DIY Eats: Two-Ingredient Strawberry Fudge

It's almost Valentine's Day, darlings! Or in our case, Galentine's Day! Whether you're spending it with your sweetie or with your bestie, V-day is always the perfect occasion to indulge your sweet tooth! You might just need a break from all that decadent milk chocolate (a very short break, in our case!), and this quick fudge is the perfect sweet treat for that. It's just two ingredients (yes, two!), and you can be creative with your presentation. Be careful, this fudge is pretty darn sweet!

What are your V-day plans? We'll be spending our night in our silky pjs, surrounded by chocolate and watching our favorite hollywood heartthrobs! Follow along on Instagram and Facebook to see how we're enjoying our night.

DIY Holidays: Grocery Bag Wrapping Paper

We're 24 hours away from Christmas Eve! And we're putting the last minute touches to all of our holiday accents: presents, decor, goodies. With all the planning (and let's face it, a little bit of stress), you might have found yourself a little overwhelmed. Tonight and tomorrow, we're going to share a few  totally last minute, easy-to-do, holiday ideas that hopefully come in handy!

First up is such a quick idea it might not even be an official "DIY": grocery bag wrapping paper! For a quick, customizable, and eco-friendly way to wrap your presents, just grab your left over Trader Joe paper bags. We made three different kinds: a polka dot (with white acrylic paint and a foam circle brush), a doodle (just a sharpie!), and a doily+ twine.

DIY Holidays: Homemade Ugly Sweater

Hello, Darlings! How are your holiday plans going? Our's are filled with peppermint, bows, glitter and a lot of shopping (but who's complaining about that?)! We are our first Ugly Sweater Party this year and we made our own outfits. With supplies from the dollar store and $5 sweatshirts (turned upside down) from H&M, we played our favorite holiday romances and got to work creating the most festive, most gaudy, most FUN sweaters we could. And we had a blast!

DIY Eats: Jalapeno Cheddar Cheese Ball

We just adore anything that has cheese as the main ingredient. Or any ingredient. And our love extends to all kinds of cheese. Our current faves are aged cheddar, brie, and pepper jack. Yum!  During the holidays last year, we discovered cheese balls! They are so easy to whip up and taste inexplicably gourmet. Totally perfect for that last minute get-together. 

We made our cream cheese based cheese ball with cheddar and jalapeno (since our parents LOVE spicy food)- and these flavors mixed just delightfully! 

DIY Healthy: Basic Smoothie Base

Here at DD, we absolutely love smoothies! It's a great way to get all those healthy nutrients but in a tasty and refreshing way. Our smoothies have no refined sugar, healthy fat, and a good amount of protein. Once you have your base, you can add in your favorites fruits for a boost of flavor, sweetness and vitamins. These smoothies make a great breakfast or post-workout snack!

DIY Home: Paper Flower Teapots on Hellogiggles

We made these adorable paper flower teapots! 

Head over to HelloGiggles to see the full tutorial! 

DIY Eats: Veggie Pita Pizza

Today we have a fun and healthy recipe to share with you: veggie pita pizza! Pizza used to be our once-in-a-blue-moon guilty pleasure, but now that we make yummy pizza at home we can control what goes in. Now, we make it pretty often! This is a very simple recipe which you can customize with your favorite toppings. To make the guilt a little less, we loaded our pita pizzas up with a ton of delicious sauteed veggies. This is perfect for a quick meal; we made ours for our lazy Sunday movie dinner! 

Give it a try and let us know how tasty your pizza is! 

Ingredients

Whole wheat pita (6)

Tomato sauce (1.5 jars)

Mozzarella cheese (One bag, shredded)

Olive oil

Kale (1.5 bunches)

Onions (1 large)

Bell peppers (3-4)

Mushrooms (1 box)

Red crushed pepper

Oregano

Parmesan

Steps

1. Preheat over to 350 degree. 

2. Saute your veggies! Start with a little olive oil, and add in the onions. Cook until translucent. 

3. Add in mushrooms and pepper. Cook until soft. 

4. In a separate pan, saute kale until limp. 

5. Prepare baking sheet, lined with aluminum foil, and place pitas on top. 

6. Spread tomato sauce over each  pita. 

7. Add veggies to each pita (we really loaded ours up!)

8. Add cheese to the top (We're not going to specify an amount, but just know that we LOVE cheese!)

9. Sprinkle with  Parmesan, oregano and crushed pepper. And drizzle with a little oil. 

10. Bake for 20 minutes. 

11. ENJOY!