tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19131322953271643472024-03-13T02:23:46.967-06:00Karen Does StuffI do stuff. I make things: food, crafts, messes. Join me!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540813690840202365noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1913132295327164347.post-77323417690989599022013-07-17T13:18:00.000-05:002013-07-17T13:18:10.526-05:00Too Much Basil? NEVER!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last August, Food Network Magazine had a little blurb about making basil salt. WHAT? REALLY? How cool is that!! So I harvested my herbs & set to making flavored salt. We've been out of basil salt for a while now, and my son has had to resort to using rosemary salt on his salad greens. Yeah. You read that right. <br />
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The basil was getting big (and wilty because I forgot to water in this dumb heat), and as we'll be gone next week, I thought it was as good a time as any to chop it off and make salt. <br />
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Big handful of basil, rough chopped, into the food processor. I probably had about a cup & a half. Pulse a few times. <br />
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Heat your oven to 225 degrees. Cover a cookie sheet with foil or parchment (I even sprayed it lightly). Spread the salt mixture out. The idea is to dry out the basil- I'm not sure of the 'exact', but I set the timer for about 5 minutes, stirred it around, gave it another five minutes. Maybe a few more minutes. You want it dried out. <br />
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And there you go. Put into cute jars & give to your friends. Like I said, it's really good as a salad topper. and of course on pasta, or fresh mozzarella.... or anything!<br />
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So, you see the possibilities, right? ANY HERB. ANY MIX OF HERBS. My favorite is roasted garlic. This is fun. Go. Do.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540813690840202365noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1913132295327164347.post-20473552669331780822013-05-28T10:00:00.001-05:002013-05-28T10:00:38.476-05:00Family Heirloom = Summer Project<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I want a new kitchen table. What I really want is my husband to build me a table. He has been actively ignoring this conversation for over a year. I was even starting to figure out how to build it myself (or, find a <strike>family member</strike> brother to help me). </div>
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Imagine HOW EXCITED WE BOTH WERE when my cousin asked if I'd want that table that Grandpa had built. Let me repeat that: That Grandpa had built. Probably, like, 25 years ago. We all have things Grandpa built for us, I have a lovely glass book case, and of course my baby doll furniture that will be dug out of my parent's attic <strike>if</strike> when I have a granddaughter. I bribed my In-laws with dinner in exchange for them bringing it over for me. Well worth it. </div>
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Farmhouse table, with two benches. I may just use one bench and look for some wooden chairs, </div>
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but this is very close to what I've been looking for. </div>
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Sure, after a little while in a storage unit it needs a little work, but that's ok. </div>
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I'm thinking I'm going to strip the top & refinish it, but paint the legs black. Kind of distressed.</div>
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Like this one:</div>
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Yes? Yes. I'm excited. Now if the weather would dry out enough to get out & work on it!</div>
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So when I ran across <a href="http://thehealthyfoodie.com/2012/08/14/grilled-corn-salad/" target="_blank">THIS</a> recipe for a corn & goat cheese salad, of course I had to give it a whirl. Grilled corn, tomatoes, peppers, a jalapeno, parsley toasted walnuts and goat cheese with only a little lime juice for dressing. Kind of a lot going on all in one salad, but at first taste it's pretty good. Crunchy & sweet, hot & tangy. We'll see how it goes over at tonight's cookout.<br />
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And, of course, my go-to-for-a-crowd potato salad - from <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/cold-fashioned-potato-salad-recipe/index.html" target="_blank">Alton Brown</a>. This is a basic potato salad that doesn't taste basic. I think the key is letting the potatoes sit in cider vinegar overnight. This does not have eggs or mustard in it, but if you really felt you had to do it, I guess you could. I, of course, would choose just a little Dijon to add flavor, because it's well known that yellow mustard is revolting. <br />
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So I'm ready for a holiday cookout, but I don't think the weather is in agreement. More rain. Ugh. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540813690840202365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1913132295327164347.post-12776337333651587872013-05-09T15:20:00.000-05:002013-05-09T15:20:03.202-05:00Alligator Handbag<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I finally finished my first attempt at a purse. I fell in love with <a href="http://www.sew4home.com/projects/storage-solutions/re-imagine-renovate-faux-leather-white-alligator-handbag" target="_blank">this idea</a> over at Sew4Home last month. I've never done anything like this, and had no idea how it would turn out. I'm a bit of a purse... snob, so I knew it wouldn't become my new go-to-favorite-bag, but I thought it was cute, and I have nothing like this. And it looked kind of fun. I had trouble getting handles for it, they finally showed up this week & I could finish putting it together. </div>
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and I decided it was time to update some of our stuff. First up, the wicker plant stand:</div>
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I've been dying to show you my brand-new-made-by-me patio cushions but it seems Mother Nature doesn't think you need to see them in action. Our poor patio set-- ten years old, not ready to be tossed but not quite worthy of hundreds of dollars of new cushions - won't know how to feel when the weather finally does turn warm and gets to be all pretty again! I also made new cushions for our three piece wicker set. It didn't really need them, but they wouldn't have matched, and I knew that would bug me.<br />
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Outdoor fabric from Fabric.com...about $8/yd and two spools of thread- all for less than $70. I was very, very fortunate in that we were able to re-use the foam from the old cushions. Buying new foam would have been the deal breaker. Outdoor foam is really expensive. I didn't price it out all the way, but would have cost an easy $150. Our original cushions had a bottom and a back. I wasn't really feeling like making a full back piece, so I used the batting from the old backs, folded it in half, and made small pillows for the chairs. <br />
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So, all in all... 6 chair bottoms, 6 chair pillows, and 3 pads for the wicker set. I used <a href="http://www.sew4home.com/projects/pillows-cushions/nature-brights-kitchen-no-slip-chair-cushions-boxed-corners" target="_blank">these instructions</a> from Sew4Home as my guide. I did NOT make the piping. That seemed... exhausting. It was not a hard project, at all, but took some time. <br />
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Hopefully, SOON, we can take our cushions outside and enjoy them! I think they'll go nicely with a bottle of chardonnay, don't you?<br />
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You may have heard me say things lately like "I'm going to make a pencil skirt", and 'I can put a zipper in, no problem'. If I'm going to be truthful, I figured I would TRY to make a skirt and throw it away because it would never fit and would look terrible.<br />
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Recently I fell in love with all the little book charms on ETSY. Just search it, there's lots of choices. I wasn't entirely sure on how to go about making one, and then I found <a href="http://rubymurraysmusings.blogspot.com/2011/10/teeny-tiny-leather-spell-book-tutorial.html" target="_blank">this tutorial</a>. I thought "hey- I've got all the stuff to try that!" and set out to try it. </div>
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I can be a bit of a disaster when it comes to doing stuff. It often takes me as long to clean up after a project as it did to DO the project. So when I decided to tackle this one, I was prepared for the worst. <br />
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(say it with me) 'On Pinterest'...I saw all these cute ombre dyed shirts. I haven't bought dye for anything for a very, very long time. I didn't even know you could get dye other than Rit! <br />
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I picked up 2 colors (Ocean Blue and Goldfish) of Dylon dye at Joann's, and 2 tees at walmart (so, end price about $7/shirt). I washed the shirts with no fabric softener - I don't know if it matters, but thought it safer - and left it all sit. for about two months.<br />
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HUGE COMPLAINT TO HANES!! Do we really, really need giant read tags printed into the shirt??? This is visible from the back of the shirt. These are fine for everyday, wear around things, but if I wanted something more professional looking, I would spend more money on a really good shirt. <br />
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I drove the same minivan for 12 years, and it had this great little basket in the middle of the front seats to hold EVERYTHING. When we replaced the (excuse the tears) van last fall with a newer-but-not-new model, I really, really missed my storage space. I mean, really- where was I supposed to keep my kleenex, sunglasses, coupons, pens, paper, ATM receipts, snacks, and countless phone chargers?<div>
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Then I remembered my <a href="http://karendoesstuff.blogspot.com/2013/01/storage-gone-fabulous.html" target="_blank">fabulous storage baskets</a> I made a few months ago, and went about adapting them for the car. Yes, I used my favorite Nancy Drew fabric for one of them. and yes, I realize it doesn't really match the interior, and some of you would be much, much happier if both baskets matched. I understand, really I do, but I'm not sure you completely understand my love for this fabric. </div>
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I used a <a href="http://www.joann.com/peltex-fabric-stabilizer/zprd_07477532a/" target="_blank">fabric stabilizer</a> in the back side of the baskets- the back side being the side with the velcro. I could have also used a piece of cardboard (by cardboard, I mean a cut-up cereal box) here, but I had the stabilizer, so that's what I used. I did put pockets on the blue one, one on the inside & one on the outside. Chances are very good I will completely forget what I put in the pockets, because that's how I roll. I considered lining these with vinyl, but it seemed like a hassle. If you have little kids, you might think about it. Or making it so you could line it with a shopping bag, maybe with big buttons on the side to hold the handles? </div>
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Sew-on velcro on the bag, heavy duty industrial sticky velcro on the plastic part of my car. This may slip in the heat, but I'll deal with that when the time comes.</div>
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You know I am having a little spring time crush on burlap... and I love the table runner I put together. I'd love it more if I'd made it about 5 inches longer, but that's what happens when I'm being just a tiny bit, um... lazy. I did think, before sewing the lining onto the back of it- "Hey, Karen - you really should run downstairs and make sure it fits right." </div>
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I didn't, and it's just a little too short. Which is ok for a few reasons - we plan on replacing this table with a longer, farmhouse style table this summer. Er, at least, as soon as I can convince my husband to build me one. And I do have enough fabric left to do another one. I think I will make a second runner, without lining it, and fray the edges. </div>
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If you are wanting to make a table runner of your own, this <a href="http://wovenhome.blogspot.com/2012/10/table-runner-tutorial.html" target="_blank">link</a> will give you a quick tutorial on making a lined runner. You could also just press up a hem and glue it down- it won't last forever but it may last as long as you'd like it to! I did prewash my fabric (burlap & backing) to avoid shrinkage later. and to get some of the burlap smell off the burlap. </div>
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I grew up with ham & beans. and cornbread, but that goes without saying. I have only ever made it one way until this fall, when I decided to kick it up a notch. And then I found that the youngest kid loves this, so there you go- he's been begging me to make ham & beans! <br />
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So here's the basic recipe I've been working on this winter. I'm not great at recipes- I hate to measure. And it's soup. Which pretty much means Do What You Want. <br />
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Cover dry beans with 2 inches of water and bring to a
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Chopped ham -
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1 t. Cajun seasoning - We use Tony Chacheres in
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This one has just a little kick to it.
Nothing like that in your cabinet?
How about some Frank’s or Tabasco?
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bacon flavor to your soup. This is a
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cloves of garlic. Maybe a celery stalk
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540813690840202365noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1913132295327164347.post-3758332921875628412013-03-26T18:49:00.000-06:002013-03-26T18:49:09.519-06:00Crockpot Chicken! WooHoo!ok, ok... I'm always a little leery of chicken in the crockpot, and when I saw this recipe for<a href="http://www.food.com/recipe/simple-crock-pot-chicken-167491" target="_blank"> Simple Crock Pot Chicken</a>, I figured it was too good to be true. I was wrong! This was good. Really, really good. no pics, sorry- as it was gone before I could even think about a photo. <br />
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I prepared this for the three of us, which gave us 4 servings (1 each for Darin & I, 2 for the kid) with a long grain & wild rice. Apparently they were disappointed I didn't make mashed potatoes... I make mashed potatoes often enough, and they love rice, so I wasn't sure why the complaining. but I digress...<br />
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Snowy Sunday morning, nothing going on. so what do I do? Decide to cook. Cupcakes, Cinnamon Bread, and a one-pot supper in the oven . Easy Peasy. <br />
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I'm starting a quest to find the perfect frosting- the whippy kind you get from the grocery store. Sure, I can make buttercream, and that's needed to decorate cakes & cookies, but sometimes I want something different. Something even worse for you than buttercream. I think what I probably need to find is a recipe using marshmallow cream, but yesterday I went with a stabilized whipped cream version with unflavored gelatin. It took two tries to get the gelatin dissolved (the first attempt smelled like a dog walker's shoe, and I was not putting that into my frosting). and then, because I was making a sprinkle-y cupcakes, I added sprinkles to my whipped cream. <br />
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In the mean time I'd thrown together <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2010/08/homemade-cinnamon-bread/" target="_blank">Ree Drummond's cinnamon bread</a> recipe, which I've made probably 20 times in the last 2 years. It's simple to put together and turns out well. Every time. Except yesterday. When I took it out of the oven before it was done (WHAT? I KNOW better!). It was completely NOT cooked inside and went into the garbage. Yay. <br />
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Supper was a recipe I'd seen on Pinterest about a year ago and finally got around to making - a casserole with <a href="http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/lazy-sunday-casserole" target="_blank">veggies & sausages</a>. I bought some nice country and Italian links from the butcher. Except for the fact I came within 5 minutes of overcooking the potatoes into mush, it was pretty tasty. I will definitely make this again. The recipe calls for fennel bulbs- I couldn't get any, and used some ground up fennel seeds instead. and more sausages, because life is better with more sausage, right?<br />
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Yikes! It's been almost a week since my last post. This not-a-spring weather is just not inspiring, is it? Anyway - I've been cleaning out my scrapbook stash. again. Let me re-wind here... over the last 2 years, including a giant yard sale & a move, I've been tossing scrapbook paper left & right. And using it. All with the plan of buying new stuff to re-stock. <br />
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and here is what really, really should be the last of the old .... <br />
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Some of that is - um- seven or eight years old. <br />
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I'm also pretty much out of any embellishments.... guess it is about time to go shopping! With the move, though, I've lost my Archivers store. yes, there are other stores around here- I haven't been to any of the yet. and I noticed one was closing. of course. We'll have to see what's out there...<br />
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But I did get 3 sets of pages done. YAY for me :)<br />
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As soon as I saw this Nancy Drew themed fabric (by Moda, found <a href="http://www.fabric.com/quilting-fabric-just-arrived-quilting-fabric-moda-get-a-clue-with-nancy-drew.aspx" target="_blank">here</a>), I knew I had to own it. Of course, I had no idea what I would do it it. It would make a great tote bag or a cover for your Kindle, or lots of things like that... but I decided to make a cover for my sewing machine. <br />
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Yes, I realize there is nothing that screams 'sewing room' about this fabric, but it's my sewing room & craft room, and I can do what ever I want to. <br />
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Yes, my sewing machine is old. As old as I am. But it works pretty well, and until I can actually justify getting a new one, I may as well treat this one nicely.<br />
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I used a tutorial by the Crafty Gemini (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ALwwH_F1FU" target="_blank">here</a>). Except for the fact I hate using iron-on fleece, it turned out cute. I really wanted to add a row of yellow pompom fringe to the bottom, but the only fringe I found was being sold on clearance by the bolt. I really, really didn't need $9 and 10 yards of yellow pompom fringe. <br />
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Inspired by a Sew4Home project, I set out to make a little caddy to hang from my ironing board to hold stuff. Since I didn't really want to follow directions, I just started by cutting & laying it out. If you want real instructions, you can start <a href="http://www.sew4home.com/projects/storage-solutions/modas-half-moon-modern-sewing-room-ironing-board-thread-catcher-caddy" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
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Finally, I needed a little thread catcher. I'm sure there are all kinds of ways to do this. I ended up cutting 2 squares, 9x9 and sewing right sides together. Then I cut a little 3" square of cardboard, laying it in the middle, and pressing creases all around. I sort of just ad-libbed it, folding all the ends together & stitching across. It turned out cute, was very simple, and I think I'll make a few more. </div>
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I picked up these REALLY CUTE burlaps at Joann's last week ($9.99/yd - I bought 1/4 yd of each & had a coupon, so less than $2/piece). Maybe 'burlaps' isn't a word, but it should be. So you know - Burlap STINKS. actually. smells nasty. and, it made me a little itchy. </div>
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The plan: to freshen up my fireplace/mantel area. I dug out some of my candle holder stash, a ruler & a hot glue gun & went to town. I covered 4 glass containers simply by wrapping a piece of burlap & running a line of hot glue down the back. I figure I can pick the hot glue off later when I'm ready to un-do the burlap. Some of them got at cute little wrap of grapevine wire, some got a stripe of a different burlap. </div>
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I love my animal print decorator balls, but they are pretty beat up and chipped, so I decided to cover them, too. They aren't perfect, but it's burlap, and rustic, right? They look pretty good if you don't get close :)<br />
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WHEW! Busy weekend here! No big projects, lots of stuff done though. Melanie & I visited the Bead Store for a make & take. Making jewelry is a new thing for me, and it may be the first creative endeavor I am completely confused by. I can usually visualize anything - fabric, scrapbooks, paint color (remember, I'm the girl that painted her kitchen super bright green - green like my logo here - and it was fabulous) - but beads and jewelry options make my head spin. We were super thrilled with our bracelets though. I think I will just stick with taking classes for now. There is another class this week I may go to... we'll see.<br />
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Middle son was how for a few days of his spring break before heading to Boston for a writer's conference (see how I threw that proud mom stuff in?). Deciding what to make him for dinner is easy. Beef. I cooked a gianourmous Prime Rib Roast which was incredible. Yeah, it's not really doing anything, but it sure looks like I did. Yum. <br />
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Youngest Son has a 6th grade castle building project we are working on. Being who we are, we pulled out the Castle Eyewitness book & he picked one to reproduce. This is our first family try at a castle - the walls are up and we are pretty happy so far. <br />
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Thinking about dinner (Italian beef in the crockpot - easy peasy) led me to thinking I wanted to make some fries. Maybe some garlicky fries. Which led me to thinking I needed to roast some garlic - maybe for the fries, and definitely for some roasted garlic aioli to smather all over my Italian beef sandwich. Then I saw a post from How Sweet It Is about roasted garlic oil, and I figured I could just do it all at once. <div>
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I bought laundry detergent & fabric softener that look suspiciously alike. <br />
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I cooked a ham for dinner, and then made ham stock out of the bone.<br />
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I watched my twelve year old eat massive amounts of vegetables, including cabbage & brussel sprouts. Which is amazing, and probably means we'll be buying him new shoes in a month. You know, because we didn't just do that.<br />
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I read an entire book in one day, but haven't yet started my book for book club. Which means I'll be reading all weekend to be ready for next week. <br />
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and, I love (LOVE) these new teabags! </div>
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March is around the corner, which means St. Patrick's Day is almost here, which means everyone will be making corned beef. I'm not really sure corned beef is particularly Irish, but neither is green beer, so we'll just let it go at that. Soda bread is more Irish, but this is a recipe that deserves year-round love, not just in March. It's moist & just a little sweet, and would perfect with any soup or stew. This is a 'by hand' recipe, it goes together quickly and you probably have the stuff in your pantry. <br />
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Irish Rosie's Irish Soda Bread<br />
3 1/2 cups flour<br />
1/2 cup sugar<br />
1/2 teaspoon baking soda<br />
2 teaspoons baking powder<br />
1 teaspoon salt<br />
1 pint sour cream<br />
2 eggs<br />
1 teaspoon caraway seeds<br />
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1. Combine dry ingredients in large bowl.<br />
2. In a small bowl, beat eggs and stir in sour cream. <br />
3. Add egg & sour cream mixture to the dry ingredients. Stir with wooden spoon, it will be really thick.<br />
4. Add caraway seeds. Don't skip this part. Even if you don't like them (I don't, really) it's just a little bit and they really add to the flavor of the bread.<br />
5.You may need to knead with your hands a few times to get it incorporated<br />
6. Place batter in a well-greased (I use parchment or foil in the bottom, too) 9" Springform pan. <br />
7. You may need to dust top lightly with flour so you can pat the dough into the pan. <br />
8. Make a shallow crisscross on the top.<br />
9. Bake 50 minutes at 350 F.<br />
10. Share with friends!<br />
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*I found this recipe online years ago. You can find the original <a href="http://www.food.com/recipe/irish-rosies-irish-soda-bread-20616" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540813690840202365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1913132295327164347.post-50257647639183358302013-02-23T11:34:00.001-06:002013-02-23T11:34:48.210-06:00Minecraft Beanies<br />
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Just finished up these birthday gifts for my nephews - Minecraft Creeper Beanies. If the term "Minecraft Creeper' is foreign to you, just ask someone - probably a male someone - under the age of 15. Jack & I came up with the design last year when it was his turn to pick a beanie. And check out my fabulous wrapping job -<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540813690840202365noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1913132295327164347.post-30915990041775038782013-02-20T19:24:00.000-06:002013-02-20T19:25:21.878-06:00Well.... That Went Horribly WrongSeveral weeks ago, I was completely suckered in by some adorably geeky painted glassware I found on Etsy. <i>(<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/100563390/piranha-plant-wine-glasses-hand-painted" target="_blank">see here</a>). </i>Go ahead, look, they are really cute. Mario flowers- how cute? right?<br />
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And, the way most things start, I said "huh. I can do that." That very same day, my brother found the exact glasses I needed for this project- at the whooping price of 50 cents each. Off to buy glass paints and some new brushes (apparently <strike>we</strike> I didn't move small paint brushes with us) and I was psyched (WOO HOO) to do this. <br />
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Now, go back to the cute Etsy ones & compare. or not. no need to. This is even <i>after</i> I washed off all the paint and started over a second time. </div>
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Guess what? They still hold wine. So there.</div>
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