*Our green onion project. Next step- add soil into the jar. They are growing so well!
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Monday, February 27, 2012
Recipe of the Week: Homemade Peanut Butter
We made our first batch of homemade peanut butter on Saturday, and let me just say, it was a success! I decided I would share the recipe with you because we are enjoying it so much. We are making small-ish batches since there are only two of us. We figure we will just make it once a week to keep it fresh since there are no preservatives in it.
What You Need:
Food processor
Baking sheet
Parchment Paper
1 pound of unsalted peanuts (this allows you to add as much salt as you want!).
Honey
Salt
Process:
1. Place a sheet of Parchment Paper over a large baking sheet. Spread peanuts evenly throughout.
2. Roast peanuts in oven at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes until golden brown. They will start smelling like peanut butter. Yummmm.
3. Remove peanuts from oven when roasted. No need to let them cool- just add them into the food processor and start processing them. The oils will start to come out and it will becoming finely ground and eventually creamy.
5. When creamy, add two teaspoons of honey. Salt to taste. One thing to note: You taste salt more when food is warm & less when it is cold. So once the peanut butter cools it won't taste as salty. You probably will want to add an extra pinch or two!
6. Store in an airtight container inside the fridge.
ENJOY!
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Tutorial: How to add a "pin it" button
Want to learn how to add one of those Pin it buttons so that it automatically shows on each blog post? It's easy, let me show you how!
Step 1: From your blogger dashboard, click on "Settings". Then select "Template".
Step 2: Click on Edit HTML.
Step 3: Click the box to add a check mark where it says "expand widget templates".
Step 4: Find the text in the html coding that says <div class='post-footer'>.
Immediately after that, paste this code:
<div style="float: right; margin: 4px;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><img alt="Pin It" class="aligncenter" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/green_tea/pin.jpg" /></a></div>
Step 5: Select "save template" and you should now have a Pin It button on each blog post!
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To use your own image, replace the image code in the html above with this:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/green_tea/pin.jpg
To add the Pin it button to the left side instead of the right:
Replace <div style="float: right; margin: 4px;"> coding with just <div>.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Happy Weekend
Saturday has arrived and I couldn't be happier.
Hubby is working today so I am grocery shopping and starting season 2 of Big Love. Between that and starting to watch Dexter, I've spent my fair share of time watching t.v. lately.
This weekend I am making these:
I found them on Pinterest and have been dying to try them. Don't they look scrumptious?
We have also been re-growing our green onion roots left over from one of our dinners last week.
We have them sitting in water on our window sill so they get enough light. This is Day #3 and you can see the little sprouts forming at the top. I will be showing the whole process in details soon, so watch for it! This is a fun little project and it will be great to just snip off the green onions we need and to let them regrow again.
I want to make this with the girls I nanny for in the next couple of weeks for St. Patrick's Day. Adorable, isn't it?
How fun and easy! I know they will get a kick of out making them.
I've loved seeing all of the creativity and projects that have been linked up for From Scratch Friday in the last month. It's been great fun. Remember to come link up next Friday! The linkup is still open for this week, too, if you have some recipes, crafts, or DIY projects you want to show off.
Now, I'm off to the grocery store. How fun, I know.
Friday, February 24, 2012
From Scratch Friday #4
Hello lovely readers and welcome back to From Scratch Friday!
Most viewed projects from last week:
New Tricks from Eighteen
Homemade Liquid Laundry Soap by Small Fine Print
Vintage Photo Jars by Silo Farm Hill
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
It's OK Thursday 2/23
It's OK...
...that one of my favorite lunches right now is peanut butter toast. Easy & delicious.
...that I have been slacking on blogging this week. I have an excuse. I blame it all on Dexter.
...that we just finished season one of Dexter. In less than a week. And we are hooked.
...that I went to visit a friend in the hospital yesterday (she is doing a five day study there) and I was overwhelmed by creepy and sad feelings. I don't like hospitals. Props to those who can work in them.
...to be worried about the health of your loved ones.
...to always wonder what dinner is going to be.
...to be annoyed when the sink is full and I force myself to do the dishes only to wake up glad that I already did them. Anyone else?
...to be excited about the green onion project I am doing- yes regrowing the roots! I'll let you know how it turns out...
Happy Thursday!
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
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