If you don’t have an Instant Pot yet, stop reading. Immediately click the link and go get one. Seriously, Instant Pot will cut cut your cooking time and make you wonder why you didn’t switch to pressure cooking sooner. We’re talking recipes so fast that it would take longer to go through the drive-through. Plus, …
Know when you’ve gotta go and you just ‘know’ it’s gonna be bad? Maybe it was too many chicken tacos the night before. Or that milk that tasted just a ‘little’ off at breakfast. Or maybe you just drank coffee and now your body’s gonna do what a body’s gonna do. We’ve all been there. …
Everyone knows peanut butter & jelly is for kids. You cut off the crusts, cut it into triangles (or squares, if you’re a monster), and serve it with a glass of milk. But somewhere deep inside all of us is a little kid who doesn’t understand why they can’t have naps anymore. Just because you’re …
Valentine’s Day hasn’t always been my favorite holiday. I remember in high school everyone would receive carnations in class and I’d sit there all grumbly and awkward about the fact that my crush didn’t notice me. Wish I could say I’ve grown up some since then, but to be honest, even when I have a date …
No pressure, but if you aren’t cooking with a pressure cooker yet – you’re wasting your time. Seriously, pressure cookers are truly fast food…and most of the dishes can be made in 30 minutes or less! That means even if you get home late from work, you can have a hot, home-cooked meal on the table …
Harsh weather leaving you with sad skin? No worries, we’ve got the solution: these scent-sational sugar scrubs will leave your skin fabulously flawless, and they all smell ah-maz-ING! Don’t give in to flaky, dry, dusty skin, give it some ‘sugar’ instead! Trust us – you’ll thank us when you’re older. Have fun! 25 Scent-sational Sugar …
We all have our favorite cookie. My mom has always loved ginger snaps. Growing up, if there weren’t ginger snaps in a container somewhere in the cupboard, it meant my mom was making more later that day. I’ve always been a fan of coconut macaroons. I absolutely love the creamy texture of the coconut mixed …
When it comes to winter flavors, one of the first things I start to crave each year are fresh cranberries. By themselves these tiny tart berries are a bit hard to handle, but once you start mixing them into delicious recipes? Boy, howdy, I’ll be one of the first to gobble them up. These orange …
One of the hardest things I’ve had to accept as an adult is that I have caviar tastes, with a Ramen budget. I’m one of those people who will drool her way through Anthropologie and lightly caress every single thing while whispering under my breath, Someday you’ll be mine… Thing is, if you’re even a little …
After a long day, the last thing you want to do is spend an hour preparing dinner for a family who is too tired to really enjoy it. So we either order in, or we throw something together that makes our parent-guilt shoot through the roof and we spend half the night not sleeping because …
Confession: I always thought I’d hate bread pudding. The name itself does not sound appetizing. It sounds like bread that’s been sitting in goop for too long and getting mushy and now you’re trying to convince me to eat it and you’re calling it a ‘classic dessert’. Um…no, thankyousomuch. But a few years ago while …
It’s officially fall. Okay, so in some places it doesn’t feel like fall. We’re still weathering 90+ degree days here in Texas, but the leaves! They are falling. Cold weather is in our future. And that means fuzzy boots. Hoodies. Obsessively checking the weather app to see if the temperature is dropping anytime soon. And …
The best part about celebrating Independence Day in the summer (aside from the fact that, you know, it’s always on the 4th of July) is that summer = ice cream. And let’s face it, ice cream is basically the best dessert ever. Only problem is, the store-bought stuff isn’t quite festive enough for ‘Murica Day. Don’t …
Strawberry shortcake is one of those classic desserts that I remember having so many times as a kid. My family used to cheat and buy the premade shortcakes from the store, and those are okay in a pinch. But then I met my best friend in college. Or more importantly, I met my best friend …
Soap is one of those common household items that I never think about until I’m washing my hands and discover that I’ve only got the “water” part of “soap and water.” This happens to me way too often – someone should probably come and revoke my adult card. And I’m not saying that making my …
Let’s be real here: most vases? Pretty boring. Like, really really boring. Maybe this is supposed to make you appreciate the flowers more, but why wouldn’t you stick pretty things in something that’s already pretty? Like this Mirror Planter Box, for instance? This way, your flowers are just as gorgeous as the people looking at …
The other day as I watched my two-year-old nephew eat food right out of the dog bowl (don’t worry, I stopped him), I realized I didn’t have much around my house for littles anymore. Sure, a few toys, a couple of books, but as far as arts and crafts kind of things, I was sorely …
Dear Five-Year-Old Me: I know there were a lot of things you wanted but never got. You wanted to ride Dash for your birthday, but I’m sorry to tell you Rainbow Bright isn’t real. You wanted to be an astronaut when you grew up. Sadly, little me, I’m afraid of heights and don’t even change light …
Now that school is starting all over the country, breakfast is becoming something a lot of parents dread. We don’t want to send our kids to school hungry, but at the same time who has time to cook before everyone rushes out the door? This Homemade Waffle Mix is exactly what you and your family …
I think every family has birthday traditions, and mine is no different. The birthday person always picks their favorite dinner – lasagna for me – and their favorite cake (chocolate on chocolate anything is mine). It’s so predictable in my family that I could actually list off exactly which cake each person would pick, without batting an …
I love jewelry just like the next gal, but I don’t like the high prices associated with it. So instead of spending my hard earned money on those gorgeous bracelets found in-store, I decided to come up with my own Pandora Style Bracelet. The results: Gorgeous and so inexpensive! Warning: Ladies, don’t tell your men or …
Once upon a time I dreamed of building a farm-to-table pizza restaurant. I loved the idea of everything (or as much as possible) being grown or produced on the farm and then served nightly in a cozy little restaurant lit with candles and alive with laughter. I’ve moved past that dream, but while pursuing it …
After a long, hard day nothing makes me happier than settling into a hot, relaxing bath. Dimmed lights, my fully charged Kindle, and these Sleepy Time Bath Bombs are all I need to wash my worries away. More than that, it’s time to myself. No kids, no responsibilities, no deadlines…that time belongs to me. If …
With the end of the school year fast approaching, there are so many things to be serious about. Grades, graduation, summer plans, child care once school is out. These are all very serious things. Here at Totally The Bomb, though, we’ve been seriously thinking about the best homemade candy recipes and wanted to bring them …
Slippery, ooky, gooky, gloppy, dribbly, oozy, stretchy, wondrous slime. It’s the stuff that made Ghostbusters my go-to movie as a kid, and yet today it’s somehow so much cooler than it even was back then (and it was WAY cool back then). Probably the coolest cool thing about it? You can make it at home. And it’s …
Nothin’ says lovin’ like brownies in the oven. And seriously, these Classic Brownies have love written all over them. Whether it’s for a birthday, or just a day that ends in ‘y’, brownies are the sweet treat that can’t be beat (unless you top them with ice cream and maybe hot fudge)! What You Need To …
Spring means a lot of things. The clock moves forward, flowers emerge from the snow, bears lumber out of hibernation (and by bears I mean significant others who have been wearing the same ugly sweater for months, of course). But more than anything, in my house spring means cleaning. This year I’m bringing you 10 …
Is there anything more warm and comforting than homemade chicken noodle soup like grandma used to make? Now you can make this super-simple recipe by using your leftover chicken from last night’s meal. Make it even easier by using a rotisserie chicken from your local grocery store. It is so simple to make, and everyone …