Author: A Petite Mama

Appetizers

Best Banana Bread Recipe

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I love making banana bread. This is the best banana bread recipe ever! It is very moist and super delicious. Banana bread taste best when it is chilled in the fridge. It is super easy to make.

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup Butter (1 stick)
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 4 Bananas
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 1/2 cup All Purpose Flour
  • Optional: Chocolate chips, fruits, nuts

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 Degrees.

In a stand mixer, cream the butter and sugar.

Add in the eggs, bananas, and vanilla extract.

In another bowl stir together flour, baking soda, and salt.

Add the dry ingredients to the stand mixer. A little at a time. Add in chocolate chips, fruits, or nuts (optional).

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Grease a loaf pan and pour the batter in. Top it off with toppings of your choice (optional). Bake for an hour.

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Let it cool down. You can eat it right away or store it in the fridge. To store, wrap the banana bread in plastic wrap and keep it refrigerated.

Enjoy!

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Best Banana Bread Recipe

Servings: 8

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup Butter 1 stick
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 4 Bananas
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 1/2 cup All Purpose Flour
  • Chocolate chips, fruits, nuts Optional

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 Degrees.
  • In a stand mixer, cream the butter and sugar.
  • Add in the eggs, bananas, and vanilla extract.
  • In another bowl stir together flour, baking soda, and salt.
  • Add the dry ingredients to the stand mixer. A little at a time.
  • Add in chocolate chips, fruits, or nuts (optional).
  • Grease a loaf pan and pour the batter in. Top it off with toppings of your choice (optional). Bake for an hour.
  • Let it cool down and enjoy!
  • To store, wrap the banana bread in plastic wrap and keep it refrigerated.
Main Dish

Slow Cooker Pot Roast

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It’s just one of those days that I don’t feel like cooking so I decided to make pot roast. Prep and toss it in the slow cooker in the morning. Then it will be ready by dinner time. Slow cooker pot roast is very simple to make. Not only does it taste good, it makes the whole house smells good.

My favorite part is the meat. The meat is so soft and tender. It’s also very flavorful. I also like the potatoes because it is soft. Who doesn’t like potatoes?

Ingredients:
  • 2 lb Beef chuck roast
  • 4-5 Potatoes
  • 4 Carrots, cut (or baby carrots)
  • 1 tsp Thymes
  • 1 tsp Oregano
  • 1 tsp Garlic powder
  • 1 tsp Onion powder
  • 1 cup beef stock
  • Salt, to taste
  • Black pepper, to taste
Directions:
  1. Place the chuck roast at the bottom of the crock pot.
  2. Pour in the beef stock.
  3. Diced the potatoes and put it in.
  4. Cut the carrots and put it in.
  5. Add thymes, oregano, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and black pepper.
  6. Let it cook on slow for 6-8 hours.
  7. Enjoy!

 

Crafts

DIY Hershey Kisses Roses

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Hershey kisses roses are perfect for Valentines Day! It is cheap and super easy to make. I got my supplies from Walmart and Dollar Tree, but you can find them at any craft stores too.

It has been forever since I made these. The last time I made them was in high school; that was ages ago. I was in a club and we made these for sale. I remember using some green stem floral wires and red/pink filler papers. The green stem floral wires are flexible so you can bend them. Instead of long stem roses, you can make short stems and turn it into pins to put on your shirt.

There are so many things that you can use to make these. I’ve seen people use:

  • clear/colored cellophane papers, plastic wraps, filler paper
  • skewers, lollipop sticks, green stem floral wires, chenille stems, floral picks

That’s a pretty good list of supplies that you can use for the wrap and stem. Time to get creative!

Materials:
  • Hershey Kisses
  • Red Filler Paper
  • Floral Picks
  • Floral Tape
  • Leaves (Optional)
  • Scissor

diy Hershey Kisses Roses filler paper


Instructions:
  1. You will need 2 Hershey Kisses. Some people like to hot glue the bottoms together, but I won’t be doing that. It’s optional.

hershey kisses

2. Cut the filler papers into 5 inch squares. It doesn’t have to be exact. Put the top of the Hershey kisses in the center.

Hershey Kisses Roses

3. Fold the wrap from the right then the left to shape the top (or vice versa).

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4. Twist the wrap down so form its shape.

Hershey Kisses Roses

5. Put the floral stick inside the wrap and start wrapping with the floral tape. When you reach a good length, add the leaf and continue wrapping down the floral pick.

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And you are done! You can tie these Hershey Kisses Roses in a ribbon…

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Or put them in a vase.

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Hope you enjoy this tutorial and get inspire to make some for Valentines Day!

Crafts

Cereal Box Mail Holder

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Just taking a break from baking to write about the cereal box mail holder I made last night. I’m not a super crafty person so mine doesn’t look professionally made. I had fun making these though.

cereal box mail holder craft

cereal box mail holder craft
You’ll need:
  • 2 cereal box
  • Tacky glue and hot glue
  • Scissor or box cutter
  • Ruler
  • Pen or Maker
  • Scrapbook papers (Got mine from Walmart. You can buy it in store or online here)

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cereal box mail holder craft

First, measure the height you want your mail box holder. Mark the lines on the boxes. You can do a straight or slanted line on the side of the boxes. I decided to do a slant line.

cereal box mail holder craft

Cut the boxes. Check to see if the boxes line up. It’s easier if the boxes are the same size too. Hot glue the boxes together.

Measure and cut the scrap papers to fit on the box and glue it on using the tacky glue. Using hot glue will make it have some bumps. I would prefer using hot glue, but not for this kind of craft.

I made 2 mail holders:

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With the bigger boxes (Capt’n Crunch & Rice Krispies), I used 5 scrap papers. There were only 2 designs of each so I had to use another different design for the inside. Looks kind of weird, but it’s not like anyone is going to look inside.

With the smaller boxes (both Cheerios), I used 4 scrap papers. It looks nice. Made a few mistakes, but that’s okay.

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I know these do not look perfect, but at least it looks good and works for its purposes. You can put these on the counter, desk, or pin it to the wall.

Thanks for reading. I hope you enjoy and get inspire to make your own. =)

Main Dish

Easy Crock Pot Chili Recipe

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easy crock pot chili recipe
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Easy Crock Pot Chili Recipe

Prep Time1 minute
Total Time1 minute
Servings: 6

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Lean ground beef
  • 1 Small onion, chopped
  • 2 Cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 Can diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 1 Can tomato sauce
  • 1 Can chili beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 Can black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 2 tbsp Chili powder
  • 1 tsp Ground cumin
  • Salt, to taste
  • Black pepper, to taste
  • Shredded cheese

Instructions

  • Cook the ground beef until brown then drain. Put all the ingredients, except for cheese, into the slow cooker.
  • Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours.
  • Top it off with cheese and enjoy!
I used to eat chili cans all the time until I invested in a slow cooker. Making chili is super easy and it taste better homemade. You’ll love this easy crock pot chili recipe!

I used to add water in my chili, but it made the chili too watery. With tomato sauce and diced tomatoes, it helps create some liquid in the chili. The liquid is thick and not watery. If you want your chili spicy, you can add more chili powder. I always add more in mine.

Ingredients:
  • 1 lb lean ground beef
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 can diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 1 can tomato sauce
  • 1 can chili beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 2 tbsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • Salt, to taste
  • Black pepper, to taste
  • Shredded cheese
Instructions:

Cook the ground beef until brown then drain. Put all the ingredients, except for cheese, into the slow cooker.

crockpot chili

Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours.

easy crock pot chili recipe

Top it off with cheese and enjoy!