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It is now the middle of July and summer is in full swing... that includes the summer heat. It's crazy how much a cold drink or treat can make the temperature seem to drop! For some reason, summer has always has been the ultimate smoothie season for me. My cravings became so frequent that my bank account couldn't handle the weekly (and ok I'll admit, sometimes daily) smoothie purchase, so I had to find recipes of my own to make at home.I thought I'd bless your hot summer days with my 3 favorite s …

Every year The Taffy Shop gets one or multiple new additions to the flavor fam, this year we are pumped to announce that the new flavor is.... *drumroll please*                                                                     Cookies and Cream!                      & …

                To the kids it's summer vacation, but to the moms it's the season of 24/7 popsicle stickiness on the kitchen floor, little voices nagging to head to the pool or make a craft, and go go going from sunrise to sunset to keep the kiddos entertained. All of that is enough to make anyone go absolutely BANANAS!!!!                                   & …

                                                  If you didn't finish the title above with "and the brave... every heart beats true over red, white and blue" then take it as a sign that you need to get in Fourth of July mode ASAP 'cause it's just around the corner!!! I'm getting all giddy thinking about the parades, trea …

I don't know about you but as a child, popsicles were a summer STAPLE!! Popsicles just seem to have a certain nostalgia that comes along with them. In fact, memories of the Fourth of July as a kid come to my head when thinking about this summery treat. All the cousins gather on the front lawn of Grandma and Grandpa's and before the firework show begins, Grandpa goes to the freezer and comes back with a large brown bag filled to the top with popsicles! All growing up it wasn't a firework show unl …