My oldest daughter and I made a batch of Caramel Corn today. It turned out really well and will definitely be a keeper for our family recipe book. You can find the recipe on Chow.com.
Enjoy! :-)
~Sharon
Monday, January 27, 2014
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Pantry Makeover: Part 1
After a year or so of pinning all kinds of neat ideas for making my house & life more organized, I finally picked a project to tackle for 2014.
Following Thrifty Decor Chick's pantry post, I removed my 12" wire shelves and replaced them with 20" melamine boards and I now have a TON of space in my pantry…. Next step is to organize the actual items into jars & containers.
Note to self: NEVER format your camera's memory card unless you're 1000% sure you transferred all the photos of your recent pantry makeover project. With that said, all the before and progress pics from my DSLR are gone. Luckily, I did take a couple on my phone when I was adding the supports.
Items I used for this project:
DryDex Spackling
Sandpaper, 120 grit
Paint, Pale Honey by Behr in Satin Finish
Melamine Board 3/4" x 49" x 97" (Home Depot)
Shelf Edging or Iron On Edge - White Melamine (Home Depot)
Melamine Board 3/4" x 49" x 97" (Home Depot)
Shelf Edging or Iron On Edge - White Melamine (Home Depot)
Primed Finger Joint Board 1" x 2" x 8" (Home Depot)
Liquid Nails (Home Depot)
Drywall Screws
Finish Nails
Level
What I did:
1. Removed the original wire shelves. It took me a bit to figure out how to remove the wall clips since the tops did not have Flat or Phillips head slots. I tried using pliers but the nail heads were too low in the clip and I couldn't get a grip. I was going to try yanking the entire clip out but I knew that might end in disaster. I ended up using a pair of needle nosed pliers to pull out the pin and once it was out, the clips slid out the wall with very little effort.
2. I filled all the huge holes that the wall clips left behind with spackling. I like the DryDex kind because it goes on pink and turns white when it's dry. After the spackling was dry, I sanded down the spots with 120 grit sandpaper.
3. I used Heavy Duty primer to cover spots on the walls where a bottle of olive oil spilled. Once the primer dried, I painted the ceiling and walls. I could have gotten away with just painting the walls but I noticed that the builder painted the ceiling and walls the same color so I decided to do the same. The space is only 3'x3' so painting the ceiling was no big deal.
4. After all the paint was dry, I measured and screwed in the cut finger joint boards that would act as support for the shelves. I used my laser level to insure that the boards were straight. I also pre-drilled the holes in the boards to make sure they didn't split when I screwed in the drywall screws.
5. The edging should be added to the melamine boards before setting the boards on the the supports. I totally forgot to add my edging until the end and it was a pain.
6. Last, I added a few liquid nail dots to the supports then nailed the melamine boards down.
Overall, this was a surprisingly easy project and could have been done in a weekend but it took me a few extra days because my kiddos keep me running. :-)
~Sharon
Level
What I did:
1. Removed the original wire shelves. It took me a bit to figure out how to remove the wall clips since the tops did not have Flat or Phillips head slots. I tried using pliers but the nail heads were too low in the clip and I couldn't get a grip. I was going to try yanking the entire clip out but I knew that might end in disaster. I ended up using a pair of needle nosed pliers to pull out the pin and once it was out, the clips slid out the wall with very little effort.
2. I filled all the huge holes that the wall clips left behind with spackling. I like the DryDex kind because it goes on pink and turns white when it's dry. After the spackling was dry, I sanded down the spots with 120 grit sandpaper.
3. I used Heavy Duty primer to cover spots on the walls where a bottle of olive oil spilled. Once the primer dried, I painted the ceiling and walls. I could have gotten away with just painting the walls but I noticed that the builder painted the ceiling and walls the same color so I decided to do the same. The space is only 3'x3' so painting the ceiling was no big deal.
4. After all the paint was dry, I measured and screwed in the cut finger joint boards that would act as support for the shelves. I used my laser level to insure that the boards were straight. I also pre-drilled the holes in the boards to make sure they didn't split when I screwed in the drywall screws.
5. The edging should be added to the melamine boards before setting the boards on the the supports. I totally forgot to add my edging until the end and it was a pain.
6. Last, I added a few liquid nail dots to the supports then nailed the melamine boards down.
Overall, this was a surprisingly easy project and could have been done in a weekend but it took me a few extra days because my kiddos keep me running. :-)
~Sharon
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Blueberry-Banana-Oat Smoothie
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| This grainy cell pic doesn't do the yumminess justice |
Blueberry-Banana-Oat Smoothie
Adapted from Martha Stewart
1/4 cup quick oats*
1 banana, cut into thirds**
1/4 cup blueberries**
1 cup fat-free milk or soy milk
2 teaspoons honey
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
In a blender, combine oats, banana, blueberries, milk, honey, and cinnamon; puree until smooth. Serve immediately.
* You can bump the oats up to 1/3 cup for a thicker smoothie. I use Quaker Quick Oats because they blend a little smoother.
**I freeze my bananas and blueberries because I like iciness in my smoothies. :-)
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