tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76450658677994724902024-03-05T04:58:29.925-08:00CRAFTING A COWGIRLI'm a mom of three awesome little girls. I have a 5 year old, 3 year old, and a 14 month old. Here is a glimpse into my life.Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790063145861510388noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645065867799472490.post-67698234404838669992018-05-10T19:46:00.001-07:002018-05-21T06:37:43.437-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This pancake recipe has ruined me for pancakes. I first had melt in your mouth buttermilk pancakes at The Original Pancake house in California, since then I had to find my own recipe for killer pancakes. I went through about six recipes, when I found this one. I adapted it from Martha Stewart, and I have been making them for about 3 years now at least once a week. <br />
I love that you can freeze these pancakes too!! If my kids or I sleep in on a school day I can just pull a bag of frozen pancakes out of the freezer, microwave them for 2 mins and they have a great hot breakfast. I have left them in the freezer in a Ziploc freezer bag for about a month and they still come out great. In fact today was a frozen pancake day at our house. <br />
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These pancakes could not be much easier to make, my girls help me make them. They love unwrapping the butter for me and melting it. The only hint I have for you is to let the butter cool slightly before adding it into the eggs, you don't want to cook those eggs! Also, you must use BUTTERMILK!!! You cannot do the milk and vinegar trick, believe me I have tried a few times and it doesn't work with this recipe. Don't do it, trust me. <br />
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First, all of the dry ingredients. 2 Cups of flour, 1 tsp. baking soda, 2 tsp baking powder, 3 tbsp. sugar. I whisk those till they are nice and fluffy. next, 1/2 tsp. salt, 3 large eggs, 4 tbsp melted butter, and 2 1/2 cups of buttermilk. Whisk till just combined. check the consistency depending on your buttermilk thickness you might need to add just a touch more buttermilk if the batter is too thick. You want to be able to pick up the spoon and let it drip off, I like to use a 1/3 measuring cup to scoop my pancakes they make the perfect size for us. heat a griddle to 350 degrees f. (You can add food coloring for fun holiday pancakes, also sprinkles!!)<br />
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The key to the perfect brown is to wait till the top of the pancake forms holes that don't fill, then flip them. if you don't have those holes it will be under cooked and hard to flip. <br />
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<br />Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790063145861510388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645065867799472490.post-82754778615821109422018-02-06T14:37:00.000-08:002018-02-07T12:23:36.549-08:00Lemon Cream Cheese Cranberrry Muffins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I wanted to make something a little different this morning so I came up with my funny concoction. I kept reading all of these recipes for orange or lemon cranberry muffins and then I stumbled on one with cream cheese and all I could think was put them together so I came up with these delicious muffins!<br />
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First, you will need to get softened butter and cream cheese. I did these on spur of the moment so I threw them into the microwave for 20 seconds. While they were doing their thing I turned on my oven to 350 degrees. <br />
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Next, put them in your mixer and add the eggs, vanilla, and sugar. Whip it, Whip it reeeeealll good.<br />
I like to put in the salt, baking powder, and flour in next. Then zest your lemon in and add your dried cranberries. <br />
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I used a smaller lemon so it probably only had half a tsp. of lemon zest.<br />
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The batter comes out like this! It smells so good already...<br />
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Fill up your muffin cups! 3/4 full. In this picture I'm realizing how well loved my muffin pan looks. But <a href="http://amzn.to/2nHwRfR" target="_blank">I love ceramic muffin pans</a>, like these. Place in the muffin in the oven for about 15 minutes. <br />
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<br />Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790063145861510388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645065867799472490.post-19685333482230898572018-01-30T08:31:00.001-08:002018-01-31T08:25:41.152-08:00 The BEST Belgian Waffles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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These waffles are amazing! They are soft and crispy, and the perfect amount of sweet. I found this recipe on the Food Network it is by Emeril Lagasse. I have used it for three years and it is my go to. I have used it on 3 different waffle irons and it works on all three. <a href="http://amzn.to/2DNodCo" target="_blank">This by far is my favorite waffle iron</a>.<br />
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whisk it all together till it is fluffy. You want to spend a good minute getting this all together.<br />
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In the next two bowls you want to separate the egg yolks and the egg whites.<br />
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The bowl with the egg whites you want to whip them till they are stiff and peaked. <br />
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Once all three bowls are ready you need to mix the egg yolk mixer together with the dry ingredients. <br />
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Mix it together with a whisk a little bit at a time until combined. <br />
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Now for the waffle iron. <a href="http://amzn.to/2DNodCo" target="_blank">This is my favorite waffle iron</a>. The best part of it is the ceramic, it is completely non stick. I DON'T use spray WITH THIS iron. It is so nice, I don't get a oily film or soggy on the outside. <br />
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I put 1 cup of batter per waffle with this iron. I have it set at a medium crispy and they come out with these gorgeous waffles.<br />
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If you haven't noticed, I love bread. I can eat half a tray of rolls by myself. My number 1 rule though don't over cook your rolls. I hate dry dinner rolls.. They need to be a light golden brown on top. Anything darker you better be dipping that in soup cause no amount of butter is bringing those back.<br />
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Now, I love my bread machine... it is my best buddy when it comes to these rolls. It makes them perfectly. I only use the dough setting on my machine. If you don't have a bread machine I know what you need for Christmas. THIS!!! My husband bought me this machine back in 2011 and it is still going strong. I LOVE it. I use it all the time. It is up there with my Kitchenaid and my griddle.<br />
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Ok, here is the break down for these rolls.. Warm up 1/2 cup of milk and 1/2 of water. Then add 1 egg and 1/3 cup of melted butter, make sure your butter isn't too hot. <br />
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Next add 1/3 cup of white sugar, and 3 1/2 cups of flour, 2 1/4 tsp of yeast, and 1 tsp. of salt make sure yeast and salt are NOT touching!! No touchy, touchy!!! <br />
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It will look like this in the machine. I set my machine to quick dough and let it go for about 20 minutes, mine will start beeping and I will check on it. It should be nice and elastic. Like this<br />
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Form your rolls I like to do a nice circle. I pinch the top down on either side and it gives me a perfect little ball. <br />
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Cover them with a bag, not a towel!! You will get a perfect rise about 45 minutes later. <br />
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Bake those bad boys!! Carefully!! DON'T OVERCOOK ROLLS!!! 400 degrees for 9 minutes checking them often at the end. Coat them in melted butter and try not to eat all of them by yourself!!<br />
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You can do this without a bread machine. Milk, water, and sugar.. add yeast wait till bubbly. Slowly add butter, egg, flour, and salt. Then mix in a kitchen aid for 4 minutes, let the dough rest for 5, then mix again until the mixture is beautiful and elastic. For some reason though mine always turn out better from the machine. <br />
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If there is one thing that you shouldn't be scared of making this season is homemade cranberry sauce! I'm serious my 5 year old helped me make this. It is fun for kids too because they get to watch and listen to the cranberries POP! It is one of those recipes that you throw it all in a pot and stir it up!<br />
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Just dump 12 oz bag of cranberries into a medium sauce pan and turn it on to medium heat. Then I poured in about a cup of POM. Then dump in about 1 cup of sugar. Stir, stir, stir some more. <br />
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Next pull out your orange zest a full orange into the cranberries, then I cut mine in half and squeezed all the juice into the mixture. <br />
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Cranberries have this beautiful natural pectin, so all you have to do it stir it and all of those amazing little berries will start popping. I went ahead and turned my stove up to hot and just kept those berries moving so they don't burn. After a few minutes you will start to get a jelly, if it is getting really thick and you still have a bunch of berries add more POM juice, if you haven't drank it all yet.... wink, wink. <br />
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I don't mind having a few berries left in mine but you can pulse it with a submersion blender if you want it completely smooth. let it cool when you are done and put it in the fridge till that beautiful bird is ready!! <br />
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Ok guys... I'm going to be honest. I didn't especially like turkey until I tried a smoked turkey. I mean it was OK, but I wasn't ever drooling thinking about Turkey. Now I do. I am going to be honest this is a recipe that isn't hard, it just takes time. I did it a whole week early so that I had this recipe done in time for you to do it!! <br />
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Another bonus about smoking your turkey, it opens up your oven for all the other delicious food. I didn't have to worry about Turkey being cold while I cook stuffing or sweet potatoes. It is amazing. If you need a smoker.. <a href="http://amzn.to/2zUhZl1" target="_blank">I like this one</a>. <br />
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The first thing I learned I learned this year... BRINING IS A BIG DEAL. I have tried dried brine before and meh. It helped with flavor a bit but doing a true salt water brine is the way to go in my personal opinion.<br />
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My brine:<br />
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2 gallons of water<br />
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7 cloves of garlic<br />
1 onion<br />
small palm full of whole peppercorns <br />
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As you can see I didn't even take the time to peel the onion. I just cut it into fourths and I smashed the garlic. Throw it all in give it a stir and boil that bad boy!!! I let mine boil for a good 5 minutes with a stir every now and again. I let mine sit on the stove, it was off, for a good two hours after that so it was cooled all the way. Then I doubled up two trash bags and dumped it in with a cleaned, fulled defrosted turkey. Seal that bag super well so nothing can escape. My fridge was occupied so I put it in a<a href="http://amzn.to/2iyHsa3" target="_blank"> cooler </a>outside with a bag of ice. Make sure it stays cool around 40 degrees the whole time. It needs to be in there for 24 hours. About half way through I flipped the Turkey over so that it was evenly brined.<br />
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After that, I took out the turkey and patted it dry with paper towels. I let it sit out for another 1/2 hour or so, so it was completely dry. I then took some softened butter and mixed it with Sage, rosemary, garlic powder, and pepper. I did a rough chop on the fresh herbs. Then I handed it over to my husband to smoosh it all together. <br />
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I wasn't being lazy I was just separating the skin from the bird. <br />
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To do this gently rub your hand back and forth and break all of the membranes, I did this even down the legs. Once the butter is ready I took finger fulls of it and put it all around inside the skin and inside the cavity of the bird. then I placed it on top here and there and rubbed it all around. I also put one more sprig of rosemary and sage inside the bird with a lemon halved. <br />
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Alright, We went and started up our <a href="http://amzn.to/2hHFQKw" target="_blank">Traeger</a> (which is on sale right now!<br />
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My husband is always the one to pick out what flavor of pellets we use. He decided apple this time around but I think pecan would be yummy too. <a href="http://amzn.to/2z6bE2L" target="_blank">If you need pellets you can get them here</a>. <br />
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We started it with the lid open on smoke for 5 minutes, then closed the lid and set it for 375. Put it in when it is to heat. We cooked it for 3.5 hours internal temp needs to be 165 degrees F.<br />
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Don't worry homemade cranberry sauce recipe will be up soon!! <br />
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Thanksgiving is right around the corner and these are the perfect rolls to celebrate. I found the recipe on handletheheat.com. I made them for about 3 years as they directed but this year I noticed they were coming out drier than I liked so I revamped that recipe a little bit to make it more to my liking.<br />
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These do contain pumpkin puree. However, they don't have a strong pumpkin taste at all. The pumpkin really just adds color and a hint of pumpkin. What makes these rolls amazing is the butter that goes with them. Try them out and let me know what you think!!!<br />
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To get started take 1 cup of milk and scald it. <br />
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Then I like to put the butter in it to melt while it is still hot. I like to do 4 tbsp of butter here and also put in your 1/4 cup of sugar.<br />
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Stir that up. The cold butter helps cool the milk down. Once it is cooled a little bit, comfortable to dip your finger in but still warm add in your yeast, 2 1/4 tsp or one yeast packet, and let it get bubbly.<br />
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Now that the yeast is ready it is time for the good part. Add in your 3/4 cup of pumpkin puree, I like to use the canned stuff but you can also make your own, 1 egg, and 1 tsp. of salt. After you have those things mixed I like to put in 3 1/2 cups of all purpose flour slowly. Mix it in a kitchenaid for 2 minutes, then let the dough rest for 5. Then turn it back on for 4 minutes. I like my dough to look like this. It is a little sticky and very smooth. Notice that it is pulled away from the sides. <br />
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For the next step spray a bowl with non-stick spray and cover the dough. I like to cover mine with a bag. I find that it gets a better rise and doesn't get a skin on the surface of the dough. I also like the bag over handy wrap because it gives the dough more space. <br />
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I left mine for an hour. I keep my house a little chilly though, so if you have a warm house check to see if it is doubled in about 45 minutes.<br />
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Now that it is all double and poof lets make some pumpkins! I like to take about a palm full and I gently roll it around and around until it is smooth<br />
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I do this with all the dough and I made 12 perfect little balls. Right about now go to your fridge and take out 1 stick of butter to make the honey butter later. We want it to be nice and soft. <br />
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Next you need to cut the pumpkin edges I go in about 3/4 of and inch and I usually try to do about 8 cuts per roll. Make sure you don't get too close to the middle or it will look really funky and you won't have a space to put in a stem. Sorry about all the background noise on the video.... This is real life people!! Make sure you fluff your roll back up so you don't have stringy edges!<br />
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I like to cover them after they are all cut with two bags this time! let them rise again for at least 1/2 hr. I think on this batch I did 45 minutes. Then take another egg and brush the top of your rolls. This will give them the beautiful browned look and so adorable!!!<br />
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Heat up your oven to 350 degrees F. and bake them for 15 minutes. I really hate over cooked rolls so check them if your oven runs hot.<br />
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Grab out your hand mixer and get that soften butter whipped! After it is is whipped creamy add 1/4 cup of honey, 1/4 cup of powdered sugar, and 1/4 tsp of cinnamon. Now it is all ready for when those lovely rolls come out!!<br />
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When the rolls are done let them sit for at least 2 minutes then you can add the stem. <br />
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For my stems I used large pretzels. I think they work great if you are going to serve them immediately... however, if you let them sit with the pretzel over night, the pretzel sucks all of the moisture out of the roll and makes them dry!!! So... I recommend a nut, pecans, instead if you are going to serve them the next day. <b>Or simply take the pretzel out of the uneaten ones for storage. </b>Dry rolls are yucky to me!!!<br />
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I just cut the pretzels in half and gently pushed them in. I like to break the surface of the roll so that they don't get smashed. <br />
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This is the easiest homemade soup you will ever make. My kids gobble this up! It is an amazing fall time soup that only takes 30 minutes or less to make. I love quick dinners on crazy school nights.<br />
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This is the best soup with bacon, cheese, and bread to garnish. I even cheat sometimes and throw the bacon in the oven while I cook the soup. Gotta love multi tasking. To do that start with a cold oven and put the bacon on a broiler pan. Put that in the oven on 400 degrees and let them cook for about 20 minutes I like it crispy so I can just crumble it over the soup.. yummy. Any who! Lets get down to the soup! <br />
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First dice up those taters!!!! I like them to be kid bite sized pieces that way I am not going back through the soup after I cook it to cut it up more for my kids.<br />
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Then just dump your 32oz of broth into a large pot with the potatoes and garlic. Boil all of that together until the potatoes are soft. Then grab that <a href="http://amzn.to/2m5STdx" target="_blank">submersion blender </a>or you can VERY CAREFULLY!! Pour it in a blender. If you are using the submersion blender I like to turn off the heat while I blend it. I like it with a few little chunks in it but you can blend it till it is perfectly smooth. Then add in the seasoning salt, paprika, (cayenne pepper if you want it) salt, and pepper. Then I put in the cream cheese on a low heat. Then just stir, and stir, then stir some more till the cream cheese is all the way melted. You might want to check on that bacon right now. <br />
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Really, it is that easy and it is ready to eat!!! Add in your bacon, cheese, and more cayenne if you like to feel the burn. <a href="http://amzn.to/2m5STdx" target="_blank"> Do you need a submersion blender check out this one</a>!<br />
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These are my absolute favorite treat to eat on the run! As an added bonus they are super simple. lets get started shall we. First, buy bananas expecting your husband and kids to eat and then forget about them for a few days. You will end up with these lovely gems! <br />
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Next, gather together softened butter (I throw mine in the microwave for 25 seconds), sugar, 2 eggs, and vanilla. Then mix it! Mix it reeeallly good!<br />
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Then just add baking soda, flour, and salt. once again mix! Then I like to add the buttermilk, bananas, and nuts. You can mash the bananas in a bowl beforehand but mine were soooo soft we just threw them in and let the mixer do the work! </div>
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For the nuts I like to use pecans but walnut will work too. You can toast them in the oven for a few minutes if you want to be an over-achiever but I like to use mine right out of the bag. </div>
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Turn on your oven to 350 at this point and pull out the lovely mini muffin pan <a href="http://amzn.to/2wujCFt" target="_blank">I like this one</a>! </div>
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I spray mine with cooking spray and they pop right out! I like to fill mine about 3/4 full I had a little helper this time so it is a little full... <br />
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Then throw this bad boy in the oven for about 20 minutes. You will know when they are done by the top with start cracking just a bit. You can use a toothpick to check them but they have a tenancy to deflate if you do that too much so I like to just look at them and they should look like this!!!</div>
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Put some butter on them and enjoy! Kids LOVE these little loaves of bread! So do husbands, neighbors... everyone..<br />
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One of our favorite treats around here are Cinnamon Rolls. First of All clear your schedule, these take a while. It can be done over two days though. I love the recipe from Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond. However, I like to change two things about it. First I like to cut the recipe in half if it is just for my family. Then on her recipe she does a coffee flavored icing and I changed that over to a vanilla frosting.<br />
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So here is how I do it!<br />
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I start off with milk 2 cups, 1/2 cup of veggie oil, and 1/2 cup of sugar. Throw all of that into a pan and scald that milk. After that I go do a chore of some kind. Fold laundry, work out or whatever. I'm just letting the stuff sit in the pot and cool off. If you want you can put it in a heat resistant bowl and throw it in your fridge but I don't like to make extra dishes so I just let it sit. My pans hold heat pretty well so it can take up to an hour. Once I can comfortably stick a (clean) finger in it I'll add the yeast.<br />
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I put in 2 1/4 tsp of yeast and then I go switch the laundry over or play dolls for a few minutes while it gets all bubbly! <br />
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Once it is nice and bubbly I put it in a nice big bowl and slowly Stir in 4 cups of all purpose flour. I like to mix it till it looks like the picture above. Then I cover it with a grocery bag to let it rise. Yeah, I know I said a grocery bag. Most people say a towel but I like the seal I get with a grocery bag. It doesn't get that hard surface and I think I get a better proof. <br />
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when you cover it with a bag make sure you leave a bubble on the top like this. So you don't have dough stuck to it. Let that rise again for hour till it has doubled in size<br />
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Then you want to mix in 1/2 tsp. of Baking Powder, 1/2 tsp. of Baking Soda, 1/2 Tablespoon of Salt, and 1/2 cup of flour More.<br />
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If you are doing this over two day this is the point where you put the whole bowl covered in plastic wrap in the fridge check on it before you go to bed and punch down the dough if it is rising. In the morning continue like nothing happened and like you woke up at 5 am to feed your family or friends cinnamon rolls. (I'll never tell on you!) <br />
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Mix all of that together and then get to rolling! I like to roll mine really thin that way I get lots and lots of beautiful circles in my rolls. <br />
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I like to melt one stick of butter and spread it on that dough.<br />
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Then Ree likes to use 2 cups of sugar in her rolls I use just under a cup with mine then I sprinkle cinnamon all over it and spread it around. So it looks like this all over the goodness!!!<br />
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Roll that bad boy up nice and tight. and I like to cut them in about 1/2 inch rolls. The next part is important spacing in your pan is key if they are too far apart they will spread out and lose their shape. Too close and you will have a squished roll... <br />
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I like mine just like this close but not too close. Let those rise for another half and hour or so covered and then put them in the oven 375 degrees for about 20 minutes. My 19 month old is sitting on my lap right now saying "num num num num!!!" She loves these. <br />
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I like to do 2 cups of powdered sugar, 1 tsp. of vanilla, 1/2 tsp of salt, yep salt. Then I add in whole milk to make it the right consistency. I usually start with 1/4 of a cup then slowly add more till I get it runny put not too runny.. <br />
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So that I can drizzle it over the top of a warm roll. I like putting pecans on mine. My dad likes raisins mixed into the dough. When I do that I only put 1/2 a cup of raisins in during the last addition of flour. Make them your own then enjoy!!! Recipe insert is below. <br />
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I love to pipe frosting. I think it is fun to make designs and decorations. It is my favorite part of making a cake. The pretty part.<br />
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It also looks great on noses!<br />
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Over the last few weeks I have found one of my favorite techniques. I like to call it my Rainbow or Ombre Frosting technique. You can use as many colors as you can fit in the piping bag. I like to use three or four. It works really well with just two as well like the picture above. Here is a picture of three colors that I did on a Trolls birthday cake. It was fun because I chose primary colors they did mix a little bit and add orange and green hues into the colors. <br />
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I tried and tried to write out how to do this and I couldn't write it out to make sense so I had my friend make a sweet video how to do it!<br />
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I have also seen people put it in baggies and clip the ends off and put them in a piping bag I tried it that way and it kinda worked but if you bags aren't perfectly the same size and put in just right you get one color squirting out an the others don't put out as much frosting. Also this way if you run out you can put the piping bag right back in the cup and refill it. That is why I do it this way. If you have any questions or comments please feel free to message me. <br />
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Seriously, when you want chocolate chip cookies these are the cookies you want. If you are trying to win someone over just bring them these. When they hear the word cookie again they will automatically think of you. These taste like they just came out of a fancy bakery. They stay soft for DAYS but you know and I know, they won't last that long. full recipe at the bottom of the page. lets get started here is the line up!<br />
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Here we go first all the dry ingredients Flour, baking soda, salt, and corn starch. Put them all in the bowl and whisk them together till they are all light and fluffy an mixed. </div>
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Now into another bowl, or Kitchenaid add in the Soft Butter, sugars, vanilla, and eggs. Make sure you only use one egg yoke and one whole egg. Don't use two whole eggs! Mix those till they are super smooth.</div>
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Turn your oven on to 325 degrees F. Cook them for 10 minutes making sure they get a slight golden brown to them. I like to spray my cookie sheets with non stick but these have so much butter in them it isn't completely necessary. DON'T OVER COOK THESE your heart will hurt. They will cook a little bit longer when you take them out of the oven. Make sure these are completely cool before eating they are so good once they are all the way cooled!! Enjoy! <br />
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For all those little train lovers! These little Mystery packs are on sale for just $1.20. My kids love these little packs they get so excited. <br />
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<span style="color: red;">Blog update!!!!! Sorry if you missed it but this post is now out dated. While is has links to super cute swimsuits ALL of the prices have been raised since I initially posted them a few weeks ago! Make sure you are following my facebook page and blog to get a scoop on all the deals I find that are up to date!</span> </div>
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My girls just love the water! We love everything from the sprinklers, splash pads, beach time, and the pool. which means we need a great swimsuit or three... each year! I went through and found the best Amazon deals on swimsuits. Since each size is often a different price on Amazon I organized it by age. Just scroll down to your child's size. </div>
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Here are a list of Mother's Day present ideas that won't break the bank! They are all Amazon Prime so they have beautiful 2-day free shipping.<br />
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First of all great books for the kids to give to Grandma and Mom. These books are super cute! They will be perfect to read over and over with grandma.<br />
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Let's talk about Jewelry, that mom and grandma will actually wear! These bar necklaces are great for everyday. They come from one baby bear up to six! They are Handmade by a small business too! They were selling out fast. <br />
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My Grandma used to sing this to me all the time... it reminded me of her. <br />
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I have a special spot for Ree Drummond. I love her collections this one is new and AWESOME! Because I agree Butter does make everything Better... If you like these check them out at Walmart they are usually cheaper there but they run of of stock so you can get them on Amazon too. <br />
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I would happily take home leftovers in these!<br />
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I have a few of these in my house and I love them! Amazon has wicked good deals on them too. Willow Tree figurines are awesome.<br />
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Ladies, you are important and beautiful.<br />
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Today I was flipping through Facebook and I stopped on a makeup tutorial. It was a young girl talking about all the imperfections on her face. She was pointing out these microscopic little pink spots that were around her nose and how her eyebrows weren't full enough and the whole time I was thinking; this girl is already pretty, she could walk outside the way she started and be killin it. Then I thought of my three daughters and I thought if they knew how amazingly pretty and perfect they are to me, they would never put themselves down. But, alas, I know this world, I know all the images, conversations, and ridicule they will endure. Therefore, I am writing this. <br />
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A few weeks ago I was driving with my daughters when my five year old said I wish I was.. and she named one of her friends. I sat there for a moment and then asked her why she wanted to be that person. She said it was because she had heard me talk to this child's mother about how great that child was. It hit me like a ton of bricks, that my five year old thought that I like this other child more than her because I was praising her friend. She is already comparing and listening to what we are saying and it is effecting her. I made it clear to her that she is wonderful, smart, beautiful, and talented. Everyone has special talents and features that make them unique; we need those unique things to make our lives, and our world, more beautiful.<br />
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Here is something I would like to change in the world. Why is it that because someone is physically beautiful it makes us less beautiful? Why is it that we feel like because someone has an amazing talent it devalues our talents? News flash, it doesn't! Just because Sarah has amazing blonde hair (just throwing names out there) doesn't mean my red/orange hair isn't great. Just because Jessie can play the violin doesn't mean your paintings aren't enjoyed.<br />
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I was looking at the magazine covers in the checkout line and I saw that Julia Roberts was named "Most beautiful Woman 2017" on the cover of People Magazine. I am not saying she isn't stunning and wonderful, I'm saying that her being stunning and wonderful in no way makes you, me, that old lady that sits in her rocking chair on her porch four doors down, any less beautiful and wonderful.<br />
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Next time you feel unattractive or feel like putting yourself down, don't go look in a mirror. Grab a notebook, I'm talking the pen and pencil kind, and write down the last good thing you did. That is what we need to focus on. What good did I personally put into the world today? If you can't think of something to write down, write down something you can go do, and do it. That is what gives us a glow, that is what beauty should be, personal development and growth. <br />
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I have my insecurities about myself and I have had major breakdowns as an adult about some of my physical attributes. Those don't need to be the center of our lives. We need to forget a little bit more about the outside of ourselves and focus more on what we can do to be kind, help others, remember that we are not the center of the world but a part of the world. We have a great purpose here in this life, and that is to help others and make it back to our Father in Heaven and to help those around us make it back.<br />
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Go, be truly BEAUTIFUL. <br />
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Need a notebook? This one has a great cover.<br />
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Take all the dry ingredients and throw them in your mixer. I used the whisk attachment. give them a plus or three to get them all nice and fluffy and stirred up. Next get all of those wet ingredients in a separate bowl. Excluding all the fruit, nuts, and carrots.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Next, I toasted up some coconut and pecans. I put the sweetened coconut flakes down in my broiler and let them go for about 4 minutes until the tops gained a little brown. The pecan I threw on a cookie sheet in the oven at 350 degrees till they started to sweat out a bit it took about 5 minutes and they had an aroma to them. I then threw the pecans in my food processor for about 5 pulses. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The carrots, I grated up my carrots. Ok, people, the big carrots in the bag are so good for this so go big and get yourself the big carrots at the store, or be super fancy and grown them in your garden. Then you can see your kids walk around like this too!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white;">8oz block of cream cheese softened</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white;">1/2 cup brown sugar </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white;">1/2 cup of butter softened </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white;">3 cups of powdered sugar</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white;">Whip cream cheese and butter in a mixer till light and fluffy. Add in vanilla, then slowly add brown sugar, then powdered. Whip it for a minute then add heavy whipping cream till you achieve your desired texture! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white;">I topped mine with a sprinkle of extra toasted coconut! Enjoy!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white;">I love the look of double liners on cupcakes! check out these super cute ones... </span></span></div>
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</span>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790063145861510388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645065867799472490.post-69712823625984862292017-04-01T11:25:00.001-07:002017-04-10T07:48:59.550-07:00Stuffed French ToastI decided to make a hybrid of Stuffed French Toast and Ree Drummond's French Toast. You're welcome. <br />
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First the french toast mixture!<br />
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4 egg yokes, no joke only the yokes!!! Save those yummy whites for my cake recipe!<br />
Add in 1 tbsp. of cinnamon and whip them together. If you mix the egg yokes and cinnamon together first you don't have the floating cinnamon on the top of the french toast, you know how the first 3 three pieces get cinnamon and then it is gone? Yeah, do this and it will stay mixed! All the french toast get cinnamon. <br />
Next, vanilla, 1 tsp splash, or more if you really like it. <br />
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Next throw in heavy cream, I put in about a cup. Then I add a cup of whole milk. Pioneer Woman uses half and half you could substitute that in for sure, I just don't usually have that on hand. Mix up that goodness and move on to the filling. Pioneer Woman also puts sugar in her french toast recipe I skipped it because of all the powdered sugar that is going into the recipe.</div>
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Put in one brick of cream cheese (8oz) room temp. and 3/4 cup of powdered sugar. Whip that together with 1/3 cup of sour cream. Add in a splash of vanilla 1tsp or so. <br />
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Next prep those strawberries, I like them cut nice and thin, that way I can spread a thin layer over the cream filling.<br />
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Cover one side of bread with the cream filling, I like a thick cut white bread or you can even use a crusty french bread. I like mine a little dried out for this. It just soaks every thing up so well when it is dried out. If you use a loose light weight and it might fall apart so make sure you have a nice sturdy bread. <br />
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Then put a layer of strawberries and another piece of bread put a really really light layer of the cream filling so it works like a glue to hold the goodness together. <br />
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Get your griddle nice and warm. I like mine at about 350. Give it a good layer of butter and line up those puppies! </div>
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Make sure you take your time. I like the outside of mine to be nice and crisp. The filling will get warm and gooey and may leak out a little bit!<br />
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Sprinkle a little more powdered sugar and another layer of strawberries, syrup, and enjoy! <br />
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My Husband Michael is very proud of his bacon cooking skills.<br />
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He cuts them in half so they cook more evenly.<br />
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French Toast Mixture<br />
4 Large Egg Yokes<br />
1 tbsp. Cinnamon<br />
1 tsp. Vanilla<br />
1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream<br />
1 cup Whole Milk.<br />
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Mix the egg yokes and cinnamon together then add the other ingredients. mix together throughly.<br />
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Cream Filling<br />
8 oz cream cheese<br />
3/4 cup powdered sugar<br />
1 tsp. vanilla<br />
1/3 cup sour cream<br />
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Whip it all together cream cheese needs to be room temp.<br />
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1 lb. strawberries sliced thin.<br />
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You need a sturdy bread that will hold together when wet. French bread or a thick sandwich bread :) <br />
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Sandwich it up and grill on a buttered griddle. take your time. make sure the outside is crispy. I like my griddle on 350 and I let them cook for at least 4 minutes on each side. Each griddle is different if it is browning too fast turn it down. If it isn't cooking at all turn it up a bit. <br />
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<br />Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790063145861510388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645065867799472490.post-62007203516020678692017-03-30T21:43:00.004-07:002017-03-31T10:34:15.018-07:00Bunnies and Bums BannerBunnies and Bums Banner
My girls and I did a crazy easy, craft project today that we wanted to share.
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Crafting foam or heavy construction paper<br />
Scissors
Glue craft and hot glue<br />
Pompoms<br />
Ribbon<br />
First, I cut out a bunch of bunnies out of the foam. For me I just drew a simple bunny silhouette, but you can easily find one on the internet that you can print too.
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I cut out about 12 of these in various colors.
Next pull out that ribbon and make a swag over your window, cutting it to length.
Glue those little bunny ears to the ribbon. You want to make sure you are putting more of the bunny under the hang of the ribbon than the top or you will have some hanging issues.
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Next, bring on the kids let them decorate those bunnies! we decided to have the ones facing forward would have pink noses and hold carrots. Make sure your glue is completely dry. I recommend hot glue for gluing the bunnies onto the string.
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I tied little loops on the ends of my ribbon and I like to hang the banner with these Command strips.<br />
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They even work great for twinkle lights. They are great because they are clear and tiny. I leave them up for all the different season and all the little banners that we make.<br />
Happy Crafting!Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790063145861510388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645065867799472490.post-83089645150958305242017-03-24T20:39:00.000-07:002017-04-01T09:14:27.766-07:00Spring is here! Time for all the yummy berry treats to be back in season. I made this Strawberry Rose Cake the other day for a Cub Scout auction and I wanted to share the recipe with you today. At the bottom I show you how I cut Strawberry Roses!!!<br />
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My Cake recipe I found a few years ago off a website alittlebitfunky Here is the complete link: http://www.littlebitfunky.com/2012/09/what-i-made-for-monday-perfect-cake.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+alittlebitfunky+(Little+Bit+Funky)<br />
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It comes out with a really moist and yummy cake! I have made it close to 10 times at least and every time it is wonderful. I have made it in cupcake and cake form, and it makes about 35 cupcakes.<br />
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1 cup flour</div>
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1 cup sugar</div>
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3/4 tsp. salt</div>
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1 1/3 cups water</div>
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1/8 cup vegetable oil</div>
1 tsp vanilla
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1 cup sour cream</div>
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4 large egg whites</div>
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Put all dry ingredients together mix it up, then put in all the wet ingredients together with the dry, mix well. Pour into greased and floured cake pans, I put wax paper in the bottom of my cake pans too so there is not sticking, or cupcake tins lined with papers. Fill cupcake papers about 3/4 of the
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Bake for 18 minutes or so for cupcakes and a little longer for cake. Close to 30 mins depending on the oven.<br />
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For my American butter cream frosting<br />
I take 1 cup of butter AT ROOM TEMPERATURE very very important. if you forget put the butter in a bag and stick it in your pockets for a while. <br />
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Now whip it! with a stand mixer or a hand mixer for at least 3 minutes it needs to be light and super fluffy. Once it is silk pour in 1 tsp of vanilla. Then slowly add in 16+ oz or so of powdered sugar until it reaches the right consistency. I like to add a little bit of heavy whipping cream to make it silky smooth about 3 tbsp. <br />
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Toasted coconut simply open a bag of sweetened coconut and throw it under a broiler for a few minutes till it is light brown. pull it out and let it cool completely before pressing it into fresh frosting.<br />
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I put finely chopped fresh strawberries inside my cake. I cut the strawberries into tiny pieces and pressed them lightly with paper towels to take away some moisture. I then tossed them in 1 tablespoon of powdered sugar and put a thin layer between the cake layers. with a thin layer of the buttercream frosting.<br />
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For the Strawberry Roses please refer to the video below!<br />
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I have been saving shoe boxes so that I could organize Brielle's clothes. It turned out just how I wanted.<br />
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I was going to take a picture of her crazy drawers before the organizers, but Riley heard I wanted to rearrange Brielle's clothes and she came in and dumped them on the ground for me. I have all of these and a laundry basket full too. Now lets get started!<br />
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First cut of the lids of the shoe boxes if they are attached.<br />
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Save those lids my friends!!! we are going to use them!<br />
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I placed the boxes in the drawers then measured how big of strips I would need for extra compartments.<br />
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I cut extra strips, the same height of the boxes. to make my own little compartments.<br />
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Make sure to remove the little mold strips and packets, so your babies/ kids don't get a hold of them!<br />
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So when I was done the first drawer has pajamas in a small shoe box on the right, a large one with hoodies in the middle, then the strips made four little compartments for hats, tights, socks, and swimsuits.<br />
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Next drawer has two large boxes one with pants, the other with shirts. I decided to leave the side open so I could leave the skirts flat.<br />
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This opened up the third to be completely empty! Yay!!!<br />
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Now I can see all her clothes and I don't have to go digging around for anything! Maybe if I get one more box later I will put it where the skirts are, as for now we are good to go. <br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: small;">I have a super simple fun craft for toddler to little kids! Actually I kind of enjoyed doing it too.. ok here is what you need. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: small;">picture of a 4 leaf clover</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: small;">green and gold kid's paint</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: small;">colored paper </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: small;">white paper</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here is what we did. I took the clover and cut out 5 small clovers out of the colored paper. If you want to cheat like me I layered two colors on top of one another when I cut it out so I only had to trace once. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: small;">I cut them out for my girls, but you can let them cut them out if you want. </span></span><br />
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We used three different greens and one gold. just squeeze it on a plate. The kids just dip the eraser side of the pencil in paint and dot all over the place. Make sure to get all the edges of the clovers super well. You can have the use their fingers too!<br />
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Let it all dry, then peel off the clovers and you have a fun clover picture for St. Patricks Day!<br />
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Riley wanted to trace one of hers with a pen too. You could also do horseshoes too...<br />
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We have this fun banner to make today. I bought it last year after St. Patrick's Day at Michaels Craft Store.<br />
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<br />Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790063145861510388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645065867799472490.post-89033538249404185262017-03-09T15:03:00.001-08:002017-03-11T21:34:16.936-08:00Mary, Mary quite contrary,<br />
How does your garden grow?<br />
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With 3 little girls, a window box,<br />
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I started my veggie/ herb garden at the beginning of February. I wanted to get a jump start on our garden this year so that I could start cooking with fresh herbs again. I have a love the smell of fresh herbs in the house too. <br />
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It is like Christmas morning everyday for the girls to wake up and check on the little plant starts. Riley loves to see what plants are the tallest and which are the smallest. It is also fun for us to point out that different plants have different leaf shapes, smells, and stems. The first week and a half were torture for them not see anything happening. Once they sprouted it has been awesome to see the girls light up. <br />
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The first steps for our little garden. I had to eat a bunch of eggs. I have done egg cartons to start my seeds in the past and it worked really well for me. (You can crush up your clean egg shells really small and put them in the bottom of the egg carton with the dirt for extra nutrients for your plants)<br />
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With my experience it is worth dropping by a garden center and picking up some potting soil to start seeds. I have used soil from my gardens in the past and I get significantly better results from actual potting soil.<br />
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This time around We started with Thyme, Basil, Cilantro, Green Onions, Lavender, Butter Lettuce, Scarlett Runner, Spinach, and Hollyhocks.<br />
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As far as seeds I just picked up seed packets from Walmart Garden center and a few from Ace Hardware. Some of them I have had for 3 years and I use a pinch of the seeds then save the rest for next year. My basil packet I think I have had for 4 years and the seeds still grow. Just make sure you keep them in a dry dark place. This is my first time for the Scarlett Runner and I'm super excited to see how it grows. <br />
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It took us about 1.5-2.5 weeks before we started to see our little seedlings. I kept them in their little egg cartons for about 2 more weeks until they started to get a little too big.<br />
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To upgrade my plants inside I decided to put them in some inexpensive pots and a window box. This is easy with the egg cartons I simply take a table sized spoon and scoop the little plant right out of the egg carton with the soil and place it gently in it's new home. I noticed with a few of my little plants the roots started to grow into the cardboard so I very gently raised them out and the cardboard released the little roots. You could also we the cardboard a little to get it to release. <br />
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This is where they are going to stay for a while. I love having home grown lettuce, for some reason I have a hard time buying lettuce from the store. It is so easy to grown. I like to give my plants a little fertilizer at about this stage right after I transplant them. The one I am using now is. MiracleGro all purpose plant food. I have had the MiracleGro for two years now and I have more than half a bottle left.<br />
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Michael started prep for my outside garden.<br />
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Since we are renting I couldn't go through and tear up the whole (tiny) back yard. I also didn't want to throw a bunch of money into a garden that I would be leaving. Therefore, after some research.. we are attempting a straw bale garden stay tuned to see what happens with it!!<br />
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One ton of straw bales, all lined up in a row! Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790063145861510388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645065867799472490.post-4088854727534758602017-03-06T16:37:00.000-08:002017-03-07T17:33:17.842-08:00Easter baskets part 2!<br />
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My girls love to draw and do crafts so I went on the hunt for the best deals for craft and drawing kits. Some of these are add on items so make sure you place them with an order of $25 or more. <br />
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One of my biggest pet peeves is spending an arm and a leg on things that only last a week. I've decided to share some of the great things I have found for their baskets this year that you won't be throwing in the trash super fast. Best of all most of it is off of Amazon. Making it to the store without one of my 3 kids is impossible with my husband's work schedule and since I don't want to ruin the surprise... Amazon it is! I know that not everyone wants to spend hours looking through amazon for all this stuff I did all the work for you. All the links are below! Happy Easter. <br />
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The first thing I always put in my girls Easter baskets are books, books are awesome for one they take up a large amount of space! yep, they are a great space filler. Books are one of those items that doesn't get used up in a week and thrown away. They last for YEARS! For my 1 year old I found these little board books, super easy for her to carry around with her and flip the pages around without being able to tear them up super fast.<br />
*YOU NEED TO READ MUSTACHE BABY* if you just need to go to your library and check it out to read it you should. Seriously, it is hilarious! <br />
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Now if you haven't read The Pout Pout Fish, it is awesome! I can't wait to read the Happy Easter Pout-Pout Fish. I won't be buying all of these things for my girls but I hope you can find things that you like!<br />
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For my 3 year old and my 5 year old I wanted two things, and activity book that we could do together and a book before bedtime. <br />
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Activity books:<br />
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If you haven't seen Melissa and Doug's water wow you are seriously missing out! This is one thing that you need. You can sit with your younger kids and talk about the animals, number, and alphabet or just let them loose in their car seats, church, or boring lobbies with these. The best part, they are reusable. Yes, another one of those magical items that won't be thrown away in 10 minutes. Or a coloring book that the kids will scribble in and throw away the next day. <br />
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Of course it is time for the super cute Easter outfit. Once again I found the perfect thing! Amazon has this great Disney section that have tops and bottoms for super cute. Roll them up together and you have a fun outfit that wasn't too expensive. Ok, look at the sizes you need. DIFFERENT SIZES ARE DIFFERENT PRICES!!! So you can score some of these outfits from $8-$15 if you are lucky! Also, when I buy these clothes I tend to go one size up, sometimes they are fitted a little small.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Size 6x is only $7.71</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: cyan;">Size 4 is only $15.00 </span></span><br />
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<u><span style="color: orange;"> If you get this Minnie Mouse outfit in 24 month it is only $11.06</span></u><br />
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These two costs a little more but they are soooo cute I couldn't resist!<br />
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The last thing I found that doesn't last a terribly long time but I wanted to throw in are: <br />
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Stickers and temporary tattoos are great they are also great if you don't want your kids to have a crazy insane amount of candy in all of their Easter Eggs. My kids love them. I personally love temporary tattoos, they go on the kid and I am not spending hours of my time pealing them off of my furniture or floors. I found these super cute ones! We have the rule that you have to let your old ones wear off all the way before you get a new one one. So they do last a few weeks. <br />
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Lastly I wanted to put a little toy for each of the girls. My oldest daughter is collecting Tsum Tsums. I thought this set with Thumper would be adorable. <br />
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If you want a few more I found this set on Sale too!<br />
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I would probably open this set and stick the tsum tsums in my oldest two daughters Easter Eggs.<br />
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