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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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Vintage Images & Etchings ~
A Little Birdie Told Me...No. 73

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 It means so much to have you take the time to perch here and feather the nest with your creativity each week! -------------------------------------- Welcome to "A Little Birdie Told Me..." Tuesday No. 73! 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. -------------------------------------- You're a swell bunch of birds!  This week's features are a collection of vintage images and "etchings" that were shared last week.    --------------------------------- Vintage Puzzle PDFs from My Shae Noel A collection of 10 Vintage Children's Puzzles    8x10 Vintage "Summer" Print from Printabelle     Personalized Etched Pyrex from Sweet Anne Designs   A wonderful hostess, housewarming, shower or wedding gift! ---------------------------------
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Ombre Swimsuit DIY ~
Easy Summertime Tie-Dye with Tulip

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   Summer Fun with Tulip Tie Dye !  Summertime -- it's almost here and I can practically taste those cooling-down-by-lemonade afternoons, soft serve cones dripping all the way down my arm, the faint flavor of sunscreen-kissed foods and the salty sea air!  Will you be spending some time poolside or on sandy banks or shores this summer? Why not make a creative splash into summer with an afternoon of easy tie-dye, customizing your own bathing suits and beach towels?     A glance into current catalogs, magazines, and stores reveals that apparel with a chic color gradient ( ombre ) is one of the hottest trends in summer fashion!  With a Tulip Tie Dye kit from Walmart, Walmart Canada, Michaels, JoAnn, A.C. Moore, Hobby Lobby, Hancock Fabrics, or Meijer ( Tie dye kit contents and colors may vary by store) you can create your own designer looks at home! Saks Fifth Avenue, $134 Tulip dyed suit, less than $20 With the Tulip Tie Dye Kit, you'
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Inconceivable Sundaes: A Princess Bride Ice Cream Party

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Does your family have a favorite movie that you enjoy watching together time and time again? For us, that movie is 1987 film,   The Princess Bride It's the perfect blend of clever storytelling, memorable heroes and villians, swordplay and rapier sharp wordplay,  and a sly parody of the fairytale genre presented in a way that only Rob Reiner can. When presented with an opportunity by Smart & Final and Collective Bias ™ to host a family movie night complete with movie-themed ice cream creations, my mind was off and running with ideas for Princess Bride themed sundaes. Brainstorming the sundaes with family and friends was an exercise in hilarity.  There were so many clever ideas. There's just so much great material to work with.  We could have made ten times the sundaes.  Ultimately, we decided to go with the combinations that were most... ..."INCONCEIVABLE" Once we narrowed down our me
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6 Fresh Recipes for Strawberry Season!
A Little Birdie Told Me...No. 72

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Source: "Farm ABC" , Whitman Publishing, 1954 It's Strawberry Season! -------------------------------------- Welcome to  "A Little Birdie Told Me..." Tuesday No. 72! 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 is the Strawberry Rhubarb Crumb Cake I made from our first berries of the season! Picking sun-ripened strawberries at a local farm each May is one of my most cherished family traditions.     Whether straight from the field, farmer's market, or local grocer, fresh strawberries are a delight.  What will you be making with strawberries this season?  Here's what three creative birds made with theirs... --------------------------------- Strawberry Chipotle Jam and a lightened-up Samoas Dip for Fresh Fruit
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