Valentine’s day is filled with love and sweet treats and these chocolate covered Oreos help you take care of 50% of that! And trust me, they do not disappoint!
VALENTINE’S DAY CHOCOLATE COVERED OREOS
Author
JOANNA
EASTER BASKET IDEAS 2021
I feel like Easter is such a fun joyous holiday that does not get the proper recognition it deserves! To start, there is SO much less pressure on this holiday than Christmas thus making it possibly more enjoyable. Don’t get me wrong I LOVE love Christmas but I think everyone can admit it’s 50% fun and 50% stress (from the present ideas to the coordination of plans to getting it all done – it can be overwhelming). Everyone has their own Easter traditions but essentially if you get in some egg painting and an Easter egg hunt you are winning. Easter is also set in the Spring time and while I love a snowy white Christmas holiday – I really do need some sunshine when April hits. How can you not be happy with birds chirping, sun shining and tulips blooming. Oh and also, all that Easter really asks for is CHOCOLATE – like come on! What could be better that that!
This year we are celebrating Easter with our little one and I have been thinking about her Easter basket for weeks! I honestly didn’t have anything specific in mind but knew I wanted to fill it up with some fun goodies and I started collecting things at the beginning of the year. My husband has also contributed many items since he also cannot stop himself from buying all the things when it comes to this munchkin (including a Simba stuffed animal larger than this Easter basket!) We definitely make spoiling our daughter a team effort around here!
YOU’VE BEEN BOOED!!
Either you know what’s going on or you think I’ve gone mad but either way I will explain. I’m not sure how this fun tradition started but getting “booed” on Halloween is simply being surprised with some fun treats/toys at your doorstep. We just moved into a brand new neighbourhood (ie. a construction zone still) and I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to boo one of our lovely new neighbours we just met. The kiddos have been through so much this year already and this is a little something extra special for Halloween.
DRIED CITRUS FRUIT GARLAND
Decorating for Christmas is something I absolutely love to do every year (even though it can take days and essentially makes your house look worse before it gets better!). I have a good collection of decor but always like to add something new each year and this year I decided to make something homemade ( I may have also purchased items too – who can resist the Christmas aisle in Homesense!).
I wanted to make something that could last for many seasons and after seeing variations of the dried fruit garland on Pinterest for years, I decided to tackle the project head on. Surprisingly it was quite easy – the most difficult part was trying to figure out how I wanted to organize the fruits. There are so many variations you could go with – check out my creation and tips and tricks below!
TRADITIONAL POLISH WIGILIA COMPOTE
Polish traditions run strong on holidays (have you seen my post about Easter baskets?) and Christmas Eve is no exception! Our family sits down to a large dinner consisting of 12 separate dishes (yes 12!) and they are all served one by one so you can properly taste and enjoy each item. The 12 dishes originally stem from the 12 disciples but as kids we were more excited for all the food than the reason behind the meal.
One item that always ended up on the table (above and beyond the 12 dishes) was a fruit compote that was so delicious we would drink it before the third dish even came around. My mom varies this compote drink up every year to keep things interesting – some times its made from dried fruit but other times from fresh/frozen fruit. There are so many variations and it always turns out beyond Delicious! Check out the recipe below for all the details!
