Category: Kitchen

Bunny Napkins

 

Funny Bunny How-to Step 1

Step 1

Take a solid-colored square napkin, and starch it for optimal workability. Thinner napkins work better, so choose a linen napkin over a thick cotton one.

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Step 2

Fold the napkin in half.

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Step 3

Fold the napkin in half again, to form a long rectangle.

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Step 4

Fold the right and left sides up to meet in the center, forming a point at one end.

 

 
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Step 5

Repeat with the opposite corners.

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Step 6

Fold the side corners in so they meet in the center, but don’t fold exactly straight. Pull up above the center point, and you’ll start to see the ears shape up. The napkin will form a kite shape.

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Step 7

Gently turn your napkin over.

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Step 8

Fold the bottom point up, so that it is roughly 1” above the center of the napkin.

 

 
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Step 9

Carefully, turn the napkin over again.

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Step 10

Roll the left side over, slightly past the center of the napkin.

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Step 11

Fold the right side over, tucking the end into the pocket you created on the left side, holding your napkin together.

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Step 12

Turn the napkin upright, separating the bottom to form a base. Fluff your bunny’s ears.

 

 
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Step 13

Cut three pieces of string; knot together in the middle. Slide a safety pin through the back of the folded napkin, through the center of the knot, through the button’s opening, then back into the napkin; clasp.

 

Smashed Hot Potatoes

Ingredients
  • 12 whole New Potatoes (or Other Small Round Potatoes)
  • 3 Tablespoons Olive Oil
  • Kosher Salt To Taste
  • Black Pepper To Taste
  • Rosemary (or Other Herbs Of Choice) To Taste

Preparation Instructions

Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add in as many potatoes as you wish to make and cook them until they are fork-tender.

On a sheet pan, generously drizzle olive oil. Place tender potatoes on the cookie sheet leaving plenty of room between each potato.

With a potato masher, gently press down each potato until it slightly mashes, rotate the potato masher 90 degrees and mash again. Brush the tops of each crushed potato generously with more olive oil.

Sprinkle potatoes with kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper and fresh chopped rosemary (or chives or thyme or whatever herb you have available.)

Bake in a 450 degree oven for 20-25 minutes until golden brown