tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74572743113610217472024-03-20T14:50:25.892-04:00Glitter and SaltCrafts, DIY, Recipes and Restaurant reviewsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457274311361021747.post-40017876897039417312012-03-04T19:25:00.000-05:002012-03-05T09:00:19.917-05:00The Lamp Saga Pt. 2 and 3So this is a continuation on the previous lamp editing <a href="http://glitterandsalt.blogspot.com/2012/02/lamp-saga-pt1.html">Saga Pt.1</a><br />
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I started with a blue glass and brass vase. In pt.1 I spray painted the brass to make it look like brushed nickel. I wanted to do something with the blue color so I bought more spray paint, Krylon in a creamy white.<br />
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For the final product you'll have to wait till the end!!<br />
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So for part 3 of this lamp makeover, I wanted to do something with the shade. I've been seeing awesome shade redos on pinterest with neat fabrics but this shade isn't your typical round shade, it's curvy and kinda flower shaped. So I wanted to try dying it...<br />
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I got a package of Rit Dye from amazon in teal.<br />
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I then filled a large container bucket with water and added a cup of salt and my lampshade. (see the shape) I then added the whole container of liquid dye.</div>
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So I started filling my bucket when I noticed it was leaking!!?!?! So I quickly put that bucket inside of a another bucket. I let the shade dye overnight for ~15 hours. It was probably over kill but we had bad storms and I forgot about the shade. If you dye using vinegar instead of salt, this will eat your fabric. Do not let it sit this long. I then let the shade sit on newspaper until dried.<br />
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So I was going for more of a teal color, not baby blue so I am going to order some green and try redyeing. Stay tuned for The Lamp Saga pt 4!</div>
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I eventually gave up until I saw this chain at Michaels and a light bulb went off.. I could make my earrings.<br />
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Use the pliers to open the rings attaching the chain together and make two pieces of approximate equal length. Attach to earring hooks and close rings. Tadah! Takes 1 min and you have custom earrings the exact length you want. I bought the earring hooks for 2$ and the chain on sale for 1.50$.. so custom earrings for 3.50$.</div>
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I wanted a more complex look so I doubled over the chains.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Finished Product.. for less than 4$.</td></tr>
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<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457274311361021747.post-56301543800492506452012-02-20T14:03:00.000-05:002012-03-04T19:04:10.412-05:00The Lamp Saga Pt.1So we inherited these lamps from my mother-in-law when we used to live in our apartment. They work fine and kinda match our interior.. in a kinda-because-they're-free way.<br />
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So I started a journey to modernize them. <br />
I went down to the local hardware store and got some Rustoleum Metal Finish paint in a brushed nickel color.<br />
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I taped off the vase portion of the lamp and went to town. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lamp before</td></tr>
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I did very thin coats, and probably used 4-5 coats for full coverage. It worked so well that I used it on the 2 brass light fixtures in our house. <br />
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Lamp is better but not finished yet...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457274311361021747.post-25996058935216407792012-02-07T18:19:00.002-05:002012-02-07T18:19:11.798-05:00Paint Review!!So when we bought our new house in November, we noticed the previous owner really liked colorful rooms. The little girls room was hello kitty pink (I still have yet to take a picture that does it justice- it glows at night). The little boys room was bright baby blue. (Did I mention the other bedroom was bright yellow? Or the dining room was burnt orange? Or that the master closet was hot orange?)<br />
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Both rooms needed to be significantly toned down. In our basement the left a ton of paint- all sorts of brands. My first tackle was the dining room.<br />
I found a can of <b>America's Finest</b> in a color that appeared to match the hallways.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Retails 11-17$ per gallon depending on features</td></tr>
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So America's Finest, how did you rank? <b>Poor.</b> The paint was thin (even after sitting for who knows how long in the basement) and had very poor coverage. Yes I was painting over a bright orange wall. So I painted a coat of Zinssers Bullseye 3 in 1 primer.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Retails locally for 11$!!<br /></td></tr>
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(Awesome stuff by the way. Best primer for the money) So I primed the orange walls. I then had to use 2 coats!! of the America's Finest to get any sort of coverage. <br />
<u>AF wrap up: </u>3 coats no primer, 2 coats with primer. Not worth the effort, but for free paint from the basement and some help from friends not too too bad. Would I buy it on my own free will? No.<br />
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<b>Next up: Behr Standard Interior Paint (Eggshell finish)</b><br />So the baby blue bedroom didn't have super dark paint and it was semi-gloss finish. So after a quick debate, I chose Behr Interior in eggshell without primer. I did a small test patch (2 feet x 2 feet) to test if this would work without primer, and surprise! It covered just fine.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I used Behr Standard in Eggshell- looked something like this (cost me 24$/ gallon)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue Bedroom before (this again, doesn't do the room justice)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">During the drying (I painted the room a light shade of cucumber)</td></tr>
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<br />So I wanted to turn the room from baby blue to a calming shade of green. When I did the test patch, I painted and walked away and checked it 24 hours later, so I didn't actually see it drying. When I painted the whole room though, I did notice it drying and it freaked me out. It dries incredibly uneven. I was worried that I had made a huge error in judgement for not using a primer. But when the whole room dries, it is completely even and has full coverage <b>after one coat. </b>one gallon covered the entire 12 X 10 ft room.<div>
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So the Hello Kitty Pink room.. not only was it nauseatingly pink, but it was HIGH gloss paint. Thus, I went with the primer built in. This was only 5$ more than the standard Behr without primer.</div>
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So after 1 coat of Behr with Primer, there was full coverage of the hot pink, high-gloss mess. It was astounding. I was expecting to have to take 2-3 coats. On the edges that I did with a paint brush, I did have to do some touch ups but not bad considering what I started with.</div>
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First preheat your oven to 400 degrees F and boil water for pasta. Cook pasta until al dente. While pasta is cooking, hold asparagus with both hands and slightly bend until it snaps, this removes the hard/woody part. If you're feeling lazy, line up all your asparagus with the broken one and cut off approximately the same amount from the other pieces or hand break the rest of your bunch. Drizzle asparagus with olive oil and roast in oven until slightly golden, ~10-15 minutes. </div>
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For added flavor, try sprinkling a little Parmesan cheese on top!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457274311361021747.post-65174250355580307432012-02-05T14:30:00.000-05:002012-02-07T20:20:05.957-05:00Jazz Up Outlet Covers!So I recently painted one of the bedrooms in our home and the previous owner had gotten hot pink paint on the outlet covers. So to fix them, I decided to break out the mod podge!<br />
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Now, to put it back on the wall, use a sharp object (like another screw or the scissors) and slightly puncture where the screw hole is, then place the normal screw in.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I used matte mod podge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">place outlet on backside for tracing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After tracing, cut out shape (A) or cut curved sides and then across (B)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">pop shape through (method B)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mod podge outlet first!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Use outlet holes to line up paper</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hold sides first</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">switch and hold other sides after 15 seconds</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">after glazing top with mod podge and drying</td></tr>
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TIP! If you didn't cut the outlet holes perfectly and are having trouble getting it on the wall correctly, just place it approximately and start screwing. The force of the screw will fit it correctly.<br />
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Cook time: 30 ish minutes<br />
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Ingredients:<br />
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<li>1 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cooked & cubed or shredded</li>
<li>1/2 cup of mayo</li>
<li>1 can of cream of chicken soup (I normally use the 98% fat free)</li>
<li>1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese </li>
<li>1/2 cup mexican blend (or other blend of cheese that you prefer)</li>
<li>1 bag frozen chopped broccoli, thawed</li>
<li>olive oil for drizzle</li>
<li>panko for top</li>
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Preheat oven to 350.</div>
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Mix chicken, cheeses, mayo, broccoli and cream of chicken soup in a bowl. Spray casserole dish with nonstick spray (because I am paranoid) and pour mixture into. Top with 1/4-1/2C panko (or other bread crumbs) and drizzle lightly with olive oil. The olive oil will help promote browning.</div>
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Cook for 30 minutes until cheeses are gooey and bubbly.</div>
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Serve over pasta or rice.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look at that gooey cheese and crunchy crust with the bright green broccoli- yum!</td></tr>
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Servings: 12 taco cups, 2 dinner portions<br />
Cook time: 15 minutes<br />
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Ingredients:<br />
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<li>1/2 lb ground beef/ turkey/ meat of choice</li>
<li>frozen spring roll wrappers</li>
<li>taco accoutrements (sour cream, cheese, lettuce, salsa)</li>
<li>nonstick spray</li>
<li>taco seasoning</li>
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Thaw spring roll wrappers.</div>
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray muffin pan with nonstick spray, add one wrapper per cup. Place into hot oven until edges are browned ~10 minutes.</div>
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Brown meat and add taco seasoning. TIP: I like to add a cup of water with my seasoning, and bring it to a boil. This will result in a thick sauce that really penetrates the meat.</div>
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Portion evenly into cups and top with favorite taco toppings!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">spring roll wrappers into sprayed muffin pan</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ground seasoned beef</td></tr>
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ALTERNATIVE! Try fajita cups! Thinly slice 1/2 onion and 1 green bell pepper. Caramel until softened. Add ground meat and brown. Add taco seasonings. Top with black beans, sour cream, salsa, cheese etc..<br />
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Conveniently, my sewing machine has 42 yards of paneling in it that I am not going to disturb. So I needed a fix for my jeans that was fast and no sew.<br />
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Enter the quick and dirty patch...<br />
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Materials:<br />
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<li>no-sew heat bond</li>
<li>jean patch</li>
<li>iron</li>
<li>jeans with hole</li>
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First, turn jeans inside out. Cut portion of no sew heat bond long enough to cover hole, place shiny side down, paper side up. Iron on medium heat for 15 seconds. Let cool and re-iron making sure to get edges really well. Let cool. Cut jean patch to just cover no sew heat bond strip. I chose to use jean patch that also had heat fusible bonding on it (hence I am using it backwards) but the no sew heat bond is generally used to bond just fabric to fabric so any cloth should work.</div>
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On medium high heat, iron jean patch on. Let cool and flip jeans right-side out. Tah-dah!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sorry for the blurry image, but this is the heat bond</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the hole :(</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ironing on the no sew heat bond- paper up</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hole with no sew heat bond ironed on</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">finished! </td></tr>
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The first I made these, I used splenda blends- DO NOT DO THIS!! I don't know why but they taste very saccharine-y. I have cooked a lot with splenda blends with no trouble but it will not taste right in this recipe. Use real white and brown sugars.<br />
This recipe is egg free!<br />
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This makes about 2 dozen truffles.<br />
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Ingredients:<br />
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<li>1 1/4 cups all purpose flour </li>
<li>1/2 teaspoon salt</li>
<li>1/8 teaspoon baking soda </li>
<li>1/2 cup butter or margarine (I use smart balance butter)</li>
<li>3/4 cup granulated white and brown sugar (you can do half and half, but I like 1/2C brown with 1/3C white)</li>
<li>1 teaspoon vanilla</li>
<li>1/3 cup milk or soy milk </li>
<li>1 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips (large chips work too)</li>
<li>12 oz or so of chocolate candy coating</li>
<li>dash of salt</li>
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Cream butter with the sugars in mixer (or mixing bowl) until butter is lighter and sugar is well incorporated. Then add flour, baking soda and salt. Pour in milk and vanilla. Once mix is thoroughly combined, stir in chocolate chips. At this point, my dough was suuuuuuuuuuuper sticky so I just portioned about 1 inch balls and put it in the freezer for 5-10 minutes. After the first freeze, I could actually roll neat balls. Melt candy coating as per directions and dip truffles. Put them back into the freezer until hardened and enjoy!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">super sticky right after mixing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">after freezing for 5 minutes about to be dipped</td></tr>
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Ingredients:
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<ul>
<li>1/2 an onion</li>
<li>couple mini portabella mushrooms sliced</li>
<li>1 chicken breast</li>
<li>1 bay leaf</li>
<li>1/2 cup rice (I used brown)</li>
<li>1/3 cup ricotta cheese</li>
<li>panko</li>
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In a pot, boil 2 1/2 cups water (should cover chicken breast). Add bay leaf and water. Boil chicken until cooked and then remove chicken. Add rice to water, bring to boil then cover and reduce to simmer. Meanwhile, saute onions and mushrooms. Cube chicken. When rice is al dente, pour rice, chicken, onions and mushrooms into oven safe dish. Mix in ricotta. Cover with panko and bake until mixture has thickened and panko is browned. </div>
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I forgot to take an after picture (too hungry! but here is before I topped it with panko.)</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457274311361021747.post-7671446629656463812012-01-25T19:23:00.000-05:002012-01-25T19:33:01.399-05:00Monogram "T" WreathI wanted a wreath for after Christmas that would last a few months, so I decided on a monogram wreath. This whole project cost 5$!!<br />
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I went to Michaels to looks for a large letter. The ones they had either weren't the size I was imagining or the shape of the "T" was ugly (I prefer my T's to have a large top bar).
So after running around the store contemplating for an hour (literally..) on alternative material, I decided "Hey, I could make one.." so I got a thick foam board.<br />
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Materials:<br />
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<ul>
<li>thick foam board (super cheap!)</li>
<li>twine (ribbon or yarn would work too)</li>
<li>box cutter</li>
<li>felt (for rosettes)</li>
<li>hot glue gun</li>
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I got it home, and cut out my T shape. I wanted this pretty visible so I made it 16" tall. I then wrapped the T in the twin strategically covering the foam board. The twin helped to add strength to my T as well. I then made some felt and ribbon flowers and hot glued them on.<br />
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The whole project took maybe 30 minutes tops- most spent trying to strategize how to cover the T shape.
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Super easy and super delicious.<br />
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Ingredients:<br />
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<li>1 pack double stuffed oreos (I used Oreo brand the first time and Kroger brand the second- Krogers have less filling)</li>
<li>4oz cream cheese (I used lowfat/no fat and they were awesome!)</li>
<li>12oz white chocolate candy coating (or milk or dark, personal preference)</li>
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Using food processor/ food chopper/ or even a blender, grind up the entire package of oreos until they are cookie crumbles. Then add cream cheese that's come to room temp (or really just out of the fridge for a few minutes will work) and mix in processor until a dough comes together.
Roll dough into balls and place on wax paper. Put finished balls in freezer for 10-15 minutes.
While your balls are freezing, microwave chocolate coating (or use a double boiler, but microwaving is faster, easier and uses only 1 bowl).
Roll truffles in chocolate and put back in freezer until hardened. I actually prefer mine frozen!
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You can even save some of the crumbles and sprinkle on top while the chocolate coating is cooling for a more finished look.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457274311361021747.post-65023872869592332862012-01-22T13:22:00.000-05:002012-01-25T19:34:16.019-05:00Contemporary Canvas ArtworkThis was my inspiration: <a href="http://www.joann.com/joann/catalog/projectdetail.jsp?projectFlag=true&CATID=&fullPath=home+decor+%26+fabrics&PRODID=xprd768983&subCatName=home+decor+%26+fabrics&AID=10843226&PID=3872207&SID=skim1847X546955Xd519d1f8fe489d09c19c2b3a752f95af">Joann's Project</a><br />
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I wanted something large enough to hang over my mantel and in the blues/ teals/ greens family. I used my living room pattern as my color family. I got a multipack of canvas and small tubes of acrylic paint. In the Joann's piece they only used 5 colors (one per diagonal) I wanted to used 9 colors to bring in all the colors of my living room. They also used 9 4"x4" squares, I wanted something larger. Michaels had 12" x 12" in a 7 pack or 8" x 10 " in a 10 pack.. I went for the non-squares in a 10 pack. The whole project supplies cost me 18$. <br />
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Materials:<br />
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<li>canvas squares/ rectangles</li>
<li>acrylic paint</li>
<li>large brush</li>
<li>small brush for the swirls</li>
<li>palette (I used a Tupperware lid!)</li>
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To make the 9 colors, I chose 6 colors (they were 3/1$) and started with the lightest and painted my first block. I then added a squirt of another color to the left over paint and mixed it and painted block #2. I then added another squirt of a different color to paint block #3 and kept adding and mixing colors until I had all 9 blocked painted. I thought this was the best way to make them cohesive and in the pallet I wanted.<br />
After all 9 were finished I let them dry and walked away. The next day I ordered them and swirled gold glazed (left over from the antique table redo) in random patterns over the top.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Living room pattern (it's peacock from Pier 1 Imports! <3 )</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">18$ of supplies from Michael's</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My acrylic colors (L -> R: Apple Tart, Vert Green, Aqua, Turquoise, Peacock Blue, Navy)</td></tr>
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Now to figure out how to put it above the mantel...<br />
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I wanted a vintage/faux antique finish with a modern flair for this table and chose white for the final color.<br />
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I started by sanding and using wood glue to repair the edges. I then primed with Zinsser 3-1 Primer. For the "under color" I wanted it to pop- so I chose navy (!). This layer doesn't have to be perfect because you will paint over it. I next took a candle and waxed the edges/areas I wanted the blue to show through. I painted 2 coats of white matte paint (left in our basement from the previous owner) and lighted sanded the edges and area I wanted the blue to come through and tah-dah! I decided to add a light gold glaze to highlight some of the carved features then I finished the table with a light layer of polyurethane. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The "before"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With Zinsser primer</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Navy over the primer</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After 2 coats of white, waxing and sanding</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished table</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457274311361021747.post-58485411154174387172012-01-04T19:05:00.000-05:002012-01-22T13:29:15.174-05:00Broccoli Cheese Quiche<br />
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Servings: 4 or 2 dinners and 2 left overs lunch <img alt=":)" class="wp-smiley" src="http://s0.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif?m=1305289405g" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /></div>
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Preheat oven to 450 degrees F</div>
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Ingredients:</div>
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First put pie crust in non-stick sprayed pie pan and dock using a fork.<br />
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If you like hashbrowns, apply thin layer to raw pie crust. Put into 450 degree oven while prepping other ingredients.<br />
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Crisp bacon in pan and set aside. Tear up cheese slices and put into milk, in cup with pour spout. Microwave for 2 minutes, stirring every 45 seconds or so until cheese is fully melted.<br />
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Break open eggs and stir while VERY SLOWLY! adding cheese/milk mixture. You don’t want to scramble your eggs, so take your time and go slowly.<br />
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Check pie crust- you don’t want color just slight flaky texture. Flatten any air bubbles that may have occurred and add bacon. Chop broccoli into bite sized pieces and lay on top of hashbrown/pie crust.</div>
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Pour egg mixture on top of broccoli. Season lightly if you want, if you have a salty pie crust or lots of bacon, you might not need any seasoning.</div>
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Bake in oven at 450 until egg is set and crust is brown. 30ish minutes in my oven.</div>
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PS: you can do this with really any “topping” – ham, mushrooms, spinach, onions, green pepper, tomato etc!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457274311361021747.post-35816145063558733442011-12-28T22:41:00.000-05:002012-01-22T13:30:09.100-05:00Creamy Shrimp and Corn<br />
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Servings: 2</div>
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Ingredients:</div>
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Make rice according to directions on package.</div>
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cut off 3 strips from frozen bacon or slice 3 pieces of bacon into small chunks and render until crispy in hot large saute pan. Once bacon is crispy, add corn and shrimp. Cook until shrimp are slightly opaque. Add chopped tomatoes or just juice if you’re not a huge tomato fan. Remove from heat once shrimp are completely cooked and then remove from heat. Add greek yogurt and stir in.</div>
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Serve corn and shrimp over rice.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457274311361021747.post-75037809261444535552011-12-16T22:40:00.000-05:002012-01-22T13:31:30.629-05:00Chicken and Spinach Lasagna<br />
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Servings: 6 (I know this will leave you with lots of left overs, but you could serve it when you have company or just freeze the remainder and have it for lunch!)</div>
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.</div>
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First add the ground chicken, diced onion and minced garlic clove into a saute pan and cook over medium high heat until chicken is done and onion is translucent. Then reduce the heat to low and stir in spinach and cottage cheese.</div>
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For the sauce, mix the flour and butter or olive oil together in a small sauce pot over medium high heat. Combine the chicken broth and 1/2 cup of milk. Once flour-butter is incorporated, slowly add the chicken broth and milk liquid while whisking. You will initially get clumps- this is okay, keep whisking. Bring to a boil and allow to slightly thicken. If it gets too thick, add more milk to loosen. Add the parmesan cheese and let melt into sauce.</div>
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Spread a small amount of the sauce into a baking dish and lay a layer of lasagna noodles. Add 1/3 of the meat mixture, add 1/3 of the sauce and then sprinkle mozzarella on top. Then add a second layer of noodles, with another 1/3 of the meat and 1/3 of the sauce and again sprinkle mozzarella. Layer the last of the noodles on top and add the last of the meat, sauce and top with mozzarella.</div>
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Top with aluminum foil and Bake in the oven for 30 minutes then remove foil and bake for 15-20 more or until top is brown and bubbly.</div>
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OPTIONAL: You can add stale breadcrumbs or panko on top after removing the aluminum foil for an added crunch texture.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457274311361021747.post-48667670648159292312011-12-16T17:14:00.000-05:002012-01-22T13:32:14.507-05:00Thick and Creamy Taco Soup<br />
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Servings: 3</div>
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Ingredients:</div>
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Start by pureeing the white beans and the chicken broth. Then add in the greek yogurt and continue to puree until smooth. Add to a soup pot or other small pot. Put pot on medium heat</div>
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Add in corn, chilies, and black beans. Cube or cut chicken into small bite sized pieces. Add seasonings and lime juice.</div>
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Let simmer for 30-45 minutes and serve.</div>
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NOTE: You can also add salsa or diced tomatoes if you’d like, I am not a huge tomato fan unless its pureed and in a sauce.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457274311361021747.post-83412829517712000172011-12-02T17:19:00.000-05:002012-01-22T13:33:03.440-05:00Easy Peasy Chicken Pot Pie<br />
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Serves 4.</div>
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.</div>
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Ingredients:</div>
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Start by opening one of the tubes of crescent rolls and spread along the bottom of a baking dish. Put into oven and let cook slightly. This will prevent the bottom crust from being raw when you go to serve.</div>
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In a pan on the stove combine frozen vegetables and cream of soups. Bring to boil and cook until vegetables are warm and no longer frozen. Add chicken last as to not over cook.</div>
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ALTERNATIVE: If you don’t want to use cream of… soup, you can easily make a roux using equal parts butter/oil and flour in the bottom of your pot first, whisking to combine. Then add chicken broth slowly and bring it to a boil. This will thicken and you can use it instead or in combination.</div>
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After mixing in chicken season with salt to taste, a dash of cayenne and a dash of dried sage. Pour into baking dish over crescent layer.</div>
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Pop second tube of crescent rolls and spread on top filling. Put back into oven for 20ish minutes or until top layer is golden brown and flaky.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457274311361021747.post-54957317169008115352011-11-18T17:38:00.000-05:002012-01-22T13:33:53.090-05:00Baked Enchilada Lasagna<br />
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Serves 3-4</div>
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Preheat your oven to 350.</div>
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Ingredients:</div>
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Finely chop or mince the garlic into a saute pan over medium heat. Add the chopped onion and ground beef. Cook until onion is translucent and then add the taco seasonings.</div>
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TIP: I like to stir in the taco seasonings and then add 1/4-1/2 cup water and bring the whole pan to a boil. I think it allows for better penetration of flavor.</div>
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Spray the bottom your lasagna dish with nonstick spray and put down 2 tortillas (I trim them into halves and put the straight part against the side of the dish and allow the circular edges to overlap. I had a small hole still in the center so I added a 1/4 of a tortilla to cover it.</div>
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sprinkle down 1/2 of the meat and onion mixture. Top with the black beans (make sure you drain and rinse them first!). Then add 1/2 the enchilada sauce and some salsa. Lastly sprinkle with a fine layer of the mexican cheese.</div>
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Repeat a second layer starting with the tortillas, then beef, then enchilada and salsa and finish with the cheese.</div>
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Bake in your oven for 20-30 minutes- until center is warmed and cheese is melty and bubbly.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457274311361021747.post-39288264572758253312011-11-04T14:32:00.000-04:002012-01-22T13:34:35.567-05:00Chicken and Spinach Rolls<br />
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Servings: 3</div>
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Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Thaw spinach ahead of time or pop it in the microwave on defrost. Make sure you ring it out and get any excess moisture before use!</div>
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Place each breast on a cutting board, and put one hand on the top. Slice the breast parallel to the cutting board creating a pocket. Keep cutting in the same motion until you have cut the breast into two thin slices. Cover in wax paper and pound with meat tenderizer or other heavy flat object (fry skillet works well!) until breast half is very thin. Repeat with other half and other breast. This leaves you with 4 very thin chicken breasts. Cut all in half width wise for 8 pieces total. Season lightly with salt.</div>
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In a bowl, combine mozzarella (leave a pinch for the top), ricotta, spinach and parmesan. Put forkful onto chicken breast and then roll the breast around the cheesey mixture. Dip the roll into the egg white and then place into baking dish.</div>
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Repeat 8 times. When done, sprinkle panko onto of chicken rolls.</div>
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Place into oven for 15-25 minutes, or until panko is slightly golden. Meanwhile, you can prepare the tomato sauce or open your store bought marinara/ tomato sauce (although it won’t be as delicious or cost effective as my recipe…)</div>
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Pour tomato sauce over chicken rolls and sprinkle reserved pinch of mozzarella on top and put back into oven. If you are starving at this point, you can switch the oven to broil and just remove it when the cheese is brown and bubbly. If you can wait, leave in oven at 450 until cheese is brown and bubbly.</div>
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Serve with your favorite veggie or side dish.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457274311361021747.post-88468075823615391772011-10-19T22:17:00.000-04:002015-06-27T16:08:29.371-04:00Asian Style Peanut Chicken with Broccoli Slaw<br />
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Serves: 2-3<br />
Preheat large skillet on medium to high heat.</div>
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Ingredients:</div>
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For the peanut sauce:<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Consolas, Monaco, 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span></div>
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Chicken and Broccoli:</div>
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Chop chicken into small pieces. Add lime juice, zest and the other half of the ginger and mix to combine. Add chicken to hot skillet. While cooking, add teaspoon salt and when chicken is mostly cooked add in broccoli slaw. Add rest of soy sauce and chicken broth. Saute veggies with chicken until tender.</div>
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For serving, put veggie/chicken mixture on bottom, top with crunchy rice noodles and drizzle with peanut sauce.</div>
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Serves 2-4 (depends on application)</div>
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Ingredients:</div>
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Put oil in a sauce pan on medium heat. Peel cloves and put in hot oil. Add crushed red pepper to garlic oil and let mix and heat through for 2-3 minutes. After garlic is soft, add can of diced tomatoes. Bring to boil and let reduce for 4-5 minutes. Put whole mixture in blender or use hand blender until preferred consistency- smooth or lumpy tomatoes. Taste and salt to personal preference.</div>
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Great for my Parmesan portabella mushrooms, pizza or just plain old spaghetti!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457274311361021747.post-31182680930555766202011-09-08T20:15:00.000-04:002012-01-20T17:35:49.751-05:00Shrimp N Grits<br />
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Serves 2.</div>
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Ingredients:</div>
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Chop off the end of the frozen bacon (perpendicular to the strips) 4 times to create 4 thin strips made of thin pieces of the bacon. Put bacon into a hot skillet and render the fat. While the bacon renders, dice the shallot and add it to the bacon. When the shallot is soft and bacon is almost fully crispy, add the shrimp and cook until white and firm.</div>
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In a pot add the grits and the chicken broth, bring pot to a boil. After it boils, reduce to simmer. Season with salt to personal preference.</div>
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Put grits into serving bowls first and then pour bacon, shallot and shrimp over. Slice small circles off the green onion and sprinkle on top.</div>
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