tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442350573281608242024-03-05T03:03:32.762-08:00Fun with Unique HeartFun with Unique Heart is a blog for recipes, crafts, games, my adventures, my opinions and whatever else is on my mind that I would like to share. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger122125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244235057328160824.post-16887878723064053202014-12-15T13:50:00.000-08:002014-12-15T13:50:03.488-08:00I Don't Deep-Fry, Making Doughnuts<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Based on the title of this post, you must think that it's going to be about cake doughnuts. WRONG! I don't like cake doughnuts, I think they're a disappointment. To me a cake doughnut is cake in the shape of a doughnut, and when you want the crumb, taste and texture of a doughnut, the cake doughnut doesn't do it for me.<br />
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As I was flipping through my box of RedStar Yeast recipes, I kept coming across a recipe for Raised Doughnuts, alas it called for deep frying. Now, I didn't deep fry, not for any health reasons, but because I was scared. I was scared of being burnt by the hot oil, I was scared about not knowing when the oil was ready or when to take out the doughnuts. I hoped someone else would make them, as many of the RedStar Yeast recipes that I've tried have been delicious so far. I also don't usually get in the mood for doughnuts except when they are seasonal-meaning Chanukah time. We eat doughnuts on Chanukah because they're fried in oil and we want to commemorate the miracle that the oil lasted for eight nights.<br />
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It's the day before Chanukah, and I see the recipe again. Hmm, I figure you know what, I 'll make the dough and maybe someone else can do the frying. The dough seems really easy, just putting all the ingredients into the bread machine. I come across my first hurdle, the recipe calls for milk, I need these doughnuts to be dairy free. Awesome, RedStar says I can substitute water for the milk. First hurdle cleared. Second hurdle, some of the ingredients say they need to be at 80 degrees. I don't have a thermometer to check and my eggs are in the fridge.The water is already warm. I warm up the oil in the microwave and run warm water over the egg. I don't know if it's 80 degrees, but it will have to do. Second hurdle cleared. Third hurdle, the recipe I have is written for a Welbilt bread machine, that's not the company I own, so the instructions get confusing at this point for me, I just put it on dough. The recipe on the site seems to be more clear then what I had been using. Ok, third hurdle semi-cleared. Dough's ready. I needed to add flour to mine, but this may have been avoided had my recipe been clearer. How think should the dough be rolled out? I wasn't sure, so some of my doughnuts came out too think, I would say there should be a slight thickness (maybe 1/4-1/2 inch) to them and it's better they be too thick than too thin. The recipe says to use a doughnut cutter, I just used my misshapen circle cookie cutter. I let it rest for a half hour.<br />
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AAGH! Time for Deep Frying. I don't have a thermometer and I have never done this before. Google to the rescue. How to deep fry without a thermometer....a few different ideas turn up, but the one that appeals to me the most, was to heat one kernel of popcorn along with the oil and when the kernel pops, you know the oils is ready. It took a while for the oil to heat up, and the kernel to pop, but once I saw it popped, I started to gently slide in the doughnuts, a few at a time, fried each side until golden brown, and drained oil on a paper towel placed on a plate. Once they were cool enough to touch, I shook them in a ziploc with some confectioners sugar.<br />
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It was not so bad and the doughnuts are yummy!<br />
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Here's the recipe I used <a href="http://redstaryeast.com/doughnuts/" target="_blank">Raised Doughnuts</a>.<br />
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If you use a circle cookie cutter like I did, you can fill the doughnuts with jelly or jam too.<br />
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I was at an affair the other day and I based on the requests and my experiences I'm compiling a list of evening bag essentials.<br />
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<li>Sanitary tampon or napkin in case of emergency</li>
<li>Prayer Card-the Chuppah by a Jewish wedding is considered an auspicious time to pray. There are specific prayer cards that may be given out by some weddings. Since not all weddings give them out, it's a good idea to keep one in your bag. <a href="http://www.shidduchim.info/torah.html" target="_blank">Some Prayers That are Included on The Prayer Cards</a></li>
<li>Pen</li>
<li>Small card with car service number-ride there and no ride back?</li>
<li>Some Cash/Credit Card</li>
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The next stop on the board is the Peppermint Forest. For the Mr. Mint's costume we found some pink shorts, a darker pink shirt, bought 2 pairs of red and white striped tights from party city. One pair we cut to make sleeves and the other was worn as a regular tights. The pink wig was bought and the hat was made out of oak tag aka as poster board with some red masking tape around it. The top of the hat was a clown's nose. The hat was bobby pinned to the wig and the bobby pins were taped to the hat for more stability-we had used packing tape. We bought some fake snow decorations in December. Holiday Candy Canes rounded out the look. Near the Peppermint forest we had a scalloped jar holding the peppermint candy canes. You can also sprinkle the small peppermint candies over the snow.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244235057328160824.post-41641860521301991472014-03-31T05:00:00.000-07:002014-03-31T05:00:09.156-07:00Candyland Series Part 2 - Plumpy Caretaker of the Gingerbread Plum Trees<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Plumpy sits in the beginning of the game taking care of the Gingerbread Plum Trees. To make the tree you can use cardboard, brown craft paper or just use a poster and do a drawing. For food since it was Purim, I made Plum Hamantaschen. I really wanted to do Gingerbread (Spice) Plum Hamantaschen but I couldn't find spice cake mix in my local grocery. I could have also done plums, but the issue would be keeping them fresh since fridge space was at a minimum. Plums being a soft fruit also have a tendency to get mushy or be smashed by other items if not carefully placed. Since we didn't have any people to dress up like Plumpy we just used a poster board and I freehanded it.<br />
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For a party you many want to play games such as throwing plum looking bean bags onto a board or through holes that are worth different amount of points. Darts at purple balloons can also work.<br />
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If someone wants to or is able to dress up as Plumpy, I would suggest using a Green morph suit with padding, jumbo googly eyes with fuzzy eyebrows, use green foam or felt for the whiskers and mouth, as well as foam for the pendant. If you have any questions leave me a comment.<br />
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<li><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.uniqueheartfun.blogspot.com/2014/03/candyland-series-part-1-candyland-kids.html" target="_blank">Candyland Kids & Gingerbread Men at the Beginning of the board</a></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: yellow;">Plumpy under the Gingerbread Plum Tree</span></li>
<li>Mr. Mint in the Peppermint Forest</li>
<li>Jolly near the Gumdrop Mountains</li>
<li>Gramma Nut near her cottage</li>
<li>Princess Lolly in the lollipop woods</li>
<li>Queen Frostine in the Ice Cream Sea</li>
<li>Gloppy in the Molasses/Chocolate Swamp depending on version</li>
<li>King Kandy</li>
<li>Board Set-Up-Tiles, Signposts, Cards/Spinner, Music & Movie</li>
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Candyland Series Part 1- Candyland Kids & The Gingerbread Men<br />
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Do you remember the Candyland game from your childhood?<br />
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It was most likely one of the first games you learned to play, you didn't need to count above two and you barely even had to know your colors, as you were able to match the colors of the card to the board. Many kids loved the special cards so much, that they would go as far as remixing them and strategically placing the cards where they would be the one to receive the special cards.<br />
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I had the idea of bringing this game to life. I wanted it to be a game that people would be able to walk through and collect the candies in real life.<br />
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I decided to do this theme for the holiday of Purim. It's not obligatory to do all this work for it, but for fun I decided to go for it. We are only obligated to give one person 2 respectable food items. You can read more about the obligations of the day here & here.<br />
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There are costumes as we dress up. Candyland has many characters, so there is something for everyone, whether you choose to dress up as a few characters or get everyone together for all the characters.<br />
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<li><span style="background-color: yellow;">Candyland Kids at the Beginning of the board</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: yellow;">Gingerbread Men at the Beginning of the board</span></li>
<li>Plumpy under the Gingerbread Plum Tree</li>
<li>Mr. Mint in the Peppermint Forest</li>
<li>Jolly near the Gumdrop Mountains</li>
<li>Gramma Nut near her cottage</li>
<li>Princess Lolly in the lollipop woods</li>
<li>Queen Frostine in the Ice Cream Sea</li>
<li>Gloppy in the Molasses/Chocolate Swamp depending on version</li>
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What you can do with this stop or these characters:<br />
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<li>Use Gingerbread Cookies as party favors</li>
<li>Have a Decorate the Gingerbread Cookie as an activity.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.piebirds.org/2011/01/candyland-birthday-party.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gingerbread Playdough</a>-she also has lots more Candyland themed activities.</li>
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This post is part of a series to see other posts related to the Candyland theme click on the links below:</div>
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<li><span style="background-color: yellow;">Candyland Kids at the Beginning of the board</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: yellow;">Gingerbread Men at the Beginning of the board</span></li>
<li>Plumpy under the Gingerbread Plum Tree</li>
<li>Mr. Mint in the Peppermint Forest</li>
<li>Jolly near the Gumdrop Mountains</li>
<li>Gramma Nut near her cottage</li>
<li>Princess Lolly in the lollipop woods</li>
<li>Queen Frostine in the Ice Cream Sea</li>
<li>Gloppy in the Molasses/Chocolate Swamp depending on version</li>
<li>King Kandy</li>
<li>Board Set-Up-Tiles, Signposts, Cards/Spinner, Music & Movie</li>
<li>Favor Box Ideas</li>
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So I don't post much about the holidays here, but Purim is so much fun and I love the creativity that is displayed this time of year. To learn more about Purim-see <a href="http://uniqueheartfun.blogspot.com/2011/03/purim-holiday.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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While many people compare this holiday to Halloween, it's not quite like that. In terms of Mishloach Manos, there are rules to it. Although it often ends up being an exchange, you can't expect anything back, because the idea is to give, not to receive. We also want to increase friendship, so while we give to our friends, it's also nice to give to people we're not necessarily friends with.<br />
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<a href="http://www.aish.com/h/pur/m/48968806.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Some rules of Mishloach Manos</a><br />
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You only need to give 2 different food items ready to eat<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*</span>, but at the same time it should be a respectable<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">**</span> package, delivered via messenger, that's why children often deliver the packages as they become messengers for their parents. The children often receive cash or candy from the recipient, sort of like a tip, this is lots of fun for the kids. The cash tips can range from 25 cents to $10. The $5-$10 tippers are very rare. Most people tip between 25 cents and $1. Some people give and tell the kids that some of it is for them and some of it is for charity. The kids don't usually expect a tip, and not all people give, but they are quite happy when they receive one. The costumes (check out some easy ideas <a href="http://uniqueheartfun.blogspot.com/2011/03/costumes.html" target="_blank">here</a>), the music, parties, it's a day of great fun.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*respectable-certain drinks are not considered respectable enough, and therefore do not count towards your 2 required items although they may be included provided that you have another 2 items. Some examples include water, soda, drink boxes, coffee. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Respectable drink items include: Milk, Alcoholic Beverages, Grape Juice, Beer</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">**Ready to Eat</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">means no prep involved, no putting together ingredients in a jar for a recipient to bake, or heating up required, etc.</span><br />
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Then there's themes, some are for it and some are against it. Okay this is a whole 'nother discussion probably worthy of it's own post, where I'll share my opinion. This is quite a controversial topic.<br />
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You can check out some shalach manos we have done in the past <a href="http://uniqueheartfun.blogspot.com/2011/03/pictures-of-our-mishloach-manos.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://uniqueheartfun.blogspot.com/2011/03/our-costumes.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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We have actually a few versions that we made up this year.<br />
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Organized, Colleague, Friend-Okay, I don't know what to call it, but it's super cute.<br />
We bought mini drawer set, picked up at a local 99 Cents and Up store, yep was more than a dollar. It was also available in bright pink as well as a set with more drawers. We filled up the drawers with goodies.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;">Bottom Draw- Bite Size Oreos, Twizzler Nibs, Taffy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Middle Draw-Chocolate Bar (type with squares) Mike & Ikes bag, Box of gum</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;">Top Draw-Presidors (wafer rolls), popms (tiny choc chip cookies), <br />
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You can even personalize it, add stickers to the outside. Be creative.<br />
You can add the recipients favorite items, just keep in mind the size, as the drawers don't have much depth.<br />
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Now looking back, it seems like we went with organize your life type theme.<br />
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We found these organizers for 4.99 and then went about filling them up. You can make similar boxes. This pinterest <a href="http://pinterest.com/lynkis/storage-bins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">board </a><a href="http://pinterest.com/hollandangus/fabric-covered-boxes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">and this one</a> are full of ideas.The basic idea seems to be cardboard boxes, covered with fabric. I think it looks nicer with the inside covered to. Now that I think about it and the costs, for me it probably worked out to just buy it. I don't sew and don't really have fabric around my house, so I would have had to go out an buy fabric and more glue gun sticks.<br />
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We put in a box of wafers, chocolate cake, triangle gift box of chocolate, candies in a rectangle tube, pretzels, chocolate umbrellas, Alprose chocolates, chocolate coated pretzels, wafers and a bag of klik, mini liquor.<br />
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Here are some different ways we thought of to package them. Later picture will show the actual food items.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is one way of packaging it. <br />This package does not include a mini liquor.<br />The cover is is lifted up a bit on this one</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We ended up packaging it more or less like this one. <br />The pan is in there to show the size of the chocolate cake we were going to bake. <br />It was not baked as of this picture.</td></tr>
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On to what was actually in there.<br /><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Triangle box of chocolates. <br />I think they were selling it like thins in honor of the holiday and Haman's 3 cornered hat.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a package of individually wrapped Alprose Swiss Chocolate squares <br />or rectangles in this case.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some golden Zaza sucking candies packaged in a plastic rectangle box.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These were labeled as bon bons. I had never seen them before. Without even tasting them I bought around 40 of these.<br />They were something like a wafer with cream and chocolate. My sibling loved them.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Milk chocolate covered pretzels</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one is pretty self explanatory. Mini Pretzels.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chocolate covered wafers</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Godiva Chocolate Liquor</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is how I started setting it up. <br />The wafers were on the bottom and the triangle box was wedged in back.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;">we baked a chocolate cake in the pan, but this is a basic idea<br />of what was in there including the Godiva chocolate liquor<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">wanted to give you an idea of the size of these boxes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ah, I got the whole box into this picture</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">wafers on the bottom again</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This pan is a snug fit into the box. Perfect.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one also got the individually wrapped chocolates.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and a Klik Party Mix.<br /> Klik is a brand they make all sort of bags of bite sized chocolates. <br />This one's an assortment.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">chocolate umbrella</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">self explanatory again</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">yummy bon bon</td></tr>
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I recently saw someone ask a question about turning an already printed out photo into a magnet. I would never have thought of even doing a post on this because to me it's so obvious. If you're making it into a magnet, I would think it's a photo you care about and don't want to get ruined. If this is the case, I strongly suggest laminating it. If you have a laminating machine, you can do it yourself or take it to a copy shop. If you want to be even cheaper than that, remember my <a href="http://www.uniqueheartfun.blogspot.com/2013/09/create-your-own-hijara-game.html#comment-form" target="_blank">Hijara game board</a>, we're going to laminate your picture the same way, using packing tape. You need to take this slow in order to avoid creasing. See the DIY lamination below.<br />
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Promotional Magnets/Bumper Stickers/Magnets from businesses or Magnetic Tape<br />
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Enjoy plastering your fridge with photos of your family, use it for a pictorial menu board etc.<br />
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PS-Although some people might say you can use magnetic photo paper, I didn't see too many with good reviews which is why I didn't suggest it. This following product while not only for photos, seemed to have good reviews and is multi-functional.<br />
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In my Varsity Vox Box that I received complimentary from Influenster; I received some lip gloss. Plumping Lip Gloss to be exact. Ok, Ok I'll be really exact some<br />
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I don't really go for that plump lip look, but I figured I'll try it so I can review it here.<br />
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I applied it to my lips and found it to be sticky, not that big of a deal, wasn't more sticky than some of the other lip glosses I had tried. But, Oh, the tingling, and not in a good way. I found it to be uncomfortable. I don't know if this is natural for plumping lip glosses or not. It wasn't uncomfortable in a painful way, it was more annoying and bothersome. The color was a very nice light tint. Did it plump up my lips? I think it did. I will say that I removed it after a few minutes as I was too uncomfortable wearing it. It made me feel so strange. So there you have it, my honest review of NYC Big Bold Lip Gloss.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244235057328160824.post-64921433639796004832013-10-25T08:31:00.002-07:002013-10-25T08:31:51.096-07:00Gem Explosion<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I am taking a break from regular programming to let you know about something new in my life.<br />
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Big news! I've started an online jewelry boutique called Gem Explosion. Each week you'll see my hand selected collection of fabulous, hard to find, styles at up to 60% off. For exclusive access, click below.<br />
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My flash sales go live on Wednesdays. We carry all sorts of accessories from scarves to barrettes in addition to our fine jewelry.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244235057328160824.post-67665250176146562112013-10-17T21:32:00.000-07:002013-10-17T21:32:25.135-07:00Healthy Dish: Sweet Potato and Chickpeas<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I often heat up sweet potatoes for my lunch. They take no more than 5 minutes in my microwave, so it's fast and easy. One day, I decided to take my sweet potato and make it more nutritious by adding chickpeas. There's a local store that makes really good chickpeas and we often have them in the house. I also never usually add spices because I felt that sweet potatoes were good on their own, but I was doing healthy and there are many benefits associated with spices, so I decided to add them in this time. The result was amazing, and perfect for a chilly day, the spices warm you up and totally transform the sweet potato. Perfect for a chilly fall day. The picture does show a lot of chickpeas, you don't need to add that much, it may have actually been a little too much. You can serve this for dinner, or as a side as well.<br />
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1 medium sweet potato-washed and scrubbed</div>
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Spices to taste if you don't like any of these just leave it out-Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Fennel Seed, Cumin</div>
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1. Cut an X in your sweet potato. Bake your sweet potato, this can be done in 5 minutes in your microwave. If you don't mind waiting longer, this can be done at 350 in your oven for an hour.</div>
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4. Stir in generous amount of pre-seasoned store bought chickpeas.*</div>
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Other ideas for add-ins include baby spinach leaves, raw or lightly sauteed. You can also add other sweet squashes. It's very open-ended, so play around have fun.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244235057328160824.post-7747654829281413342013-10-08T09:00:00.000-07:002013-10-08T09:00:04.199-07:00Connect Four<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Remember my <a href="http://www.uniqueheartfun.blogspot.com/2013/09/create-your-own-hijara-game.html#comment-form" target="_blank">hijara game board</a>?<br />
I created a flat connect 4 game board and you can use the pieces from your Hijara game for this.<br />
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Connect Four Template: Open in new tab and print. Cover with packing tape on both sides to make a sturdier game board.<br />
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I used to love making tents out of chairs, flat bedsheets, blankets, and binder clips (clothespins weren't strong enough). We used booster seats as shelves, and really enjoyed playing in our "tents." We made "tents" pretty often, they were never the same, although we usually had to dismantle the tent, so people can sit on the chairs.<br />
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Young children have the greatest imaginations. Cardboard boxes become trains, boats, and houses. Under tables becomes the secret headquarters. Underneath blankets becomes tents.<br />
Imagination is how inventions, ideas and concepts happen and society moves forward. I believe imagination should be encouraged and developed. I believe that we should let kids remove the couch cushions and build forts. I believe in playing along, foster creativity and imagination.<br />
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If I would make an imagination box, here's some items I think it should include:<br />
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Flat bed sheets<br />
Cardboard<br />
Binder Clips<br />
Newspapers/Magazines<br />
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Glue<br />
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An imagination box can include a number of things:<br />
foam, felt, toothpicks, balloons, silver foil, bottle caps anything can be a craft item.<br />
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How about giving your kids an imagination box and seeing what they come up with.<br />
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What imaginative things have children in your life done?<br />
If you gave your kids an imagination box-tell us what you put in and what they came up with?<br />
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Include some MakeDos which can be found in my <a href="http://astore.amazon.com/funwitunihea-20" target="_blank">amazon store</a>.<br />
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I was in the library the other day. That place is entrapping and takes you on journeys to lands you've never seen, or you're like a fly on someone's wall or shoulder. I really went into to pick up one book, I knew I would come out with more that just that one, but I didn't really expect to be as long as I was.<br />
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I read all types of books. I browse through the young adult, the young adult, children's, how-to's, and the DVD collection-I actually found an interesting one there that I liked, but that's for another post.<br />
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The way our library is set up is that the young adults and adult books are downstairs and the children's books are upstairs. Downstairs is where you check out the books.<br />
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So on that hot day, I go in to pick up my book that I had reserved and I find it on the shelf. I pick it up and tuck it under my arm and continue walking further into the library. I am now near the DVD section, there is a modest selection to choose from. I found a few that seemed interesting but being that DVD late fine is $1 and you only have them for a week. I only took 2. I then came upon the area where they have their selected books. Read the backs of a few and found one that seemed maybe interesting. I picked it up, put it back, picked it up and finally added it to my collection. I then went to the new books selection and picked up one or 2 that seemed interesting. Then on to the adults to check out if authors I'm interested in. I didn't luck out on that one, but I found some interesting titles that I picked up. I think I even got a bit absorbed in one while I was deciding whether to add this one to my growing collection of books. At this point I added the book in and placed my books and the DVDs in the bag I brought along. I went to check for one more of my favorite authors and mused about how we're always taught to never judge a book by its cover, but we still do that. Especially since the covers as well as the titles are what attracts our attention in the first place. I pay my fines at the kiosk before heading upstairs. I now made my way to the children's section. The set-up is a little different from what I remember. I found some authors that I loved when I was younger, but books I didn't read and added that to my collection. I now had a quite heavy bag and full arms. But I am trapped in that place, and I need to go check out the craft and DIY books in the children's section of course. Interesting over there, it got me really wanting to try a new hobby. I'm keeping the hobby I want to try a secret for now. I did place those books back on the shelf. I decide to take the elevator downstairs and get complimented on my necklace. It made me feel really good.<br />
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At the checkout machine I start checking out my books, there is no room in my bag for more books, I wonder how I am going to get them all home. I then notice a big plastic empty shopping bag on the floor near me. It doesn't seem to belong to anyone and it's got some holes. I decide it will do the job. Then on to my trek home.<br />
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I noticed all the private school kids in the library while I was there, so I figured it was around 4 o clock, maybe getting close to 5 o clock. I was shocked when I got home and realized I had been in the library for 3 hours!<br />
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On that note: You can check out my books I recommend page to help you start building a library of your own.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244235057328160824.post-76760050475402776612013-09-10T11:24:00.000-07:002013-09-12T06:10:23.054-07:00Chicken in the Crock Pot<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>Do you have some fast and easy meals that you like to make when you're in a hurry? Do you have a favorite crock-pot meal?</b><br />
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This is delicious and extremely easy to throw together. Almost everyone enjoyed it immensely. There's always that one person who doesn't care for it, strange enough he came back for doubles and some people even came back for triples. Brown rice holds up better than white rice for long cooking times and is more nutritionally valuable and adds great flavor.<br />
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<b><span style="color: purple;">1 whole chicken frozen</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: purple;"><b>1 -14.5 oz diced tomatoes with basil and oregano</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;"><b>1 -14.5 oz diced tomatoes with garlic and rosemary</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;"><b>1 Bag of Baby Carrots</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: purple;">Dump all ingredients in the crockpot.</span></b><b><span style="color: purple;">Cook on high for 6-7 hours. If using non-frozen chicken, I would probably cook on low for less time.</span></b><b><span style="color: purple;">* I used some portobello mushrooms in addition to the can of mushrooms, you can probably also throw in other ingredients maybe spinach, sweet potato or chickpeas.</span></b><span style="color: purple;"><b>**You don't want to use all broth because it will be too salty.</b></span></div>
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Here's a fun game you can make. My family has played it countless times since I've made it and that's saying something since it hasn't even been a week yet. If you're the type who gives homemade gifts this game would be great. It's definitely for older children. On the box if you see it in the store, it's recommended for ages 10 and up.<br />
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There's a few options to making the game board:<br />
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You can use thin cardboard <a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Folding-Game-Board/step3/Create-Playing-Surface/" target="_blank">see here</a> and <a href="http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/531148/folding-board-tutorial-with-pictures" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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You can also use a checkerboard. and just draw the borders and write the numbers in. My little brother gets credit for that idea.<br />
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1 template of board or make your own. Mine (below) is pretty stark, but I think it's less distracting when playing the game. You can make it as colorful as you like though.<br />
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Scrap Paper<br />
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Decorative Vase Fillers-2 bags in different colors. You will need 32 pieces of each color.<br />
Optional: Drawstring Bags or Ziploc Bags, Box to Store it the pieces.<br />
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Right Click and Choose Open-Link in a New Tab on your desired game board (with lines connecting the boxes or without lines) to open in a new tab and print it. You will need to print 2 copies.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><i>If you want you can make your own template-using Word or a similar program on your computer. You make 8 squares using the square tool of equal sizes. 4 on the top and 4 on the bottom.</i></span><br />
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Write in the numbers 1-4 in each box using a sharpie-see below. Remember to place paper underneath so the sharpie bleeds through onto that. I used a plain black sharpie. You may also want to use a stencil to get a crisper more professional look. You can see that I just wrote it in though.<br />
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If you're cynical like some other people I know in real life <br />
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Now you can apportion 32 stones for game play +1 for keeping score totaling 3 stones per person.<br />
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The game rules are <a href="http://www.sapphiregames.com/online/hijara.php">here.</a> Also since you are not playing on the computer, it would be a good idea to add in that any point not accounted for are forfeited. We play that the person has until the next person puts down their piece to claim their points. If someone gets more than 65 points, they just start their marble at the 5 again. Of course they don't lose their points they are just added to the points they originally had. so if someone has 65 points and gains 15. They would just move their marble to the 15 point marker and have 80 points. Although the rules use blue and yellow pieces you can play with any 2 colors you choose and even pick who goes first.<br />
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The following are samples of how it might look during game play, but there was no actual game happening at the times of these pictures.<br />
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We are currently using a gift box like the one you put baby clothes in for gift-giving. I don't know how sturdy it is, or how long it will last. It doesn't seem to sturdy, but it's working for us right now. Don't forget to decorate it so everyone knows what game is inside. I recommend decorating the box while flat.<br />
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I lost the first few games whether against real life opponents or the computer. So I'm pretty proud of this.<br />
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Play Instructions Can Be Found <a href="http://www.sapphiregames.com/online/hijara.php">here</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hijara">here</a>. The first link has diagrams which can be helpful to see how you can score points. We have also added on that you cannot claim points later in the game. Points need to be claimed before the next person makes their move.<br />
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Update: I received the following email from Martin, the creator of the game, I linked his site. Who knew he had another game.:<br />
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<span style="background-color: #e0e0e0; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px;">Hello,</span><br style="background-color: #e0e0e0; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="background-color: #e0e0e0; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #e0e0e0; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px;">As designer and owner of all rights to</span><span style="background-color: #e0e0e0; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px;"> the game</span><span style="background-color: #e0e0e0; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px;"> Hijara, I was interested to see your Create Your Own Hijara Game.</span><br style="background-color: #e0e0e0; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #e0e0e0; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px;"></span><br style="background-color: #e0e0e0; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #e0e0e0; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px;">The site you linked it to is owned by a Russian</span><span style="background-color: #e0e0e0; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px;"> who</span><span style="background-color: #e0e0e0; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px;"> knocked off my Hijara and Rhumb Line games.</span><br style="background-color: #e0e0e0; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #e0e0e0; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px;"></span><br style="background-color: #e0e0e0; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #e0e0e0; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px;">For the genuine Hijara, see : <a href="http://www.gamesaboveboard.n.nu/hijara">http://www.gamesaboveboard.n.nu/hijara</a></span><br style="background-color: #e0e0e0; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="background-color: #e0e0e0; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: #e0e0e0; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px;">Martin </span><br />
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Rugelach are yummy and not hard to make. I especially love the vanilla ones. I'm not going to lie to you, it is a bit time consuming to roll them all out. I have a tip for you on how to make them in a less time consuming manner, they just won't look like the traditional rugelach, but will taste just as good. This recipe is a pareve, non dairy version. If you don't mind them being dairy, try butter in place of the margarine. If any of you try this recipe with oil instead of the margarine, please let me know how it turns out. This recipe make a lot of rugelach, if I remember correctly I got around 6 dozen. I would recommend working with parts of the dough at a time and keeping the rest in the refrigerator until ready to work with. Many rugelach have fillings, this recipe doesn't.</div>
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Roll the dough into a circle, spread filling if using and then cut it into pie shapes or triangles. Roll up the dough starting from the wide end.</div>
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Roll out dough into a rectangle, spread filling if using and then roll it into a log. You can then just slice it. If you want it to look prettier, just slice it an angle and keep switching the angle. So your first cut should be like this / and your second cut like this \ and then like this / . Keep repeating the pattern until the log is finished.</div>
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<b>Unique Heart Tip</b>: You can also use this Melon Slicer and cut a whole bunch of rugelach at a time.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">Iced Coffee drinks are quite popular and I find are the first beverage to be gone at parties. Iced Coffee and water are 2 drinks you want to have plenty of. I've been trying out different variations of iced coffee. Some didn't make the cut. This one has a light coffee flavor, but it's still delicious. </span></h1>
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Have you ever wanted to do tie-dye, but didn't have a kit. You don't need one, unless you want something more permanent. It's easy. The picture below show a bounty napkin. I used leftover solution from the <a href="http://uniqueheartfun.blogspot.com/2013/07/firework-painting.html" target="_blank">firework paintings</a>. </div>
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All you need is some <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">food coloring</span>, </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">white cotton bandanas </span>(you can find <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">white cotton bandanas</span> in my amazon store) </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">rubber bands</span>, </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">latex gloves</span> so you don't dye your hands, </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">containers</span> for dipping your garment.</div>
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1. Prepare dye solutions by mixing <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">food coloring</span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">water</span> in your containers or<b> see recipe below</b>. Prepare a few colors. </div>
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2. Prep your garment by twisting it. The design that you see on this page was made by twisting it into a long rope and then I used two <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">rubber bands</span> to divide the garment into 3 parts. Note that it was a napkin so it was already folded before twisting.</div>
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Hi everyone,<br />
I'm going away for a little while. I'm not going to have internet access for around 4 weeks starting on July 22. I'll try to schedule some posts to go up while I'm away, but am quite busy getting ready to go away, so if I do manage to get some posts up, they will be less frequent. Please continue to visit and maybe check out some of the past posts in the archives, or check out the new recommended reads feature.</div>
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<span class="s1">Mine cracked more than I think should be usual, but that might be because my brown sugar was kind of hard and lumpy. I think for the fudge it would work to substitute coconut oil to make it healthier and of course you can sub butter for the margarine. You can probably use any cookie recipe you would like and fill it with fudge. Please note that it does take a while for the fudge to set. Mine took a few hours. One of my siblings was so desperate for the fudge to set, he stuck it in the freezer. He doesn't recommend it, or maybe it just needed to cool down. They are said to freeze well, I personally don't have any experience with freezing them. They didn't last that long or make enough to freeze them.</span></div>
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14 Tbsp margarine usually 2 sticks</div>
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2 tsp vanilla</div>
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3.5 oz melted baking chocolate</div>
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1 C brown sugar</div>
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2 Tbsp orange juice-maybe use lemon juice</div>
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3 C flour</div>
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Cream together the margarine and sugar. add the rest of the ing. and mix well to form a dough. </div>
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Roll into small balls and press down on the tray using your thumb (to make an indent) </div>
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Bake at 350F for about 15mins (until they can easily be picked off the tray) As soon as they come out the oven, using either your thumb or the back of a teaspoon measurer, indent the middle of the cookie again (to make a proper indent for the filing) </div>
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5.25 oz baking chocolate </div>
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1tbsp honey/corn syrup </div>
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1.5 tbsp margarine </div>
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1tbsp vanilla </div>
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1tbsp water. </div>
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Melt until smooth. </div>
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Spoon the filling into the center of the cookies (about 1 teaspoon in each cookie, or less) </div>
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200gram Margarine </div>
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2tsp Vanilla </div>
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100 gram Melted Chocolate (baking) </div>
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1 cup brown sugar </div>
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2tbsp orange juice </div>
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3 cup flour </div>
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Cream together the margarine and sugar. add the rest of the ing. and mix well to form a dough. </div>
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Roll into small balls and press down on the tray using your thumb (to make an indent) </div>
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Bake at 350F for about 15mins (until they can easily be picked off the tray) As soon as they come out the oven, using either your thumb or the back of a teaspoon measurer, indent the middle of the cookie again (to make a proper indent for the filing) </div>
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150grams baking chocolate </div>
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1tbsp honey/corn syrup </div>
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1.5 tbsp margarine </div>
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1tbsp vanilla </div>
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1tbsp water. </div>
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Melt until smooth. </div>
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Spoon the filling into the centre of the cookies (about 1 teaspoon in each cookie, or less) </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Magic Cake<br /><br />This magic cake is upside down, the cake layer is very thin in this one at the bottom, custard layer, and top layer.</td></tr>
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Funny or non-descriptive names for food appeal to me. I'm the one who's often the first to try a Crazy Chicken Sandwich or a Monster Sandwich versus something with a more typical name. So when I saw Magic Cake, it automatically went onto my to try list. It's been on my to try list a while already. The reactions were varied. Some thought it was okay, others liked it and my mother 's whole face lit up and said, "Ooh milk pie, I love milk pie!" It turns out my grandmother used to make this but called it milk pie and my mother and grandfather used to eat it. My little brother wanted to know the real name of the cake, he thought we were joking when we said Magic Cake. That's what happens when you have an older brother who tells you everything's magic and is teasing. We told him that's what it's really called.<br />
I'm not sure he liked it because he said it,<span style="color: blue;">"It doesn't taste like magic."</span><br />
I asked him, <span style="color: #cc0000;">"What does magic taste like?"</span><br />
His answer,<span style="color: blue;">"Tingly."</span><br />
I held back my laughter and made a mental note to include pop rocks the next time I make or call something Magic Cake for this brother.<br />
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***We took some to my grandmother and asked her how she liked it and if it tastes like milk pie. She said, "better." So there you have it, it tastes even better than milk pie.<br />
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The magic in this cake is that it's one batter that separates into 3 layers. It's not a hard cake to make by any means. I sort of got 3 layers, my cake layer was very thin though.<br />
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All this recipe is making it's rounds all over the worldwide web, I wanted to describe my experiences making it.<br />
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I had to leave the eggs out of the fridge to get to room temperature-that took a while, but I went about my business in the meantime.<br />
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Then I basically followed the directions. I included some notes based on some research and my experience. You can find them at the end of this recipe.<br />
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<li class="ingredient" id="zlrecipe-ingredient-0" itemprop="ingredients" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">4 eggs (separate yolks from whites) at room temperature</li>
<li class="ingredient" id="zlrecipe-ingredient-1" itemprop="ingredients" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1 tsp vanilla extract</li>
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<li class="ingredient" id="zlrecipe-ingredient-4" itemprop="ingredients" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">115 g (4 oz or 3/4 cup) of all purpose flour</li>
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<li class="instruction" id="zlrecipe-instruction-0" itemprop="recipeInstructions" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Preheat oven to 325 F degrees. Grease a 8 inch x 8 inch baking dish.</li>
<li class="instruction" id="zlrecipe-instruction-1" itemprop="recipeInstructions" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Separate eggs and add the egg whites to a mixer and mix until egg whites are stiff. Place egg whites in a bowl and set aside.</li>
<li class="instruction" id="zlrecipe-instruction-2" itemprop="recipeInstructions" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Beat the egg yolks with the sugar until light. Add butter and vanilla extract and continue beating for another minute or two after which you can add the flour and mix it in until fully incorporated.</li>
<li class="instruction" id="zlrecipe-instruction-3" itemprop="recipeInstructions" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Slowly start adding the milk and beat until everything is well mixed together. Add the egg whites, a third at a time and gently fold them in using a spatula, repeat until all egg whites are folded in. Another variation to folding in the egg whites would be to add a third of the egg whites and gently whisk them in to the cake batter, then reverse the process and add a bit of the cake mixture to the egg whites and gently whisk in, repeat until all cake batter has been whisked in.</li>
<li class="instruction" id="zlrecipe-instruction-4" itemprop="recipeInstructions" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Pour batter into baking dish and bake for 40 to 70 minutes or until the top is lightly golden. The baking time could vary greatly depending on the oven, so take a peek at around 40 minutes and see how it looks.</li>
<li class="instruction" id="zlrecipe-instruction-5" itemprop="recipeInstructions" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sprinkle some powdered sugar after cake has cooled.</li>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Notes: You may want to add 4 drops of vinegar to the egg whites when beating them and to beat them last so they don't re-liquify. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Fold the egg whites gently using a whisk, you can use the whisk from the mixer. I used a spatula but videos show using a whisk. Update: I have since started using the whisk to fold the egg whites. I have since been getting bigger cake layers, although they're probably not related.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">It will look kind of lumpy and curdled, and you will probably not be able to get all of the egg whites in.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Do not worry if it looks like your batter separates while you are pouring it in to the pan. It's just the densities of each layer separating and re-arranging. It's really science-not magic. They will arrange themselves in the pan.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Can use powdered sugar instead of regular sugar, might be less sweet.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">If cake starts to crack lower your oven to 300 degrees.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">I check on mine at the 40 min mark, I usually think it's still too jiggly then, so I leave it in for a little longer, it's usually slightly jiggly, but more set than jiggly. I know this is confusing, it's one of those recipes that are bit hard too explain and you need to experience it yourself to see what I'm talking about.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">It's delicious cold too.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">This cake should be kept in the refrigerator.</span></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244235057328160824.post-88138746566223202912013-07-01T14:48:00.001-07:002013-07-01T15:16:20.231-07:00Firework Painting<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is a simple craft that your toddler will enjoy and perhaps even your 12 year old. It really depends on your kid, but the age range that enjoys this craft is quite broad. It's quite appropriate for July 4th or as a rainy day activity. This craft can also be used to teach about color mixing. I only used 3 colors red, blue and yellow. My colors mixed when I was blowing and created purple and green.<br />
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plain <b>white paper</b>, printer paper works well<br />
<b>food coloring</b>, the simple one, not the gel ones that you use for cake and cookie decorating, although if you only have the gel ones, you can water it down and use those.<br />
A straight <b>straw</b> (not bendables) for each person-you can cut it down to size if you feel it's too big.<br />
<b>Paper Towels</b><br />
<b>Plastic Tablecloth-</b>you're working with food dye, there is a potential to get messy.<br />
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1. Lay your plastic down to protect your work surface. Place Paper Towel's on top of the plastic, the towels will absorb any dye that is blown off the paper.<br />
2. Give each child a paper and a straw.<br />
3. Place drops of food coloring on paper and let children blow them all over the paper.<br />
4. Let dry and hang up your child's wonderful painting.<br />
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*Use Glow In the Dark Mod Podge to make it Glow in the Dark!<br />
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* You can try this with watered down paint too, although it's not been tested yet.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Added a drop of red onto paper, I have way too much on my paper, <br />
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Originally I was going to call these Larabar Brownies. Okay they're not Larabars and they're not brownies. Now you're thinking what a misleading title. They remind me of Larabars in terms of ingredients and looks. As soon as I taste it, I'll let you know how it fares in the taste department. I like Brownies, never really had a Larabar that I liked, they're just okay.<br />
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<a href="http://www.therawtarian.com/raw-brownie-recipe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Raw Brownie or Chocolate Larabars Recipe</a><br />
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So they don't really meet the tastes like Brownies claim, but they're not bad. Picky eaters are likely to hate it, at least that's how it went down in my house. Would I make it again? Yes, but not as a brownie substitute. One kid asked me if it was cake. So in the looks department, I guess it worked, although it doesn't quite look right. Maybe this kid is just used to seeing strange food. He did make a comment later that he didn't care for them. Taste wise not so much. They're good, but they're not a brownie.<br />
My notes on this one are: If you're not used to baking with dates, there are pits that need to be removed. I sopped up extra oil on top probably from the dates with a paper towel.<br />
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I have an issue with natural peanut butter. That glob of oil on the top, yeah gross. Now try stirring it. It makes a mess whenever I do, and the bottom is really dry. I read about making my own peanut butter over at <a href="http://www.averiecooks.com/2012/07/homemade-peanut-butter.html" target="_blank">Averie Cooks</a>. It didn't seem to hard, plus we had peanuts in the house that no one was eating. The difference between the peanuts I used was that they were dry roasted in the shell peanuts and Averie used honey roasted shelled peanuts. I'm going to describe my experience using the peanuts in the shell, of course if you want you can also use shelled like Averie-will probably be much easier. All the work's in the shelling.<br />
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Shell 16 ounces or 2 cups worth of peanuts. I don't have a scale, so I used measuring cups. You want to remove the papery skins from the peanuts too, they usually come right off, but if they give you trouble, jut roll between your palms.<br />
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Peanut Color Palette:</div>
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I got the same results, mine is a stir-free peanut butter.</div>
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