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Blessings in the Journey – One Couple’s Blog to Help Raise Funds for Their Pending Adoption

20 Jul

A few years back when I started my temp assignment, I worked with a sweet gal who was in the process of adopting a darling little boy from Guatemala. She and her husband worked very hard to put together a cookbook to assist in fund raising, and I was super bummed I missed out on it.

They have since decided that it is God’s will for them to adopt again, this time a little girl from China. Since the first round of cookbooks went over like gang-busters, they decided to do it again, this time with the help of the Internet! I know it’s hard to purchase something that will benefit some one in such a personal way when you don’t know them at all, but if you’re so inclined I know it will be greatly appreciated!

The cookbooks are lovely and would make fantastic gifts for the Holidays or birthdays; the recipes are easy to follow and look very YUMMY!

Favorite Recipes - A Cookbook Benefiting Adoption

Favorite Recipes - A Cookbook Benefiting Adoption

Take a couple minutes to check it out, and if you decide to help them out, my sincere thanks to you!

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C is For Cookie! and Chocolate! and Christmas!

24 Dec

I’ve received a lot of requests for the recipe for the chocolate mint cookies I posted about (at least I think I posted about them…I’m pretty sure I did…hmm…) earlier when my cousins came over…so, I thought I’d post the recipe for you all to enjoy. Maybe you’re off on break with your kiddos and want something easy and fun to do, or maybe you just want a secret stash of chocolate minty goodness for yourself  :)

Chocolate Mint Cookies

Chocolate Mint Cookies

 Chocolate Mint Cookies

  • 1 box chocolate cake mix (dark chocolate or milk chocolate work great!)
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 C water or milk (water works just fine, but milk might make the cookies a little more rich)
  • 1/2 stick of butter, melted
  • Andes Mints (whole) or Andes Mint Chips (one bag should be good)

 Preheat oven to 375°.

Blend all ingredients well; batter will be stiff. Drop rounded spoonfuls onto parchment lined cookie sheet. If you can form dough into a 1” diameter ball, great, if not, that’s ok! The dough will be a little sticky, so it’s hard to roll in your hands.

Bake for 10-12 minutes; remove from oven. Allow cookies to set for a couple seconds.

If you’re using the whole mints, just place the (unwrapped) candy on the cookie and allow to melt. If you’re using the chips, press the back of a teaspoon into the top of the cookie, like a thumbprint cookie. Fill the “thumbprint” with one teaspoon of the mint chips and allow to melt (add more or less as desired).

Use a toothpick to swirl the melted chocolates and mint so you get a lovely blend of mint green and chocolate on the cookie.

Place cookies in the refrigerator until the melted chocolate is set.

 These package so nicely – they’re perfect for last minute gifts or cookies for Santa!! :)

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Freebies!

26 Sep

Since I’ve been neglecting you all lately, I wanted to share a few freebies with you! (Yes, I am trying to bribe your love with free stuff…there, I said it. Think of it this way, by this logic, I should be posting freebies quite often…)

To get you in the mood for the season, I am working on more of these recipe cards for you to save and do with as you please. They make great gifts for holidays or great hostess gifts. All the cards I design feature seasonal vintage clip art, or vintage ephemera. I don’t sell them at all, so what you see here is what you get. To download your freebie, click on the image you’d like – this will take you to Flickr. Once you’re at the photo page, there will be a series of icons along the top of the picture – click the one that says “All Sizes” and has a little magnifying glass with +. Click  ”Original” from the list of available sizes, then click “Download the Original Size” Save the image as usual, and feel a little warm and fuzzy inside because you just got something for free!

**Note – these are not for resale!**

First, a couple with recipes included on them…

Spiced Pumpkin Seeds Recipe Card feat. vintage Halloween graphics

Spiced Pumpkin Seeds Recipe Card feat. vintage Halloween graphics

..and this one features a recipe for a very simple, but tasty chili (it’s my go-to chili recipe, definitely not top secret, as you’ll see!) And I apologize for the cheesy name – I’m lame.

Simple Chili Recipe Card feat. vintage Halloween graphics

Simple Chili Recipe Card feat. vintage Halloween graphics

Ok, onto the blank cards for your yummy treats!

The Littlest Witch Recipe Card feat. vintage Halloween graphics.

The Littlest Witch Recipe Card feat. vintage Halloween graphics.

Black Cat _04 Recipe Card feat. vintage Halloween graphics.

#4 in a series of Black Cat Recipe Card feat. vintage Halloween graphics.

#3 in a series of Black Cat Recipe Cards feat. vintage Halloween graphics

#3 in a series of Black Cat Recipe Cards feat. vintage Halloween graphics

#2 in a series of Black Cat Recipe Cards feat. vintage Halloween graphics

#2 in a series of Black Cat Recipe Cards feat. vintage Halloween graphics.

#1 in a series of Black Cat recipe cards feat. vintage Halloween graphics.

#1 in a series of Black Cat Recipe Cards feat. vintage Halloween graphics.

Warm Harvest Wishes Recipe Card feat vintage graphics.

Warm Harvest Wishes Recipe Card feat vintage graphics.

Gather Together Recipe Card feat. vintage graphics.

Gather Together Recipe Card feat. vintage graphics.

Give Thanks Recipe Card feat. vintage graphics.

Give Thanks Recipe Card feat. vintage graphics.

I hope to have more in the coming weeks. I’m working to finish up a swap project for Craftster, and I also have a Halloween costume to make, and a party to help plan, but I will try to get some more freebies for you…in the meantime, please enjoy these!

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