tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17360258820663784512024-03-13T10:46:18.307-07:00Sewing Machines, Glue Guns, and OvensMadeline Armstronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05543984691246030833noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1736025882066378451.post-36360920718424711082012-10-01T16:28:00.002-07:002012-10-01T16:33:01.313-07:00Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Brownies <br />
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A few Mondays ago we had a day off school,but my sister still had to go to school. She came home that night announcing she had a bake sale the next day and, me being the one who enjoys to bake so much, my mother told me to think up something to make. I had seen these brownies I wanted to try. I found the recipe and made up a batch. They were so easy. My sister said they were all gone within the first 5 minutes they put them on the table!<br />
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Preheat your oven to 350. Smoosh 1.5 squares of break-apart refrigerated cookie dough into the bottom of each well. Place Reese cup upside down on top of cookie dough (or an Oreo!). Top with prepared box brownie mix, filling 3/4 full. Bake for 18 minutes.</div>
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I don't own a pan like the one in this picture (yet) so I just used a muffin pan. Next time I make these I will be putting the cookie dough in and and the peanut butter cup before I even mix the brownies. The cookies dough part was the only part that was remotely difficult, it may just have to do with the fact that I'm so impatient......</div>
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I baggied them up real pretty with labels from <a href="http://anythingbutperfect.com/2012/05/bake-sale-label-set-exclusive-free-printable/" target="_blank">here</a>. Let me know if you try these and how they turn out! Thanks for reading my posts!</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">So I'm crusin around in blog world, not doing anything productive, and I find this blog <a href="http://momscrazycooking.blogspot.com/">MOMS CRAZY COOKING</a>. I found there was a linky party so I signed up! The 7th of every month is a new cooking challenge. This month is Smoothie month. I found this recipe at <a href="http://www.loveveggiesandyoga.com/2012/01/orange-pushup-smoothie.html">Averie Cooks</a>, made it and now I'm going to share it.</span><br />
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Madeline Armstronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05543984691246030833noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1736025882066378451.post-64214236181214395722012-06-01T08:15:00.000-07:002012-06-01T08:15:29.815-07:00Lucy came to visit....My super adorable 6 month cousin, Lucy, and her mom, Cali, are in town so of course all I have to share are baby pictures!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">attempt #1 of Lucy and me...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yay! Finally got a decent one... and its pretty darn cute!</td></tr>
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<br />Madeline Armstronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05543984691246030833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1736025882066378451.post-51001049240714569552012-06-01T08:06:00.000-07:002012-06-01T08:06:14.611-07:00S'mores!!! <br />
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Its summer and s'mores are perfect summer food! However not every person has the space or time to build a fire in their backyard to make this amazing treat... I HAVE A SOLUTION! I'm going to tell you how to make s'mores in the oven :) this is the perfect snack after school, right before you throw the kids in the car for ball games, birthday parties, or even just good ole family time.<br />
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2. Prepare your cookie sheet. Place parchment paper onto your cookie sheet so you won't have to clean up as much of a mess later.</div>
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3. Break the crackers in half so they are squares. Place them onto the pan like so:</div>
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6. When they come out of the oven the marshmallows should be puffy. Using a butter knife push the marshmallow down. Put 3chocolate squares on each marshmallow.</div>
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Take the pan out and you can eat your s'mores! Enjoy!</div>
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This year we had more kids doing pumpkins and decided it was too messy to carve them so we glittered and painted pumpkins!</div>
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These two above are spraypainted and then painted and glittered.</div>
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These two pumpkins are best friend pumpkins! My very bestest friend, Ceianna, made Papa Smurf and I made the M&M. We used acrylic paints for these and the paint quickly peeled off :( but it was pretty cute while they lasted!Madeline Armstronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05543984691246030833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1736025882066378451.post-20459185476153593122012-05-30T09:07:00.003-07:002012-05-30T09:09:46.093-07:00Summer Fun Frame tutorial<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">So a week or two ago after my siblings and I got out of school I made a list of things we are going to do this summer and of course I had to pretty it up! It is mainly to keep Carsyn (6 years old) from sitting and watching TV all day, but I have been having some fun with it too! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I measured the frame, cut out some pretty scrapbooking summer looking paper, wrote a whole long list of simple things to do, added some stickers, and put it in the frame! The glass makes the marks erasable like a white board.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have already accomplished a few of the tasks on the list! I hope you all have a great summer!</span>Madeline Armstronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05543984691246030833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1736025882066378451.post-18425454282772898932012-05-28T21:00:00.002-07:002012-05-28T21:00:53.308-07:00I haven't posted in so long! I have so many ideas I need to post. You will have to wait for me to get around to taking pictures (should be next week). Here is one that I want to try: <a href="http://cookinupnorth.blogspot.com/2012/05/microwave-meat-loaf-in-mug.html">Microwave meatloaf in a mug!</a> I can't wait to see if this is any good if you try it before I get a chance to update this post, please, do share!<div>
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<span style="color: blue;">(The recipe says if you have fresh blueberries to squish them into between the cooked blue berries after you put the cooked blueberry mixture into the pie crust "because fresh berries and cooked berries have a divine taste when together" )</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">1 Graham Cracker Crumb Crust (we used a regular pie crust that my Aunt Amy made)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">One 1-pound bag individually frozen blueberries (not packed in syrup)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">One 8-ounce package full-fat cream cheese, softened</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">When you're spooning the creamy topping over the fruit, take care that all of the topping is in place before you start to smooth it out. That way, you're more likely to avoid dipping the back of your spoon into the fruit filling and smearing blue streaks across the otherwise perfectly white surface. If that does happen and you're bothered by the streaks, you can always crush some vanilla wafers in a food processor or by hand and sprinkle them over the top to hide your booboo. Or you can garnish the pie with fresh berries. :)</span></div>Madeline Armstronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05543984691246030833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1736025882066378451.post-73406244761444974862012-02-14T20:17:00.000-08:002012-02-14T20:17:06.283-08:00Love Juice Tutorial<span style="color: red;">I shared in my last post that I made my little sister's valentines for her classmates. They were so so so so easy that I decided to share with you a "step-by-step". So here it goes! Feel free to ask any questions in the comments. :)</span><div>
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<span style="color: red;">So now that we have labels we need to attach them to the juice pouch. Here is where you get to use the hot glue gun.(It feels like I should point out that hot glue guns are... hot... so if you aren't mature enough to use one ask an adult... PLEASE. Again they are hot. and sticky!) Simply cover the back of the label so it will stick to the juice pouch.</span></div>
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