mmmmm Hot Chocolate My grandkids like hot Strawberry milk lots better than hot chocolate. That's o.k. because pink is so pretty for Valentines Day. So if they were closer, this is what I would make them. I'll save the Hot Chocolate for Grandpa. On second thought, maybe I'll send them some. Cut the marshmallows in half. Dip a plastic spoon in chocolate or white chocolate. If you are giving it away, be sure to include a card with instruction on the back. On the front mine says: You melt my heart, The back says: 1. pour into a cup of warm milk 2. stir with spoon 3.remember Grandma and Grandpa love you! Grilled Cheese Social I've got to get this off of my chest. I care about bees. Like a lot. So much so, that when I have to write up the Links We Love at work each week I try to throw in one story about what's going on in the world of bees. It's gotten a little much though. I know. So to talk about bees without being a total drag, I've made a new sandwich to showcase their sweet, sweet nectar. So here's my spin... Ingredients: - about 4 slices fresh mozzarella - 2 hearty slices of a Bâtard - 5 slices of sopressata picante - 1 tbs of red pepper flaked butter (combine 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes with one tablespoon of real salted butter, MIX) - 1 tbs of basil infused honey (fresh basil leaves and tupelo honey Ok, so I'm totally obsessed with tupelo honey (and it doesn't have anything to do with my obsession for Van Morrison either. To make the basil infused honey, julienne about ten small basil leaves and stir them into a tablespoon of honey. Then add a layer of mozzarella. Then add some spicy sopressata.
valentine-card-holder With cupid fast approaching, I began to notice how quickly I change my front and back door appearances. Ahh..if only the rest of my home received such face lifts... This, oh, so simple Valentine Card Holder is made from a few wooden products, a little paint and some ribbon. Start by painting the wooden wreath ring the color of your choice. While that's drying begin hot gluing your strips of ribbon to one side of your clothespin. Once the wreath ring is dry, hot glue the clothespins to the wreath. I found this fun Valentine palette at Michaels for a $1.00 a spool! I LOVE anything vintage, luckily I found these magnificent Valentine cards at a neat little store here in town..hated to unwrap them, but thought they were too perfect! I, of course am fond of the cute little teacher one :) Lastly, I cut a piece of cardboard for the center of the wreath into a heart and made a bow for the holder. I'll be linking up the these parties this week!
When French Toast Met Pancakes | Tasty Kitchen Blog - StumbleUpon If you ever want me to like you, just make me a light, fluffy stack of pancakes. I’ll blush, I’ll smile a lot, I might propose–it’ll be weird and cute. Promise. Just when I thought pancakes couldn’t get any better, I stumbled upon this recipe by Tasty Kitchen member frecklesandsunshine. What makes this recipe so unusual (and delicious) is how the French toast is coated in a very thin pancake batter, creating an amazing crust around the bread. Let’s dive in, shall we? You’ll need some ingredients. I used brioche because I wanted something that would be able to take the heavy batter. In a large bowl, add the eggs and beat ‘em until they’re light and fluffy. Next, we’re just going to add all of the ingredients (minus the bread) one at a time. The baking powder … The vegetable oil … Vanilla extract (having fun yet?) Brown sugar … All-purpose flour … And lastly, the cinnamon. I sliced up the brioche and then cut the slices in half. Now for the fun part. And then … take a bite. Description
Babies, Paper and Song: Valentine Rice Krispies Treats A quick project for a snowy afternoon: Melt 4 cups of mini-marshmallows in a pan with 3 tablespoons of butterAdd three drops of red food colouring and stirDump in 6 cups of Rice Krispies and stir againPress into a greased 9X13 pan, and let cool for two or three minutesFlip the pan of treats out onto a cutting board Cut out shapes-- like hearts-- with cookie cuttersCool a little longer, then eat! Mini Cookie Dipped Snowmen We’re dipping mini cookies into white chocolate to create cute little snowmen! They’re almost to “cool” to eat! Supplies for Mini Cookie Dipped Snowman: mini sandwich cookies – any kindwhite chocolate – meltedlollipop sticks or flat craft sticksbowlscandy – mike and ikes, mini m&ms, mini chocolate chips, or gumdrops 1. 2. 3. 4. Then place it on a plastic cutting board or wax paper. 5. 6. Enjoy these “cool” snowman treats on a cold wintry day! Tagged as: snowman, winter Written by Marie LeBaron Marie is founder and managing editor of Make and Takes, and author of the book, Make and Takes for Kids.
Planner Perfect: Living by Tasks vs. Living on Purpose Live Free From Tasks Alone... The one thing I have found that can limit a woman's potential are task managers. Task managers are any planning system that prompts lists or tasks for completion. Chore charts, appointment schedulers, they can all be a crutch with all of their prescripted pages for planning and can create a dependent woman without a vision. So, what's so wrong with all those planners and downloadable sheets for organization? If you're not used to goal setting, you will be a pro within no time. We are meant to live for so much more than our appointments and tasks. Begin to be a visionary for your life and do it month-by-month, defining what you want for you and your family and write it all down with the details on how to achieve it. "There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it." Have a wonderful day, friends!
Once Upon a Book ~ Red Light, Green Light Red Light, Green Light by Anastasia Suen Summary: This is a fun, rhyming book about a little boy and his adventure playing with cars, buses, fire engines and more as they obey the traffic signals…red light stop, green light go! Bible Verse But Jesus said, "Let the children come to me. Math We used the Number Highway printables from Making Learning Fun. Language We used our foam ABC puzzle (similar to this one) along with our Rainbow Blocks to make a track for our cars. File Folder Game I created this car matching file folder game for my older boys a few years ago. Colors We pulled out our “collection” of cars and the boys worked together to sort them all by color. Games The Racing Racecars game is ALWAYS a hit with all of my boys. Matching We pulled out our Bambino LUK and the Transportation book from the Critical Thinking 1 set. Pattern Blocks Pattern blocks are always a hit! Song Twinkle Twinkle Traffic Light (from ChildFun) Craft Snack The boys LOVED making their stoplight cookies!
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