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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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TOP 10 GIFTS FOR THE HOME CHEF OR BAKER

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Holiday gift buying can be a challenge.   But if you know someone who loves to cook or has a passion for baking, it doesn't have to be.  There are so many affordable choices when it comes to picking out a gift for the culinary enthusiast.  To make picking out the right tools even easier, I've asked some of my most favorite food bloggers for their recommendations for "must-have" kitchen tools. Recommended by: Dorothy Reinhold A kitchen timer for a gift might seem prosaic, but this, my friends, isn’t just any old kitchen timer. This is a digital Polder Clock, Timer & Stopwatch, and it will change your life! Sure, we all have a timer built into our ovens, but if you’re like me, you need something more portable. I swear by this…in fact, I so often have it swinging around my neck that it might as well be my necklace! I usually have two or three things going at once in the kitchen. A single timer simply won’t do for multi-task cooking. In tha
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FREE Vintage Santa Scrap Sheets

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Season's Greetings friends! Here's another little bit of  holly jolly from me to you... ...Some vintage German scrap Santas and a Christmas tree for you to get creative with. Happy Crafting!   To download, click on the image you want, then download from my Photobucket page.   ---------------------------------------- This post has been shared with: A Delightfully Handmade Christmas @ Cup of Delight Think Pink Sundays @ Flamingo Toes Weekend Show Off Party @ Ladybird Lane
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FREE Vintage Cooking & Baking Clipart

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  Seems like all of my projects are taking their sweet time crossing the finish line these days, so my posting has been light.  I hope you've been enjoying the apparel giveaways from Shabby Apple and Mikarose, and that you'll be sticking around to enjoy some festive recipes, whimsical crafts, and my gift guide for home chefs/bakers in December!   Speaking of gifts for chefs and bakers, here's a collection of vintage clipart from 1939 (The Modern Hostess Cook Book: for this Season).  It's my little gift to all those who enjoy whisking, sautéing , and flamb é ing their way through the holidays!           ------------------------------- This post has been shared with: The Inspiration Board @ Homework Making it with Allie @ What Allie's Making Now Crafty Soiree @ Yesterday on Tuesday Get Your Craft On! @ Today's Creative Blog Blog Frog Love Linky @ Kissed By a Frog Tickled Pink @ 504 Main  
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3 Charming Holiday Crafts
A Little Birdie Told Me...No. 48

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"Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success."   --Henry Ford ---------------------------------------- Welcome to  "A Little Birdie Told Me..." Tuesday! 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. ---------------------------------------- This weekend, we carried on our tradition of trekking & picnicking in the mountains with good friends before selecting the perfect tree. True, the tree sits in a rickety bucket on the back patio, looking downright uncomfortable in its nylon netted straightjacket, but we're in no hurry.   Encouraged by the low-key, no-stress vibe that made our Thanksgiving celebrations this year such an absolute pleasure, we've vowed to approach the rest of the holidays with the same unhurried cadence.   ----------------------
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Shabby Apple November Giveaway Winner

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You can still get 20% off at Shabby Apple, plus FREE shipping through November 30. A tremendous thanks to my friends, my readers, both old and new who threw their name into the hat for the Shabby Apple giveaway. If you didn't win in this go-round, I hope you'll feel encouraged to stick around. Here are a few reasons why.... As a "follower" of Rook No. 17, you're just a Facebook "like" for Mikarose away from your entry to win a $50 Shopping Spree to Mikarose.com, HERE . As a "follower" of Rook No. 17 and a fan of Shabby Apple on Facebook, you'll be just a quick comment away from an entry the next time I have the pleasure of hosting a Shabby Apple Giveaway. I'm in the process of lining up more exceptional giveaways for December! Plus, you're part of a creative community where ideas for delicious, inspired, and meaningful living are shared EVERY DAY! ---------------------------------- and now,
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Mod & Modest Fashion with Mikarose - Win a $50 Shopping Spree

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"...Expression, modesty, sex appeal, simplicity - all I hope for in my clothes."  ~ Yves Saint Laurent  \   Rook No. 17 is a gathering place for those with a passion for creativity and desire to bring the beauty, charm and elegance of the past in to the every day of our modern lives.  With that classic elegance in mind, I'm pleased to introduce you to Mikarose . Read on to learn more about the Mikarose fashion line and for a chance to win a $50 shopping spree! Mikarose is a clothing company specializing in chic modern fashions with a conservative and classic appeal.  The company was born out of the owners' frustration at how difficult it was to find a modest dress, without sacrificing style in today's market.  The extensive Mikarose line includes dresses, tops, skirts, and accessories that can be worn to a broad range of functions from an afternoon in the park to a corporate party. Mikarose fashions are beautifully made an
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