For Kensington’s 4th birthday, we hosted a French Bistro Party. All of the food had a French theme (French Onion Paninis, Quiche, French Vanilla Cupcakes, etc.). I found this dip on Pinterest but I needed to French-ify it. So…I…
Belgium & Holland Day 4: Brugge
On Monday, we drove about 30 minutes from Ghent to Brugge, Belgium. I looooooved this town! It was so cute, the food and shopping were excellent and the parks were beautiful. The weather was cool, the leaves were orange and…
Belgium & Holland Day 3: Brussels
On Sunday, we drove about 40 minutes to Brussels for some shopping and looking. First stop, Andrew had researched out a huge flea market area…perfect for finding treasures. It was so fun to walk through the flea market with all…
Belgium and Holland Days 1 &2: Ghent
Andrew and I returned last night from 10 days in Belgium and the Netherlands (Holland). Before you start flipping out and getting the wrong idea…this was not that trip. That trip will not be blogged about until the finale of…
Christmas ideas!
It’s only October 15…but do you know what that means? In Mix and Match Mama world, we’re getting ready for Christmas over here. Christmas food is on the menu, Christmas cookbooks are a top my desk, and Christmas music may…
Bundt Cake #60: Candy Corn
I took my cute little Candy Corn Cupcakes from last Halloween and transformed them into a bundt cake for this year. My kids were so excited about this! They really think Candy Corn is a food group! This cake looks…
Slow Cooker Love over at A Nation of Moms!
I have another recipe featured today over at the A Nation of Moms blog! Today it’s one of my favorite slow cooker recipes, just in time for fall weather! Not familiar with A Nation of Moms? It’s a blogazine, created…
Dinner Tonight: Chicken Fajita Soup
You really can’t have too many chicken soup recipes, right? This one was super simple, made in the slow cooker, full of veggies and protein and perfect for a cool evening. Simply delicious. Shopping List 4 boneless, skinless…
White Chocolate Pumpkin Neiman Marcus Bars
White chocolate with pumpkin? That might be sheer genius on my part. I just adore a Neiman Marcus bar…adore. They’re rich and gooey and kind of like a piece of cake while also kind of like a brownie. This one would…
Dinner Tonight: French Onion Paninis
Kensington’s 4th birthday this fall was a French Bistro theme…I didn’t think I could serve French Onion Soup at a 4 year olds’ birthday, so I served French Onion Paninis. And they were tres magnifique! J’adore paninis oignon francais. …
Bundt Cake #59 Pumpkin Spice Latte
If you know me at all…if you think you know me because you read this blog…if you’ve met me for 2 minutes…you know 3 things about me… 1. I love the Boston Red Sox so much it hurts…
An A-Fair to Remember
Here we go…my annual State Fair of Texas post (you knew it was coming, right?). For those of you who are new…here’s the deal…for some crazy reason, the Fair has always been kind of a mile-marker for me and my…











