Cell Phone Case

Home-made cell phone case I made for my little sister! :)

I kind of made it up based on a pattern I found online. It isn't my best, but it turned out okay. Sorry I don't have a pattern to share!

Just Another Comfort Food

Garlic Mashed Potatoes 

Ingredients

• 3 medium baking potatoes peeled and coarsely chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
• 1/4 cup sour cream, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon finely minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon (or more) whole milk, at room temperature or warmed
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

1. In a medium saucepan, cook the potatoes in salted water until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain the potatoes and return them to the saucepan.
2. Add the butter, sour cream and garlic. Mash the potatoes with a potato masher or the back of a fork until the ingredients are blended. Add the milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the potatoes are the desired consistency. Taste and add salt and pepper, if needed.

A Few More Books

1. The Count of Monte Cristo  ****1/2

by Alexandre Dumas

2. The Actor and the Housewife ***1/2

by Shannon Hale

3. Forest Born ***1/2

by Shannon Hale

4. Leven Thumps and the Whispered Secret ***1/2

by Obert Skye

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs ****

 Trailer
Based on the book? I think not! But! This movie is surprisingly clever. It is cute and funny. I would definitely suggest it!

"lick, lick, lick, lick, lick... Steve!"

Some More Books

1. Confessions of a Shopaholic ***

by Sophie Kinsella

2. Austenland ****

by Shannon Hale

3. Sarah's Key *****

by Tatiana de Rosnay

4. Boneshaker ****

by Cherie Priest

5. Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo ***

by Obert Skye

6. Naked **

by David Sedaris

*Note: This book started out hilarious. But the last couple of chapters got very crude and kind of inappropriate... Which caused me to lose interest.

7. Travels with Charlie: In Search of America ***

by John Steinbeck

8. The Princess Tales ***

    For Biddle's Sake

    Princess Sonora and the Long Sleep

    The Fairy's Mistake

    The Princess Test

    The Fairy's Return

by Gail Carson Levine

14. The Two Princesses of Bamare ****

by Gail Carson Levine

15. Ever ****

by Gail Carson Levine

Crocheted Ice Cream Cone

Crocheted ice cream cone chap stick holder! I made this for my mom a couple of years ago and she apparently LOVES it! I was impressed with how well it turned out :)

If you want the pattern you can check it out here!

Yummy Dark Bread

Outback Steakhouse Bushman Bread

Ingredients

• 3 packages dry yeast (or 2 T + 3/4 tsp)
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 cup warm water
• 1/2 cup dark molasses
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 2 cups rye flour
• 2 1/2 -3 cups bread flour

Directions

1. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
2. Soften yeast in 1/2 cup warm water.
3. Stir in the sugar and let stand 6 minutes or until it’s bubbly.
4. In large mixing bowl combine the yeast/water combo above along with 1 cup warm water with molasses, salt, oil and rye flour.
5. Mix this until it makes a nice smooth batter.
6. Work in the bread flour until the dough is smooth and no longer sticky. It should be very pliable and elastic.
7. Knead the dough for a few minutes and then let it rise in a greased bowl until it’s doubled.
8. Punch the dough down and shape into 2 large round loaves
9. Placed the loaves a few inches apart on a greased and cornmeal dusted cookie sheet. Sprinkle a bit of the cornmeal over the top of the loaves as well.
10. Let loaves rise in a warm place until doubled.
11. Bake loaves at 375 for about 30 minutes or until the crust makes hollow sound when tapped.
12. This bread is supposed to freeze very well.