tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46158646729957590392024-03-18T14:20:12.849-07:00The Jones Way...Nicole and Lurlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00985687483835569407noreply@blogger.comBlogger199125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615864672995759039.post-13080807716311210802013-11-05T11:48:00.003-08:002013-11-05T11:49:09.617-08:00Anthropologie Poppy Pie Pan GIVEAWAY!!!<div style="text-align: center;">
Thanksgiving is right around the corner! The start of the Holiday Season. Whether its getting together with your family for some delicious food or hanging out until all hours of the night to get started on your christmas shopping... we have an awesome giveaway to get your Thanksgiving dinner going on in style!</div>
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We are teaming up with some of our amazing blogging friends over at <a href="http://all-things-delicious.blogspot.com/2013/11/anthropologie-poppy-pie-pan-giveaway.html">All Things Delicious</a>, <a href="http://eatitandsayyum.com/anthropologie-poppy-pie-pan-giveaway/">Eat It & Say Yum</a>, and <a href="http://www.susanstange.com/">Chevron & Lace</a> and we are thrilled to be giving away this Poppy Pie pan from ANTHROPOLOGIE!!!</div>
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Because we love our readers and want you to have an amazing Thanksgiving, we are including the Anthropologie Poppy Pie pan, a beautiful pie server, a super cute handmade apron from Susan @ Chevron & Lace, and some extra fun goodies for your tummy while you bake. </div>
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Nicole and Lurlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00985687483835569407noreply@blogger.com304tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615864672995759039.post-85469885291511263022013-09-04T22:52:00.001-07:002013-09-04T22:53:02.763-07:00Kindergarten Photoshoot #2<div style="text-align: center;">
Well, I can't believe its here already, but my oldest just started Kindergarten! In the past, thinking about it brought me to tears, but now I'm just excited! My daughter is more than ready for school. She told me when we went to meet her teacher that she was so excited to learn! I love this age! School is fun for them and they are eager to know more. So, since she is really excited, then I'm excited for her. Still sad I won't have her with me all day though. I'm sure it is a heart melting moment for all parents when they send their kiddos off to school. </div>
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I was really excited to do her photo shoot! I wanted to take the pictures at her elementary school and I'm really glad I did. I think it will be a great memory for her to look back on. I'm very biased but my girl is gorgeous and I love taking pics of her. I really tried to bring her personality out in her shoot. She really loves to draw and she loves her bedtime stories. She is also very silly. The glasses... oh the glasses. She asked if she could wear them at school. Well... ? They were just for the pics but now she can play with them. </div>
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If you would like more picture ideas, I did a Kindergarten photo shoot of my nephew <a href="http://stamps4fun.blogspot.com/2013/08/kindergarten-photo-shoot.html">HERE</a>.</div>
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Without further ado, I give you my little Miss Aubriana:</div>
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Nicole and Lurlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00985687483835569407noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615864672995759039.post-89901918757680102402013-08-30T22:52:00.001-07:002013-09-04T22:54:06.101-07:00Kindergarten Photo Shoot<div style="text-align: center;">
Lurlyn and I both have a child starting Kindergarten this year! Given the fact that they are both our first born kiddos, we are feeling a little emotional/strange about them going into "real" school! >weepy face<<br />
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As much as we are sad that we have to let them go and experience the real world, we are really excited for them and all they are going to learn! So, I decided to mark this momentous occasion by doing a Kindergarten photo shoot.<br />
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The mister below is my extremely adorable nephew (Lurlyn's first born)! He is my BF (boyfriend) and I love him to pieces. Since he started Kindergarten a week before my girl, I'm posting his photo shoot first.<br />
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I hope you enjoy my favorites and maybe it will inspire you to do the same with your kids. Maybe jot down a few of their favorite things with their picture to keep with you so you can always remember. Kids grow so fast and we forget the little things, so this will be a great reminder to look back on in the future.<br />
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aaaaaand a behind the scenes look, just so you can get a taste (and a laugh) of what these photo shoots are like with 5 year olds... Classic!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Click <a href="http://stamps4fun.blogspot.com/2013/09/kindergarten-photoshoot-2.html">HERE</a> for the "girl" version! I hope these inspire!</span><br />
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Nicole and Lurlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00985687483835569407noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615864672995759039.post-26957970727620399052013-08-11T22:43:00.001-07:002013-08-21T23:43:35.521-07:00Marionberry Pie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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One of my favorite things about living in the PNW during the summer is berries. Sure, we don't have weeks of 100 degree weather, and our shoes don't melt on the sidewalk.... BUT, I do get to eat sweet, delicious, fresh, handpicked berries. Raspberries, Blueberries, Blackberries, and in this case Marionberries. </div>
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I am not an avid baker, and I do love the crunchy kind of pie topping like Nicole's <a href="http://stamps4fun.blogspot.com/2012/12/apple-crisp-pie.html" target="_blank">Apple Crisp.</a> So I set out to find a recipe that would satisfy all my needs. Easy and Delicious. Luckily, I came across this <a href="http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Berry-Streusel-Pie-106866">beaut.</a> I have made it twice in the past few weeks, and I can't wait until the blackberries are ripe to have it again! </div>
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The most interesting thing about this recipe was the use of Tapioca pudding. I was skeptical at first, it still makes my skin crawl thinking back to when my mom would serve it as dessert, WARM. It ranks up there with canned green beans. The recipe calls for quick cooking tapioca*, I used it the first time but the filling was too runny so I opted for the premade kind the second go around and it was perfect. It makes the filling very dense and deliciously glued together. Perfectly YUM. The almonds also add an awesomely unexpected twist of flavor. </div>
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6 TBSP (3/4 Stick) Butter. (The recipe calls for unsalted, I <i>always</i> use salted sweet cream butter)</div>
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Mix sugar, tapioca, and lemon juice in a large bowl. Add berries and toss gently to combine. Let stand until the tapioca softens slightly, stirring occasionally. I let mine sit for roughly 2.5 hours. You may need to add a little cornstarch to your filling to make it thicken up. I made this on a hot day, so the heat affected mine for sure. Spoon filling into the crust. Crumble topping over berries.</div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">1/2 cup shredded Tillamook Mexican cheese</span> <i>(half pepper jack & medium cheddar cheese)</i></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">2 Tablespoons of McCormick's Hamburger seasoning</span> <i>(seasoning includes: salt, black pepper, chili pepper, onion, red bell peppers, sugar, garlic and natural flavors.)</i></li>
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While the burgers are grilling, whip up the yummy secret sauce to go with it. This recipe also comes from the <a href="http://www.littlemissmomma.com/2011/10/best-burger-ever-recipe-with-secret-sauce.html" target="_blank">Little Miss Mama</a> blog. It taste pretty darn close to Inn & Outs sauce. Yum!</div>
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I melted a slice of cheese on top with lettuce, tomato, and onion. If I had it, I would have added avocado and bacon. YUM! Put your own spin on it and enjoy!!! </div>
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Nicole and Lurlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00985687483835569407noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615864672995759039.post-85219558863563231272013-07-19T17:09:00.002-07:002013-07-19T17:27:30.095-07:00Author Spotlight: Heidi Ashworth!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0px;">I love to read! My favorite books to read are from the Regency Era <i>(clean books only)</i>.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"> I'm a huge fan of anything Jane Austen; movies, books, history... etc. So I was excited when I came across <a href="http://heidiashworth.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">Heidi Ashworth's books</span></a> by looking up books in the Regency Era that I have already read and liked. For tips on finding the next good book to read via Amazon and books you have already read, view my Tutorial: </span><a href="http://stamps4fun.blogspot.com/2013/01/tricks-for-finding-next-good-book-to.html" style="color: #e06666;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">HERE</span></a><span style="font-size: 12px;">. </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">This book is the 4th installment of her Miss Delacourt books, but if you have not read the previous books, in no way will you be lost (though I highly recommend them). This is a romantic story between Mira and Harry, children from the main characters from the previous Miss Delacourt books. </span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I laughed out loud at the character that Harry would portray (Bertie) in order to keep his status as a secret service agent under wraps. Everyone who knows him is confused and put out by his role as a dandy wearing too much lace. Even Mira, who hasn’t seen Harry in years is confused and disappointed. Harry is torn between the safety of those around him and loosing the good opinion of Mira and her parents for good. </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Mira, however, gets glimpses of the Harry she has always known and loved and has enough trust in him and his reasons for playing a dandy. Although there are times her trust is put to the test.</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">You can’t help but root for Harry and Mira to be together with the well described chemistry that they share. I won’t elaborate on the story anymore so as not to give anything away, however, there was a kissing scene that should go down in history for being the best kiss ever described in a book to make any woman's toes curl. I give mad props to Heidi Ashworth for her writing style and being able to describe a great kiss in the cleanest way. </span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">This book will make you fall in love with the Regency Era and make you want to buy the previous Miss Delacourt books just to know the history of some of the key characters. Thank you Heidi for a very entertaining read! I can’t wait to see what you come up with next!</span><br />
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It's no secret Nicole and I like to hang out. We sometimes make the hubby's think it's all about golfing, "Hey Hun, you want to go up to Tim and Nicole's this weekend and you guys can go golfing?" <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-size: large;">Victory! </span></div>
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This past Saturday morning revolved around Maple Bars and an Avacado hair mask. It was better than it sounds. </div>
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I found this recipe on Pinterest, naturally. You can find it <a href="http://beauty-diy-tips.blogspot.com/2011/09/shiny-hair-with-avocado.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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Next your going to have said BFF slime your hair with it. I'm not going to lie, this seriously gave me the heebs. It brought back not so fond memories of blow out diapers that resulted in entire wardrobe changes. </div>
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We let it sit for about 30 min, we didn't have a shower cap, or even saran wrap. Nicole suggested Glad press and seal, but combined with a blow dryer I thought it was best to avoid the smell of melted plastic and hair...She might not invite me back.<br />
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Overall, when we were done we had mixed reviews. Both of us thought our hair was left feeling a little heavy. My ends however have not felt less crunchy. I wash my hair about every other day, so fast forward to day 3, my hair was amazing. For reals. It was shiny and soft, and all around fabulouuus. 6 days later my hair is still feeling and looking awesome. This will definitely be a repeat. Next time I will follow the directions a little closer and use the shower cap and blow dryer.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I am a Carrot Cake lover, it can't be just any carrot cake though. It has to be <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><i>perfect</i>.</span> </span>It can't be dry. It can't be soggy. I want to see the flippin' carrots...that IS why it's called "Carrot Cake", am I right? I tweaked this recipe until it is seriously a piece of perfection.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Personally, I am not into "commercial" holidays, it's just not my deal. Flowers die. I can buy chocolate anytime. That weird stuffed animal will end up in my Goodwill donation pile... </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And then there is <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: large; font-style: italic;">Mother's Day. </span>That my friends IS my deal. That is my morning, noon, and night. I got sliced and diced 3 times in 3 years... I want some Carrot Cake, dang it. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As a Mother it's so easy to focus on all the things that you aren't doing. Heck, in one day I think I am doing awesome and then 2 hours later I am a wreck and ready to call an exorcist. Being a Mom is no joke, it is the hardest, yet most rewarding thing I have ever done. One time a year there is a day dedicated to recognizing how utterly amazing we are. So sit back and enjoy it, you deserve it. I'll be smooching on my kids and eating cake. </span></div>
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This is yet another family favorite. It's so easy to make, I don't think I will ever return to making lasagna the "OG" way. I am all about keeping things simple.<br />
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So here ya go folks!<br />
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1 lb Italian Sausage<br />
1 Jar Spaghetti Sauce<br />
1 Cup Water<br />
1 15oz container of Ricotta Cheese<br />
2 1/4 cups Italian Cheese<br />
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese<br />
1 egg<br />
1 TBSP parsley<br />
6 lasagna noodles<br />
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Brown sausage in a large skillet, drain the fat, and add your spaghetti sauce and water. Let simmer for a few minutes.<br />
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In a small bowl mix together ricotta, egg, Italian and Parmesan cheeses, and parsley.<br />
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Now you going to start building your layers! First, add 1 cup of the meat mixture to the bottom of your crock pot. Cover with 3 lasagna noodles (you're going to have to break those bad boys up to fit), and then cover with 1/2 of the ricotta mixture. Next spoon 2 cups of the meat mixture on top, and cover with the remaining noodles. Top with remaining ricotta mixture, and spoon remaining meat mixture. Top with 1/4-1/2 cup Italian cheese. Cover with lid.<br />
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I usually cook mine on high for 2-3 hours, but you can easily adjust that to cook on low for 4-6. It is such a delicious easy meal!<br />
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Aubri is my huge fan of eggs at home! I don't have to worry about them going to waste...</div>
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You can use the baked method of eggs to make Deviled Eggs, <a href="http://stamps4fun.blogspot.com/2013/03/egg-salad-blts.html" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Egg Salad Sandwiches</span> </a>(must see our awesome recipe<a href="http://stamps4fun.blogspot.com/2013/03/egg-salad-blts.html" target="_blank"> HERE!</a>), or decorate them with the kids for Easter! Basically, whatever you use <strike>boiled</strike> eggs for, you do the same with these <u>baked</u> ones!<br />
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My adorable Aubs had a great time decorating them for Easter!<br />
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When I went off to college, I wrote down a ton of recipes from my moms recipe box. This recipe was in that box. I don't ever remember my mom making them. She might have, but I don't think she did. How I even got the recipe in the first place, I have no idea. Its in a hand writing I don't even recognize. Maybe it ended up in my recipe box by mistake. I don't know, but I'm sure glad I decided to try it one day.</div>
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Its a family favorite of ours! Your kids will love them and its one of my hubby's favorite dinner!</div>
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Chicken pillows is a very strange name for a recipe, but delicious all the same and very easy to make! You don't need a whole lot of ingredients which makes it very inexpensive. </div>
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2 chicken breast (cooked and cut up)</div>
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Boil chicken and cut up. Return to the pan and over medium heat add in the cream cheese, chopped onion, and milk. Stir until all the ingredients are combined and the cream cheese has melted into a sauce. Put a heaping Tbs on crescent and roll up, widest end to the smaller end. Pinch the dough together in places that have an opening. Melt butter and brush on top of the rolls and sprinkle with bread crumbs</div>
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Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Depending on your oven. You want the tops to be nice and golden. Pour the sauce over chicken pillows when serving. Enjoy!</div>
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When you are putting the tablespoon of chicken on your crescent roll, make sure you put it in the widest part of the triangle.</div>
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When folding the crescent rolls up to resemble a pillow you want to bring the dough over the chicken and the two corners tucked in on the sides. Like the following...</div>
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Nicole and Lurlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00985687483835569407noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615864672995759039.post-81519733873055697212013-03-01T14:20:00.000-08:002013-04-29T16:35:30.780-07:00Egg Salad BLT'sI thought I would be really clever and come up with a double whammy of a blog post. Riiiggghhht, not so much. Have you seen the so cute, gotta try it, kids would love it, dying eggs with whip cream? Me, too! Well, let me just say, pinterest FAIL. Mine ended with my kids eating eggs, er, egg shells and rainbow stained hands, hair, and teeth. I think we might try it again, like never. Do you have a pinterest fail story? I'd love to hear it. Head on over to our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thejoneswayblog" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> and share it with us. The entry with the greatest fail will win a $20 gift card to Amazon from yours truly. Oh, and "like" us, because we are pretty awesome.<br />
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My hubby is a man of simple taste buds, eggs are a staple in a house. Egg sandwiches, fried eggs, hard boiled eggs, breakfast for dinner, you get the idea? He also loves BLT's, so I decided to marry his favs.<br />
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I recently had the opportunity to take a meal to a friend, her husband is a vegetarian so I was struggling a bit to come up with something that would be easy to transport and delicious...it's harder than it sounds. I did some searching on pinterest and found <a href="http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/2011/03/4-bean-enchiladas.html" target="_blank">this</a> recipe. I made some alterations to make it vegetarian friendly, and it turned out great. I made two since we needed dinner too, haha.., my in-laws were visiting, and it's hubby and FIL approved!<br />
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- 1 can red kidney beans rinsed and drained<br />
- 1 can garbanzo beans rinsed and drained<br />
- 1 can black beans - drained<br />
- 1 can great northern beans rinsed and drained <br />
- 1 can (10.75 oz) Campbell's Fiesta Nacho Cheese<br />
- 1 can whole green chilies (you will get more flavor if you dice these bad boys up yourself, or go ahead and buy the diced ones)<br />
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I saw this idea on Pinterest. It was just basically a picture... no tutorial or website to go to. So, I decided to come up with my own tutorial. This is a really cheap project. You basically just need 1- <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">12x12 white canvas</span>, 2 packages of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">push pins </span>(Walmart), <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">letters</span>, and a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">pencil</span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">scissors</span>. Thats it!<br />
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To make the letters, you just need a program... microsoft word, photoshop... I don't know, whatever you have that you can print a font of your choice. I used my photoshop. I opened a plain white file using the size 8 in x 8 in. The font I chose was <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Times New Romans</span> in <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Bold </span>using the size of 380px. I just tried to fill up the whole white space with my font. Here is my screen shot (click on image to see it larger):<br />
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I printed out LOVE on <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">card stock</span>. I needed something thicker than printer paper for tracing the font onto my canvas. After you cut out the letters, place it onto your canvas how you would like it, then trace it on your canvas with a pencil. Then you are ready to start layering your push pins to create your blingy (yes I made up that word) art!<br />
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You may get intimidated about how to put your push pins in your canvas, but trust me, the more you do it the faster you will get. Sometimes you need to put the pins in at an angle. You'll get the hang of it. Hopefully my pictures below will help you... :)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;"><i>(side note: The push pins stay very well in the canvas. You don't have to worry about them falling out. It also helps that the push pins overlap each other. I have yet to have one fall out.)</i></span><br />
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Look at that!!! How fun is that?!!! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">I LOVE IT! </span>You can use this tutorial to make a number of things like this... put together your own words or just someones initials or a silhouette, chevron, anything really. So cool! So <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">BLINGY</span>!<br />
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I plan to use this in a collage with more 12x12 canvases of pictures of my little family but for now, I'm displaying it on my fireplace with my wedding photo until I can get the other ones done.<br />
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<br />Nicole and Lurlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00985687483835569407noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615864672995759039.post-89992253312467102752013-02-16T14:03:00.001-08:002013-03-27T18:16:38.979-07:00Best Ever Sugar Cookies<i>We are very sorry we have been a bit MIA this past month. One of us has been dealing with some big health issues and the other one of us is in the process of selling their home and moving very soon. I'm hoping you will accept these next two posts as a bit of an apology and we promise to get back into the swing of things on the blog and bring you more great ideas and yummy recipes!</i><br />
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I know Valentines Day was 2 days ago and I should have posted this ahead of time, but this is a recipe you can make anytime, for any holiday (Easter is coming up). All you have to do is just switch out the cookie cutters and decorations. I happen to like making this recipe with my kids on Valentines Day and let them decorate cookies and have fun.<br />
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You will be so glad I shared this recipe. They are <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-size: large;">soft</span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b4a7d6; font-size: large;">fluffy</span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8; font-size: large;">melt in your mouth</span> sooooooo <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-size: large;">good</span>! The fact that they are topped off with <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b4a7d6; font-size: large;">Cream Cheese Frosting</span> makes these cookies the best!<br />
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I've known this recipe from my childhood. The recipe comes from my Grandma Carmen, my dads mom, whom my mom's cooking never seemed to live up to (men). My Grandma Carmen is no longer with us so I'd like to share her recipe in memory of her.<br />
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1/2 cup butter flavored crisco<br />
1 cup sugar<br />
2 beaten eggs<br />
1 tsp vanilla<br />
1/2 tsp salt<br />
1 tsp baking powder<br />
1 tsp baking soda<br />
3 1/2 cup flour<br />
1/2 cup milk<br />
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Cream shortening with sugar add eggs and vanilla. In a separate bowl combine dry ingredients. Add dry ingredients alternating with the milk to the shortening and sugar. Once all ingredients are well mixed, put cookie dough in a bowl, cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. Once the cookie dough is nice and chill, flour your surface and roll cookie dough to 1/4 inch thick. Cut with cookie cutters and bake @ 375 degrees for 9 minutes.<br />
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1 8oz package of cream cheese<br />
1/4 cup softened butter<br />
1 tsp vanilla<br />
2 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar<br />
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In a bowl, beat together cream cheese, butter and vanilla until light and fluffy. Gradually add powdered sugar half a cup at a time, beating well until combined. Separate the frosting and add food color to desired colors.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999;"><i>** This recipe makes about 3-4 dozen cookies depending on your cookie cutter size. I was able to get about 4 dozen with this batch because my heart cookie cutter wasn't that big.</i></span><br />
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The Banana Dilemma...</div>
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Do your kids go through phases where they can't get enough of something, and then BAM out of nowhere the hate it? Like dry heave at the sight of it hate it? What the heck?! On the plus side I get to make this when they are going through one of the hate cycles.</div>
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I am in love with this bread. It's moist, it has rich flavor, and can even be consumed the next day and be fantastic...granted it lasts that long.</div>
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1/2 cup butter, melted<br />
1 cup white sugar<br />
2 eggs<br />
1 teaspoon vanilla extract<br />
1 teaspoon cinnamon<br />
1 1/2 cup all purpose flour<br />
1 teaspoon baking soda<br />
1/2 teaspoon salt<br />
1/2 cup sour cream (it makes everything better! Click, <a href="http://stamps4fun.blogspot.com/2011/10/jack-o-lantern.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://stamps4fun.blogspot.com/2012/11/chicken-and-stuffing-supreme.html" target="_blank">here</a>)<br />
1/2 chopped walnut...we opt for chocolate chips. The kids really have to twist my arm.<br />
2 medium bananas, smashed.<br />
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In a large bowl stir butter and sugar, add eggs and vanilla, stir until mixed well.<br />
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<br />Nicole and Lurlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00985687483835569407noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615864672995759039.post-10294558145510792612013-01-07T23:03:00.000-08:002013-02-23T11:19:54.630-08:00It's Party Time!I am a big fan of cakes, er, make that frosting. I LOVE making cakes for my kiddos and in this case, my hubby. The man loves golf, so I thought it would be awesome to bring a golf course into this house this year! Ha!<br />
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First I baked 24 spice cupcakes, if you want a hint on making a box mix taste like homemade, click <a href="http://stamps4fun.blogspot.com/2012/12/red-velvet-snow-globe-cake.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />
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***Tip: Use a 1/3 measuring cup when filling up your cupcakes. It will give even, perfect sized cupcakes almost every time without having to much or too little leftover***</div>
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While those were baking I smashed about 8 graham cracker cookies in a Ziploc bag for the sand trap...or whatever that's called.<br />
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You can also prepare your pole/flag. Mine is a pretzel stick and a fruit roll up. I just cut it into a diamond shape and wrapped it around.<br />
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Now you're going to want to make your frosting, I used <a href="http://stamps4fun.blogspot.com/2012/12/red-velvet-snow-globe-cake.html" target="_blank">my own recipe</a> for cream cheese frosting.<br />
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6 of the cupcakes will be used in the sand trap I used some untinted frosting and put some on those cupcakes to make the graham crackers stay put. I also reserved some of the frosting and put it in the freezer to make the golf balls...More on that later.<br />
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Then I tinted the frosting using Wilton's "kelly green", I used Wilton tip #18 to make the grass effect. The fairway is just simply spread, and the "green" is dusted with green sugar.<br />
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The Hubs loved it, I am a huge fan of making cupcake cakes!<br />
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This last year, 2012, I made a goal for myself to read more and watch TV less. It's always easier to read more in the summer when there isn't much on TV to entice you. I also bought an Ipad, which made it great for having the Kindle app to download books. So throughout the year, I learned tips and tricks on my own to find more books that are great to read, based on the books I have already read and enjoyed.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">1.</span> If you don't already have a kindle or an ipad or the kindle app on your phone... I would seriously recommend it. If you are a big reader, you will save lots of money this way and coming by books is definitely easier.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">2. </span><u><a href="http://www.amazon.com/" target="_blank">Amazon</a></u> is your best friend! If you don't already have one, you need to start your own Amazon account. You only need to give your credit card when you are purchasing something. You can buy used books for less then half the price of a new one. You can download books to your kindle or you can get an audio version of the book. Its such a great resource!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">3.</span> I'm going to take you through Amazon step by step on finding just the right book that fits your style... First go to Amazon and Search by books. Type in the last book that you read that you really enjoyed; I'm using Matched by Ally Condie as an example.<br />
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Nicole and Lurlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00985687483835569407noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615864672995759039.post-5267689222231325192012-12-31T20:46:00.000-08:002013-02-23T11:25:14.394-08:00Crumb CakeThis is a special recipe, one that my brother Pat and I would beg the Mama Jones to make often. It's a recipe I willing risked my own life for. You see, we had a scary basement. The kind you held your breath and ran up the stairs like a bat out of hell as soon as you got what you were after. My mission was canned peaches; sweet delicious peaches the Mama Jones had canned herself and had stock piled in the horrifying basement. They would chill in refrigerator while she made this yummy deliciousness, and are the perfect side to this sweet cake. I make it for my own kidlets now, who affectionately call it "Crummy Cake", trust me, this is not a reflection on how it tastes. It disappears into thin air.<br />
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2 cups flour</div>
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1 cup sour milk (<i>or +</i> <i>1 Tbsp lemon or vinegar</i> , read down for a trick on this)</div>
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1 tsp cloves</div>
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Combine 2 cups flour, 2 cups brown sugar, and 3/4 cup shortening and rub to crumbs. Set aside 1 cup of mixture.</div>
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To rest of mixture add 1 cup sour milk, 1 tsp baking soda, 1 tsp cloves, 1 tsp cinnamon, and 1 egg. Mix well.</div>
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Pour into 9x13 pan that has been lightly greased, top with reserved crumbs and bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes, or until golden brown.</div>
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Nicole and Lurlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00985687483835569407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615864672995759039.post-9708499608884781402012-12-22T17:38:00.000-08:002013-02-08T10:10:37.631-08:00Apple Crisp PieOk. I'm going to share with you "my" version of Apple Crisp Pie. My Mother-in-law (whom is a very great baker) said that someday when she opens her own bakery, she will have this pie on the menu and name it Nicole's Famous Apple Pie. Since then, she has made this pie, I've been asked to make this pie, and have given the recipe many times for Holiday occasions. So, I hope you enjoy!<br />
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This is where I got the recipe... However, there were weird things about the recipe so I had to alter it quite a bit to how I would like it.<br />
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Sooo... Lets get started with the Pie. It's super super easy and you don't have to wait an hour for it to bake. We'll get to that in a few... (the recipe is at the bottom of the post)<br />
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First you need about 6-7 medium size Granny Smith apples. I actually had to use 8-9 because my pie plate is very deep.<br />
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Try to cut the apple pieces into even slices. The more even the slices the better the pie. You don't want to have some slices too thin and then some too thick. It would make it so you would be eating a crunchy/mushy pie, Yuck!<br />
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I use my large pampered chef bowl, and fill it up at the top. It gives me about 8 cups of apples, which I need for my deep pie dish. You'll probably only need about 6-7 cups of peeled, sliced apples. If you don't have a pampered chef bowl like this one, a large glass bowl or something microwave safe will do (no plastic).<br />
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By the time you are finished with the crumb topping, your apples should be done partially cooking in the microwave. It should look something like this... If it looks like there is too much juice in the bottom like mine, you will want to just add in a couple of more tablespoons of flour and stir it up.<br />
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This is what it will look like after you've added in a couple of tablespoons of flour. It thickens the juices so your pie won't be watery. Take these apples and put them in your pie dish.<img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaohA2YaWlikoRO2aXcDkwq2b3wk772UAjA2p2Cog3QcHFa8tcGSquqt-Rhr5Puev_eecnDFg-n4jtzEMTOdrNfRifHVPJSc3W0-fMSyRxh_kkUdbVpPoPFyz51yGtR_9o4lkZmz9b2tQ/s640/_DSC4632.jpg" width="640" /><br />
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This is what your finished pie will look like straight out of the oven! YUMMY!</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 Homemade or store bought pie crust.<br /><br /><b>Filling Ingredients</b><br />6-7 cups sliced peeled apples<br />1/2 cup sugar<br />1 tsp ground cinnamon<br />2 Tbls Flour<br />3 Tbls Water<br />1 Tbls Lemon Juice<br /><br /><b>Topping Ingredients</b><br />1 Cup Oatmeal<br />1/2 Cup brown sugar<br />1/2 cup flour<br />2 tsp Cinnamon<br />1 tsp Nutmeg<br />2/3 cup butter, soft<br /><br />Preheat oven to 375.<br />Place crust in pie plate.<br />In large bowl combine all filling ingredients: mix, cover and microwave for 7 minutes. spoon into crust-lined pan.<br />In small bowl, combine all dry topping ingredients, then cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle topping evenly over filling.<br />Bake 35-40 minutes.</span></div>
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My kids were so excited to see this in the making today, my oldest was asking who's birthday it was, ha! I saw a variation of this in a taste of home magazine, but decided to make it my own... which <i>usually</i> means; A. more cheese than specified, or B. dumb it down for my amateur self. In this case it was the latter.<br />
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First up, Lil' Smokies. My Mom, aka, Mama Jones, actually left Thanksgiving dinner prep to deliver these little guys to a family friend who is in love with them. For reals?!<br />
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Ok. I wasn't home most of the day, so this is super late. Sorry. I made dinner tonight, but it was for my Hubby to put in the oven while I spent time in Seattle with the YW passing out gifts and blankets to the homeless people. Such a great experience. Any who... in all my tiredness, this is what I came up with...</div>
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Something I made, with help of course. ;)</div>
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This was taken with my Iphone and uploaded in Instagram. Use hashtag #thejoneswayblog.</div>
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So, I opted to take my favorite model outside wrapped in a blanket with her favorite snowflake beanie (made by my talented sister Lynlee). It kinda helped the cold factor that it was a little windy. Hope you like.
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