Tempt My Tummy Tuesday's.....Play Dough

Welcome to Tempt My Tummy Tuesday's. This week I've to make something that is NOT edible. Since I'm on a diet and all. I don't need to be tempting my tummy. And if I make something I'll eat it! So this week I'm made play dough!

This is what you need

1/2 cup of flour

1/2 cup of water

1 tsp creme of tartar

1/4 cup of salt

1 tbsp cooking oil

food coloring

1. In a small pot combine all ingredients

2. mix the food coloring with the oil and water before mixing with the rest. Color mixes better.

3. Mix thoroughly. It will be gummy and like a thick paste

4. Turn heat on low and stir continuously

5. Mixture will start to form a ball. Once all play dough has formed a ball place on counter and kneed until smooth. Roll in a ball and let cool. Store in an airtight container in the fridge!

Make all types of colors!

Tempt My Tummy Tuesday's.....Skor Bar

So its Tuesday. I've neglected my blogging duties for awhile BUT I'm back! So this is what I was going to post right before Christmas. Its home made skor bar. Very YUMMY! and....very bad for you! Very simple to make. You need 1 cup of sugar, 1 cup of margarine(MUST BE MARGARINE, butter DOES NOT work!) and about 1/2 a package of chocolate chips(I use semisweet but use what ever you normally would use for cookies)

So this is my first attempt (forgot I used margarine last year)

And this is what it turned into...LOL The sugar dissolved and then recrytalized or something. It was nasty!

Second attempt.... with margarine. Place sugar and margarine in a pot and cook on low until bubbly.

It will look very bubbly and almost sponge like. At this point you must stir it constantly as the bubbles cause it to rise and it will spill out of the pot....

Then it will start turning brown.

Once its brown you put it on a cookie sheet and spread it around. The thinner you spread it the more you get and the easier it is to break once cool.

While still hot(and it stays hot for a long time) put about 1/2 a bag of chocolate chips on it. Let them sit for a few minutes and start melting. Then use a spoon or a spatula and spread it out over the entire candy part.

Set your cookie sheet in the freezer or outside(I put mine in my cold BBQ or in snow) Once its cold you break it up it to small bite size pieces and enjoy! You won't be buying anymore Skor Bars

My next attempt I am going to try 1/2 cup peanut butter and 1/2 cup margarine. If anyone wants to try this let me know how it turns out!

one more sleep....

I'm getting really excited, nervous, you name it... Doug is coming home tomorrow and it has been 17 days since we've seen him. Its been really hard. Thankfully I've been busy with dayhome and my dad came yesterday and he's keeping me company. Almost got everything ready for the company. Have to clean Austin's room and change the bed, make some tarts, chilli for dinner, an apple crisp. And maybe even some chocolate chip cookies and skor bar. MMMMMMMMMM.....so stay tuned tomorrow for YUMMY recipes and Tempt My Tummy Tuesdays. I might even post more then one recipe. MMMMmmmm.... I can't wait. Love baking and love eating it afterward I think the most... he he....SO BAD FOR THE DIET!.... Until tomorrow. Enjoy the season and have a great night!

Tempt My Tummy Tuesday!

Welcome to our first Tempt My Tummy Tuesday's! Thanks {mis}adventures

for the great name. I was having a brain fart. So this week in preparation for Christmas I

thought I would make something Christmasy. What better then shortbread. And I must say they turned out AWESOME! Here we go!

Granny's Shortbread (yes, this is a family recipe.)

1 cup cornstartch

1 cup icing sugar

2 cups flour

1/2 tsp salt

1lb butter

candied cherries(cut in half)

Preheat oven to 350*F. In a large bowl beat butter until smooth. Then add the remaining ingredients. WARNING: turn beaters on slow or you will be covered in flour, icing sugar, and cornstarch. Mix well. It may take a few minutes to get it mixed together well. It might feel sticky. If it does add a small amount of flour until it no longer feels sticky and is able to be rolled into balls.

Roll the dough into small balls and place on cookie sheet. Place half a candied cherry into the center of the ball and press down slightly.

Place cookies in the oven and bake for about 8-10 mins. Please check them regularly so they don't burn. Back until lightly brown on the edges.

Let cookies sit on the cookie sheet for a few minutes so they don't crumble when taken off. ENJOY! mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

BURRRRRRRR!!!!

So this morning I got up with a plan! A plan to finish the cat I'm crocheting. A plan to make shortbread cookies. A plan to finish the scrabble tile pendants I'm making. A plan to RELAX!

So far I've worked on the cat and pendants. Had breakfast and tea. Its SOOO COLD here today! I'm sure there are colder places but its -32C but feels like -42C with the wind chill. YUCK!

I'm starting to feel the "grey" descend. I hate this time of year. Doug always works extra so he can take some time off. Stress from finding the right gift for each person is taking its toll. I'm

sure I'm not the only person that gets into this mood. I just know that in the next few days I will be dealing with monster child cause he misses dad. We are working on day 10 today and that is normally about his limit. We still have 8 days to go!

So if you like my buttons that have been added to the blog you can thank {Mis} Adventures over at http://thismommasmisadventure.blogspot.com She made them. I can not for the life of me figure it out. GRRR!

So I have decided that on Tuesday's I will bake something and take pictures and post the recipe with pictures. Then if you want you can make and comment on how it turned out! Tempt My Tummy Tuesdays! Stay tuned to tomorrows post for the yummy recipe!

So here is a picture of a scrabble tile pendant I made. It does not have the bail on it yet as I'm not 100% happy with it. Here is why. The glaze I used has yellowed and it shows on the tile. I think this one particular tile looks okay because of the picture I used. Check it out. Let me know what you think....

Don't forget to come back tomorrow for something yummy!