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Friday, May 26th, 2006I was rather excited to watch the Martha daytime talk show when she mentioned that the author of Generation T : 108 Ways to Transform a T-Shirt was going to be a guest. Surely I would learn some new life-altering tshirt transformation techniques.
So, I tune in, fast forwarding 3/4 of the show (Who cares about [...]
Crafty Family Continued
Thursday, January 29th, 2004Time to post this year’s Christmas craft! OF course, we NEVER make a christmas themed craft, because after all, what fun would it be to look at after Christmas?
This year UT and AL came up with the challenge: a blank decorative bowl to be painted with glass paints (transparent OR opaque) and to [...]
The new marble magnets!
Thursday, December 4th, 2003Oh my gosh, microbeading is so hot (scroll to the bottom of the page!).
I’m definitely beading up something cool in the near future.
Meet General Tso
Monday, September 8th, 2003My personal favorite American-Chinese dish is General Tso’s chicken. But who is General Tso, and why is this chicken specialty named after him? A cute article
Yummy Yummy!
Christmas Lights Renewed
Sunday, May 25th, 2003Our favorite tissue paper flowers transformed to upscale christmas light hangers. Can we say hot?
Lovely Food Presentation
Friday, April 4th, 2003When taking pictures of food, we have some lessons to learn. Ceramic animals defintely add a lot to a picture of a tasty meal, as well as other random props.
That site is hilarious, worth a laugh if not some food photography tips
Altered Books
Monday, March 24th, 2003Altered books look like a good thing for creative release: what is an altered book?
Just imagine all the creations we could have made with discarded library books!
Seared Pork with Cranberry Orange Sauce
Saturday, March 1st, 2003This is a great and easy recipe from Cooking Light that I make over and over again and never get sick of!! If you don’t have wine or ginger, just leave them out and add a little extra chicken broth.
Ingredients
1/2 cup whole berry cranberry sauce (or substitute 1/2 cup dried cranberries and 1 [...]
Making over a t-shirt
Tuesday, February 25th, 2003Tired of those huge, unflattering men’s t-shirts accumulating in your closet? Make them over into a hot motifa fashion!
Tasty Lemon Chicken
Tuesday, February 4th, 2003Last night I made Lemon Chicken parmesean based on this recipe at Kraftfoods.com. Here are my modified instructions:
1. Cut up chicken breasts into thin strips, fry in olive oil.
2. In a separate pan, stir fry frozen “Italian vegetable” mix in olive oil with some garlic.
3. When the chicken strips are browned, season [...]
