round-up Archives - 2 Sisters 2 Cities

It’s officially one week until Valentine’s Day and I have got some serious planning to do! I have yet to make a single treat or card and our V’day menu remains a blank sheet of paper. I figured a Valentine’s Day round-up was in order to spark some serious inspiration!

Cutout Sugar Cookies with Buttercream Frosting

These heart-shaped Cutout Sugar Cookies with Buttercream Frosting have recently been our most popular post and for good reason! They are amazingly delicious cutout cookies without all the fuss that royal icing requires.

Valentine's Day M&M Cookies {from 2 Sisters 2 Cities}

I also love these these M&M cookies. While I made them for the first time last year for Valentine’s Day, I made them throughout the year with various colored M&Ms.

Golden-Oreo-Truffles

These Golden Oreo Truffles are only 5 ingredients and are perfectly easy to make for your sweetheart!

chocolate_covered_strawberries

It’s also a great time of year to make Chocolate-Covered Strawberries (or pretzels or bananas!)

3 Layer Brownies- chocolate chip cookies, Oreos, and brownies together in one bar!

Or you could package up these amazing Three Layer Brownies to give out as gifts for Valentine’s Day! The three layers include chocolate chip cookies, Oreos and brownies…wow!

Our Red Velvet Cupcakes were recently selected as part of the Blog Better Boston {hub}LINKS newsletter as part of their “Let’s Talk Love” round-up. Here were the other blog posts that were selected as part of this week’s theme:

hublinks-featured-blogger-LOVE

Looking to buy your sweetie a V-day gift? Mandy’s Money has a guide that covers gifts of various price points.
Who doesn’t love wedding photos? Lindsay’s Look takes us back to her wedding, 3 years ago.
DIY to your heart’s content with these Valentine’s Day DIYs (that aren’t cheesy) from Design Fixation.
Three words: Red. Velvet. Cupcakes. Two Sisters Two Cities has the recipe…and it involves cinnamon cream cheese icing.
This Valentine’s Day themed shoot from Stephanie Rita Photography is just too cute!
Want kissable lips? Cobbs Hill has the recipe for this two step process.
Inspired by grammar school valentines, Glitter Trim cooked up these adorable envelope cookies.
Wearing your heart on your sleeve is so last year! Style Tab recommends wearing it on your sunglasses instead.

Happy Valentine’s Day planning!

sister m signature

I had originally planned to post this on New Year’s Eve, but I was a bit under the weather that day and did not get a chance to finish writing this. K and I wish all our readers a very happy new year! -m

Keeping with tradition, we are pulling together a list of our top 10 favorite posts from 2013. It was a great year for both of us, but we are also looking forwards to the fresh start that the New Year always brings. Here are each of our top 5 posts:

M’s Favorite Posts of 2013:

1. Baby’s N’s arrival

baby n

2. Gender Reveal Cupcakes

gender reveal cupcakes

3. Slow-Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup

slow cooker chicken tortilla soup

4. Soft Homemade Pretzels with Jalapeño Dipping Sauce

soft homemade pretzels with jalapeno dipping sauce

5. Homemade Oreos

Homemade Oreos from 2 Sisters 2 Cities

K’s Favorite Posts of 2013:

1. Deviled Eggs

2. Cutout Sugar Cookies with Buttercream Frosting

Cutout-Sugar-Cookies-with-Buttercream-Frosting_thumb.jpg

3. Black Bean Burrito Bake

4. Minestrone Soup

5. Caramel Corn (lightened-up)

Thanks to all the 2S2C readers for helping us have such a great year! Stay tuned for some exciting changes around here in 2014, as well as many more of our favorite recipes and projects. Happy New Year!

K&M