Another Craft Project: Mirrors!
A little over a year ago I bought 9 mirrors from Ikea for only 1.99 each. I stained the frames and left them outside to dry. Well, I ended up going to girls camp and totally forgot my frames were outside. Generally, that’s not a problem in August here in Utah because we don’t usually get any rain. NOT the case last year. It rained on my frames and ruined them. The wood seperated at the corners making it unsalvagable. However, I refused to throw them away. I just stacked them up and put them in a corner. Yesterday I was bored and decided to do something with my frames. So I cut fabric out to wrap around each frame. I adhered it using a hot glue gun. They’re BEAUTIFUL!! Now I hope it doesn’t take another year to hang them. heehee....
Read MoreCrafty Wednesday!!
My school closed down for the rest of the week and will be opening up on Tuesday because half the school is sick. So, I got to stay home and twittle my thumbs all day. ACTUALLY, I got a lot done. I baked four loves of bread, went and hung out with Kim (Jon’s 1st cousin Andy’s wife…they just moved into the apartments) and Campbell, her baby. I had so much fun playing with Campbell that I went home and made a stuffed giraffe. I’ve never made one before, but I’d seen them around. I hope it lasts for at least a week. I don’t really know how to sew so don’t look too close. I even drew the pattern myself. That was pretty funny. I was just finishing it up when Jon got home. He asked where the pattern was so I showed him...
Read MoreChicken Cordon Bleu…oh so cheesy!
I don’t know about any of you, but I LOVE chicken cordon bleu. I’ve never made it myself until about a month ago. I didn’t have a recipe because I figure there’s not much to it…right? heehee. So, I made it up and I’m sure Jon was nervous, but he loves me so he ate it. AND he loved it! So here’s what I did. BTW, I’m not very specific. I really think every recipe has room for doing whatever you want with it. This will definitely be one of them. I’ll give you the ingredients, but I’m not going to say how much I used because I have no clue. Enjoy! Chicken Cordon Bleu Chicken Breasts Deli Ham Swiss Cheese Italian Bread Crumbs Parmesan Cheese Egg Salt & Pepper to taste Pound the chicken breasts...
Read MoreFrench Onion Buns
These rolls are delicious! I wanted sloppy joes for dinner, but didn’t want to go to the store to buy hamburger buns. So I decided to make these rolls. I’ve had the recipe for awhile now, but never got around to making them. Well, now that I’ve made them I’m definitely going to make them again and again. You can find the recipe here. I LOVE the recipes I’ve found off this website. She ROCKS!! Enjoy! FRENCH ONION BUNS (Adapted from the King Arthur Flour website) Dough: 3/4 cup to 1 cup (6 to 8 ounces) lukewarm water* 2 tablespoons (1 ounce) butter 1 large egg 3 ½ cups (14 ¾ ounces) Unbleached All-Purpose Flour ¼ cup (1 ¾ ounces) sugar 1 ¼ teaspoons salt 1 package onion soup mix (if you want less onion, just use half a...
Read MoreOh my! English Muffin Goodness!!
I was craving english muffins, but I didn’t want to go to the grocery store (because I spend way too much when I go shopping…I know, it’s bad). So, I decided to make them. And oh boy am I glad I made them. Jon and I are always on the look out for really good english muffins. Well, we definitely don’t have to look any longer. These were easy to make and so good to eat. You can find the recipe...
Read MoreProject365-Day 40…Texas Sheet Cake goodness!!
Ok…so not the best picture in the world, but I promise you this cake was the BOMB.COM!! lol! I LOVE Texas Sheet Cake. It takes me back to living in Chicago with Teri and the Sears familia. I think it was the first time I’d ever had it. Anyhow, those were the days. I think between the three of us we put that entire cake away within 2 days. lol! What heffers! heehee. Anyhow, I used a recipe I got from thepioneerwoman.com. So go and make it now! DELICIOUS!! Pioneer Woman Chocolate Sheet Cake (adapted from Ree, thepioneerwoman.com) Combine in a mixing bowl: 2 cups flour 2 cups sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt In a saucepan, melt: 2 sticks butter Add 4 heaping tablespoons cocoa. Stir together. Add 1 cup boiling water, allow mixture to boil for 30 seconds,...
Read MoreProject365-Day 39…Cupcake Pops
Friday night I got together with a group of my girlfriends from work. We played Mad Gab and had some yummy snacks. I have been dying for an excuse to make cupcake pops (as photographed above) since I saw them posted on Bakerella.com. And then I saw that she had a party at the Pioneer Womans and I knew I had to give in (heehee) and make these! I’ll be honest…I didn’t totally love the flavor of the cake and frosting when I first made it, but I tried it the next day and it tasted a lot better. In the future I’ll definitely not use the entire can of frosting and I want to try new flavors. The girls liked them so I guess that’s all that mattered! It was really easy and fun to make too! Enjoy! Cupcake Pops 1 Box Cake Mix (Any...
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