Chall enge #5 - Stickers, die cuts, and rub ons Stickers, etc. are another great challenge to me. I have yet to find my perfect storage solution so once again I will be seeking inspiration from you. Please share your storage solution with us by posting photos at https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.2634148083337735&type=3 Stickers, die cuts, and rub-ons are some of the hardest things to organize because the different sizes and shapes pose many challenges. Rub-ons present their own challenges because if they aren't stored properly, they stick to each other and then they are useless. SORT : time to be ruthless. Consider if you are really going to use these items. If you bought a whole sheet of die cuts just to use one or two tags, why are you hanging on to the whole sheet? Those stickers you bought in 1999 were adorable then, but definitely not your style now, are they? So, sort into piles: TRASH, SELL, DONATE, TO KEEP PURGE : Throw out the TRASH...
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WOW!! Hidalgo is the story of Frank T. Hopkins (Viggo Mortensen), a celebrated horseback rider who is working for Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show in 1890—and haunted by the memories of what he witnessed at Wounded Knee when he was working for the U.S. Army. A sheik, insulted that Hopkins is advertised as the world's greatest horseman, invites Hopkins and his remarkable horse Hidalgo to prove it by participating in the Ocean of Fire, a three-thousand-mile race that few can endure, let alone hope to win. Hidalgo is a mustang and will be pitted against the finest of purebred Arabian horses. Hopkins accepts the challenge. This movie is so exciting, high drama, high adventure and a little romance as well. It is chock full of good people doing good, bad people being bad, good people sometimes doing bad and once in a while bad people doing something good. I love that Omar Sharif is the sheik in the movie. Men, women, girls and boys . . . everyone should love this mo...
The Best Keto Meatloaf Seems like the keto (low carb) diet is all the rage today. Well here's a juicy, flavor-packed keto meatloaf topped with a tangy and sweet tomato sauce that is gluten-free and low carb to meet your keto diet needs. ( Recipe credit adapted with Watkins spices of course). Ingredients For the meatloaf: 1 ½ pounds ground beef 2 large cage-free eggs 1 small onion diced 2 cloves garlic minced 2 cups mushrooms finely chopped 1 teaspoon coconut aminos 1 tablespoon tomato paste ¼ cup unsweetened almond milk ¼ cup almond flour 1 tablespoon Watkins Organic Oregano 1 teaspoon Watkins Fine Himalayan Pink Salt 1 teaspoon Watkins Organic Ground Black Pepper For the tomato sauce: 1 cup tomatoes diced ½ teaspoon Watkins Fine Himalayan Pink Salt ½ teaspoon Watkins Organic Ground Black Pepper ½ teaspoon Watkins Organic Oregano ½ teaspoon Watkins Organic Parsley 1 heirloom tomato sliced, (optional) Instructions Heat oven to 350°F. In a larg...
I've done the photo challenge so many times over the years and developed a system that works well for me. How did you decide to sort and store your photos? If you are ready, here is Challenge #4 . . . Tools and Adhesives Gather together all of your tools and adhesives into a box and let's start S.P.A.C.E.ing them! Sort : one by one, put each item into piles: FAVOURITES, TRASH, TO SELL, STORE, DONATE. Purge : For the SELL pile: bag up and assign a price and your initials to tools/adhesives that you don't love/use anymore and put them in your garage sale box. Throw out the TRASH pile. Arrange pick-up or drop-off of the DONATE pile. Assign : Store your most used items in a basket or box or other system right on your desk, within easy reach. Divide the STORE items into categories that make sense to you: cutting tools, pens, punches, templates, etc. Containerize : This is the time to tidy up your tools. Tools need regular maintenance to keep them efficiently work...
Quantity : 4 servings Brining : 3 h Preparation : 15 min Cooking : 50 min 310 calories/serving Ingredients resealable plastic bag 4 chicken legs, with back, skin removed 1.2 kg 1 clove garlic, finely chopped 2 tbsp olive paste 30 g 3 tbsp olive oil 45 mL 1 tbsp lemon juice, freshly squeezed 1/2 lemon 1 tbsp Parsley and Garlic Base 15 mL 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper 1 g 1 pinch salt [optional] 0.2 g ground pepper to taste [optional] aluminum foil 30 mini-tomatoes (cherry, miniature or grape) 2 cups 20 black olives 8 tbsp 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 15 mL Before you start The chicken must be marinated at least 3 hours before cooking. Method Put the chicken legs in a resealable plastic bag. Finely chop the garlic then put it in a small bowl. Add the olive paste, olive oil, lemon juice, Parsley and garlic base, and cayenne pepper. Season with a little salt and pepper, then mix well. Pour the mixture into the bag, then seal it and turn it to coat the chicken with the marinade. Chill in ...
Oh, I had some serious misgivings about watching this movie. Directed by Mike Judge, who will forever be known for bringing us Beavis and Butthead, this is a movie about the dumbing down of America. It is funny. Luke Wilson has an amazing low-key comedic style that keeps this movie from being one long fart joke. The language and sexual content has earned it an R rating but I didn't find either overly offensive. Would I go looking to watch this movie again . . . probably not because it really isn't my style. But it definitely is worth seeing once and if it were on TV late at night I might watch it just because it is simple and entertaining. So, kind of a mixed review on this one. Funny and Luke Wilson on the pro side. Dumb and not note-worthy on the con side.
I am starting to believe Leonard Maltin is a genius . . . LOL . . . I've been finding and watching the movies he mentions in his book 151 Best Movies You've Never Seen and almost every one has been a hit with me. I've never even heard of the movie The Great Buck Howard . Buck Howard is a magician and mentalist who used to be popular. John Malkovich is both charming and convincing as a man who has deluded himself into believing that a major comeback is just around the corner. His comeback event is to put 100s of people to sleep at the same time. Just as the crowd is beginning to fall asleep, Jerry Springer is in a traffic accident and all the press leaves. Colin Hanks is an aimless law school dropout who becomes the Great Buck Howard's assistant and roadie. Buck isn't very easy to work for but Colin admires his work ethic and showmanship. The actor’s real-life father, Tom, was one of the film’s producers, and appears briefly as...
Quantity : 2 servings Preparation : 5 min Cooking : 10 min 460 calories/serving Ingredients 160 g spaghettini 2/3 cup Rosy-red Pasta Sauce 170 mL 2 tsp butter, unsalted 9 g 2 tbsp pasta cooking water 30 mL 1 pinch salt [optional] 0.2 g 2 tbsp Parmesan cheese, grated [optional] 6 g Before you start Keep the serving dishes in the oven at the lowest setting so they are warm when you serve. Put a colander in the sink to drain the cooked pasta so that it will be ready when needed. Method Cook the pasta. While the pasta is cooking, heat the sauce in a saucepan over low heat. Add the specified amount of pasta cooking water to dilute the sauce a bit, and warm up just a few minutes. Put the drained spaghettini back into the pasta cooking pot, add the sauce and butter, then mix well. Serve in the warmed dishes. If desired, Parmesan cheese may be grated on top. https://www.soscuisine.com/recipe/spaghettini-rosy-red-sauce
Quantity : 350 ml Preparation : 5 min Cooking : 20 min Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil 15 mL 1/2 onions, finely chopped 100 g 1 clove garlic, pressed or minced 1 cup strained tomatoes 260 g 1 pinch salt [optional] 0.2 g ground pepper to taste [optional] 1/4 cup whipping cream 35% 65 mL 1/4 cup vodka, or to taste 65 mL Before you start A blender or food processor will be very useful to purée the sauce. Method Heat the oil in saucepan over medium heat. Add the chopped onion and minced or pressed garlic, then sauté 5 min until translucent. Add the strained tomatoes, salt, and pepper. Cook 15 min over medium-low heat, with occasional stirring. Remove the pan from the heat, then stir in the cream and vodka. Mix well then purée in a blender. More or less vodka may be added depending on personal preference. Observations This sauce can be stored up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator; up to 3 months in the freezer. https://www.soscuisine.com/recipe/rosy-red-pasta-sauce
An interesting discussion on our Facebook group a few months back and realized that f inished layouts are something we've never included in our challenges . . . until now. Even if you don't have albums available or if your layouts are randomly done and not chronological, you still need to protect your finished layouts. I'm not the only one who has noticed that improperly stored layouts are prone to damage and missing pieces. I suggest storing your layouts in pizza boxes, iris cases or some other safe environment where they won't be constantly handled and damaged . . . until it is time to put them in an album. So Challenge #2A is to find a safe way to store finished layouts.
How did you make out on the first challenges? It's not too late to share your photos. Doesn't it feel great to start the new year with a clean work surface? Let's move on to the next challenge . . . Challenge #2 Did you know that a 1” high stack of patterned paper equals as many as 250 sheets of patterned paper? That’s a lot of paper. I don't know about you, but I have a lot more than 1" of paper. So here is this week's challenge: Your challenge this week is to S.P.A.C.E. your paper - - and I mean ALL of your paper: cardstock, patterned paper, specialty papers, and all those SCRAPS! If you are a quilter you need to S.P.A.C.E. your fabric. A knitter -- your wool. I think you get the picture. This challenge is for everybody! SORT : Bring all of your paper to one area. Sort it all into piles: KEEP, SELL, DONATE, TRASH PURGE : bag up, and assign a price to paper bundles that you...
200 g chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, thinly sliced 1 tbsp white flour 1 tbsp olive oil 1 clove garlic salt and pepper to taste 1/2 cup canned tomatoes (diced or chopped) 1 tbsp olive paste ** 1/2 tsp dried oregano ** I substituted a handful of chopped black olives for the olive paste Put the serving dish in the oven at the lowest setting to keep the mean warm while cooking the sauce. Flatten and tenderize the cutlets using a meat pounder. Make a few shallow cuts around the outside edge to avoid curling during cooking. Coat each cutlet with the flour then shake off the excess (the flour will give a thicker sauce). Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat. Add the whole garlic clove, sauté 1-2 min, then add the cutlets, and brown each side for about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Remove the cutlets from the pan to the warmed serving plate in the oven. Add the tomatoes, olive paste, and oregano. Cook 4-5 minutes, then put the meat back into the pan. Continue to cook...
This movie was recommended in 151 Best Movies You've Never Seen by Leonard Maltin . . . Baadasssss! I wasn't sure I would actually be interested in the movie. It tells a unique story that I was so sure I couldn't mesh with. But then I saw the list of actors . . . MARIO VAN PEEBLES JOY BRYANT TERRY CREWS OSSIE DAVIS DAVID ALAN GRIER NIA LONG RAINN WILSON T. K. CARTER SAUL RUBINEK PAUL RODRIGUEZ VINCENT SCHIAVELLI KHLEO THOMAS LEN LESSER SALLY STRUTHERS ADAM WEST GLENN PLUMMER JOHN SINGLETON TROY GARITY . . . and decided to give it a shot. The movie is gripping. The language is often a bit hard to take, i.e. they say a lot of words I don't want to hear, but I get that Mario Van Peebles is going for gritty realism and so the language is "necessary". I was going to watch the movie on Hal's computer while I cleaned my desk. A few minutes into the movie all thoughts of cleaning were gone. My eyes were glued to the ...
Quantity : 2 servings Preparation : 5 min Cooking : 25 min 430 calories/serving Ingredients 2 pork chops, boneless 280 g 2 apples, peeled and cut into quarters 360 g 1/4 cup butter, unsalted 55 g 1 tbsp canola oil 15 mL 1 tbsp bread crumbs 8 g 1 pinch salt [optional] 0.2 g ground pepper to taste [optional] Before you start Keep the serving plates in the oven at the lowest setting so they are warm when you serve. Method Briefly wash the chops and pat-dry. Coat with bread crumbs. Peel the apples and cut them into quarters. Heat the oil and half of the butter in a pan over high heat, paying attention not to let it burn. Sauté the chops quickly on each side until they are lightly coloured, 4-5 min total. Add the apples and cook rapidly (2-3 min). Lower the heat, add the remaining butter, cover, and cook 8-10 min. Add salt and pepper, then turn the chops and apples. Cook, covered, an additional 8-10 min. Serve on the warmed plates. https://www.soscuisine....
Quantity : 4 servings Preparation : 10 min Cooking : 30 min 160 calories/serving Ingredients 1 1/2 potatoes, coarsely cut into 3 cm pieces 300 g 1 1/2 parsnips, coarsely cut into 3 cm pieces 140 g 1 carrots, coarsely chopped into 3 cm pieces 100 g 1 turnips, coarsely cut into 3 cm pieces 170 g 1 1/2 stalk celery, coarsely chopped into 3 cm pieces 110 g 1/2 onions, coarsely cut into 3 cm pieces 100 g 1/2 leeks, coarsely cut into 3 cm pieces 150 g 1 tbsp olive oil 15 mL 1 pinch salt [optional] 0.2 g ground pepper to taste [optional] 1 pinch cayenne pepper [optional] 0.1 g 2 cups chicken broth, warm 500 mL 1/2 cup water, warm 125 mL 1/2 cup milk, partly skimmed, 2% 125 mL Before you start A blender or food processor will be very useful to purée the soup. I personally prefer to just use a masher so it isn't quite a puree. Method Prepare the vegetables: Peel the potatoes, parsnip, carrots, and turnips. Coarsely cut all the vegetables into uniform 3 cm pieces. Heat the oil in a s...
Keep it Simple Scrapbooking with Sketches #4 By Pam Hedden View this Author's Spotlight Paperback, 200 Pages Price: $14.81 Prints in 3-5 business days Sometimes those piles of photos and scrapbooking supplies can become overwhelming, actually making it harder for you to be creative. It is okay to let go of creative, labour intensive layouts and make some layouts that are crisp, clean, and simple. Simple layouts allow your journaling and photos to take centre stage on your pages.
Challenge #8 Challenge #8 is sponsored by me . . . your host . . . Pam Hedden. The sketch is from my book Scrapbooking with Two-Page Sketches . Challenge Requirements: 1. Use this sketch as your inspiration to create an awesome layout. How to Win: 1. Post your layout to the Challenge #8 Album . Prize: Your very own copy of Design Strategies for Scrapbookers . My publisher is holding a sale right now, making this a perfect time to order any print books or calendars for 15% off, especially mine . . . LOL. Just use code ONEFIVE. Code expires on January 2nd.
Challenge #7 Challenge #7 is sponsored by Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps . The sketch is from one of my personal favourite sketch sites, 4 x 6 Photo Sketch Blog . Challenge Requirement: 1. Use this sketch as your inspiration to create an awesome layout. 2. Use a stamped image on your layout. How to Win: 1. Post your layout to the Challenge #7 Album . 2. If you used a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp on your layout, please share the name of the stamp in the photo description. This will earn you extra votes from Kimmie herself. The layout with the most "likes" will be chosen as the winner. In the event of a tie, the winner will be randomly generated. Prize: A $25 gift voucher to Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Kim asked me to let you know that her current year end SALE ends January 1st so customers can take advantage of that! It's my biggest sale of the year and it's 10-50% OFF the entire shop! Thanks so much Kim for sponsoring...
Challenge #6 Challenge #6 is sponsored by ZsuZsu's Pages . Challenge Requirement: 1. Sue challenges you to use a vintage Christmas photo on a layout. How to Win: 1. Post your layout to the Challenge #6 Album . The layout with the most "likes" will be chosen as the winner. In the event of a tie, the winner will be randomly generated. Prize: A 4-page Christmas layout kit by Simple Stories! Thanks so much Sue for sponsoring our sixth challenge of the day.
Challenge #4 Challenge #4 is sponsored by Karen Shakespeare who wishes to thank all of those who supported her store. I think it is time for a Colour Challenge! Challenge Requirement: 1. Use more than one shades of blue to create an awesome layout. Yes you can use other colours as well. How to Win: 1. Post your layout to the Challenge #4 Album . The layout with the most "likes" will be chosen as the winner. In the event of a tie, the winner will be randomly generated. Prize: Karen will be putting together a basket of scrapbooking goodies for the winner. Thanks so much for sponsoring our 4th challenge, Karen.
Challenge #3 Challenge #3 is sponsored by a 2 Princesses and a Tiara Events . Challenge Requirement: 1. Use the title Prince or Princess and a crown on your layout. How to Win: 1. Post your layout to the Challenge #3 Album . The layout with the most "likes" will be chosen as the winner. In the event of a tie, the winner will be randomly generated. Prize: $5 worth of raffle tickets to be used at their next event, the JanuBlue Craft Event . Thanks so much Deb and Joce for sponsoring our third challenge.