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Cherry Blossom Dresser. Make It: Chalkboard Paint. BIY: Girl Scout Cookies. Samoas! Everything is DIY nowadays. Well, I'm one-uping DIY. BIY: Bake it Yourself. Not that I condone cheating the Girl Scouts out of your order, but when they aren't knocking on your door and you are craving some of that purple boxity goodness -- your have to be resourceful. That's the scouts honor isn't it? Survival of the fittest? While visiting Uncle John in San Diego, I decided to "whip up a batch" (over several hours) of one of my favorite Girl Scout Cookies -- Samoas. Cole hates coconut so I agreed to make him some Do-Si-Dos as well. I must say, it was extra sweet to bake in Mary's kitchen. Here are some step-by-step shots and the reason why this batch took me so long...
Starting with 12 ounces (or 11 ounces, if you buy two 5.5 ounce bags like I did) with some good quality caramels...I chose Werther's Chewy Caramels. Carefully remove each wrapper. And set aside in microwave safe bowl. A Cream together until light and fluffy. Add flour mixture to creamed butter mixture. Creamy Blackberry Frozen Yogurt. Summer has been so good to us this year. I'm trying desperately to hold on to any remainders of this wonderful season. I've already frozen tons of slices of peaches for a cold winter afternoon when I need a juicy peach cobbler. I'm now making my way through all the blackberries we have close to our house. Jam will be made, don't you worry. For now, because we've been enduring the craziest heat wave, the blackberries are turned into smoothies and other cold treats.
Creamy Blackberry Frozen Yogurt(printable version) 3 cups fresh blackberries3 cups yogurt cheese (or Greek yogurt)1 can sweetened condensed milk ( 14 ounce can, it's fine if it's a bit more or a bit less)In a blender, puree the blackberries with the sweetened condensed milk.In a medium bowl mix the puree with the yogurt cheese.Pour the mixture in to your ice-cream maker and follow the manufacturer's directions. TFF & FIC - Grilled Cheese Forever! This past month has been bewildering for me. It's gone by so fast, and I feel like I've accomplished so little! But I've enjoyed a lot of it, so I should satisfy myself with that. I do have one teensy regret though; that I couldn't celebrate Grilled Cheese Month the way it deserves to be celebrated!
My original plan to was make one new grilled cheese sandwich every week (which would've been easy enough, because the Lord knows about my undying love for grilled cheese!). But somehow, something always seemed to derail me. Anyway, back to grilled cheese (see?! The thing with Tyler is that he has excellent timing (hmmmmmmmmm, perhaps in more ways than one, eh?!). And now see the magic that Mother Nature has crafted, yet again! Tyler's Mozzarella Grilled Cheese Sandwiches (find original recipe on Food Network's site)Serves: 2 Click Here For Printable Recipe Method: 1. 2. 3. 4. Verdict: Oh for pity's sake, just look at the darn thing, would ya? Strawberry 2 Ingredient Fudge.
This 2 Ingredient Strawberry Fudge has consistently been one of the most popular recipes on my site! It’s sweet and creamy and SUPER simple to make! So Valentines Day is coming up. We aren’t big Valentines people in our house. Not that I don’t WANT Valentines stuff. I mean, if my husband came home with flowers and chocolates and jewelry I certainly wouldn’t turn him away. But the thing is, one of our kids has a birthday on Valentines, so I lose. Valentines is now, “all about the children”…much like EVERY OTHER DAY OF MY LIFE! So instead of romance, I get Star Wars Lego assembly and video games and instead of a candlelit dinner, I get kid’s choice, which many years has meant McDonalds. I mean, can you imagine that they can choose any place to eat dinner and they choose McDonalds?
So, yeah, kids ruin everything. Moving forward, remember a few months ago when I was all angry at the universe for keeping fudge secrets from me? Well, the universe and I are officially BFFs again. We made up. Or hearts. Easy Halloween Snacks: Candy & Caramel Apple Bites and Mummy Dogs. (UPDATE: I've posted more from O's party! Don't miss our healthy caramel apple muffins, JD's homemade strong man costume, toddler craft table, O's DIY Baby Lion Costume & my reflection on O turning 1 and how JD handled it.) I have been scouring Halloween editions of magazines and Pinterest for easy Halloween snacks to serve at O's first birthday party. Here are a couple I've practiced recently. First, I attempted bite-sized caramel apples. I had seen this pin that involved a melon baller and drizzled caramel, and that sounded too complicated for me!
So I planned to cut the apples into bite-size chunks and dip them in melted butterscotch chips. It was all going well until I got to the melting part. So it ended up pretty lumpy, but very yummy.Since that wasn't the look I was going for, I picked up these mixes at the store hoping to simplify things. Take 2! I read a tip to dry the apple pieces to help the caramel stick, but caramel did still pool at the bottom a bit more than I would like. ✰ Getting In Shape ✰ / 3 sets of wall holds for as long as you can this works out what most women call "the pouch" or your lower abdominals. Learn the Basics of Photoshop: The Complete Guide.