Lemur Gift Bag Tutorial

Decorate a plain gift bag to make this easy, adorable lemur gift bag! I used ribbon, furry yarn, and free printable tropical leaves to make this creative lemur-themed gift wrapping.  

Gift bag decorated with a furry lemur tail and tropical leaves, with text overlay reading "DIY lemur gift bag with free printable tropical leaves."

 I made this lemur gift bag for my daughter's friend's birthday present--she loves lemurs!

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Recipe for Mushrooms on Toast

Mushrooms on toast is a classic British recipe that's perfect for brunch, a light dinner, or an appetizer.  This recipe for Mushrooms on Toast is a mushroom-lover's dream--full of hearty flavor, and so fast and easy to make!

Mushrooms on toast on a white plate, with text overlay reading "Creamy mushrooms on toast."

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Prosciutto, Asparagus, and Mushroom Pasta

Prosciutto, Asparagus, and Mushroom pasta is quick, easy dinner to make that's perfect for using up bountiful summer produce.  This recipe for asparagus pasta is endlessly customizable, too, so it's perfect for taking advantage of in-season produce. 

White, square bowl of prosciutto, asparagus, and mushroom pasta.

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Strawberry Rosé Sangria

My strawberry rosé sangria might just be the best rose sangria recipe around.  I don't know--I haven't tried them ALL--but I can assure you that this is really, really good!  Rosé sangria is a fabulous summer cocktail for any celebration: it's made by the pitcher, it's light and refreshing, it's full of fabulous summer fruit flavor, and it's gorgeous.

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Strawberry Cheesecake Popsicles

Strawberry cheesecake popsicles are the perfect creamy, cool summer treat to make when fresh berries are in season.  This strawberry cheesecake popsicle recipe is incredibly easy to make, which makes this a fun project to do with the kids on a hot summer day.   And it's so easy because it's a Jello pudding pops recipe!

Three Strawberry Cheesecake Popsicles on a bed of ice, next to two fresh strawberries.

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Unicorn Cake Sugar Cookies Tutorial

Learn how to decorate unicorn cake sugar cookies with this cookie decorating tutorial.  We've all seen those adorable unicorn cakes on Pinterest, but for my friend's unicorn themed baby shower, I wanted to play with that popular trend and make a sugar cookie version. 

 I love how they turned out!  I will never be too old for unicorns.

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Rocky Road Cookie Pizza Recipe

This rocky road cookie pizza recipe is a decadent, delicious, fun twist on chocolate chip cookies.  It's a giant chocolate chip cookie, topped with peanuts and marshmallows, baked in a pizza pan, and cut into slices to made an irresistable pizza cookie.

Giant cookie shaped and cut like a pizza, with one slice removed and on a white plate, with text overlay reading "Rocky Road Cookie Pizza."

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Cherry BBQ Sauce Recipe

This cherry BBQ sauce is made with tons of real cherries--both sour cherries and sweet cherries--and is perfect for summer grilling.

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Rhubarb Scones

Rhubarb scones are tender, flavorful, flecked with bursts of bright rhubarb flavor--and easy to make!  This rhubarb scone recipe can be made, start to finish, in about 30 minutes. 

Rhubarb scone surrounded by slices of fresh rhubarb, with text overlay reading "Rhubarb Scones."

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Strawberry Frangipane Tart Recipe

A frangipane tart is a classic French tart filled with a fairly heavy, utterly delicious almond filling.  (In fact, "frangipane" means "almond cream" in French.)   This strawberry frangipane tart is a classic and elegant spring version of this delicious dessert.

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