Caramel Skor Apple Dip

I am not a fabulous cook. I don't love to do it. Baking is another story- I guess I just like the end result better, so I'm happy to do it ;)

Anyway, I wanted to start sharing with you some of the recipes that I have tried and liked. I'm often looking recipes up online because I don't have my own tried & true recipes for very many things.

Sometimes, I'll share a photo with you, of my creation. Sometimes I will show you a photo from the original recipe share-er. Always, I will either share the recipe with you or send you straight to the recipe via link.

To start with, today I want to share with you a delicious Caramel Skor Apple Dip Recipe. (You'll notice, in keeping with my habits, this recipe does not involve cooking & is super easy ;) I've had this several times before (made by others), but didn't have my own recipe for it. My husband wanted some to add some deliciousness to our fruit feast (which we had because we had been almost completely deprived of fruit for a week). I told you, I stink at the whole cooking thing, and sometimes that spreads to the whole "providing balanced nutrition" part of mothering...

but back to the recipe....
Doesn't this look delicious??

[photo taken from the website with the recipe which I will be linking you to]

There are a lot of recipes out there for a layered dip like this one, but we wanted it all mixed together with a little skor sprinkled on top- and we found it at Zestycook.com. All you need is cream cheese, caramel, skor bits, and brown sugar. (and apples)

It is DELICIOUS. Try it. The end.

Wait... not the end... do you have a favourite fruit dip?
Cuz I would LOVE to hear about it & expand my fruit dip horizons!

Making a Paper Triangle Banner (Bunting)

I'm preparing for Talia's birthday party and I wanted to try making a paper triangle banner (is there a technical word for that? I'm answering this myself- I looked it up. Bunting.) instead of using streamers this time. I pulled out the ol' scrapbooking paper and here's what I came up with:

If you've got 12x12 paper, you can use the same method I did

(I've posted a Tutorial Here).

If not, and if it doesn't matter whether the paper looks nice on both sides, you can use this idea from The Magic Onions blog.

I used 6 different pieces of paper & got enough triangles to make 4 (double sided) triangles per pattern. This makes a pretty long banner.

Giveaway (CSN Stores)

You've heard about CSN Stores here before. I've had the opportunity to review some great products from them and have always had a good experience with them. If you haven't heard of them yet, no worries- I'll explain:


CSN Stores isn't just one store, it's like a collection of stores in one. You can visit the individual stores, or just search among all of them from the main site. There's even a store that's all about swing sets! If you're in the market for a swing set, check that out. If not, just click on the little tab at the top of that page, to search all 200+ of their stores! (I'm telling you, you can find pretty much anything)

...and now it's time to share the love again because CSN Stores is going to give one Raising Memories reader a $35 gift code to put toward anything from any of their stores- Yippee!

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Black Apple Doll - Quilt & Pillow

Now that I've finally finished Talia's version of the Black Apple Doll to go with her little sister's, I have some extra, matching fabric. I started thinking about what I could do with it, and with the fact that her birthday is coming up...

And here's what I came up with:


I've made a smaller pillow for Katrina's doll, but have yet to make a quilt or case for it... all in good time, and for now they can share ;)

It has been so fun to do this & I can't wait to give them to her!

Popcorn with Vinegar

We have some weird food traditins in our home and sometimes it's hard to track them. I don't know if this is a Dutch one or an English one... who knows- it could just be something weird my dad figured out he liked by fluke. He was born in Holland and served a 2 year mission for our church in England, so I suspect one of those- probably the latter.

Anyway, I have fond memories of my dad making popcorn in a pot on the stove and then topping it with vinegar. It turns out that all of my siblings and I have fond memories of this and to this day enjoy the odd treat. ;)


Here we are on a recent trip to visit my sister, the 4 of us enjoying white vinegar sprinkled on our popcorn & having a marvelous time ;)

Do you have any snacks or treats that you love that are a little odd?

Sharing Time - January 2011

I'm going to try something new this year, for Sharing Time.
Instead of having a new linky each week, I'll have one linky for the month, but I'll re-post it each week- you'll just be able to see the links from the whole month at once instead of just one week.

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Please join the Raising Memories Sharing Time
& add a link to your latest and greatest blog posts about activities to do with your children
or fun projects that you have done!
 
If you're participating in Sharing Time,
please copy the code below & paste it
into where you can edit the html of
the post you've shared.
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1. $25 Hutch! Ah Yeah! 2. Kids Art Calendar 3. Ice Ornaments, RTA 4. Recycled Thank Yous 5. kids pyjamas 6. vintage dress 7. southern belle 8. Wall Mural! 9. tutorial neckwarmer 10. Family Growth Chart 11. Ballard KO Santo 12. Stinky Cheese Ball 13. Great Giveaway 14. karaoke party glass 15. Stevia Banana Bread 16. Chocolate PB Treats 17. Hot Air Balloon 18. Borax snowflake 19. Handprint snowman 20. Preschool snow unit 21. Pre K Winter unit 22. Wrapping gifts 23. THE MITTEN game 24. Button bracelets + 25. Blizzard Pictures 26. 3 Kings Fun & Cake 27. crochet cadillac 28. Preschool space unit 29. Rich Filled Chocolat 30. S is for Snow 31. FUN Healthy Snack 32. KNITTED BABY HAT AND 33. Winter/Snow Ideas 34. Name to face 35. Quiet Book 36. Star Lantern 37. Reusable Chain 38. Marble Racetrack 39. Rainbow Jello 40. V-Day Date Idea 41. Couple's Subway Art 42. Date of the Month 43. Romance Kit 44. Valentines Printable 45. Scratch Off Cards 46. Free Kids Containers 47. A cute cupcake 48. Winter activities 49. Woven snowflakes 50. Kittens and Mittens 51. Cherry Pie 52. An I Love You Ritual 53. Old Activities : New 54. Winter Sensory Tub!! 55. Gift Bag Box Tutoria 56. Color Swirls 57. Valentines Countdown 58. skunk crochet puppet 59. Winter Trees, RedTed 60. Heart Cards, Red Ted 61. Rosette Tutorial 62. Egg Carton Snowman 63. Espresso Chip Cookie 64. Snow Paint! 65. Winter work 66. In Case of Emergency 67. Brasilian Fudge 68. Tell Them They ROCK 69. Pipe cleaner fishing 70. Camo Baby Gift 71. Valentines Table 72. free cupcake toppers 73. Fuzzy Fleece Headban 74. Peace Doves for MLK 75. Assembled Boxes 76. Simple Shape Puzzles 77. Pine Cone BirdFeeder 78. cookie cupcakes : ) 79. tea party cake : ) 80. Gummy Bear Fun 81. My Garland 82. Lovely Photoframe Tu 83. Boys, Penguins. . . RTA 84. One-sy Doll Red Ted 85. Quiet Book-templates 86. hands on : ABC = abc 87. Soft Glazed Gingerbr 88. Sweet Penguins! 89. Button Love 90. RAGLAN SWEATERS 91. BREAKFAST CASSEROLE 92. You're a Blast 93. Stained Glass Cookie 94. Caribbean Fun 95. Months of the year 96. Girls Clippie Holder 97. XOXO characters 98. Light as a Butterfly 99. chair before/after 100. 2 step kitche re-do 101. Penguin Puppets 102. Kool aid Play Dough 103. Nautical cupcakes 104. Multiple Giveaways! 105. Very Vera Tutorial 106. Valentine Tub 107. Recycle Craft Hearts 108. Jeweled Hearts 109. Heart Garland 110. Valentine Count Down 111. Preschool Assessment 112. Headband tutorial 113. Nails on a Budget 114. Penguin Cake 115. BeautifulRomanShades

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