Happy National Donut Day! Let's make a air-fried d Happy National Donut Day! Let's make a air-fried donuts.

You can make donuts using biscuit dough! I used regular and chocolate chip biscuit dough here. 

Directions:
1. Take your biscuit dough out of the tubes and use a round cookie cutter (or any small round glass) to cut a hole in the middle. Put the center dough to the side.
2. Spray your air fryer with cooking spray.
3. Put as many donuts in the air fryer that will fit your appliance. If you have the Instant Pot/Air Fryer, I did three at a time.
4. Fry the donuts for 6 minutes flipping halfway through. So three minutes, then flip, and three more minutes.
5. Take them out and add your icing!
6. You can use the middle pieces to make donut holes.

#nationaldonutday #airfrieddonuts #easyrecipesformoms
Let's make the easiest clam cookies for summer par Let's make the easiest clam cookies for summer parties! These would go well with the crabby chicken salad croissants I shared a few weeks ago. 

To make these, add icing the the back of a Nilla wafer. Place a second cookie on top allowing the front to be open while the backs are touching. Add candy eyes or pearls to the icing. 

You can make these in lots of colors. I was feeling pink, but blue or purple is totally on theme for a mermaid party or a "let's shell-a-brate" party!

#mermaidparty #summercookies #mermaidcookies #easyrecipesformoms #toddlersnacks
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Linking everything on my Amazon storefront and in the LTK app! 

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Let's make Piña colada fruit dip for your summer Let's make Piña colada fruit dip for your summer parties! 

Mix together 8 oz whipped cream cheese, 7 oz marshmallow cream, 8 oz crushed pineapple drained, 1/2 cup shredded coconut. Serve with fruit and enjoy!

#fruitdip #easyrecipesformoms #summerrecipe #summerrecipes
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Super easy! Just glue on rhinestones and pearls with flat backs to the bottle. You can use super glue or hot glue, but just clean up the strings.

Linking the set of gems I used in the @shop.ltk app! https://liketk.it/4a3rN 

#bachelorettepartyideas #bachelorettepartyfavors #partyfavor #bridalshowerideas #bridalshowerdecor
The school year is ending and summer is finally he The school year is ending and summer is finally here! Time to "shell-a-brate!"

Sharing some of the fun details from this mermaid/summer party! This is a great theme if you are throwing a summer birthday party, pool party or bachelorette party over the next couple months.

Planning any parties this summer??

#summerpartyideas #summerparty #mermaidparty #mermaidpartyideas
Easy DIY bridesmaid hairstyle! -Curl your hair. - Easy DIY bridesmaid hairstyle!

-Curl your hair.
-Gather the top layer of your hair and pull to the back. Make sure you leave a little hair over your ears. Secure with a clear elastic. 
-Create a hole above the elastic to flip the ponytail through for an inverse ponytail.
-Pancake the twists to fill it out.
-Take the section still over your ears and repeat the process with the second elastic being right below the first. The bottom section should be smaller than the first.
-Spray and go!

#diyhairstyle #easyhairstyle #bridesmaidhairstyle #bridesmaidhairstyles #bridesmaidhairdo #bridesmaidhair
Stocked up on basic tees and denim shorts last wee Stocked up on basic tees and denim shorts last week for summer. Which tee is your favorite? 1, 2, 3 or 4? 

Linking all tees and shorts in the @shop.ltk app! https://liketk.it/49MAR

#summerwardrobe #summerstaples #denimshorts #basictees #easysummerstyle #midsizefashion #midsizeblogger
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Food, Recipes · June 20, 2016

Life Hacks for a Clean Kitchen + Creamy Lemon Caprese Chicken

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #ScrubDishCloth #CollectiveBias




I’m a messy cooker. It’s true. My kitchen is always a disaster after I cook. The counters are sticky, the sink kind of stinks, my pots and pans are always covered in gunk. It’s awful. I could be one of those people who cleans as they go, but I’m not. I tend to destroy the kitchen and then clean it after I’m done eating. I advise against this because all those terrible things I just said–gunky food, bad smelling sink, sticky counters–only get worse with time.

Luckily, there are a few life hacks to keep your kitchen clean and smelling fresh even if you are a hurricane like me.

Let’s start with the messiest, most delicious recipe to get the kitchen really dirty. My favorite–Creamy Lemon Caprese Chicken. Fair warning: this is not super healthy. However, it is super delicious!

You will need:
2 Chicken breasts cut in half longways.
1 package of grape tomatoes cut in half
Four slices of Mozzarella
1/4 cup Balsamic vinegar
Basil
2 Garlic cloves minced
2 Tbsp Olive Oil
Salt
Pepper
2 teaspoons butter
1/2 cup 2% milk
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon cornstarch
2-3 Tbsps lemon juice

1. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat olive oil.

2. Season chicken with salt and pepper and cook in oil. (Approximately 6 minutes per side.)

3. Remove the chicken from the pan and transfer to a warming station (microwave, oven, etc).

4. In the pan, combine balsamic and 1 clove garlic. add grape tomatoes and season with salt. Let simmer 5-7 minutes.

5. In a separate skillet over medium heat, heat olive oil, 1 clove garlic, and melt butter.

6. Stir in 1/2 cup milk and bring to a boil.

7. Add parmesan cheese and allow it to simmer for a minute or two until thicker. Add cornstarch to achieve desired thickness.

8. Pour in lemon juice and allow another minute of simmering to combine all ingredients. Stir frequently.

9. Remove chicken from warming station and place chicken breasts into tomato/balsamic mixture.

10. Place a slice of mozzarella on each chicken breast and place lid on the skillet. Allow cheese to melt.

11. Remove lid and pour lemon cream sauce over chicken. Spoon sauce and tomatoes onto the chicken breasts.

12, Enjoy!

Sounds delicious right?! It is, but now you are left with a total disaster of a kitchen. Pots and pans with cheese and balsamic stuck to them, sticky counters, grated parmesan cheese everywhere. It’s a mess!

Luckily there are some life hacks to get your kitchen clean and keep it that way!

Clean your pots and pans. I use a new product called Scotch-Brite® Scrubbing Dish Cloths at Target. They scrub but do not scratch and super convenient to find at your local Target. They are located on the sink supplies and sponges aisle. They come in 2 packs in gray, mint, coral and navy for $4.99. Since we know most women go to Target at least three times a week, pick some up next time you’re there or save now with this Cartwheel offer from 6/19-6/25.

These magic cloths take the grime and grease off of any pot or pan. They’re a must-have for messy people like me, Hurricane Helen.

Give your kitchen a lemony-fresh scent. Help disinfect your counters by rubbing them down with a lemon wedge. Your kitchen will smell amazing afterward.

Make an orange candle. Oranges are flammable. Who knew?! Simply slice an orange in half, but don’t cut the stem. Remove the flesh (again not the stem.) Pour a little oil in the orange half and light the stem. Ta-da! With your lemony counters and orange candle, your whole kitchen will have an awesome citrus scent perfect for summer!

Clean your cabinets. Combine baking soda and vegetable oil. Use a toothbrush and scrub the gunk off your cabinets that probably got up there while you were cooking.

Clean out your oven. Place 1/2 cup of ammonia in your oven overnight. In the morning, wipe all the crusties away.

Wipe clean. Wipe down your sink and counters with a Scotch-Brite Scrubbing Dish Cloth (the same cloth you used to clean your pots and pans) and you’re good to go! You can clean your whole kitchen with one tough little cloth! These cloths are washable, reusable and sturdy so they can clean your kitchen again! Look how awesome they clean this pan! This took me about one minute and it didn’t scratch!

Freshen up your disposal. Now that your kitchen is squeaky clean, you can help keep it that way. Your disposal will be full of garlic which does NOT smell good after a few days. Throw a few ice cubes down the drain and turn it on. Your stinky smell will be gone in no time.

Check out other great recipes and cleaning tutorials here!

What are your favorite kitchen life-hacks?

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Happy National Donut Day! Let's make a air-fried d Happy National Donut Day! Let's make a air-fried donuts.

You can make donuts using biscuit dough! I used regular and chocolate chip biscuit dough here. 

Directions:
1. Take your biscuit dough out of the tubes and use a round cookie cutter (or any small round glass) to cut a hole in the middle. Put the center dough to the side.
2. Spray your air fryer with cooking spray.
3. Put as many donuts in the air fryer that will fit your appliance. If you have the Instant Pot/Air Fryer, I did three at a time.
4. Fry the donuts for 6 minutes flipping halfway through. So three minutes, then flip, and three more minutes.
5. Take them out and add your icing!
6. You can use the middle pieces to make donut holes.

#nationaldonutday #airfrieddonuts #easyrecipesformoms
Let's make the easiest clam cookies for summer par Let's make the easiest clam cookies for summer parties! These would go well with the crabby chicken salad croissants I shared a few weeks ago. 

To make these, add icing the the back of a Nilla wafer. Place a second cookie on top allowing the front to be open while the backs are touching. Add candy eyes or pearls to the icing. 

You can make these in lots of colors. I was feeling pink, but blue or purple is totally on theme for a mermaid party or a "let's shell-a-brate" party!

#mermaidparty #summercookies #mermaidcookies #easyrecipesformoms #toddlersnacks
Some of my favorite Amazon home finds! What is you Some of my favorite Amazon home finds! What is your home decor style?

Linking everything on my Amazon storefront and in the LTK app! 

#grandmillennialdecor #amazonhomefinds #blueandwhitedecor #blueandwhitehome
Let's make Piña colada fruit dip for your summer Let's make Piña colada fruit dip for your summer parties! 

Mix together 8 oz whipped cream cheese, 7 oz marshmallow cream, 8 oz crushed pineapple drained, 1/2 cup shredded coconut. Serve with fruit and enjoy!

#fruitdip #easyrecipesformoms #summerrecipe #summerrecipes
Let's make bedazzled bottles for bachelorette part Let's make bedazzled bottles for bachelorette parties!You could bedazzle bigger bottles for decor or mini bottles like this for favors.

Super easy! Just glue on rhinestones and pearls with flat backs to the bottle. You can use super glue or hot glue, but just clean up the strings.

Linking the set of gems I used in the @shop.ltk app! https://liketk.it/4a3rN 

#bachelorettepartyideas #bachelorettepartyfavors #partyfavor #bridalshowerideas #bridalshowerdecor
The school year is ending and summer is finally he The school year is ending and summer is finally here! Time to "shell-a-brate!"

Sharing some of the fun details from this mermaid/summer party! This is a great theme if you are throwing a summer birthday party, pool party or bachelorette party over the next couple months.

Planning any parties this summer??

#summerpartyideas #summerparty #mermaidparty #mermaidpartyideas
Easy DIY bridesmaid hairstyle! -Curl your hair. - Easy DIY bridesmaid hairstyle!

-Curl your hair.
-Gather the top layer of your hair and pull to the back. Make sure you leave a little hair over your ears. Secure with a clear elastic. 
-Create a hole above the elastic to flip the ponytail through for an inverse ponytail.
-Pancake the twists to fill it out.
-Take the section still over your ears and repeat the process with the second elastic being right below the first. The bottom section should be smaller than the first.
-Spray and go!

#diyhairstyle #easyhairstyle #bridesmaidhairstyle #bridesmaidhairstyles #bridesmaidhairdo #bridesmaidhair
Stocked up on basic tees and denim shorts last wee Stocked up on basic tees and denim shorts last week for summer. Which tee is your favorite? 1, 2, 3 or 4? 

Linking all tees and shorts in the @shop.ltk app! https://liketk.it/49MAR

#summerwardrobe #summerstaples #denimshorts #basictees #easysummerstyle #midsizefashion #midsizeblogger
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