Crazy for Crust

Easy Dulce de Leche Ice Cream

April 28, 2013 By Dorothy Kern 100 Comments

This Easy Dulce de Leche Ice Cream is so rich and flavorful you'll think it took hours to make. In reality it has just a few ingredients and you don't even need an ice cream maker! Friday night was Bingo night at Jordan's elementary school. I was in charge of running the food service, like I was last year. The hot food gets delivered and my job is to make sure it gets served to 280 people - FAST. There is nothing worse than waiting in line for food, so I want that line to move quick. To do this I rely on lots of teen volunteers, although I use the term "volunteer" loosely. If someone is required to volunteer for graduation, doesn't that just make it homework? Anyway, the volunteers ended up being great - they moved the line fast and … {continue reading}

Watermelon Lemonade Margaritas with a kid-friendly version!

April 25, 2013 By Dorothy Kern 78 Comments

This Watermelon Lemonade Margarita is perfect for your summer BBQ or a Cinco de Mayo celebration! And the kids aren't left out - they get a non-alcoholic version of Watermelon Lemonade! I have never been late to school pick-up, not once in almost 3 years. More, if you count preschool. Until last Monday. I had to run an errand before pick-up, and I left in plenty of time to make the round-trip. Until I hit every red light both directions and followed every single slow driver across my city, literally. By the time I got to the school, I had less than one minute until the bell. Of course, at this point there was no parking, so I ended up a block away. As I was getting out of my car, I heard the bell ring. Now, Jordan’s class … {continue reading}

Free Printables for Teacher Appreciation Week {If you give a teacher a…}

April 24, 2013 By Dorothy Kern 34 Comments

Teacher Appreciation Week is May 6-10. Shower your teachers with appreciation using these free Teacher Appreciation Printables! *Spoiler Alert* If you work at Jordan's school (hey, thanks for reading BTW!) maybe skip this post! :) If you have kids in elementary school, you probably know about National Teacher Appreciation Week. While I firmly believe in showering teachers with appreciation (and cookies!) all year long, the week of May 6-10 is the official appreciation week. I am in charge of the Hospitality Committee for our PTC; that is I do luncheons and goodies to thank the teachers all year long. So, when it comes to Teacher Appreciation Week, I like to go the extra mile. These ideas can be used for your entire faculty...or … {continue reading}

Thin Sugar Cookies with Sprinkles

April 22, 2013 By Dorothy Kern 104 Comments

These Thin Sugar Cookies are full of sugar cookie flavor - and sprinkles! These are like homemade refrigerator cookies - and better because YOU made them. They are perfect with ice cream...or just because you want a cookie! If you follow me on Instagram you'll know that my daughter has her own sense of style. It's unique to her and although she often talks about how some of her friends "always look perfect", her style never changes from it's crazy ways. Pants with skirts, patterns with stripes, sparkles on sparkles - I never quite know what to expect when she comes downstairs for school in the morning. Last week, she wore this outfit. I normally don't interject with her clothing choices (unless it's white leggings as pants) but when she … {continue reading}

Sopapilla Cheesecake Hand Pies

April 21, 2013 By Dorothy Kern 112 Comments

Perfect for your Cinco de Mayo party, these Sopapilla Cheesecake Hand Pies are a baked version of the popular treat - using pie crust! My 22nd birthday was way better than my 21st. Before you all go assuming I had too much fun on my 21st birthday, if you know what I mean, I can assure you, that wasn't why. My 21st birthday was spent with friends...and my then 20-year-old boyfriend. He wasn't yet 21 on my birthday and he pouted the entire night because I had wine with dinner. He then took me on a walk after dinner and told me that I shouldn't have been drinking on my 21st birthday...because he couldn't drink with me. Yeah, I look back and wonder why the hell did I stay with him for three years? too. No, my 22nd birthday was way … {continue reading}

Mocha Coffee Cake #CupofKaffe

April 18, 2013 By Dorothy Kern 104 Comments

Ever wonder why Coffee Cake didn't have coffee in it? Well, now you can stop wondering - because it does! This Mocha Coffee Cake, made with Gevalia Single-Serve Coffee, has triple the coffee for a perky wake up breakfast! When I got the opportunity to try out and create a recipe with Gevalia, I jumped at the chance. Coffee is literally my saving grace in the morning. It's what separates me from the non-caffinated me...and really, you don't want to meet non-caffinated Dorothy early in the morning. She's pretty crabby, and has the tendency to fly off the handle before that first sip. Take this morning, for example. I'm fighting a cold, and didn't sleep well. These mornings especially, you want to avoid me before I've actually finished … {continue reading}

Reese’s Fudge

April 17, 2013 By Dorothy Kern 143 Comments

Reese's Fudge combines two amazing things: chocolate fudge and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. It's a chocolate fudge...with a Reese's crust! Today is a special day. It's not just "eat my weight in Reese's" day, nope. Today is... ...Ashton's Housewarming party! You know Ashton, right? My BFF from Something Swanky? Of course you know her. She's awesome. Way back a few years ago, I kept getting comments from this chick named Ashton. She invited me to her linky party, and kept leaving sweet notes on all my sugar. Most days, she was the only comment! After awhile I realized I was supposed to return the favor and visit her (yeah, I'm slow sometimes) and we began our blogging friendship. For a long time we've … {continue reading}

Avocado Chicken Salad Sandwiches

April 15, 2013 By Dorothy Kern 70 Comments

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Love Avocados? These sandwiches should go on your list! A chicken salad sandwich made with avocado and greek yogurt - no mayo. Avocado Chicken Salad Sandwiches: lunch tomorrow or dinner tonight! This post almost didn't happen today. You see, I got back from Bloggy Boot Camp last night and my head is literally swimming with information. It feels heavy - like it ate too much at the buffet. Bloggy Boot Camp literally rocked my world. It was amazing. I came home with pages of new information. Today was all about getting organized. I set some goals for myself, I decided my most important action items, and I sifted through a ton of information. I plan on doing a few posts about what I learned because there was too much information not to … {continue reading}