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Raspberry filled air fryer donuts with lemon sugar topping

If you love the sweet and tangy combo of raspberry and lemon, then THIIIISS donut recipe is for you! It uses the ever-so-amazing, go-to, air fryer donut recipe that is ALREADY super fluffy and yummy and delish and then adds the tangy and sweet homemade raspberry filling WITH a generous coating of lemon sugar topping. I meannnnn, it's *SO* good. We made these for Father's day (since one of Aaron's favorite fruits is raspberries) and since he ate 3 for breakfast I would say that these donuts were ... continue reading...

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The best air fryer yeast donut recipe EVER!

If you have an air fryer then you know that one of the best things to make in them is DONUTS! And there is an easy recipe for air fryer donuts that uses store-bough biscuits and will NOT leave you disappointed. BUT BUT BUT if you are wanting to make something more custom, filled with amazing flavors and glazes and fillings and things, then this Air Fryer yeast donut recipe is the one you NEED in your life! :) ... continue reading...

Donuts Recipes

Simple air fryer donut recipe + our summer of donuts

If you followed along last year, then you know that my son, Zeke, and I tackled a wholllllle summer of homemade ice cream sandwiches. Each week we would look at our list of flavor ideas and pick out an idea and get stared with the ice cream base and the cookie (or brownie or waffle or donut........). It was a GIANT success IMO.....I mean, who doesn't LOVE a whole summer of tasting yummy cookies and perfecting our ice cream base recipe!? :) SOOOOOOO! This year, Zeke asked to do it again! AND ... continue reading...

All Holiday Recipes

Galentine’s day party chocolate dessert ideas!

Leslie Knope coined one of the most *AMAZING* holidays ever (IMO): GALENTINE’S DAY! :) Feb 13th! The day that gal pals get together to celebrate friendship and fun and their love for one another! ANDDDD if you have known me for any length of time, you know just how much I looooooove Leslie Knope AND Galentine’s day! SO much so, that every year I throw a party for some of my faves! :) Well today, I wanted to share with you some of the prep that is going into my big Galentines party this year: ... continue reading...

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Halloween + Hotel Transylvania movie night

I have a little secret about the latest Hotel Transylvania 3 movie, but I can't share just quiiiiite yet. But what I CAN say is that there is a special place in my heart for this movie. Not only is it Halloweeny and supppppper fun for this time of the year, BUT I totally *love* the moral of the ending (spoiler alert) because it drives home the point that not matter who you are, where you come from, what you look like or whether you are a human or a monster, you deserve to be loved and accepted. ... continue reading...

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  • Friendship bracelet number bazillion of the week and I *just* had to share!!!
  • The past few days of travel-crafting have brought me back to my camp counselor days when I used to cloud watch and make up camp songs on the daily! :) My only issue now is that I want to make like 63 more of these colorful friendship bracelets to share with everyone I know and love…….heck, let’s do this: leave me a comment below and I can randomly choose a few of you to send some happy, colorful, camp-friendly snail mail to when we get back from the mountains next week, eh?! :)
  • I mean, when you’re going on a trip, you only pack the essentials, amiright!?!?!?
  • Ya know that whole procraftination thing that people talk about (procrastinating on life things by crafting). I’m not naming names here, but this is my only accomplishment for the day. Also, donut dough. I did get some donut dough made. Because, well, ya know, priorities. 🌈🍩
  • She’s equal parts sassy and sweet. She plays emphatically with princesses, puppies, race cars and babies all equally. She hates brushing her hair (duh) and she LOVES water. She would prefer to wear no clothes (ALLLLLL the time) but always chooses her rubber boots as her footwear of choice. And everyday I want her to wake up knowing how beautiful she is….that she was created ON purpose FOR a purpose! That no matter how many mistakes she makes or what kids say about her or to her or no matter what trials she faces: ESTHER, YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL! :) ⁣ .⁣ Also, I plan to make MANY more of these colorful flags for our house and the shop! YAY for NAY?! Annnnnnd any saying or phrases that you want to see? :)
  • Do you think anyone would notice if I just walked onto a parade route today and just joined in on the fun?? I could even duct tape secret compartments inside the bomb pop costume to store the candy and freezies that I can hand out to kiddos!?! Right?! :) This sounds like a very patriotic plan and FOR SURE nobody would even question it!⁣ HAPPY 4th OF JULY EVERYONE!⁣ .⁣ Also! Check out my stories if you need a last minute patriotic dessert for your festivities today! With only a few ingredients and 20 minutes of time, you will be the hit of the party! 💙❤
  • Because every little girl needs a colorful rainbow quilt! And because her mom thinks it’s heaps of fun to mix and match the rainbow shapes! 🌈