Dole Whip Pops

Dole Whip Pops

Written by: Christine | July 21, 2022

We made these for National Dole Whip day but we won't wait another year to make them again!  So simple, so delicious! 

Can we all agree that Dole Whip is the Queen of all Disney snack?!? Okay, good...

After we made our pops (link for the molds) we put them in coup glasses and poured prosecco over them to toast to the Queen! Give it a whirl and let us know what you think!

Ingredients:

2 C. pineapple chunks (fresh or canned)

1/2 a pint of Vanilla Ice Cream

1 tsp. vanilla extract

Juice of 1/2 a lime

1/4 tsp. salt

1 1/2 C. pineapple juice

Directions:

Blend all the ingredients in a blender. Taste for your preferred blend, if you like it creamier add more ice cream or fruiter add more juice! Don't skip the salt and lime; they make the other flavors sing!

*Pro tip: try them with a prosecco pour over! If the kids get jealous you can pour over sparkling water or pineapple seltzer!

Mickey and Minnie Honey Cornbread Muffins

 Mickey and Minnie Honey Cornbread Muffins

Written by: Christine | July 18, 2022

What better way to use William Sonoma's Mickey and Minnie Mouse Cast Aluminum Cakelet Pan than Honey Cornbread Muffins?!? These are soft, sweet and salty with the addition of bacon. They are absolutely delicious along side chili or any of your favorite BBQ dishes or on their own with a little butter. 

Ingredients:

• 1 C. corn meal
• 1 C. flour
• 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 t. salt
• 1 C buttermilk
• 1/2 C unsalted butter (melted)
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 C. honey 

Directions:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. 
• Spray the pan and a 12 cup muffin tin with baking spray (oil/butter and flour)
• Stir corn meal, flour, baking soda, sugar, nutmeg and salt in a large bowl. *to make these more savory you can reduce the sugar to 1/3 and change the nutmeg out for paprika or chili powder
• In a medium bowl beat the buttermilk, butter, eggs and honey with a whisk
• Make a well in the dry ingrediants, pour the wet ingrediants in and stir until combined with a wooden spoon. Don't over mix, a few small lumps is okay. *you can add 1/3 cup of scallons, cheese or bacon at this point. We used bacon.
• Fill you the cups 3/4 full 
• Bake for about 12 minutes, be careful not to overbake
• Let them cool a few minutes before you turn them out. 
• Drizzle with honey, butter, scatter with bacon, whatever you'd like- to your hearts content!

Minnie Mouse Birthday Party

Written by: Christina | June 29, 2022

This past weekend we celebrated my daughter's 1st birthday!! She is OBSESSED with Minnie Mouse so it was an obvious choice for the theme.  I wanted to make it a little different so instead of the normal pink and black color scheme I went with all pastel colors.  Some of the things I created require a Cricut or other cutting machine but I'be included any links that might be helpful for planning your party!

Center Pieces:  Minnie flowers

These were such a small detail but I love how they came out! I used Cricut design space to create them and Cricut to cut them.  Then used dowels and a Dollar Tree vase!

Dowels

Cardstock

Banners:

1. Month Banner: 

Ordered my photos and designed the banner on Cricut

2. Happy Birthday Banner: 

Designed and cut on the Cricut

3. Highchair Banner

I of course didn't get a photo of her in her highchair with this banner but I loved it! Designed and cut on the Cricut.

Dessert Table: 

The dessert table came together so well.  The balloon arch I made myself using a kit from Amazon.  The cake stands and cupcake holders are from Party City.  We made the cupcakes ourselves using melting chocolates for the ears.  

Balloon Garland

Balloon Blower Pump

Cupcake Stands

Cake Stands Small

Cake Stands Large

Gold Circle

Foam Roses

 

Balloon Garlands (and Minnie cut out): 

We made the balloon garland using the kit from Amazon and the cut out is from Party City.

Balloon Garland

Minnie Cutout 4ft

Minnie Ears Hair Clip

 

Goody Bags: 

Bags from Amazon.  Mickey and Minnie cut out and names were done on the Cricut.  They were filled with Mickey and Minnie ears, coloring books, stickers, Disney crazy straws and more. 

Bags

Mickey Coloring Books

Minnie Coloring Books

Disney Stickers

Bubbles

Disney Straws

Mickey Stampers

Mickey and Minnie Ears

Coloring Page: 

This was a hit! The kids kept stopping by to color it throughout the day.  

Coloring Page

Pom Pom Mickey Garland: 

I saw these pastel Pom Poms at Michaels and knew I had to do something with them I just loved the colors so much.  So  I hot glued some Mickeys together and used a large needle and some thin twine to string them and make little garlands that I used around the house for decorations.

Pom Poms

White Twine