tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88099979831207395552024-03-19T05:02:22.782-04:00Old House to New Home Join Me as I Make Our 100 Year Old House a HomeAmanda @ Old House to New Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04744093980056345645noreply@blogger.comBlogger207125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8809997983120739555.post-30028076637857766022015-03-12T14:58:00.002-04:002015-03-12T14:58:50.261-04:00I've moved! I have moved! If you have gotten here by mistake, please check out the new site at http://www.oldhousetonewhome.net<br />
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Thank you and I hope to see you there!Amanda @ Old House to New Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04744093980056345645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8809997983120739555.post-85708623426239792062015-03-06T13:00:00.000-05:002015-03-06T13:00:01.644-05:00The Ultimate Pinterest Party! <h2 style="text-align: center;">
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Please help spread the word and <span style="color: #ff0035; text-decoration: underline;"><strong>make sure that you come back on Saturday to re-pin some pins from the board</strong></span>. (Don't repin from the linky; repin from <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/creativekkids/the-ultimate-pinterest-party/" target="_blank">The Ultimate Pinterest Party Board</a>, Week 41 pins)
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Last week, <a href="http://creativekkids.com/strategies-for-pinterest-a-tool-for-pinterest/" target="_blank" title="Strategies for Pinterest + A Tool for Pinterest!">Creative K Kids</a>' pin, <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/155022412149739363/" target="_blank">Strategies for Pinterest + A Tool for Pinterest</a> received 8 re-pins. </div>
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<li>Link to a <strong><span style="color: red;">PIN</span></strong>, not a post!! Make sure you only link up *<span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>2 pins</strong></em></span>.* We will delete any pins after the first 2 pins.</li>
<li> Before you link up the pin,<strong><span style="color: red;"> click on the pin and make sure it takes you to your post</span></strong>, not your home page.</li>
<li><strong><span style="color: red;">PLEASE</span> </strong>remember to go pin other people's pins <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/creativekkids/the-ultimate-pinterest-party/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><span style="color: red;"><strong>FROM THE ULTIMATE PINTEREST BOARD</strong></span></em></span></a> on <span style="color: red;"><strong>SATURDAY MORNING</strong></span> (not tonight from the linky). <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Do not link up if you do not have the time to re-pin.</strong></em></span></li>
<li>Please <span style="color: red;"><strong>re-pin (<span style="text-decoration: underline;">not</span> like) at least 2 pins</strong> </span>for every pin that you link up. Liking does not boost the pins. If you want to like some after you re-pin 2 pins, that is fine.</li>
<li>Please link up pins that are <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;">new to our party</span></span>. (Do not link up the same pin that you have already linked up a previous week. They will not be repinned.)</li>
<li>Linking up to this party gives the host and co-hosts permission to use a picture and a link to your post if they feature your post on their blogs or social media.</li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><strong>PLEASE SHARE!</strong></span> I think this party could be awesome, but we need to have you get out the word! That being said, we only want people to link up who will come back and pin on Saturday! You can share on all the social medias (facebook, google+, etc.) but here is a Twitter button to make it easy!</li>
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Tammy from <strong><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://creativekkids.com/" style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Creative K Kids</a></span></strong> -- Click <em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/creativekkids/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;">HERE</span></a></span></strong></span><strong> </strong></em>to follow on Pinterest.</div>
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Amanda from <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://oldhousetonewhome.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;">Old House to New Home</span></a></strong></span></span> -- Click <span style="color: red;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/adawnpaxton/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;">HERE</span></a></span></strong></span><strong> </strong></em></span>to follow on Pinterest.</div>
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<li>We will start pinning at <strong><span style="color: red;">8:30 a.m. EST Saturday morning</span></strong>. We will pin until they are all pinned.</li>
<li> If you know that you do not have the time to re-pin pins on Saturday, then <span style="color: red;"><strong>DO NOT LINK UP</strong></span>!</li>
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Amanda @ Old House to New Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04744093980056345645noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8809997983120739555.post-17810166542311085422015-03-06T08:00:00.000-05:002015-03-06T08:00:04.360-05:00Pixie Hollow Play Dough (Homemade Scented Play Dough)<div style="text-align: center;">
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One of the best things about having kids is that you get to relive your favorite memories of childhood. Disney movies, the princesses, and of course everyone's favorite fairy, Tinker Bell. Tinker Bell has come a long way since I was young though. She is no longer just a character in Peter Pan, she has taken on a big role of her own! Have you seen the Tinker Bell movies? They are adorable and I love watching them with my daughter. When we heard that there would be a new movie, Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast, we were so excited! The movie was just released this week on March 3rd and I picked it up the day it came out from Walmart.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">All smiles picking up all her new Tinker Bell gear!</td></tr>
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I thought it would be fun to have an entire Tink themed day, so we went to Walmart, bought a few new fairy toys, picked up the movie on Blu-Ray, and then went home to do a themed activity. We picked up a few ingredients while at the store to make this super simple homemade playdough. It is made with Jello, so it not only turns out silky smooth, but it smells great as well! We threw in some glitter and named it Pixie Hollow Play Dough! While the dough was cooling, we put on the movie and sat down to see what was going on in Pixie Hollow with all the fairies and the NeverBeast! It was an adorable movie!<br />
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If you have never made homemade play dough before, I really encourage you to! It is inexpensive, easy, and it stays smoother so much longer than store bought. There are endless jello flavors, so you have so many choices! Play dough has recently become the most popular activity in our house so I knew this sparkly green version would be a big hit. We used the pair of wings that came with our new Tinker Bell doll to play with in the dough!<br />
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Here's all you need!<br />
1 cup flour<br />
1 cup warm water<br />
1 3 oz. packet of jello, generic is fine<br />
2 tbsp. oil, canola or vegetable<br />
2 tbsp. cream of tartar<br />
2 tbsp. glitter<br />
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In a small sauce pan, combine all ingredients, except for glitter. Stir to combine. Turn your heat on medium and stir, stir, and stir some more. You will stir for about 5 minutes. You are done whenever the dough has formed and you can no longer stir. Make sure it is to the point of unstirrable or else your dough may turn out too sticky. Put the dough onto a non stick baking mat or a floured counter top. Let sit for half an hour until cool and then add glitter. Knead until a solid ball forms and all the glitter is equally distributed.<br />
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The last batch we made stayed soft for at least a month! Just like regular play dough, store in an airtight container and it will stay smooth!<br />
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Seriously, didn't I just share our little girl's Mickey Mouse Party with you like two days ago? Has it seriously been a year? I still can't believe it! When asking an almost three year old what type of birthday party they want, you often get a lot of interesting responses. Every time I asked, I was told something different, but many times the responses included princesses, so I decided to go with it. It was much easier to make it princesses in general than to plan a Rapunzel party and be told the day of the party that she wanted Aurora.<br />
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Each year I try to make things a little simpler than the year before. Her first birthday party was very involved, with <strike>weeks</strike> months of planning, decoration making, and cooking. Her second party had a lot of cooking involved, which made me feel super stressed the day of the party. This year I scaled down the menu to just a couple things and didn't worry about having a "themed" menu.<br />
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Even with a simpler menu, we had plenty of food and I think everyone enjoyed it. The Birthday Princess really loved the decorations, and to be honest, it's a week later, and we still have some of them up! Here are some of my favorite details.<br />
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The top tier was strawberry cake with vanilla buttercream and the bottom was almond cake with raspberry filling and vanilla buttercream made by the fabulous Carrie from <a href="http://batterbakeshop.weebly.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Batter Bake Shop</a>. (Check her out on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BatterBakeShop" target="_blank">Facebook</a> too!!)</div>
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Princess chocolates were made by my Mom using the plastic leftover from a Princess Advent Calendar. A genius idea from my friend Sarah!</div>
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Royal icing cookies made by my Mom and I. Princess cookie cutters from <a href="https://www.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=%22http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0040UDDWS/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0040UDDWS&linkCode=as2&tag=olhotoneho-20&linkId=WMTRYRWWDP5DW2K7%22%3EWilton%20Princess%20Cookie%20Cutter%20Set,%203-Piece%3C/a%3E%3Cimg%20src=%22http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=olhotoneho-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0040UDDWS%22%20width=%221%22%20height=%221%22%20border=%220%22%20alt=%22%22%20style=%22border:none%20!important;%20margin:0px%20!important;%22%20/%3E" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a>. I will be the first to admit that this was not my finest royal icing performance. Actually, it was probably my worst. But they tasted great and the kids loved them, so oh well! </div>
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Paper Lanterns from Michael's strung together with fishing line and hung by a Command Hook. </div>
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The foyer was the official "Princess Room" and held the Princess Command Center (<a href="http://oldhousetonewhome.blogspot.com/2015/02/diy-dress-up-storage.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DIY Princess Dress Up Storage</a>) and the Princess Accessory Table, which held the favors for all the kids. </div>
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Polka Dot Balloons from <a href="https://www.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=%22http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005CCNOWM/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B005CCNOWM&linkCode=as2&tag=olhotoneho-20&linkId=N4P5QOKV4UGUIE66%22%3E20%20ct%20Round%20Helium%20Quality%2012%22%20Pink%20Polka%20Dot%20Balloons%3C/a%3E%3Cimg%20src=%22http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=olhotoneho-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B005CCNOWM%22%20width=%221%22%20height=%221%22%20border=%220%22%20alt=%22%22%20style=%22border:none%20!important;%20margin:0px%20!important;%22%20/%3E" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a> and the Princess ones are from Walmart. We also used <a href="https://www.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=%22http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BWECXXA/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00BWECXXA&linkCode=as2&tag=olhotoneho-20&linkId=FCUELSOIKII66VBW%22%3EBouquet:%20Princess%20Birthday%20Cake%20Bouquet%20Balloons%3C/a%3E%3Cimg%20src=%22http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=olhotoneho-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00BWECXXA%22%20width=%221%22%20height=%221%22%20border=%220%22%20alt=%22%22%20style=%22border:none%20!important;%20margin:0px%20!important;%22%20/%3E" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">these</a> which aren't pictured, but are still flying high a week later!</div>
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I hung plastic table clothes from Walmart over our pocket doors. I hung the two side pieces by folding the tablecloth in half and then hanging with push pins and then tied them into drapes with ribbon from Michael's. The top piece is just a tablecloth folded in 1/4 and draped across the top. The flower garland is from The Dollar Tree. These "curtains" were one of my favorite decorations and cost 3 dollars total!</div>
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This table held all the Princess Dress Up Accessories. I had wands, tiaras, rings, princess tattoos, and princess shaped crayons. We had one little Prince with us so his was the blue crown and a spiderman wand. The wands, tattoos, tiaras, and rings came in a set from <a href="https://www.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=%22http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ACP5UD0/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00ACP5UD0&linkCode=as2&tag=olhotoneho-20&linkId=V237AJ2YMINEKS5Y%22%3EPrincess%20Party%20Favor%20Pack%20-%2036%20Pc%20(12%20Tiaras,%2012%20Mini%20Star%20Wands,%2012%20Princess%20Disney%20Tattoos)%3C/a%3E%3Cimg%20src=%22http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=olhotoneho-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00ACP5UD0%22%20width=%221%22%20height=%221%22%20border=%220%22%20alt=%22%22%20style=%22border:none%20!important;%20margin:0px%20!important;%22%20/%3E" target="_blank">Amazon</a>. </div>
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This table also held cookie wands incase my little princesses and prince got hungry!<br />
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The birthday girl wore this crown from Walmart.<br />
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The tissue paper flower was my most favorite decoration and we actually still have it up. I made the white flower and the rest were purchased from the Dollar Tree. You got two in a set for $1! You can't make them for that! They were great quality too, although my white one turned out much bigger and fluffier. </div>
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I think that's it! I hope you enjoyed seeing our Princess Party and get some ideas if you are planning your own! I will be sharing two recipes from the party over the next couple of weeks, cinnamon sugar pretzels and caramelized onion dip!<br />
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Pizza is such a great food, isn't it? You can make it in the traditional form, roll it up in a stromboli, or make it light and crispy in this version here. It's so versatile and always appeals to everyone, adults and kids. <br />
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I made these for lunch one afternoon and I could tell they were going to be great, but after taking a couple bites, what I was most excited to find was that these had the taste of Pizza Hut breadsticks!! As a kid, Pizza Hut was one of my favorite places to eat. Did your school have the "Book It" program? It was a great program where if you read a designated amount of books, you got a free pizza certificate. I loved going there and enjoying my free pizza, but usually the highlight of the meal was their delicious breadsticks. While there is no bread involved in these roll ups, the sprinkle of garlic and cheese on top really take these over the edge and give them that distinct bread stick taste.<br />
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I used part-skim mozzarella sticks and turkey pepperoni for these and I really recommend those even if you aren't trying to eat light! By using these two ingredients, you reduce the amount of grease, which allows these to get nice and crispy! If you want to throw caution to the wind and go with the full fat stuff, go for it! I'm sure you can't go wrong!<br />
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These could be eaten as an appetizer, a light lunch, or dinner with a salad on the side. I have been thinking up some other combinations...peppers and onions, ham and cheese, or margherita pizza! These could so easily be adapted into really delicious combinations! I hope you try these next time you are craving pizza! After making them once, I guarantee you will be hooked just like we are!<br />
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1 package wonton wrappers*<br />
12 part-skim mozzarella cheese sticks, unwrapped<br />
1 package turkey pepperoni<br />
Parmesan cheese<br />
garlic powder<br />
cooking spray<br />
Pizza or Marinara sauce for dipping<br />
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Preheat oven to 425. Spray a baking sheet liberally with cooking spray. Lay your wonton flat on your counter and lay three slices of pepperoni down the middle. Place cheese stick over the pepperoni and then roll as directed below.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fold edges in and then fold the edge that is facing you into two triangles like you are wrapping a present.</td></tr>
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Spray tops of rolls with cooking spray and then sprinkle each once with garlic powder and Parmesan cheese. Bake for 8 minutes or until golden brown and starting to crisp on the top. Flip each roll and then return to the oven for 4-6 minutes. Watch closely so that the edges don't burn. Remove from oven and sprinkle with additional cheese. Serve immediately with warm sauce! Enjoy!!<br />
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These delicious looking <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/155022412149697257/" target="_blank">Veg Spring Rolls</a> from <a href="http://revisfoodography.com/2015/02/veg-spring-roll/" target="_blank">Revi's Foodography</a> received 9 repins and 2 likes from The Ultimate Pinterest Board! And this picture is just awesome! These look to die for!<br />
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This<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/155022412149696575/" target="_blank"> DIY Dress Up Storage</a> from <a href="https://creativelyhomespun.wordpress.com/2015/02/16/memories-fit-for-a-princess/" target="_blank">Creatively Homespun</a> is adorable! </div>
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Guys, I am so excited about this. The fabulous Linda, the blogger behind <a href="http://www.craftaholicsanonymous.net/chocolate-peanut-butter-pie-cake" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Craftaholics Anonymous</a>, asked me recently to become a part of her team. I am joining an extremely group of ladies over there and we will be contributing our crafts, recipes, and DIY ideas to her blog every month. Linda's blog is so big and receives so many views that it makes my little blog look like small potatoes, so this is truly an honor!<br />
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To start out I am sharing one of the most delicious desserts I have ever made. This cake is truly to die for. It is the perfect combination of moist chocolate cake with a peanut butter pie combination. Chocolate and peanut butter is my favorite combo, but then you throw in the combo of cake and pie and you truly have the best of both worlds!<br />
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<a name='more'></a><strong><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/155022412149619539/" target="_blank">DIY Window Seat Bookcase with No Sew Bench Cushion</a></strong> from <a href="http://oldhousetonewhome.blogspot.com/2015/02/diy-window-seat-bookcase-with-no-sew.html" target="_blank"><strong>Old House to New Home</strong></a> received 12 re-pins last week! Many other pins received 6 re-pins and some likes as well. All of the pins received at least one re-pin from our board. Thanks for making this party so much fun!</div>
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<li>Link to a <strong><span style="color: red;">PIN</span></strong>, not a post!! Make sure you only link up *<span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>2 pins</strong></em></span>.* We will delete any pins after the first 2 pins.</li>
<li>Before you link up the pin,<strong><span style="color: red;"> click on the pin and make sure it takes you to your post</span></strong>, not your home page.</li>
<li><strong><span style="color: red;">PLEASE</span> </strong>remember to go pin other people's pins <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/creativekkids/the-ultimate-pinterest-party/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><span style="color: red;"><strong>FROM THE ULTIMATE PINTEREST BOARD</strong></span></em></span></a> on <span style="color: red;"><strong>SATURDAY MORNING</strong></span> (not tonight from the linky). <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Do not link up if you do not have the time to re-pin.</strong></em></span></li>
<li>Please <span style="color: red;"><strong>re-pin (<span style="text-decoration: underline;">not</span> like) at least 2 pins</strong> </span>for every pin that you link up. Liking does not boost the pins. If you want to like some after you re-pin 2 pins, that is fine.</li>
<li>Please link up pins that are <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;">new to our party</span></span>. (Do not link up the same pin that you have already linked up a previous week. They will not be repinned.)</li>
<li>Linking up to this party gives the host and co-hosts permission to use a picture and a link to your post if they feature your post on their blogs or social media.</li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><strong>PLEASE SHARE!</strong></span> I think this party could be awesome, but we need to have you get out the word! That being said, we only want people to link up who will come back and pin on Saturday! You can share on all the social medias (facebook, google+, etc.) but here is a Twitter button to make it easy!</li>
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<li>We will start pinning at <strong><span style="color: red;">8:30 a.m. EST Saturday morning</span></strong>. We will pin until they are all pinned.</li>
<li> If you know that you do not have the time to re-pin pins on Saturday, then <span style="color: red;"><strong>DO NOT LINK UP</strong></span>!</li>
<li>I can decide to not pin a pin if it goes against my beliefs or against the rules of this party.</li>
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Amanda @ Old House to New Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04744093980056345645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8809997983120739555.post-29102058527624350172015-02-18T10:26:00.001-05:002015-02-18T10:26:48.581-05:00Cheesy Asparagus Squares <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Asparagus is one of our favorite veggies around here. It is so versatile and can be prepared in so many different ways. I use it in pasta, roasted with balsamic vinegar, or sauteed with some olive oil and garlic. One of my most favorite ways to use it though is in this casserole.<br />
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This was actually one of the very first dishes I can remember cooking when I first started learning to cook. I made this for the first "grown up" potluck I ever went to, and everyone loved it. I had the privilege of working at my own elementary school for a few years while I was finishing up my schooling to become a teacher. I worked with a fantastic group of people who all had one thing in common...we loved to eat (and loved kids of course too!)<br />
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We had monthly potlucks for both breakfast and lunch in our small faculty room. We all smooshed in there surrounded by tons of crock pots and casserole dishes! I have a ton of fond memories from working there, and every time I think of this asparagus casserole, I think of my time there! I love when food evokes great memories, as well as great flavors!<br />
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This casserole is very versatile. It can be served for breakfast or brunch like a frittata, or can be served alongside a dinner or pork or chicken. We ate it as a side dish and it is very filling! It can be made ahead and reheats very well! While this calls for a little bit of hot sauce, it is not a spicy dish! It adds a lot of flavor and don't skip it if you are afraid of this being too spicy. It won't be!<br />
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Try this one next time you need to bring a breakfast dish somewhere or if you are just looking to try something different with your veggies! Although we are a little ways off, this is a great Easter Brunch recipe!<br />
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<b><u>Cheesy Asparagus Squares</u></b><br />
Adapted from: <a href="http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/cheesy-asparagus-bites" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Taste of Home</a><br />
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Ingredients:<br />
1/2 cup diced onion<br />
2 garlic cloves, minced<br />
2 tbsp. olive oil<br />
2 cups of shredded sharp cheddar cheeese<br />
1/4 cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs<br />
1/4 tsp. salt<br />
1/4 tsp. pepper<br />
4 eggs, beaten<br />
1 lb. asparagus, trimmed into 1/2 inch pieces, thicker stalks removed<br />
1 tsp. hot sauce<br />
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Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. In a saute pan, add olive oil then onions. Cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add garlic cloves and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly while you steam asparagus. When cooler, add breadcrumbs, salt, pepper, cheese, and eggs. Stir to combine.<br />
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In a separate pan, cook your asparagus in a small amount of water, until crisp, but tender. Or you could steam it in a steamer over water for 5 minutes. When finished, add asparagus to egg and onion mixture and stir to evenly distribute asparagus. Pour entire mixture into a greased 9 inch square pan and cook for 30 minutes or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Can be served hot immediately or at room temperature. Enjoy!Amanda @ Old House to New Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04744093980056345645noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8809997983120739555.post-89996846109568358492015-02-16T08:00:00.000-05:002015-02-16T20:59:58.157-05:00DIY Dress Up Storage <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Guys, I am so excited about this post. This may be the cutest thing currently in our house. I can't stop looking at it! So if you have little girls, you know that they love princess stuff. They need dresses, shoes, purses, tiaras, jewelry. And there is never too much. They NEED it all. Or maybe that's just my little princess...<br />
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So while I love her having all her princess accessories, I hate that they are scattered all over the house. I can't tell you how many times a day I hear "Mommy, Where is my light blue tiara with pink stones?" And of course I can only find the dark blue tiara because there is no centralized spot for all the dress up gear in our house. We have it here and there and it was really starting to drive me crazy.<br />
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With our little one's birthday coming up, we knew it was the perfect time to make her something to organize all the princess stuff and of course I knew the wonderful girls over at <a href="http://www.shanty-2-chic.com/2014/09/free-woodworking-plans-diy-dress-cart.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shanty 2 Chic</a> would have plans for something great. Ryan and I had the best intentions and planned to start this at the beginning of February, giving us two weeks to get it done. Well of course life happens, stomach flues strike, and backs get thrown out, and next thing you know it's two nights before your daughter's birthday and you just have a pile of wood. Oops!!<br />
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Needless, to say, we had to build this in a hurry. We hustled after bedtime for two nights in a row and got this done in about 6 hours total. It was honestly an easy build and the plans were so easy to follow. It was also very inexpensive. We spent less than $50 dollars total. We already had 2 of the 1X12's, paint, and screws, so we didn't need to purchase any of that. The most expensive part were the knobs on the side! I could have gone cheaper, but these were exactly what I was looking for, so I just went for it. The knobs are Home Decorator's Collection from Home Depot and were $2.88 a knob. The bins are both from HomeGoods and I think they are adorable and girly.<br />
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Here's what I love about this cart. This side with the knobs is perfect for hanging purses, necklaces, umbrellas, etc. Hanging them keeps them out of the bins and all tangled up. The other side of the cart is empty for now, but I plan to add a mirror.<br />
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The shelf space is great for additional storage. I plan to put a tray on that top smaller shelf to hold miscellaneous items. The other two bins hold crowns, scarves, and other bigger accessories. I need to find one more bin to fit on that empty shelf. I had bought another, but forgot to account for the trim taking up space, so now it doesn't fit.<br />
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The bottom space, since it has a little lip from the trim, is perfect for dress up shoes. You can fit about 8 pairs of little shoes here!<br />
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So what does our little princess think of this? She loves it and has taken to calling it her Princess Command Center, which I love! You should definitely give this a try if you have a little girl, don't be afraid of building things from scratch! Once you get started, you'll find it's addicting and want to keep building!<br />
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I am going to share our tips, but for the step by step plans, please go <a href="http://www.shanty-2-chic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/DIY-Dress-Up-Cart-Plans.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. We followed her tutorial exactly and found it very easy to follow. We did leave off the casters for now. I am still deciding if we want this to be mobile or not!<br />
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1. Have your large pieces of wood cut at the store for you. Lowe's does this free of charge and it will save you some time. The tutorial uses a large piece of plywood, but we went the route of the 1X12's because we already had 2. By having Lowe's cut these big pieces for us, it saved some time and ensured straight cuts.<br />
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3. We used a<a href="https://www.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=%22http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000J43A7W/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000J43A7W&linkCode=as2&tag=olhotoneho-20&linkId=HPSKC2LTRAD3XJ6T%22%3EKreg%20R3%20Jr.%20Pocket%20Hole%20Jig%20System%3C/a%3E%3Cimg%20src=%22http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=olhotoneho-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B000J43A7W%22%20width=%221%22%20height=%221%22%20border=%220%22%20alt=%22%22%20style=%22border:none%20!important;%20margin:0px%20!important;%22%20/%3E" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Kreg Jig</a> pocket hole tool for this, which I had bought for a previous project. If you plan on doing any furniture building, I really recommend this. It makes building projects much easier. The whole point of it is that it creates pocket holes in your wood which hide the hardware. In this project, the only screws you can see are the ones holding the dowel rod.<br />
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4. Caulking is your best friend. If you do end up with slightly bowed wood, caulking the shelf seams hide any gaps or crooked edges.<br />
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5. Use a paint with primer. We used White Dove by Benjamin Moore, color matched to Valspar's Paint and Primer Ultra Paint. A paint with primer saves you a lot of time. The coverage on this paint was great and I only had to do one coat with some touch up.<br />
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6. The original plans glue the knobs into the side into predrilled holes. We just used the screws that came with the knobs. We screwed them in under each shelf so that the screws aren't visible.<br />
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I hope you give this a try! It really was easy and has made life much more organized around here!<br />
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My friend Danielle is posting a DIY Dress Up Storage on her blog today as well! Check it out <a href="https://creativelyhomespun.wordpress.com/2015/02/16/memories-fit-for-a-princess/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE!</a>Amanda @ Old House to New Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04744093980056345645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8809997983120739555.post-85867077895160921752015-02-13T13:00:00.000-05:002015-02-13T13:00:00.936-05:00The Ultimate Pinterest Party!<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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Thank you for linking up -- AND REPINNING! It's what makes this party great! (Don't repin from the linky; repin from <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/creativekkids/the-ultimate-pinterest-party/" target="_blank">The Ultimate Pinterest Party Board</a>, Week 38 pins)
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<li style="text-align: center;"> Last week, <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/155022412149619557/" target="_blank">9 incredible desserts in mason jars</a> from <a href="http://dreamingofleaving.com/2015/01/11/9-incredible-desserts-mason-jars/" target="_blank">Dreaming of Leaving</a> had 10 re-pins just from our one pin on our Pinterest board! <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/155022412149619557/"><img alt="featured post 9 Mason Jar Desserts" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-13656" src="http://creativekkids.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Mason-Jars-Recipes.jpg" height="560" width="400" /></a></li>
<li> This <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/155022412149619554/" target="_blank">Valentine pin (12 Best Valentine Heart Crafts for Kids</a> from <a href="http://funwithamessage.com/best-valentine-heart-crafts/" target="_blank">Fun with a Message</a> had 9 re-pins just from our board.
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<li>Link to a <strong><span style="color: red;">PIN</span></strong>, not a post!! Make sure you only link up *<span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>2 pins</strong></em></span>.* We will delete any pins after the first 2 pins.</li>
<li>Before you link up the pin,<strong><span style="color: red;"> click on the pin and make sure it takes you to your post</span></strong>, not your home page.</li>
<li><strong><span style="color: red;">PLEASE</span> </strong>remember to go pin other people's pins <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/creativekkids/the-ultimate-pinterest-party/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><span style="color: red;"><strong>FROM THE ULTIMATE PINTEREST BOARD</strong></span></em></span></a> on <span style="color: red;"><strong>SATURDAY MORNING</strong></span> (not tonight from the linky). <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Do not link up if you do not have the time to re-pin.</strong></em></span></li>
<li>Please <span style="color: red;"><strong>re-pin (<span style="text-decoration: underline;">not</span> like) at least 2 pins</strong> </span>for every pin that you link up. Liking does not boost the pins. If you want to like some after you re-pin 2 pins, that is fine.</li>
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<li>Linking up to this party gives the host and co-hosts permission to use a picture and a link to your post if they feature your post on their blogs or social media.</li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><strong>PLEASE SHARE!</strong></span> I think this party could be awesome, but we need to have you get out the word! That being said, we only want people to link up who will come back and pin on Saturday! You can share on all the social medias (facebook, google+, etc.) but here is a Twitter button to make it easy!</li>
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Amanda from <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://oldhousetonewhome.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;">Old House to New Home</span></a></strong></span></span> -- Click <span style="color: red;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/adawnpaxton/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;">HERE</span></a></span></strong></span><strong> </strong></em></span>to follow on Pinterest.</div>
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Anna from <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://blog.fitfunner.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;">Anna's Blog</span></a></strong></span></span> -- Click <span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/fitfunner/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>HERE</strong></em></span></a></span> to follow on Pinterest.</div>
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<li>We will start pinning at <strong><span style="color: red;">8:30 a.m. EST Saturday morning</span></strong>. We will pin until they are all pinned.</li>
<li> If you know that you do not have the time to re-pin pins on Saturday, then <span style="color: red;"><strong>DO NOT LINK UP</strong></span>!</li>
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Living in a small town has its benefits. It's safe, we have great schools, and we have small bases of ethnic communities that throw wonderful festivals during the summer. Last summer was our first in our new community, and we loved walking to the festivals, enjoying the music, and all of the ethnic foods. I think it is so important for kids to learn all about other cultures, religions, and ethnicities. As a Spanish teacher, I do just that everyday. I try to teach my students about how other people live, speak, dress, and eat. Kids love to learn about something different than what they live and breathe everyday and it is our job to teach them. </div>
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That being said, living in a small town also has its disadvantages. Our diversity is limited and we don't have a ChinaTown down the street where we can have authentic Chinese dishes for dinner and join in on their holiday celebrations. So what's a girl to do when she wants to teach her family about Asian cultures? Throw her own Chinese New Year Party!</div>
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Chinese New Year begins this year on February 19th and I thought it would be so fun to have a themed party in our house. The Chinese New Year begins with a Reunion Dinner where the entire family comes home to celebrate and eat together. I think all families enjoy a big dinner together when all of their loved ones are present! </div>
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To throw your own Chinese New Year party, you don't need much! Keep it simple and make the party about being with your family! Here are five ways to celebrate with kids!<br />
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1) Decorate with red! Red tablecloths, napkins, plates, and definitely lanterns! Red is the "official" color of the Chinese New Year. Look how pretty these gold and red plates are that I picked up! They are going to be perfect for our celebration!</div>
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2) Do a simple craft with your kids that will get them excited for the party, Here is a simple DIY Paper Lantern you can make. <a href="http://kiboomukidssongs.com/chinese-new-year-lantern-craft/" target="_blank">DIY Chinese New Year Lantern for Kids</a>. And <a href="http://www.theimaginationbox.com/chinese-new-year.html" target="_blank">this page </a>has 10 different crafts that kids would love, including a beautiful Cherry Blossom craft! This year is the year of the Sheep, so Sheep decorations would be fun to make and include as well! Here is a coloring page you could <a href="http://www.crayola.com/free-coloring-pages/print/chinese-new-year-dragon-coloring-page/" target="_blank">print out</a> that you could do with all ages of children.<br />
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3) One of the coolest New Year traditions is to give gifts of money in red envelopes. It would be fun to put small monetary amounts in the envelopes and give to kids,or you could fill them with "coupons" for things like go to bed late, get out of a chore, movie night, etc! My daughter is young so I am thinking of filling hers with play money and small candies. You can purchase the envelopes at most party stores very inexpensively!</div>
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4)Make an authentic Chinese Dinner. Lo mein and <a href="http://oldhousetonewhome.blogspot.com/2014/07/stir-fried-sweet-thai-chili-cauliflower.html" target="_blank">Cauliflower Stir Fry</a> are always favorites in our house as well as Spring Rolls and Eggrolls. To keep the party simple, Tai Pei ® Spring Rolls and Eggrolls from Walmart are absolutely delicious and are authentic. They are so loaded with meat and veggies that they can be a meal all by themselves! By making some of the food and purchasing the rest, it makes your party prep much less stressful and you can make it more about the cultural experience! We love these egg and spring rolls by Tai Pei ®. They taste exactly like the ones from our favorite local Chinese food restaurant and they are ready in minutes! I baked up the chicken and vegetable rolls for our party, but you can also purchase pork and shrimp varieties too! And I can't forget to mention that all the spring rolls and egg rolls boxes come with dipping sauce!<br />
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Sausage, especially turkey or chicken sausage, is one of my favorite things to keep stocked in my freezer. You can pull it out and defrost it quickly and it goes great with so many different meals. You can grill it and throw it on a bun. Saute it and toss it with pasta. Or you can remove it from the casings and cook it as a ground meat, which is what I did here.<br />
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I don't make sloppy joes very often, and I didn't even plan on making it this time, but after the sausage cooked all day in the crockpot, I realized that that was exactly what I had just done! This meal was the Italian version of sloppy joes, and it was even better than the original, if I do say so myself.<br />
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I removed the casings on the sausage and browned it lightly in my stoneware crockpot, added in peppers, onions, and tomato sauce, and then let it simmer all day. It smelled absolutely heavenly while cooking and I couldn't wait to dig in. Once I realized that this mixture resembled sloppy joes, I began scrambling for something to serve this on. After a quick dig through of the freezer, I found a loaf of garlic bread. You can see where this is going. Slow cooked saucy sausage+garlic bread=THE BEST DINNER EVER! Seriously guys, this was really good. I'm going to shut up now and just share the recipe. There is nothing more to say other than make this soon!<br />
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1 lb. Italian seasoned turkey, pork, or chicken sausage, removed from the casings<br />
1 green pepper, diced<br />
1 white onion, diced<br />
1 28.5 oz can crushed tomatoes<br />
3 garlic cloves, minced<br />
1 tbsp. sugar<br />
1 tsp. salt<br />
1 tsp. pepper<br />
1 tsp. garlic powder<br />
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Brown sausage, then add to crockpot. Add in all remaining ingredients except for the bread and cheese. Cover and cook on low 4-5 hours. Right before serving, check seasonings and add more if necessary. Serve over your toasted garlic bread and sprinkle with cheese, if desired. Enjoy!Amanda @ Old House to New Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04744093980056345645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8809997983120739555.post-17453664166970467062015-02-06T13:00:00.000-05:002015-02-06T13:00:01.472-05:00The Ultimate Pinterest Party <h2 style="text-align: center;">
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Amanda @ Old House to New Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04744093980056345645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8809997983120739555.post-12591866588038342532015-02-04T08:00:00.000-05:002015-02-04T08:00:06.675-05:00Cake Batter Cookies with White Chocolate Raspberry Icing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Are you gearing up for Valentine's Day? While my husband and I aren't big celebrators of this holiday, it is really fun to celebrate with kids! My daughter's birthday is two days beforehand, and we brought her home from the hospital on Valentine's Day three years ago, so it is a special day for our family for more than just it being Valentine's Day!<br />
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I love getting my daughter involved in holiday prep, and one of her favorite holiday activities is cookie baking! I think she would help me bake cookies everyday if I allowed her to! We have recently had a lot of snow days home from school so baking has often been apart of the daily agenda. With Valentine's Day right around the corner, I wanted to make a few pink themed cookies.<br />
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We made these cookies for a special family dinner with my grandma and they were a big hit! They are super soft and have a good texture from the sprinkles, and the flavor from the cake mix is delicious and tastes just like a slice of vanilla cake. But the true show stealer here is the drizzle. I was drinking my morning coffee while making these which I had flavored with White Chocolate Raspberry Creamer. This creamer is delicious and inspiration struck! Instead of making my icing drizzle with milk, I could replace it with this creamer! (ps, this is not a sponsored post, I just really love this flavor of creamer, which I have seen at many grocery stores.)<br />
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While I don't always advocate using mixes for your cookies, I love this recipe because the less ingredients the better when cooking with kids. The less things to add, the less chances of spillage! Cake mix cookies are also soft and very flavorful so they are really appealing for little ones!<br />
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<b><u>Cake Batter Cookies with White Chocolate Raspberry Icing</u></b><br />
Recipe adapted from: <a href="http://sallysbakingaddiction.com/2012/11/29/holiday-confetti-cake-batter-cookies/" target="_blank">Sally's Baking Addiction</a><br />
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1 white or yellow cake mix<br />
1/3 cup canola or vegetable oil<br />
2 eggs<br />
1 tsp. baking powder<br />
1/4 cup sprinkles<br />
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1/2 cup powdered sugar<br />
1-3 tbsp. white chocolate raspberry creamer, any brand<br />
1 tsp. vanilla<br />
2-3 drops pink or purple food coloring (I love <a href="https://www.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=%22http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0029YDR82/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0029YDR82&linkCode=as2&tag=olhotoneho-20&linkId=JZOBTYFBXEZ2UODK%22%3EAmeriColor%20Student%20Soft%20Gel%20Paste%20Food%20Color%2012%20Pack%20Kit%3C/a%3E%3Cimg%20src=%22http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=olhotoneho-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0029YDR82%22%20width=%221%22%20height=%221%22%20border=%220%22%20alt=%22%22%20style=%22border:none%20!important;%20margin:0px%20!important;%22%20/%3E" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Americolor Gels</a>)<br />
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line two baking sheets with silpats or parchment paper. In a large bowl stir together the dry cake mix and baking powder. Add the oil and 2 eggs and stir to combine, but don't overmix, just until all dry spots are wet and a dough has formed. Add in the sprinkles and fold gently to combine. Drop rounded tablespoon size balls onto your cookie sheet. Bake 9-11 minutes, or until set, but not brown. Do not overbake! These cookies will be very soft when you remove them from the oven. <br />
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Let sit on cookie sheet for 5 minutes, then remove to cooling rack to cool completely.<br />
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When cookies are completely cool, make your drizzle. Whisk together powdered sugar, vanilla, and 1 tbsp. creamer. Whisk until no lumps remain. If drizzle seems too thin, add more powdered sugar. If too thick, add more creamer. You want a consistency that will be easy to drizzle, but not too thin that it won't set.<br />
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Drizzle cooled cookies with icing either using a plastic squeeze bottle used for candy making or just drizzle with a spoon. Let icing set before removing from cooling rack. Cookies are great frozen or in an airtight container for at least a week. Enjoy! <br />
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Happy Monday! Is it snowy in your neck of the woods? We got a ton of snow last week so it is the perfect time to stay home and get some projects wrapped up. I am happy to say that our bathroom remodel is 99% done and we are just waiting on the lights we ordered to come. I can't wait to share with you how bright and airy it is now!<br />
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As for finishing up projects, my daughter has had her books in a bookcase that I spray painted last year in a cute chevron pattern. While the bookcase served its purpose, it was starting to become too messy and never seemed to stay organized. I mentioned last week that one of my goals is to organize all the toys this year and I started with this <a href="http://oldhousetonewhome.blogspot.com/2015/01/easy-puzzle-and-game-storage.html" target="_blank">simple puzzle and game storage.</a> Turning to the book situation, I began looking at solutions and remembered <a href="http://iheartorganizing.blogspot.com/2012/04/playroom-progress-sweet-seating-part-1.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">IHeartOrganizing's</a> Ikea Bookcase turned bench that was wildly popular on Pinterest. I wanted to do something similar, but place it right in front of the window so it was a window seat in addition to a bench, and also had storage underneath.<br />
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(We have had one sunny day in like the last month and of course I took pictures this day and it was impossible to get a picture that didn't look terribly overexposed! Sorry! Shield your eyes from the brightness coming!)</div>
I bought <a href="http://www.walmart.com/ip/Better-Homes-and-Gardens-3-Cube-Organizer-Espresso/29741116" target="_blank">this bookcase</a> from WalMart and for the price, I am really happy with it! It is very sturdy and both me and my daughter can sit on it at the same time. My husband also said it was extremely easy to put together, as opposed to Ikea furniture, which can be a bit tedious.<br />
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We laid the bench vertically in front of the window and just filled up both sides with books. In the spirit of keeping things organized, I really pared down the books to just the ones my daughter likes to read before bed, and moved the rest to her playroom. The middle cube is her version of the junk drawer. It is filled with all kinds of her little treasures, and I never know what I am going to find in there!<br />
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For the cushion, I followed the same tutorial I used for my <a href="http://oldhousetonewhome.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-no-sew-bench-cushion.html" target="_blank">DIY No Sew Bench Cushion</a>, but just used a thicker foam this time to make it even more comfy. I believe it was 1 3/4 inch foam from Joann's. I made the cushion smaller than the actual bench so that a part of the bench would stay exposed so we could use it as a nightstand to hold water for my daughter at night.<br />
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She really loves it and has been so proud to show people her window seat! And I am just excited to say that another long overdue project is complete!Amanda @ Old House to New Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04744093980056345645noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8809997983120739555.post-52318266975765505762015-01-30T13:00:00.000-05:002015-01-30T13:00:02.041-05:00The Ultimate Pinterest Party<h2 style="text-align: center;">
Thank you for participating in The Ultimate Pinterest Party!</h2>
Last week we had over 70 pins linked up! It's so much fun pinning and seeing everyone's great posts. Please help spread the word and make sure that you come back on Saturday to re-pin some pins from the board. (Don't repin from the linky; repin from <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/creativekkids/the-ultimate-pinterest-party/" target="_blank">The Ultimate Pinterest Party Board</a>, Week 36 pins)
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I checked the board on Sunday before noon, and this<a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/155022412149536824/" target="_blank"> Valentine's Day Donut S'mores pin</a> from <a href="http://www.minimonetsandmommies.com/2015/01/valentines-day-donut-smores-sundae.html" target="_blank">Mini Monets and Mommies</a> already had 13 re-pins.</div>
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This yummy <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/155022412149537562/" target="_blank">No Bake Key Lime Pie in a Jar pin</a> that goes with <a href="http://dreamingofleaving.com/2015/01/11/9-incredible-desserts-mason-jars/" target="_blank">9 Incrdible Desserts in Mason Jars by Dreaming of Leaving</a> had 10 re-pins with 17 additional re-pins from those 10 re-pins.<br />
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<li>Link to a <strong><span style="color: red;">PIN</span></strong>, not a post!! Make sure you only link up *<span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>2 pins</strong></em></span>.* We will delete any pins after the first 2 pins.</li>
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<li><span style="color: red;"><strong>PLEASE SHARE!</strong></span> I think this party could be awesome, but we need to have you get out the word! That being said, we only want people to link up who will come back and pin on Saturday! You can share on all the social medias (facebook, google+, etc.) but here is a Twitter button to make it easy!</li>
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<b>Why do we do a G+ party at all, and why do we do it on Fridays?</b></h4>
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<li>Posting on G+ helps with SEO optimization.</li>
<li>Posting on G+ helps your posts get ranked higher in Google's search engine.</li>
<li>Friday is supposed to be the best time for interaction on G+, specifically between 11a.m. - 2 p.m. and 7 - 10 p.m</li>
<li>To help you gain more followers on G+. (We'll have a G+ circle that we share every week for those who link up.)</li>
<li>To interact with and get to know other bloggers.</li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><b>BECAUSE IT'S FUN!! </b></span> Why do a party if it isn't going to be fun?</li>
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Please tell your blogging friends about this party as the more people that participate means that your posts get boosted more! Plus almost every week, we make a circle for only those who participated in that week's party. It's an easy way to grow your circles and get your posts boosted and maybe pinned all at the same time!<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Thank you for linking up and joining our party. We will remind people to link up every single Friday as it helps us know who is participating in our party, and which people are being by spammers by just using the hashtag</span> #theultimateparty.</span></b></div>
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<b>Please follow all the co-hosts above and the hosts, <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/+TammyDoiel/posts" target="_blank"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;">+Tammy Doiel</span></a></span></span> from <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;">Creative K Kids</span></span>, <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/104322747603915135938/posts" target="_blank"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;">+Tammy A</span></a></span></span> from <span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://mylifeabundant.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;">My Life Abundant</span></a></span>, <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/+KimPKidPep/posts" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;">+Kim P</span></span></a> from<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;"> <a href="http://kidpep.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;">KidPep</span></a></span></span>, <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/+AmandaPaxton2014/posts" target="_blank"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;">+Amanda Paxton</span></a> from<a href="http://oldhousetonewhome.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;">Old House to New House</span></span></a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/+PaulaKumert/posts" target="_blank"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;">+Paula Kumert</span></a> from <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://paulabuenosaires.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;"><b>Paula-Buenos Aires</b></span></a></span> on Google+ and any other social media that you would like to follow us on. The hosts are the first 5 people linked up below, so it is easy to follow us on G+.</b></div>
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<li style="text-align: left;">You can follow our<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;"> G+ page (The Ultimate Party)</span></b></span> if you want to see our updates! Also, if you follow our page, we will invite you every week to our party "event" so that you will be reminded of the party!</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">If you wish, you can follow our Pinterest board called<b> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/creativekkids/the-ultimate-party/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;">The Ultimate Party</span></a></span></span></b> where all of your hosts can pin your great posts.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><b>Optional: <span style="text-decoration: underline;">You can include your pin URL</span> that coincides with your post on G+ so that others can pin it if they want to do so. </b><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">I</span><span style="color: black;">f you repin the pin, please try to remember to include</span></span><span style="color: black;"> the hashtag <span style="color: red;">#theultimateparty</span> in the pin description.</span></b></li>
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Amanda @ Old House to New Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04744093980056345645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8809997983120739555.post-43801421022868172362015-01-28T09:35:00.000-05:002015-01-28T09:35:13.202-05:00Roasted Asparagus and Tomato Pasta with Toasted Breadcrumbs, Garlic, and Olive Oil<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For as much as we like pasta in this house, I cannot believe the lack of pasta recipes I have shared here! I think it is because so many of our pasta dinners I don't deem "blog worthy." It is usually just me throwing together whatever I can find in the fridge and throwing it over some whole wheat noodles with a quick pan sauce.<br />
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While I might not think these recipes are up to par to share on the Internet, they are definitely easy, filling, healthy, and most importantly delicious. Since you can customize it so many different ways, it is always a great meal to appeal to many different members of your family. I think pasta has gotten a bad rap over time (thank God that awful no carb diet seems to be fading away) but it really can be very nutritious. I try to only use whole wheat pasta, unless its a special occasion, and with the addition of fresh veggies, you get a lot of good stuff all in one bowl.<br />
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Our favorite go to pasta meal is one that I shared in the very first week of blogging, this <a href="http://oldhousetonewhome.blogspot.com/2014/02/pasta-with-chicken-and-broccoli.html" target="_blank">Pasta with Chicken and Broccoli in Oil and Garlic Sauce</a>. It i still our favorite, but sometimes when I forget to take out chicken, I need to find a meatless substitute. By rummaging in our fridge, I found some sad looking asparagus that I had bought for a recipe and never made and also some cherry tomatoes that were on their last leg. Roasting vegetables are a great preparation method for any veggie that has sat a little too long. Roasting brings them back to life and makes them crisp and delicious again.<br />
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Feel free to substitute any veggie you like or to use this sauce over just noodles as a great side dish for steak, chicken, or fish. This sauce is a great base for any recipe. I like to add red pepper flakes to it for a little kick sometimes.<br />
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PS. If you tell your kids the asparagus is a green bean, they are more likely to eat it, not that I would ever do that! :)<br />
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<b><u>Roasted Asparagus and Tomato Pasta with Toasted Breadcrumbs, Garlic, and Olive Oil </u></b><br />
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1 cup asparagus, chopped into 1 inch pieces, stems left out<br />
1/2 pint cherry tomatoes, halved<br />
1 lb. whole wheat linguini or spaghetti<br />
1/4 cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs<br />
3 garlic cloves, minced<br />
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil plus more for drizzling<br />
salt<br />
pepper<br />
garlic powder<br />
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Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Put your chopped asparagus and tomatoes into a cooking sheet and drizzle with olive oil and a generous sprinkle of salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Put in oven and roasted for 15 minutes, or until tomatoes are soft and asparagus is browning on the edges.<br />
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Meanwhile, put water on to boil for pasta and then cook as directed to al dente. Cook pasta in heavily salted water, as this adds to the flavor of the dish.<br />
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In a small pan, put your breadcrumbs and garlic cloves. Cook over medium heat until fragrant, about 2-3 minutes. Watch closely so that the garlic does not burn. Once fragrant, add in 1/3 cup olive oil and reduce heat to low. Let flavors meld while everything else cooks, stirring occasionally.<br />
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Once pasta and vegetables are ready, toss everything together, including the olive oil sauce. Taste and then add salt and pepper to taste. You will probably need a generous helping of salt and pepper. Serve immediately with freshly grated Parmesan. Enjoy!!<br />
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<a href="http://oldhousetonewhome.blogspot.com/2014/06/chicken-and-cheddar-lasagna-bake.html" target="_blank">Chicken and Cheddar Lasagna Bake</a></div>
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<a href="http://oldhousetonewhome.blogspot.com/2014/04/caramelized-onion-and-portabella-pasta.html" target="_blank">Caramelized Onion and Portobella Pasta</a></div>
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Since Christmas, my number 1 mission has been to organize the toys. There is nothing that annoys me more than toys strewn all across our living spaces. I don't care so much in the playroom, but in our living room, I like every toy to have a place to be stored that isn't visibly toy storage. I think I have finally achieved my goal and every living room toy is now tucked away at night and looks more like a grown up room.<br />
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Puzzles were plaguing me because they get too mixed up in my normal basket storage solution. I also hate how you have to put a puzzle together before putting it away. Because we all know that most toddlers do not have the patience for that! So my first solution was to simply put each puzzle away in a small bag. This has helped immensely with us not losing pieces and keeping the pieces straight and not mixed up between puzzles.<br />
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To store the puzzle boards and the baggies, I bought this adorable magazine holder from HomeGoods for less than four dollars. This can be slid right onto a bookshelf or under a coffee table and it looks like decorative storage. This magazine holder has four puzzle boards, four bags of puzzle pieces, a giant bag of Mickey Mouse flashcards and a princess memory game, so a ton! We have a little more room here, but for the price, I will just buy more as we need them! I also love that when we want to do puzzles, we can just grab the box out of the closet and have them all there together! And from the back, the box just looks like a decorative box!<br />
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Cheap and easy toy storage! My favorite! I have some other storage ideas that I am loving lately and will share soon!<br />
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Thank you for participating in The Ultimate Pinterest Party!</h2>
Last week, the re-pins from our pinterest board were a little low. Please make sure that if you link up, that you go to Pinterest on Saturdays and re-pin some of the pins on Saturday. Do not pin from the linky. We want you to pin from <strong><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/creativekkids/the-ultimate-pinterest-party/" target="_blank">The Ultimate Pinterest Party board</a></strong> on Saturday, preferably Saturday morning if you are able to do that. If you are not able to re-pin any at all, then please do not link up. It's not fair to anyone else! This party is awesome if everyone does their part--and it doesn't take long: less than 5 minutes to link up on Friday or Saturday morning and 5 minutes to repin on Saturday. Sometimes, your pin will get a ton of re-pins, and sometimes it may get none; but at least it got pinned once from the party hosts.
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The following pins both had 8 re-pins just from The Ultimate Pinterest Party board:</h4>
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<a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/155022412149494219/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Rosemary Sea Salt Roasted Almonds" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-13150" src="http://creativekkids.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/almonds.jpg" height="600" width="400" /></a></div>
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<li style="text-align: left;"> <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/155022412149494087/" target="_blank"><strong>Skinny Buffalo Cheddar Dipping Sauce</strong></a> from <strong><a href="http://oldhousetonewhome.blogspot.com/2015/01/skinny-buffalo-cheddar-dipping-sauce.html" target="_blank">Old House to New House</a> </strong>had 8 re-pins with 21 "secondary pins" from those 8 re-pins and maybe more from those 21 re-pins!</li>
<li><strong><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/155022412149494219/" target="_blank">Rosemary Sea Salt Roasted Almonds</a> </strong>from <strong><a href="http://www.sustainingthepowers.com/rosemary-sea-salt-roasted-almonds/" target="_blank">Sustaining the Powers</a></strong> had 8 re-pins with 5 "secondary pins" (re-pins on those first 8 re-pins) and who knows how many more from those 5!</li>
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<span style="color: red;">Please read!!</span></h2>
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<li>Link to a <strong><span style="color: red;">PIN</span></strong>, not a post!! Make sure you only link up <strong>*<span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;"><em>2 pins</em></span>.*</strong> We will delete any pins after the first 2 pins.</li>
<li>Before you link up the pin,<strong><span style="color: red;"> click on the pin and make sure it takes you to your post</span></strong>, not your home page.</li>
<li><strong><span style="color: red;">PLEASE</span> </strong>remember to go pin other people's pins <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/creativekkids/the-ultimate-pinterest-party/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><span style="color: red;"><strong>FROM THE ULTIMATE PINTEREST BOARD</strong></span></em></span></a> on <span style="color: red;"><strong>SATURDAY MORNING</strong></span> (not tonight from the linky). <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Do not link up if you do not have the time to re-pin.</strong></em></span></li>
<li>Please <span style="color: red;"><strong>re-pin (<span style="text-decoration: underline;">not</span> like) at least 2 pins</strong> </span>for every pin that you link up. Liking does not boost the pins. If you want to like some after you re-pin 2 pins, that is fine.</li>
<li>Please link up pins that are <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;">new to our party</span></span>. (Do not link up the same pin that you have already linked up a previous week. They will not be repinned.)</li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><strong>PLEASE SHARE!</strong></span> I think this party could be awesome, but we need to have you get out the word! That being said, we only want people to link up who will come back and pin on Saturday! You can share on all the social medias (facebook, google+, etc.) but here is a Twitter button to make it easy!</li>
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<li>Follow your host and co-hosts on Pinterest. (Click "<strong><span style="color: red;">Follow All</span></strong>" and then go back and unfollow individual boards if you don't want to see some of our pins):</li>
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Tammy from <strong><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://creativekkids.com/" style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Creative K Kids</a></span></strong> -- Click <em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/creativekkids/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;">HERE</span></a></span></strong></span><strong> </strong></em>to follow on Pinterest.</div>
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Amanda from <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://oldhousetonewhome.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;">Old House to New Home</span></a></strong></span></span> -- Click <span style="color: red;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/adawnpaxton/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;">HERE</span></a></span></strong></span><strong> </strong></em></span>to follow on Pinterest.</div>
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Anna from <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://blog.fitfunner.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;">Anna's Blog</span></a></strong></span></span> -- Click <span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/fitfunner/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>HERE</strong></em></span></a></span> to follow on Pinterest.</div>
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<li><strong><span style="color: red;">Tammy will send out an email to everyone that has ever participated in this party on Friday afternoon when the linky is open. She will also send an email on Saturday morning reminding everyone to re-pin some pins. </span></strong><em>There will be a link to the party in case you haven't linked up and there will be a link to the Pinterest board. </em></li>
<li>We will start pinning at <strong><span style="color: red;">8:30 a.m. EST Saturday morning</span></strong>. We will pin until they are all pinned.</li>
<li> If you know that you do not have the time to re-pin pins on Saturday, then <span style="color: red;"><strong>DO NOT LINK UP</strong></span>!</li>
<li>I can decide to not pin a pin if it goes against my beliefs or against the rules of this party.</li>
<li>Please grab the button to help bring awareness to this party. Put on your party page, sidebar, or post!</li>
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<li>Link up to<strong> <a href="http://creativekkids.com/ultimate-social-media-party-week-6-linky/" target="_blank" title="The Ultimate Social Media Party, Week 6 #linky">The Ultimate Social Media Linky Party</a> </strong>to get more followers on 7 different social medias!</li>
<li>On Friday, The Ultimate Party on G+ is also happening! Go <a href="http://creativekkids.com/?p=12371" target="_blank"><strong>HERE</strong> </a>to link up.</li>
<li>Today is the first ever <a href="http://creativekkids.com/?p=12434" target="_blank">Online Christmas Cookie Exchange for Creative K Kids.</a> 14 blogs are participating! You can see our yummy cookies and link up your own cookie recipes. They'll be seen on all 14 blogs!</li>
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Amanda @ Old House to New Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04744093980056345645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8809997983120739555.post-71071887113036761832015-01-23T08:00:00.000-05:002015-01-23T08:00:00.128-05:00The Ultimate Party on Google Plus!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Why do we do a G+ party at all, and why do we do it on Fridays?</b></h4>
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<li>Posting on G+ helps with SEO optimization.</li>
<li>Posting on G+ helps your posts get ranked higher in Google's search engine.</li>
<li>Friday is supposed to be the best time for interaction on G+, specifically between 11a.m. - 2 p.m. and 7 - 10 p.m</li>
<li>To help you gain more followers on G+. (We'll have a G+ circle that we share every week for those who link up.)</li>
<li>To interact with and get to know other bloggers.</li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><b>BECAUSE IT'S FUN!! </b></span> Why do a party if it isn't going to be fun?</li>
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Please tell your blogging friends about this party as the more people that participate means that your posts get boosted more! Plus almost every week, we make a circle for only those who participated in that week's party. It's an easy way to grow your circles and get your posts boosted and maybe pinned all at the same time!<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Now let's party!</span></h3>
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<b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Thank you for linking up and joining our party. We will remind people to link up every single Friday as it helps us know who is participating in our party, and which people are being by spammers by just using the hashtag</span> #theultimateparty.</span></b></div>
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<b>Please follow all the co-hosts above and the hosts, <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/+TammyDoiel/posts" target="_blank"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;">+Tammy Doiel</span></a></span></span> from <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;">Creative K Kids</span></span>, <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/104322747603915135938/posts" target="_blank"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;">+Tammy A</span></a></span></span> from <span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://mylifeabundant.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;">My Life Abundant</span></a></span>, <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/+KimPKidPep/posts" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;">+Kim P</span></span></a> from<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;"> <a href="http://kidpep.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;">KidPep</span></a></span></span>, <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/+AmandaPaxton2014/posts" target="_blank"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;">+Amanda Paxton</span></a> from<a href="http://oldhousetonewhome.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;">Old House to New House</span></span></a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/+PaulaKumert/posts" target="_blank"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;">+Paula Kumert</span></a> from <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://paulabuenosaires.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;"><b>Paula-Buenos Aires</b></span></a></span> on Google+ and any other social media that you would like to follow us on. The hosts are the first 5 people linked up below, so it is easy to follow us on G+.</b></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Here is a little extra information for this party:</span></h4>
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<li style="text-align: left;">You can follow our<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;"> G+ page (The Ultimate Party)</span></b></span> if you want to see our updates! Also, if you follow our page, we will invite you every week to our party "event" so that you will be reminded of the party!</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">If you wish, you can follow our Pinterest board called<b> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/creativekkids/the-ultimate-party/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;">The Ultimate Party</span></a></span></span></b> where all of your hosts can pin your great posts.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><b>Optional: <span style="text-decoration: underline;">You can include your pin URL</span> that coincides with your post on G+ so that others can pin it if they want to do so. </b><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">I</span><span style="color: black;">f you repin the pin, please try to remember to include</span></span><span style="color: black;"> the hashtag <span style="color: red;">#theultimateparty</span> in the pin description.</span></b></li>
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One of my New Year's resolutions is to enjoy more and stress less. One of the ways I really want to achieve this is during party planning. I am the type of person that gets so bogged down in the details of party planning that I obsess until I get everything perfect...you can only imagine how that does wonders for my stress levels. I worry so much about the menu and making everything from scratch that I find myself in the kitchen instead of enjoying the party, but this year, I want to change that.<br />
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For New Year's Eve this year, we had people over and I decided to buy some store bought Tyson's frozen boneless wings. Everyone loved them and it was one less thing I had to make. Imagine my excitement when I realized that I could make that step even easier, by buying the Tyson's boneless wings already cooked in the deli department at WalMart!<br />
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I have always seen the deli section with the wings but usually just pick up the Rotisserie Chickens there. I didn't realize that the wings they sell there are good quality Tyson's chicken! For more info on the deli and what you can get please visit <a href="http://www.delianytime.com/" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: #fcf9e9; font-family: 'Crimson Text'; font-size: 20px; line-height: 28px;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="background-color: #fcf9e9; color: #666666; font-family: 'Crimson Text'; font-size: 20px; line-height: 28px;">!</span></div>
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Since this is football party entertaining season, I wanted to create an easy make ahead appetizer using the Tyson's boneless wings from WalMart. One of the flavors they offer is General Tso's which is really different than your normal buffalo or bbq wing. One of our favorite Asian inspired dishes is this <a href="http://oldhousetonewhome.blogspot.com/2014/04/crunchy-asian-cole-slaw.html" target="_blank">crunchy ramen coleslaw,</a> which I knew I wanted to somehow incorporate into the dish.<br />
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After a bit of experimenting, I definitely found a winning recipe! A crispy wonton cup filled with diced boneless wings and then topped off with the sweet and crunchy ramen salad! I had my parents over to enjoy these with us and everyone loved them! These are so different than your normal party appetizer and they will go great with any party menu! The best part of these is that you can make the salad and wontons ahead of time, purchase the chicken before your party, and then assemble right before your guests come!<br />
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Is your favorite football team still in the running? Whether or not you like the teams, will you be hosting a party for the Big Game? If you are, add these to your menu!<br />
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<u><b>Makes 24 Wonton Cups</b></u><br />
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1 lb. Tyson's Boneless General Tso Wings<br />
1 package wonton wrappers<br />
2 packages ramen noodles, flavor pack discarded<br />
1 bag asian salad blend (a mixture of cabbage, cilantro, and almonds, buy regular coleslaw mix and slivered almonds if you can't find this)<br />
1/4 cup green onions<br />
1/4 cup canola oil<br />
1/4 cup white vinegar<br />
1/4 cup rice wine vinegar<br />
2 tbsp. sugar<br />
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To make the salad combine the coleslaw mix and ramen noodles in a large bowl. Break up the ramen noodles with your fingers, leaving some large chunks. In a separate bowl, whisk together the oil, vinegars, and sugar. Pour dressing over the salad. Refrigerate and cover until ready to serve. Let sit for at least 1 hour so that the noodles can soften.<br />
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees. To prepare the wontons, spray 2 12 cup muffin tips with cooking spray. Lay two wonton wrappers in opposite directions in each cup. Bake for 5-6 minutes or until golden brown and crunchy. Remove from tin when finished and set aside until ready to serve.<br />
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To prepare the cups, chop up the boneless wings into small bite sized pieces. Put 1 tbsp. of chicken into the bottom of each wonton cup and then top with about 2 tbsp. of the ramen salad. Garnish with the chopped green onions. Serve and enjoy!<br />
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Last week, <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/155022412149452806/" target="_blank">15 Healthy Smoothies & Juices to Help Kickstart Your Day</a> from <a href="http://www.howipinchapenny.com/2015/01/15-healthy-smoothies-and-juices-to-help-kickstart-your-day/?preview=true" target="_blank">How I Pinch a Penny</a> had 9 re-pins from our board by Sunday afternoon, and one of those re-pins from<a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/231442868326209530/" target="_blank"> Chaos and Kiddos</a> had 26 re-pins.</h4>
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