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2022-11-26T20:12:00.002-06:00

Apple Pie with Cream

Ingredients:
Pie Crust:
1/2 C of Walnuts, lightly toasted
1 1/4 C of Flour
1/4 C of Powdered Sugar
3/4 C of Butter cut into cubes
1 Egg Yolk
1 Tbs. Milk/Cold Water

Pie Filling:
3 Apples
1 C Sour Cream
1/2 C Granulated Sugar
2 Tbs Flour
1/4 Tsp Salt
1 Egg
1 Tsp. Real Vanilla Extract
1 Tsp. Grated Lemon Peel
1/4 C. Raisins

Topping:
1/3 C Brown Sugar
1/2 C Flour
1/3 C Butter
1/2 Tsp Cinnamon

Preparation:
Crust:
Grind Walnuts in a food processor
Add Flour and Powdered Sugar
Add Egg Yolk and Milk and knead just until dough is smooth
Transfer to Refrigerator for 1 hr.
After cooled, transfer dough to pie pan
Preheat Oven to 180 degrees

Filling:
Peel and slice Apples and arrange slices artfully in pie crust
Mix together the rest of the pie filling ingredients and pour gently over the apples
Bake for 25 mins

Topping:
Process together all topping ingredients until coarsely crumbled
Refrigerate for 25 mins
After removing pie from oven, sprinkle topping on pie

Return pie with topping into oven for 20 mins
Keep refrigerated
May be served hot or cold according to taste. And don't forget to add a dollop of
sour cream!

Felt Stocking Results!

2022-11-18T00:30:00.001-06:00

I love Christmas! These stockings were completed 2 Christmases ago! It is now one week before Thanksgiving 2022. We've survived CoVid and are thankful for God's blessings. I'm ready to show my Christmas stockings:

I searched for images that would give each stocking a personalized feel. After printing the images, I used each one as a templet to cut the sections of felt.

I was so happy to find sparkly blue felt for the background of this ornament.

All sections of felt were cut out and ready to be glued or sewn.

I used a combo of beading and embroidery for accents.

Here they are all finished and hanging on the mantel.

2018-11-08T00:48:00.002-06:00

Vintage Felt Christmas Stockings

I am feeling nostalgic this Christmas. When I was
a child, my mother designed and stitched together
our beautiful Christmas stockings. She used felt
applique, sequins and beads. I no longer have the
stockings, so I have been searching the internet for
inspiration to recreate the stockings for my own family.

Here are a few of the designs that caught my eye:

I love the red felt and sequins in these three stockings,
but they may be a bit too busy.

These beautiful stockings were designed by Corey
Moorgat and can be seen in more detail on her blog.

Blogger Pam Garrison designed this stocking for her
son Dugan. More pics at her blog.

This design has a nativity scene that I would like to

use for inspiration. Designs are from the blog

Do Small Things With Love.

Here is inspiration for Mother and Child applique that I found

on Pinterest:

I really like the simple design of this nativity scene:

I'll keep you updated when I finalize my designs!

Roasted Habanero Salsa

2015-09-01T23:08:00.002-05:00

My husband inhales Mexican food! This is one of his favorite salsas.
I found this fab recipe at Daydream Kitchen.

(This salsa can be spicy hot- so please be aware!)

Ingredients: 9 plum tomatoes

2 Habanero peppers

1/2 red onion

6 cloves of garlic

handful of fresh cilantro

juice of 1 lime

1 tbs. olive oil

1 tsp red wine vinegar

salt and pepper to taste

Instructions: Half the habanero peppers, remove stems and seeds

Line baking sheet with foil, place halved peppers and

garlic cloves on foil and roast until peppers are slightly blackened, about 2-3 mins. Or, you can use your grill.

Finely dice the roasted peppers, tomatoes, garlic and onions,
place in a large bowl
Wash and de-stem the cilantro, chop finely and add to bowl
Add wet ingredients-lime juice, olive oil and vinegar
Mix together and salt and pepper to taste

Hope you enjoy!

Fall Family Favorite: Organic Vegetable Stew

2015-09-01T16:44:00.003-05:00

Fall Family Favorite: Organic Vegetable Stew

What warms the heart more than a nice bowl of vegetable stew?
My family has enjoyed this stew for many years. This is my
Mother's recipe with the modification of using organic
ingredients. I also opted for frozen peas, green beans and corn which could
be substituted with fresh or even canned ingredients. We
also like to eat "meatless" as often as possible, so
this recipe is vegan. Browned stew meat could be added to your own version
of this recipe.

I've started with :
5 peeled carrots
4 med. sized peeled potatoes
2 fresh tomatoes
1 med. white onion
2 cloves of garlic
1 bag of frozen peas
1 bag of frozen green beans
and 1 bag of frozen corn
all items are organic
I also used Bionatura brand
Organic Strained Tomatoes
24 oz. no salt added
(we purchased ours from Whole Foods)

All ingredients are rinsed and diced, removed from packages and
are ready to be added to a large stew pot.

I just add all ingredients in an evenly dispersed manner.

Next, I add 4 cups of Ozarka Spring Water. You may choose
any type of water, but Ozarka is our favorite.

Now, I'm ready to add the jar of strained tomatoes.

I like to mix all ingredients evenly within the pot.

I add the following spices which can be adjusted according to
your family's preferences.
1 tsp Frontier brand Herby organic Mediterranean herbs and sea salt
1 tbsp sea salt
1/2 tsp ground pepper
1/4 tsp basil

I bring the mixture to a boil on high heat and I stir often.

Then, I lower to temperature to med hi heat and cook for 25 mins.
Remember to keep an eye on the potatoes because they can stick to the
bottom of the pan and burn if not stirred often.

I also cover the pot while cooking to keep in the
flavor of all the juices. Once cooked, place the stew on lo heat to
keep until dinner time.

My family always want seconds! You could add nice homemade bread to your meal
for extra flavor.

Hope you enjoy!

Simple Cardigan Refashion

2014-09-02T17:55:00.000-05:00

I recently ran across Tarakina Svtlana's tutorial for refashioning a cardigan that was purchased on sale. Here is the before pic:

To begin, she used blue camo fabric as a template. She wanted to use the sheer polyester fabric as her ruffle to be added to the cardigan. You could also just use a tissue pattern. No dimensions are given. You will have to freehand your own pattern (sorry).

Now, to make the flower. The tutorial for that can be found here. Basically, you will use a tea candle and very carefully melt the edges of the polyester fabric petals. You will layer the petals to form a flower.

Next, you will need to cut out a strip of fabric to form the ruffle. Starting with the narrow end of a strip of cloth from the middle of the back of the sweater to the front placket, repeat for the other side. You could either attach the ruffle together or you could place the ruffle from the top of the sleeve to the front. Stitch along the edges of the ruffle.

Then, sew the front placket with a cascading ruffle. The fabric is laid out in a zigzag pattern. The tutorial for sewing a cascade ruffle is here.

Hand sew the flower together and add a small brooch in the center.

Finally, to shorten the sleeves, cut off at the desired length

and then cut off the cuffs. Looks like she also adjusted the seams at the side for a more tailored look.

Sew the cuffs to the gathered edge of the shortened sleeve for a cute, puffed out look.

It turned out so cute and feminine! Here are the pics of the completed make-over:

Hope you have a wonderful week!

Thanks to Ugly Bugs and Pretty Bees for the flower tutorial and to Shwin and Shwin for the cascade ruffle tutorial!

Adorable Teddy Bear Cookies!

2013-09-08T16:37:00.001-05:00

How cute are these teddy bear cookies by the Cookie Fairy Blog? These
are perfect for an after school snack or a Teddy Bear themed party!

Prepare two equal-sized balls of dough- Cocoa and Vanilla

Cool dough, then flatten between 2 sheets of parchment paper (no need for flour)

Cut dough into circles for face, ears and nose

Stack circles to form contrasting faces and ears, slightly push on each piece to connect

After cooling decorate with eyes, nose and mouth and enjoy!

Teddy Bear Cookies
Makes 16 Cookies

Cookie Ingredients:

1/4 C Butter (1/2 Stick)
1 C Powdered Sugar
1 Egg Yolk
1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
2 C Flour
1/4 C Cocoa

Icing Ingredients:
3 TBS Powdered Sugar
1/2 Tsp Cocoa
A few drops of milk or water
A handful of Chocolate Chips

For Cookies:

Beat Butter and Powdered Sugar together for several minutes until smooth
Mix in Egg Yolk and Vanilla Extract
Next, Sift in Flour until incorporated
Divide the Dough into 2 equal parts
In 1 part of the Dough mix in Cocoa

Wrap each part in plastic wrap and refrigerate for several hours
If dough becomes soft during preparation, then place in refrigerator until stiff
Flatten each piece of dough between 2 cookie sheets or parchment paper into a square that is approx. 25" X 25"
Using 2 sizes of circular cookie cutters cut out small and large circles of each color of dough
Stack the circles of dough contrasting each piece and slightly push on each piece
to connect (2 small for ears, 1 large for face and one small for nose)
Bake cookies for 10 -12 minutes at 350 deg.
Let cool completely

For Icing:

In a bowl: 2 TBS of powdered sugar
gradually trickle a few drops of milk or water while stirring
just until mixture is smooth but still thick
If icing is too thin, add more powdered sugar to desired consistency

In a separate bowl:
Mix remaining powdered sugar with cocoa trickle in a few drops of milk or water while stirring

Place each color of icing in separate pastry bags with small round couplings

For Chocolate faced Cookies: Use light colored icing for eyes and add a mini chocolate chip for his pupils
Use dark colored icing for nose and mouth.

For Vanilla faced Cookies: Use dark icing for eyes and add a mini white chocolate chip for pupils. Use light icing for nose and mouth.

Have fun eating the cute and delicious Teddy Bear cookies!

Apple Pie With Cream

2013-09-08T16:12:00.000-05:00

I found a wonderful new recipe for Apple Pie from the Cookie Fairy Blog!

Ingredients:

Crust:
50 g walnuts, lightly toasted
180 grams (a quarter cup) of flour
30 grams (3 tablespoons) powdered sugar
120 cold butter cubes
1 egg yolk
1 tablespoon milk or cold water

Ingredients:
3 apples
200 ml (cup) sour cream 15%
100 grams (half a cup) sugar
2 tablespoons flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 teaspoon real vanilla extract
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
25 g raisins

Topping:
60 g (1/4 cup compressed) brown sugar
50 g (one third cup and another teaspoon) flour
40 g butter
1/2 tsp cinnamon

Tools:
Pie mold or pattern disintegrating 24 cm

Preparation:

To the kelp:
Grind the nuts in a food processor. Add flour and powdered sugar and process together. Add the cubes of butter and mix to crumbs. Add yolk and milk and process briefly until you get a uniform dough. Refrigerate for an hour. After cooling, flatten the dough with your hands on the bottom and sides of the pan. Heat oven to medium temperature 180 degrees.

For the filling:
peel, shred and slice the apples into slices, and arrange nicely in the crust. Mix the remaining ingredients of the filling and pour gently over the apples. Bake for 25 minutes.

For coating:
Process all coating materials together until rough crumbs are obtained and refrigerated. After 25 minutes, remove the pan from the oven and sprinkle the crumbs quickly on the pie. Return to oven and bake for another 20 minutes. Keep refrigerated. Serve hot or cold to taste next to whipped cream or a ball of vanilla ice cream.

Valentine's Day Love

2013-01-19T01:18:00.001-06:00

Valentine's Day is one of my favorite holidays! I'm still looking for that perfect gift for my hubby...
This is a small Valentine montage from Poppytalk blog. Enjoy!

Poppytalk - The beautiful, the decayed and the handmade: Today at Poppytalk Handmade:
Contributor post by Erin of Dear Edna
1. Renee Anne 2. Golly Bard 3. Yellow Button Studio
4. Lucy Snowe Photography 5. Datter Industries

How To Knit A Giganto Blanket!

2012-11-04T10:10:00.000-06:00

Christmas Eve Creamy Crockpot Hot Chocolate

2012-10-20T00:17:00.002-05:00

Christmas Eve Creamy Crockpot Hot Chocolate - 1.5 cups heavy cream, 1 can of sweetened condensed milk (14oz), 2 cups milk chocolate chips, 6 cups of milk, 1 tsp vanilla extract. Yum!---have to remember this at christmas this year!!

And from Real Mom Kitchen:

Peppermint Whipped Cream. Perfect for hot chocolate..

My favorite way to top my hot cocoa or hot chocolate with whipped cream. This is an easy peppermint whipped cream recipe. I love this on top of hot chocolate. If served right away, the crunchy bits of candy cane add texture to the cream. If served after a while, the candy canes completely dissolve for a delicious creamy topping. Peppermint Cream also works well served on top of chocolate pie, brownies, cupcakes, etc.

Peppermint Whipped Cream

Ingredients:

6 red and white peppermint candy canes or 24 red and white mini peppermint candy canes

2 cups of whipping cream

Unwrap your candy canes and place them in a blender or food processor. I like to break them into pieces as I add them to the blender.
Process until the candy canes util they are a fairly fine powder.
In another bowl, whip cream until firm. No need to add sugar. The sweetness will come from the candy canes.
Fold in the candy cane powder in the cream. Use immediately to top you cocoa if you like little pieces of crunchy candy cane in it (This is the way I like it). Or place in the refrigerator for 2 hours and allow the candy canes to completely dissolve.

Meet the Dubiens: make your own rainbow watercolors

2012-10-18T22:31:00.001-05:00

Meet the Dubiens: make your own rainbow watercolors:I found the idea of making your own homemade watercolor paints on Martha Stewart and I absolutely loved it. Now that we've made our own watercolors, I'll never use anything else. These watercolors are absolutely amazing. I think they are far superior to any other watercolor paints I had previously purchased for my kiddos. It also makes quite a bit, so I bought some awesome individual containers and just close the lid after we use them and have lots leftover for the next time. I also love that you can control how bright/vibrant the colors will be by adding either a little or a lot of food coloring. I like vibrant, so that's exactly what mine are. I'm including this craft in our St. Patrick's day activities because we used our watercolors to make beautiful rainbows. Cam really wasn't interested in making rainbows, but Kirsten was really excited and did an amazing job. She painted four of them! I framed one of them and it looks amazing. Here are the instructions to make your own watercolors:

What you'll need (for each color):

2 tbsp baking soda
1 tbsp white vinegar
1/4 tsp light corn syrup
1 tbsp cornstarch

We made 6 colors - so you will need 6x the above ingredients

gel food coloring
6 bowls
spoons
airtight containers

watercolor paper
paintbrushes

* This recipe made a large batch and I was able to make a set for both Kirsten and Camden to have their own *

Directions:

1. in each bowl add the above ingredients - 2 tbsp baking soda, 1 tbsp white vinegar, 1/4 tsp light corn syrup, 1 tbsp cornstarch. Mix until everything is well dissolved. If the mixture is too thick, add a little bit more vinegar. You basically want it to be like an oobleck or gak consistency (can be formed but then melts away if you let it go).

2. add your food coloring to each bowl and mix well - we did a rainbow of colors - red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple.

3. pour your paint mixture into individual containers, leave the lids off and allow to dry completely - at least overnight.

4. give the paints to your kiddos (I made a set for each kid) with a paint brush, watercolor paper and a cup of water and let them paint away!

How to Make a Fall Wreath with Corn Tassels!

2012-09-15T22:22:00.004-05:00

This is a wonderful tutorial from Brooke from All Things Thrifty Blog. At almost no cost, this wreath
is fun and easy to make!

"My name is Brooke and I normally blog over at All Things Thrifty where I post about my thrifty decorating addiction! Let me tell you a little about myself before we get going! In a nutshell, I grew up on a farm in Central Utah. I’m a mom of four little kiddos, and I love to decorate. My sisters, my mom, and I love to craft together, and the project I’m sharing with you today happens to be a wreath that my Sister Natalie made. I’m a super thrifty gal and I love to teach my tips and tricks. I’m telling ya peeps, sometimes the cheapest projects turn out the very best around my house. My favorite way to decorate my home is with ultra unique items that can’t be bought in any store. Come check out some of my furniture transformations, and you will see what I mean! I am thrilled to be part of Amy’s Fall Festival today, and I was super excited that she asked me to participate! Let’s get started!

This project most likely won’t cost you a dime to make.

You can’t beat FREE right!?!?

You will need:

A corn field {HA! yep, I said a corn field}

Scissors

A plastic bag

A pool noodle {Summer is over so just use an old one you have laying around or go buy

one for $1 or less}

Some duct tape.

*Before you to stalking through the corn field off in the boonies, please ask permission. :)

Step 1: Gather 4 bags full of corn tassels. Scissors work great for this. The tassel is the very top of the corn stalk in case you didn’t know.

Try your darndest to get tassels that are straight instead of tassels that spray all over the place..

Step 2: After you have a bag full of tassels, you need to make a pool noodle wreath by cutting it and duct taping it together. You can spray paint it if you want, but really no one will see the pool noodle once you are done.

Step 3: Divide your tassels into separate piles depending

on their lengths. You can cut down your tassels if you need to.

Step 4: Make a small hole in the noodle with the end of your scissors and slide in your tassel one at a time. Start at the back with your longest {and straightest} corn tassels.

Step 5: Continue layering your tassels into your pool noodle until it is full.

The only thing that would make this wreath better is if it were MINE instead of my Sister’s. Don’t you think she should make me one? I think so!

I think a trio of corn tassel wreaths would be darling on my front door to celebrate FALL. I hope that you have enjoyed this fun {and more importantly basically FREE} idea, come visit me over at my blog! I would love to have you!

Brooke from All Things Thrifty

The Creative Vault: Antique Week: Delicate Flowers

2012-08-13T16:36:00.001-05:00

The Creative Vault: Antique Week: Delicate Flowers: here is a delightful assortment of pics of Alicia's Mother's collection of tins. Love it all!

Love the green leaf tea cup and saucer

The tin on the left is my favorite

love the doilies and oil lamps

beautiful china

calico china is so collectable

Cherry Pie Fluff or Pink Fluff

2012-06-16T01:45:00.003-05:00

This recipe was shared by The Better Baker Blog. We have cherry pie fluff every Thanksgiving! We call it Aunt Sherry's Pink Fluff.

CHERRY PIE FLUFF

1 (20 oz) can no sugar added cherry pie filling

1 (4 serv. size) box sugar free cheesecake pudding mix

8 ozs. fat free cool whip

Combine cherry pie filling with pudding mix.
Fold in cool whip.

Chill and enjoy.

Points (Prior to Points Plus):

heaping 3/4 c. = 3 points

2/3 c. = 2 points

Father's Day Tips and Ideas

2012-06-15T15:45:00.000-05:00

With Father's Day fast approaching, I came across this article full of great ideas for celebrating Dad's special day! Happy Father's Day to all dads for all of your hard work and love!

Cinnamon Banana Cake

2012-06-15T15:18:00.002-05:00

Scrumptious recipe from The Creation Room:
Cinnamon Banana Cake
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 ripe bananas
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. baking soda
1 dash salt
3 cups flour
1 pint sour cream (2 cups) or vanilla yogurt
Blend butter, sugar, bananas, eggs and vanilla. Add remaining ingredients. In another bowl make the filling.
Filling: 1/3 cup brown sugar
1 Tbs. cinnamon
1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)
1 cup chocolate chips (optional…but why wouldn’t you?)
Layer batter and filling twice in a 9X13 dish. Bake 350 degrees F for 45 minutes.
* Sometimes the middle of the cake needs to bake longer. If so, put foil over the cake after the 45 minutes and bake it for another 5 minutes. Test with a toothpick in the middle to see if the batter sticks to it, if it comes out clean…the cake is finished.

Homemade Limeade

2012-06-15T15:13:00.002-05:00

I found this fabulous new recipe for a thirsty summer day from the blog The Idea Room:

Fresh Limeade Recipe

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Fresh Lime Juice (about 6 limes)
2/3 cup Sugar, Granulated
2 quarts cold water

Directions:

Cut limes in half and squeeze lime juice into a 2 quart pitcher. Add Sugar and stir until dissolved. Fill pitcher with cold water, stir and chill in refrigerator.
The juice can also be frozen for a sweet treat : )

Vanilla-glazed Lemon Loaf Cake

2012-06-07T00:58:00.001-05:00

I found this recipe on Mums in the Kitchen blog. It looks so delicious and is perfect for tea time.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups plain flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 eggs
3/4 cup caster sugar
125g butter, at room temperature, chopped
3/4 cup buttermilk
1 lemon, rind finely grated

Vanilla Glaze:
1 cup icing sugar, sifted
30g butter, melted
2 tablespoons boiling water
1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Method:
Preheat oven to 170 degrees, or 150 fan-forced. Grease and line an 11cm x 23cm loaf pan.

Sift together the flour and baking powder. Place eggs and caster sugar into a food processor and process until pale. Add butter and process until thick and creamy. Add buttermilk and rind, and pulse until combined. Add flour mixture and pulse until a batter forms.

Fill prepared pan and bake for 40-45 minutes. Cool in pan for 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, make Vanilla Glaze - combine all ingredients in a bowl until smooth.

Remove cake from pan and brush glaze over cake. Cool cake completely on a wire rack, then serve.

Shabby Chic designer style

2012-06-07T00:13:00.002-05:00

I've always loved shabby chic cottage style decor. One favorite bedding collection of mine is Ralph Lauren's Home Lake bedding collection. Sadly, it is discontinued but can still be purchased on ebay or amazon.

Kindness Kingdom

2012-06-05T11:21:00.001-05:00

I found a new game that is just perfect for the summer break. It's called Kindness Kingdom. This wonderful game teaches empathy for others, kindess and general manners. What a lovely way to bond as a family!

Charming Quilts

2012-05-20T16:40:00.001-05:00

Patricia Wood & Co. of Harbor Springs, MI is a premier interior design firm that has a shop where they sell quilted upholstered pieces. Aren't they charming? I thought you might be inspired to reupholster your own furniture!

EmmmyLizzzy: Doily lamp tutorial. Finally!

2012-05-20T11:04:00.001-05:00

EmmmyLizzzy: Doily lamp tutorial. Finally!: Well written tutorial for a doily lamp. Congrats-looks great!

How-To: Simple Altoids Smalls LED Flashlight @Craftzine.com blog

2012-05-18T04:01:00.001-05:00

Fun project for the kids!

How-To: Simple Altoids Smalls LED Flashlight @Craftzine.com blog

Mod Podge Rocks!: Cute boo-boo box tutorial.

2012-05-16T15:17:00.001-05:00

Mod Podge Rocks!: Cute boo-boo box tutorial.: Kelly from Running with Glitter decorated an old Altoids tin to be a kids' "boo-boo" box, which is a great idea when you need minor medical care on the go. Slip it into your purse and take it to the park just in case. You'll also like the printable she used, which you can add to anything - not just a boo-boo box.