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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
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BOUTIQUE CHIC DIY CHEAP SERIES: HALLOWEEN WREATH

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ASSEMBLY TIME: approx. 15 minutes TOTAL COST: approx. $15 HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL NEED: HALLOWEEN SPIRIT (without it, what's the point?) (1) A grapevine wreath from the craft store (got mine at Michael's for $4) (2) Silk Japanese Lantern Stems (got mine at Pier 1 Imports, $2.99/stem) (2) Silk or dried cattail stems (on sale at Michael's for $1.67/mixed fall bunch) Dried Corn Stalk fronds (picked mine up off the ground in the pumpkin patch parking lot) wire or hot glue A few vintage inspired Halloween ornaments. If you don't have any cute little ornaments just laying around your house, here's a tip: Download some free vintage Halloween images from Matthew Mead . Cut out an 8.5" x 11" piece of cardboard from a cereal box (recycling ~ love it!). Most printers will print on this thickness of cardboard. It gives a nice vintage look, and has a good weight to it. Print on blank side (obviously). Cut out. Cover commercially printed side with c
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OH BABY! APPAREL GIVEAWAY...

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One winner will be drawn at random on Sunday, November 1 Your choice of 100% Cotton, made in the USA, babygags onesie, black “I suck, therefore I am.” Size 6 mo. –or- 12 mo. Retail: $22 ~OR~ 100% Cotton, made in the USA, babygags Toddler Tee, black “TRASHTALKER In his contemplations on what is real Plato uttered: “If a baby talks trash in the crib, and no one is there to hear, did the baby really talk trash?” 450 bc, Greece, Diaposium” Size: 24 mo. Retail: $22 TO ENTER: FOLLOW ROOK NO. 17 (PUBLICLY), THEN COMMENT BELOW TO LET US KNOW YOU DID IT. EASY AS THAT. IF YOU'RE ALREADY FOLLOWING (THANK YOU), JUST POST A COMMENT.
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THINK PINK!

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I've been blessed, not once, not twice, but thrice with the fabulous "Over the Top" award and I'm positively tickled pink! So, in honor of October being National Breast Cancer Awareness Month , I'm putting my own unique spin on the award: Over The Top: Think Pink Edition I'm giving this award to bloggers who go over-the-top with their selfless contributions to our world My gratitude goes out to: I am the Glue & Tattoos & Teething Rings for bestowing the honor The rules to this award are simple (and optional): 1. Please feel free to pass it on to others that you'd like to recognize for "making the world a better place" 2. Encourage your readers to visit the official Breast Cancer Awareness website with this link: http://www.nbcam.org/ Without further ado, the Over The Top: Think Pink Edition Award goes to: Vashti @ Grains of Sand ~ She directs a non-profit organization in South Africa and writes beautifully a
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FREE VINTAGE ALPHABET CLIP ART

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Heres a set of charming vintage nursery blocks from my collection.  Please feel free to download and use for non-commercial purposes.  You're welcome to share your projects on the Rook No. 17 Facebook page. Vintage Nursery Alphabet Blocks A-T Download HERE Vintage Nursery Alphabet Blocks U-Z Download HERE                                              
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