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January 29, 2014
Brownies!
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the title and scroll to the bottom. You'll Need:
- ½ cup melted butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup chopped nuts
- ½ cup marshmellows
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Grease 9-inch square baking pan
- Stir together butter and sugar in bowl.
- Add eggs; beat well with spoon.
- In separate bowl, stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt.
- Gradually add to egg mixture, beating until well blended.
- Stir in add-ins.
- Spread batter evenly in prepared pan.
- Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
We like to sprinkle ours with either granulated or powdered sugar when we pull them out of the oven. Yummy!
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The ULTIMATE kitchen cheat sheet substitution list. Seriously, this one is the jackpot.
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Summer Food: The Quick List
There are so many great summer recipes out there. Need a quick yummy summer treats? Try these.
A twist on the summer salad, Cucumber and Chickpea Salad.
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Try a refreshing Black Bean & Corn Salsa to go with that BBQ.
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Or just the absolute, Lazy Summer Dessert.
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Corn on the Cob in the Husks from the Microwave (Pinterest Win!)
Longest post title ever, right there.
I saw this fun idea floating around Pinterest and decided to give it a go! It's a win! Whoever came up with this is a genius, I've decided.
But I walked away with a few tips.
I saw this fun idea floating around Pinterest and decided to give it a go! It's a win! Whoever came up with this is a genius, I've decided. But I walked away with a few tips.
- Tear some of the “hair” off the top that’s showing. It can catch fire, apparently.
- Wet corn seems to cook better.
- Make sure you cut above where the husk attaches to the cob, or it won’t slide out easily.
- If you let it rest about 2 minutes before you attempt to cut and squeeze it, it works just as well and burns a lot less (believe me on this one!!)
- If you’re hungry or hurried, I do advise using oven mitts if you can’t let it rest a minute. It really does burn.
- It’s delicious. It’s cooked to perfection.
Ice Cube Trays! Ice Cube Trays!
Let’s take a moment here and think fondly of the person who dreamed up the Dollar Store, and the person who invented ice cube trays. Together, they’re a beautiful thing. You can also find them in yard sales for cheap!
I use mine for a lot of things, but here are a few of my favorites!
Use them to freeze homemade chicken, beef, ham, or vegetable stock. Each cube is about 2 tbsp of stock. Once they’re frozen I loosen the cubes and throw them in a baggie (labeled) or plastic container and keep them in the freezer.
Use them to freeze Kool-Aid or Lemonade. Lemonade ice cubes are great added to a glass of tea or lemonade, and don’t leave you with a watered down drink.
Kool-Aid cubes do the same thing, but are also good with other flavors of Kool-Aid! (Think Cherry ice cubes in a glass of Blastin’ Berry Kool-Aid).
For a real treat- try pouring Sprite over the ice cubes for a fun and colorful summer drink!
Use them to freeze milk for your coffee.
Cools it down and adds creamer!
Try this: Mix in with some vanilla extract, coconut milk, or flavored creams for a boost of flavor!
Use them to freeze fresh herbs.Freeze fresh herbs in olive oil for an instant flavor boost to your cooking. Plus, don’t feel bad about wasting money when you have to throw out those fresh herbs that have gone rotten.
Just freeze them before they rot.
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What do you use your ice trays for?
The Coupon Binder
My friend created this, and I thought it was just brilliant.
She said it took a little time at first, but has been totally worth it, as she’s not standing in the aisle hunting down coupons in a small coupon book. She can flip easily to the right section and see all her coupons. No more shuffling through coupons.
Things you’ll need (all at WalMart or similar stores):
Step one: Labels
She said it took a little time at first, but has been totally worth it, as she’s not standing in the aisle hunting down coupons in a small coupon book. She can flip easily to the right section and see all her coupons. No more shuffling through coupons.
Things you’ll need (all at WalMart or similar stores):
- Binder
- Pocket dividers
- Baseball card storage pockets for binders
Step one: Labels
Step two: Coupons
Brilliant, I tell you. Just brilliant.
The Bag Box
I got very tired of bags within bags and bags stuck in bag holders. So I made a box for the bags.
What you'll need:
Start with a leftover box and cut the top flaps off. I used a leftover iced tea box- it fits nicely on the bookshelf.
Next, cut a piece of scrapbook paper to fit the bottom on the inside and pulled out that trusty Elmer’s Spray Adhesive. Spray the inside of the box and place the paper inside.
Then, cut the scrapbook paper to size and use Mod Podge to cover the sides with scrapbook paper.
What you'll need:
- Scrapbook paper
- Mod Podge
- Elmer's Spray Adhesive
- Scissors
- An old box
Start with a leftover box and cut the top flaps off. I used a leftover iced tea box- it fits nicely on the bookshelf.
Next, cut a piece of scrapbook paper to fit the bottom on the inside and pulled out that trusty Elmer’s Spray Adhesive. Spray the inside of the box and place the paper inside.
Then, cut the scrapbook paper to size and use Mod Podge to cover the sides with scrapbook paper.
I created a border around the edge of the box with the leftover strips of scrapbook paper. I cut each corner so it would be easy to fold over and hide the ugly cardboard edge at the top of the box (I also applied this with Mod Podge).
Ta-dah! I put a plastic bag in as a liner and stuffed the rest inside! A box for my bags! It fits nicely under the sink and on the bookshelf (it gets moved a lot) and keeps everything organized. No more wads of bags!
Mod Podge and Baby Gifts
I’m still fairly new to this stuff and did some experimenting with old picture frames before giving this project a try. The first one came out nice, and I felt less afraid.
My friend was pregnant with a daughter and I wanted to make something for the baby’s room so I decided to give her one of my experimental frames and something with the baby’s name. I swung on over to Hobby Lobby and picked up some small wooden letters, a large wooden letter, a wooden bird, and yellow acrylic paint. I had some scrapbook paper on hand that I planned on using.I Mod Podged the scrapbook paper onto the bird and letter first (many tutorials on Pinterest about how to do this), but I found this to be a really great one. While the paper was setting I painted the letters and let everything sit for a few hours to dry and cure.
After everything was dried and cured, I used the Mod Podge to attach the letters and bird and let everything sit overnight.
The next morning I very generously sprayed the entire project with fixatif (I prefer Krylon Workable Fixatif) to give it a glossy look and make it easy to dust and keep clean.
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