Month: February 2012

Make Your Own Heat Stamp

Use a wire and a wooden block. Tricky part would be getting the design perfectly flat and just how you want it.

I’d suggest writing your word out on paper just how you want it. Bend the wire over it to match, making sure you leave a long tail to attach it to the wood. Drill small hols in the wood to accept the wire, and glue finished wire in place. Heat up and stamp onto project as shown.  Love this idea from TheDressIMade.

Crock Pot Mashed Potatoes

Try this recipe from budgetsavvydiva – aleays great ideas there!

  • 5 Pounds of Russet Potatoes
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
  • 1/4 cup butter, cut into small cubes chunks
  • 1 1/4 cup light sour cream
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/3 cup milk, warmed
  • 2 ounces of light cream cheese
  1. Peel Potatoes and Cube – I try and get 12 cubes per potato.
  2. Get your crock pot out and set it to high. Put – Potatoes – Chicken Stock – and Butter into the Crock Pot
  3. Cook for 4.5 hours
  4. Roughly Mash Potatoes – then add garlic, sour cream, salt, pepper, milk, and cream cheese and finish mashing
  5. Enjoy!

Broccoli Cheddar Chicken Braid

Ingredients
  • 2 cans Pillsbury Original Crescent Rolls
  • 2 cups chicken chunks, cooked
  • 2 cups cheddar cheese
  • 2 cups broccoli, frozen, steamed and chopped
  • 1/2 cup light mayonnaise
  • 1 egg yolk
  • fresh rosemary
 
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
  2. On a parchment paper lined cookie sheet, spread both cans of crescents length wise to form a long rectangle.
  3. Press each of the seams to form a single layer of dough.
  4. In a large bowl, combine chicken, cheese, broccoli and mayonnaise
  5. Spread mixture over the center of the croissant dough evenly to create a log.
  6. Using a sharp knife, cut horizontal strips 1 inch apart down each side of the crescent dough.
  7. Fold the dough strips over the top of the chicken mixture, alternating left and right to create a braid.
  8. Brush the top of the braid with a beaten egg yolk and sprinkle fresh rosemary on top.
  9. Bake for 28 – 30 minutes until golden brown.

Via Food Family Finds

Cork Projects

I just HAD to post this picture. My aunt collects giraffes….figurines, stuffed animas, etc. -not the real ones. Although she has been to a little bed and breakfast that has giraffes and got up close and personal with a real one… anyway I digress… anytime I see a giraffe, I think of her. And when I save up enough corks from my wine drinking. I will make one of these for her. (Too bad I dont drink wine.)

Blue Velvet Chair has many ideas for cork projects. Start saving your corks and check out the projects there.