Architecture of a Mom: April 2015

15 Great Dessert Popsicle Recipes

6:00:00 AM

I think we've established that I love popsicles. Last week I shared some yummy fruit based popsicles. But what if your sweet tooth is just calling for a special treat--just a good, super sweet popsicle? You know, with rich ingredients like chocolate or cheesecake? Search no further, these frozen dessert popsicles will satisfy your sweet tooth while keeping you cool in the hot weather!

Cookies and Cream Iced Coffee Popsicles

Homemade Dreamsicle Popsicles

S'more Pudding Pops

Strawberry Cheesecake Frozen Yogurt Popsicles

Root Beer Float Popsicles

Dole Whip Popsicles

White Chocolate Pudding Pops

Dirt Popsicles

Banana Foster Popsicles

Gummy Worm Popsicles

Dr Pepper Float Popsicles

Whipped Coconut Popsicles

Strawberry Chocolate Pudding Pops

Oreo Pudding Pops

Strawberry Shortcake Popsicles

Do you enjoy frozen dessert pops? What are your favorites?

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Culinary Creativity

Chocolate Coconut Baked Oatmeal Muffins

6:00:00 AM

I think that it's well established that I love the combination of chocolate and coconut. After all, I've made mound granola, samoa pie, and samoa donuts and loved every minute of it. Recently, I've been looking for breakfast recipes that are easy to grab and go and I've stumbled across several examples of making baked oatmeal in a muffin form—perfect for a grab and go recipe. So of course I had to make my own spin on it and make chocolate coconut baked oatmeal muffins—and I have a new favorite breakfast.

These baked oatmeal muffins will keep you full all morning, and gives you a little chocolate fix to start the day.

Chocolate Coconut Baked Oatmeal Muffin

3 cups old fashioned rolled oats

1 cup shredded coconut

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup mini semisweet chocolate chip

1 tablespoons coconut oil

2 cups milk

2 eggs

1 tablespoon sugar

Preheat oven to 375 F. Place liners in a muffing tin. Mix oats, coconut, baking powder, salt, and chocolate chips in a large bowl. In 10 second increments, melt the coconut oil in a small, microwave safe bowl. In a small mixing bowl, mix oil, milk, eggs, and sugar. Add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir well to combine.

Using an ice cream scoop, fill each muffin well. You may need to press down on the mixture a little to get the air pockets out. Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until the muffins are golden brown on the top. Remove to a coolin rack to cool.

These muffins are perfect hot or cold, a great tbreakfast for on the run, or you can serve with milk or yogurt for a sit down breakfast.

Enjoy!

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Menu Planning

Menu Planning Monday 2015-04-27

7:30:00 PM

Are you ready for another week of menu planning?

I don't know about you, but this weekend was a little crazy. We went garage sale shopping in the rain Saturday morning, sure that my oldest child's soccer game would be cancelled. We found a lot of fun, cool stuff (not the tables I wanted, but still cool stuff). But when it came time to go to soccer, the game still wasn't cancelled...so away we went. She got to experience playing soccer in the rain...hooray, right? But then Saturday night, as we were finishing up dinner, we noticed that water was coming through the light fixture in the kitchen. We've had this happen before and it was the supply line to the toilet--but everything was dry in the upstairs bathrooms. We thought it might be the rain--no leaks in the attic. My husband went to take the 2x4 fluorescent light fixture down to investigate further and one of the fluorescent bulbs came crashing to the ground. So after lots of cleanup and an exploratory hole in the ceiling, it appears that the drain in the tub in the guest bath needs to be replaced

All that to say I don't have an overhead light in my kitchen right now, and I'm not sure when we'll get one, so I'm cooking by under cabinet lights right now--that should be interesting. This fact has impacted my cooking plan--I'm trying to keep recipes that I have to watch to a minimum. Thank goodness for Daylight Savings, right?

So here's the plan for the week:

Monday: Pizza, Swiss Zucchini Bites, Strawberries

Tuesday: Waffles, Strawberries, Sausage
Wednesday: Chicken Fajitas, Salad
Thursday: Crockpot Beef Stew, Bread

Friday: Picnic on the soccer field
Saturday: Hamburgers, Salad
Sunday: Italian Chicken Rollups, Salad

What are you eating this week?

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Creative Outlets

Glass Etching Inspiration

5:00:00 AM

Happy Friday everyone! What are your plans for the weekend? I'm hoping to get some major crafting done! It's been a while since I've been able to do some time by myself in my home office, and I'm really looking forward to making something beautiful.

Recently, I've been working on gifts for folks in my life. After all, teacher's appreciation, Mother's Day, and Father's Day just around the corner, and a wedding to attend, I can't start too early! This year, I'm thinking of giving my daughter's teacher an etched glass gift—they are really elegant and impressive and yet pretty easy. I love how you can personalize anything glass (even a dollar store glass or vase) and make something really classy. As I've been searching for etched glass inspiration on the internet, I've found a bunch of project ideas on Hometalk (which is a site that gathers all things design, decor, and home into one inspiring space). I've gathered those inspirations into a clipboard--all about etched glass!

I think you'll find a bunch of inspiration at Hometalk--not just about etched glass, but about gifts, and inspiration for your home. And I don't know about you...it's alway good to have another source of inspiration. Hometalk is great because it is less overwhelming than pinterest--it's only DIY and craft type projects (no nail art or fashion here!), so your inspiration is a little more...focused. Check it out!

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Culinary Creativity

20+ Easiest & Best Fruit Popsicles

6:00:00 AM

I love popsicles. Popsicles make me think of summer and picnics in the backyard. They are easy to make at home (although it does take some planning if you don't have a fancy popsicle maker), and my kiddos love them! And the best part is that fruit based popsicles means that my kids are eating dessert...and yet they are getting important vitamins at the same time. And even bigger bonus is when "dessert" includes no added sweeteners!

All of these great popsicle recipes have a fruit base, so you can feel good about dessert this summer

Homemade Watermelon Popsicles

Mojito Popsicles from Practically Functional (omit optional rum for the kiddos)

Double Cherry Tea Popsicles

Melon Berry Popsicles

Creamy Lime Popsicles

Grapefruit Popsicles from Lemon Peony

Yogurt & Berry Popsicles

Red, White, and Blue Creamsicle (Dairy and Dye Free) by Kayla Aimee

Cherry & Maple Paleo Pops

Minty Pineapple Fruit Pops

Strawberry & Cocoa Popsicles

Blackberry Lemonade Popsicles

Mango Banana Popsicles

Almond Coconut Rasperry Popsicles

Fruity Frozen Greek Yogurt Pops

Easy Fruit & Juice Popsicles

Blueberry & Raspberry Popsicles

Whole Fruit Blueberry Popsicles

Kiwi Popsicles

Green Smoothie Popsicles

Grilled Plum and Herbal Tea Pops

What's your favorite frozen fruit popsicle?

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