I still get excited with each and every Whoopie Pie. They make my heart melt with happiness. These are gingerbread whoopie pies with cinnamon cream cheese frosting. They’re easy, they’re quick, they’re delicious, they’re Christmas. And they’re also…
Archives for December 2012
Bundt Cake #68: Cranberry Orange
Tis the season for cranberry and orange, right? For some reason, these two fruits are synonymous with the holiday season. The main reason I love this cake…it can also be a breakfast (yes, I have been known to eat…
My Best Entertaining Tips!
Tis the season to host a party! And no one likes hosting parties more than me!! My mom started calling me the hostess with the mostess when I was like five. So, here we go…10 of my best tips (many…
Shay Answers…Part 3
Here we go…the last installment of Shay answers. I hope I was able to answer all of your questions in some form or fashion. I will definitely be doing this again…it was obviously a hit based on the feedback I’ve received. I’m…
Tiny Gifts
Over at Mix and Match Mama today, I’m featuring some of my favorite big gifts to buy for yourself or others this Christmas season…but what about little gifts? You know…the little things you need to have for your nieces and…
A few of my favorite things!
It’s the Christmas season and time to shop, shop, shop for the ones you love (and maybe buy yourself a few things too!). These are some of my very favorite things…some of them for the kitchen…some of them just for…
Dinner Tonight: Mom’s Jambalaya
I’m not Cajun but I love me some Jambalaya. My mama made this for me on my 31st birthday and it was a huge hit. She added chicken, sausage and shrimp, but of course, you could mix and match…
Santa and Sleigh Rides
The Shull family has been busy, busy enjoying all of the holiday cheer! Here is what we’ve been up to over the last few days… We went to the Galleria and sat in Santa’s lap. The kiddos were super, super…
Candy Cane Neiman Marcus Bars
All I want for Christmas is an entire pan of these bars. I could eat them all. They are my all-time favorite Neiman Marcus bar to date! They were soooooooo good! Trust me…if you leave these out for Santa on…
Shay Answers…Part 2
I’m here to answer your second set of questions. Thank you for the awesome feedback off of the first set! I just truly love each of you!! 1. How is it when people recognize Sean in public and you’re…
Dinner Tonight: Chicken Fajita Casserole
This dinner was just obvious. Seriously…why did it take me so long to think of it? We just love the already cooked, grilled fajita chicken you buy at the grocery store. I’ve used it before in several recipes like…
The Rockettes
I took Kensington to a matinee performance of the Rockettes. We had the best time! It was my 3rd time to see their Christmas Spectacular and her first. I just love my mommy and daughter time. We stopped for lunch…