Recently, I had the privilege of making some cookies for one of our local football teams!
Thanks, Michelle, for thinking of me!
GO WOLVERINES!!!!
Smiles!
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Sunday, October 16, 2011
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Rich Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Liqueur Ganache & Chocolate Cream Filling
This is my version of the Chocolate Cake IV from Southern Living.
The Southern Living version has a mocha cream filling as well as a Coffee Liqueur Ganache. My clients didn't want anything mocha or coffe flavored, so I adjusted it as necessary.
Because it needed to serve at least 25 people, I doubled the recipe. It has 4 9" layers as opposed to 3 8" layers that you see in the bottom photo.
Because I made it for someone else, I wasn't able to cut it open to see the inside.
Here is the photo from Southern Living:
Enjoy!
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Smiles!!!
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
The Best Buttermilk Pancakes
This is our go to pancake recipe on most days (occassionally we spend a little extra time and use the recipe with whipped egg whites to make the super fluffy ones, but this one is SOOO GOOD!) Sometimes, my husband will put these together the night before, cover tightly with plastic wrap & put in the fridge. When I get up to make breakfast for the boys, all I have to do is warm up the pan and get cookin'!
I found the recipe in our old church cookbook (isn't that where we find ALL of the good ones?!?) A super big thanks to Mrs. George Kennedy for submitting it! The following is the recipe as written in the cookbook:
2 cups sifted flour
3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 2/3 cups buttermilk
4 Tablespoons melted butter
Sift dry ingredients and set aside. Beat eggs lightly with a whisk. Alternate milk and dry ingredients in mixture with eggs. Use more or less buttermilk, depending on the thickness you like. Cook on a hot pancake grill that has been brushed with 1 teaspoon oil and 1/2 teaspoon butter. Turn the pancake when it bubbles. Yields 10-12 6-inch pancakes.
My variation: I use just under 2 cups of buttermilk, add about a teaspoon of vanilla to buttermilk and replace granulated sugar with brown sugar...YUM!
Enjoy!!!
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Monday, October 10, 2011
Tuesday To Do #31 and #30 List Makers
Oh, it's party time again! Yeah!!!
A big shout out to each of you for linking up to #30! You rock!
My apologies for not getting comments to each of you.
I've started working a little bit again this week (yeah,) which doesn't give me much bloggy time (boo.) It also doesn't give me much time to get my Halloween decorations up (augghh!) Halloween decorating is definitely on the brain this week as you might have figured from the following LIST MAKERS:
TUESDAY TO DO
Now on the the party...
Link up your creations! Sewing, crafting, cooking, tips, photography, tablescapes, parties, scrapbooking, collectibles...it all works. Please save your items for sell, your giveaways and your own parties for those specific blog parties. You're the best!
(Borrowed these little rules from the Shabby Nest...she's got it going on!)
1. Become a follower of The Blackberry Vine.
2. Link directly to your post and not just to your blog.
3. Grab the TUESDAY TO DO BUTTON from the sidebar, and link back to the Blackberry Vine. (Yes, it can be a little time-consuming, but it's the sweet blogger thing to do!)
4. Please visit other participants and leave them some comment love. Comment, comment, comment!!!
I reserve the right to remove posts that are not in keeping with the spirit of Tuesday To-Do including but not limited to those that link to your shop, your giveaway or your linky party, and those that do not link back to the Blackberry Vine. Thanks for playing fair!!
Friday, October 7, 2011
Pretty Pumpkin
Don't you just love all of the fun pumpkin ideas out in blogland?!?
I do, too!!
Here is my version of a paper covered pumpkin:
Easy peasy...here's how I did it:
Supplies:
Cheap styrofoam pumpkins from Dollar Tree
Can of white spray paint
Patterened tissue paper
cute scrap paper
scissors
black wire or black pipe cleaner
Mod Podge or glue/water mixture
spong brush
black acrylic paint
small paint brush
Process:
Pumpkin
Spray paint orange pumpkins white-let dry completely.
Fold tissue paper into a square...cut small triangle out of corner (this is where stem from pumpkin will go.)
Cut large circle out of tissue paper....each edge should slightly overlap bottom of pumpkin when center is placed over stem.
Count the ribs of the pumpkin...cut "petals" in the tissue equal to the number of ribs. Cut to about 3" of stem. Taper ends of petals.
Coat pumpkin with Mod Podge.
Place tissue on top of pumpkin, letting stem show through hole.
Gently work tissue onto pumpkin, slightly over-lapping & trimming tissue paper as needed.
Coat entire pumpkin with Mod Podge...let dry.
Paint stem with black acrylic paint...let dry.
Leaf & vine
Fold your scrap paper in half with pattern on the outside...free hand a leaf shape, starting at fold...leave a small part of the fold intact. (You'll have a leaf with pattern on both sides.)
Fold leaf in half "taco-style."
With wire/pipe cleaner, poke hole into small fold at tip of pumpkin...insert wire about an inch inside the leaf.
Coat inside of leaf with Mod Podge.
Press firmly together.
This is tricky to explain, but EASY to do...pinch the leaf together at three or four spots until your leaf has some texture.
When you have it the way you like it, coat leaf with Mod Podge-let dry completely.
Twist end of pipecleaner into a corkscrew.
Assembly
When pumpkin and leaf & vine are completely dry, wrap pipe cleaner around pumpkin, making sure leaf is next to stem. After you get it the way you like it, use a little hot glue or E6000 to hold it in place.
Smiles!
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Monday, October 3, 2011
Tuesday To Do Party #30 and #29 List Makers
Hi Sweet Blackberry Vine Friends!
I've had such fun checking out each of your great blog posts this past week.
Did everyone get a little note from me?!? Some of them didn't show up right away, so be sure to know that I commented on each one...they were awesome!
I so appreciate each of you that stops by every week!
Here are my picks for LIST MAKERS from last week...
I'm sure you'll add them to your list of To Do's, too!
This is going in my teacher gift rotation...thanks to Jessica at Utah County Mom for not only sharing the recipe for this Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Ball but also for including some super cute printables.
TUESDAY TO DO
Now on the the party...
Link up your creations! Sewing, crafting, cooking, tips, photography, tablescapes, parties, scrapbooking, collectibles...it all works. Please save your items for sell, your giveaways and your own parties for those specific blog parties. You're the best!
(Borrowed these little rules from the Shabby Nest...she's got it going on!)
1. Become a follower of The Blackberry Vine.
2. Link directly to your post and not just to your blog.
3. Grab the TUESDAY TO DO BUTTON from the sidebar, and link back to the Blackberry Vine. (Yes, it can be a little time-consuming, but it's the sweet blogger thing to do!)
4. Please visit other participants and leave them some comment love. Comment, comment, comment!!!
I reserve the right to remove posts that are not in keeping with the spirit of Tuesday To-Do including but not limited to those that link to your shop, your giveaway or your linky party, and those that do not link back to the Blackberry Vine. Thanks for playing fair!!
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Pumpkin Appliqued Tee
Do you happen to remember the Shamrock Appliqued Tees I made WAY back when?
They were inspired by the crafty ladies over at Three Sisterz...the cutest gals out there!
After hitching a ride to Hobby Lobby with my sweet friend I had the hubs pull out my sewing machine so I could get to work.
This is my first pumpkin applique version (be prepared for a few other varieties!)
Happy October!
Smiles!
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