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Dot’s having a lovely lazy weekend, so while she’s not around, here’s something yummy you might have missed!
Cuban sandwiches are a perfect food for late summer picnics! Here is the step by step on how to make these yummy sandwiches, including how to press them if you don’t happen to have a sandwich press. Click here to read the entire recipe…
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But it’s not soup weather you say!? Well, this is a vichyssoise, and it’s perfectly delightful served cold!
Sorry for the re-run here, but I’m so behind in the real world right now. The Boy’s 4th Birthday is this weekend, and I’d better get started! The rest of this week should be filled with Dragon Party related posts. Oh, and don’t forget — just a few more days to enter the latest Giveaway! And it’s a good one!
But, here’s a cool soup recipe for you — check out the pics below, and go here for the full recipe! How to Make Carrot…
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Make an eco-friendly and inexpensive bracelet!
This is a fun and easy project, costs less than $1 to make, has tons of possibilities for customization, requires no jewelry making skill or real tools, and is a way to recycle stuff that would be thrown away! What could be better??
This was inspired by something I used to do when I was a kid back in the eighties, make friendship bracelets out of fishing…
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We’ve had no power all day, due to storms that came through, so today you’re treated to a re-run of a cool post you might have missed! My mom brought us homemade Oatmeal Cookies for Easter, so I though I’d share the recipe with you. They are soooo yummy. –Dot
Instructions and Recipe below the pics:
Ingredients:
2 Sticks butter, softened.
1 c sugar
1 c brown sugar, packed
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
2 c all-purpose flour (fluffed with fork or sifted)
1 teas baking soda
1 teas salt
3 cups oatmeal
1 1/2 c raisins (or instead, 1 1/2 c chocolate chips & 2 cups chopped pecans)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375.
Cream…
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Dot’s off visiting family today, so here’s a yummy food project you might have missed!
I’ve never tried to make candied citrus peel, but my parents gave me a ton of lemons, so I went researching. I found tons of info on eGullet (love that site) and a neat recipe for doing a small batch in the microwave. Obviously, you can do this with most citrus peels, and my neighbor suggested that these would be great as a Lemoncello garnish!
There’s more info in the recipe, so go check that out too.
This is easy, although somewhat time consuming (you do a lot…
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An easy and elegant dessert, perfect for a dinner party or a romantic dinner for 2 (just reduce the amounts accordingly… And soooo yummy!
Not a Tiramisu Martini, but a cool picture anyway! –>
Dot’s Easy Tiramisu “Martinis”
Makes 10-12 servings
Martini glasses
1 pint (2 cups) heavy cream
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 pkgs (16 oz) Marscapone Cheese
Dollop of marsala (optional)
Dollop of vanilla
2 Dollops of kahlua
Ladyfingers – 4-6 per glass
3/4 – 1 c strong coffee or espresso
Kahlua (1/2 c?)
Cinnamon
Chocolate chips (opt)
Chopped pecans (opt)
In mixer (with whisk attachment) whip cream and powdered sugar until you get soft peaks. (if you dont have a mixer you can…
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Super Sweater Snake! – More DIY How To Projects
I made this — one of my first recycled sweater projects — for The Boy last year. I can attest that he totally loves it still. All the details are at the Instructable embedded above, or click here.
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I hope everyone had a great thanksgiving! I’ll have some great food related posts this week, including another picture recipe (this time Oatmeal Cookies, which the Handy Hubby made today!), info on making/freezing chicken stock, and a fabulous christmas version of the previous wedding cake cookies. But today, I’m not really up for something new, so here’s a compilation post of everything you need to know to make a quick and cute Robot scarf!
This is a fun little project I did last year, and it took me maybe an evening to complete. I don’t really embroider, so I went for a…
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Dot had a great time at a mystery party last night, so today you are treated to a re-run of one of Dabbled’s popular projects!
How to make a cute little elephant purse by recycling old sweaters.. I did this as a Christmas gift last year. It’s simple to make, cheap, and was much loved by the recipients. This is my own design, and I encourage you to try it yourself and add your own spin!
Related posts:
Another version of the Ele-purse. (This one is sturdier and more colorful).
See all recycled sweater projects here.
A reader does her own take on the elepurse…
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While Dot is off remembering why she thinks ‘roughing it’ is a hotel without room service, you get a repeat of a project you might have missed!
Henri is a fun little puppet made out of recycled sweater sleeves – more on Henri here.. If you liked the hand drawn tutorial for the Monster Wreath, you might like this too!
Click through to see/download the full size instructions.
Materials needed:
Two coordinating sweaters, felted. 1 sleeve from each.
Felt for eyes
Buttons (if you’re up for the fun of sewing on all those suckers!)
Embroidery thread
I sewed everything but the embellishments on the machine.
This can be…
