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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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BACK TO SCHOOL WEEK -- Sweetly Sharpened Pencil Cookies

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Welcome to Day 4 of BACK-TO-SCHOOL WEEK at Rook No. 17 Today's post is as sweet and "sharp" as its author -- Lisa of Moore Minutes.   Lisa's blog is full of creative ideas for entertaining, decorating and celebrating the seasons.  You'll find recipes, crafts, and lots of great party ideas.  Lisa is one smart cookie and I'm delighted to have her here today with her idea for Sweetly Sharpened Pencil Cookies. -------------------------------------------- I am excited to be sharing on Rook No. 17 today!  I know there will be a lots of "back to school" treasures to find out this week for us to tuck into our pockets! Lately "Back to School" has been the chorus of friends and family as the conversation buzzes about fresh haircuts, new clothes, and the wide-eyed anticipation of our little loves walking into the big school doors with sharpened pencils and backpacks in tow. I wanted to send my boys off with exciting trea
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BACK TO SCHOOL WEEK -- Amp'd Up Boombox Lunchbox Tutorial

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Welcome to Day 3 of BACK-TO-SCHOOL WEEK at Rook No. 17 I hope you're down for something groovy 'cause today's post aint for cubes, you dig? (Yeah, just trying out the lingo from the boombox era that inspired today's project.) Suffice to say, I'm *cranked* to be sharing this guest post from Angela of Better Together . Whether you're a crafter, cook, baker, shopper, or runner, the posts from the talented Wray sisters are sure to inspire! Today, Angela is sharing her tutorial for making this retro boombox lunchbox that is totally * duck soup *! ------------------------------------  Hi! I'm Angela. I'm excited to be here at Rook No. 17 today. I blog over at Better Together with my two sisters.  We created our blog in an effort to learn from one another. One sister cooks, one sister runs, and I handle the craft side of the blog. Come check us out.''  The other day I was in the mood to create something, bu
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BACK TO SCHOOL WEEK - A Little Birdie Told Me...No. 31

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Welcome to  "A Little Birdie Told Me..." Tuesday! --And-- Day 2 of BACK-TO-SCHOOL WEEK In the spirit of back-to-school, I'm spotlighting the before and after school recipes and menu ideas that were shared at last week's party: ------------------------------------------- BEFORE SCHOOL Mommy Minded shared her ideas and recipes  for healthy and delicious back-to-school breakfasts. AFTER SCHOOL Chef-n-Training shared her favorite  after school snack from childhood. ------------------------------------------- This week's party is going to be a little different.   If you have a back-to-school related post, please link it up to my ongoing Back-to-School blog hop here.  All other posts can be linked up to the regular "A Little Birdie Told Me..." linky that follows. BACK TO SCHOOL BLOG HOP (School related posts only) ------------------------------------------- A Little Birdie Told
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BACK TO SCHOOL WEEK - Free Printable Lunch Box Notes

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Welcome to BACK-TO-SCHOOL WEEK at Rook No. 17! All week long I'll be showcasing original crafts, recipes & traditions for making this back-to-school season the best ever!   First up is a set of printable lunchbox notes I created from a vintage set of alphabet flashcards. ---------------------------------------------- LUNCHBOX NOTES (packed with love) Simply print, cut and tuck one of these peppy little messages in to your child's lunch. I've created 3 different sheets of lunchbox notes for you to download and print on cardstock or heavy scrapbook paper.  I've also included a printable box in which to store your cards.    Sheet 1 Sheet 2  Sheet 3 DOWNLOAD ALL 3 SHEETS HERE DOWNLOAD THE BOX HERE Download a card-box template to use with your own paper HERE
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Delicious and Easy No-Knead 2-Seed Whole Wheat Bread

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There's nothing quite like slicing in to a still-warm-from-the-oven homemade bread at the dinner table, but between work, the kids' activities, and keeping up with the day-to-day, finding the time to make a good home baked bread can be a challenge.  Enter the no-knead bread:  Stir together a few ingredients at night before bed, turn out on a counter the next afternoon, pop in the oven an hour before dinnner time and poof! -- a perfect loaf of bread to enjoy with your meal. Back in June I featured a recipe for a No-Knead Ciabatta -like bread made with white all-purpose flour, based on the Jim Sullivan recipe from the NY Times.  Today, I'm pleased to share my recipe for a wonderful whole wheat version crusted with toasted seeds.  I've put together a timeline for the bread to be ready to eat at 6:00 p.m.  You can adjust the schedule as you see fit. Enjoy! No-Knead 2-Seed Whole Wheat Bread Ingredients 1 cup whole wheat flour 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour 1/3 cup wh
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NEWS FROM THE NEST: Giveaway Winner & Free Back-to-School Scrap Sheet

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A tremendous thanks goes out to everyone who participated in and supported my  Elmer's Craft Camp Giveaway!   Be sure to check back during the week of August 1 - 8 for  BACK-TO-SCHOOL WEEK I'll be sharing ideas for school lunches, first day of school projects, a back-to-school party , a giveaway and much more! Congratulations to Deb who said: In gratitude to everyone who helped make this giveaway such a success, I'm sharing a free Back-to-School scrap sheet: Click on the image above to download.
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How to Stencil Fabrics with Freezer Paper: a Guest Post from Running With Glitter

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Did you know that there's a way to make professional-looking custom prints on clothing and textiles without a fancy and expensive machine? For the small investment of around $6, for a roll of freezer paper, you can make miles of marvelous stencils to liven up your clothes, pillows, placemats, etc... Today, I'm so pleased to introduce Kelly from Running With Glitter . Kelly's creative blog positively shimmers with inspiring ideas.  She's genuine, kind and someone you'll want to get to know.  I'm so happy that she's here today at Rook No. 17 to share her technique for stenciling with freezer paper!   Hop on over to Running With Glitter , say hello to Kelly, and check out her inspiring DIYs and tutorials.  If you drop by today, you may even find someone familiar guest-posting there -- tee hee! ---------------------------------- I'm Kelly, I have a fun little blog called  Running With Glitte r .  I'm really Excited to
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