Thursday, December 13, 2012

Cricket's Crack Dip AKA my version of Mississippi Sin Dip

I took several recipes I found online and modified them to fit my tastes. This is what I used. (For once I took notes AND measurements!)

2 cups (16 oz) sour cream
1.5 box (12 oz) Neufchâtel cheese or cream cheese
1 roll Jimmy Dean Regular sausage
2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
2 cups green onions, chopped
1 can (4oz) green chiles, undrained

Crumble sausage in frying pan and cook fully. Mix sour cream and cream cheese in a medium mixing bowl. Add other ingredients and mix. Pour into baking dish and bake at 350 for 45 minutes. Serve warm with Triscuits or pita chips.





After 45 minutes...


Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Stationery card

Everything Is Merry Holiday Card
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Revamping some old Cloth Diapers

A dear friend of mine had 20 Bamboo Baby cloth diapers she wanted to re-purpose. The diapers are clean and in great shape with the exception of the velcro closures. They are worn out completely. For her I "unstitched the tongues" ( basically took a seam ripper to the microfiber inserts). They came out cleanly to be used as doublers for other diapers. :) Since I'm in the market for some new diapers I thought I would try my hand at putting snaps on these diapers and using them with prefolds. With my friend's blessing of course! 
It took quite a while to get the velcro off, and the process took off the tags as well. Lots of little strings but the fabric still inact. Total of 5 pieces had to be removed from each diaper.
I used this blog allaboutclothdiapers.com as a tutorial. I made my own template on the inside of a cereal box.
Using a pencil I marked the spot for each snap and using an awl poked the holes from the inside of the diaper to the outside. I used the clamp tool and secured the snaps on the front of the diaper, and then on the tabs.
 ...And it works! Since my babies have to be asleep for me to work on this project, they are asleep now and cannot model for this blog entry. Maybe sometime later they'll be still long enough to snap some good shots.


Daily Chores


My husband got the bright idea that we need to schedule a room to clean each day to keep our house livable. It will never be spotless again. Not with two toddlers who throw sippy cups full of milk across the room where they roll under the couch, or at dinner when they're finished eating and just drop their plates from their highchairs onto the floor splashing food on all surfaces in range. Forget the splash sheet, our dogs can't even keep the kitchen floor clear of food! I agree, instead of cleaning every room every day, one room each day might actually get accomplished around here. After looking at several formats and reminders of what ought to be cleaned regularly I came up with a poster for my family. Notice there is nothing there about organizing anything. Yeah, as organized as my brain can be, I cannot keep my house that way. I blame it on the lack of cabinet space and closets. I mean, my sewing machine lives on a table next to my kitchen table with the projects in bags underneath or on top. I forgot to add "dust the sewing machine corner" to the list. Oh well, everything here is a work in progress! Here is my master design.
We're starting Friday since Thursday is technically a holiday and I need an excuse to postpone this!

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

From one Mom to Another, More of My Favorites

I feel like Oprah! Here are a few websites to check out. I love sharing all the knowledge I've gained!

Babysteals.com twice a day they have a quick deal on nifty items from clothing to furniture. I've gotten quite a few and if you miss the goods one time, they tend to repeat a few weeks later. Some of it's frivolous but I've bought fedoras, travel high chair, baby legs, and innobaby food storage towers.

Local to Jackson MS Seasonal Consignment Sales:
All4Children 
Little Feet
Rhea Lana

Monday, November 12, 2012

Pumpkin Cheesecake Dip

1 can (15 oz) Pumpkin
2 boxes cream cheese or similar
3 tsp. cinnamon (or more to taste)
3/4 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
1 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1 cup powdered sugar

 Combine all ingredients and mix very well (I use my stand mixer with whisk attachment). Chill for 1 hour. Serve as a dip with graham crackers, ginger snaps, or fresh fruit. Keeps refrigerated for 4-5 days.

adapted from the recipe found here: chocolatecoveredkatie.com

Monday, August 6, 2012

Chimichanga Recipe

My aunt Sarah (Nanny to me) taught me how to make these and my family LOVES them. We use the meat for tacos, quesadillas, and chimis.


For Meat only:
6 boneless chicken breasts
1 jar chunky salsa

For Tacos:
shells, soft or crunchy
tomato
sour cream
lettuce
guacamole
shredded cheese
salsa

For Quesadillas:
tortilla shells
shred cheese
canola spray

For Chimis:
3 c. cooking oil
1c. water
fajita size tortilla shells
tomato
sour cream
lettuce
onion
guacamole
shredded cheese
salsa

To prepare the meat, boil chicken in large pot until cooked thoroughly. Drain stock (save if you want or toss) and let chicken cool to touch. (Fridge, Time, Freezer, it doesn't matter). Once chicken is cool, shred with fingers, disposing of fat and goo. (This is why you're using boneless). Then return chicken to large pot and mix in jar of salsa. Cook on medium heat, stirring frequently, until chicken is colored orangish and salsa is no longer a liquid. Make your tacos or quesadillas with hot meat.

OR Let the meat cool again (Fridge works great). Heat tortillas between paper towels for 15-30 seconds in microwave until malleable. Using the cold meat with some shred cheese, roll tortillas into burritos. Use the water to make the tortillas gooey as to glue themselves together. If tortillas crack or break, either your meat is too hot or your tortillas are too cool/old. Fry your wrapped tortillas over medium heat until golden brown, turning once. Serve with sour cream like an eggroll or cut with knife and fork. Garnish with veggies.

(NOT MY PICTURE, but really close to what mine look like finished)

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Pinterest Acomplishment: Coasters

The first thing I created after "pinning" on Pinterest was my own coasters that I gave to friends and family for Christmas presents. I used scrapbook paper I've been collecting for scrapbooking (which I can't get back into). My mom had a stash of tiles in her garage for years so I made use of them while the boys were asleep. These are the ones I gave to my "sister-cousin" Lauren.
 And these are two of the pinterest posts I've seen. I used one of them as a reference and actually had similar paper on hand.
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the original link is no longer active :(