Meet Baking in a Tornado

"cheeseburger cake" "baking in a tornado"

We are excited to introduce you to Baking in a Tornado, one of our favorite blogs. Karen is such a treat to read! We hope you’ll enjoy her “cheeseburger cake” below and follow her blog often for more adventures. I’m Karen, a struggling-to-remain-sane stay-at-home Mom of teenaged boys who found, quite by accident a few [...]

Olympic Treats – Let The Games Begin!

"stars and stipes" platter usa olympics

By Kari Keith The opening ceremony for the London Olympics is Friday, July 27th! The world’s top athletes will converge at London’s Olympic Stadium in the heart of Olympic Park to kick-off the 2012 summer Olympics. I still get excited every time the Olympics roll around. I remember watching as a kid with my parents [...]

Coffee Cake is Made for Drinking Coffee

"coffee cupcake" coffee cupcake

By Tim Keith What came first? Coffee cake or coffee? Coffee came first! Coffee made its way to Europe in the 17th century. It is safe to assume there were no coffee cakes before then. Coffee cakes are more of an evolution of things we like to eat with our coffee. It is hard to [...]

Elvis Sandwich Treats

"fried peanut butter and bacon" Elvis

  By Tim Keith When you think of Elvis Presley there are many things that come to mind. Elvis singing Hound Dog on the Ed Sullivan show or doing karate moves in his Las Vegas jumpsuit years. When I think of Elvis I think of food. The man liked to eat! Elvis was born in [...]

Iced Tea – The Perfect Summer Treat

"iced tea" tea summer

By Tim Keith Summer is here and June is National Iced Tea Month. There is just nothing better than a large glass of Iced Tea during a hot summer day or warm evening. It seems hot tea has been around since the beginning of time. Pouring hot water over cured tea leaves to produce a [...]

Style Collage in a Flash

Fab Fashion

By Maria Orozova Ever seen one of these elaborate style or fashion collages and wonder “who the heck has this much time to carefully compile this?” Well, here is a little secret. www.polyvore.com lets you create your own collage in minutes, then post it wherever you’d like. So whether you are creating an inspiration board for [...]

No Ties Allowed!

"stovetop smoker" grill "fathers day"

By Kari Keith Most of you probably know that Father’s Day is this Sunday, June 17th! If you’re still trying to figure out what to get dad, don’t rush out and buy a necktie (please)! I encourage you to think about his personality, what he likes and what his interests are and go from there. [...]

Fire Up the Grill for Dad this Father’s Day

"Grill Charms" "Father's Day"

By Tim Keith If you are like me summer means the beginning of the grill season! Actually, if you are like me it never really ends. Father’s day is this week and that means getting Dad some really cool accessories to upgrade his grill. The most common charcoal grill in the world is the Weber [...]

Treats for your Tots (and Older Kids Too!)

"Trail Mix"

By Kari Keith Summer is almost here! Or, if you live in Texas like I do, it IS here. With the kids out of school, so many of us are looking not just for ways to entertain them, but things to feed them as well. So I decided to put together some ideas that do [...]

Summer Treats

"Havaiana flip flops" "flip flops"

By Kari Keith Memorial Day is right around the corner, which means one thing – it’s time to get your summer on! I always look forward to the most laid back season of the year, and when I think of summer there are several things that come to mind…backyard BBQs, watermelon, ice cream, and cold [...]