Slow Cooker Pineapple-Orange Glazed Ham from Pillsbury
If you've never cooked ham with marmalade, here's your chance--an easy blend of the citrus preserve with mustard, brown sugar, and pineapple makes an easy glaze.
INGREDIENTS
1 (3-lb.) boneless cooked ham 1 (8-oz.) can crushed pineapple in unsweetened juice
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar 3 tablespoons orange marmalade
1 teaspoon prepared mustard
DIRECTIONS
1. Place ham in 3 1/2 to 5-quart slow cooker. Drain pineapple liquid from can into slow cooker; refrigerate pineapple. In small bowl, combine brown sugar, 1 tablespoon of the marmalade and mustard; mix well. Spread over ham.
2. Cover; cook on Low setting for 6 to 8 hours.
3. About 5 minutes before serving, remove ham from slow cooker; place on cutting board. Cut off enough ham to make 2 cups cubed; cover and refrigerate for Ham and Broccoli Soup p.29. Cover remaining ham to keep warm.
4. In small microwave-safe bowl, combine pineapple and remaining 2 tablespoons orange marmalade; mix well. Microwave on High for 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 minutes or until thoroughly heated, stirring once halfway through cooking. Cut ham into slices. Serve ham with pineapple mixture.
Seven Cup Salad from http://www.easy-kids-recipes.com/easter-food-recipes.html
1 cup grated coconut 1 cup cottage cheese
1 cup sour cream 1 cup crushed pineapple (juice and all)
1 cup fruit cocktail, drained 1 cup miniature marshmallows
Blend ingredients together. Refridgerate until cold.
This recipe is by Shelby, age 10, of the US.\
Easy Lemon Cheesecake from http://www.easy-kids-recipes.com/easter-food-recipes.html
Crust:
2 cups sweet cracker crumbs 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 2/3 cup butter
Filling:
8 ounces cream cheese 14 ounces condensed milk
1/2 cup lemon juice (about 3 lemons)
Place crackers in food processor and blend or place in plastic Ziploc bag and crush. Place mixture in large bowl and mix in cinnamon and nutmeg.
Melt butter in saucepan. Pour into crust mixture and combine well. Grease a cake pan and press mixture to create a crust. Refrigerate to set.
Cut cream cheese into small chunks. Beat on medium in a large bowl. Gradually add condensed milk and continue beating. Add lemon juice and beat on high for one minute.
Pour over crust and spread out evenly. Refrigerate until firm for 4 to 6 hours.
baby animal cupcakes from http://mms.com/us/baking/ and http://brightideas.com/bright_idea.aspx?ID=101
Ingredients
1 box (18.25 oz.) yellow cake mix 1 can (16 oz.) vanilla frosting
Red and yellow food coloring
For decorations:
1 cup STARBURST® Brand Jellybeans ½ cup M&M’S® Brand Minis Chocolate Candies
12 pieces STARBURST® Fruit Chews 12 Large marshmallows
Pink sugar crystals Chocolate sprinkles
2 12-cup cupcake tins 24 paper cupcake liners
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line the muffin cups with the paper cupcake liners. Prepare the cake mix according to the package instructions, divide the batter between the cups. Bake for 21-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
2. Remove from the oven, transfer to a wire rack, and let cool completely. To decorate, use the photo as a guide:
For Bunny
3. Tint vanilla frosting light pink and frost the top of the cupcake.
4. Cut a marshmallow in half crosswise and squeeze the sides to make ears. Dip the sticky cut edges in pink sugar crystals and attach as the ears.
5. Cut a STARBURST® Fruit Chew diagonally and arrange as the bow tie.
6. Use M&M’S® Brand Chocolate Candies for the eyes and button, a STARBURST® Brand Jellybean for the nose, and chocolate sprinkles for the whiskers.
For Chickie
7. Tint vanilla frosting a pale yellow and frost the top of the cupcake.
8. Use STARBURST® Brand Jellybeans for the rooster comb and beak and M&M’S® Brand Minis Chocolate Candies for the eyes.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Emphasize the Spiritual Events of Easter
Emphasize the Spiritual Events of Easter by Miriam Caldwell 03 Apr 2007 05:21 AM
Easter is one of the most important holidays. It is when we set aside time to remember and celebrate the Atonement and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. These events made it possible for us to repent. They opened the way so that we may return to live with our Heavenly Father again. The events that we remember are so important, but it can be too easy to let them be pushed aside.
Children often think only of Easter in terms of the candy, Easter egg hunts and presents received. While these activities are fun, they can distract from the true meaning of Easter. As parents it is important that we make sure that our children realize the importance of Easter. Here are five ideas to help keep the secular out of this spiritual holiday.
1) One thing that my family does is that the Easter bunny visits on Saturday instead of on Sunday. This allows us to focus completely on the Savior and His life on the Sabbath and remember the things that He did for us. I know some families who skip the Easter bunny entirely. You should decide what is best for your family.
2) It is important in the week leading up to Easter that you speak of the events in Christ's life leading up to the Atonement, Crucifixion and Resurrection. You can easily read the scripture accounts of these events during dinner as a family. You may want to take extra time on Friday as you discuss the Atonement and Crucifixion. You should take the time to discuss the importance of these events and answer any questions that your children may have.
3) It is important that on Easter Sunday that you take the time to discuss the Resurrection. You should focus on how the Resurrection blesses our lives and the lives of all those around us. You can talk about who Christ appeared to and what He taught.
4) You may want to share the account of Jesus Christ appearing to the Nephites in the Book of Mormon. You can also share the things that He taught the Nephites, since they can apply to our own lives. Be sure to talk about Christ blessing the little children.
5) If you have children who are old enough, you may want to take a family trip to the temple. Service in the temple is a wonderful way to show gratitude for the blessings of the Atonement and Resurrection. It is important that we teach our children to give thanks for these wonderful blessings.
Easter is one of the most important holidays. It is when we set aside time to remember and celebrate the Atonement and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. These events made it possible for us to repent. They opened the way so that we may return to live with our Heavenly Father again. The events that we remember are so important, but it can be too easy to let them be pushed aside.
Children often think only of Easter in terms of the candy, Easter egg hunts and presents received. While these activities are fun, they can distract from the true meaning of Easter. As parents it is important that we make sure that our children realize the importance of Easter. Here are five ideas to help keep the secular out of this spiritual holiday.
1) One thing that my family does is that the Easter bunny visits on Saturday instead of on Sunday. This allows us to focus completely on the Savior and His life on the Sabbath and remember the things that He did for us. I know some families who skip the Easter bunny entirely. You should decide what is best for your family.
2) It is important in the week leading up to Easter that you speak of the events in Christ's life leading up to the Atonement, Crucifixion and Resurrection. You can easily read the scripture accounts of these events during dinner as a family. You may want to take extra time on Friday as you discuss the Atonement and Crucifixion. You should take the time to discuss the importance of these events and answer any questions that your children may have.
3) It is important that on Easter Sunday that you take the time to discuss the Resurrection. You should focus on how the Resurrection blesses our lives and the lives of all those around us. You can talk about who Christ appeared to and what He taught.
4) You may want to share the account of Jesus Christ appearing to the Nephites in the Book of Mormon. You can also share the things that He taught the Nephites, since they can apply to our own lives. Be sure to talk about Christ blessing the little children.
5) If you have children who are old enough, you may want to take a family trip to the temple. Service in the temple is a wonderful way to show gratitude for the blessings of the Atonement and Resurrection. It is important that we teach our children to give thanks for these wonderful blessings.
April Fool's Day Fun
Ideas for fun with April Fools’ Day – including ideas from Ladies Home Journal’s article, “OMG, LOL”
Pull some pranks Suggested tips included rigging a “dancing” dollar bill with fishing line, sneaking a plastic spider onto someone’s dinner plate, tinting mayonnaise green or putting a raisin “bug” in the tootpaste tube. There are a lot of nice fun pranks that can be pulled and it can be fun to plan with family members to “get” someone. As the article pointed out, boundaries should be set so that the pranks stay fun for everyone involved. A fun thought would be to mix jokes with service for others such as making some of the faux food recipes and take it over to a neighbor (especially someone who could use a laugh or some company)
Hold a Stand-UP Turn your living room into an amateur stand-up night – no hecklers allowed. Suggestions included borrowing joke books from the library or visiting sites like kids.yahoo.com/jokes. This would be a fun time for family members to show off talents and see a side of each other that they may not see too often – with special emphasis on having positive feedback only.
Put on a Funny Family Film Fest They recommended introducing funny movies that you enjoyed growing up or ones that either have special meaning for you or a family member (that was connected to a certain time in someone’s life or had a moral that had great meaning or impact – yes there are very good morals in some comedies). This could be made more significant if there was some discussion about why a specific movie was chosen and what the significance is to you.
Be Spontaneous Start a family [improvisational] night. Write down some silly scenarios (you’re stuck in an elevator with a monkey for instance) on slips of paper, break up into teams. Take turns using props from around the house to act out these things. Another fun spontaneous game is to re-write a popular story. Split up in teams of two. Have copies of a popular fairytale with a twist. Throughout the story replace numerous nouns, verbs, adjectives, and pronouns with blank spaces (noting which part or speech should go in that space (i.e. The _____ (proper noun) ran …) Have the first person ask the second person for the proper type of word (i.e. give me a noun) and write it in the spot where the word goes. After each team has finished read them aloud. An example will be on the blog.
From Family Fun @ http://familyfun.go.com/april-fools-day/april-fools-day-craft-pranks/13-great-april-fools-pranks-710369/ Here are some pranks:
THE PERP: Lauren R. of Slidell, Louisiana THE VICTIMS: Her children
Lauren's kids like nothing better for breakfast than a nice bowl of cold cereal with milk. Armed with that knowledge, she came to the breakfast table prepared last April, setting her kids up with their favorite cereal and a pitcher of milk--dyed green with food coloring.
THE REACTION: The kids turned green with prank envy.
THE PERPS: Barry and Kim L. of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin THE VICTIMS: Their three kids
There's a major drawback to this trick: the perp suffers along with everybody else--but early risers should find it's worth the lost sleep. Barry sprang this one on his kids last April after they switched his sugar for salt the year before. "I knew the kids would be expecting something," says Barry, "so here is what I did. As usual, we got the three children up for school. My wife and I were all ready for work. The kids were a little slow getting dressed, but they all made it to the breakfast table in time to eat--at least according to the clock. When breakfast was over, I asked my daughter to open the patio curtains, and when she did, her brothers and she saw a large sign that read, 'It's 3 A.M.--April Fool!'"
THE REACTION: "A definite family Kodak moment"
THE PERP: Betty R. THE VICTIMS: Cynthia R. (now a mom herself) and her three siblings, of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
"On the night of March 31st, my mother waited until we were all sound asleep in our separate rooms," Cynthia recalls. "At some point--and this is the part that still amazes us--she sneaked into each of our rooms and gently carried and placed each of us into the bed of another."
THE REACTION: "In the morning, she reveled in our confusion. My brothers weren't too keen on the pink ruffles they had to endure!"
THE PERP: Janice K. of North Lawrence, Ohio THE VICTIMS: Her children
Janice wins the award for the sweetest prank--the kind most kids will gladly fall for time and again. "Since my children are usually in school on April Fools' Day," Janice says, "I like to trick them with their packed lunch. I cut a hole in their apple with an apple corer and insert a gummy worm."
THE REACTION: "It made for interesting lunchroom conversation!"
Pull some pranks Suggested tips included rigging a “dancing” dollar bill with fishing line, sneaking a plastic spider onto someone’s dinner plate, tinting mayonnaise green or putting a raisin “bug” in the tootpaste tube. There are a lot of nice fun pranks that can be pulled and it can be fun to plan with family members to “get” someone. As the article pointed out, boundaries should be set so that the pranks stay fun for everyone involved. A fun thought would be to mix jokes with service for others such as making some of the faux food recipes and take it over to a neighbor (especially someone who could use a laugh or some company)
Hold a Stand-UP Turn your living room into an amateur stand-up night – no hecklers allowed. Suggestions included borrowing joke books from the library or visiting sites like kids.yahoo.com/jokes. This would be a fun time for family members to show off talents and see a side of each other that they may not see too often – with special emphasis on having positive feedback only.
Put on a Funny Family Film Fest They recommended introducing funny movies that you enjoyed growing up or ones that either have special meaning for you or a family member (that was connected to a certain time in someone’s life or had a moral that had great meaning or impact – yes there are very good morals in some comedies). This could be made more significant if there was some discussion about why a specific movie was chosen and what the significance is to you.
Be Spontaneous Start a family [improvisational] night. Write down some silly scenarios (you’re stuck in an elevator with a monkey for instance) on slips of paper, break up into teams. Take turns using props from around the house to act out these things. Another fun spontaneous game is to re-write a popular story. Split up in teams of two. Have copies of a popular fairytale with a twist. Throughout the story replace numerous nouns, verbs, adjectives, and pronouns with blank spaces (noting which part or speech should go in that space (i.e. The _____ (proper noun) ran …) Have the first person ask the second person for the proper type of word (i.e. give me a noun) and write it in the spot where the word goes. After each team has finished read them aloud. An example will be on the blog.
From Family Fun @ http://familyfun.go.com/april-fools-day/april-fools-day-craft-pranks/13-great-april-fools-pranks-710369/ Here are some pranks:
THE PERP: Lauren R. of Slidell, Louisiana THE VICTIMS: Her children
Lauren's kids like nothing better for breakfast than a nice bowl of cold cereal with milk. Armed with that knowledge, she came to the breakfast table prepared last April, setting her kids up with their favorite cereal and a pitcher of milk--dyed green with food coloring.
THE REACTION: The kids turned green with prank envy.
THE PERPS: Barry and Kim L. of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin THE VICTIMS: Their three kids
There's a major drawback to this trick: the perp suffers along with everybody else--but early risers should find it's worth the lost sleep. Barry sprang this one on his kids last April after they switched his sugar for salt the year before. "I knew the kids would be expecting something," says Barry, "so here is what I did. As usual, we got the three children up for school. My wife and I were all ready for work. The kids were a little slow getting dressed, but they all made it to the breakfast table in time to eat--at least according to the clock. When breakfast was over, I asked my daughter to open the patio curtains, and when she did, her brothers and she saw a large sign that read, 'It's 3 A.M.--April Fool!'"
THE REACTION: "A definite family Kodak moment"
THE PERP: Betty R. THE VICTIMS: Cynthia R. (now a mom herself) and her three siblings, of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
"On the night of March 31st, my mother waited until we were all sound asleep in our separate rooms," Cynthia recalls. "At some point--and this is the part that still amazes us--she sneaked into each of our rooms and gently carried and placed each of us into the bed of another."
THE REACTION: "In the morning, she reveled in our confusion. My brothers weren't too keen on the pink ruffles they had to endure!"
THE PERP: Janice K. of North Lawrence, Ohio THE VICTIMS: Her children
Janice wins the award for the sweetest prank--the kind most kids will gladly fall for time and again. "Since my children are usually in school on April Fools' Day," Janice says, "I like to trick them with their packed lunch. I cut a hole in their apple with an apple corer and insert a gummy worm."
THE REACTION: "It made for interesting lunchroom conversation!"
Fun Faux Foods
Danette Turner, “Kitchen Krafts: April Fools’ Day Celebration,” Friend, Apr 1997, 26
The custom of playing practical jokes on the first day of April has been around for several centuries. During the Middle Ages, kings and lords sometimes freed slaves or held a “Feast of Fools” for their subjects on this day. You can have a “Feast of Fools” on April Fools’ Day by serving this “breakfast” at lunchtime to your family or friends!
“Sunny-Side-Up Eggs”
1 3-ounce (85-g) package orange gelatin
1 cup whipping cream, whipped with 1/4 cup powdered sugar
3 empty frozen orange juice cans (leftover from Hot Drink recipe below)
1. Make the gelatin according to the package directions, then pour it into the empty juice cans, and refrigerate until set.
2. To unmold the set gelatin, carefully place a can in a bowl filled with 3″ (7.6 cm) of hot water. Remove the can when the gelatin is loose enough to slide out of it onto a plate (about 10 seconds). Repeat the process with the remaining cans.
3. Slice the gelatin into 1/2″ (1.27 cm) thick circles.
4. To serve, put two egg-size dollops of whipped cream on each plate, and top them with two gelatin circles for silly Sunny-Side-Up Eggs!
“Bacon”
4 slices bread, toasted
1 tablespoon milk
1 8-ounce (227-g) container strawberry cream cheese
1. Trim the crusts off the toast, then cut the toast into strips.
2. Blend the milk into the cream cheese.
3. Spread the cream cheese mixture onto the pieces of toast to look like the marbling of real bacon.
4. Serve the “bacon” on the plates next to the “eggs.”
Hot Drink
3 6-ounce (177-ml) cans frozen orange juice concentrate
cinnamon sticks
1. Make the orange juice according to the can directions, then heat it in a pan until hot.
2. Serve the juice in mugs with a cinnamon stick.
When guests ask where’s the toast, raise your mug of juice and give them a traditional medieval “toast” by wishing each one a happy day and long life! Or offer them a modern-day toast:
Through the teeth
And over the gums—
Look out, stomach,
Here it comes!
The custom of playing practical jokes on the first day of April has been around for several centuries. During the Middle Ages, kings and lords sometimes freed slaves or held a “Feast of Fools” for their subjects on this day. You can have a “Feast of Fools” on April Fools’ Day by serving this “breakfast” at lunchtime to your family or friends!
“Sunny-Side-Up Eggs”
1 3-ounce (85-g) package orange gelatin
1 cup whipping cream, whipped with 1/4 cup powdered sugar
3 empty frozen orange juice cans (leftover from Hot Drink recipe below)
1. Make the gelatin according to the package directions, then pour it into the empty juice cans, and refrigerate until set.
2. To unmold the set gelatin, carefully place a can in a bowl filled with 3″ (7.6 cm) of hot water. Remove the can when the gelatin is loose enough to slide out of it onto a plate (about 10 seconds). Repeat the process with the remaining cans.
3. Slice the gelatin into 1/2″ (1.27 cm) thick circles.
4. To serve, put two egg-size dollops of whipped cream on each plate, and top them with two gelatin circles for silly Sunny-Side-Up Eggs!
“Bacon”
4 slices bread, toasted
1 tablespoon milk
1 8-ounce (227-g) container strawberry cream cheese
1. Trim the crusts off the toast, then cut the toast into strips.
2. Blend the milk into the cream cheese.
3. Spread the cream cheese mixture onto the pieces of toast to look like the marbling of real bacon.
4. Serve the “bacon” on the plates next to the “eggs.”
Hot Drink
3 6-ounce (177-ml) cans frozen orange juice concentrate
cinnamon sticks
1. Make the orange juice according to the can directions, then heat it in a pan until hot.
2. Serve the juice in mugs with a cinnamon stick.
When guests ask where’s the toast, raise your mug of juice and give them a traditional medieval “toast” by wishing each one a happy day and long life! Or offer them a modern-day toast:
Through the teeth
And over the gums—
Look out, stomach,
Here it comes!
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Easter Crafts
Beady Babies
These baby chicks are so easy to make, you can have an entire clutch ready in time for Easter.
Materials
2 round wooden beads (we used one 16-millimeter and one 25-millimeter bead) with holes large enough for a doubled Pipe cleaner to fit through
6-inch pipe cleaners Acrylic paint
Craft feather Fine-point marker
Instructions
First, paint the beads with acrylic paint. When they have dried, bend a 6-inch pipe cleaner in half, sandwiching the end of a tiny craft feather in the fold.
Thread the smaller bead onto the opposite end of the pipe cleaner and slide the bead up to hide the bottom of the feather.
Thread the larger bead onto the pipe cleaner, then bend the ends of the pipe cleaner into feet.
Finally, use a fine-point marker to give your little chick eyes and a tiny beak.
Easter Topiary Tree
Materials
6-inch Styrofoam Ball Foot-long Wooden Dowel
Glue 6-inch Terra-Cotta Pot
Plaster Easter Grass
2 Layers of Tulle (1 purple, 1 yellow) or Acrylic Paint Ribbons
Round Toothpicks Round, Foil-Wrapped Chocolates
Instructions
Poke a 6-inch Styrofoam ball onto a foot-long wooden dowel and glue the ball in place.
Fill a decorated 6-inch terra-cotta pot with plaster--first glue a piece of Styrofoam over the hole at the bottom--and push the dowel into the still-wet plaster. After the plaster sets, glue Easter grass on its surface.
So the Styrofoam doesn't show through, cover the ball in 2 layers of tulle (1 purple, 1 yellow), which you can gather tightly around the dowel with ribbons (you could also just paint the ball with acrylic paint).
Use round toothpicks to cover the ball with chocolates, poking one end into the chocolate and the other into the ball.
Easter Chick Card
What you'll need:
Print the Easter Chick Card sheet (PDF) 2 sheets of yellow construction paper
1 sheet of orange construction paper 2 paper fasteners
2 large wiggle eyes White craft glue
Scissors Pencil
Black permanent marker or dark crayon
How to make it:
Trace child's hands onto yellow construction paper and cut out.
Use the oval pattern or draw an oval onto the other yellow piece of construction paper. Cut out.
Lay the oval on the table and position the wings (hand cut outs) behind it, using the photo as a guide.
When the wings are where you want them, carefully poke the fasteners through the construction paper to attach the wings. Using fasteners allows the wings to flap up and down.
Using the pattern provided, cut out beak and legs from the orange construction paper.
Fold the diamond in half to create the beak and glue one side of the diamond to the yellow paper so that the beak is three dimensional and can open and close.
Glue wiggle eyes above the beak.
Position the legs under the oval. When you have them where you want them, glue them in place.
Use the marker or dark crayon to write a message on the front of the card.
Tips:
If you don't have wiggle eyes you can simply draw eyes on with a marker, or use black and white construction paper to create your own.
If you have it available, cardstock is much sturdier than construction paper and will resist tears better.
Before poking the fasteners through the body of the chick, use a sharp pencil to poke a hole through. Then insert the fastener.
These baby chicks are so easy to make, you can have an entire clutch ready in time for Easter.
Materials
2 round wooden beads (we used one 16-millimeter and one 25-millimeter bead) with holes large enough for a doubled Pipe cleaner to fit through
6-inch pipe cleaners Acrylic paint
Craft feather Fine-point marker
Instructions
First, paint the beads with acrylic paint. When they have dried, bend a 6-inch pipe cleaner in half, sandwiching the end of a tiny craft feather in the fold.
Thread the smaller bead onto the opposite end of the pipe cleaner and slide the bead up to hide the bottom of the feather.
Thread the larger bead onto the pipe cleaner, then bend the ends of the pipe cleaner into feet.
Finally, use a fine-point marker to give your little chick eyes and a tiny beak.
Easter Topiary Tree
Materials
6-inch Styrofoam Ball Foot-long Wooden Dowel
Glue 6-inch Terra-Cotta Pot
Plaster Easter Grass
2 Layers of Tulle (1 purple, 1 yellow) or Acrylic Paint Ribbons
Round Toothpicks Round, Foil-Wrapped Chocolates
Instructions
Poke a 6-inch Styrofoam ball onto a foot-long wooden dowel and glue the ball in place.
Fill a decorated 6-inch terra-cotta pot with plaster--first glue a piece of Styrofoam over the hole at the bottom--and push the dowel into the still-wet plaster. After the plaster sets, glue Easter grass on its surface.
So the Styrofoam doesn't show through, cover the ball in 2 layers of tulle (1 purple, 1 yellow), which you can gather tightly around the dowel with ribbons (you could also just paint the ball with acrylic paint).
Use round toothpicks to cover the ball with chocolates, poking one end into the chocolate and the other into the ball.
Easter Chick Card
What you'll need:
Print the Easter Chick Card sheet (PDF) 2 sheets of yellow construction paper
1 sheet of orange construction paper 2 paper fasteners
2 large wiggle eyes White craft glue
Scissors Pencil
Black permanent marker or dark crayon
How to make it:
Trace child's hands onto yellow construction paper and cut out.
Use the oval pattern or draw an oval onto the other yellow piece of construction paper. Cut out.
Lay the oval on the table and position the wings (hand cut outs) behind it, using the photo as a guide.
When the wings are where you want them, carefully poke the fasteners through the construction paper to attach the wings. Using fasteners allows the wings to flap up and down.
Using the pattern provided, cut out beak and legs from the orange construction paper.
Fold the diamond in half to create the beak and glue one side of the diamond to the yellow paper so that the beak is three dimensional and can open and close.
Glue wiggle eyes above the beak.
Position the legs under the oval. When you have them where you want them, glue them in place.
Use the marker or dark crayon to write a message on the front of the card.
Tips:
If you don't have wiggle eyes you can simply draw eyes on with a marker, or use black and white construction paper to create your own.
If you have it available, cardstock is much sturdier than construction paper and will resist tears better.
Before poking the fasteners through the body of the chick, use a sharp pencil to poke a hole through. Then insert the fastener.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Easter Leftovers
Warm Maple, Ham and Apple Coffeecake By: Janice Elder
"Biscuit dough, ham, apples and raisins baked with sugar and spice and everything nice! This wonderful dish started out as a simple apple coffeecake but I added leftover ham and maple syrup and adjusted other seasonings to give it more body and substance. A great brunch or light supper dish that never fails to bring compliments and requests for the recipe. Excellent use for leftover ham! Walnuts can be substituted for pecans."
Ingredients
1 (12 ounce) can refrigerated flaky biscuit dough 2 cups chopped cooked ham
2 cups apple - peeled, cored, and chopped 1/4 cup raisins
1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon apple pie spice
1/3 cup maple syrup 1 egg
1/2 cup chopped pecans 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
1/4 teaspoon apple pie spice 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
Directions
1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Generously grease or spray with non-stick cooking spray a 9-inch square baking dish or similar sized baking dish.
2.Cut each biscuit into 4 equal pieces; set aside. Sprinkle 1 cup of the ham, 1 cup of the apples and all the raisins over the bottom of the prepared pan, spreading evenly. Arrange biscuit pieces, pointed ends up, over the mixture. Sprinkle evenly with remaining ham and apples.
3.In a small mixing bowl combine brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon apple pie spice, maple syrup and egg, blending thoroughly. Stir in nuts, then spoon evenly over biscuit pieces and ham/apple mixture.
4.Bake in preheated oven for 35 to 45 minutes, or until nicely browned. Cool for 5 minutes, then drizzle Spice Spiked Glaze over warm coffeecake.
5.To Make Spice Spiked Glaze: In a small bowl whisk together the confectioners' sugar, bourbon, 1/4 teaspoon apple pie spice, and cayenne pepper until a drizzling consistency is reached (more bourbon or milk may be added if necessary to achieve desired consistency).
Delicious Ham and Potato Soup by Ellie11
Ingredients
3 1/2 cups peeled and diced potatoes 1/3 cup diced celery
1/3 cup finely chopped onion 3/4 cup diced cooked ham
3 1/4 cups water 2 Tbs chicken bouillon granules
1/2 tsp salt, or to taste 1 tsp ground white or black pepper, or to taste
5 Tbs butter 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups milk
Directions
1.Combine the potatoes, celery, onion, ham and water in a stockpot. Bring to a boil, then cook over medium heat until potatoes are tender, about 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in the chicken bouillon, salt and pepper.
2.In a separate saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat. Whisk in flour with a fork, and cook, stirring constantly until thick, about 1 minute. Slowly stir in milk as not to allow lumps to form until all of the milk has been added. Continue stirring over medium-low heat until thick, 4 to 5 minutes.
3.Stir the milk mixture into the stockpot, and cook soup until heated through. Serve immediately.
Bird's Nest Egg Salad
Ingredients
1 egg 3 cups chow mein noodles
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
EGG SALAD:
6 hard-cooked eggs, chopped 1/3 cup mayonnaise
1/3 cup finely chopped celery 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley 1 1/2 teaspoons ground mustard
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice 1/4 teaspoon seasoned salt
Lettuce Leaves
Directions
1.In a small bowl, beat egg. Add chow mein noodles and garlic salt; stir to coat. Drop by 1/3 cupfuls onto a greased baking sheet. Using fingers, shape each into a nest; make an indentation in the center of each. Bake at 350 degrees F for 11-13 minutes or until set. Cool for 2 minutes; remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
2.In a bowl, combine the first eight egg salad ingredients; mix well. Just before serving, spoon 1/4 cupful into each nest. Serve on a lettuce-lined plate if desired
"Biscuit dough, ham, apples and raisins baked with sugar and spice and everything nice! This wonderful dish started out as a simple apple coffeecake but I added leftover ham and maple syrup and adjusted other seasonings to give it more body and substance. A great brunch or light supper dish that never fails to bring compliments and requests for the recipe. Excellent use for leftover ham! Walnuts can be substituted for pecans."
Ingredients
1 (12 ounce) can refrigerated flaky biscuit dough 2 cups chopped cooked ham
2 cups apple - peeled, cored, and chopped 1/4 cup raisins
1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon apple pie spice
1/3 cup maple syrup 1 egg
1/2 cup chopped pecans 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
1/4 teaspoon apple pie spice 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
Directions
1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Generously grease or spray with non-stick cooking spray a 9-inch square baking dish or similar sized baking dish.
2.Cut each biscuit into 4 equal pieces; set aside. Sprinkle 1 cup of the ham, 1 cup of the apples and all the raisins over the bottom of the prepared pan, spreading evenly. Arrange biscuit pieces, pointed ends up, over the mixture. Sprinkle evenly with remaining ham and apples.
3.In a small mixing bowl combine brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon apple pie spice, maple syrup and egg, blending thoroughly. Stir in nuts, then spoon evenly over biscuit pieces and ham/apple mixture.
4.Bake in preheated oven for 35 to 45 minutes, or until nicely browned. Cool for 5 minutes, then drizzle Spice Spiked Glaze over warm coffeecake.
5.To Make Spice Spiked Glaze: In a small bowl whisk together the confectioners' sugar, bourbon, 1/4 teaspoon apple pie spice, and cayenne pepper until a drizzling consistency is reached (more bourbon or milk may be added if necessary to achieve desired consistency).
Delicious Ham and Potato Soup by Ellie11
Ingredients
3 1/2 cups peeled and diced potatoes 1/3 cup diced celery
1/3 cup finely chopped onion 3/4 cup diced cooked ham
3 1/4 cups water 2 Tbs chicken bouillon granules
1/2 tsp salt, or to taste 1 tsp ground white or black pepper, or to taste
5 Tbs butter 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups milk
Directions
1.Combine the potatoes, celery, onion, ham and water in a stockpot. Bring to a boil, then cook over medium heat until potatoes are tender, about 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in the chicken bouillon, salt and pepper.
2.In a separate saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat. Whisk in flour with a fork, and cook, stirring constantly until thick, about 1 minute. Slowly stir in milk as not to allow lumps to form until all of the milk has been added. Continue stirring over medium-low heat until thick, 4 to 5 minutes.
3.Stir the milk mixture into the stockpot, and cook soup until heated through. Serve immediately.
Bird's Nest Egg Salad
Ingredients
1 egg 3 cups chow mein noodles
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
EGG SALAD:
6 hard-cooked eggs, chopped 1/3 cup mayonnaise
1/3 cup finely chopped celery 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley 1 1/2 teaspoons ground mustard
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice 1/4 teaspoon seasoned salt
Lettuce Leaves
Directions
1.In a small bowl, beat egg. Add chow mein noodles and garlic salt; stir to coat. Drop by 1/3 cupfuls onto a greased baking sheet. Using fingers, shape each into a nest; make an indentation in the center of each. Bake at 350 degrees F for 11-13 minutes or until set. Cool for 2 minutes; remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
2.In a bowl, combine the first eight egg salad ingredients; mix well. Just before serving, spoon 1/4 cupful into each nest. Serve on a lettuce-lined plate if desired
Sunday, March 28, 2010
The Tortoise and the Hare - revisited
The Tortoise and the Hare
The hare was once boasting of his speed before the other animals. "I have never yet been beaten," said he, "when I put forth my full speed. I challenge anyone here to race with me."
The tortoise said quietly, "I accept your challenge."
"That is a good joke," said the hare. "I could dance around you all the way."
"Keep your boasting until you've beaten," answered the tortoise. "Shall we race?"
So a course was fixed and a start was made. The hare darted almost out of sight at once, but soon stopped and, to show his contempt for the tortoise, lay down to have a nap. The tortoise plodded on and plodded on, and when the hare awoke from his nap, he saw the tortoise nearing the finish line, and he could not catch up in time to save the race.
Plodding wins the race.
The ______ (noun) and the ______(noun)
The ______ (noun) was once boasting of his speed before the other _________ (noun). "I have ______ (time frame – always/never/once) yet been ________ (verb)," said he, "when I put forth my full speed. I challenge anyone here to _____ ( verb) with me."
The _______ (noun) said quietly, "I _____ (verb) your challenge."
"That is a good joke," said the hare. "I could (verb) _______ ( adjective) you all the way."
"Keep your boasting until you've beaten," answered the ________ (noun). "Shall we race?"
So a _______(place) was ______ (verb) and a start was made. The _______(noun) _______ (verb) almost out of sight at once, but soon _______ (verb) and, to show his contempt for the ______ (noun) , ________ ( verb) to have a nap. The ______ (noun) ______ (verb) on and ______ (verb) on, and when the ______noun) ________ (verb) from his nap, he saw the _________(noun) _________ (adjective) the _______ (place), and he could not _________ (verb) in time to save the ______ (noun).
Plodding wins the race.
The hare was once boasting of his speed before the other animals. "I have never yet been beaten," said he, "when I put forth my full speed. I challenge anyone here to race with me."
The tortoise said quietly, "I accept your challenge."
"That is a good joke," said the hare. "I could dance around you all the way."
"Keep your boasting until you've beaten," answered the tortoise. "Shall we race?"
So a course was fixed and a start was made. The hare darted almost out of sight at once, but soon stopped and, to show his contempt for the tortoise, lay down to have a nap. The tortoise plodded on and plodded on, and when the hare awoke from his nap, he saw the tortoise nearing the finish line, and he could not catch up in time to save the race.
Plodding wins the race.
The ______ (noun) and the ______(noun)
The ______ (noun) was once boasting of his speed before the other _________ (noun). "I have ______ (time frame – always/never/once) yet been ________ (verb)," said he, "when I put forth my full speed. I challenge anyone here to _____ ( verb) with me."
The _______ (noun) said quietly, "I _____ (verb) your challenge."
"That is a good joke," said the hare. "I could (verb) _______ ( adjective) you all the way."
"Keep your boasting until you've beaten," answered the ________ (noun). "Shall we race?"
So a _______(place) was ______ (verb) and a start was made. The _______(noun) _______ (verb) almost out of sight at once, but soon _______ (verb) and, to show his contempt for the ______ (noun) , ________ ( verb) to have a nap. The ______ (noun) ______ (verb) on and ______ (verb) on, and when the ______noun) ________ (verb) from his nap, he saw the _________(noun) _________ (adjective) the _______ (place), and he could not _________ (verb) in time to save the ______ (noun).
Plodding wins the race.
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