• our 4½ year olds favorite ipad apps

    i’ve been asked so many times for arlos favorite ipad games, so first i’ll warn you that there are a LOT of games listed here– because we’ve downloaded many and he likes many (this is what gid does for a living so he’s passionate, i had him help me write this post too!)Read More

  • fudgy chewy salty brownies

    ORIGINALLY POSTED MARCH 2017

    if you follow me on instagram stories, you know i have been baking a lot of brownies during my pregnancy — and after a lot of recipe testing, i have totally found my favorite one for life.

    i am obsessed with these — i really like fudgy brownies more than gid, who prefers the cakier kind, so i give him all the edges and he’s happy. these are so fudgy, so chewy, so rich — and i upped the amount of salt from the original recipe to give them a little extra saltiness which i love.

    when you see how much butter and sugar goes in, you’ll see they’re the opposite of healthy — but like, in a good way.

    adapted from all recipes

    fudgy chewy salty brownies

    best brownies ever!! these are so fudgy, so chewy, so rich and have just the right amount of saltiness

    Ingredients  

    • 1 cup butter melted
    • 3 cups white sugar
    • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
    • 4 eggs
    • cups all-purpose flour
    • 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
    • 1 tablespoon salt (you can use less if you prefer a less salty brownie)

    Instructions 

    1. preheat oven to 350 degrees F. lightly grease a 9×13 baking dish.
    2. combine the melted butter, sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl. beat in the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each, until thoroughly blended.
    3. sift the flour, cocoa powder, and salt in a separate bowl. gradually stir flour mixture into the egg mixture until blended. spread the batter evenly into the prepared baking dish.
    4. bake in preheated oven until an inserted toothpick comes out clean(ish), about 32-36 minutes. remove, and cool pan on wire rack before cutting.

    would love to know if you try these and love them like we do.

    ps. link for the striped tray

  • printable 2022 oscar ballot

    so i have barely seen ANY of the movies this year and have very little interest in even watching the oscars probably, but i got like 3 messages from people saying they use my ballots every year so the guilt got to me — here it is, your 2022 printable ballot!Read More

  • 15 unique things to have your kids art printed on

    there are so many ways to get your kids art printed nowadays — once i went down the loophole i started finding so many things that i wanted to print for grandparent (and parent) (and even the kid himself) gifts!!! so i rounded up 15 of my favorites. i love all of these!! Read More

  • 5 chic ways to display your kids art

    i’ve been meaning to do this post for a while now because we probably all have soooo much kid art and no clue what to do with it– so i compiled a bunch of different ideas for ways to display them around your house!Read More

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    kid-friendly restaurants + activities in los angeles

    such a long time coming for this post, but a follower said she’s visiting soon so it gave me the push i needed to finally write these down!

    to be honest, i’m sad there aren’t more super kid friendly restaurants in the city, we could really use them! i thought of some that we like but will try to add to the list if we discover any more! if you have good suggestions please lmk!Read More

  • arlo’s bake sale

    cutest day ever! we’ve talked about doing a bake sale for arlo for a while now and i decided it was time! we baked a couple of things and spent about 90 minutes out front– we invited friends and family to stop by and it was a huge success– also, he made A LOT OF MONEY. he wants to buy a big t-rex that eats guys with it haha.

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    whatcha eating whatcha watching

    a new monthly post! thought it would be fun to share what recipes i’m cooking and what shows we’re watching! Read More

  • creamy dreamy key lime pie

    key lime pie is one of my all time favorite desserts– and also i love that you can’t really mess it up, no matter what it always tastes good!

    i’ve made the simple version with the bottle recipe and a store bought graham cracker crust many times, but i love how much richer and crustier making from scratch is! (plus it’s still so easy!) i’ve also made with fresh key limes and with the bottle and tbh the bottle is MUCH less time consuming so i way prefer it and don’t taste a huge difference.

    not to mention the last time i made key lime pie with actual key limes, we squeezed like 30 of them and then i got a margarita burn at the playground haha. 

    pie recipe adapted from all recipes and crust recipe adapted from sallys baking addiction

    creamy dreamy key lime pie

    i love key lime pie made from scratch! this is one of my all-time favorite desserts.

    Ingredients  

    for the filling

    • 3 cups sweetened condensed milk
    • ½ cup sour cream
    • ¾ cup key lime juice*
    • 1 tablespoon grated lime zest

    for the graham cracker crust

    • cups graham cracker crumbs (about 10 full sheet graham crackers)
    • 5 tb unsalted butter melted
    • 1⁄4 cup granulated sugar

    Instructions 

    to make the crust

    1. crush up 10 full sheet graham crackers and mix with 5 tb melted butter and 1/4 cup granulated sugar. press firmly into 9” pie plate and bake for 8 mins at 300f.

    to make the pie filling

    1. preheat oven to 350f.
    2. mix together 3 cups sweetened condensed milk, ½ cup sour cream, ¾ cup key lime juice and 1 tb grated lime zest in a medium bowl.
    3. bake in oven at 350f for 6-8 mins until slightly set and some small bubbles appear (do not brown!)
    4. thoroughly chill in fridge before serving and my favorite topping forever is cool or coco whip with grated lime rind.

    Notes

    *this is the key lime juice i use

    sources: PIE PLATE / NAPKIN

  • my fave things this month | february

    some simple favorites this month– but i’m pretty obsessed with all of these actually! Read More