I made these cards to post on the NCMD Website for American Crafts, but thought I would post them on my blog so you all could see them! Hope you like! (I apologize for the photography ... waiting to get my new scanner and camera!)
Saturday, October 4, 2008
National Card making day
Happy National Card Making Day everyone!
I made these cards to post on the NCMD Website for American Crafts, but thought I would post them on my blog so you all could see them! Hope you like! (I apologize for the photography ... waiting to get my new scanner and camera!)
I made these cards to post on the NCMD Website for American Crafts, but thought I would post them on my blog so you all could see them! Hope you like! (I apologize for the photography ... waiting to get my new scanner and camera!)
Friday, October 3, 2008
Pie contest!
Last night our Ward Chili Cookoff and Pie Contest. I got on a pie making kick yesterday and made THREE!
L to R Banana Cream, Key Lime, and Apple
They had three judges for the Chili and three for the pie contests.
Believe it or not I actually got FIRST PLACE!
The pie that won was my Apple pie!
I had so much fun making the pies and definitely didn't do it to win! There is just something about fall and pie making!
OH I wanted to share with you on what to do with leftover pie crust scraps. My mother-in-law taught me last thanksgiving. You take the scraps, spread butter all over them, pour cinnamon and sugar over that, and roll them up. Cook them in the oven until they slightly turn brown. THEY ARE SO YUMMY!
L to R Banana Cream, Key Lime, and Apple
They had three judges for the Chili and three for the pie contests.
Believe it or not I actually got FIRST PLACE!
The pie that won was my Apple pie!
I had so much fun making the pies and definitely didn't do it to win! There is just something about fall and pie making!
OH I wanted to share with you on what to do with leftover pie crust scraps. My mother-in-law taught me last thanksgiving. You take the scraps, spread butter all over them, pour cinnamon and sugar over that, and roll them up. Cook them in the oven until they slightly turn brown. THEY ARE SO YUMMY!
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Ummm COOKIES
I don't know if all of you LOVED Sesame Street as much as I did, but I will tell you, that Cookie Monster and I were chums. I even had a Cookie Monster cake when I turned four years old! (I was going to attach a pict, but my scanner bit the dust! Hopefully soon I can get a new one and can post some old time photos!)
Well I got in the Cookie Monster mood this past Sunday and made some Chocolate Chip cookies for Adam to take to his home teaching families! Now these aren't just any chocolate chip cookies, but these cookies have a history. (How funny it is that I am making it look as if I never cook sweets ... ha ha)
When I attended Young Womens Activities in my church as a youth, I had this leader named Leslie. Now Leslie had 3 kids and each summer instead of setting up a cheesy Lemonade stand, she would get her kids together, buy all the ingredients to make multiple types of cookies, and sell them on the street. Now the catch was that her kids had to take part of their money they earned to put back into the expense of buying the ingredients. I KID YOU NOT, neighbors from all around would line up just to get these cookies. THEY WERE AMAZING! So the moral of the story, is that she taught us to make these amazing cookies, and I haven't veered from this recipe since! SO, you lucky folks get to try it out if you like! I promise you won't be displeased!
Amazing Chocolate Chip Cookies
Prehead oven to 325 degrees
1 Cup Butter (soften only by sitting out on counter ... DON'T MICROWAVE! This is the key to great cookies!)
3/4 Cup White Sugar
3/4 Cup Brown Sugar
2 Eggs
1 t. Vanilla (I use mexican vanilla, and it makes ALL the difference!)
Cream these ingredients together
Then add:
2 Cups chocolate chips (I am a fan of Milk Chocolate)
1 Cup nuts (optional)
2 1/2 cups flour
1 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
Don't mix until you put all ingredients together. If you put the chocolate chips in with dry ingredients, it mixes them in more evenly, so you have a perfect mix of chocolate chips in each cookie! I use a cookie scoop so each cookie is exactly the same size. Cook for 12-15 minutes!
For CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE CHIP cookies add 1/2 c. cocoa to the dry ingredients.
Well I got in the Cookie Monster mood this past Sunday and made some Chocolate Chip cookies for Adam to take to his home teaching families! Now these aren't just any chocolate chip cookies, but these cookies have a history. (How funny it is that I am making it look as if I never cook sweets ... ha ha)
When I attended Young Womens Activities in my church as a youth, I had this leader named Leslie. Now Leslie had 3 kids and each summer instead of setting up a cheesy Lemonade stand, she would get her kids together, buy all the ingredients to make multiple types of cookies, and sell them on the street. Now the catch was that her kids had to take part of their money they earned to put back into the expense of buying the ingredients. I KID YOU NOT, neighbors from all around would line up just to get these cookies. THEY WERE AMAZING! So the moral of the story, is that she taught us to make these amazing cookies, and I haven't veered from this recipe since! SO, you lucky folks get to try it out if you like! I promise you won't be displeased!
Amazing Chocolate Chip Cookies
Prehead oven to 325 degrees
1 Cup Butter (soften only by sitting out on counter ... DON'T MICROWAVE! This is the key to great cookies!)
3/4 Cup White Sugar
3/4 Cup Brown Sugar
2 Eggs
1 t. Vanilla (I use mexican vanilla, and it makes ALL the difference!)
Cream these ingredients together
Then add:
2 Cups chocolate chips (I am a fan of Milk Chocolate)
1 Cup nuts (optional)
2 1/2 cups flour
1 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
Don't mix until you put all ingredients together. If you put the chocolate chips in with dry ingredients, it mixes them in more evenly, so you have a perfect mix of chocolate chips in each cookie! I use a cookie scoop so each cookie is exactly the same size. Cook for 12-15 minutes!
For CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE CHIP cookies add 1/2 c. cocoa to the dry ingredients.
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