tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26896881191037206172024-03-13T12:10:53.814-07:00Creative HomeA place for crafting and cooking.Creative Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473797552656801470noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689688119103720617.post-31906936527245858962011-02-11T08:00:00.000-08:002011-02-11T08:00:05.852-08:00Hor'dourve Platter<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This little palter is a sinch to put together, and will have all your friends impressed!</span></span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Supplies:</span></span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">-2 China dinner plates</span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">-1 Candle stick holder</span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">- Gorilla Glue</span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">- Damp Cloth</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVrnA0xY2d5Wt0s3SHgYnXDLZjmCP8fjraSX6igKG9hyphenhyphenTGLQaexXT8fwb6Qw8OgywVOKjQd2EHZnyXIkl6KSXQW2KSm0SqTZOFcPJmYdsSbHO3jQjsmMU_LnGYzPWOTXq9cOZyVKEaVKJy/s1600/DSC00624.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVrnA0xY2d5Wt0s3SHgYnXDLZjmCP8fjraSX6igKG9hyphenhyphenTGLQaexXT8fwb6Qw8OgywVOKjQd2EHZnyXIkl6KSXQW2KSm0SqTZOFcPJmYdsSbHO3jQjsmMU_LnGYzPWOTXq9cOZyVKEaVKJy/s320/DSC00624.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Instructions</span>:</span></span></span></div><br />
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<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Step 1:</span></span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Dappen the bottom of your candle stick. Apply a thin layer of gorilla glue around the edge of the candle stick. You want to be careful when working with gorilla glue. Working with gloves is a good idea because this glue can stain your skin. You might also want to ware and apron too, this glue will ruin your clothes if it comes into contact with them.</span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfTdOvkcHvf2J9txDm7pRWfhoOlLR_jmN0HhyphenhyphenYPBhpALGHrI-gyUcx4QunCrUPcH7ge2NIVGA9uRnXs-PNjPMFK85hXy-L2at3rEz9mgwn7QZGw1XJW2Tx65BQziHD6lm1k8iTiKzYqlb/s1600/DSC00625.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfTdOvkcHvf2J9txDm7pRWfhoOlLR_jmN0HhyphenhyphenYPBhpALGHrI-gyUcx4QunCrUPcH7ge2NIVGA9uRnXs-PNjPMFK85hXy-L2at3rEz9mgwn7QZGw1XJW2Tx65BQziHD6lm1k8iTiKzYqlb/s320/DSC00625.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Step 2:</span></span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Take plate number 1, and have it turned right side up. Place the glued side of your candle stick in the center of your plate.</span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil3O2_U94bgYGX0bLVRiOf-kzJzEYJnO6NQ3EI-yH8tn2BaN3Kl3C0PTZBm_FAIdu6wFgn_osvcNeNVelpT3iRivN4z4VO7M-NikS8g4Luwv1VQZjCCouiFuidECiu-F0vefp1U6YI9PJS/s1600/DSC00627.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil3O2_U94bgYGX0bLVRiOf-kzJzEYJnO6NQ3EI-yH8tn2BaN3Kl3C0PTZBm_FAIdu6wFgn_osvcNeNVelpT3iRivN4z4VO7M-NikS8g4Luwv1VQZjCCouiFuidECiu-F0vefp1U6YI9PJS/s320/DSC00627.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Step 3:</span></span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Dappen the top of the candle stick, and then apply a thin layer of gorilla glue to the top</span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">of your candle stick. Take plate number 2, and place the bottom of the plate onto the top of the candle stick. Make sure everything is centered. </span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfUwvkg6faSD1oZPGnzDABn34bk3FG8ymzpmQpWf-uDveKRtuZ0NgDLHDTzWSFLtQUnzx-wg9sNAaKSBF7f-dp18HcVMhnZNZ9YPEs_hzTJLWhywB2jHe-iZYG_8WMGNpvKxjMfW1GHULw/s1600/DSC00629.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfUwvkg6faSD1oZPGnzDABn34bk3FG8ymzpmQpWf-uDveKRtuZ0NgDLHDTzWSFLtQUnzx-wg9sNAaKSBF7f-dp18HcVMhnZNZ9YPEs_hzTJLWhywB2jHe-iZYG_8WMGNpvKxjMfW1GHULw/s320/DSC00629.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Step 4:</span></span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Once everything is centered, and placed together, place something that will act as a weight to hold everything together while it dries. I like to used a heavy book. Allow glue to dry 1-2 hours before using. </span></span></span></div><div><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><br />
</span></div></div>Creative Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473797552656801470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689688119103720617.post-55642694858824194142011-02-05T08:00:00.000-08:002011-02-05T08:00:01.475-08:00Mexican Shredded Beef (Courtesy: the Editors of Publications International, Ltd.)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcSdVjUwHNtuP7WDF84k_yN6IDiQRa8dUx1UVNfCYM8YEqT-TF-ClEYi0Btf5sY9T88W3tEbIDMUusjvtDU3FaG_RYd_ZvO0sX40fCtITs0RhQc7x74xbNWKqgSsxX7pqOD59pOkKm5rE-/s1600/shredded-beef.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcSdVjUwHNtuP7WDF84k_yN6IDiQRa8dUx1UVNfCYM8YEqT-TF-ClEYi0Btf5sY9T88W3tEbIDMUusjvtDU3FaG_RYd_ZvO0sX40fCtITs0RhQc7x74xbNWKqgSsxX7pqOD59pOkKm5rE-/s320/shredded-beef.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">COOK TIME </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">8 to 10 hours</span></span> <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">PREP TIME </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">12 minutes</span></span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">YIELD</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"> Makes 5 cups filling<br />
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<tr> <td style="background-color: white; border-color: transparent transparent #999999 transparent; border-style: solid; border-width: 0.0px 0.0px 1.0px 0.0px; height: 23.0px; padding: 8.5px 8.5px 8.5px 8.5px; width: 12.0px;" valign="top"> <div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">1</span></span></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: white; border-color: transparent transparent #999999 transparent; border-style: solid; border-width: 0.0px 0.0px 1.0px 0.0px; height: 28.0px; padding: 6.0px 6.0px 6.0px 6.0px; width: 219.0px;" valign="top"> <div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">boneless beef chuck shoulder roast (about 3 pounds)</span></span></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="background-color: white; border-color: #999999 transparent #999999 transparent; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 0.0px 1.0px 0.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 8.5px 8.5px 8.5px 8.5px; width: 12.0px;" valign="top"> <div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">1</span></span></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: white; border-color: #999999 transparent #999999 transparent; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 0.0px 1.0px 0.0px; height: 19.0px; padding: 6.0px 6.0px 6.0px 6.0px; width: 219.0px;" valign="top"> <div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">tablespoon ground cumin</span></span></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="background-color: white; border-color: #999999 transparent #999999 transparent; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 0.0px 1.0px 0.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 8.5px 8.5px 8.5px 8.5px; width: 12.0px;" valign="top"> <div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">1</span></span></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: white; border-color: #999999 transparent #999999 transparent; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 0.0px 1.0px 0.0px; height: 19.0px; padding: 6.0px 6.0px 6.0px 6.0px; width: 219.0px;" valign="top"> <div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">tablespoon ground coriander</span></span></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="background-color: white; border-color: #999999 transparent #999999 transparent; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 0.0px 1.0px 0.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 8.5px 8.5px 8.5px 8.5px; width: 12.0px;" valign="top"> <div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">1</span></span></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: white; border-color: #999999 transparent #999999 transparent; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 0.0px 1.0px 0.0px; height: 19.0px; padding: 6.0px 6.0px 6.0px 6.0px; width: 219.0px;" valign="top"> <div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">tablespoon chili powder</span></span></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="background-color: white; border-color: #999999 transparent #999999 transparent; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 0.0px 1.0px 0.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 8.5px 8.5px 8.5px 8.5px; width: 12.0px;" valign="top"> <div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">1</span></span></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: white; border-color: #999999 transparent #999999 transparent; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 0.0px 1.0px 0.0px; height: 19.0px; padding: 6.0px 6.0px 6.0px 6.0px; width: 219.0px;" valign="top"> <div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">teaspoon salt</span></span></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="background-color: white; border-color: #999999 transparent #999999 transparent; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 0.0px 1.0px 0.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 8.5px 8.5px 8.5px 8.5px; width: 12.0px;" valign="top"> <div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">1/2</span></span></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: white; border-color: #999999 transparent #999999 transparent; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 0.0px 1.0px 0.0px; height: 19.0px; padding: 6.0px 6.0px 6.0px 6.0px; width: 219.0px;" valign="top"> <div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">teaspoon ground red pepper</span></span></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="background-color: white; border-color: #999999 transparent #999999 transparent; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 0.0px 1.0px 0.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 8.5px 8.5px 8.5px 8.5px; width: 12.0px;" valign="top"> <div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">1</span></span></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: white; border-color: #999999 transparent #999999 transparent; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 0.0px 1.0px 0.0px; height: 19.0px; padding: 6.0px 6.0px 6.0px 6.0px; width: 219.0px;" valign="top"> <div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">cup salsa or picante sauce</span></span></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="background-color: white; border-color: #999999 transparent #999999 transparent; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 0.0px 1.0px 0.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 8.5px 8.5px 8.5px 8.5px; width: 12.0px;" valign="top"> <div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">2</span></span></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: white; border-color: #999999 transparent #999999 transparent; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 0.0px 1.0px 0.0px; height: 19.0px; padding: 6.0px 6.0px 6.0px 6.0px; width: 219.0px;" valign="top"> <div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">tablespoons water</span></span></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="background-color: white; border-color: #999999 transparent #999999 transparent; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 0.0px 1.0px 0.0px; height: 14.0px; padding: 8.5px 8.5px 8.5px 8.5px; width: 12.0px;" valign="top"> <div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">1</span></span></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: white; border-color: #999999 transparent #999999 transparent; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 0.0px 1.0px 0.0px; height: 19.0px; padding: 6.0px 6.0px 6.0px 6.0px; width: 219.0px;" valign="top"> <div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">tablespoon cornstarch</span></span></span></div></td> </tr>
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</tbody> </table><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><b></b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><b></b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><b></b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><b></b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">PREPARATION:</span></span></b></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">SLOW COOKER DIRECTIONS</span></span></b></span></div><ol style="list-style-type: decimal;"><li style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Cut roast in half. Combine cumin, coriander, chili powder, salt and red pepper in small bowl. Rub over roast. Place 1/4 cup salsa in slow cooker; top with one piece roast. Layer 1/4 cup salsa, remaining beef and 1/2 cup salsa in slow cooker. Cover; cook on LOW 8 to 10 hours.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Remove roast from cooking liquid; cool slightly. Trim and discard excess fat from beef. Shred meat with two forks.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Let cooking liquid stand 5 minutes to allow fat to rise. Skim off fat. Blend water and cornstarch until smooth. Whisk into liquid in slow cooker. Cook, uncovered, 15 minutes on HIGH until thickened. Return beef to slow cooker. Cover; cook 15 minutes or until hot. Adjust seasonings. Serve in taco shells. Leftover beef may be refrigerated up to 3 days or frozen up to 3 months.</span></span></span></li>
</ol></span></div>Creative Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473797552656801470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689688119103720617.post-39223457307019120782011-02-03T08:00:00.000-08:002011-02-03T08:00:11.335-08:00Italian Chicken Salad in Lettuce Cups (Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTrYHY6XiXJk46eLDk9_FnB-wJ8nQYa2ocdW1UKd6RPTTLJJjrVVJaRQDRrdrZS3Cz1Pi8T1zZ6VmJ2WqeqDbi1-EMpAziOA5Jz_9s6kHRPOE74y0u3JBRKoKhABt6umo7IRMRKFOPirDt/s1600/Italian_Chicken_Salad%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTrYHY6XiXJk46eLDk9_FnB-wJ8nQYa2ocdW1UKd6RPTTLJJjrVVJaRQDRrdrZS3Cz1Pi8T1zZ6VmJ2WqeqDbi1-EMpAziOA5Jz_9s6kHRPOE74y0u3JBRKoKhABt6umo7IRMRKFOPirDt/s320/Italian_Chicken_Salad%25281%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font: 21.0px Trebuchet MS; line-height: 25.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><br />
</span></span></span></b></div><div style="font: 21.0px Trebuchet MS; line-height: 25.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Prep Time:</span></span></span></b></div><div style="font: 11.0px Arial; line-height: 13.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">40 min</span></span></span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Arial; line-height: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Serves:</span></span></span></b></div><div style="font: 11.0px Arial; line-height: 13.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">12 servings</span></span></span></span></div><div style="font: 14.0px Trebuchet MS; line-height: 17.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><br />
</span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="font: 14.0px Trebuchet MS; line-height: 17.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Ingredients</span></span></span></b></span></div><ul><li style="font: 13.0px Arial; line-height: 21.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">10 cups coarsely shredded cooked </span></span></span><a href="http://www.foodterms.com/encyclopedia/chicken/index.html"><span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">chicken</span></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"> (from about 3 purchased roasted whole chickens)</span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="font: 13.0px Arial; line-height: 21.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">2 cups roasted red and yellow bell peppers, drained, patted dry, and coarsely chopped</span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="font: 13.0px Arial; line-height: 21.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">1 1/4 cups paper-thin slices red </span></span></span><a href="http://www.foodterms.com/encyclopedia/onion/index.html"><span style="font: 13.0px Arial; letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #000099; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">onion</span></span></span></span></a></span></li>
<li style="font: 13.0px Arial; line-height: 21.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">3/4 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves</span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="font: 13.0px Arial; line-height: 21.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">3/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted</span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="font: 13.0px Arial; line-height: 21.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">1/2 cup drained capers</span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="font: 13.0px Arial; line-height: 21.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">1 1/2 cups (about) Red Wine </span></span></span><a href="http://www.foodterms.com/encyclopedia/vinaigrette/index.html"><span style="font: 13.0px Arial; letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #000099; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Vinaigrette</span></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">, recipe follows</span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="font: 13.0px Arial; line-height: 21.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Salt and freshly ground black pepper</span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="font: 13.0px Arial; line-height: 21.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">24 </span></span></span><a href="http://www.foodterms.com/encyclopedia/butter/index.html"><span style="font: 13.0px Arial; letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #000099; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">butter</span></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"> lettuce leaves (from about 3 large heads)</span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="font: 13.0px Arial; line-height: 21.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">1 (4-ounce) piece Parmesan, shaved with </span></span></span><a href="http://www.foodterms.com/encyclopedia/vegetable-peeler/index.html"><span style="font: 13.0px Arial; letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #000099; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">vegetable peeler</span></span></span></span></a></span></li>
</ul><div style="font: 14.0px Trebuchet MS; line-height: 17.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Directions</span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="font: 13.0px Arial; line-height: 21.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 7.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Toss the chicken, bell peppers, onion, parsley, almonds, and capers in a large bowl with enough vinaigrette to </span></span></span><a href="http://www.foodterms.com/encyclopedia/moisten/index.html"><span style="font: 13.0px Arial; letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #000099; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">moisten</span></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">. Season the chicken salad with salt and pepper, to taste.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="font: 13.0px Arial; line-height: 21.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 7.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Arrange 1 large lettuce cup and 1 small </span></span></span><a href="http://www.foodterms.com/encyclopedia/lettuce/index.html"><span style="font: 13.0px Arial; letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #000099; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">lettuce</span></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"> cup on each plate, overlapping slightly. Spoon the chicken salad into the lettuce cups. </span></span></span><a href="http://www.foodterms.com/encyclopedia/drizzle/index.html"><span style="font: 13.0px Arial; letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #000099; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Drizzle</span></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"> more vinaigrette over the salads. Sprinkle with the </span></span></span><a href="http://www.foodterms.com/encyclopedia/parmesan/index.html"><span style="font: 13.0px Arial; letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #000099; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Parmesan</span></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"> and serve.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="font: 13.0px Arial; line-height: 21.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 7.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Do-Ahead Tip: The chicken salad can be prepared 4 hours ahead and refrigerated. Just before serving, spoon the salad into the lettuce cups.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="font: 13.0px Arial; line-height: 21.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 7.0px 0.0px; min-height: 15.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span></span></span></span></div><div style="font: 14.0px Trebuchet MS; line-height: 17.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Red </span></span></span></b><a href="http://www.foodterms.com/encyclopedia/wine/index.html"><span style="font: 14.0px Trebuchet MS; letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #000099; text-decoration: underline;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Wine</span></span></span></b></span></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"> Vinaigrette:</span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="font: 13.0px Arial; line-height: 21.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 7.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">1/2 cup red wine vinegar</span></span></span></span></div><div style="font: 13.0px Arial; line-height: 21.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 7.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">1/4 cup </span></span></span><a href="http://www.foodterms.com/encyclopedia/lemon/index.html"><span style="font: 13.0px Arial; letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #000099; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">lemon</span></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"> juice</span></span></span></span></div><div style="font: 13.0px Arial; line-height: 21.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 7.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">2 teaspoons </span></span></span><a href="http://www.foodterms.com/encyclopedia/honey/index.html"><span style="font: 13.0px Arial; letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #000099; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">honey</span></span></span></span></a></span></div><div style="font: 13.0px Arial; line-height: 21.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 7.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">2 teaspoons salt</span></span></span></span></div><div style="font: 13.0px Arial; line-height: 21.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 7.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Freshly ground black pepper</span></span></span></span></div><div style="font: 13.0px Arial; line-height: 21.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 7.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">1 cup olive oil</span></span></span></span></div><div style="font: 13.0px Arial; line-height: 21.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 7.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Combine the </span></span></span><a href="http://www.foodterms.com/encyclopedia/vinegar/index.html"><span style="font: 13.0px Arial; letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #000099; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">vinegar</span></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">, lemon juice, honey, salt, and pepper in a </span></span></span><a href="http://www.foodterms.com/encyclopedia/blender/index.html"><span style="font: 13.0px Arial; letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #000099; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">blender</span></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">. With the machine running, gradually add the oil and blend until emulsified.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="font: 13.0px Arial; line-height: 21.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 7.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Yield: 1 3/4 cups</span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><br />
</span></div></div>Creative Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473797552656801470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689688119103720617.post-40173364844250479032011-02-01T08:00:00.000-08:002011-02-01T08:00:09.302-08:00Cake Stand<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This is a sweet little cake stand that you can put together in minutes!</span></span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Supplies:</span></span></span></div><ul><li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 Dinner plate</span></span></span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 dessert bowl (use a bowl that will be able to hold some weight).</span></span></span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Gorilla Glue</span></span></span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 Damp cloth</span></span></span></li>
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</span></span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Instructions:</span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Step 1:</span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Dampen the bottom of your dessert bowl with your damp cloth. Apply a thin layer of gorilla glue to the bottom of damped dessert bowl. You might want to wear gloves when working with gorilla glue. If it gets onto your hands it can stain the skin. This glue can ruin your clothes too, so be very careful when working with gorilla glue.</span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Step 2:</span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Turn your dinner plate upside down. Take the glued dessert bowl and place the glued side onto the dinner plate. Make sure the the bowl is centered to the dinner plate, so you don’t have a tipping accidents.</span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Step 3:</span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Once you have all you pieces put together, and centered, find something that will act as a weight on your platter while the glue dries. I used some books to hold my pieces together. Let dry for 1-2 hours before using. </span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</div><div align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ingredients</span></div><div align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">1 cup uncooked quinoa </span> </div><div align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">2 cups water</span></div><div align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">1 zucchini, cubed </span> </div><div align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">2 cups chopped mushrooms </span> </div><div align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">3 cups cubbed chicken</span></div><div align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">1 ½ cups Gluten free cream of mushroom soup (recipe fallows)</span></div><div align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">10 oz cheese </span> </div><div align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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</div><div align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">3 cups finely chopped mushrooms </span> </div><div align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">1 tbsp. Butter</span></div><div align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">2 tsp. Salt</span></div><div align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">2 tsp. Worstershire sauce </span> </div><div align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">¼ tsp. Dried Italian seasoning</span></div><div align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> <span style="font-size: medium;">¼ cup water</span></div><div align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">7 tsp rice flower</span></div><div align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">2 cups half and half </span> </div><div align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div align="LEFT"><span style="font-size: medium;">Heat butter on medium heat in a sauce pan. Add the mushrooms, and saute until cooked through. . I like to add garlic to the mushroom saute. Add salt,pepper and Italian seasoning. Cook and stir one minute more. Add half-and-half. Allow mixture to just come to a boil. Stir rice flour and water in a small bowl. Add to sauce pan. Add worstershire,stir. Cook until thickened. Makes about 3 cups of soup. The consistency is kind of glutinous but this works and tastes very well for all those recipes that call for cream of mushroom soup. </span> </div><div align="LEFT"><br />
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</div><div align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Pre- heat oven to 350 degrees. Cook quinoa in 2 cups of water for 25 minutes or until water is absorbed. Meanwhile saute mushrooms and onions in a little bit of butter about 5 minutes. Mix ALL the ingredients together then transfer into a casserole dish.</span></div><div align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Place into the pre- heated oven for 40-45 minutes. Let rest for 5 minutes then serve. </span> </div>Creative Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473797552656801470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689688119103720617.post-81199315180079033252010-10-29T09:59:00.000-07:002010-10-29T09:59:27.744-07:00Great Depression Cooking - The Poorman's Meal<object style="background-image:url(http://i4.ytimg.com/vi/3OPQqH3YlHA/hqdefault.jpg)" width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3OPQqH3YlHA?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3OPQqH3YlHA?fs=1&hl=en_US" width="425" height="344" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object>Creative Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473797552656801470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689688119103720617.post-36541404985206671552010-10-26T11:37:00.000-07:002010-10-26T11:37:03.246-07:00Crab Salad<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">This crab salad is delicious with pita pockets, mixed greens, crackers, or just by it's self.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">- 2 cups "fake" crabmeat </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">- 1 cup diced celery </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">- 1/4 cup chopped green or red bell pepper</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">- 1/2 Avocado </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">- 1 Tbsp. Lemon juice </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">- 4 Tbsp mayonnaise </span></span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">3. Dice up bell pepper add to the crab, and celery.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><br />
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</span></span></div>Creative Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473797552656801470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689688119103720617.post-17459375488325805432010-10-10T07:20:00.000-07:002010-10-10T07:20:00.317-07:00Cauldron Dip Recipe<h4 class="summary" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">What’s a Halloween party without a green dip? Made from good-for-you edamame and lowfat ricotta cheese, serve this crowd pleaser in a large acorn squash atop a “fire” of crudité and breadsticks.</span></span></h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBndFElLKriuTMWMIoYAhEzHF8iJNqHO43Gtx1GjMAQul0JolAcE7Td-aSHd945ZoyVjj6vry55jgwmYaU3Ab15PPxxrD_ZVA1y9lU8Z7y7i7sAuHafgQ5PAuq4jcPMu3_6XBp7CMaJE0q/s1600/Cauldron-Dip-Recipe_slideshow_image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBndFElLKriuTMWMIoYAhEzHF8iJNqHO43Gtx1GjMAQul0JolAcE7Td-aSHd945ZoyVjj6vry55jgwmYaU3Ab15PPxxrD_ZVA1y9lU8Z7y7i7sAuHafgQ5PAuq4jcPMu3_6XBp7CMaJE0q/s320/Cauldron-Dip-Recipe_slideshow_image.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><ul class="recipe-times" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li 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-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;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><br />
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font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">1 large acorn squash (about 11⁄4 lb)<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />1 (16-oz) bag </span></span><a class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="http://www.womansday.com/Recipes/Cauldron-Dip-Recipe#" itxtdid="24000281" style="background-color: transparent !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 100, 0) !important; border-bottom-style: solid !important; border-bottom-width: 0.075em !important; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; bottom: auto; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal !important; left: auto; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static !important; right: auto; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline !important; top: auto;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">frozen</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"> shelled edamame beans (3 cups)<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />1⁄2 cup part-skim ricotta cheese<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />1⁄2 cup prepared basil pesto<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />2 Tbsp olive oil<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />Grated zest and juice of 1 lemon (1 tsp zest; 3 Tbsp juice)<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />2 cloves garlic, minced<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />1 tsp kosher salt<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />1⁄4 tsp freshly ground pepper<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />Serve with: breadsticks, vegetable dippers (carrot, bell pepper, zucchini, </span></span><a class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="http://www.womansday.com/Recipes/Cauldron-Dip-Recipe#" itxtdid="20575425" style="background-color: transparent !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 100, 0) !important; border-bottom-style: solid !important; border-bottom-width: 0.075em !important; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; bottom: auto; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal !important; left: auto; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static !important; right: auto; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline !important; top: auto;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">jicama</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"> and celery sticks)</span></span></div></ul><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 30px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Recipe Preparation</span></span></h3><ol class="recipe-directions instructions" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><b style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">1. </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Heat oven to 350°F. Line a </span></span><a class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="http://www.womansday.com/Recipes/Cauldron-Dip-Recipe#" itxtdid="25473119" style="background-color: transparent !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 100, 0) !important; border-bottom-style: solid !important; border-bottom-width: 0.075em !important; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; bottom: auto; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal !important; left: auto; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static !important; right: auto; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline !important; top: auto;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">baking sheet</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"> with nonstick foil. Cut off top third of squash (reserve top for a decorative lid). Scrape out and discard seeds and fibers with a spoon. Place squash cut side down on prepared baking sheet. Bake until flesh is firm-tender (a skewer poked into squash will meet a little resistance) and squash still retains its shape, about 30 minutes. Cool completely. Trim pointed end of squash to level it when inverted upright.<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></span></span><b style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">2. </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Cook edamame according to package directions; drain, rinse under cold water and drain again. Transfer to </span></span><a class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="http://www.womansday.com/Recipes/Cauldron-Dip-Recipe#" itxtdid="25490840" style="background-color: transparent !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 100, 0) !important; border-bottom-style: solid !important; border-bottom-width: 0.075em !important; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; bottom: auto; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal !important; left: auto; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static !important; right: auto; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline !important; top: auto;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">food</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"> processor with ricotta, pesto, olive oil, lemon zest and juice, garlic, salt and pepper. Process until dip is smooth, adding a little water to thin if necessary, until medium-thick consistency.<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></span></span><b style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">3.</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"> Place squash cauldron on a serving platter; fill with dip. Lean squash lid against side of squash. Arrange breadsticks and vegetable dippers emanating from squash outward to resemble the fire that a cauldron sits over.</span></span></ol>Creative Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473797552656801470noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689688119103720617.post-84361725994088749292010-10-09T07:18:00.000-07:002010-10-09T07:18:00.237-07:00Jack-o-Lantern Sandwich Bits<h4 class="summary" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">These golden ham and cheese nibbles are way easier than carving a gourd. Just use a pumpkin-shaped cookie cutter for store-bought pie crust, ham and cheese slices, layer and bake!</span></span></h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyRhs-4K4jHGgfSc0YeqObmEIfoCVMEcw_HUgmSkwmdbpiYULVcqJ5g4Tf8j1XK2_VEqeKX3jwNNGNFicucixWCW9-sFVURpoDDBVgiZN1Jd9tEw6qAwqtrkaTiM1Qm__60nuJbWy_QY5Q/s1600/Jack-o-Lantern-Sandwich-Bites-Recipe_slideshow_image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyRhs-4K4jHGgfSc0YeqObmEIfoCVMEcw_HUgmSkwmdbpiYULVcqJ5g4Tf8j1XK2_VEqeKX3jwNNGNFicucixWCW9-sFVURpoDDBVgiZN1Jd9tEw6qAwqtrkaTiM1Qm__60nuJbWy_QY5Q/s320/Jack-o-Lantern-Sandwich-Bites-Recipe_slideshow_image.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><ul class="recipe-times" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li 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-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;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><br />
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<li 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-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;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Total Time: </span></span><span class="duration" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://www.womansday.com/recipefinder/find/(totalTime)/30/" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">30 minutes</span></span></a></span></li>
</ul><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 30px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Recipe Ingredients</span></span></h3><ul class="recipe-ingredients ingredient" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><ul class="disc" 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-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li 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-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: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">1 box (15 oz) refrigerated pie crusts</span></span></li>
<li 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-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: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">8 oz thinly sliced Black Forest or Virginia ham</span></span></li>
<li 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-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: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">8 oz thinly sliced Cheddar or Swiss cheese</span></span></li>
<li 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-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: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">1 large egg, lightly beaten</span></span></li>
</ul></ul><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 30px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Recipe Preparation</span></span></h3><ol class="recipe-directions instructions" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">1.</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"> Heat oven to 425°F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with nonstick foil. <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></span></span><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">2.</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"> Unroll pie crusts. Cut each crust into 24 pumpkin shapes with a 3-in. pumpkin cookie cutter. Using a 1⁄2-in. triangular cookie (aspic) cutter or a sharp knife, cut out eyes and a nose from 12 of the cutouts. <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></span></span><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">3.</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"> Using a 2-in. round cutter, cut 24 rounds from the sliced ham and 24 rounds from the sliced Cheddar. <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></span></span><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">4.</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"> Place 2 slices Cheddar in the center of each of the 12 solid pumpkins; top each with 2 slices of ham. With a small brush, brush beaten egg around edges. Top with remaining pumpkins with cut-out faces, carefully pressing on edges to seal. <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></span></span><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">5.</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Place on prepared baking sheet. Brush tops with beaten egg. Bake 12 to 15 minutes until light golden. Let cool on rack 5 minutes before serving.</span></span></ol>Creative Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473797552656801470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689688119103720617.post-56028283518832949432010-10-08T07:11:00.000-07:002010-10-08T07:11:00.439-07:00Spiderwebs<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Decorate your ceiling corners with spiderwebs made of black puff paint sprayed onto nonstick baking sheets and allowed to dry.</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYmMQPAw8NOnd1RIZ-EycdlPWFYENJlRr0JUGwpLmiqRR3T5W7o8Rs0j8CiIFZCYVqFAjeInpu8wTstZCTh5fFKI5wXPCSbXZT2zzWrZglxNklP9A4gOZnUerOA2vnOX53jCTMZdMvKnUz/s1600/Halloween-Decoration-Spiderwebs_full_article_vertical.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYmMQPAw8NOnd1RIZ-EycdlPWFYENJlRr0JUGwpLmiqRR3T5W7o8Rs0j8CiIFZCYVqFAjeInpu8wTstZCTh5fFKI5wXPCSbXZT2zzWrZglxNklP9A4gOZnUerOA2vnOX53jCTMZdMvKnUz/s320/Halloween-Decoration-Spiderwebs_full_article_vertical.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><br />
</span></span></b></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><br />
Materials: </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Black puff paint for fabric; nonstick</span></span><a class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Family-Lifestyle/Holidays/Halloween-Decoration-Spiderwebs.html#" itxtdid="24312690" style="background-color: transparent !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 100, 0) !important; border-bottom-style: solid !important; border-bottom-width: 0.075em !important; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; bottom: auto; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal !important; left: auto; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static !important; right: auto; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline !important; top: auto;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">baking</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"> sheet.<br />
Directions:</span></span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">1. Using paint, draw an L shape, with both sides the same length, on baking sheet.<br />
2. Starting at </span></span><a class="iAs" classname="iAs" href="http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Family-Lifestyle/Holidays/Halloween-Decoration-Spiderwebs.html#" itxtdid="24304840" style="background-color: transparent !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 100, 0) !important; border-bottom-style: solid !important; border-bottom-width: 0.075em !important; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; bottom: auto; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal !important; left: auto; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static !important; right: auto; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline !important; top: auto;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">corner</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">, draw a series of lines, same length as first lines, radiating outward.<br />
3. Draw scalloped lines across these lines to make spiderweb. Make sure all rows are touching.<br />
4. Let dry for 24 hours before carefully peeling webs off sheet.</span></span></div>Creative Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473797552656801470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689688119103720617.post-20765112752305512042010-10-07T07:11:00.000-07:002010-10-07T10:27:12.087-07:00Broom Candy Bags (Courtesy WomanDay)<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Recycled paper bags already have a distressed look which is perfect for mimicking the disheveled head of a witch’s broom. Stuff them with candy for a sweet surprise!</span></span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Ve9YMxRbXgpDVpww_Ggiw0CXydyMpPmp9LV9VvoxmIgCL6OIJAOuEpPQ2bfDL4OJQtpCIn9Zk6yx1A5VLZgChcyqhz6TvqQzcAeaQXOEk4zTuTtxxw7IBE9AOHlpccHHkpaY6WA_AjED/s1600/Halloween-Decoration-Broom-Candy-Bags-How-to_full_article_vertical.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Ve9YMxRbXgpDVpww_Ggiw0CXydyMpPmp9LV9VvoxmIgCL6OIJAOuEpPQ2bfDL4OJQtpCIn9Zk6yx1A5VLZgChcyqhz6TvqQzcAeaQXOEk4zTuTtxxw7IBE9AOHlpccHHkpaY6WA_AjED/s320/Halloween-Decoration-Broom-Candy-Bags-How-to_full_article_vertical.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><br />
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</span></span></b></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Materials:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><br />
Brown paper lunch bags (2 for each favor)<br />
Scissors<br />
Wrapped candies<br />
Small branches<br />
Twine</span></span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Directions:</span></span></b></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">1.</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"> Starting at upper edge of one bag and stopping just above base, cut bag into narrow strips.</span></span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">2.</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"> Starting at upper edge of second bag, cut 1- to 2-inch long narrow strips.</span></span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">3. </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Place second bag into first bag; fill inner bag with candy.</span></span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">4. </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Gather upper edges of bags; insert branches into bags, then wrap with twine about 1 to 2 inches from top. Knot twine.</span></span></div>Creative Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473797552656801470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689688119103720617.post-49532239864788563752010-10-05T20:30:00.000-07:002010-10-07T10:25:40.327-07:00Spiders Web Cake (Courtesy Dot Com Women)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghkedjUaaVyrlLceAhFhQ23O4pa6LANm3YCL5Judltw7rLZZ6nfQAZAGVQ446ngFgFqeyM4B00gD_z9T5EuZhiZndfvjgmgrR0V5VXJZTfN2NeUSKsHDlGlHY1G2m5uQEOR2-Xx2dvw571/s1600/spidercake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghkedjUaaVyrlLceAhFhQ23O4pa6LANm3YCL5Judltw7rLZZ6nfQAZAGVQ446ngFgFqeyM4B00gD_z9T5EuZhiZndfvjgmgrR0V5VXJZTfN2NeUSKsHDlGlHY1G2m5uQEOR2-Xx2dvw571/s1600/spidercake.jpg" /></a></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 3px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 3px; border-collapse: collapse; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><br />
</span></span></b></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 3px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 3px; border-collapse: collapse; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><br />
</span></span></b></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 3px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 3px; border-collapse: collapse; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Ingredients:</span></span></b></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 3px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 3px; border-collapse: collapse; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">cake mix<br />
orange frosting<br />
white frosting<br />
plastic spider<br />
</span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Method:</span></span></b></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 3px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 3px; border-collapse: collapse; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">-Prepare Cake according to the directions on the packet of the cake mix in a round pan.</span></span></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 3px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 3px; border-collapse: collapse; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 3px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 3px; border-collapse: collapse; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">-Cover cake with orange frosting. Use white or chocolate frosting to make the spider's web. -The cake shown in the picture has a white frosting web.</span></span></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 3px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 3px; border-collapse: collapse; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 3px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 3px; border-collapse: collapse; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">-Choose a center point for the web. It may not necessarily be the center of the cake.</span></span></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 3px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 3px; border-collapse: collapse; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Starting from this center point, draw lines to the edge of the cake all the way to the sides. Join these lines with scalloped lines and complete concentric circles all over the surface of the cake as shown in the picture.</span></span></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 3px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 3px; border-collapse: collapse; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 3px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 3px; border-collapse: collapse; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">-Decorate the cake with a plastic spider. You can even add plastic bugs to the web.</span></span></div>Creative Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473797552656801470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689688119103720617.post-84137162366931856322010-10-04T08:30:00.000-07:002010-10-04T08:30:00.443-07:00Ghost Sugar Cookies<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Whenever you make these cookies for someone, be sure to bring along several copies of the recipe. I promise you’ll be asked for it. <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />Makes 60 cookies<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />Preparation time: 20 minutes <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />Cooking time: 8 minutes</span></span></span><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">11⁄2 cups unsalted butter, softened<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />2 cups granulated sugar<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />4 eggs<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />1 teaspoon vanilla extract<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />5 cups all-purpose flour<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />2 teaspoons baking powder<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />1 teaspoon salt<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Directions:<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />1. In large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour (or overnight). <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />2. Preheat oven to 200°C. Roll out dough on floured surface 1 to 2 cm thick. Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter. Place cookies 2.5 cm apart on ungreased cookie sheets. <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />3. Bake 6 to 8 minutes. Cool completely. </span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span>Creative Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473797552656801470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689688119103720617.post-65752155725472496142010-10-02T12:00:00.000-07:002010-10-02T12:00:01.261-07:00DIY Halloween Arrangement<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF0P0FLr9rs_arj2bEJ9kpL53RB4wgSoE-hKOTk138aQ13_0HbBsagbGuF6_1vQmab2aDw8RnLUOX_Wp1PH-nS1F94w2ttJ7ni3NIqyXps7_GKt5RZMf2ULkA5qo9m1cniT2VnYZxG2jgs/s1600/DIY-Halloween-Arrangement_full_article_vertical.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF0P0FLr9rs_arj2bEJ9kpL53RB4wgSoE-hKOTk138aQ13_0HbBsagbGuF6_1vQmab2aDw8RnLUOX_Wp1PH-nS1F94w2ttJ7ni3NIqyXps7_GKt5RZMf2ULkA5qo9m1cniT2VnYZxG2jgs/s320/DIY-Halloween-Arrangement_full_article_vertical.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Create an eye-catching Halloween arrangement from fallen branches or manzanita branches; insert them into a foam base in an old urn draped with Spanish moss. Spray-paint old Christmas ornaments and beaded trims; hang them up when dry.</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><i>Materials</i>:</span></span></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">- </span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Urn in desired size</span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">-bag of marbles </span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">-floral foam </span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">-serrated knife </span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">-natural manzanita branches </span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">-garden snips </span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">-old Christmas ornaments and beaded garland</span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">-Krylon spray paints: orange, green, black </span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">-scissors</span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">- seasonal ornaments as desired </span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">- Spanish moss.</span></span></span><br />
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Place a layer of marbles several inches thick in urn to weight down the base.</span></span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">2. Cut foam to fit tightly inside urn, stopping about 2 inches from top.</span></span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">3. Insert one or more branches into foam to create desired effect, trimming branches as needed to create desired shape.</span></span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">4. Spray ornaments and garland with orange and green paints as desired; let dry. Lightly spray black paint on some ornaments for spooky look.</span></span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">5. Hang ornaments as desired. Cut garland into assorted lengths and drape as desired. Hang acorns randomly on tree.</span></span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">6. Cover any visible foam with Spanish moss; hang other bits of moss on branches</span></span></div><br />
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</span>Creative Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473797552656801470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689688119103720617.post-72359248676788858242010-10-01T12:00:00.000-07:002010-10-01T12:00:05.409-07:00Sexy Pumpkins<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Who says pumpkins always have to be ghoulish monsters, and ghosts? Here's a little dark sexy pumpkin, that will vamp </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small; line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">up your Halloween. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: 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;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Here's how to make these sexy little decorations: </span></i></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><br style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: 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;" /></span></span><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: 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;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">1. Snip off the foot of a stocking</span></i></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"> </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">and slip your pumpkin into something a little more sultry. </span></span><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: 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;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">2. Gather the opening at the stem</span></i></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"> and tie off the top with a rubber band or ribbon. Group several of these sexy pumpkins in a bowl or on a table, light the candles and voila! Maybe they'll inspire a sexy costume of your own. </span></span></span></span>Creative Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473797552656801470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689688119103720617.post-17009087390037294832010-09-27T08:00:00.000-07:002010-09-27T08:00:00.703-07:00Friendly Ghosts<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmkJBEyXbsjoEnsNIpcvw0s4dJ9K5WyzwShm8KelpAPjNypyeQtTQSYVdqemyYXiCBqlZgLH60LJBPJQw4f1lZ3x2cVfoPQpbbk4v1wgbtUnmFsEHxeawTjWYPr_ZDQG1W0uLrN-mlnL5/s1600/CLX-Halloween-Crafts-ghost-craft-1010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmkJBEyXbsjoEnsNIpcvw0s4dJ9K5WyzwShm8KelpAPjNypyeQtTQSYVdqemyYXiCBqlZgLH60LJBPJQw4f1lZ3x2cVfoPQpbbk4v1wgbtUnmFsEHxeawTjWYPr_ZDQG1W0uLrN-mlnL5/s320/CLX-Halloween-Crafts-ghost-craft-1010.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">These spirited little fellows are a cinch to make once you've set up a workstation. To do so, stack one small paper cup atop another that's turned upside down. (For extra stability, tape the cups together.) Inflate a small balloon and rest it in the top cup. Cut cheesecloth into pieces that measure about eight inches square and fill a bowl with fabric stiffener</span></span><i style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span></i></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><i style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Serves 4-6</span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Ingredients:</span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">4 Large or 8 medium leeks</span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">1 1/4 cup milk</span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">8 fatty strips of bacon</span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">1 egg</span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">2/3 cup light cream </span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">1 tbsp. mild Irish mustard</span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">3/4 cup grated Irish cheese </span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">salt and pepper to taste </span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Directions:</span></span></span><br />
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1can (8 oz) Pillsbury refrigerated crescent dinner rolls or 1 can (8 oz) Pillsbury Crescent Recipe Creations refrigerated seamless dough sheet<br />
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2 1/2 slices American cheese, quartered (2.5 oz)</div></div><div class="IngredientItem"><div class="amount"><br />
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<li><span class="RecipeMethodItemNumber">2</span><span class="RecipeMethodStep">If using crescent rolls: Unroll dough; separate at perforations, creating 4 rectangles. Press perforations to seal. If using dough sheet: Unroll dough; cut into 4 rectangles.</span></li>
<li><span class="RecipeMethodItemNumber">3</span><span class="RecipeMethodStep">With knife or kitchen scissors, cut each rectangle lengthwise into 10 pieces, making a total of 40 pieces of dough. Slice cheese slices into quarters (1/2 slice cheese, cut in half).</span></li>
<li><span class="RecipeMethodItemNumber">4</span><span class="RecipeMethodStep">Wrap 4 pieces of dough around each hot dog and 1/4 slice of cheese to look like "bandages," stretching dough slightly to completely cover hot dog. About 1/2 inch from one end of each hot dog, separate "bandages" so hot dog shows through for "face." On un-greased large cookie sheet, place wrapped hot dogs (cheese side down); spray dough lightly with cooking spray.</span></li>
<li><span class="RecipeMethodItemNumber">5</span><span class="RecipeMethodStep">Bake 13 to 17 minutes or until dough is light golden brown and hot dogs are hot. With mustard, draw features on "face."</span></li>
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</div><div style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Directions</b>:</div><div style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">1. Thread a long needle with black thread; sew the 1⁄2-inch button to the center of the pillow, stitching all the way through and pulling the thread tight, forming the cat’s nose.</div><div style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">2. Sew crystal buttons above nose to make eyes.</div><div style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">3. Thread an embroidery needle with 2 strands of floss. To make whiskers, make a small stitch on one side of nose; tie thread ends together and trim to about 2 inches long. Make several more whiskers on each side of nose in this way.</div>Creative Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473797552656801470noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689688119103720617.post-42664224229240954832010-09-15T12:34:00.000-07:002010-09-15T12:34:00.431-07:00Halloween Crafts: Skeleton Hands (Curtasey WD)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzErsJl0Z1Wz2bVZ6h4edNJxQrOKT7H5cZ-7lpwK9sbCZLiNLvOfUN2LanAcvvpIMrB6cm8DUggYrTa-ZDDgnqrckWBYDldJN1u_q8Il7i1j5MnZlgpCwYpepxhncfRLAf75q2iXVMxjN/s1600/Halloween-Crafts-Skeleton-Hands_featured_article_628x371.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzErsJl0Z1Wz2bVZ6h4edNJxQrOKT7H5cZ-7lpwK9sbCZLiNLvOfUN2LanAcvvpIMrB6cm8DUggYrTa-ZDDgnqrckWBYDldJN1u_q8Il7i1j5MnZlgpCwYpepxhncfRLAf75q2iXVMxjN/s320/Halloween-Crafts-Skeleton-Hands_featured_article_628x371.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Materials (for one hand)</b>: </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Wood beads: 1 large, 10 small</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Electric drill and bits</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">C-clamps; wood spools: 6 large, 16 medium </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Foam paintbrush</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">White <a class="iAs" href="http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Crafts/Halloween-Crafts-Skeleton-Hands.html#" style="background-color: transparent ! important; background-image: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(196, 15, 57) ! important; color: rgb(196, 15, 57) ! important; font-size: 100% ! important; font-weight: normal ! important; padding-bottom: 0px ! important; padding-left: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none ! important;" target="_blank">acrylic <nobr id="itxt_nobr_0_0" style="color: #c40f39; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal;">paint<img name="itxt-icon-0" src="http://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/mag-glass_10x10.gif" style="border: 0pt none; display: inline ! important; float: none; height: 10px; left: 1px; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; position: relative; top: 1px; width: 10px;" /></nobr></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Small and medium wood spools </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hot-glue gun </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Strong, thin twine</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Scissors.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> <b> </b></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Directions: </b><br />
1. Clamp large bead to work surface. Drill a hole straight through bead at a right angle to original hole, forming cross. Drill 2 more holes in bead, placing them to each side of new center hole and stopping when bit reaches original hole. This creates 5 holes for thumb and fingers over top of bead and one wrist hole at base.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">2. Paint all beads and spools; let dry.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">3. To make wrist section, glue 4 medium spools together end-to-end, keeping holes aligned. To make forearm section, glue 5 large spools together end-to-end, keeping holes aligned.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">4. To make fingers and thumb, cut 5 pieces of twine, each 3 times as long as the wrist and forearm total length.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">5. To make thumb, thread a small bead onto center of one piece of twine. Slip both ends through the remaining large spool, then through another small bead.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">6. To make each finger, thread a small bead onto center of each remaining piece of twine. For pinky, slip both ends through 2 small spools, then through another small bead. For middle finger, slip both ends through 4 small spools, then through another small bead. For index and ring fingers, use 3 small spools and assemble in same manner.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">7. Arrange fingers and thumb in correct order. Hold both twine ends together for each piece. Slip thumb twine through end hole in bead so ends extend through wrist hole. Slip index finger twine through second hole so ends extend through wrist hole. Slip twine from each remaining finger through holes in order so all ends extend through wrist hole.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">8. Hold all twine ends together. Slip all ends through wrist section, then forearm section. Knot ends together, leaving an inch or two of slack in twine. Trim ends.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">9. Pull twine knot to make the hand stretch out. Creepy!</div>Creative Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473797552656801470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689688119103720617.post-14424357643356531222010-09-10T18:57:00.000-07:002010-09-10T18:57:17.556-07:00Lauren's Ultimate Salsa (Courtesy Lauren Marchlewski)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgizb9AQWf3TSuiez4G9kb0mjlfmeI7oi1rGijY2soTHmtVgueEgfqQ7eKXPOIZ1rUeAANoj4C43hF5kFKjVelTJJPOKQYcn9zCCTtQwQryVvrvTQnKTfOyDzbd6fvPvFRzl4gZZRD_pi8E/s1600/images-1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgizb9AQWf3TSuiez4G9kb0mjlfmeI7oi1rGijY2soTHmtVgueEgfqQ7eKXPOIZ1rUeAANoj4C43hF5kFKjVelTJJPOKQYcn9zCCTtQwQryVvrvTQnKTfOyDzbd6fvPvFRzl4gZZRD_pi8E/s320/images-1.jpeg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">My dearest sister-in-law Lauren passed along her recipe for the best salsa ever. We owe her a big thanks because this stuff is too good for the words. </span></span><br />
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1 can of rotell with cilantro<br />
1 can of chopped tomatoes<br />
1/2 tsp salt<br />
1 tsp sugar<br />
1/2 tsp of garlic powder or chopped garlic<br />
1/2 tsp of white vinegar<br />
1/4 c chopped onion or 1 tsp dried onion flakes<br />
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Tin can<br />
Clamp<br />
Hammer and nail<br />
<headupmark class="headupTerm">Sandpaper</headupmark></span> <span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
Metal primer<br />
<headupmark class="headupTerm">Acrylic paints</headupmark></span> <span style="font-size: x-small;">: orange and black (you could also use a can of Rustoleum spray paint {I love the metallic colors})<br />
Several yds of 18–20-gauge black annealed stovepipe wire<br />
Tacky glue (we used Aleene’s Original)<br />
Votive candle (Kid Friendly Alternative – flame-less votive candles {you can find a pack of these at Michael’s})</span></div><div style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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Clamp can to table and poke holes for handle on opposite sides 1/2″ below top with hammer and nail.</span></div><div style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sand, prime, then paint outside of can orange (I love terracotta/copper/gold pumpkins – this would be a cute alternative).<br />
<headupmark class="headupTerm">Pencil</headupmark></span> <span style="font-size: x-small;"> outline of a jack-o’-lantern face on front and punch holes along outlines. <headupmark class="headupTerm">Paint</headupmark> face black. Let dry.</span></div><div style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Wind 27″ wire around a bunch of pencils or a thick dowel; remove and fasten ends in holes. <headupmark class="headupTerm">Glue</headupmark> votive in place (or use a flame-less votive). When candle is lit, bend handle away so it doesn’t heat up.</span></div><div style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">IMPORTANT TIP: Never leave your candles unattended.</span></div>Creative Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473797552656801470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689688119103720617.post-52391721427553010592010-09-08T19:22:00.000-07:002010-09-08T19:22:46.601-07:00Baked Polenta (Courtesy Giada De Laurentiis)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIsTGJ1ZrHoD6E5GNuARoYlnqVX1qvVN8diGUTz1UyvGoNW171l5aoGTjpC8R0UHf1phxQWclg6rrcrOvRo9nm3wY-Y5UWwWXYgGFaXGkbSOxsrti4SDLxCgJiiv6wLphDVzfmBv9878ho/s1600/ei1a13_polenta_med.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIsTGJ1ZrHoD6E5GNuARoYlnqVX1qvVN8diGUTz1UyvGoNW171l5aoGTjpC8R0UHf1phxQWclg6rrcrOvRo9nm3wY-Y5UWwWXYgGFaXGkbSOxsrti4SDLxCgJiiv6wLphDVzfmBv9878ho/s200/ei1a13_polenta_med.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><h2 style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 15px; margin-bottom: 7px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 7px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><br />
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<li class="ingredient" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://images.foodnetwork.com/webfood/fn20/imgs/bltccc.png); background-origin: initial; background-position: 2px 10px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; line-height: 21px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">1 (16-ounce) package instant polenta</span></span></span></li>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 15px; margin-bottom: 7px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 7px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Ingredients</span></span></span></h2><ul style="line-height: 15px; margin-bottom: 14px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li class="ingredient" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://images.foodnetwork.com/webfood/fn20/imgs/bltccc.png); background-origin: initial; background-position: 2px 10px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; line-height: 21px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">1/2 cup balsamic vinegar</span></span></span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://images.foodnetwork.com/webfood/fn20/imgs/bltccc.png); background-origin: initial; background-position: 2px 10px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; line-height: 21px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">1/2 cup honey</span></span></span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://images.foodnetwork.com/webfood/fn20/imgs/bltccc.png); background-origin: initial; background-position: 2px 10px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; line-height: 21px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">1/2 cup brown sugar</span></span></span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://images.foodnetwork.com/webfood/fn20/imgs/bltccc.png); background-origin: initial; background-position: 2px 10px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; line-height: 21px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">1/4 cup </span></span></span><a class="cimotif" href="" style="border-bottom-color: green; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; cursor: pointer; font-weight: bold; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">soy</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><img height="10" src="http://a19.g.akamai.net/7/19/7125/1450/Ocellus.coupons.com/_images/showlist_icon.gif" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; float: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;" width="10" /> sauce</span></span></span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://images.foodnetwork.com/webfood/fn20/imgs/bltccc.png); background-origin: initial; background-position: 2px 10px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; line-height: 21px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">5 sprigs of rosemary</span></span></span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://images.foodnetwork.com/webfood/fn20/imgs/bltccc.png); background-origin: initial; background-position: 2px 10px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; line-height: 21px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">5 garlic cloves, halved</span></span></span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://images.foodnetwork.com/webfood/fn20/imgs/bltccc.png); background-origin: initial; background-position: 2px 10px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; line-height: 21px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">10 to 12 </span></span></span><a class="cimotif" href="" style="border-bottom-color: green; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; cursor: pointer; font-weight: bold; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">chicken</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><img height="10" src="http://a19.g.akamai.net/7/19/7125/1450/Ocellus.coupons.com/_images/showlist_icon.gif" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; float: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;" width="10" /> drumsticks</span></span></span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://images.foodnetwork.com/webfood/fn20/imgs/bltccc.png); background-origin: initial; background-position: 2px 10px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; line-height: 21px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds</span></span></span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://images.foodnetwork.com/webfood/fn20/imgs/bltccc.png); background-origin: initial; background-position: 2px 10px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; line-height: 21px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley</span></span></span></li>
</ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d3d3d; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 7px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 7px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Directions</span></span></span></h2><div class="instructions" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 9px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Combine the balsamic, honey, brown sugar, soy sauce, rosemary sprigs, and garlic cloves, in a large, re-sealable plastic bag. Shake and squeeze the contents of the bag to dissolve the honey and the brown sugar. Add the chicken drumsticks to the bag and seal with as little air as possible in the bag. Place in the refrigerator and marinate for 2 hours.</span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 9px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.</span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 9px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Place the chicken drumsticks on a foil-lined baking sheet. Bake until the skin is caramelized and very dark in spots, about 30 to 35 minutes.</span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 9px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Meanwhile, place the marinade in a small saucepan. Bring the marinade to a boil (in order to kill bacteria). Reduce the heat to simmer and cook over low heat until thick, about 15 minutes. Reserve.</span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 9px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Use a pastry brush to brush some of the cooked marinade on the cooked chicken. Place the chicken on a serving platter. Sprinkle with the sesame seeds and the chopped parsley.</span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 9px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Cook's note: I like the rosemary and garlic flavors in the background. Brushing the cooked drumettes with the reduced marinade helps the flavors along. Also, re-moistening helps the parsley and the seeds to adhere.</span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 9px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 9px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Prep: 2 hours</span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 9px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Cook Time: 30-35 minutes</span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 9px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">Yields: 4-6 </span></span></span></div></div></span></span></span></div>Creative Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473797552656801470noreply@blogger.com2