Tissue Paper Rose Garnish Tutorial

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A while back, as I was busy practicing the art of Doing Nothingness (a.k.a standing-around-not-being-very-productivisity), I randomly came up with the idea of making roses out of tissue paper. I toyed with the idea a little, and pretty soon I had a small, red, easy to smash, tissue paper rose. In case you hadn’t noticed, I enjoy making long, silly, incomprehensible words and sentences, that include the extensive use of punctuation marks, predominantly the subtle, yet impactful character, the comma. 馃槈 If you would like to learn how to make a miniscule, scarlet, readily disposable, that which is made from […] Read more 禄

Easy Cheesy Crackers

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This week we were in a baking mood, so we decided to make crackers for our Build A Menu friends. Easy Cheesy Crackers is a recipe that you can really get your hands into! Lots of cracker and pastry recipes call for using a pastry cutter, a kitchen tool designed to help mix butter and flour into a light and flaky pastry, without causing the gluten in the flour to be worked too much. Gluten is what makes bread chewy, which you want for bread, but not so much for crackers. I (Mrs. Brown) didn’t own a pastry cutter when […] Read more 禄

Strawberry Lemon Dessert Pizzas

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Here’s another quick kid-friendly recipe that we made for our friends at Build A Menu recently. Strawberry Lemon Dessert Pizzas have only three ingredients and are a fresh, light dessert… ideal for summer. We think they are pretty enough to be tea party worthy too! Find our full recipe for Strawberry Lemon Dessert Pizzas at Build A Menu. Read more 禄

Crispy Peanut Butter Cup Balls

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Looking for a quick treat that doesn’t require turning the oven on? The kids made these Crispy Peanut Butter Cup Balls in just a few minutes. Abbie: “They’re super yummy!” Josh: “I’d say the same! And they were easy to make.” Mrs. Brown: “Chocolate and peanut butter and I don’t have to help make them? Win, win win!” For all the details, head over to our Crispy Peanut Butter Cup Balls recipe at Build A Menu! Read more 禄

Refreshing Watermelon Slush

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It’s about a million degrees here right now. Okay, it’s only about a hundred. But that’s still very hot! And hot means it’s time to bring out the watermelon. So refreshing. And ice. Very refreshing! Hey, let’s have both! We shared our recipe for watermelon slush (with a nice hint of lime!) on the Build A Menu blog today. Click here for the full recipe! Read more 禄

Independence Day Hair Clip

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Are you going to any Fourth of July parties this year? Every Independence Day Eve (is that what you call 07/03?) some of our friends from church hold a big party to celebrate our freedom. I always dress in the colors of the American flag for the party. This year I am going to wear a red white and blue hair clip too! Want to learn how to make one? To make this you will need: Scissors Glue gun Hair clip 3 different colors of ribbon (I suggest red, white, and blue. If you live in Italy, you could do […] Read more 禄