Valentines Day - Tammilee Tips

Heart Grilled Cheese Sandwiches Recipe

February 13, 2013 By Tammilee 1 Comment

Heart Grilled Cheese Sandwiches are a great surprise for your loved ones!

Yesterday we shared with you a recipe for Heart Toast perfect for Valentine’s Day breakfast. Today we are going to share how we used the heart cut outs from the toast to make super cute and fun Heart Grilled Cheese Sandwiches!

I can honestly say the grilled cheese sandwiches are one of my favorite things! I love a hot bowl of tomato soup with a grilled cheese sandwich. I would melt if John made me this lunch and brought it to me.

I used the center heart cut out from making the Heart Toast yesterday to make these sandwiches. The cutouts were made using Wilton From The Heart Nesting Cookie Cutter Set.The set comes with multiple sizes of heart cookie cutters so I was able to make a couple of sizes of sandwiches. Do you love recipes? Check out our copy cat recipes, dessert recipes, and our Crock Pot Recipes.

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14 Days of Frugal Valentine’s Made With Love

February 12, 2013 By Tammilee Leave a Comment

To me Valentine’s Day is not about how much money you spend it is about showing your loved ones that you care for them and want to do something special for them. John and I have been together over 7 years now I still love to show him in cute and funny ways how much he means to me. This year I decided to show him in cute daily fun treats instead of one huge gift. I want to let him know that he is my rock, my love and I could not live without him. I am having so much fun surprising him with these small gifts of love. I hope you are inspired to show your loved ones how much you love them and make them smile at the same time.

Day 1 – I’m Nuts About You

Frugal Valentine’s Day tips

February 11, 2013 By Tammilee 1 Comment

Valentine’s Day is a fantastic holiday to celebrate love and relationships. But it can also be a downright crazy expensive holiday at the same time. I just read that the average American will spend $128 on their Valentine’s Day gifts. I would not be very happy if John spent this much on my gifts. We are so focused on reaching our financial goals right now. I don’t want him to spend a ton of money on Valentine’s Day. I just want to spend time together. Here are our Frugal Valentine’s Day tips to help make Valentine’s Day a ton of fun without costing a fortune.

A dozen long stem roses will cost on average $15 more on Valentine’s Day than any other day of the year….Hmmm I don’t know about you but I would rather have roses twice instead of just on Valentine’s Day.

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Red Heart Valentine’s Day Cupcakes

February 6, 2013 By Tammilee 6 Comments

I decided to try something new for Valentine’s Day cupcakes this year. I wanted to see if I could put a red heart in the middle of the cupcake. I figured this would be a cute surprise when you cut into the cupcake. It was a lot easier than I expected to make these Red Heart Valentine’s Day Cupcakes. There is one crucial tip though to make sure you get these perfect!

Here is how we placed a super cute red heart inside of our cupcakes

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Pink and White Zebra Print Cake Recipe

February 4, 2013 By Tammilee 11 Comments

I have always wanted to try and make a zebra print cake. I have never tried it before because I thought it was some crazy baking technique that was outside of my skill set. Boy was I wrong. This may be one of the easiest cake designs to make. What I love about this design is you do not have to be perfect! I think the design looks better when you are not perfect and it is a bit random.

I figure Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to make a pink and white zebra print cake. I can’t wait to try and make a red, white and blue cake for 4th of July. I have so many ideas for this cake now that I have made one.

Here are the steps I took to make this fun cake!

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Valentine’s Day Wreath

February 4, 2013 By Tammilee Leave a Comment

This year I wanted to make a cute Valentine’s Day Wreath for John’s Mom as a surprise gift. I have to admit I have never made a wreath before. I keep seeing them all over Pinterest and thought I would give it a shot. I had so much fun making this wreath. I made it while we watched TV one night and it turned out better than I could have hoped for. I will definitely be making more wreaths for upcoming holidays.

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