Spring Cleaning with Starbucks and the Walmart Bakery #DeliciousPairings

"Spring cleaning" actually takes place about once every three months at our house.  With a family of 11, I'm sure you can imagine how fast the clutter piles up!  It's definitely not a job that can completed in one day---it actually requires a bit of planning.

Sometimes, when I'm faced with a not-so-fun task, I have to psych myself up for it by creating a welcoming atmosphere.  A hot drink in a pretty cup and a yummy treat on a vintage plate usually helps set a relaxing tone and gets me in the mood to make my home a little more homey.

Starbucks has a great line of coffees out, specially blended to compliment many of the flavors found in our favorite coffee-time treats.  I found the Starbucks Medium Breakfast Blend in my Walmart's bakery section.  Check out your local Walmart to choose a tasty blend.

The Starbucks Medium Breakfast Blend features notes that compliment the tastes of nuts, apples, blueberries and lemon.

Tonight, I paired this blend with the Apple Turnovers from the Walmart Bakery. I needed a sweet treat while perusing this Spring Cleaning Checklist that Melanie at Only a Breath designed.

Visiting a Starbucks shop is a real treat for my husband and I, and one that doesn't happen as often as we'd like.  That's why we're thrilled that we can find Starbucks brand coffees and hot chocolate mixes at Walmart.  We can enjoy a quality hot drink on a budget that works well for us.

We both tried the coffee and treat together and thought they complimented one another well.  Before sampling the apple turnover, we tried the coffee---a flavor we'd never had before.  We liked the smooth texture and thought it was not as bitter as lighter blends we've tried.

When enjoying them together, we found that the taste of the coffee was different as the complimentary notes were enhanced by the flavor of the apples.  It was a very nice pairing.

Planning for spring cleaning is sure to go much more smoothly with a yummy treat to enjoy!

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Were You Featured? MBC #1 Featured Posts

Last week I kicked off the Make Bake Create party with four of my blogging friends and 64 participants!  Awesome!

Thanks so much to everyone who linked up.  If you missed out, don't fret because we'll be back Tuesday afternoon at 3:00 Pacific Time with a new party!  This week it's my turn to be the featured hostess and I'll be recreating one of the projects linked last week!

There were lots of great ideas and yummy food featured last week.  Here are a few of my favorites.  If you're featured, make sure to grab a "featured button" for your blog!




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I absolutely LOVE this pattern window!  Artsy VaVa made this for a friend in exchange for a great collection of old windows she can use for crafting.  How awesome!

I'm a sucker for vintage linens and Penny's friend recently blessed her with a whole bunch of fabulous treasures!  Check out all the beautiful things she received---there's a gorgeous lace bed jacket that I'm really loving!  Penny blogs at Penny's Vintage Home.

Carolyn at This Woman Writes tells the story of a "kitchen failure" that ended up being a great lesson in thinking outside the pan.  This was my first visit to her blog and I really enjoyed her article, as well as her husband's art.

Tauna at Proverbial Homemaker put together an awesome Dandelion unit study that I plan on using this week in our homeschool.  I just spied the first dandelion of the season in our yard today so I better get to it before Jamie mows 'em down!

Becky's recipe for Deviled Eggs with NO MUSTARD at Read My Chicken Scratch really intrigues me.  How can one have deviled eggs without mustard?  Well, guess we're goona have to make them and find out!  It's her mom's recipe and most of us know that moms have some pretty surprising tricks up their sleeves!

Thanks so much to everyone who visited, linked, and commented.  You helped make our first week a great one!  Can't wait to see what you've got to share next week!

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Make Bake Create Party #1 with Chocolate Pudding Cake

  

Welcome to the very first Make Bake Create Party! Every Wednesday come and link up your favorite projects from the week. This could be any food, recipes, crafts or DIY! Since there are 5 hosts... your link will be seen on 5 blogs at once. SWEET! Meet your hosts:

                      If you haven't already, we would love for you to follow us on Pinterest:

Rachel @ Bubbly Nature Creations

Sarah Coller

Kristy Still (Mommy Hates Cooking)

Brandi @ The Creative Princess

Vanessa {The Rookie Seamstress}

Today Rachel is sharing this EASY and SO delicious Chocolate Pudding Cake! Doesn't it look divine?

The Make Bake Create Party is like none other. Make sure to follow our Make Bake Create Party Pin Board where we will be pinning the projects linked up here! ALSO Your DIY project or recipe may be made by one of us. So make sure to link up one of your favorite projects and we may put it to the test ! It will be shared by all of us (with links back to your recipe or craft of course).

We will also be hosting a Make Bake Create Google Hangout too (TBA)! So stay tuned!!!

Disclaimer and things to keep in mind~

* You may link up any DIY/ recipe/ food type post.

* You may link as many links as you want.

* Be sure to include The Make Bake Create button or text link to in your linked post; this is recommended in order to be featured!




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* By linking up, you are agreeing that the photos are yours or that you have permission to use them, and that we may use those photos to feature your project on a blog post, Facebook, Pinterest, or Twitter with a link back to your blog, of course. (; We may also occasionally MAKE YOUR PROJECT OURSELVES- with a link back to your recipe or tutorial. (This gets more exposure for you... and potentially lots of traffic!)

Now Ready... set... Link Up!!!

Linking with:
What Up?! Wednesday @ Frugal Fit Family