by MindOverMessy | Sep 17, 2015
When I saw the cake in a jar idea, I fell in love. I am usually known for my cupcakes (well my kids love them anyway), but this year I wanted to do something different. I figured with the cake in a jar, even if the cake crumbles or the frosting gets sloppy, the...
by MindOverMessy | Sep 15, 2015
We recently had a movie party theme where I served these adorable cakes in mason jars. We try to follow Michael Pollan’s “real food rules” for eating when we can, and because my eight year old is super sensitive to dyes, so for this cake we went with his philosophy,...
by MindOverMessy | Sep 9, 2015
No Sugar Added White Wine Melon Sangria with a Twist Sangria has been around for centuries and is very common to find in Spain, Greece and Portugal. It’s basically, wine, sugar and fruit (yum!). But I found the sugar too sweet in most recipes and since we try to cut...
by MindOverMessy | Aug 7, 2015
Who is Sarah Amento? I don’t actually know. I did not know her personally when she started showing up on my Facebook feed because one of my friends was “liking” her “Fighting Cancer with Sarah Amento” posts. After a while the posts caught...
by MindOverMessy | Aug 3, 2015
Well it’s the time of year that I am starting to think about Halloween costumes. My seven year old usually comes up with something he is dying to be but cannot be found in a store or online. This year is no exception! He would like to be a California Condor or a...
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