About paper cd case. Cheese Straws Recipe at Epicurious. Photo by Ditte Isager yield Makes about 2 dozen hors d'oeuvres active time 20 min total time 1 hr (includes cooling) Don't let the delicate look of these hors d'oeuvres fool you. A touch of cayenne gives them a hint of heat that makes them a tasty accompaniment to a pre-dinner cocktail—or even a cold beer. Preparation Preheat oven to 350°F with racks in upper and lower thirds. Pulse cheese, flour, butter, salt, and cayenne in a food processor until mixture resembles coarse meal. Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface with a lightly floured rolling pin into a 12- by 10-inch rectangle (1/8 inch thick). Bake, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, until pale golden, 15 to 18 minutes.
What to drink: Haggipavlu Nemea '04 Cooks' note: Cheese straws can be made 2 day ahead and kept in an airtight container at room temperature. Cheddar Cheese Straws Recipe.
Blog. 36 Green Gift Wrapping Ideas. Wise Bread Picks Most wrapping paper hits the trash or recycle bin as soon as the gifts are opened. But, you can avoid throwing your hard earned dollars along with the wrapping paper in the trash this holiday season by using a few clever alternatives. Here are several ways to save on holiday gift wrap, while still making your gifts look great. (See also: Reusable Gift Wrapping Ideas) 1. Why not make the wrapping part of the gift by using a decorative dish towel?
2. Rolls of brown postage paper can be used to make some decorative holiday gift wrap for a lot less than a regular roll of wrapping paper. 3. These days, dollar stores have a host of gift bags and decent quality wraps, and it's hard to tell that some of these items only cost a buck. 4. You can upcycle medium and large-sized glass jars, or buy some cheap mason jars to gift all sorts of items. 5. Only Martha Stewart could come up with potato-chip bag gift wrap, which is not only clever and festive, but eco-friendly. 6. 7. 8. 9. In Focus: How to use "Furoshiki" [MOE]
10 Things to Do With Shortbread. Make your own Halloween spider web decoration for your home! | my untangled life. My neighbors and friends keep stopping by to ask about our new pet…Charlotte. To be honest, I sort of winged the construction of this web when I started it on my porch last weekend. The whole time I was thinking, I should be taking pictures because I might want to blog about this…but I wasn’t even sure how it would turn out. Well, needless to say, we all LOVE her! And needless to say, I didn’t take any “how to” pics. Which really worked out for my friend, since her daughter begged her to make one at their house too.
So here’s what you need. STEP 1: String one length of rope vertically, tying knots at both ends. Before you tie the knots, you’ll need to burn the rope once it’s cut to prevent fraying! STEP 2: Tie another length of rope horizontally tying a knot at the center point. STEP 3: With the remaining rope, tie another knot in the center and begin to tie tight knots as you circle around the horizontal and vertical ropes. STEP 4: Keep going and going and going! What’s happening? Edible Gifts for the Holidays - We're counting them down! | my untangled life. One of the things I like to do for Christmas is to make treats for people as gifts. It started in part as necessity while I was in grad school–I couldn’t afford to give gifts to everyone I wanted to, but I could make treats. I’ve always made our traditional family Christmas cookies, but then started to want to give different kinds too. In some ways, I have been a victim of my own success.
Now people are hoping for my baked goods each year. There are so many fun ways to package these as gifts. Happy Holidays from my kitchen (and Emma cat)! Nuts Both the Union Square Bar Nuts and the Cinnamon Toast Pecans are favorites. Union Square Bar NutsSugar and Spice Candied Nuts Cinnamon Toast Pecans Savory Treats My Mom used to make Chex Mix for my Grandfather for the holidays. Holiday Snack Mix Gruyere and Hazelnut Crackers Candy The Winter Bark has been a big hit when I’ve made it. Winter BarkSuper Crunchy Chocolate Peppermint Bark Swiss Miss Hot Cocoa Mix with Mini Marshmallows Pumpkin Granola. Hot Chocolate On A Stick Recipe - How to Make Hot Chocolate On A Stick - Christmas Candy Gifts.
Hot Chocolate On A Stick produces delicious blocks of chocolate fudge that can be dissolved in hot milk to produce rich, creamy hot chocolate! This is truly a candy that does double duty: enjoy eating it plain, or use it as a hot chocolate base, or do both! This clever candy makes a great gift, and you can make endless variations: add large marshmallows to the hot chocolate skewers, roll the fudge blocks in crushed peppermint or cocoa, or drizzle them with white chocolate before packaging. Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 10 minutes Yield: 25 pieces Ingredients: 1/2 cup heavy cream14-oz can sweetened condensed milk18 oz (about 3 cups) chopped semi-sweet chocolate or chips4 oz (about 3/4 cup) chopped unsweetened chocolate25 lollipop sticks Preparation: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Click Here to View All Christmas Candy Recipes. Homemade Flour Tortilla Chips. We eat a lot of tortilla chips and spicy food in our house. I mean…a lot. We actually own upwards of 20 bottles of hot sauce and I am probably underestimating. So, when I looked at all of the stuff that goes into our name brand favorites (whom shall not be named)…I thought, there has got to be an easy way to make my own and cut out the…well, lard. So, ta da! Here are my new favorites with just a little bit of vegetable shortening and a whole lot of yummy, homemade flavor…homemade flour tortilla chips!! We have eaten them now with salsa, homemade bean dip, hummus, and guacamole. Above is a shot of my viewpoint usually as I consider…do I take one more??? Oh, and the best part?? I hope you enjoy these irresistible chips as much as we do!!
Homemade Flour Tortilla Chips. Homemade Pretzels. A few weeks ago I went up to NYC for a friend’s birthday party (Hi Liz!). Being in New York reminded me of one of my favorite street foods. Whether it’s in New York or in Philly or anywhere else really, I’m almost always up for a good soft pretzel with a bit of spicy mustard. After I got back I just had to give homemade pretzels a shot.
Turns out these were a huge success. Well hello! There’s really only two secrets to making a really good soft pretzel and we will get to both of them. Directions 1) Combine the water, sugar, salt and yeast into a bowl and let it sit for 5 minutes. 2) Mix in the melted butter and flour. 3) Without a mixer, to simulate a dough hook, dip your hand in a cup of water every few minutes and use it to mix the dough vigorously. 4) After 5 minutes or so of kneading, transfer the dough to a bowl that has been coated with vegetable oil and turn it a few times to coat the dough ball with oil. 9) Bake at 450 degrees for about 14 minutes.
Making the dough Make sense? Home made sprinkles. :) Crafty Mama: Trendy Clothes Pins. I made these cute little clothes pins to use in the kitchen for bag clips. I also made a second set to keep in my craft room, they’re just too cute! How could I resist. What you’ll need: Clothes pins Scrapbook paper Elmer’s glue and clear top coat (or Modge Podge) Sand paper Trace your clothes pin onto your scrapbook paper and cut it out. Using a paintbrush to get a nice even coat, paint your glue or Modge Podge to the flat side of the pin and stick your scrapbook paper to it. Once you have all of them done, take your sand paper to get the sides nice and smooth.
Stand your pins on their ends or sides to dry. Easy Homemade Kettle Corn. [donotprint] I know its not summer yet but I don’t care. We’re making homemade kettle corn at our house and its the perfect salty-sweet snack on a beautiful day like today. Several months ago I posted a caramel corn recipe (Crackerjack) and a company called JustPoppin.com left me a comment. Out of sheer curiosity I replied via email with a very simple question.
“How come my popcorn doesn’t have huge balloon type qualities like the kettle corn I get at the fair?” I was told the variety of popcorn they use at the fair are called “mushroom” kernels. I had always believed the way to get those huge kernels was the kettle cooking method and was happy to learn I could buy the same mushroom kernels to make kettle corn at home! The folks at JustPoppin were kind enough to send me a few small samples of different types of popcorn (tender pop, movie pop, and mushroom popcorn) to play around with. So what I have for you dear friends is a simple, easy recipe for kettle corn. Easy Kettle Corn Recipe. 7 Homemade Holiday Spa Gifts. By Brooke McLay | Who says your kitchen is just for making dinner?
With a few simple ingredients, you can also create Homemade Sugar Scrubs, Bath Salts, and Soap Crayons. Here are 7 simple gifts you can stir up, whip up, and wrap up in your kitchen that will rival even the fanciest of bath and body retailers. Made by hand, all natural and organic, this may be the best thing you make on your stove all year. Nggallery id=’120116′ Kiss Gloss Just a few basic ingredients are all you need to stir up a pot of luscious homemade lip gloss.
Sugar Scrub Homemade Sugar Scrub sounds haute, but it's surprisingly simple to make! Easy Homemade Soap A fresh bar of soap smells even better when it's stirred up with love in your kitchen! More on Babble About Brooke McLay Brooke McLay Brooke McLay is a recipe developer, food writer, food photographer, and cooking show host for Babble, General Mills, and Good Cook. Six Ways to Create a Meaningful Holiday Season - Mamapedia™ Voices. This week I’m feeling tired. Yes, I’m getting sleep, spending time in nature, connecting with friends and moving my body daily, but I’m realizing the kind of tired I’m feeling is a cumulative tired—from the past month, probably even the past year! So I’m moving slow and mindfully—particularly knowing what the next several weeks hold. Before you find yourself feeling overscheduled, overextended and overworked during the holiday season, I invite you to slow down and PAUSE. While this is a favorite time of year for some, this upcoming stretch can also be incredibly stressful, emotionally-taxing and just plain exhausting for many of us.
As you move into the next few weeks, consider approaching the holidays intentionally. What does that mean? Here are some possible themes for you to consider. Rest and rejuvenation. Spiritual renewal. Connection and healing with family members. Service to others. Simplicity. Creative expression. 25 Days of Christmas Cookies Christmas at Epicurious. Mexican Hot Chocolate Cupcakes. Um, folks, we have another winner. This one was so good it has bumped another cupcake out of the running altogether. Bye bye regular old chocolate, hello hot chocolate! In Taylor’s words, this is a much more sophisticated chocolate. In Robin’s words, mmmmm. The texture was fascinating. In other words, it’s darn good. We topped these off with a simple cream cheese buttercream, flavored with almond and a touch of vanilla. You may also like... Grasshopper Brownie Bars.
For the brownie base: 3/4 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon dark unsweetened cocoa powder (like Valrhona) 5 ounces good quality dark chocolate (60 to 72%), coarsely chopped 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, cut into 1 inch cubes 3/4 cups sugar 1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar 3 large eggs, at room temperature 1 teaspoons vanilla extract For the buttercream: 3/4 cups sugar 2 tablespoons flour 3/4 cup milk 2 tablespoons heavy cream 1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) butter, softened but still cool, cut into small cubes 3 tablespoons creme de menthe 1 teaspoon peppermint extract For the chocolate glaze: 6 ounces good-quality dark chocolate (60 to 72%), coarsely chopped 1 teaspoon light corn syrup 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened, cut into cubes To make the brownie base: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
Butter the sides and bottom of a glass or light-colored metal 9-by-13-inch pan. Configure a large size double boiler. Sprinkle the flour/cocoa/salt mix over the chocolate. How to make Cinnamon Honey Butter.