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Crock Pot Molten Lava Cake
When I was younger, I worked for one of the church ladies, cleaning her house. She would make this on Sundays, for her husband. I could smell it cooking while I dusted and vaccumed, and once she...
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Cottage Window Coffee Table
While I was browsing around our local ReStore (Habitat for Humanity resale shop) I came across their stacks of old windows. They do test for lead paint,which is nice - a lead free guarantee! I was...
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Make Your Own Ball Head Pins for Jewelry
Silver head pins can cost a pretty penny, but making your own is simple (if you have the tools). I recommend using fine silver, as it balls up better that sterling. I used 26 gauge wire, but you can...
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How to Make Ball Head Pins for Jewelry (Photo Instructable)
Making your own components from wire teaches the use of a micro torch. It sounds complicated, but it is very easy! Make sure an adult is around when operating a micro torch! Here is a simple and fast...
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Chocolate Pudding Cupcakes with Strawberry Centers (Sweetheart Cupcakes)
I made these for my boys (and my daughter, too - can't leave anyone out!) and they were ALL GONE within 20 minutes of me putting them on the table. Super easy to make, super delicious, and super cute...
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Dad's Hearty Breakfast Muffin-Cakes
I make these muffins/cupcakes (they work well either way) for the boys, to start their day out right. It starts with a cake mix, because I am both creative and lazy...Chock full of cranberries, nuts...
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Southern Style Grilled Peach Cooler
I love finding old recipes and giving them a new twist! This recipe is based on one I found in an old (1940's) hostess booklet that I found at a rummage sale for a nickle. For the 'mocktail' version,...
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Grilled Peach Pound Cake
I love the depth of flavor you get from grilling a peach. It releases a whole new level of deliciousness! If you are grilling up some peaches for this awesome cake, you can make a few extra to make...
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Easy Make Ahead Mini Crescent Roll Quiches
I've done a post about quiche before...it is one of my favorite meals, and it reminds me of my childhood, standing in the kitchen cooking with my dad. We are very French, so it feels good to share this...
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Turn an Old Book Case into a Mail Center
Space is at a premium, especially in my kitchen. Every time someone comes in, they dump all of their stuff onto the book case that sits in the corner...I decided to hit 2 birds with one stone, by...
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Black Forest Zombie Brain Cupcakes
Nothing says gratuitous/delicious gore like chomping into a black forest zombie brain cupcake! When you take that first bite, the cherry “blood” inside fills your mouth! I love the way the dark...
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DIY Jellied Cranberry Sauce in a Can!
Some people will not even consider eating homemade cranberry sauce. For them, the wiggly cylinder of jellied goodness brings back memories of childhood and home. But with so many picky eaters, dietary...
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Classic Cranberry Sauce Recipe
Whether you serve them with your stuffing, dessert, or it has its own special place on your table, cranberries add a nice touch to your holiday spread. Make your own homemade cranberry sauce this year...
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Upside Down Turkey Recipe
This turkey recipe is unlike anyone else's in my family: I cook the bird breast down! The white meat is not dried out, doesn't need cups of gravy, but is so moist and full of flavor!! I also cook the...
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Toilet Paper Roll Gift Box
The holidays can tap you out, leaving you to have to be creative with your gift wrap! For small gifts, (or even a kind of Redneck Advent Calendar!) this is a super cheap DIY gift box made from an empty...
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Make Recycled Gift Tags From Old Holiday Cards
When I first got married, we did not have a lot of money for the little things, like tags for presents. My husband's grandmother, Grandma Fuller, taught me how to make pretty Christmas gift tags,...
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Easy Poinsettia Flower Cookies
This is a very dramatic sugar cookie! You can use any basic sugar or butter cookie recipe to make these fun poinsettia flower cookies! They are easy to make, and pretty enough for gifting. I gave a...
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Roasted Butter Soup
My daughter recently decided she wanted to live a more vegetarian-style life. We have cut down on meat consumption in our house by a lot, already ~ meat isn't cheap! But when it comes to her food, on...
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Painted Cork Memo Board
I am a compulsive note writer. I am constantly jotting lists or scribbling reminders to myself, only to lose them. I am known to rewrite the same list many times, because I am a scatterbrain! One of my...
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Oven Roasted Burgers (Snow Day Burgers)
The very idea of oven roasting a burger is something most burger purists won't consider. The flame broiled juiciness of a grilled burger, they say, cannot be duplicated indoors. And what if you want a...
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