Breakfast for Dinner

My kids love to have breakfast for dinner. Whether it is omelets, skillet, burritos, or pancakes; they love breakfast for dinner! I seen something on pinterest about making pancakes in a cupcake tin. Now I love cupcake tin meals! We have made (and love) Mini Deep Dish Pizzas from the cupcake tin and another favorite is ham and cheese with biscuits in the cupcake pan. So I decided, we were going to try pancakes made with the cupcake tin.... and they were DELICIOUS! I made 2 dz worth and my 3 kids alone at 11 of them! :o) We ended up making Blueberry Pancake Bites, Chocolate Chip Pancake Bites, and Peanut Butter Pancake Bites. The possibilities are endless with this super quick, easy, and yummy little meal. We added some sausage links and bacon slices to eat with our pancake bites.

Directions :

1. Mix pancake batter and gather pan and utensils needed. 

2. Spray your cupcake tin with Non-Stick spray, be sure to cover the area completely for easy removal after cooking. Turn oven on and preheat to 350 degrees.

3. Spoon pancake batter into cupcake tin and fill about 1/2-3/4 full.

4. Bake in oven for 8-12 minutes depending on your oven. The edges will get golden brown when ready.

5. Remove and plate, serve with syrup, butter, powdered sugar, etc etc.

The Circus is in Town!

I've been meaning to blog about my youngest daughter's party for forever.... I mean she turned 4 in February so only a few months behind right :o) Anyways, my youngest daughter Abigayle wanted a Circus themed party this year. As a mother who LOVES party planning I was beyond excited when she told me this. I planned for months and had all my ideas thought out and things pinned on pinterest. I love doing graphic work, as I have a shop on etsy for that (www.etsy.com/shop/GroovyGraphicsNmore), so I decided I would make everything needed for the party. I started with the invites. I made the ticket design on my photo editing program and then after printing and cutting attached them to colored cardstock, standard circus colors of course! I then took my fancy scissors and trimmed around the edges, stuck them in addressed envelopes and sent them on their way. Everyone loved the invites!

I also made the directional signs for the circus, the game signs, and the can game cans :o) I told you I was a little excited for this party/theme. My daughter Abigayle loved it too!

For the big top circus tent part of the party I went to my local Dollar store and purchased some red and white rectangle shaped table cloths. My husband helped me hang them starting from the middle of our living room and draping them outwards towards the wall. These pictures do NOT do the awesome-ness of the big top tent any justice. It was truly amazing in person and everyone, even the adults, loved it!

Sticking to the theme for food I had Peanut (In the shell), Popcorn, Punch, Chips & Cheese, and Hot Dog (even found the cute little hot dog containers).

I did some color themed cupcakes and a number 4 cake (in Abbie's favorite color) I even thought we should stick a little lion of Abigayle's in the "Cupcake Cage" :o)

I also make hair bows so I made a Circus bow for each of my daughter's to wear at the party. All in all everyone, especially the birthday girl Abigayle, had a great time and it will be a party to remember!