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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 Animal ABC ~ Alphabet Flash Card Set

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  A is for Adorable! I hope you'll enjoy this set of vintage (circa 1966) Animal Alphabet Cards.  Print them as flash cards, frame them for the nursery, string them for a bunting -- get creative! You can print the entire set (A through Z) for free and use them as you wish for non-commercial purposes only .   Download the full set (twenty-six 5.5" x 4" cards) in PDF format HERE . Source:  Happy Animals ABC, 1966  You can download each image individually HERE ( images are for non-commercial purposes only ). As always, you're welcome and encouraged to share your projects on the Rook No. 17 Facebook Wall . ENJOY! This post has been linked-up with Weekend Wrap-up Party @ Tatertots & Jello 
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Marshmallow Madness Cookbook Giveaway!
Meet and *WIN* the cutest cookbook on the block

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  If you missed my rave review of Marshmallow Madness!   by Shauna Sever, allow me to bring you up to speed... "Puffy, pretty, and guaranteed to put a smile on your face (and that's just the cover)!  Shauna Sever's Marshmallow Madess! contains dozens of creative recipes for whipping up lots of fluffy, puffy fun!  This book is a must-have for anyone with a cultivated sweet tooth or an appreciation for artful confections." -- Me Some of my favorite recipes from the book include Malibu Coconut Marshmallows, Malted Chocolate Marshmallows, Margarita Marshmallows and Chocolate Filled Marshmallows.  In addition to the dozens of gourmet marshmallow recipes, Sever has included easy recipes for homemade graham crackers, drinks for mallow dunking, and a host of irresistible desserts, including Lemon Dream Whoopie Pies, Blonde Rocky Road, and S'mores Cupcakes. My family's favorite is the Maple-Bacon Marshmallows.  They're delicious and so,
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Brown Sugar Bacon Belgian Waffles

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In celebration of my bacon fanatic's eleventh birthday, we kicked off her day of celebration with homemade buttermilk belgian waffles loaded with brown-sugar candied bacon.  They were fabulous! Making candied bacon is easy!  Mix up a batch of your favorite waffle batter (from a mix or scratch), pour into the waffle maker and sprinkle with as much candied bacon as you like.  Serve with butter and real maple syrup! When making the candied bacon, be sure to make a few extra pieces -- it's hard to resist nibbling on a piece while preparing the rest of the breakfast. Brown-sugar Candied Bacon (from Marshmallow Madness by Shauna Sever) 1/4 cup light brown sugar 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon 8 pieces bacon 1.  Preheat oven to 350 F.  Line a large baking sheet with foil.  Set a baking rack on top of the foil. 2.  In a medium bowl, whisk together brown sugar and cinnamon . Dip pieces of bacon, one at a time, in the brown sugar mixture.  Use hands to coat,
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Maple-Bacon Marshmallows
from the Marshmallow Madness! book (recipe and review)

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Maple-Bacon Marshmallows (recipe below) Making marshmallows is like whipping up a little batch of magic in your kitchen.  They're light, fun, and fanciful, -- the stuff of unicorns and rainbows.  But the true beauty of marshmallows is that you don't need a magic wand or a culinary degree to make them from scratch.   I Puffy-Heart LOVE this Book! In what I declare the Feel-Good Cookbook of the Year, Shauna Sever throws open wide the doors to the enchanted marshmallow kingdom.  Feel-good?  Yes, Marshmallow Madness! literally feels good because of its satiny smooth and puffy cover.  If this book had cheeks there'd be a line of grandmothers waiting in line to get in a pinch. Before taking you through a kaleidoscope of creative marshmallow recipes, Sever begins with some marshmallow history, tools of the trade, and marshmallow science.  Then it's on to dozens of creative recipes broken down into The Classics, Fresh and Fruity, Happy Hour (Cocktail-I
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Basketball-style Recycling Bin
Elmer's Glue Crew ~ Be Creative, Support Education & Recycle too!

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  I can't think of a better kind of project than one that allows you to be creative, support education, and be good to the earth at the same time.  When I heard about this Bag It Forward campaign from Elmer's, I jumped at the chance to support my local school and the Glue Crew Recycling Program . Using Elmer's foam board and a mini basketball backboard from Walmart, I created this fun recycling box that shows that "Recycling is a Slam Dunk for the Earth"!   You'll find step-by-step photos and instructions below, but first, I'd like to share 3 ways to do good with Elmer's:    1.  Bag it Forward (Anyone can do it) :  "#BagItForward is a movement and a call to action. People across the country have joined together to help provide quality school supplies for the children and teachers in their local communities. On average, teachers spend $356 of their personal money on qualit
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Tiny Tooth Fairy Notes ~ A Fanciful Free Printable

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  If your local tooth fairy (*wink*) has run out of personalized fairy note paper, you can be a fairy-helper by printing up a handy supply.   Simply download the image below and print in any size you wish.  Then, your child's tooth fairy can include a little note when they come to pick up a tooth.   This post has been shared with: Get Your Craft On @ Today's Creative Blog   Get Your Craft on @The Weekend Show-Off Party @ Ladybird Lane The Inspiration Board @ Homework Brag Monday @ The Graphics Fairy ( from whom I got my tooth fairy's golden crown )
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Ephemera Elephant Card Tutorial and Template ~
An easy and adorable scrap paper craft!

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I just had to craft something today. I had the urge. I went with it. I grabbed my scrap-paper box, an Elmer's glue stick and a black pen . I found this little guy patiently waiting at the end.  They say that an elephant never forgets. Ephemera, by definition is transitory and lacks permanence.  In elephant form, I like to think that these old scraps of printed material are likely to be around  and enjoyed for a long while.  What do you think? You don't need any special tools. You probably have everything you need at home. So, grab some paper scraps, your scissors and glue and let's make some Ephemera Elephants ! Ephemera Elephant Cards -- a scrap paper DIY project --   Materials paper scraps cardboard (I used a cereal box) elephant template (download HERE for free) thin black ink pen  scissors glue stick cardstock or 6.5" x 5" cards Step 1:  Download the free elephant template HERE .
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