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Crock Pot Baked Potatoes

posted by cindylouh on July 9th, 2010 | recipes |

This is one of our favorite simple suppers during the summer-- Crock Pot Baked Potatoes!

I hate to heat up the oven in the summer and this is something I can throw in the crock-pot in the morning and have dinner ready in the evening.

How To Make Crock Pot Baked Potatoes

Wash and dry potatoes.

Cover each potato in aluminum foil and place in a crock-pot.

Cook on low for about eight hours.

Load them up with your favorite toppings, serve with a big salad and dinner is served!

What are your favorite baked potato toppings?

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July is full of fun…

posted by cindylouh on July 8th, 2010 | kids, recipes |

July is full of surprising celebrations. Did you know it is National Ice Cream Month? Skip on over to AlphaMom for a fun and simple way to make yummy ice cream.

You might also like to make ice cream in a can or try these delicious homemade ice cream sandwiches!

If you love ice cream toppings you will want to make your own homemade magic shell (tastes just like the real thing) and this super simple homemade praline sauce (perfect for gift giving).

Enjoy!

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Its National Macaroni Day

posted by cindylouh on July 7th, 2010 | crafts, kids, kids crafts |

I didn't even know this was a holiday, but yes there actually is a National Macaroni Day. So we decided to celebrate with colored macaroni (okay I didn't have macaroni so we used shaped pasta) necklaces.

How To Color Dried Macaroni

We used alcohol, food coloring, shaped dried pasta, yarn and a yarn needle (or bobby pin works great too as a needle).

Place pasta in a Ziploc bag, fill with alcohol until pasta is covered. Add lots of food coloring. Close bags and let them sit until the pasta is the color you want (we did about 5 minutes).

Carefully remove pasta from bags and allow to completely dry.

Thread pasta shapes onto yarn. Tie one of the pasta shapes at the end to stop the others from falling off.

String all the pasta onto the yarn....

Fasten ends together when finished and proudly wear for National Macaroni Day!

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Made By You Monday

posted by cindylouh on July 5th, 2010 | Made By You Mondays |

I hope you enjoyed the wonderful summer craft ideas contributed in June!

Now it is time to get back to Made By You Mondays! Please link up your creative ideas and tutorials!

If you want to play along don't forget to grab a button to place at the top or bottom of your post to show you are participating in Made By You Mondays!
Simply copy the code below in the box and paste where you can edit the html in your blog post.

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Happy Fourth of July!

posted by cindylouh on July 4th, 2010 | Fourth of July |

The Top Secret Project, our Fourth of July Parade Float.....