Author Archives: C&MB

Superman Cake for a Superhero Dad & Father

Superman Cake for a Superhero Dad & Father | NothingButCountry.com

Father’s Day… I always enjoy this day to celebrate my hubby. We love him 365 days of the year and appreciate him but a day to go even ABOVE and beyond we look forward to it. Made him a feast for a Superhero. All of his favorites. LOTS of meat in the breakfast. He loveeees…

Giant Cupcake Cake

Giant Cupcake Cake | NothingButCountry.com

I have had this Wilton 2105-5038 Giant Cupcake Pan for a very long time and have hardly ever used it. Decided to break it out this past week and baked with it.  Chocolate cupcake that is frosted in the bottom half with special dark fudge butter cream and the top half frosted with french vanilla…

1st Birthday Minnie Party – cupcake & smash cake

Minnie Mouse Cupcakes & Smash Cake | NothingButCountry.com

I really enjoyed making these cupcakes. I do it for fun however I have taken a few custom orders recently and this is one. I LOVED IT. I am not a professional but I do love to do it as a hobby and enjoy every bit of it. The baby smash cake to match the…

Happy National Donut Day 2013

Happy National Donut Day 2013 | NothingButCountry.com

June 7th is National Donut Day! I plan to get donuts for my kidlets for breakfast friday morning. They will be excited for that! However quite a few places in my area are offering free donuts. Thought I would pass that on to my readers– Krispy Kreme– Stop by any participating Krispy Kreme Doughnuts location to…

Easy and Delicious Dessert Crepes

Easy and Delicious Dessert Crepes | NothingButCountry.com

I always have left over crepes when I make Manicotti. My favorite thing to do with the left overs is make a very easy dessert with them. Raspberry filled or… Strawberry filled. I prepare the fruit by cutting the strawberries or raspberries up and sprinkling a generous amount of sugar to it. And adding a…

MB’s Manicotti made with delicious crepes

MB's Manicotti made with delicious crepes | NothingButCountry.com

Growing up my favorite dish my mom ever made was Manicotti.  I loveddddd it. My mom always made them with crepes. It wasn’t until I was older that realized Manicotti is usually made with a pasta shell. However I am not a fan of pasta any more since my gastric bypass and it is not…

MB’s Homemade Pasta Sauce – Spaghetti Sauce

MB's Homemade Pasta Sauce - Spaghetti Sauce | NothingButCountry.com

I have a mom that loves to cook. And she taught me how to make a simple pasta sauce.  But I often times looking for different things to do to it. Or I might need MORE of it or less of it. So this recipe is inspired from my mom’s and tweaked to my creation….

DIY Minecraft Birthday Gifts

DIY Minecraft Birthday Gifts | NothingButCountry.com

My son was invited to a friends birthday. They are both teenagers and wasn’t sure what to give to  a teen as a gift. However when his mom told me he loved Minecraft (as do both my children) I knew exactly what to do. I purchased a shirt at Micheal’s crafts in a lime green. …

More yummy protein snacks

More yummy protein snacks | NothingButCountry.com

I have received a few email from viewers asking on what else do I eat with protein in it. I thought I would share.  I do eat alot of cheese. Generally 1 slice of cheese has 5-6g of protein per slice. That is really good. However cheese gets tiring. And I have a sweet tooth….

High Protein Shake Breakfast that is actually delicious!!

High Protein Shake Breakfast that is actually delicious!! | NothingButCountry.com

I have been drinking these on and off for a year now. And now that I have had gastric bypass getting enough protein in my day is important. This shake is simple and fast to make. And even easier with my Ninja Blender with Single Serve attachments. I start with freezing ripe bananas in individual…

Will miss you BERRY much – Teacher Gift – End of the year

Miss you Berry much - Teacher Gift - End of school year | NothingButCountry.com

I have seen various plays on this type of basket all over the internet. I did one similar last year – SEE PHOTO HERE But I wanted to make it more personable and I had alot of cute things on hand to incorporate into it. All the really cute things I put into the BERRY…

Cake Donuts using Sunbeam Donut Maker – Easy and Delicious

Cake Donuts using Sunbeam Donut Maker - Easy and Delicious | NothingButCountry.com

These Cake Donuts were perfect as a little gift and something different than giving cupcakes all the time. They were extremely easy to make! I purchased the Sunbeam FPSBDML920 Donut Maker off amazon. I love prime!! I can get it to me in 2 days WOOHOO! I heard great reviews about this donut maker and…

You are a FOBulous Teacher / Friend – ribbon mini key fobs

I love how this turned out!!  I have to GIVE FULL credit to the wonderful blog “She’s Kinda Crafty” I decided to make these for the teachers this year. I wasn’t going to do any sewing projects but when I saw how fast and cute and fun this was. I had to jump on board!!…

Cinnamon Apple Pie Cupcakes

Cinnamon Apple Pie Cupcakes | NothingButCountry.com

This is my husbands new favorite cupcake that I have made.  I have actually made these TWICE in one week. He loves them THAT MUCH. I usually make my cupcakes from scratch, and because this one is NOT from scratch and I call this a CHEATER-cake cupcake (meaning I cheated thru the whole process in…

Happy Nurse Appreciation Day!

Star Nurse | NothingButCountry.com

I regret posting this so late. I have been out of town for a nice early mother’s day weekend with just the girls in my family. But I got alot of requests while I was gone and wanted to put something up to help those looking for a gift for nurses. I hope you get…

Both deaf since the age of 3, Chad and Mary Beth enjoy not only raising their little family but photographing together, cooking & crafting as well. Living in Central Florida with their ... Read More About Us »