tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33620894323019510892024-02-07T03:36:31.502-06:00Me in the KitchenLori Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05884239730765826078noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362089432301951089.post-33040866164820217422014-06-18T13:54:00.000-05:002014-06-18T13:55:51.677-05:00Strawberry Smoothie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It is quite hot outside and I thought a smoothie sounded good. So I searched the internet for a recipe and then Devon and I went out to our small strawberry patch and picked some strawberries.<br />
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I loved the smoothie!!! Devon said he didn't, but he is 10 years old and a picky eater. <br />
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On a hot day like today, it tasted awesome and hit the spot!!!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">5 strawberries (I used 10 since mine were small)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">10 ice cubes</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">3/4 cup milk</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">2 tablespoon sugar</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1 tablespoon vanilla</span></div>
Lori Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05884239730765826078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362089432301951089.post-61653115632866091772014-06-13T08:27:00.000-05:002014-06-13T08:29:36.493-05:00Dutch Oven Cooking: Green Bean Casserole<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvixCCmJTaVIfYZO8kc4Ar-IF9vb5RzhY1HduvFyX4Ci4NgZGn0JhFQ71LiJbtZBhBk9QfOZwpTBSNDkhFslpnWxXFaZ9aJTjJU1VE1UChwh7CdPzs6iz_rCYE2kA4F2baqb0-iPIQlAU/s1600/IMG_1168.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvixCCmJTaVIfYZO8kc4Ar-IF9vb5RzhY1HduvFyX4Ci4NgZGn0JhFQ71LiJbtZBhBk9QfOZwpTBSNDkhFslpnWxXFaZ9aJTjJU1VE1UChwh7CdPzs6iz_rCYE2kA4F2baqb0-iPIQlAU/s1600/IMG_1168.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a>This dish is amazing!!! It is more like a dressed up green bean casserole and it is good. Not only have I cooked this in the dutch oven, but I have also thrown it together in a crock pot and taken it to potlucks. <br />
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This is one of those recipes that you can add more or less to it or additional items to it. I have altered the recipe from where I original got it, <a href="http://www.everydaydutchoven.com/2013/05/jazzy-green-bean-casserole.html">Everyday Dutch Oven</a> but I don't think you could do anything to make it taste bad!!! This recipe is cheesy, and super easy to make.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jazzy Green Bean Casserole</span></div>
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3 cans green bean, drained</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">2 cans corn, drained</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1 can cream of mushroom soup</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1/4 cup dried onion flakes</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">2 cups cheddar cheese</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">salt and pepper to taste</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">garlic powder to taste</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">4 strips bacon, crumbled (optional)</span></div>
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Lightly oil or spray 10 inch dutch oven.<br />
In a large bowl combine all ingredients (except fried onions).<br />
Spoon mixture into prepared dutch oven.<br />
Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes (10 coals on bottom and 14 on top) or until bubbly.<br />
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<br />Lori Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05884239730765826078noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362089432301951089.post-3575823822216960102014-06-05T07:45:00.001-05:002014-06-05T08:07:00.144-05:00Summer Photo Scavenger Hunt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A friend of mine posted this scavenger hunt challenge on her blog and I thought it would be fun for Devon and I also do it this summer. We are also ways looking for different things to do!!! (I will label each post as Hunt, so you can find them)<br />
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Here is where the challenge can be found:<br />
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And here is my friend's blog if you want to follow her hunt: <a href="http://fivetulips.blogspot.com/2014/06/summer-photo-scavenger-hunt-2014-edition.html">Fivetulips</a><br />
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Here's the list:<br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.79px;">1. A sign welcoming people to your home town (or a nearby town)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.79px;">2. A garden gnome</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.79px;">3. Birds on a wire</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.79px;">4. A group of tourists</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.79px;">5. A rack of post cards</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.79px;">6. An urban street scene</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.79px;">7. A rural landscape</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.79px;">8. A tattoo on a person</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.79px;">9. A bakery</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.79px;">10. A photo bomb (someone found lurking in the background of photo; the lurker may have intended to disrupt the picture or may be doing it unintentionally, but the background lurker is a surprise to the photographer)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.79px;">11. A horn</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.79px;">12. A mascot</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.79px;">13. A sunrise</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.79px;">14. A parade</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.79px;">15. A juggler</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.79px;">16. A sign in a language other than English</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.79px;">17. A lamp post</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.79px;">18. A water fall</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.79px;">19. A public garden</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.79px;">20. A bus (not a car, truck, lorry, camper or RV) with a picture painted on its sides.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.79px;">21. A photograph of you with something representing the season (recognizing that the season will be Winter for our friends in the southern hemisphere). Note: you may not use a substitute for this item.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.79px;">If you find something on the list too difficult, you may substitute one of the following items for anything on the list, except for Item #21:</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.79px;">Alternative A: A kite, hot air balloon or blimp</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.79px;">Alternative B: A bird house</span>Lori Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05884239730765826078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362089432301951089.post-46316822054330297232014-06-02T15:35:00.000-05:002014-06-02T16:54:00.288-05:00Fall layoutI had the motivation to do some scrapbooking today, so I sat down in my room and created this layout with the help of a sketch from <a href="http://www.myscrapsandmoresketches.blogspot.co.nz/2014/05/my-scraps-more-sketch-83.html">My Scraps & More</a>.<br />
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Here's my layout<br />
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Here is the sketch I used for inspiration<br />
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<br />Lori Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05884239730765826078noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362089432301951089.post-25489252105327540702014-05-26T18:59:00.001-05:002014-05-26T19:12:31.240-05:00Dutch Oven Cooking: Pineapple Upside Down CakeWith camping this past weekend, I have discovered that I really like cooking with my dutch oven. I have cooked with it on camping trips before, but this was the first trip that I think I have somewhat mastered the dutch oven as I did not burn any of the food. I took pictures of all the stuff I made in it and plan on sharing them with you here on my blog.<br />
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My husband's favorite is Pineapple Upside Down Cake. And I made it perfectly!!! It was so good and everyone loved it.<br />
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of a 12" Dutch oven. Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over butter being
careful not to touch the sugar once it has begun to dissolve into the butter.
Carefully place pineapple rings on top of the brown sugar, 7 around the
outside and 1 in the center. Place a maraschino cherry in the center of each
pineapple ring.<o:p></o:p></span>
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combine cake mix, pineapple juice, water, eggs and oil; mix well. Spoon cake
batter carefully over the top of pineapple rings. Spread batter evenly to
edges.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #003366; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bake:</span></b><span style="color: #003366; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Cover Dutch oven and bake using 10-12
briquettes bottom and 14-16 briquettes top for 45 minutes or until top of
cake springs back when touched.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #003366; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Let the cake cool for 10 minutes or so in the oven with the
lid cracked. Next run a rubber spatula around the inside edge of the oven to
loosen the cake. To turn the cake out, first lay a piece of parchment paper
across the top of the oven so it lays flat and replace the lid so that it
holds the paper in place. Make sure you have an available lid stand resting
on your table for the next step. Using gloved hands place one hand on the lid
and the other hand under the oven and carefully lift and flip the oven over
so the cake falls onto the lid. Rest the oven upside down on the lid stand
and tap the bottom and sides of the oven lightly with your hand to make sure
the cake didn't stick. Then lift the oven off the lid. The cake will be
resting on the parchment lined lid and can be cooled this way or slid off the
lid using the parchment paper. Allow cake to cool slightly before service.</span></div>
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<br />Lori Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05884239730765826078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362089432301951089.post-79467007321266561302014-05-18T21:51:00.000-05:002014-05-18T21:51:34.524-05:00FlowersEach year for Mother's Day, Devon gets me a bunch of flowers and then he helps me plant them in containers. I wish I could say I have a green thumb, but I really don't. I would love to really know what I am doing and what works best. My planters might not be the prettiest things out there, but I love them just because my son got them for me!!!<br />
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After we planted all the flowers, Devon went around and watered them all.</div>
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These are the containers by the back door. The bird feeder is one that Devon made for 4H last year.</div>
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The front door</div>
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A suet feeder Devon made in Cub Scouts</div>
Lori Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05884239730765826078noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362089432301951089.post-39128762070538971702014-05-17T16:25:00.000-05:002014-05-17T16:25:04.084-05:00Love BaseballI love baseball season!!! It keeps us very busy. Devon had a game this morning and he did a great job. They tied 10-10 with the other team.<br />
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Now to their next game on Monday!!!Lori Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05884239730765826078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362089432301951089.post-3315944032309538642014-05-14T20:59:00.000-05:002014-05-14T20:59:42.288-05:00It's me again!!!I have really neglected my blog for several (I mean several) months!!! I want to change that. With school getting out in a couple of weeks and the entire summer to do fun stuff, I have no excuse not to keep up with my blog. I want to share with you fun stuff I do with my son, scrapbook pages I do, new recipes I try, and anything else I can think of.<br />
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I made banana bread today. I have posted this <a href="http://lah9296.blogspot.com/2009/01/banana-bread.html">recipe</a> before. I added cinnamon and vanilla to the mixture today and it was delicious!!! I made two loaves with the recipe and only have half of one is left. </div>
Lori Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05884239730765826078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362089432301951089.post-37645060518933691082013-07-20T08:02:00.000-05:002013-07-20T08:02:23.513-05:00What a face! layoutSummer this year has been very busy for me and unfortunately, my scrapbooking got pushed to the side. Hopefully things will start to settle down a little bit now and I can begin working on layouts!!! I was able to spend about an hour in my room yesterday and created this layout. I used a sketch from <a href="http://boysrulescrapbookkits.blogspot.com/2013/07/sketch-challenge-time.html">Boys Rule</a> as inspiration.<br />
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Sketch<br />
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my layout<br />
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Lori Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05884239730765826078noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362089432301951089.post-83339567962105677082013-06-12T21:39:00.002-05:002013-06-12T21:39:59.456-05:00Strawberry Lemonade Layer CakeI found this recipe on Pinterest and thought it looked good. And I was not disappointed!!! The cake was very tasty!!!!<br />
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<li><strong>One box of strawberry cake mix (plus oil, water and eggs as directed on box)</strong></li>
<li><strong>8oz. Philadelphia Cream Cheese (softened to room temp.)</strong></li>
<li><strong>1 packet (0.23oz.) of Kool-Aid Lemonade</strong></li>
<li><strong>Yellow food coloring gel (as desired for color)</strong></li>
<li><strong>2cups Jet-Puffed Marshmallow Creme</strong></li>
<li><strong>8 oz. Cool Whip Topping</strong></li>
<li><strong>Fresh strawberries to garnish.</strong></li>
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<li><strong>Make cake according to box and bake in 2- 9 inch round cake pans as directed. Turn finished cakes over on cake racks and allow to cool completely.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Cream together cream cheese, lemonade and yellow food coloring until smooth.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Mix marshmallow creme in and then mix in Cool Whip until completely smooth. Refrigerate until cake is cooled and cut.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Cut each cake layer in half.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Alternating layers of cake with layers of filling, assemble cake. End with layer of filling.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Top with sliced strawberries.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Refrigerate and serve chilled.</strong></li>
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Lori Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05884239730765826078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362089432301951089.post-50347995216793586262013-05-22T11:34:00.000-05:002013-05-22T11:34:22.489-05:00Elliott one year old layoutHere is my layout for today. I really liked how this one turned out. I love mixing different patterned paper together!!! I even made my own file folder. I used a sketch from <a href="http://www.thememorynest.blogspot.com/2013/05/may-sketch-challenge.html">The Memory Nest</a><br />
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Here's the sketch<br />
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Lori Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05884239730765826078noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362089432301951089.post-16431312278501664012013-05-21T09:47:00.000-05:002013-05-21T09:48:07.999-05:00Bree layoutI put this layout together this morning, it actually came together rather quickly. This is my niece Bree's kindergarten picture. I like how the layout came out, especially since I was able to use some scraps of patterned paper and embellishments that were sitting on my scrap table left over from another layout (magic mesh, pearls, and a button). I used a sketch from <a href="http://www.myscrapsandmoresketches.blogspot.co.nz/2013/05/my-scraps-more-sketch-28.html">My Scraps & More Sketches</a><br />
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Here's the sketch<br />
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Lori Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05884239730765826078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362089432301951089.post-14362527556531136722013-05-20T11:13:00.000-05:002013-05-20T11:14:18.192-05:00Mason birth layoutHere is the layout I finished up this morning. It is of my nephew's birth, who was born 8 weeks early. He was soooo tiny!!!<br />
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I used a sketch for the layout. The sketch is only a one page layout, and I used the sketch as inspiration and produced a two page layout. The sketch is from <a href="http://shopscrapmuch.blogspot.ca/2013/05/sketch-y-friday.html">ScrapMuch?</a><br />
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Here's the sketch<br />
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Lori Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05884239730765826078noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362089432301951089.post-73927101011746886532013-05-14T11:56:00.001-05:002013-05-14T12:01:53.605-05:00Army layoutA very simple and quick layout for today. Sorry that there is a bit of glare on a couple of the circle chipboards at the bottom. I used a sketch from <a href="http://www.inspiredblueprints.com/2013/05/inspired-blueprints-sketch-93.html">Inspired Blueprints</a><br />
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Here's the sketch<br />
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thanks for looking!!!Lori Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05884239730765826078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362089432301951089.post-43218577127977291752013-05-13T10:52:00.001-05:002013-05-13T10:55:22.672-05:00Swimming layoutI completed this layout this morning using a color challenge at <a href="http://www.shopscrapmuch.blogspot.ca/2013/05/may-colour-challenge.html">ScrapMuch?</a>. I tried to use only the colors in the challenge, but other colors kept popping up in my layout. Oh well, at least the page is done and I really like how it turned out (and I didn't use a sketch).<br />
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Here is the color challenge<br />
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Lori Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05884239730765826078noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362089432301951089.post-59554935140878025712013-05-12T21:59:00.000-05:002013-05-12T21:59:05.240-05:00Parade layoutI finished this layout today. I used a sketch as inspiration and really liked the strips of paper behind the photos, so went with that and used it on a 8.5x11 page instead of a 12x12. I really like how it turned out. Very simple. The sketch is from <a href="http://creativescrappers.blogspot.com/2013/05/may-sketch-challenge.html">Creative Scrappers</a> for the May sketch challenge.<br />
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Here's the sketch<br />
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Lori Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05884239730765826078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362089432301951089.post-28365059105828607852013-05-09T09:05:00.000-05:002013-05-09T17:09:16.856-05:00Mason layoutI completed two challenges with this layout of my nephew Mason. First was a sketch challenge at <a href="http://www.myscrapsandmoresketches.blogspot.co.nz/2013/05/my-scraps-more-sketch-27.html">My Scraps & More Sketches</a> and the second was a tic-tac-toe challenge at <a href="http://swatscrapwarriorsadvancedtraining.blogspot.com/2013/05/drill-7-tic-tac-toe.html">S.W.A.T</a><br />
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Here's the sketch<br />
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Here's the tic-tac-toe (I used the first column)<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Strawberries & Cream Bread</span></strong><br />
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<span class="ingredient"><span class="amount"><span class="value">1/2</span> <span class="type">teaspoon </span></span><span class="name">baking powder</span></span></div>
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<span class="ingredient"><span class="amount"><span class="value">1/4</span> <span class="type">teaspoon </span></span><span class="name">baking soda</span></span></div>
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<span class="ingredient"><span class="amount"><span class="value">1/2</span> <span class="type">teaspoon </span></span><span class="name">salt</span></span></div>
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<span class="ingredient"><span class="amount"><span class="value">1/4</span> <span class="type">teaspoon </span></span><span class="name">cinnamon</span></span></div>
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<span class="ingredient"><span class="amount"><span class="value">1/2</span> <span class="type">cup </span></span><span class="name">butter, softened </span></span></div>
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<span class="ingredient"><span class="amount"><span class="value">3/4</span> <span class="type">cup </span></span><span class="name">sugar</span></span></div>
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<span class="ingredient"><span class="amount"><span class="value">1/4</span> <span class="type">cup </span></span><span class="name">light brown sugar </span></span></div>
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<span class="ingredient"><span class="amount"><span class="value">2 </span> <span class="type"></span></span><span class="name">eggs, room temperature </span></span></div>
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<span class="ingredient"><span class="amount"><span class="value">1/2</span> <span class="type">cup </span></span><span class="name">sour cream, room temperature </span></span></div>
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<span class="ingredient"><span class="amount"><span class="value">1 </span> <span class="type">teaspoon </span></span><span class="name">vanilla</span></span></div>
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<span class="ingredient"><span class="amount"><span class="value">1 1/4</span> <span class="type">cups </span></span>strawberries, fresh & coarsely chopped (do not use frozen)</span></div>
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<span class="ingredient"><span class="amount"><span class="value">3/4</span> <span class="type">cup </span></span><span class="name">walnuts (optional) </span></span></div>
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soda, salt and cinnamon; set aside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
small bowl, beat butter until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beat 1 minute or
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sour cream and vanilla.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stir into flour
mixture only until dry ingredients are moistened.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fold in strawberries and nuts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pour into a greased 8 x 4 inch loaf pan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bake at 350°F for 60 to 65 minutes or until
toothpick comes out clean.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let stand 10
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Lori Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05884239730765826078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362089432301951089.post-37418288436583507882013-05-02T14:44:00.000-05:002013-05-09T08:54:34.738-05:00Landon layoutMy layout today was inspired by a sketch at <a href="http://www.inspiredblueprints.com/">http://www.inspiredblueprints.com/</a><br />
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Here is my layout of my newest nephew Landon.<br />
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Lori Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05884239730765826078noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362089432301951089.post-23298467034752303762013-04-29T10:24:00.000-05:002013-05-09T08:54:49.606-05:00Birthday layoutAnd I decided to do a quick layout this morning before I start cleaning the house!!! Used a sketch again from <a href="http://www.shopscrapmuch.blogspot.ca/">http://www.shopscrapmuch.blogspot.ca/</a><br />
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Here's the sketch<br />
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Here's my layout<br />
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thanks for looking!!! Now to clean my house</div>
Lori Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05884239730765826078noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362089432301951089.post-65823496113119005882013-04-29T09:30:00.001-05:002013-05-09T08:55:18.027-05:00Stephanie layoutI completed another layout this weekend. I, again, used a sketch as inspiration (sketch is from <a href="http://shopscrapmuch.blogspot.ca/">http://shopscrapmuch.blogspot.ca/</a>)<br />
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Here's the sketch<br />
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And here's my layout<br />
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thanks for looking!!! (sorry that it is a bit out of focus)Lori Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05884239730765826078noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362089432301951089.post-23751136581653912952013-04-26T15:55:00.000-05:002013-05-09T08:56:52.475-05:00Birthday Buddies layoutWith this layout, I completed two challenges. First challenge was to use a sketch from Creative Scrappers (<a href="http://creativescrappers.blogspot.com/">http://creativescrappers.blogspot.com/</a>) and the second challenge was to use 5 patterned papers on the same layout from Boys Rule (<a href="http://boysrulescrapbookkits.blogspot.com/">http://boysrulescrapbookkits.blogspot.com/</a>).<br />
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Here was the sketch<br />
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Here is my layout<br />
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Lori Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05884239730765826078noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362089432301951089.post-27342238031728575512013-04-26T09:21:00.000-05:002013-04-26T09:21:34.430-05:00Cake Mix Cookie Bars<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I made these bars for our Pinewood Derby concessions and they were a big hit. Such a big hit that I didn't even get a peice to try. So, I had to make them again. Such a simple recipe with amazing results!!! You will love them.</div>
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1 box yellow cake mix<br />
1 small box instant vanilla pudding<br />
1/4 cup water<br />
3/4 cup vegetable oil<br />
2 eggs<br />
1 cup chocolate chips (you could use M&Ms too)<br />
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.<br />
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Combine all ingredients in large bowl. It will be thick! Pour batter into a greased 9x13 baking dish. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until edges are golden brown. <br />
<br />Lori Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05884239730765826078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3362089432301951089.post-26399816353447486012013-04-25T15:55:00.000-05:002013-05-09T08:56:14.152-05:00Home Run layoutI hope everyone is having a fanastic day. I have decided to participate in a sketch challenge at boysrulekits.com.<br />
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Below is the sketch they provided for inspiration<br />
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Here is the layout I created using the sketch<br />
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