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Piggies
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Posted By: Allie
Feb 24th, 2010 |
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Mar 3rd, 2010 |
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Oreo Truffles
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Posted By: Allie
Feb 22nd, 2010 |
I've had a couple requests for this recipe so here it is.
1 (16oz) pkg Oreo cookies, divided
1 (8oz) pkg Cream Cheese, softened
2 (8oz) pkgs Baker's Semi-Sweet Chocolate, melted
Crush 9 of the cookies to fine crumbs in food processor; reserve for later use. (Cookies can also be finely crushed in a resealable plastic bag using a rolling pin.) Crush remaining 36 cookies to fine crumbs; place in medium bowl. Add cream cheese; mix until well blended. Roll cookie mixture into 42 balls, about 1-inch in diameter.
Dip balls in chocolate; place on wax paper-covered baking sheet. (Any leftover chocolate can be stored at room temperature for another use.) Sprinkle with reserved cookie crumbs.
Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour. Store leftover truffles, covered, in refrigerator.
* It helped to refrigerate the mixture for an hour before rolling into balls.
If you want to know how to make them look like cupcakes as I did you can view Bakerella's tutorial HERE. I loved the idea of cupcake bites, but I'm not a big fan of mashed up cake mixed with frosting so I tried to find an alternative and I think these truffles worked.
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Mar 3rd, 2010 |
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Cupcake Birthday Party
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Posted By: Allie
Feb 22nd, 2010 |
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Mar 13th, 2010 |
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Mar 9th, 2010 |
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Mar 3rd, 2010 |
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My Little Girl Is 1 Today
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Posted By: Allie
Feb 17th, 2010 |
| Baby Kairi is one today, it feels like it came two months too early. I don't think I'm ready to leave all things baby behind, Jared and I planned on only having 2 children and I don't think I could handle the stress of another one anyway, but I wish I could hold onto the first year just a little bit longer. There are so many things I'm going to miss. . . and not miss.
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Feb 17th, 2010 |
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5 Petal Crocheted Flower
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Posted By: Allie
Feb 15th, 2010 |
| One of my newest hobbies is crochet, not so much recently, but it does get addicting. There are so many free patterns you can find online and a lot of them are really simple, you just need to know the basic crochet stitches (you-tube helps a lot with video tutorials). This is a pattern for the flower that got me started with the hobby. I thought it would make a cute hair clip for Kairi so I looked up how to do the basic stitches and with a little practice it became very easy. This is a card I made using the flower as an embelishment.
These are the basic stitches in the pattern and their abbreviations:
Ch = Chain
st = stitch
sl st = slip stitch
dc = double crochet
5 Petal Flower Pattern
Materials:
Any size hook (depending on what size flower you want, I generally use a size G hook)
Any weight yarn
Rnd 1: Ch 5, join into a ring w/sl st in first ch.
Rnd 2: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), work 9dc into ring, join to top of ch w/sl st. (10 sts total)
Rnd 3: **Ch 2, work 3dc in next st, ch 2 sl st in next st** five times. Fasten off.
For a different color center, try changing yarn colors after round 2. Experiment with different weight yarns and hook sizes. To layer a slightly smaller flower on top, go down one hook size from larger flower.
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Silly Faces
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Posted By: Allie
Feb 12th, 2010 |
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Feb 12th, 2010 |
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Peanut Butter & Jam Bars
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Posted By: Allie
Feb 5th, 2010 |
These are yummy, I think they are a bit like putting a layer of jam between two peanut butter cookies. Just a side note: The glaze made a lot, but dont put all of it onto the bars like I did, just drizzle it on top and toss the rest.
½ C sugar
½ C brown sugar
½ C shortening
½ C creamy peanut butter
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/4 C flour
3/4 t baking soda
½ tsp baking powder
3/4 C strawberry or raspberry jam
Glaze:
1/4 C real butter, melted
2 C powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 T hot water
Cream shortening and both sugars together until light and fluffy. Mix in peanut butter. Mix in egg and vanilla. Add remaining dry ingredients. Mix well. Reserve one cup of the dough for later use. Take the remaining dough and press it into the bottom of an ungreased 9x13 pan. Spread jam evenly over the dough. Take the reserved 1 C of dough and use it to cover the jam layer. Take small pieces and press them with your fingers to create flat little piece of dough to lay on top or you can also crumble it. Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes. The top should be set and just barely golden brown. Place on rack and cool completely. Mix all glaze ingredients together and whisk until smooth. Spread over cooled bars. Let glaze set a bit to harden and then slice bars into squares or triangles.
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Peanut Butter Crispy Treats
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Posted By: Allie
Feb 5th, 2010 |
AKA Chocolate Scotcheroos. This is a recipe we got from Jared's sister Jamie and they are soo chewy and yummy, I just want to eat the whole pan when I make them. Next time I'd like to try making them with cocoa rice crispies.
1 C Light Corn Syrup
1 C sugar
1 C creamy peanut butter
6 C crispy rice cereal
1 C semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 C butterscotch chips
Place corn syrup and sugar into saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until sugar dissolves and comes to light boil. Remove from heat. Stir in peanut butter. Mix well. Add cereal. Stir until well coated. Press mixture into 9x13 pan coated with cooking spray. Set aside. Melt chocolate and butterscotch chips together in saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly. Spread evenly over cereal mixture. Let stand until firm. Cut into bars when cool.
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Feb 6th, 2010 |
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Feb 6th, 2010 |
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Sound Sleeper
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Posted By: Allie
Feb 5th, 2010 |
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Feb 12th, 2010 |
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Feb 6th, 2010 |
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Heart Happy
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Posted By: Allie
Feb 5th, 2010 |
I know how Jared feels about spending money to buy decorations, so I usually try to be as thrifty as I can, especially with holiday decorations since they are only out for a few weeks. I decided to get creative and see what I could do for Valentines Day. I'm pretty happy with what I came up with, condsidering I only spent $2 for fabric and everything else I already had.
This first one was made from some scrap wood from finishing our basement which I spray painted pink. Using my cricut I cut out 'Valentine' in red vinyl and applied it to the wood. I then drilled some holes in the top and stuck in some wooden skewers. And I sewed some hearts with the fabric to put on top of the skewers.
This next one I just cut out the heart and wings with fabric and sewed them in place and put it in this cute frame.
I had another one in mind but have not yet finished it. We'll see if I get around to it. |
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Feb 6th, 2010 |
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