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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Muffins and Tasty Tuesday Party

I meant for this to go up last Tuesday while I was away. Not sure what happened. Hope all of you who stopped by checked out my year of pillows I was posting last week.
The irresistible combination... chocolate, peanut butter and bananas!
Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Muffins
I used a banana bread recipe and tweaked it.
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup. white sugar
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
3 ripe bananas
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
cream shortening and sugar, sift in the dry ingredients. add the peanut butter and bananas. finally add the chips. Spoon into muffin tin. bake at 350 for 30 min. although check after 20.
ok... I'm blogging on my husbands work computer today... so no collage...Which gave me freedom to choose A LOT of features today! yeah! SO many great links last week. You all did a fabulous job linking back too!  here are several I loved.
Crave Cute- Soda Crackers Cookies
Galley Kitchen-Potato, Ham and Broccoli Casserole
A Little Less Meat-Creamy Chunky Tomato Soup
Stella B's Kitchen-Seasoned Sour Cream
The Law Students Cookbook-Kidney Bean Cauliflower Curry
The Liberated Kitchen-Caramel Apples
 
Country Momma Cooks-Easy Potato Donuts

Lets get this party started!!!
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Monday, January 30, 2012

Ai Ya! Tasty Tuesday didn't post!

Not sure what happened last week. All my pillow posts worked, but for some reason Tasty Tuesday didn't go up! I was in Vietnam with my family celebrating the Chinese New Year holiday...and didn't even notice until we got home on Sunday. Tasty Tuesday will go up late Monday night this week...Hope you will all be back in force!
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Sunday, January 29, 2012

A Year of Pillows...Part 10: November

 November
A thankful heart...
In case you missed them...here are quick links to all my other "year of pillows"....
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A Year of Pillows..Part 11:December


December
 A Little Holly Holiday! 
I hope my year of pillows has inspired you to make some festive couch wear for your house! Can't wait to hear about what you come up with.
In case you missed them...here are quick links to all my other "year of pillows"....
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Saturday, January 28, 2012

A Year of Pillows..Part 9:September/October

September/October 
For the fall season, I made a single case...Again, I was kind of at a loss for something for September. And thoughts? 
In case you missed them...here are quick links to all my other "year of pillows"....

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Friday, January 27, 2012

A Year of Pillows..Part 8: July

July 
A Patriotic July...
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Thursday, January 26, 2012

A Year of Pillows..Part 7:June/August

June/August 
cloud has a different stitch around it...
I was un-inspired for August, so you can just use the June one again in this set. 
What would you put for Aug? Ideas please!
In case you missed them...here are quick links to all my other "year of pillows"....

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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

A Year of Pillows...Part 6:May

May 
April Showers...Bring May Flowers... 
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Monday, January 23, 2012

A year of pillows... Part 5: April

April 
I decided to make April a bit more serious instead of just putting on an Easter egg. On a side note... I can't decide if I like the way my machine letters or not... sometimes it does a better job than others. This was a good one... What do you think?
In case you missed them...here are quick links to all my other "year of pillows"....
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Sunday, January 22, 2012

A year of Pillows...Part 4:March

March 
A March wind blows across this pillow! 
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Saturday, January 21, 2012

A year of pillows...Part 3: February

February
a smattering of hearts decorates February
In case you missed them...here are quick links to all my other "year of pillows"....
December

Shared on these AMAZING blogs..







the World Cuter Mondays-Making the World Cuter
Market Yourself Mondays-Sumo's Sweet Stuff
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Friday, January 20, 2012

A year of pillows... part 2: January

January 
Here are my January pillow cases... I know they don't even have a pillow inside... I was too lazy to stuff and un-stuff them all while taking the picture... oh well... you get the idea..
I hand sewed on white/clear beads which are hard to see in the picture, but very nice in person.
In case you missed them...here are quick links to all my other "year of pillows"....

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Thursday, January 19, 2012

a year of pillows....part 1: pocket pillow basics

I start with a long strip...almost twice as long as the pillow and a inch narrower than your actual pillow form. (you want it to stuff in tight!). If you are sewing something on the pillow, this is the time to do it, while you have a flat surface. Hem the two ends, with the right side the same as your design in the middle. Fold up the bottom to cover the design, then fold the top over the bottom. Try to keep your pillow design in the center of all this.
Top over bottom..at this point I measure my square to make sure it is actually square! You want it to be around an inch shorter top to bottom than it is wide (you still have to sew the sides, this will take an inch off the width)
Pin the sides and sew, I rounded my corners just a bit when I sewed.
turn it right side out and stuff with your pillow form!
Over the next 10 days I will be posting my year of pillows... come back and check it out!
shared here:
Look What I Made-Creations by Kara 
 The Thrifty Home – Penny Pinching
  Someday Crafts - Whatever Goes Wednesday
  Bargain Shopping Paradise - Wallet Friendly Wednesday
  Savvy Southern Style - Wow Us Wednesdays
  Wicked Awesome Wednesday – Handy Man Crafty Woman
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Lebanese Chicken with Vegetables and Tasty Tuesday Party


This is a family favorite for a chicken and vegetable dish. I usually serve it with a side of brown rice... yum!
Lebanese Chicken
Boneless/Skinless chicken breasts (enough for the number you are feeding)
1/4 c. olive oil
1/2 tsp salt
2 cloves garlic (minced)
two bell peppers-sliced
two whole tomatoes-sliced
1 large onion-sliced
3-4 medium potatoes (peeled and sliced)
2 TBS basil
1/2 c. water
2 zucchinis cut up

place potatoes on the bottom, then layer chicken and other veg in a 9x12 dish. Mix spices and liquids together, pour over dish. Bake covered at 390 for around and hour. The potatoes are the hardest to get cooked, so check those! enjoy!
 Now to show off some of the amazing things YOU are all cooking up! Wow, there just aren't enough meals in a week to try all these delicious recipes!
Potato Soup-Aunt Nubbys Kitchen
Calzones with Chicken, Spinach and Artichokes-A Latte with Otta
Light Roasted Balsamic Vegetables-Inspired by Family Magazine
Brownie Peanut Butter Cups-Raising Oranges
Cranberry Upside-Downer-Life's Simple Measures

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Saturday, January 14, 2012

2011-1581

Any guesses as to what this number refers to????
Its not the number of times Jack as asked WHY this week...
Its not the number of times Max has said NO this week....
Its not the number of loads of laundry or dishes that I have done...





Its our registration number for our ADOPTION!!! Yes! Its official!! After nearly of year of chasing down papers and waiting for official documents to be approved...(and 5 years of wanting to adopt, but doors closing in our face...) we are registered with the Chinese Government... OFFICIALLY!!! We are SO excited and can't wait to see what gift God gives us... We've been official now for about two months (I'm a little late on getting this posted)..but there didn't really seem to be a rush when it will probably still be a couple of years. We hope you will join us in praying for the right baby girl to be placed with our family!
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Thursday, January 12, 2012

pant cuffs...my way (tutorial)

 So I put cuffs on the boys pants...and I wanted the bottom edge to be a clean look... Not sure if this is the best way (in fact I'm pretty sure its not), but here's how I did it.
1. start by sewing the outer layer of the pants completely (crotch, inseam and side seams).
Sew the inner layer at just the inseam and sides (leave the crotch open) so you should have two separate legs.
 2. Put the inner legs inside the outer pants right sides together and sew around the bottom of each one.
 3. it should look something like this when you pull the inner legs out.
 4. now looking at the right sides, stuff the inner legs inside.
 5. Pull all the way through and pin and sew the crotch seam.
 6. you can now finish the top however you like. I sewed around the top to hold the layers together, then folded over a casing for my elastic.
 
tada!!!
Shared at these great parties:
Look What I Made-Creations by Kara   The Thrifty Home – Penny Pinching
  Someday Crafts - Whatever Goes Wednesday
  Bargain Shopping Paradise - Wallet Friendly Wednesday
  Savvy Southern Style - Wow Us Wednesdays
  Wicked Awesome Wednesday – Handy Man Crafty Woman
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