Christmas is a popular time of year to treat your loved one to a little bling.
If you’re looking to purchase jewelry. Here is some great advice from friend and jeweler:
Jewelry Shopping Etiquette with Daniel Gordon
Word to those in a hurry … Completely read all instructions before you begin!!!
3 cups sugar
¾ cup butter (1 ½ sticks)
1 small can (5oz) evaporated milk (about 2/3 c)
1 pkg Semi-Sweet chocolate chips (about 2 c)
1 jar of Marshmallow Crème (7oz)
1 cup chopped Pecans or Walnuts (we use Pecans)
1 tsp Vanilla
Spray rectangle-baking dish with Pam, set aside.
Gather all, pre-measured, ingredients and have within reaching distance before you begin!!!
Place sugar, butter and evaporated milk in large heavy saucepan.
Bring to a full rolling boil on medium heat, stirring constantly.
Boil 4 minutes, stirring constantly to prevent scorching.
Did I mention, completely read all instructions before you begin!!!
Remove from heat.
ADD chocolate chips and marshmallow crème; stir until completely melted.
Add walnuts and vanilla; mix well.
(Didn’t get a picture at this stage…too busy trying to get it all stirred together)…ouch, my wrist hurts.
Pour immediately into prepared pan; spread to form even layer in pan.
Let stand at room temperature 4 hours or until completely cooled; cut into bite sized squares.
We store ours in the fridge.
Can be kept out, in an airtight container, at room temperature.
Can also be frozen.
Best Fudge EVER… Yum.
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Here’s a fun craft project that you can get the kiddos involved with. We made some pumpkins for teacher gifts and they can also be used as place cards for Thanksgiving dinner. Your guest can take them home as a fun reminder of the dinner.
Here’s what you will need:
- Material (we used all sorts of different types, leopard print, green silk, burgundy velvet, but our favorite was this orange fleece from Hobby Lobby)
- Rice
- Thread, we used a really strong, heavy-duty, thread
- Glue gun
- Pumpkin stems (pull them off your pumpkins in the front yard). Make sure to give the part that attaches directly to the pumpkin time to dry out (you don’t want mold growing on your project).
We used a dinner size plate and traced around it to create our circle:
Cut out your circle, then stitch around (approximately 1/2 inch in) to create your “drawstring”
Once you’ve sewn all of the way around the circle, do not cut your thread… you still need to sew the pumpkin closed at the end.
Fill with rice. Keep working the rice into the pumpkin (we used almost three full cups, using the blue cup in the picture above)…we like our pumpkins REALLY full, you may like yours not so full.
Once you’re happy with how full your pumpkin is, start sewing the top closed.
Keep sewing and pulling the excess fabric on top together and it will eventually come together nicely.
Now it’s time to glue on the stem… and ta-da… you have the cutest little pumpkin ever:
Here are some of the others we made:
We used a large round platter, a dinner plate, and a soup bowl for these three sizes. These three were the first ones we made and we didn’t “stuff” as much rice in them so they’re not as round and firm as the orange one above:
If you’re using the pumpkins for place cards, we suggest cutting a leaf out of construction paper and tying it to the stem with the name of your guest on it.
We would love to see pictures and hear about your pumpkin project!
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I’m not a huge fan of Cranberry concoctions… especially those derived from a can.
This recipe provides a unique twist with a little kick!!!!
1 12oz package of Cranberries
1 bunch of Green Onions
2 fresh jalapenos, seeded (or not)
1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
1 bunch of Cilantro (give or take)
2 cups of Sugar (or Xylitol)
Lightly blend in food processor to desired consistency.
Refrigerate for a couple of hours. The longer it sits…the better it gets!
This is great as a garnish or by itself.
Enjoy!
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