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Peanut Butter Balls

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 00:03:00 +0000

As a child, I used to eat peanut butter balls. I loved them. Recently I had a craving for them. After going through my trusty family recipe book, I realized that they aren't there! After a few phone calls, and Facebook posts to family members, I still cannot figure out who made them. This makes me sad. But I remembered the basics of what was in them, and I experimented until I came up with these. They taste just like I remember.

If you make these, let me know what you think!

Peanut Butter Balls

1 cup honey

1 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter

2 cups dry milk powder

3 cups quick oats

Mix together until well blended. Form to about 1 inch balls and place on wax paper. Refrigerate until firm. Serve.

For additional options, you can add 1 cup of milk chocolate chips to the mix (note that this will make it harder to mix), drizzle melted chocolate on top, or roll them in shaved chocolate.

My First Baking Flop

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 17:57:00 +0000

I tried to do this, from pin http://pinterest.com/pin/204350901813015799/. The results are obvious.

DIY Sun Catcher

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 26 May 2012 14:40:00 +0000

This is an experiment and work in progress so please bear with me on this. Several people on Craftster have posted about making things out of melted plastic beads. I decided to make a sun catcher for my mom's new sun room.

What you need:

large bag of translucent plastic beads

oven safe pan, bowl, etc

oven

These are the beads I picked up at JoAnn's. They were $6.99, and I had a 50% off coupon I used on it.

I decided to make one large piece, and hang some smaller circles under it. So I used a pie pan, and cupcake pan.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

Put the beads in a single layer of the bottom of your pan. Make sure they go all the way to the sides and there are no gaps. This will give the most effective look.

Place the pans in the oven. I did both at once to save time.

WARNING! This WILL smell bad. Be sure to turn on a fan and crack a window.

I let mine bake about 20 minutes. Times will vary depending on the oven and the beads. Just keep a close eye on them. Ideally you want to top to be very smooth and not bumpy, but if you have some bumps, it could look neat too.

When the beads have melted, removed the pans and let cool. About 10 minutes should be fine. Pieces should just pop or fall out.

As you can see on the large one, the edges are a little bumpy. If you don't like this, add a little more beads around the edge from what I did. As you can see I did some small ones in single colors and rainbow.

I even melted a couple separately in a pan to see how far they'd go on their own. I don't know what I can can do with them, but they're cute.

Here is a closeup of one small piece. Please note the little bubbles. This will happen, and adds to the effect.

My next step will be to file off a few excess pointy parts and drill small holes in the pieces so I can tie them together so they hang. I will post photos when I'm all don't with my pieces.

Apple Ice Creams with Brandy Caramel

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 21:27:00 +0000

This bit of Fall deliciousness can be found at timeforalittlesomething.com.

Root Beer Float Cake

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 21:02:00 +0000

Excuse me a second while I wipe up the drool from my keyboard..... ok, that's better.

Brown Eyed Baker has this amazing recipe here.

No Heat Curls

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:54:00 +0000

This is a huge craze among the women of reddit.com. Here's the tutorial from MaryJanes & Galoshes. I tried out this method and here's my hair after taking it out.

I was excited. Curls don't typically stay well in my hair. Just thinking about it flashes me back to high school prom and 2 stylists trying to get curls to stay while cursing under their breath at my hair. Obviously it needed taming in order to make it pretty. I brushed it as the tutorial showed, and it frizzed the shit out on me! I will not be showing a photo of that. I think the reason for the fail was that I made the curls too tight, and didn't use the right kind of brush. At least, I hope so. I will be trying this again. All the photo's that were posted of women trying this gives me hope that I can have cool retro curls. Maybe it just takes a little practice.

If you try this, let me know how it went in the comments!

Pumpkin Cookies With Carmel Frosting

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 01:56:00 +0000

Oh, it's that time of year again. Time for all things PUMPKIN!

Full recipe on Let's Dish!

7 Home Remedies for Kids

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 01:50:00 +0000

How Does She had a post about home remedies to help our kids when they're not at their best. Most of us have heard of the B.R.A.T. diet, but there's so much more to this. Head on over and read the full list. Maybe bookmark it for future reference.

Make a Jellyfish

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 21:06:00 +0000

Bhoomplay's Blog has a pretty cool little tutorial on how to make a jellyfish in a bottle. Ok, it's a plastic bag, but it looks really cool.

Check out how to make this here. There's even a cute video showing kids playing with them. As soon as I can find someplace that has clear plastic bags, we're going to try this out. All my plastic bags are white or brown. I don't think it would have the same effect.

Make Pumpkin Ice Cream

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 20:52:00 +0000

I have to confess something. I love ALL things pumpkin. I love the color of pumpkin, Halloween, jack-o-lanterns, pumpkin seeds, and any food that includes pumpkin. Needless to say my taste buds started going as soon as I saw this.

Best part? It has a little liquor in it! Well, the recipe offers what you can add. See the recipe and more yummy pumpkin photos by David Leebovitz here.

Rainbow Ice Cream Cake Bites

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:42:00 +0000

Yeah, you just read that. In case you don't believe it, here's the photo evidence.

My first thought was 'how in the world...?' followed up by 'that must be a ton of work!' Honestly, it's not much more than making regular cake balls/bites. Check out how to make these at Sugar Swings!

Chocolate Covered Jelly Beans

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:41:00 +0000

1 Fine Cookie shows us how to make Jelly Bellies even more delicious with chocolate.

See how and her combination recipes here. I think I'll be picking up some Jelly Bellies this week. yum!

12 Cute Ways to Decorate a Cake

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:28:00 +0000

Check out these 12 Cute Ways to Decorate a Cake from Food on Shine. Very simple with a big impact.

yummy!

Hula Hoop Making

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:59:00 +0000

Hillbilly Jillies: Hula Hoop Making = Hours of Fun

Check out this clever tutorial on how to make a custom hula hoop for you kids. I bet you could put some small beads or marbles in it and get the swirly sound that some of them have. Fun!

Kids Birthday Morning Surprise

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 19:45:00 +0000

Craftymoods.com: Kids PRICELESS Morning Birthday Surprise!

I can't wait to do this for oldest daughters birthday at the end of the month!

"Chocolate Frog" Jelly Shots

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 23:53:00 +0000

Jelly Shot Test Kitchen: "Chocolate Frog" Jelly Shots

Yes please! I'll take several.

Free Android App

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 31 May 2011 13:56:00 +0000

I love Plants vs. Zombies! Today only Amazon is giving the game away for free. It's typically $2.99. If you have an Android phone, I highly recommend getting this app. Go HERE for the Amazon appstore and get the game.

Flower Petal "Stained Glass"

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 24 May 2011 23:54:00 +0000

This is a beautiful idea for decorating a window or door. Just use flower petals and leaves arranged on contact paper!

Wonderful, right? I can't wait to try it. I have a sliding glass door that could use some color.

Tonkatsu

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 24 May 2011 23:46:00 +0000

I made this for dinner tonight and it was a huge success! My picky husband and daughter both ate it up. Unfortunately we all dug in before I could take a picture, but here's what it looks like.

The recipe is from The Culinary Chronicles. I didn't make the sauce this time, and I made it with some cheesy rice. Next time I'll try the sauce too.

Tonkatsu:
4 Pieces Pork Loin, ½ inch thin1 Cup Panko Bread Crumbs
½ Cup Flour
2 Eggs
2 Tablespoons Milk
¼ Cup Vegetable Oil
Salt and Pepper

"Place breadcrumbs in a shallow dish and place the flour in another. In a bowl, whisk together the eggs and milk. Season the pork with salt and pepper. Working in batches, dredge a few pieces of the pork in the flour, then the egg mixture, and finally the breadcrumbs to coat, shaking off the excess between each step. Repeat with the remaining pork.

In a large skillet, heat the oil to medium high heat. Slide in pork and fry until golden brown, approximately 2-3 minutes on each side. Remove from pan and drain the cutlets on paper towels. Repeat with remaining pork."

My pork was more like 3/4" thick and I cooked them about 5-6 minutes on each side. They were nice & juicy.

Popsicle Brownies

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 20 May 2011 23:44:00 +0000

That's right. Brownies, on sticks, with sprinkles. Crazy Domestic has the details here, but it's pretty self explanatory based on pictures.

Promote Yourself

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 20 May 2011 15:18:00 +0000

Do you have a blog, etsy shop, or website you want to promote? Starting today I'm going to have a post once a week for self promotion. Just Like me on Facebook or use Google Connect to follow me, then post a comment here with your name and link. I'll start a list in the post for easy access. If I get enough participation and additional followers, I will have a permanent blog roll for my followers.

Let's promote and support each other!

Shrinky Dink Rings

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 20 May 2011 00:02:00 +0000

I saw this fantastic tutorial on how to make rings out of Shrinky Dinks and I can't wait to try it out. I have an allergy to nickel so I have to be careful of my jewelry. This will be great for something cheap and original. On top of that, what a great way to have a one of a kind art piece from the kids?

See the how to at Planet June!

Candy BBQ

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 19 May 2011 23:57:00 +0000

Ever want to have a BBQ, but were craving candy? Yeah, me neither. But if you want to gain 100 pounds and don't mind getting diabetes, I say try this out.

Warning, the video has a bit of vulgar language!

PS- Debbie, if you're reading this. I selected this just for your kids. hahahaha!

My Bad

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 18 May 2011 11:38:00 +0000

Hi everyone!
Sorry I haven't posted in a while. Between nice weather and a terror for a two year old, I was having trouble getting some time to post. But I'm going to be making a better effort now!

Happy Mother's Day!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 08 May 2011 18:47:00 +0000