Apple Cinnamon Pancakes {Recipe}

I needed to come up with a recipe that:

1 – Hid a fruit or vegetable in there

2 – Used apples since we had so many after we went apple picking!

So, I figured I’d make some apple cinnamon pancakes for the girls. They love pancakes and it was something sweeter, so how could they resist?

You'll need:
A few apples
Pancake mix
Cinnamon
Vanilla extract (optional)
Tablespoon sugar (optional)

First, I peeled the skin off of the apples, and cut them into smaller pieces.

I stuck them into my food processor to get the apples super small.  Another alternative is just putting some applesauce in there (I've done that too).
I use pre-made pancake mix (it's easier and makes yummy pancakes) so I mix that with water to make the amount I want. Add your apples or applesauce next.  Then add some cinnamon, vanilla extract, and sugar to your liking.  I'm not much on measuring, but don't worry - you really can't mess this up!

You can even add chunks of banana or chocolate chips into the pancakes to make things even more fun :)

Place on the griddle and enjoy! My girls ate these right up - I think they each had 3.  I hope you like them as much as we did!

Girls' Play Room Inspiration

I’ve been itching to make-over the girls playroom.  It’s one of the last rooms upstairs that needs to be done and with a third girl on the way, I know there will just be more “stuff” in our future!  Right now we pretty much have everything neatly organized along each of the walls, rug, and a small table in the middle of the room. 

I still want good storage for everything, but I also want some fun focal areas.  Like a dress-up area, baby area, dollhouse area, school area, kitchen area, and music area.  All of that in one little room!  I want a fun color on the wall and want to definitely include a chalk/magnetic board that we will frame in. 

Hadleigh's already put her order in for a pink room, but I'm not sold. We have the slanted ceilings and then white wains-coating covering the walls themselves.  We will keep the wains-coating, but want color above...yellow maybe?  She would love this:

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Here are a few pictures I've added to my "Girls Playroom" board on Pinterest:

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What does your playroom/area look like?

Do you have any other fun ideas?

Boursin Cheese Pasta w/ Mushrooms & Spinach {Recipe}

I made a really good and easy recipe the other night for dinner.  It’s not too cheesy and not too garlicky for all of you who are wondering after reading the ingredients.  I stumbled across the recipe and of course I can’t remember where the heck I found it.  I ended up wanting something more to add to it, so that’s when I added in the spinach and pasta.  I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!!

You’ll need:

Pasta – I used Angel Hair

Boursin Cheese – Garlic & Herb (I actually picked up Alouette Cheese spread instead)

Button Mushrooms – about 12 ounces

Fresh Spinach

Heavy Whipping Cream

Salt

Pepper

Butter

- Boil your pasta
- Sauté the Mushrooms (I cut them in half vertically) & Spinach in butter, and then set aside.
- In the same pan melt the cheese spread and add ¾-1 cup of the cream.  Add salt & pepper.  Then mix in your mushrooms and spinach.
- Spread over pasta

ENJOY!