Tired of brown bagging it? Try the new craze sweeping the lunch box nation! Bento Boxes! Nothing more than reusable, convenient containers to change things up. 3P is sharing 10 unique items for lunch to please the pickiest eaters + printables to say “Love You” at lunch time! The most important thing about making a bento is to make it with love! What the heck is bento, you ask? The simplest definition of bento is that it is the Japanese word for a boxed lunch. A...
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, here’s a 3P morning activity that will help get the kids to the breakfast table and start their day off with a surprise. “Have a Good Day”…simply spell it out in their favorite cereal, creating a cereal buffet that’s guaranteed to get your student smiling on their way to class. All you need for a little morning magic is: – One box of their favorite cereal (I love Multigrain...
Thanks to our 3P readers…our Go-To-Salad Guide is finally here! We have really enjoyed gathering all of the fresh goodness for this virtual cookbook, and we couldn’t have done it without all of you. All in all we’ve totaled 30 scrumptious salad suggestions with real tried and true recipes for each. Labor Day Weekend menu planning can be a cinch if like us…you try out a “bunch” of these new ideas. Share with your friends and family, and keep...
Labor Day weekend is another great opportunity to wine & dine outside! This summer we’ve definitely thrown more than one outdoor bash, and without breaking the bank buying new pieces for every table. How do we do it? Find ways to refresh your favorite pieces, such as placemats and sand pails, fresh greens from the garden and even sea shells! Everything you have can be repurposed into a creative tablescape. Carving out a few extra minutes can make a memory that will...
Outside the Cave – We’ve been working with the Las Vegas Harvest Festival – Original Art & Craft Show on their Advertising, Public Relations, and Community Involvement for 18 years or so. I spend a lot of time at the show each year, and from a “guy’s perspective” I love every minute of it. It’s an event the whole family can go to. You can shop with your kids, they can sample food that they like, enjoy very funny stage entertainment and take them to a special...
Harvest Festival – Original Art & Craft Show is not only an amazing event, but one that we’ve been involved with for almost 20 years! It’s just around the corner here in Las Vegas at Cashman Center, September 5-7th! We’ve been sending out samples from a few of our awesome artisans to our local media. We couldn’t help but sample these scrumptious offerings ourselves! Whatcha Got Cookin’ and Coyote Country Seasonings Company hooked us up with...
Small batch ice creams and fro-yo’s are the hip and trendy new dessert craze! With steep prices ranging from $6-12 a pint…we decided what better way to try this trend out, than to make our own! Our “kalm and kool” reader Kendra served incredible frozen yogurt at a dinner party, and was kind enough to hook us up with her awesome “berry” healthy frozen yogurt recipe! So, we grabbed our Cuisinart Ice Cream machine and got to work! This berry-licious...
Don’t you just LOVE the taste of Italian Gelato? We’ve been seeing the commercials for Breyer’s Gelato everywhere…and it SUNG to us! There’s just something so refreshing and light about it…but now you don’t even have to travel across the Atlantic for a refreshing treat! We went into our local Albertsons and found in ON SALE for $3.00 in the freezer section! Only three bucks for incredible Italian style gelato? We’ll take it! When...
We’re moving right along on the “Go-To-Salad” Train, and this recipe book is really coming along! An Italian spin on a classic salad? Why, yes please! This salad is great to pre-make and take for a dinner party, serve as an appetizer before an Italian feast, or bulk it up and serve as a meal in itself! Read on for the low-down on creating my very favorite salad. I literally order it EVERYWHERE I CAN…and if I can’t go out and get it, I’ll make...
Sometimes it’s not about the big things, the large parties or huge events…it’s about the little things or simple rituals that bring joy to your day. Mom and I each have two things we love taking time to do just to make ourselves smile. Ironically, they both have to do with caffeine. She loves to spend a few seconds and make a latte with her Ikea (battery operated) Milk Frother! It’s super simple and turns plain coffee into something special. Like a trip to Starbucks, but...
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