Black Forest Cherry Cake with Kids!

It was Daddy’s birthday over the summer! It’s tradition to make him a schwartzwaldekirschtorte–otherwise known as a Black Forest Cherry Cake. You just can’t go wrong with chocolate and cherry! Well, it occurred to me as I was pinning recipes that really I could let the kids “decorate” the cake because it was mostly layering! […]

Remembering the Cross with Food — The Bitty-Bits Blog

Remembering the Cross with Easter Food

This year for Easter, we’re trying to keep Christ and His sacrifice and resurrection at the center of everything, including food! To that end, we’ve had lots of fun getting really creative! Our first food craft was with Rice Krispie Treats! I’ve been avoiding working with Rice Krispie Treats because I worried they’d be too hot for the […]

On the Third Week of Christmas —The Bitty-Bits Blog

On the Third Week of Christmas…

Merry Christmas! What a whirlwind of a week! We started off the week with a cookie decorating party with the cousins! Speaking of a whirlwind… 😉 The kids had so much fun! Next came the Small Group Christmas Party. For that I prepped homemade vanillas for the adults, and M&M jars with the Christmas poem from […]

On the Second Week of Christmas…

Merry Christmas! We’re already almost half way through December! As the Grinch would say, “It’s practically here!” This week we made more neighbor gifts for our mailman and others. We made Scrabble tile ornaments, which Bean helped with by having a blast spelling different words with the letters. Think we’ll make a Scrabble lover of […]

One-Pot 30 Min. Chicken Divan - The Bitty-Bits Blog

One-Pot 30 Min. Chicken Divan

I’m on a bit of a recipe kick right now trying to fill the freezer with pre-made meals so we’re less tempted to eat out. The biggest reason we go out is because I’m tired after a long day and don’t feel like making food. Right now I’m full of energy because Bird has started entertaining […]

Creamy Bacon Potato Crockpot Soup - The Bitty-Bits Blog

Creamy Bacon Potato Crockpot Soup

While I’m on this recipe kick filling my freezer, I’ve had the pleasure of sharing some of my pre-made food with pregnant friends. And believe me, when one friend gets pregnant, they ALL seem to get pregnant! At the moment I have 6 friends who are pregnant and in varying stages, but one thing EVERYONE […]