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View entire thread: Honey Beauty Recipes

Posted by red.sugar.stars on 2005-03-19 22:19:11      Post Subject: Honey Beauty Recipes



I was looking for some info on honey and I found this:http://www.honey.com/beauty/index.html

It has a bunch of skin care recipes and some lip gloss/balm recipes. I thought it might interest those of you who like to make your own skin care stuff.

Terri

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View entire thread: Holiday Recipe Swap - Week #5! Please contribute a recipe!

Posted by Amber Nussbaum on 2005-12-13 11:50:06      Post Subject: Holiday Recipe Swap - Week #5! Please contribute a recipe!

It's week 5 of the holiday recipe swap! Please go here and contribute!

Here’s the game: I’m going to post one of my favorite holiday-type recipes every Monday up until Christmas. Then YOUR JOB is to post one of YOUR favorite recipes in the comments.

I posted a great bruschetta recipe this week. Please come share one of yours!

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View entire thread: Week #2 of my Holiday Recipe Swap! Please come share yours!

Posted by Amber Nussbaum on 2005-11-18 09:10:51      Post Subject: Week #2 of my Holiday Recipe Swap! Please come share yours!

Hey, it's week 2 of the Holiday Recipe Swap over at my site! Click here to see the post!

In case you don’t know what’s up, here’s the game.

I’m going to post one of my favorite holiday-type recipes every Friday up until Christmas (only 6 weeks left!). Then YOUR JOB is to post one of YOUR favorite recipes in the comments.

Want to see all the contributions so far? Then click here for the Holiday Recipe Swap page. There are some delicious looking things in there. Something for everyone.

http://static.flickr.com/24/64478513_976e86c107_o.jpg

I posted the recipe for these yummy pumpkin chocolate chip muffins today. Please come check it out and share your recipe!

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View entire thread: mini jars for oster blender.. send me your dip and spread

Posted by louisa on 2006-12-09 16:12:32      Post Subject: mini jars for oster blender.. send me your dip and spread

Send me your dip and spread recipes.


I was just in Mexico... (where blenders are king!) and I bought the best little mini jars.. they have a lid...and fit right on my oster blender (which I already own) they rock..because my biggest pet peeve...is all the washing you have to do..when I make my salsas and dips..these go right on the blender..with the ring, blade and bottom of the blender...when you take the blade out...you can just screw on the plastic lid and then put the dips right in the fridge in their container.. I LOVE THIS CONCEPT..saves so much washing and waste!!! I don't think you could use them to make mayonaise..because there is no way to pour in the oil..while you are blending..but for salsas..dips..marinades...sauces...homemade almond butter etc.. perfect... They were only $4 US. for a set of two in Mexico...they are considerably more at this website but this is what I am talking about..
http://www.bizrate.com/blenders/oster-4937-mini-jar--pid490536026/compareprices__keyword--blender+jars+oster.html Please post your favorite dips and sauce recipes..thanks..

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View entire thread: Attention Thanksgiving Virgins/Newbies!

Posted by microsinger on 2005-11-14 14:22:07      Post Subject: Attention Thanksgiving Virgins/Newbies!

Now blog to help you maneuver it all alone. USDA Turkey tips there now and recipes, schedules, and shopping lists forthcoming!

http://www.getcrafty.com/blogs.php?user=microsinger&entry=5656

YOU CAN DO IT!!

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View entire thread: Holiday Recipe Swap - Week #4! Please contribute!

Posted by Amber Nussbaum on 2005-12-05 11:29:39      Post Subject: Holiday Recipe Swap - Week #4! Please contribute!

It's week 4 of my holiday recipe swap! Every week til xmas I'm posting a recipe and inviting others to post one of their favorites in the comments. Check out the recipes from the first 3 weeks here:

http://www.myaimistrue.com/recipeswap.html

and this week's entry here (leave your recipe in the comments)

http://www.myaimistrue.com/archives/2005/12/recipe_swap_week_4.html

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View entire thread: Assyrian recipes?

Posted by annied on 2004-08-02 14:38:12      Post Subject: Assyrian recipes?

Eh, ladies.

My grandma used to make all these amazing Assyrian dishes, like stuffed grape leaves and Kadi and other things I can only spell phoentetically so won't even try. Does anyone out there know any yummy Assyrian recipes? Grammy is long gone, and I have nothing to go by!

xo
Annie

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View entire thread: Canadians out there...

Posted by rosebud on 2007-05-18 01:44:33      Post Subject: Canadians out there...

Hey gal pals! I found a mommy site that might interest you. It's mommyclub.ca, there's blog, local events, recipes, mommy guides and what's good about it is that you can join in different groups that matches your interest. :) I read a mommy blog yesterday and it made me miss my mom...(*sigh*) Have a look at it. :)

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View entire thread: Weekly Holiday Recipe Swap - please come share!

Posted by Amber Nussbaum on 2005-11-11 11:47:28      Post Subject: Weekly Holiday Recipe Swap - please come share!

Hey, thought everyone might be interested in a little project I'm doing. I want to do a weekly recipe swap all the way up to Christmas (only 7 weeks left), where I post one of my favorite holiday recipes and then other people comment with theirs. It's all being hosted on my site, so check out Week #1!

The first recipe is Carrot Cake Cheesecake with pineapple frosting!

http://www.myaimistrue.com/archives/2005/11/recipe_swap_week_1.html

Amber

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View entire thread: Chanterelles

Posted by felt on 2004-07-28 03:54:19      Post Subject: Chanterelles

It's chanterelles season in Holland, and yesterday I got 1/2 kilo for only 9 EUR..!! I cooked half of it last night.. Fried it with olive oil, butter, shallots, garlic and thyme. Then topped it on some black pasta mixed with arugula and parmesan. It was ok.. Does anyone have any other chanterelles recipes that's yummy? I prefer not doing much to the mushrooms since I love the taste of them. Any suggestions much appreciated.

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View entire thread: making your own paints?

Posted by happyhats on 2005-05-18 16:27:12      Post Subject: making your own paints?

I've never made my own paints before, and other than the crafty watercolor-ey paints made mostly for children's crafts, I'd never seen any recipes for it. I was skimming through all the great articles in care2care.com and I came across a recipe using acia(?) gum, honey, and pigment. Has anyone tried this or similar? I find the idea really intriguing, both of making my own pigments and creating an all natural product.

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View entire thread: recipe zine galore + distro material wanted

Posted by leCandypopRock on 2005-03-21 14:18:03      Post Subject: recipe zine galore + distro material wanted

i do a little recipe zine called missy marmalade and la lady luxe (check out my signature for more info, etc) and i'm looking for contributions!!!

each issue is divided up by season, but they don't need to be season specific in the least. i am doing a special picnic foods section so if you have anything appropriate for that, too, i'd be very appreciative!

so please please please, PM or post your recipes here and i'll be sure to give you a free copy of the zine, too, of course.

also, if you have your own zine, i am looking for zines to distro. i'm INCREDIBLY picky, but initially open to whatever. i'd appreciate any information on your zines and would like to see a copy, too. please get in touch! thank you! xo

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View entire thread: Pesto rice!

Posted by boheme-anne on 2004-11-30 20:10:38      Post Subject: Pesto rice!

I made this pesto rice and I think it's so good I want to post the recipe!!!
1/2 cup unsalted chopped almonds (or slivered, whatever floats your boat)
1/4 cup dry parsley
1 tbsp minced garlic
1/4 cup dry basil
2 tbsp olive oil
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup chicken stock
2 cups minute rice prepared (2 cups=4 servings)

Follow directions for minute rice and set aside. In a blender combine all ingredients except chicken stock. Use chop setting until most of the nuts are cut up into tiny bits. Then gradually add the chicken stock blending well until the whole cup is incoorperated. Take that mixture (which I think is pretty gross looking and thick) and dump in in the rice. Stir it well until the rice is green!
I think it's very yummy, I've been looking for some new side dish recipes. I hope you guys like it!!

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View entire thread: Craftin Communities need your help

Posted by Craftyone on 2004-06-03 22:24:08      Post Subject: Craftin Communities need your help

Hey everyone. My name is glen and i have been a travelin crafter and trades most of my life. Now I have been from coast to coast sharing with my friends and family . About five years ago I moved to Toledo Ohio Got married and recentely had a baby boy 4/30/04. For years I have struggled with my friends to keep a crafters way of life. So we have just announced the new Crafty Trades @ craftytrades.com We are creating a community of user active forums, classifieds, opinions, links, and recipes, much more we hope to achieve a stronger binding with are crafters in this community so we are asking for any info, opinions, links or whatever your opinion may be. Remember This is my way of life like many of yours. I believe in a craft revolution. Thank you for any support... Remember life is what you make of it... Sincerely craftyone craftytrades.com

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View entire thread: Need input, opinions, and ideas for 'newzine' column title

Posted by microsinger on 2006-04-18 13:22:11      Post Subject: Need input, opinions, and ideas for 'newzine' column title

I am preparing to present a proposal to a regional newspaper/magazine in my area. The newzine iteslf is called "Heartland Women" and it features articles/columns about local events, health and wellness, business, investing, etc., all geared towartd a female audience. My column would be a monthly or bi-monthly (depending on my options) one featuring an array of topics that revolve around the home; cooking/shopping, crafting, decorating, budgeting & simple living, gardening, recycling, etc. It would be similar to Martha's newpaper column; new subjects each week, a few recipes, a craft tutorial, hints and tips. The only names I have come up with are "Heartland Home" which fits well but is a little too 'pre-Freidan' for my tastes, "The Domestic Dabbler" which is ok, I guess. My audience is not likely to be too "hip" so I have to keep it somewhat tame. "The Renegade Hausfrau" would probably require too much definition and I would probably either offend the homemakers, the feminists, or both. Any thoughts, suggestions, tips??

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View entire thread: Ham and cheese pancakes

Posted by sparklingallison on 2005-01-08 17:56:36      Post Subject: Ham and cheese pancakes

My new year's resolution last year was to try a new recipe every month. Sounds easy, sure. But I am a terrible, terrible cook. So forcing myself to cook at least once a month was a stretch for me. This was the first resolution I've ever actually completed, so I extended it into this year and expanded it to be TWO new recipes per month. :)

Anyway. The new recipe I tried today was from a Real Simple magazine way back (I think).

1 cup pancake mix
1 cup ham coursely chopped
1/2 cup cheese (cheddar, Gruyere, swiss, whatever you like. I did cheddar.)
T fresh chopped dill
1/8 tbs cayene peppar
tsp salt
T vegetable oil
1 egg
1/2 cup milk

Combine all ingredients. (I never follow instructions to mix dry stuff and wet stuff and then combine, I just throw it all in the bowl.)

Cook on hot griddle with some butter or nonstick spray.

Mine made 5 4-inch pancakes. Next time I will increase the milk by a touch in order to make them a bit thinner, as well as increase the ham and cheese.

A great brunch option. YUM!

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View entire thread: Book Review: Beadalicious by Sonya Nimri

Posted by Mucha Muchacha on 2008-05-01 12:54:01      Post Subject: Book Review: Beadalicious by Sonya Nimri

As both a jewelry designer and a collector of vintage jewelry, I love Sonya Nimri's fun and simple approach to DIY jewelry design in her new book, Beadalicious. She encourages her readers to recycle old jewelry into something fresh and new in their own style. Sonya arms them with the know-how to complete every project in the book and includes a brief education on beads, tools, jewelry findings and best of all, techniques for jewelry construction. Jewelry styles range from funky to minimalist and the simple instructions allow for beginners to complete any of the projects. My favorite designs are the "Bohemian Wrapsody Ring" and "Amber Drops" earrings. Infused with a sense of whimsy, many projects in the book offer related side bars with recipes for things like "Queen Bee Soap" and "Moroccan Mint Tea". There is also an "Extra Goodies" section where you can find instructions to make things like a headband made out of buttons or your own romantic beaded hair comb. This book and the fun projects inside will make gifting to your favorite people a snap!

Nichole Moraila
www.Mucha-Muchacha.com
www.LosAngelesCraftMafia.com

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View entire thread: VERY Favorite Cookie Recipe?

Posted by stitchypoo on 2008-02-08 01:56:50      Post Subject: VERY Favorite Cookie Recipe?

I've collected tons of good cookie recipes over the years, but I'm always looking for more!

Here is one of my favs:

CINNAMON CHOCOLATE SHORTBREAD COOKIES
• one cup flour
• ½ cup sugar
• ½ cup powdered sugar
• ¾ cup butter (softened)
• one tbsp ground cinnamon
• ¼ cup baking cocoa

Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine all ingredients and blend well. Drop one-inch balls of dough on a greased cookie sheet.

Bake cookies at 350°F for eight minutes until bottoms are lightly browned. Remove from cookie sheet and let cool.

Please share some of YOUR favorite cookie recipes!


Visit my homepage for more FREE recipes:
http://www.geocities.com/ediner1

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View entire thread: If you are a foreign film lover...

Posted by louisa on 2007-01-11 15:29:29      Post Subject: If you are a foreign film lover...

I love foreign films..and am always busy when the film festival is on....but I finally went to see "Volver "with Penelope Cruz... I LOVED IT!! I found this link to a blockbuster site ( I have always been against blockbuster because they cut bits out of the movies they rent) and I usually try to support the Canadian chain Rodgers...anyway the link lists the foreign movies that Blockbuster rents..and then has a link to recipes to match the movies!! I always try to make an event out of things..going out for Sushi before Memoirs of a Geisha... so I just loved the concept that they put recipes in..and I can research a movie before I go to the store..because as we are well aware..the box always says it is good!!! here is the link.http://www.festivalcollection.com/

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View entire thread: need a good mexican lasagna recipe

Posted by rubychew on 2005-01-12 16:15:57      Post Subject: need a good mexican lasagna recipe

there are so many mexican lasagna recipes on the web! I don't know which one to choose... If anyone has a favourite..I'd love to hear about it or any other yummy mexican recipes..

thanks!

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View entire thread: Passionate Vegetarian

Posted by cosmosgrrl on 2005-09-21 20:43:45      Post Subject: Passionate Vegetarian

I never, ever thought reading a cookbook could change my life, but lemme tell ya, this one did -- The Passionate Vegetarian by Crescent Dragonwagon.

I've been toying with vegetarianism for awhile...not really committing to being a vegetarian but gradually reducing the amount of meat I eat. I guess part of my problem has been that I resent labels...of any kind...and I've thought of "vegetarian" as a label. After reading Dragonwagon's book, it's clear to me that it doesn't matter so much what you call it but how you live it. She and her late husband never thought of themselves as "vegetarians." Their food was just a part of who they were, part of their lifestyle, and not an adjective that wholly described them. Now why didn't I see that before?

There is so much about this book that I love -- the clever writing, the essays about the food, and the recipes...OH the recipes! Fantabulous! I sit drinking a tall glass of Iced Herbal Cooler and say, go get this book!

Patty

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View entire thread: Do you know how to make lotions?

Posted by JillianwithaJ on 2005-07-07 12:41:56      Post Subject: Do you know how to make lotions?

Hi everyone!

I wanted to ask if anyone has any great natural lotion recipes?

Thank You!!! :)

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View entire thread: New Web Portal

Posted by red46 on 2008-09-11 00:48:46      Post Subject: New Web Portal

I've had my nose buried in all sorts of computer language stuff. The things, I get into.....

I've been building, crashing,rebuilding,screwing things up, rebuilding,and figuring things out until I'm cross-eyed. I think I finally have things up and running.

the site http://judysbookshop.com/nuke was supposed to be http://newportal.judysbookshop.com
I'm still working on that one. Both work but in the newportal you can't add new articles. The editor just isn't making the connection.

Anyway, :) it's a new portal for judysbookshop. In it are (or will be) articles on everything from crafts, crafting for business,ceramics,home and family to Christian links and articles.

What I've been asking folks to do, is to join up and help to fill out the empty corners. It's another network but with this one, you can submit your own articles/recipes/patterns etc, with links back to your own pages.

It's wide open for crafters, especially, for promoting your own products and websites. So come by, build your profile pages and submit your links etc.

Hopefully, if all keeps going well, I'll be ready to launch in 2 weeks

judy

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View entire thread: New blog/site for a brilliant life with no cash!

Posted by Empty Purse on 2007-01-12 17:52:13      Post Subject: New blog/site for a brilliant life with no cash!

http://emptypurse.wordpress.com/

(my about page)
Hi! I’m Cassie. I’ve accepted the fact that I’m not gonna win the lottery any time soon and instead have embraced poor-ness and made it more fun!

I can’t just decide I want something and go buy it, I can’t afford to. So I like to try to make it, find it cheaper, find something different, or just get on with my life.

I find fun in the small things, like:

- charity shop shopping (finding that chick-lit book you wanted for 65p is an awesome feeling!),

- inventing delicious recipes with what’s left in the fridge,

- entertaining friends without splashing out,

- designing and sewing my own cushions, skirts, tote bags, etc,

- getting stuff for free,

- spending time with my 5 year old boy doing fun stuff that doesn’t break the bank!

(Other stuff I like: being a mum, making-over old stuff, making all sorts of things, cheerful illustrations, sketchbooks, really long hair, laughing ’till my cheeks hurt, weird pens, being healthy as poss’, matching underwear, baking yum treats, giving something I made as a gift, writing and reading anything, planning parties, booking tickets for fun things, finding alternative ways to make money, making new friends, mini-adventures, planning and dreaming about the future, setting goals, self-development, sharing, giving advice, finding free stuff to do, reading craft blogs…..lots of stuff!)

So, I’ve started “EMPTY PURSE - ideas for a brilliant life on the cheap” to share ideas and inspiration with anyone else out there who wants to enjoy life but ain’t blessed in the wealth department!

You might have to put up with some unrelated relationship stuff too, but I’m sure you can deal with that.

Take a look please! and feel free to comment :)

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View entire thread: Need holiday craft for teens

Posted by craftfetish on 2006-11-29 10:07:19      Post Subject:

I've made those swirled paint ornaments - I concur that they are fun and yield pretty results.

Do you have a budget in mind?

I think freezer paper stencils or iron-on transfers are a good project for teens, but if you are decorating t-shirts it can get pricey.

(If you want to do something similar, my Michael's was selling red and green mini-tote bags for $1 each - it could work as a Christmas handbag if it was embellished)

When I was a teen, I was pretty in to candles and fancy bath products - both of which would make nice gifts.

Making your own lip balm, lotion, bath salts, perfume, etc would be fun for this age group. Lots of cheap and easy recipes are on this site (Cat Morley's Cut Out + Keep blog seems to have a bunch of recipes too).

Peppermint/chocolate/cinammon smells or red/green/snowflake-y packaging will make it seem more seasonally appropriate.

Good luck. Sounds like a fun program.

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View entire thread: Holiday Recipe Swap - Week #3! Please share yours!

Posted by Amber Nussbaum on 2005-11-28 08:47:12      Post Subject: Holiday Recipe Swap - Week #3! Please share yours!

It's week 3 of my holiday recipe swap over at My Aim Is True.com. Here’s the game: I’m going to post one of my favorite holiday-type recipes every Monday up until Christmas (only 4 weeks left!). Then YOUR JOB is to post one of YOUR favorite recipes in the comments.

Check out all the great recipes from the first two weeks here. And click here for this week's entry - leave your recipe in the comments!

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View entire thread: vegan wedding cake

Posted by stella on 2006-05-16 23:08:21      Post Subject:

The Joy of Cooking has a couple of vegan cake recipes, and their recipes are usually reliable.

i know i've made vegan cakes before, but i can't remember if i used a recipe or modified a regular recipe.

you can get stuff called "ener-g egg replacer" at health food stores and follow the instructions to use it to substitute for eggs. use margerine instead of butter and soy or almond milk if the recipe calls for milk. you can just use margerine and powdered sugar to make frosting.

if you can, it's better to test the cake first to fine-tune it and make sure it isn't horrible.

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View entire thread: Top Chef

Posted by for_esme on 2006-05-16 19:57:48      Post Subject: Top Chef

Does anyone else like this show? Who do you want to win this week? I'm so excited for the finale, yes I am a dork. I love Bravo reality shows.

What dishes did you guys think looked good -- did anyone try any of the recipes that were posted on the website? I didn't. I have zero time to cook these days so I live vicariously through my television. That vegetarian lasagna baked in the pumpkin from one of the earlier episodes looked good.

My favorite: Dave. I really like Harold, and he seems to be the most balanced, but I'm a sucker for the underdog.

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View entire thread: Leigh Ann's zine!

Posted by tinstarmerchant on 2005-02-15 18:48:19      Post Subject: Leigh Ann's zine!

It just came today! All full of cool recipes! It's also the first zine I've read which is pretty neat I think. Thanks Leigh Ann! If you haven't bought a copy, you should! Sign me up for the next one please.

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View entire thread: Hi, I'm new and I need your advice on a business idea!

Posted by anthrogirl on 2006-11-12 21:31:40      Post Subject:

Well- you could make favors that can be turned into something else. Maybe instead of favors, what yu want to make are keepsakes, items that people will keep for a long time because they're useful and beautiful. For instance, a nice wedding shower might be a potholder with a recipe (there could be different recipes) in the bride's colors. You ould even commemorate the bride's favorite recipes. For a baby shower, you could make some other useful item.

In the old days, people sometimes kept favors because they were unusual or intrinsically lovely. Maybe you could do some research on that and come up with some ideas.

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View entire thread: food crafts

Posted by sarabell on 2005-11-07 15:50:00      Post Subject:

i wonder if clear nailpolish would do the trick? granted, it wouldn't be as super-strong as resin, but i have recipes for air-drying clay that's not much different than homemade play dough and the recipe recommends using it as a sealant.

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View entire thread: Sharing Some Bubble Bath Recipes :)

Posted by CraftinFool on 2004-06-11 11:01:10      Post Subject:

Ooooh - these are great recipes. Thanks for sharing!

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View entire thread: Home Brewing

Posted by Tomico Revilak on 2005-05-03 13:27:58      Post Subject: Home Brewing

My life mate and I have just brewed a few interesting types of mead (honey wine) and was wondering if anyone else liked to brew and what types of things do you brew. We usually brew 5 gallons at a time.
Technically speaking we didn't make mead because anytime you add things to mead for a different flavor it changes the name but hopefully you can accept a little poetic liscence.
Bob tends to like to stick to the tried and true, but I preffer to act like the mad scientist.
The first strange batch was sasafrass mead. We used "Pappy's Sasafrass Tea Concentrate," fresh ginger, cinnamin sticks and some nutmeg for flavoring.
The second was a dandilion - citrus mead. We picked a butt load of danilions from the yard (we had the weeds and too much time on our hands) and I pinched off all the peddals(ended up with 6 cups). I gather the trick is to never get any green into the batch. It takes longer for the brew to mellow because any green will turn it bitter. After getting a little loopy, I put the pedals into the honey, sugar and water mixture and added the juice of 4 lemon and 4 oranges. It is too early to tell if this will turn out any good. We have to wait for the aging process.
We have plans to make a blossom mead that may take all summer. I want use fresh edible flowers as they bloom. I think violets, rose, and nastertiums could make an interesting mix. I have a few more edible flowers that I plan to grow but I will need to be cautious in what I add so the brew tastes good.
Does anyone else brew and if you do, do you have any unusual recipes? I know I have not actually included the recipes at this point but I'm just interested in getting the topic started, first.
I have more questions related to brewing. but I'll wait until others respond.

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View entire thread: homemade tooth powders and pastes

Posted by Dawn on 2005-03-06 23:26:34      Post Subject: homemade tooth powders and pastes

This is cross posted to another forum because I would like to have as much information as possible on the subject:

Does anyone here make and use their own tooth powder (even if it's just baking soda & salt)? I'm kind of interested in making my own, so I'd appreciate any recipes and/or comments about homemade powders and pastes. I once tried a recipe that included sage, but I didn't like it at all. I want to go the DIY route, but I am very dependent on the commercial stuff. I'm paranoid about my dental health (I'm one of those people who actually brushes for three full minutes), and I want to be sure that I wouldn't be damaging my teeth/gums if I decided to ditch my much-beloved storebought brand for good.

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View entire thread: Recipe for Brandy filled chocolates?

Posted by rubychew on 2004-12-15 13:00:48      Post Subject: Recipe for Brandy filled chocolates?

does anyone know of a way to get brandy into chocolates? I'm stabbing in the dark here....have no clue....is it even possible? hmm...maybe some other liquor. if anyone has any recipes or a website do let me know.

you know the kind I mean...the one's where you bite into them and you get a little hit of brandy or kaluha or....yummmm!!!!!

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View entire thread: dating a diabetic

Posted by ladymalora on 2007-11-29 00:05:51      Post Subject: dating a diabetic

A man I''ve been dating is a diabetic who controls it by using sugar substitutes and seriously reducing his carb intake. I''d like to be able to cook for him some time, and I''d especially like to be able to make some nice desserts, but I''m not sure where to start looking for recipes for things he can eat. Does anyone know of any sites where I can start looking? Perhaps someone has a few recipes they can share with me. I''ve never had to think of these things before, but I like him enough to make the effort to find something he might enjoy.

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View entire thread: Irish Soda Bread

Posted by elixirbeth on 2007-12-29 09:57:30      Post Subject:

i just bought a bunch of currants, but used them to make swirl bread instead. i know that there are several recipes (complete with reviews) on epicurious.

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View entire thread: cookie swap how too

Posted by sallysunshine on 2005-10-29 18:31:53      Post Subject:

I've never been to one, but I thought everyone baked, like, two or three different kinds of cookies and then made a plate for everyone else with some of each of the cookies. You attach the recipes to each plate. So everyone gets cookies and a bunch of cookie recipes.

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View entire thread: new title, new sub-head need feedback

Posted by jean on 2004-05-06 12:20:40      Post Subject: new title, new sub-head need feedback

so, hopefully by the end of next week there will be a new getcrafty.com with:

some recipes and a quiz from the book

link to community

book info

calendar stuff

the official title will be: getcrafty: hip home ec, but it will live at getcrafty.com.

what should the subtitle be?

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View entire thread: Iron Chef Crafty!

Posted by kindarana on 2005-08-04 16:05:48      Post Subject: Iron Chef Crafty!

I don't have this totally worked out, but it could be fun...

Presenting Iron Chef Crafty!
You'll be given a list of 5(?) ingredients to pick up next time you go grocery shopping, and then your challenge is share what you make with them. You don't have to use them all at once, you just have to tell us what you made.

I'll post a list of ingredients today (Thursday) and you can share recipes anytime; if someone wants to volunteer to do the next one PM me and I'll keep track of who is choosing next. (No, there's nothing wrong with choosing ingredients based on what's at the back of your pantry!)

If people want to be competitive we can make more rules, but that's not necessary yet.

Ingredients for 8/4/05:
* Garbanzo beans / Chana Dal
* Clear Asian noodles (mung bean, rice, whatever)
* Yams / Sweet potatoes (canned or fresh)
* Currants (or other dried fruits like blueberries, cherries, or raisins)
* Blue Cheese (pick whatever has the most interesting name)

Alternates for vegans/meat-heads/allergies:
* Ground Lamb
* Wild Rice
* Carrots
* Tomatoes
* Plain Yogurt

Bonus points for using any of the following spices:
* Lemon Thyme
* Mint
* Cardamom

Have fun!

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View entire thread: Indie Craft Fair Guide

Posted by stitchypoo on 2008-02-08 02:22:30      Post Subject: Craft Guide

Thank you! Thank you for this info! I can never seem to find an "updated" website with local craft fairs.

This is great!

Everyone should take a look........



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View entire thread: kid-friendly snacks

Posted by MRSM103 on 2005-03-19 07:43:31      Post Subject: kid-friendly snacks

Hi All! I could use some help. After a year of being off work, I have decided to go back to the rat race beginning next week and what I need are some very easy, kid-friendly recipes for snacks and such that my 10 & 14 year old can prepare themselves. Since Mom has waited on everyone hand and foot(by my own choice...thinking that I'm SUPERMOM), i need to get them used to the fact that they need to do more for themselves now since I wont be home nearly as much. Any suggestions?

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View entire thread: cheesecake recipe?

Posted by thedonutlounge on 2006-12-27 13:57:04      Post Subject: cheesecake recipe?

I'd like to make a YUMMY cheesecake for my family's new year's party. Does anyone know of any good recipes totally from scratch.. even the crust?

Thank You :)

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View entire thread: Microwave Food

Posted by sunshine_fix on 2005-03-16 12:57:41      Post Subject: Microwave Food

Not tv dinners...Can anyone share some recipes that can be made using only a microwave?

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View entire thread: Yummmmmmy bran muffins!!!

Posted by Muddymay on 2008-02-20 16:21:28      Post Subject: Yummmmmmy bran muffins!!!

1/3 C. applesauce (originally called for veg. oil)
1 large egg
4 T. dark brown sugar
1/3 C. molasses
1 ½ C. white flour
1 C. natural wheat bran (not cereal)
1 teas. EACH baking soda, baking powder, ground cinnamon
½ teas. sea salt
¾ C. plain yogurt
½ C. milk
1 C. dried fruit (optional)
Preheat oven to 400. Grease muffin tins thoroughly and set aside.
In a large bowl, combine first 4 ingredients.
In a medium-sized bowl, sift together the dry ingredients, adding the raisins if desired.
In a cup or small bowl, combine the yogurt and milk.
Add dry ingredients alternately with the yogurt/milk to the first ingredients, stirring JUST to combine, don’t over-mix, batter should be lumpy. Pour into prepared muffin tin, filling each cup approx. 2/3 full. Bake 15-20 minutes, until done. Reduce heat to 375 after first 10 minutes if browning too fast.

**
I can't take credit for this recipe - I found it online and tried it. I substituted the veg oil and used apple sauce instead though.

They turned out so amazingly yummy!!!

I used dried cranberries in the mix and then crushed some walnuts mixed with a little brown sugar that i drizzled over top before baking. Really yummy!

Anyone have other bran recipes? Or used something other than dried fruit in bran muffins?
Fresh? Chocolate etc?
Any suggestions?

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View entire thread: CROCK NOT COOKING

Posted by lovinglife on 2004-12-22 13:30:12      Post Subject: CROCK NOT COOKING

As Xmas approaches and my the pace of life speeds full throttle, I wish i could bring down my dusty old crock pot and have a quick delicious meal at the end of a crazy day but......I don't have any delicious recipes!! Can anyone help?

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View entire thread: homemade cat food

Posted by FauxChina on 2007-07-12 19:15:13      Post Subject:

Here's a website that I found. http://www.nocans.com/index.html One of the recipes called for garlic though, I'm not sure but I thought I had heard somewhere that garlic is not safe for pets. I'm not affiliated with this website at all, nor am I a veterinarian, so I do suggest contacting your vet before trying these home made pet food recipes.

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View entire thread: "the complexites (and simplicities) of thai cooking&quo

Posted by belettepetite on 2004-07-11 14:47:25      Post Subject: "the complexites (and simplicities) of thai cooking&quo

http://www.thaifoodandtravel.com/features/harmony.html

did you know that so much was involved in thai cooking? i think its cool that its based on techniques that show you how to combine flavors so you can apply it to you own cooking rather than following strict recipes. are any other styles similar to this?

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View entire thread: CROCK NOT COOKING

Posted by moon_lemming on 2004-12-22 14:53:36      Post Subject:

I haven't had a chance to give my crockpot a go except for pot roasts recently, but there are a bunch of (non-red-meat) recipes here: http://www.getcrafty.com/viewtopic.php?t=342

eta: now that I think about it I'm not sure if I mean pot roast or beef stew. heh. hunk of beef + potatoes + carrots + red wine, basically. whatever that is.

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View entire thread: More Holiday Cocktail fun!

Posted by CraftinFool on 2004-12-09 11:49:53      Post Subject:

Mmm. that sounds yummy.

I made a cocktail at my slumber party that was chocolatey and yummy, the only problem is I had to guess on the measurement conversions, oh and also I used Irish mist instead of cognac; here it is:

The Lindt Montezuma Cocktail:
http://www.lindtusa.com/chocomania-recipes-detail.cfm?CRID=4&RecHdg=Lindt%20Montezuma%20Cocktail

Amount:

4 servings of roughly 1.5 dl per person

Ingredients:

* 70 g Lindt Dark Chocolate
* 5 dl milk
* 2 tablespoons honey and grated peel of half a lemon
* 2 cl rum
* 2 cl cognac
* a little cinnamon

Method:
A dish as exotic as the name of this legendary Aztec Emperor. Dissolve the chocolate into the milk at a low heat then leave to cool in the fridge. Mix the honey, lemon peel, rum and cognac into the cold mixture in a mixer or shaker. Add the cinnamon.

Tip:
Arrack or Cointreau can be used instead of the cognac.

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View entire thread: Indie Rock & Food!

Posted by elixirbeth on 2006-05-02 06:36:04      Post Subject:

i had not seen that site before! .... but frankly, i dont know how much i trust those recipes.

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View entire thread: Recycled Denim Heart Purses

Posted by stitchypoo on 2008-02-05 02:38:48      Post Subject: Great for Valentine''s Day!

Such a cute idea... thank you for sharing the pattern!!

I would love to make it in a gingham print.

~Thanks!


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View entire thread: Two meals in one!

Posted by rratstarr on 2004-11-15 23:39:23      Post Subject: Two meals in one!

I love recipes that work together to use up ingredients, and cut down on prep work, like Real Simple's "Meals Made Easy" column. (Do they still do that?) If I don't have a plan for the ingredients left after I make something, they'll languish in the refrigerator until I have to throw them away.

Anyway, if you have that sort of recipe, share it here.

Okay, I mainly wanted to get down the recipe I made up this weekend before I forget it. I snagged a few ideas (esp. the one about the goat cheese) from a recipe I found somewhere online and promptly forgot where I found it. This serves one for two different meals.

4 average sized leeks, white & some green parts, split lengthwise, washed, and chopped in ½” pieces
1 sweet potato, julienned
2 c chopped fresh spinach
1 clove garlic, minced
2 c vegetable stock (I used “Better than Bouillon” but it came out a little salty)
1T butter
1T oil (I used grapeseed, but anything without a strong taste will do)
a generous sprinkling of dried thyme

1 oz goat cheese

First of all, be a smarter cook than me, and have all your veggies chopped up beforehand. You can wait on prepping the spinach until you’re about to add it, but if anything else is not ready, you’ll be scrambling around the kitchen all stressed out.

In a large saucepan over medium heat, add the leeks and thyme, and “sweat” the leeks until they just start to brown. Then, add the potato and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until the potatoes start to get soft. Add the spinach and stock, bring to a boil, then lower heat until it simmers. Cover.

Soften the goat cheese in a double boiler, or, preferably, place it in a metal bowl that fits over your saucepan. Spoon out a tablespoon or so of stock & add to the goat cheese. Cream the cheese & stock mixture until it’s the texture of buttercream frosting.

Preheat oven to 350.

Spoon out about half of the vegetables from the soup, and strain the stock back into the soup. Your soup is done. You can turn off the heat now. Save the soup for lunch tomorrow.

Put the vegetable mixture into an individual-portion sized oven-proof dish. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and spread on the goat cheese mixture. Return to oven for 15 minutes, then broil for 5 minutes to brown the top of the cheese.

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View entire thread: please help me feed my craft vendors!

Posted by hodge on 2005-09-03 10:08:40      Post Subject: please help me feed my craft vendors!

i'm organizing a craft fair and wanted to provide some tasty treats for the vendors in a pre-fair morning meeting. i also wanted to have some beverages available to them throughout the day.

i am not really a foodie (i love eating it but rarely make it - that's my husband's domain), so i would love some ideas/recipes

i'm heading out today to get some mini muffin trays, and i was thinking of making two strains of muffin: a healthy one and a more desserty one. like a ginger spice and a mocha chocolate chip (just examples). does anyone have any great (yet simple) muffin recipes? vegan options would be rad just in case.

and for the beverage, i was thinking something like a greentea lemonade or the like. i need to make lots and don't have a huge budget, so something somewhat economical would be fab.

thanks in advance!

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View entire thread: My Great Aunts Cookies, help!!

Posted by LittleMissLaur on 2005-12-17 20:02:42      Post Subject: My Great Aunts Cookies, help!!

Every year growing up my great aunt Is would make tons and tons and tons of Christmas cookies, and I was her helper. After she passed away all her cook books were discarded. I've spent the last two years trying to figure out all her cookie recipes, and I have most of them figured out, somewhat, but there is one that is really bugging me. I don't know what they're called but they are puffy, soild (yet light), not super soft, they're not flat, they kinda looked like curled pigs tails, but FAT, and they are painted with a very thin icing in pink, green, and white. . .
If any one has ANY clue about what type of cookies I'm talking about, PLEASE share the recipe, they were my favorite growing up (esp. the pink ones) and now I have no idea where to start.
Thanks, Laur

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View entire thread: Check out this recipe!

Posted by cackalackie on 2006-03-09 09:41:19      Post Subject: Check out this recipe!

I just ran across the following recipe. It looks SOOOO yummy, just in time for St Patrick's Day. It would also be good with bits of crusty white bread.

Do you have any new recipes? Would you like to post them here?

IRISH CHEDDAR AND STOUT FONDUE

A meatless yet rich dish that would make a perfect appetizer for St. Patrick's Day dinner.

2 cups 1- to 1 1/2-inch-diameter red-skinned potatoes, halved
2 cups cauliflower florets
2 cups very small brussels sprouts
2 apples, cored, cut into wedges

1 pound Irish cheddar cheese, grated
2 1/2 tablespoons all purpose flour
3/4 cup (or more) Guinness
6 tablespoons frozen apple juice concentrate, thawed
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

Steam all vegetables until tender, about 15 minutes. Arrange vegetables and apples around edge of large platter.

Meanwhile, toss cheese with flour in large bowl. Bring 3/4 cup stout, juice concentrate, and mustard to simmer in large saucepan over medium heat. Gradually add cheese mixture, stirring constantly, until cheese is melted and smooth, thinning with more stout, if desired. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer fondue to bowl. Place in center of platter with vegetables.

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View entire thread: NEEDED:Quick, Easy, Vegetarian Thanks giving for one person.

Posted by cherriesontop on 2004-10-11 14:19:57      Post Subject: NEEDED:Quick, Easy, Vegetarian Thanks giving for one person.

Please help! You may or may not know that its the Canadian Thanksgiving Day today. Im obviousley not eating the turkey or the stuffing (so sad...i love stuffing) and i still need my protein. Any ideas or recipes that would go well with mashed potatoes,peas,and cranberry sauce?

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View entire thread: hrm, salt dough questions...

Posted by stella on 2006-12-06 01:17:08      Post Subject:

i think you can cook the dough to melt the salt in better... try googling "cooked salt dough" and a few recipes come up. and yes, i believe building the perfect bong, or perhaps any functional bong, would be considered a craft.

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View entire thread: Food (for robots)

Posted by Schmatta on 2005-04-27 12:32:55      Post Subject:

This is a cool site! Liked the recipes and the background, which would make a good fabric design for flannel pajamas.

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View entire thread: Craftistas in the media

Posted by delqc on 2005-09-12 15:32:15      Post Subject: Craftistas in the media

Don't know if this is the right forum, but I thought it was the best fit (feel free to move me moderator Queens).

Saw this article and thought, hey, we really need a thread about craftspeople in the media - not just ones from this site (although, that's awesome!) but also other people who are totally makin it, DIY style.

Let me know if you think this is a good idea.

Now, on with the article that inspired me:

In Her Hands, Felt Is Fashionable from the NY Times Online (membership required)

Article text (since many of you might not be members of the NY times):

By VIRGINIA GARDINER
Published: September 8, 2005
Spannum, the Netherlands

CLAUDY JONGSTRA, a Dutch textile designer who works in felt, used to spend her free time beekeeping. "If you stay very calm," she said one afternoon last month, her green eyes saucer-wide, "you can handle the bees with your bare hands."

Ms. Jongstra, 42, now runs a thriving design practice that keeps her in the countryside but leaves no time for harvesting honey: she tends 150 sheep, and shears their coats for felt. The flock grazes on rented plots near Ms. Jongstra's house in Friesland, an agrarian province in the northern Netherlands a few hours' drive from Amsterdam.

Felt, a utilitarian material made of wool fibers that interlock as they are rubbed together, has been around for millenniums. In the hands of Ms. Jongstra, who adds elements like silk and oxidized metallic organza to her creations, felt has found a new life. Michael Maharam, an owner of the Maharam textile company, which will sell a new line of Ms. Jongstra's work in the fall, likens her felt to "utter simplicity brought to the most opulent level - a substantial form of luxury, derived from the material itself, not painted on."

Ms. Jongstra seems poised to take her place as the latest in a series of Dutch designers whose work has attracted ample attention in recent years, a list that includes Hella Jongerius and Tord Boontje.

In the past decade, Ms. Jongstra has conjured over 600 felt recipes with materials as diverse as raw cashmere, rag linen, camel and yak fur, curly locks from the messy-haired Wensleydale sheep and occasional bits of straw that such animals pick up while grazing. These unusual combinations have attracted the attention of the art world; her felts are used as wall hangings in buildings by architects like Steven Holl and Rem Koolhaas.

Murray Moss, of the SoHo design store Moss, is playing host to Ms. Jongstra's first solo exhibition in the United States, "Never Felt Before!" It opens to the public tomorrow.

Despite Ms. Jongstra's growing popularity, her modest property, encompassing the house, a yard and two felt-making studios, remains a rural idyll that occupies one scant acre and overlooks farmlands at the edge of the village of Spannum, population 300. Bordering her backyard is an irrigation ditch, reachable by a tiny dock where her 5-year-old son, Eabel, sometimes plays. Her second son, Jesk, is a year old.

Astrid Noom, a 30-year-old textile designer who has worked for Ms. Jongstra for eight years, was in the smaller of the two studios in July, laying wispy tufts of merino wool over a gleaming layer of raw silk. Working row by row like a slow dot-matrix printer, she will produce cream-colored wall hangings for the official residence of the prime minister in The Hague.

Ms. Noom held up three swatches of shaggy wool in saturated primary colors, which are samples for Ms. Jongstra's exhibition at Moss. "Who's afraid of red, yellow and blue?" Ms. Noom said, a reference to the 1966 painting with the same colors by Barnett Newman. Mr. Moss has decided to limit the palette at the exhibition to four or five colors "rather than overwhelm the audience with the ability she has to do hundreds of different felts."

For Ms. Jongstra, making felt is magical. "You have wool fiber, soapy water and friction, and in a few seconds you have a textile," she said about the ancient technique of felt-making. Her felts are brashly textured with fleece fragments that look almost as raw as a sheep's back, sometimes patterned with contrasts between matte wools and glossy silks, sometimes transparent and always less fragile than they appear.

Ms. Jongstra's felt-making operation is very much a cottage industry as well as a family affair; it includes her partner, Claudia Busson, and one of Ms. Jongstra's brothers, Roger (Gedi) Jongstra. The six staff members wander in and out of the house when they are not in the studio. Another office in Amsterdam is used mainly for meetings. Ms. Busson, who runs a gilt-framing business, sometimes herds sheep.

Felt first enthralled Ms. Jongstra in the mid-1990's. After earning a degree in fashion at Utrecht School of the Arts, she worked briefly for a small clothing company. "I was very unhappy designing for a market that is so anonymous," she said. "It's also stupid - 10 collections a year, and this waste of fabrics with every collection. I couldn't."

After seeing a show about the history of felt at the Textile Museum in Tilburg, in the Netherlands, which described the origins of felt in the Middle East and its use in high-technology office environments, Ms. Jongstra quit her job and started experimenting with it. Unlike fashion designs, Ms. Jongstra said, "Felt is ancient and highly durable." Nomads in Kyrgyzstan use it to cover the frames of their yurts, or tents, she said.

But recreating the felt of old was not for Ms. Jongstra. She wanted to explore the textural possibilities and contrasts within a material that could be "very raw but also very glamorous." With glamour in mind, in 1996 she went to the Paris office of John Galliano, then the chief designer at Givenchy, who promptly ordered about 11 yards of a block-patterned felt set into shiny organza for that year's fall-winter collection.

In the same period, Ms. Jongstra busied herself making theater costumes in the Netherlands and peddling them to designers in London. Trisha Biggar, a costume designer for many Hollywood movies, saw Ms. Jongstra's felts from a Dutch production of "The Tempest" and hired her to make the Jedi costumes for the 1999 film "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace."

The increased demand came at a price: while rubbing so much felt for the Jedis, Ms. Jongstra and her staff developed blisters on their hands. With help from engineers, however, she developed a hand-held tool - she calls it a robot with feelings - that mimics the applied friction that gives her felt a hand-made quality.

Mr. Moss says the appeal of Ms. Jongstra's work is that each piece is a one-off, a product of random series production. It is a quality that is particularly appealing in a technological age, Mr. Moss believes, because Ms. Jongstra's special rubbing machine duplicates "technology while reintroducing the hand."

Despite increasing demand for her work, Ms. Jongstra wants to control her company's output "so we can give the work our own handwriting," she said. Besides, her small flock - mostly Drenthe Heath sheep with rougher wool, and six soft and fluffy Schoonebeeks - is limited.

With limited production and handcrafting, the Maharam line, which is made entirely in Spannum from Ms. Jongstra's sheep, won't be sold by the yard. The individual pieces, called hides, measure about 4¼ feet by 8½ feet, and will sell at retail for about $4,000 each. Shifting to factory production of her felts was out of the question, Mr. Maharam said, because that would "sap all the life from it."

(end)

I'm gonna try to link to the photo, but it might not work: http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2005/09/08/garden/08clau3.xl.jpg

del

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View entire thread: make a mix book

Posted by GnomKnut on 2005-05-25 12:28:12      Post Subject:

I did that for my sister's birthday last year and she loved it :)
I also put in our favourite recipes that my mom used to cook when we were younger!

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View entire thread: check it out!

Posted by CraftyChicaAZ on 2005-02-06 16:14:56      Post Subject: check it out!

i'm working on revamping my site. i have someone who is doing the non-changeable stuff and i needed a place to store my crafty recipes. here's what i have so far. let me know what you think!

itsnot done, just a start...i did it from midnight to 5 am last night, si forgive any bumps :-)

http://craftychicaprojects.blogspot.com

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View entire thread: you ever had a spa at home?

Posted by hellparadiso on 2005-12-02 00:22:32      Post Subject:

Definitely check out www.pioneerthinking.com. They have lots of really nice home-spa recipes.

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View entire thread: A Call for Holiday Recipes

Posted by yardenxanthe on 2006-10-23 00:08:44      Post Subject: A Call for Holiday Recipes

For the Sampler's Super Holiday Sampler, CROQ zine is planning on publishing a small cookbook (sounds like fun, right?)... I would love to include your FAVORITE holiday recipe!

1. Send me recipes that you've tried & tried again (and that you love)
2. If you have any fab holiday vegan or vegetarian recipes, we would love it (but non-veggie recipes are welcome, too)
3. Photos and/or illustrations of your food are very welcome, too!
4. I will give you a byline with your name & your web addres, blog, etsy shop, etc. and a free copy of the zine

PM me or send me a note at CROQzine @ gmail.com

-Heather

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View entire thread: meals for guests

Posted by microsinger on 2005-10-13 12:11:07      Post Subject:

I have to 'company' recipes that I love on my blog, just scroll down and you will see them. Shrimp Victoria and Linguine and Red Clam sauce. Both are easy but taste like you worked realy hard.


http://www.getcrafty.com/blogs.php?user=microsinger

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View entire thread: Help with recipes!

Posted by Miepshe11 on 2005-08-15 23:58:07      Post Subject: Help with recipes!

My little sis is getting her first apartment this weekend. I'm making her a goodie bag with things like dish soap etc. (all eco-friendly) and I'm making her a little cookbook of easy recipes. As the baby in the family, and the pickiest eater, she never learned how to cook. Does anyone have any easy recipes for meat-centered dishes? Sis knows how to use the can opener and how to make mac and cheese from a box. I'm a vegetarian and I love my veggies and "exotic" ethnic foods, so I'm at a loss for any hamburger helper-esque recipes. Please help!

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View entire thread: gumbo...is it hard to make?

Posted by tupelogrl on 2005-01-06 10:51:10      Post Subject: gumbo...is it hard to make?

i really want to try to make gumbo, but i have heard it takes forever to make. does anyone know if this is true? is it easier to do it in a slow cooker? i would be interested in recipes!

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View entire thread: Food (for robots)

Posted by craftytricks on 2005-04-13 19:55:45      Post Subject: Food (for robots)

http://food.for-robots.com/

I came across this site on the advice of a friend. (You may recognize it as a relation of music.for-robots.com, an mp3 blog.) This food version only started in March, so the content isn't exactly extensive, but I see plenty of potential and some very tasty-sounding recipes!

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View entire thread: Paper Making

Posted by alteredtome on 2005-08-30 02:26:36      Post Subject:

Please see the thread at the top, the one called "any good recipes for handmade paper??". There's some good advice and links, too.

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View entire thread: Healthy Cozy Recipes

Posted by Nancy Flynn on 2006-11-16 12:37:50      Post Subject: Healthy Cozy Recipes

With the eating holidays coming up, and the advent of cold weather (for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere), it seems to me it is harder to eat healthy-- not only is there social eating of large quantities of yummy but not exactly super-healthy food, but I also crave warm, creamy, savoury things on cold days. Produce for salad is not as good-quality, and I just don't feel like eating cold stuff!

So, I'd love to hear all of your favorite warm, comforting and healthy recipes for inspiration!

One of mine:
Quinoa with Spinach, Eggs & Tofu (from a vegetarian friend!)
1c Quinoa- prepare according to package directions, I do mine in a rice cooker
1 pkg frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained (you could use steamed fresh spinach if you prefer)
1 small onion, diced
2 eggs
1/2 block firm tofu, crumbled
2 t Thai chili garlic sauce
1T soy sauce
1 t toasted sesame oil
1 T olive oil

In a medium nonstick frying pan (this is because you'll be cooking eggs in here too. if you don't like nonstick for health reasons, increase oil so that you won't have a big mess!) heat olive oil over medium heat until hot, then sautee diced onion until translucent and soft. In a small bowl, add chili garlic sauce to eggs and mix with a fork until combined. Crumble tofu into egg and mix again with a fork until combined. Pour over onions and scramble together until it is somewhat dry and comes together in nice curds. Dump quinoa, spinach and eggs into a big bowl and mix together so it looks sort of like tabbouleh. Pour soy sauce and sesame oil over to season and mix again. Taste to see if it needs additional seasoning-- you can add more chili garlic sauce, or chili oil, additional soy or toasted sesame seeds. Eat warm. It also chills in the fridge for a tasty and nutritious cold salad.

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View entire thread: Carrot Cake

Posted by Selah on 2005-11-09 07:47:07      Post Subject: Carrot Cake

I've been dreaming of carrot cake lately (when I'm awake). Any good recipes, tricks for decorating or good carrot cake stories out there?

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View entire thread: NEEDED:Quick, Easy, Vegetarian Thanks giving for one person.

Posted by cherriesontop on 2004-10-11 14:32:37      Post Subject:

me thinks me found something:

Credit for this recipe must go to PeTA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), who published something very similar for Thanksgiving, 1994. There are many variations in many vegetarian cookbooks, and this version uses ideas from many recipes.

Richer than a basted capon, tenderer than a roasted turkey, this dish will please anyone at your Thanksgiving or other holiday meal. This roast has two parts: the roast itself plus a middle layer of "stuffing." But if you make it right, everything kind of oozes together once it's done, and the result is heavenly. Updated for 2000: fat has been reduced!

Ingredients:
The roast:

two tablespoons oil or margarine
2 large onions, chopped fine
5 cloves (or an entire bulb) garlic, minced
3 cups raw cashews
1 1/2 cups bread
1 cup soup stock (or water)
salt and pepper
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
2 tablespoons lemon juice
The "stuffing":

3 cups bread cubes, toasted
two tablespoons margarine, melted but not hot
1/2 to 3/4 cup finely-chopped onion
1 cup chopped celery
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1/2 teaspoon marjoram
1/2 teaspoon sage
3 tablespoons parsley, chopped
salt to taste
Method:
(From the first list:) Cook the onion and garlic in the oil or margarine until tender, and remove from the heat.

Chop the cashews by hand or in a food processor; cut up the bread as well. Add the cashews and bread to the onion, then add the vegetable stock, salt and pepper, nutmeg, and lemon juice. Put half of this mixture into a small, non-stick loaf pan (or line a regular loaf pan with parchment paper if a non-stick pan is unavailable).

Mix together all the ingredients from the second list. Put the mixture on top of the stuff in the loaf pan, and add the rest of the first mixture so that there are three layers of food in the pan.

Place the pan on a baking sheet or in a larger loaf pan (in case it overflows while cooking), and bake at 400 degrees F for half an hour. The top should be browned.

Let the roast cool for a few minutes, then turn the pan over and serve the roast on a plate (or simply serve it out of the pan). Serve with gravy if desired, keeping in mind that it is a very rich dish.

Notes:
The roast will take about an hour to prepare.

The stuffing works well on its own -- and I often make extra!

The roast refrigerates well and can be frozen for a few months and microwaved back to life.

As shown, recipe makes roughly six servings.

Vegetable stock is often available in concentrate or as bouillon cubes, in health-food stores and in general grocery stores. If you really can't find it, use water.

When serving this roast, please inform the diners that the recipe is based on one by PeTA.

When preparing this recipe and any other food you enjoy, please use organically-grown vegetables, fruits, grains, and flavorings. The Earth you save may be your own.



sounds yummy *licks lips*

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View entire thread: corn starch resin? any homemade clays?

Posted by lizzymahoney on 2008-04-07 23:07:28      Post Subject:

I've collected these from all over, some from the net, but I didn't keep sources, plus I combined some recipes. I haven't tried any of them, though.

Wood Dough
1 C sifted sawdust
½ C flour
1Tbsp liquid starch
1 C water
Mix until dough is formed, add more water if too dry.
Mold or shape into beads, ornaments, paperweights, etc. Let dry 2 or more days. Sand to smooth. Painting or staining optional.

Gelatin plastic
3 Packages Unflavored Gelatin
9 Tbsp water
3-5 Drops of Food Coloring
Mix the water and food coloring over low heat. Add 3 packages of unflavored gelatin, stir continuously and cook for 30 seconds until thickened. Pour the mixture into a flat dish, push the bubbles to the edge and let it set for 45 minutes. The gelatin will be soft. Use cookie cutters to cut shapes, and use a straw to cut holes. Keep any scraps, because you can use them after they dry. Dry the shapes on a clothesline. They'll be hard as plastic in 2-3 days.

The pieces are likely to curl up as they dry. To keep some pieces flat: rubberband a clean cloth over the top of a bowl and place your shape on the cloth. Cover with another cloth, and cover that with a plate or disk to flatten the piece.

Cornstarch Clay
1/2 c salt
1/2 c hot water
1/4 c cold water
1/2 c cornstarch
Mix salt and hot water in a pan and heat to boiling.
Mix cold water and cornstarch and stir.
Add cornstarch mixture to pan and stir some more.
Cook over low heat, still stirring, until mixture is stiff.
Remove from heat and when mixture is cooled enough to handle knead until smooth.

This has a grainy texture and dries in 1-2 days. You can speed up the drying time by baking at 200 F for an hour or so.

Cornstarch Clay Two
1 C cornstarch
1.25 C cold water
2 c baking soda
10 drops of food color
glitter optional, 1 tsp
mix in saucepan, heat for five minutes, stirring, It will thicken and turn to a dough. Remove dough and cool. Knead dough, 3 minutes. Good for beads and small stuff. Let air dry.

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View entire thread: Soy Luck Club drink recipes?

Posted by Lucy Furr on 2004-08-13 19:58:44      Post Subject: Soy Luck Club drink recipes?

I saw a bit on Martha Stewart with the woman that started the Soy Luck Club and was very interested in her drink recipes...sad to say, the site has the easy food recipes available but not the drink recipes.

They were simple enough, but the proper wet/dry ingredients were never really given when they were being made. I didn't bother with trying to figure it out figuring that it would be up on the site soon. As luck would have it, they aren't.

I can't recall what they were called, but one was a hot drink that included powdered green tea and soy, other was a cold drink that was soy and honey. Both sounded divine, i was hoping maybe someone else had seen the bit and may have gotten at least the ingredients down-the rest could easily be figured out, i'm sure.

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View entire thread: A Call for Holiday Recipes

Posted by yardenxanthe on 2006-11-01 00:10:08      Post Subject:

Nope, I'm still taking recipes. Craftfetish - I think it's okay to include recipes you found on the internet as long as you have tried making them and you think it's an awesome recipe.

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View entire thread: The Graphics Shoppe-Cute Country Clipart,Recipes,Printables,

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View entire thread: anyone have a good mexican rice recipe?

Posted by Karla on 2004-05-21 09:50:12      Post Subject: Here is a very basic recipe from allrecipes.com

I've tried a couple mexican rice recipes and haven't yet found my ideal. I found this one at allrecipes.com, one of my favorite resources for recipes. It's very basic so I think you could add whatever vegetables (corn, black beans, bell pepper, carrot) or spices (coriander, chili powder, turmeric, red pepper flakes, garlic) you prefer. You can read the reviews of other home-chefs and even adjust the portion size to change the ingredients. Either way, there are a bunch more to choose from if this isn't what you're looking for. Boy, I love allrecipes!

http://sidedish.allrecipes.com/az/MxicnRicII.asp

Happy Cooking-Karla

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View entire thread: Help a pre school teacher out!

Posted by Knits4Fun on 2006-10-26 09:04:41      Post Subject:

For Christmas Eve, on my dad's side (he was half Italian), his dad (my paternal grandfather was all Italian). Anyway, every Christmas Eve we'd do a "version" of The Feast of the Seven Fishes, some info:

Intriguing is the fact that you must have on the table seven fish selections. Why seven? Seven is a very important number. It stands for the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church. The seven days of creation. In Biblical numerology, seven is a number of perfection. There is no set menu for this feast.

We would sometimes have more than seven or less than seven fish dishes--we never really followed it that strictly.

Here's a site with more facts and recipes:
http://www.italianfoodforever.com/iff/articles.asp?id=80

We still do this now that my grandfather has passed only now it's at my sister's house on Christmas Eve with her inlaws who are Italian. I love seafood so I look forward to it every year!

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View entire thread: breakfast bread recipes?

Posted by bookish on 2004-12-08 11:01:48      Post Subject: breakfast bread recipes?

Hi all,

I love breakfast breads but don't have any tried and true favorite recipes. I usually buy the mixes from the grocery store and am disappointed with the results. I would love to hear some of your recipes for zucchini bread, banana bread, blueberry...etc.

Thanks in advance for the breakfast yumminess!

Keri

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View entire thread: Cold Process Soap Book

Posted by kitchensqueen on 2007-03-03 20:33:30      Post Subject:

I just got the Everything Soapmaking book, and it's fantastic. In addition to detailed instruction on cold process soap, there are also instructions for hot process, hand milled, inventing your own recipes, gift-giving and marketing. A great all purpose book for beginners and advanced soapmakers alike.

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View entire thread: Happy Soap -- My First CP Batch Ever

Posted by breewell on 2004-11-30 19:12:00      Post Subject:

That is awesome! I have always wanted to make soap or other bath/beauty products.
What is the purpose of the lye? I have seen other recipes without it, it is good for skin?
Thanks,

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View entire thread: Entering recipe contests

Posted by slaster138 on 2006-03-28 14:37:24      Post Subject:

a few months ago i entered a recipe contest 'sponsored' by the chickie doing the newsletter/pr for a musician named andrew bird (his latest album, which rules by the way, is called 'the mysterious production of eggs'). the contest focused around... egg-based recipes of course. i entered my egg salad recipe and won first prize. a cool t-shirt. not quite the same league as the wonderbread contest or anything, but still fun.

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View entire thread: homemade cleaning supplies

Posted by kittensrme on 2005-05-07 22:24:38      Post Subject: homemade cleaning supplies

Does anyone have any recipes for cleaning supplies?

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View entire thread: craft dough recipes without salt?

Posted by boheme-anne on 2004-12-17 14:24:38      Post Subject: craft dough recipes without salt?

Help! I ran out of salt, can't drive right now, and want to make more clay pins and ornaments. What can I use? I don't have a lot of glue either, I know that some recipes call for that. Can I use baking soda?
Tanks! -Anners

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View entire thread: NEED HELP!! I'm looking for low-cal recipes....

Posted by marisa on 2005-04-09 02:44:29      Post Subject: NEED HELP!! I'm looking for low-cal recipes....

Hi!
I'm looking for low-calorie/low fat recipes (easy recipes!) or food brands that you like??

Need help! 10 year reunion coming up and need to lose a few pounds :)

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View entire thread: Movies from Books

Posted by stitchypoo on 2008-02-05 02:35:15      Post Subject: Movies from Books

So many movies are made from books, and most of the time the movie doesn''t compare to the original book.

I enjoyed to movie \"Circle of Friends\" (with Minnie Driver), and then I read the book and was BLOWN away! The book was wonderful! Ever since then, I''ve been on the prowl for books that were made into movies (because I love to compare stuff - lol).

Most recently, I found a slightly used copy of \"The Devil Wears Prada\" from my local Goodwill. I had seen the movie, which I felt was okay (not fantastic), but still fun. As I started to read, I became hooked from the second page! It was funny, creative, and well written... much more interesting than the movie. I recommend this book to anyone who likes a good story.

So.. anyone else have a book/movie they can recommend?
Thanks... ENJOY!

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View entire thread: NEED HELP!! I'm looking for low-cal recipes....

Posted by chippers01 on 2005-04-09 23:56:45      Post Subject:

i have so many recipes that i have created or been given. and since eating this way i have managed to lose 16.5kg which i think is over 30 pounds (2.2 pounds = 1 kilogram).

My favs are hoisin chicken, herb and chilli fish, chicken fried rice, roasted vegie salad, seafood laksa, spaghetti and meatballs, pumpkin and parmesan penne, mushroom risotto, chilli beef, vegie thai red curry and warm thai chicken salad.

And i have lots more. if u would like any of these recipes in detail or a 7 day menu plan email me at chippers01@hotmail.com

I am so thrilled with my weight loss that i want to share it with the world. Its an amazing feeling.

Good luck

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View entire thread: sangria!

Posted by smachel on 2005-05-29 14:12:35      Post Subject: sangria!

i know many of you lovely ladies like to make and drink sangria. doing it at home has always eluded me for some reason. i'd love for you to share your recipes, especially with summer so close!

:) rachel

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View entire thread: I'm in Croq!

Posted by anthrogirl on 2006-09-17 20:20:56      Post Subject: I'm in Croq!

I have two articles in the Summer 2006 issue of Croq (which you can purchase at http://community.livejournal.com/croqzine/! One is about having fun with no money, and the other is on Victorian crafting. Thank you, everyone here- Get Crafty has inspired me to put my name out there! I will probably have a couple of easy recipes inthe next one, also.

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View entire thread: dating a diabetic

Posted by gleepsie on 2008-01-01 05:20:22      Post Subject:

My dad was diagnosed w/ diabetes well after I moved away from home, but it is hard to know what to cook. Try googling diabetic desert recipe's and things like that. If you have a specific dish in mind try that as well such as "diabetic pumpkin pie" or "sugar free pumpkin pie" You can even look for a diabetic support website with a forum, then you should be able to read lots of feedback on the recipes posted. Good luck! I'm sure he'll really appreciate it :D

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View entire thread: Need input, opinions, and ideas for 'newzine' column title

Posted by microsinger on 2006-04-18 13:26:55      Post Subject: Need input, opinions, and ideas for 'newzine' column title

I am preparing to present a proposal to a regional newspaper/magazine in my area. The newzine iteslf is called "Heartland Women" and it features articles/columns about local events, health and wellness, business, investing, etc., all geared toward a female audience. My column would be a monthly or bi-monthly (depending on my options) one featuring an array of topics that revolve around the home; cooking/shopping, crafting, decorating, budgeting & simple living, gardening, recycling, etc. It would be similar to Martha's newpaper column; new subjects each week, a few recipes, a craft tutorial, hints and tips. The only names I have come up with are "Heartland Home" which fits well but is a little too 'pre-Freidan' for my tastes and "The Domestic Dabbler" which is....ok, I guess. My audience is not likely to be too "hip" so I have to keep it somewhat tame. "The Renegade Hausfrau" would probably require too much definition and I would probably either offend the homemakers, the feminists, or both. Any thoughts, suggestions, tips??

Edited to add: Sorry for the double post. My pc froze up and I guess I hit submit twice.

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View entire thread: BREAD!!

Posted by cherriesontop on 2004-09-12 13:17:11      Post Subject: BREAD!!

I have an amazing urge to cook. We've having stew (soup for me) and I wanna make some quick delicious vegetarian bread or biscuit! Post your recipes and FAST!

p.s sorry im having a hyper spaz:P

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View entire thread: Help! Star Wars Candy Bar Brownie recipe?

Posted by brdgt on 2008-01-07 08:25:12      Post Subject:

My husband just got Wookies Cookies and Other Galactic Recipes for Christmas and it has recipes for "wookie cookies" and "bossk brownies." Maybe it's in there?

My favorite brownies recipe is an Everyday Food one called Mint Chocolate Brownies, which has a layer of mint peppermint patties in it - not a candy bar, but super yummy :)

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View entire thread: Printing a small picture book?

Posted by kindarana on 2005-06-01 21:44:12      Post Subject: Printing a small picture book?

I'm making a recipe book for my friends who are getting married this summer and want to get it printed. Right now I'm looking at the 8x6 small softcover iPhoto book which is 20 pages for $10.

Any other merchants you can recommend for custom full-color small size printing? I haven't made the pages yet so the size is adjustable but it needs to be big enough you can read the recipes...

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View entire thread: garlic scapes

Posted by athena on 2007-07-20 11:34:34      Post Subject: garlic scapes

i've heard about these on the foodie blogs i read, and i noticed that the local whole foods has them. i love garlic, and the more the better for me. i would like to try them. has anyone cooked with them? any recipes/suggestions?

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View entire thread: marmalade disaster - home canning

Posted by researchasaurus on 2005-12-04 19:34:11      Post Subject: marmalade disaster - home canning

Hi there. Anybody else like to make and can homemade jams and stuff? I'm talking about water-bath canning in this case.

I don't have tons and tons of experience but this year already I've made two types of raspberry jam, plus two soups, grape juice, five kinds of applesauce (with blueberries is the best)... and now that it's the peak for citrus it was time to make some marmalade.

I used the recipe for regular orange marmalade in the "Ball Blue Book" canning guide which is probably the canning bible for most people. Although it has a lot of sugar in it, I liked it because it's a non-pectin recipe.

Alas, this marmalade would NOT set up and now I have 14 4-oz. jars of orange liquid.

It's not a complete failure because the sauce would be nice on ice cream or pancakes or whatever, but I was planning to give it away for holiday gifts and now I don't think I can do it without a bunch of explaining.

I'm looking for suggestions, if you have any, for what I might do. Any good ideas/recipes for the marmalade sauce?

Some things I've thought of:
-ginger-orange sticky buns, with crystallized ginger inside and the tops brushed with the marmalade sauce
-some kind of pork chops with orange sauce

This stuff is very sugary so the pork chop thing might not be best.

Any other ideas are much appreciated!

And if you want to trade me something for a jar of this stuff, PM me and we'll work it out. I promise it tastes good, it's just more like juice than jam.

Heidi

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View entire thread: business project

Posted by cackalackie on 2004-10-14 14:19:15      Post Subject:

To be honest with you, this strikes me as the sort of thing one would rather do herself. If there were a market for a product related to it, I would imagine it would be the notebook binder with customised dividers......either that, or some sort of CD-Rom or computer program where you could upload the recipes or something.

If someone cares that much (and is that crafty) about sharing recipes with a loved one, then I'd imagine theyd find enjoyment in doing it (the complilation) as a labor of love.

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View entire thread: Recipe Swap

Posted by kdaum on 2005-06-06 13:58:05      Post Subject: Recipe Swap

Okay, so I saw this awesome recipe book thing that somebody gave my aunt for her birthday and thought it would be an awesome idea for a swap.

Even if you don't know how to cook or bake, maybe you have a significant other who can whip up something in a flash.

If interested, pls send me an email or PM by Wednesday the 15th. I'm going to limit this to 20 people...so let me know asap. Your recipes will be due by Friday July 8th. If you have any questions, let me know.

-----THE RULES-----
Send 10 filled out recipe cards to me by July 8th. You in turn will receive 10 back, and a lovely mixture it will be.

-Each card cannot measure bigger then 3"x5" and you cannot under any circumstances use regular recipe cards unless you plan on coloring, collaging or doodling on it to change it's appearance at least somewhat. Normal index cards are acceptable, so long as you doodle, etc as above. We are all crafty here, share the wealth. Just make sure your recipe is readable.

-All recipes must be handwritten (on the back is fine too)...come on think nostalgia here...none of this computer printed stuff.

-Any recipe that you, a friend or someone in your family has made is acceptable. Please don't copy something from Betty Crocker. When I say any recipe, I mean anything...from entrees, desserts, breakfasts, even if you make a killer frosting...let us know about it.

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View entire thread: Here's a yummy egg casserole

Posted by cackalackie on 2005-05-23 10:12:59      Post Subject: Here's a yummy egg casserole

I just discovered this recipe and I absoutely love it. It's quicker and easier to make than a lot of breakfast casseroles - and is vegetarian (not vegan, obviously). You can always have your sausages on the side.

If anyone else has yummy brunch recipes, please share.

Chile Egg Frittata

10-12 eggs
½ cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cumin
1 (16-oz) container small curd cottage cheese
8 oz cheddar cheese, shredded
8 oz jack cheese, shredded
2 (4 oz) cans diced green chiles, drained

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9”x 13” x 2” baking dish.

In a large bowl, beat eggs thoroughly with electric mixer. Mix in flour, baking powder, salt, cumin, and cheeses. Stir in green chiles. Pour into prepared baking dish.

This frittata may be assembled the night before, refrigerated, and baked later. Bring it to room temperature before baking.

Bake for about 45 minutes or until top is browned and center appears firm.

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View entire thread: re-moistening dried out moist towelettes

Posted by lizzymahoney on 2004-08-31 11:21:23      Post Subject:

Nothing that works 100%, but for dried out baby wipe type things I sprinkle with water just prior to use.

For bug stuff, I'd bet alcohol would work better. That way any oils that need a carrier could be resurrected. But there have got to be volatile agents that are gone for good. Some essential oil recipes for bug repellent use witch hazel and tea tree oil.

The problem with remoistening the entire container is that you are introducing new stuff and changing the pH balance. Big potential for molds and bacteria.

There are a few DIY household cleaning sites that have instructions for make your own baby wipes. I've done that, but they really do have to be used up faster than I needed them. (No baby, just needed convenient cleaning wipes.) I'm pretty sure those were baby bath, baby oil, and distilled water combos. I don't know if any of those sites have bug repellents.

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