Lucky to be Partying Shopping Guide

With St Patricks Day less than 2 weeks away, I wanted to share some fun crafts and party ideas real quick.  To start us off, here are some fun party listings from the small businesses of Etsy.

Enjoy your St Patricks day with all the sweets, treats, and decorations you need to make it a fun party!

Large LUCK letters - perfect... SuziShoppe $28.99	St. Patrick's Day Cookie... AllThingsExqui... $15.00
Irish Car Bomb Cake Pops / 1... BellaRoca $37.95	Lucky Charm, St. Patricks Da... favorsbymima $4.00
Sweet Green and Black St. Pa... daisyleedesign $19.95	St. Patrick's Day, wine ... SureToBeCharme... $8.00
St. Patrick's Day Mint C... Sweettoothswee... $15.00	pillow box st patricks day, ... greenbugmarket... $6.00
13 Green Swirl Lollipop Cupc... QueeniesVintag... $12.95	SALE Set of Two Irish Shamro... loveandwhisker... $20.00
Polkadot Shamrock - Saint Pa... makeitmerrysho... $15.00	Shamrock Green Mini Fork josmund $7.99
St. Patrick's Day Photo ... BeBopProps $30.00	Shamrock 54 inch Reversible ... tracystreasure... $18.00
Irish Toast salt and pepper ... HubcapHalo $7.00	St. Patrick's Day Cake S... TorriesTreasur... $14.99

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

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Soccer Team Party Dessert Table

Sorry for the delay in this post.  I had every intention of getting it posted on Friday, but sometimes as a mom life gets in the way.  Daredevil went snowboarding last weekend and cut his face open and ended up with 6 stitches.  Not fun.  But we finally got the stitches out on Friday and had to go to lunch to celebrate.  Then of course, a million other things happened, so it just didn't get done.

But before I went on to the next party, I wanted to show you the yummy Soccer Team party Dessert table that we had this weekend.

We started with this fun tablecloth that I made from a green dollar tree plastic table cloth.  (I didn't think to take a picture of it until after the party was over.)  I had planned to use white electrical tape to make a soccer field on the front, but couldn't find any, so instead I used white ribbon.  I like how cute it turned out.  (Although doing the circles was a little tricky with ribbon.)

Watching over our Soccer field is the Bleacher Cupcake stand that I shared with you how to make.  The cupcakes are yellow cake with chocolate and white frosting.   Then I wrapped the white frosted cupcakes in our Soccer Ball Cupcake Wrappers.

Above the bleachers, I used our Soccer Field Pennant Banners to spell out "Good Game".  It took me the whole party to realize why the pennants looked just a little off.  Finally I realized that I had forgotten to add a center field line to the background design. So I did fix that, but not in time for the party.

To the right of our Bleachers is the Cookie Bouquet nestled in Hershey drops.  I placed the bouquet on a plastic toy megaphone that I found at Dollar Tree for only a $0.25!

On the left side of the cupcake stand is another Cookie Bouquet.  This one is nestled in Hershey Kisses with our Soccer Ball Kiss stickers on the candies.  Once the cookies are all claimed, the candy inside the bouquet can be eaten with ease.

On the right side of the soccer field, I made brownies with cream cheese frosting push pops.  I was trying for the black and white theme and don't know if I totally achieved the look I was going for, but I was told they were SUPER yummy and my kids at least LOVED the cream cheese with the brownie flavor.

I had a HARD time finding a way to display the push pops on the table since I didn't want to go with Styrofoam or such, so I ended up using a printer laser cartridge box and wrapping it in a black tablecloth from dollar tree.  I couldn't find any black wrapping paper, so this worked best.

Then, I cut holes in the top large enough for the stick to go through, but not the base of the pop.  It worked great!  Twelve of the pops sat perfectly and they were easy to get in and out of the box.

On another printer box wrapped in black, I placed our popular Soccer Ball chocolate covered oreos.

Lastly, I placed white cups that I stamped with black dots onto the soccer field area.  I then filled them with popcorn.  This was an easy task that looked super cute when it was done.  Its also a great way for your kids to help.

When the kids were ready to leave, they recieved these fun Soccer Ball Candy Boxes with M&Ms inside to take home.  The tags say"Thank you for kicking around with me today!"

In the end, we had a fun party and the kids enjoyed the fun crafts and sweet treats.

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Cheesy Garlic Biscuit Swirls

Good Monday to all.  Hope that your week goes great.  Thank you for taking the time out of your busy lives to read my blog.  I hope that you find the information here useful.

On Wednesday I will be posting the recipe that I made for March’s Crazy Cooking Challenge.  This month’s assignment is for spaghetti.  Today I am going to share a recipe that I often serve with Italian type dishes.
 
This is similar to the crescent post from last week but uses the large, canned biscuits such as Pillsbury Grands.  I still am not sure that I can even call either a recipe.  I usually buy the store brand of these unless the Grands are on sale.  For best flavor use refrigerated Parmesan or Romano cheese.  Those cheeses are much better than the shelf-stable kind.

These are very hearty, and one or two per person is usually plenty.  Since there are eight biscuits in a can, this recipe will make 4 servings.  The photos will show that I used the flakey type biscuit because I  that is what I had on hand.  Any type large biscuit can be used.

Cheese Garlic Biscuit Swirls
1/4 c. butter, melted
1/2 t. garlic powder
1 large clove garlic, minced
1 can large refrigerated biscuits such as Pillsbury Grands
1/4 c. grated Parmesan or Romano, the refrigerated kind

Combine melted butter, garlic powder and garlic.  Open can of biscuits.  Pat and stretch out one biscuit until it is about 4-5 inches in diameter.  Lay biscuit on a greased jelly-roll pan.  Brush biscuit with the melted butter.  Sprinkle about 1 teaspoon cheese on top of the butter.  Roll biscuit up jelly-roll style.  Move biscuit out of the way and repeat process with remaining biscuits.  Brush the rolled up biscuits with more of the melted butter.  Bake at  350 degrees 15 to 18 minutes until golden brown.  Brush again with any melted butter that is left.

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Shindig Saturday Weekly Linky Party #46

Can you believe it's March already?  I can't.  The year is flying by.

We have so many fun things planned that in a way, I'm glad it's going fast.

My kids are getting older and I'm starting to freak out about how soon they will be out of the house, so I'm trying to plan LOTS of fun memories for them.

It seems not so long ago I was reading fun Dr. Seuss books to them.

Oh right, that was last night.

In honor of Dr. Seuss's birthday yesterday, we went to a Seussical party at school.

I'm glad "Mini Me" is still little enough to enjoy the fun, but sad that "Drama Queen" isn't.

In honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday, I wanted to share a fun poster from Mamiverse.

Go check it out HERE for 30 Great Quotes that can change your life!

[Via: 30 Dr. Seuss Quotes to Live By]

What have you been doing this week?

Show us your newest party or fun creations by sharing your favorite party themed craft, table scape, photo, favor, or whatever! I'm pretty flexible since just about everything can be used at a party...that's the great thing about us moms! We can see the potential in ANYTHING!

Linky Party Guidelines:

* Link up to your OWN project post, not just your blog, but your actual post. (We want to see it!)
*Grab a Shindig Saturday button for your post or blog page. (Hey, it benefits us all!)

*Stay and enjoy the party by visiting and commenting on other's projects. (It's fun to mix and mingle!)

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Friday Finds

Life or something like it has been going on so I have been MIA from Friday Favorite Finds for a couple of weeks.  I did not have a lot of time to surf the internet this week either, but i did link up a couple of soup recipes to SoupaPalooza II over at Dine and Dish and Tidy Mom.  While I was there I checked out some of the links that caught my eye, so this week's Friday Finds is all about soup.

Steak Soup

Eat2Gather

I still have a round steak or two in the freezer that I purchased before meat prices went crazy.  I think that I will use one of them to make this.  It looks like a nice departure from ground beef based soup.

Cornbread and Chili in a Jar

Whipperberry

I love chili and cornbread together and thought that this was a very fun way to serve it.  I have not seen these little wide-mouth jars, but she give a link to good ole Amazon to purchase them.  Both recipes are included, but one could use their own favorites.

Chicken and Dumpling Soup

Brown Acres

This is a favorite combination of mine.  I am anxious to try this version which has sort of rolled dumplings.

Paprikash

Relishing It

I have heard of this but never made it.  I will now.  This picture makes me want to jump right into the bowl.

Broccoli, Bacon & Cheese Soup

Mom on Timeout

Broccoli and Cheese Soup is a favorite of mine, and I will eat almost anything if it has bacon in it.  Maybe that addition would get this past hubby.  If not, I will just have to make it for myself.

Ho To Tay Soup with Asian Dumplings

The Queen's Notebook

I have never made soup with any kind of wonton dumpling, but this one seems easy enough.  I would have to leave out the mushroom for hubby but think that he would eat the rest of the ingredients.

Creamy Tomato Soup

Mrs. Yellow Hat

Made with canned, stewed tomatoes and chicken broth, this is one that could be whipped up in a hurry if the ingredients were on hand.  Seems like a good recipe to know about.

Bean and Bacon Soup

Happier than a Pig in Mud

This is from one of my favorite blogs.  Another quick-to-make soup if one has the ingredients on hand; and, of course, there is that bacon again.

Chicken and Rice Soup

Chasing Delicious

This recipe cooks the rice right in the soup which saves a step, I think.  The blogger wrote this post about making soup when she was sick.  It is a good read.

Homemade Soup Jar Mix

Moving Mommy

This would be a great inexpensive gift idea and gets away from the sweets people usually get.  This and the rest of the ingredients could be taken to a new mother or someone recovering from being in the hospital and would be most welcome I am sure.

Well, that is 10 recipes so I am going to stop here, but with 220 recipes in SoupaPalooza I and 238, and counting, recipes in SoupaPalooza II, I don't think that I will have to go far to find a new soup recipe to try.

SoupaPalooza II is open until March 5 so if you have a great soup recipe to share, you can find the details here.

As always the photos were taken by and are the property of the owners of the respective blogs represented.

I am linking to Friday Favorite Finds at Finding Joy in My Kitchen and am looking forward to seeing what other bloggers have found this week, too.

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February Package Pal Reveal

I have mentioned that although this blog is about food,  I do have other interests and visit craft, home dec, sewing and quilting blogs.

Earlier, I was reading the blog C.R.A.F.T. and found she was hosting an exchange for February.  I decided to join in and was accepted.

My exchange partner was Lauren at Concrete Jungle Crafts.  One of my granddaughters is named Lauren, so that was a nice coincidence.  She lives and crafts in New Jersey.

I read Lauren’s blog and found that she like birds.  I had some fabric called Bird Song that I thought would be perfect for her.  This is what I sent:

Mug Rugs/Coasters

Tea Towels

Hot Pads/Pot Holders

Eco Tote for Grocery Shopping

Lauren does paper crafts and has an esty shop.  This is what she sent me:

I am going to hang this in my sewing studio.  It will make me smile when I see it. 

This was a fun exchange.  I hope that I am one of the 100 people that get to do it again when sign ups come around again in March.

Linking to Package Pal Reveal

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Soccer Cookie Bouquet

Happy 1st day of March! I just learned that this is National Craft Month.  How fun is that?  So I wanted to share an EASY but high impact craft with you today in this yummy Soccer Cookie bouquet.

Supplies needed:

Fish bowl (Walmart Glass Aisle)

Styrofoam ball (a little smaller than the size of bowl opening)

Aluminum Foil

Hershey Drops (or other fun candy)

Cookies on Stick

I made my cookies the day before using Sugar cookie dough and baking long sucker sticks into the bottom of the cookies.  I used a 2 inch circle cutter and pennant, jersey, and star cookie cutters.

Since I don't like the taste of Royal Icing, I melted (10 seconds in microwave) a little Betty Crocker canned frosting and used some icing bags to pipe the frosting on the cookies.  The frosting was runny enough to frost, but hardened up pretty nicely.

Cover your Styrofoam ball with aluminum foil.  I left a little open on top so it would be easier to place the sucker sticks in. I did find it was easier to slice off a piece of your Styrofoam ball so it would sit flat in the bowl.

Place the ball down inside the bowl in the center.

I used Hershey drops and Cookies and Cream drops for the candy in my cookie bouquet.  I figured this looked more like the black and white of a soccer ball.  It would also work good with M&Ms or other small pieces of candy.

Carefully put your pieces around the outside of your Styrofoam ball.  Try and cover all the aluminum foil from showing, but leave the top party open.

Start placing your cookies into the Styrofoam by carefully pushing the stick down.

I like to start with a center piece and build out from it.  Since I am a very symmetrical crafter, I like to have it pretty even with the same cookies on each side, but it's all up to you.  Place them in there the way YOU like.

You might have to trim down the sticks for the cookies in the front.  That's okay.  They cut pretty easy with a pair of scissors.

One you have all your cookies in, add a few more of the chocolate drops into the top to cover the Strofoam and hide the stick bottoms.

Now you have a pretty easy and yummy treat for a gift or party centerpiece!

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