Monkey Bread Minis...What's Not To LOVE!!!

My sister Kathy, who always has the best recipes, shared this recipe for MONKEY BREAD MINIS with me. Her grandkids loved them and since I have the taste level of a kid, I'll devour them, no doubt!  (I was a goner at Monkey Bread:) 

I used to tell her all the time she could have an awesome blog 

between her recipes and her quilts but...

Just sayin:)

My facebook friends like this so I thought maybe y'all would too.

By the way...

YOU'RE WELCOME:)

Monkey Bread Minis

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/4 cup granulated sugar

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

2 cans (7.5 oz each) Pillsbury™ refrigerated biscuits

1. Grease or spray 12 regular-size muffin cups. 

Mix butter and brown sugar; spoon 1 tablespoon mixture into each muffin cup.

2.  Mix granulated sugar and cinnamon in 1-gallon bag. 

Separate dough into 20 biscuits; cut each in 6 pieces. 

Shake pieces in bag to coat. Place 10 pieces in each muffin cup.

3.  Bake at 350°F for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. 

Cool 1 minute; turn upside down. Serve warm.

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DIY Summer Beach Bag by Shabby Chicks

Hey y'all.......

 I have a super cute project to show you!

Yesterday, I made an adorable beach bag and I am in LOVE with it!

(hope you like it too:)

I first saw a bag like this somewhere online for $78.00.

I wish I knew where I saw it:(

Anyway, the other day I visited one of my favorite blogs,

toriejayne.com, and she had a blog post with instructions for making one of 

these cute bags.

Shazam!!!

I ordered a straw french market bag from Amazon and went to work.

It was so simple!

All you need is an oversized straw bag, white primer paint, 

a sponge brush and regular paint brushes, a star stencil, Martha Stewart

acrylic paint and you're good to go!

Step 1........using a sponge brush, paint the bag with white primer paint.

Step 2.......Using a stencil, outline the star with pencil and brush paint

around the shape.  

I used Martha Stewart paint in Beach Glass.

After the bag was painted, I tried to soften it a bit by 

lightly brushing a glaze over it.

(I used soft blue pearl paint from Martha S.)

Let it all dry and that's it!

I'm so in love with this bag, I want one in every color:)

Try it for yourself.......you'll be so happy you did!

XOXOXOXO

Suzanne

Lazy Days, Luscious Lemon Blossoms and Lots More:)

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what summer would be FUN without lemons?

that sour fruit has been the source of some real

summer fun

for generations.

so today is all about those lemons.

i'm talking lemon bars, lemonade stands, lemon cookies, lemon cake

 and more........

good stuff like that.

first up, lemonade stands.

nothing says summer like kids sitting by their lemonade stands.

my girls and their friends did this for hours every summer and

it was always a big hit. 

 of course the boys came and tried to steal the lemonade.....

but that's part of the fun, right?

simply make a pitcher of lemonade,

set up a card table or a picnic table.

if you have a lemonade stand, great! 

personally, i love the rustic lemonade stand.....

you could have a PINK lemonade stand.

and maybe even have the proceeds go to a favorite charity.

that REALLY gets people to buy the lemonade and is a good

teaching moments for kids.

and don't forget the yummy treats.

now, you don't have to do this......

but it will be a big hit if you do.

that is, IF the kiddos don't eat them all, 

which has happened to me:)

but if you do feel like baking, check these out from Itty Bitty Bakery......

Lemon Melting Moments,

and they will melt in your mouth! 

 now, some of these ideas may be too much for a lemonade stand,

 but there are

so many great ideas out there, i had to share:)

like this recipe from Paula Deen for

Lemon Blossoms

bring them to a family picnic and they'll be gone in no time! 

Lemon Blossoms

Ingredients

• 18½-ounce package yellow cake mix
• 3½-ounce package instant lemon pudding mix
• 4 large eggs
• ¾ cup vegetable oil

Glaze:

• 4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 lemon, zested
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3 tablespoons water

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Spray miniature muffin tins with vegetable oil cooking spray. Combine the cake mix, pudding mix, eggs and oil and blend well with an electric mixer until smooth, about 2 minutes. Pour a small amount of batter, filling each muffin tin half way. (Filling more than half will have batter spilling above the top of the cups, which tend to break apart when turned out from the pans. ) Bake for 12 minutes. Turn out onto a clean dish towel.To make the glaze, sift the sugar into a mixing bowl. Add the lemon juice, zest, oil, and 3 tablespoons water. Mix with a spoon until smooth.With fingers, dip the cupcakes into the glaze while they're still warm, covering as much of the cake as possible, or spoon the glaze over the warm cupcakes, turning them to completely coat. Place on wire racks with waxed paper underneath to catch any drips. Let the glaze set 

thoroughly, about 1 hour, before storing in containers with tight-fitting lids.

let's see..what else...

lemon bars are ALWAYS good.....

but Lemon Cheesecake Bars by Leigh Anne are

Lemony Luscious!

i haven't been able to track this next baker down but maybe the 

picture will inspire some of you:)

Pink Lemonade Cupcakes

okay.

is your mouth watering yet?

the last cool idea i want to share, and you have probably seen this but

here we go anyway,

is a lemonade stand in a pail.

how cute is this idea from giggles galore?

great for having your own lemonade stand or a really cute gift to take to a friends house

as a thank you for a playdate or maybe even a thank you for dinner.

i swear, there are some crazy talented people out there!

so go visit:)

well, i guess that's it my friends.

hope this gets you inspired for some lemony 

SUMMER FUN!

xoxoxox

Suzanne