into the 70’s maybe even 80 degrees! Then it starts to cool down again. So around here it’s always warm drink weather. However Fall is the perfect time to make up a batch of Crockpot Wassail!
Here is the recipe that I use:
-2 quarts of Apple Cider
-2 cups of Pineapple Juice
-3oz of frozen OJ concentrate
-4 Cinnamon Sticks
-14 Whole Cloves
I mix up all the ingredients in my crockpot and let it simmer on high for 2 hours or low for 4 hours. Make sure to stir everything up before serving. You will want to serve it hot and with a ladle for your guests to easily scoop out some of this yummy drink!

This is the perfect beverage to make while you curl up with a good book! Oh and if you want to make a round of these just for the adults you can add some brandy to the recipe!

I made this recipe over the weekend when it was foggy and cold, of course as I’m sitting her writing this post it’s one of the hottest days that we’ve had this year! Crazy California weather!!!

Linking up to these great link parties!!!

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Another Time to Shine link party kicked off yesterday.

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I would love for you to come by and link up if you have a blog OR just come take a look at all the awesome link that are up!!!

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