Ideas and Crafty Tidbits for Home, Family, and Fun
From the category archives:
These festive 4th of July skewers are the perfect treat for your upcoming holiday party. They’re a great snack for little hands to help with, and they make a colorful treat for the table.
Supplies for 4th of July Kabobs:
skewers, these are 10 inch
strawberries, cut up in 4ths
mini marshmallows
blueberries
Wash and dry your fruit, cut your [...]
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Each year I can’t wait for summer to arrive. I love the fresh fruit available. I love using fresh fruit in summer desserts.
One way to enjoy I love to enjoy summer fruit (besides eating it out of hand) is to include it in a trifle.
Last summer I made a Red, White and Blue Trifle for [...]
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I’m so happy to introduce you to another Make and Takes regular contributor! Jane from This Week For Dinner will be with us every 3rd Wednesday! She’s got fabulous tips and tricks for the kitchen, and always giving me great ideas for what to make for dinner! Welcome, Jane!
Before I begin, I have to say [...]
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I’m excited to announce another new regular contributor here at Make and Takes. Lindsay is a fabulous foodie and will be sharing her creations with us every other Wednesday! Yay! I’m happy to have her as part of the team.
With summer upon us, I wanted to share my very favorite recipe for Tomatillo-Serrano Chile [...]
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My friend Pamela just shared her famous Baked Potato Salad with me last week, and I’m telling you, you’ll all be making this potato salad for every summer potluck party you go to. It’s soooo good. It’s creamy, sausagey, hot and delicious.
And since I already have a few picnics lined up this summer, I’d love [...]
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Last weekend we toasted marshmallows up the canyon, but we only had chocolate chips for our S’mores. We’d never used chocolate chips before, so it was a new experience. Jordan and I ended up having ourselves a friendly competition to make the perfect S’more. Since we both think our own method is the most clever, [...]
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As strawberries are right at their peak, I thought I’d share some yummy recipes I’ve made in the past. Because aren’t strawberries everyone’s favorite fruit? (Click on each photo to get to the recipe!)
Other yummy strawberry recipes around the web:
Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes by Love and Olive Oil
Stuffed Chocolate Strawberries by Beantown Baker
Strawberry Sherbet by Cafe [...]
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Emily from Freshly Baked by Georgie Tees is here today as my guest sharing a favorite recipe Chicken Divan… aka Chicken in a Pan with a Tan!
One of my favorite dishes growing up was my mom’s Chicken Divan, aka Chicken in a Pan with a Tan. This creamy, cheesy, broccoli-filled casserole has since become [...]
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Rhubarb mixed with strawberries is a perfect combination, a little tart and very sweet. And with rhubarb in season, I had to make a yummy dessert. I’ve shared my Mom’s delicious Strawberry Rhubarb Crumb Cake before, so I tried making a pie this time, perfect for a Mother’s Day dessert.
Recipe for Strawberry Rhubarb Pie:
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Grilled cheese sandwiches are made in many different ways, something I learned this last weekend at the Grilled Cheese Invitational. Today, for my own grilled cheese masterpiece, I’m sharing something I learned from a Make and Takes reader. Thanks to Jody, who commented on the Homemade Bread Crumbs post, I’ve been making good use of [...]
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