Camera/Phone case

Wish I had seen this tutorial before today. I totally need one of these for our Flip.

More prints

Yes, I do realize that I am the only obsessive poster to this blog. I can't help it - just don't want to forget anything.
These are so cute.

My new Favorite Chicken

I made it with parmesan cheese and chicken tenderloins (so they were smaller). My boys ate several each. I also cooked mine (I mean the two I made for myself) without the butter and they were delicious. Try it.

Serves 4 Hands-On Time: 15m Total Time: 45m

Ingredients

• 16 buttery crackers (such as Ritz), crushed (about 3⁄4 cup)
• 6 ounces sharp Cheddar, grated
• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
• kosher salt and black pepper
• 4 6-ounce boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• wild rice pilaf and steamed green beans (optional)

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350° F. In a bowl, combine the crackers, cheese, garlic, and ¼ teaspoon each salt and pepper.
2. Dip the chicken in the butter, then in the cracker mixture, pressing gently to help it adhere, and place on a foil-lined baking sheet.
3. Sprinkle any remaining cracker mixture on the chicken and drizzle with any remaining butter. Bake until the chicken is golden brown and cooked through, 25 to 30 minutes. Serve with the pilaf and green beans, if using.

The necklace

I can't stop thinking about this and I am not even a jewelery person.


Cami and Megan - I was thinking you should post your birthday wishlists here so the family has a few ideas about what to get you. Just a suggestion.

Lego Man

Last night Hudson came home from the hospital - so to celebrate we made him a lego cake. Cute huh? Thanks ash.

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Curses

on mom's delicious Easter eggs that I CANNOT STOP EATING!

Weekend crafts

Three crafts, one weekend. It was GC afterall, and Easter.

I made two bunnies but ian already lost his.

BunnyBunting (for next year?)

Tutorial here.

low fat cupcakes

Find the recipe here.

Megan shower

DON'T LOOK AT THIS MEG!

Nic - if you went with the owl theme invites (above) that I sent you in the email - you could decorate like this (below). She tells you where you can get the tissue balls and everything.

April Fool's Sushi

UPDATE: picture of our version at the bottom of the post - they were super easy and quick to make!

We just got home from the store buying stuff to make these "sushi" rolls for April Fools Day. Hope they turn out as cute as the picture.

Something's fishy about this sushi -- maybe because the only fish in it comes from the candy aisle!

Ingredients

• Pound cake, cut into 1-inch-thick slices
• White frosting
• Fruit leather (we used FruitaBu® Organic Smoooshed Grape Fruit Twirls)

• Flaked coconut
• An assortment of candies and jellies for sweet toppings and sushi sides

Instructions

1. Sushi bases: For rolls, use a knife to cut 1 1/2-inch circles from a slice of cake. Frost the tops of the circles, then wrap a 6-inch strip of fruit leather seaweed around each one, using a dab of frosting to secure it. Press coconut rice into the frosting. For individual sushi, cut a cake slice into rectangles and round the edges, as shown. Frost the top and sides of each oval, then roll it in coconut.

2. Sweet toppings: From left to right, starting with the top row, we used orange nonpareils, apricot preserves, and pieces of Twizzlers Rainbow Twists. In the middle row, we used a green gumdrop slice, diced Swedish Fish, and gumdrop wedges. On the bottom row, we topped the sushi base with a Swedish Fish, then wrapped it with a strip of fruit leather.

3. Sushi sides: To make wasabi, warm a green Starburst candy in the microwave for 10 seconds, then use your hands to work it into a mound. For pickled ginger, microwave and flatten an orange Starburst candy, then bunch it up into a pile, as shown.

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