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Chonky Boys: The Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches that Scream Summer!

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Featuring my thick and nuggy Chonky Boy Chocolate Chip Cookies, these ice cream sandwiches are the stuff that summer dreams are made of.  If you've ever had the Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich at Disneyland , you are going to LOVE these!  These big and bold chocolate chip cookies are based on a recipe from my culinary school studies at Auguste Escoffier, but with a few modifications to give them that Jennuine touch.  They make the perfectas book for a fat slice of real vanilla bean ice cream.  And those mini chips?  You just gotta have that extra cronch! Thank goodness this recipe only makes 8 sandwiches, otherwise I would be eating them for breakfast lunch and dinner.  This way, my big family can help save me from my inner child diet-saboteur.   Print With Image Without Image Chonky Boy Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches Yield: 8 Author: Jenn Erickson Loaded with chocolate chips and buttery, brown-sugary vanilla flavor, these mall-sized cookies form a perfect partnership with a

A Little Birdie Told Me...No. 61
Featuring St. Patrick's Day Inspirations

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You can download the Wee Irish Lads & Lassies Scrap Sheet for free HERE . ---------------------------------------- Welcome to  "A Little Birdie Told Me..." Tuesday No. 61! If you're here to share a craft, recipe or project post, you'll find the linky and the specifics on how to  join the party after the features below. -------------------------------------- Perhaps it was the luck of the Irish that brought so many creative St. Patrick's Day link-ups to last week's party... ---------------------------------   Printable Poem A beautiful layout and charming original poem from Sweet Anne Designs Shamrock Rosettes from the Irish Mantel @ Homespun With Love Mom's Sweet & Sour Cabbage from Cupcakes & Crinoline Luscious Lime Angel Squares from Simply Sweet Home         ---------------------------------

Ninja Academy Party~
Enter a Child...Depart a NINJA!

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Cloaked by stealth And dressed in black The Shadow Ninjas Have your back Forget home security systems! You can train your own elite squad of home-ninjas in less than a day! This past January, we had tremendous fun putting together this Ninja themed party to celebrate my daughter's seventh birthday.  Inspired by ideas I had collected through Pinterest, and adding a few creative touches of my own, this party came together quickly, easily, and inexpensively.  The kids were engaged in non-stop activities, and left feeling accomplished, proud, ready for bed!  Ready to train a Ninja squad of your own?  Below you'll find ideas, recipes, tutorials and printables to make it easy. Scrolled Invitation Start with an invitation that sets the tone of ceremony and  mystery.  These scrolls are easy to put together.   You'll find the tutorial HERE. Ninja Shrine of Sweets  Rice Krispie Sushi Chocolate Nunchucks Stealth Disks (Red and B

Teacup Chamomile Tea Cakes

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  What a lovely little treat for your tea party guests ~ A chamomile kissed tea cake served inside a dainty tea cup!      For week two of the Joy the Baker Cookbook Spotlight & Cook-off , I had the opportunity to try Joy's recipe for Mini Chamomile Cakes with Honey Frosting, and decided to see how they'd bake up inside a set of oven-safe teacups. The results were perfectly charming (and delicious).  The honey frosting was a delightful complement to the floral notes of the chamomile cake.    The little cakes are tender, light and sweet and would be a perfect match for a dollop of honey-sweetened whipped cream, for those with less of a sweet tooth (like myself). The batter comes together in the shake of a lamb's tail, and the chamomile tea gives a soft golden hue and subtle taste that evokes a meadow in springtime. Chamomile Tea Cakes (slightly adapted from the Joy the Baker Cookbook ) Makes 12 cupcakes or 12 teacup cakes For the cakes

Carte Postale Stamped Silk Flower Pin Tutorial

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In December, my friend Holly (of 504 Main ) and I hosted a small get-together of some of our closest friends for a " Favorite Things " party (inspired by an idea I found on Pinterest) . We held the event at a local venue overlooking the bay. Each guest brought enough of a favorite thing (a lipgloss, split of champagne, gourmet chocolate, etc) to give to each of the other ladies.   These were the "favorite things" that I brought for everyone. Holly and I provided a linen tote for each guest, and everyone went home with their bags full of incredible new finds.  Holly and I each made our own version of fabric flowers as a little something extra for our friends.  We attached my flowers, which were on pinbacks, to the tote bags.  Holly's flowers, mounted on clips, were worn by each guest.  Here are the flowers that I made: The inspiration for my flowers came from a post that caught my eye on Pinterest , originating at The French Cupbo