12/16/11

The Nameless Snack...

This snack is seriously AMAZING!!!  My mom's family has always made it as a snack.  We don't know what you would call it, so for now it is the nameless snack...  Enjoy!

You can easily find cream drops at Christmas time, but not always at other times.

1 Saltine cracker
Peanut butter
1/2 of a cream drop

Spread a thin layer of peanut butter on the cracker.  Smash the half of the cream drop to the size of the cracker then lay it on top.




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12/15/11

Tree Houses











 Can you imagine living in a tree?  I think it would be amazing, but it would be awful if it was a windy day and your tree was tossing back in forth, and if your tree fell...  I think there are a lot of things to consider.
  
I love all of the different designs that they have come up with.  So creative...  Happy Thursday!

 P.S.  My favorite is the 8th tree house.  

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12/13/11

Diy Ornaments

Here are some beautiful diy Christmas ornaments that I found.  I think they are all so creative and different.  Have you tried making any of these ornaments yet?








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12/9/11

Cowboy Cookies

The recipe is so good!!!  I still haven't figured out why they call them cowboy cookies though...  We got this recipe from a Martha Stewart magazine.  Enjoy!!

Cowboy Cookies

cooking spray
2 c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
8 oz. (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 c. light-brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 c. old-fashioned oats
6 oz. semisweet chocolate, cut into 1/4-inch chunks (1 c.)  (I just used semisweet chocolate chips.)
3 oz. (3/4 cup) pecan halves
1/2 c. shredded unsweetened coconut  (we've never had unsweetened so we use just sweetened.)

1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Coat large baking sheet with cooking spray, line with parchment, and spray parchment.  (I just sprayed the baking sheet with cooking spray then wiped the excess oil off with a paper towel.  It worked perfect!)  Sift flour, baking soda, salt, and baking powder into a medium bowl.

2.  Beat butter and sugars with a mixer on medium-high until pale and creamy, about 3 minutes.

 Reduce speed to medium.  Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.  Beat in vanilla.

3.  Reduce speed to low, and slowly add flour mixture, beating until just incorporated.

 Beat in oats, chocolate, pecans, and coconut until combined (Dough can be refrigerated for up to 3 days.)




(After mixing it almost overflowed because I made a double batch!)

4.  Using a 1 1/2-inch ice cream scoop or a small spoon, drop dough onto baking sheet, spacing 3 inches apart.



5.  Bake until edges of cookies begin to brown, 11 to 13 minutes.  (It only took my cookies about 9 minutes.)  Transfer baking sheet to wire rack, and let cool for 5 minutes.  Transfer cookies to racks.  Let cool.  (Cookies can be stored up to 3 days.)



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12/5/11

Crochet Bullseye

I think this would be so cute to make!  The directions look like a different language to me though.  I know how to crochet (a little) but not enough to know what in the world these directions are saying.  Maybe my mom will translate. Isn't little bullseye adorable though??? :)


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12/2/11

Yellow, yellow, yellow...



















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12/1/11

Rustic Apple Galette/Pie

This galette/pie is amazing!  Enjoy! :)


Apple Galette/Pie

1 glob of pie dough or enough dough for a double crusted 9" pie
7 cup tart apples
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
3 1/2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1 Tbsp cream
2 tsp butter
milk (you're going to thinly coat the top of the crust with it)
1 Tbsp granulated sugar

Turn your oven on 400 degrees F.
Roll the pie dough to about a 17" circle.  Lay in a 9" pie pan with the edges hanging down.  Slice the apples. Mix the apples with the granulated sugar, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, and cream.  Pour in to the pie pan then pull the extra pie crust overtop the apple mixture.  Divide the 2 tsp of butter into little pieces and put them on the apples.  Spread the milk with a brush all over the dough.  Sprinkle the sugar over the crust.


  Put the pie in a oven for 45 to 55 minutes.



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