Hot Chipped Ham Sandwiches

This is a family favorite from my childhood…it makes 24 sandwiches, so I normally cut it in half.

2 dozen packages uncut buns

2 pounds chipped ham, cut in this strips

1  8 ounce package of shredded sharp cheese

10 green olives, cut up

1/2 green pepper, chopped

1 medium onion, diced

15 ounces of tomato sauce

Cut cone shape holes rom the top of each bun, fill with meat mixture and back at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

Cole Slaw Crunch Salad

When visiting my mom this week she made this recipe. Very good and fresh!! : )

1 bag cole slaw mix

1 large package sunflower seeds

1 package slivered almonds

1 bunch green onions

1 package Ramen Noodles

Dressing:

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup oil

1/4 cup red wine vinegar

package seasoning mix from Ramen noodles

Mix salad items together and add dressing when you are ready to eat or as you please. : )

Divinely Devoured 2011 in review

Each year I think this is a cool ideas that WordPress puts together for all their users. Thanks WordPress!!

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 3,900 times in 2011. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 3 trips to carry that many people.

Click here to see the complete report.

Bagel Snowmen

When getting together with a friend for our annual ginger bread house making ceremony with the rug rats we tried this fun lunch treat!!

Variations can be made to accommodate taste of your snowmen.

In our recipe we used the following…

• Bagel with ham and provolone cheese – (alternatives cream cheese or peanut butter and fluff)
• Carrot Nose
• Black Olive Eyes
• Raisin Mouth
• Brocoli and Licorice Ear Muffs

Construct and enjoy…

Photo Bead Magnet

These photo bead magnets are good for anyone you know…friends, family, teachers, coaches, the mailman…  ; )

You can personalize these beads with photos, symbols, words (printed off the computer) or decorative scrapbook paper.

Simply cut a 1 inch circle (using a 1 inch punch is easiest) then modge podge the photo on a flat glass bead.

Allow them to completely dry and then hot glue the circle magnet on the back of the bead. Give away or keep for your self to enjoy.  : )

Best teacher gift EVER!! (I even made one for my classroom!)

Crayon Wreath – These crayon wreaths are creative, cute and something that will make you smile each time you walk into your child’s classroom. The bright colorful wreath is easy to make and personalize for that special teacher.

All you need is the following…

• one 8 inch wooden loom
• one 12 inch wooden loom
• 3 boxes of 24 Crayola Crayons (great back to school item – $0.25/box)
• Hot glue gun
• Decorative buttons or wooden figures
• Ribbon of choice
• Sharpie

Assemble wreath using hot glue and crayons. Be careful to keep an eye on how the crayons fit together in the middle, making a complete circle. Placing a cylinder shaped object in the center of the wreath may help for spacing. Once all the crayons are in place, add ribbon, wooden decorations and personalize with a Sharpie. I also included 3M hooks for the teachers to hang them on the wall with. Be careful while wrapping and delivering, the wreaths are fragile!  ; )

Overdue Notice…

Boy, I am surprised that it has been since September since I have last posted. With a new school year starting and then the holidays up next…time does get away from you. I will make up for it in the end. One of my resolutions last year was to post two new posts a month. I sure didn’t make that goal on a monthly basis, but if you add all the posts throughout the year…I came out on top!  ; ) Now to work towards those new resolutions….

This Christmas the kids and I worked on many homemade gifts to give to our teachers, family and friends. We would love to share them with you….

The first were personalized towels. I made these for my two kidos and for a good friends’ too. Now I have added a few more to the roster for a swim meet coming up this Saturday!! Enter the basket raffle to win the GVST towels!!

Tank Birthday Cake

A few days after Parker’s birthday we celebrated his friend Kaiden’s birthday with a Army Birthday party!!

We created this tank cake to help Kaiden celebrate!

Fire Truck Birthday Cake

 

Parker turned 5 towards the end of August and celebrated with his friends with a Fire Truck Birthday Party. So naturally, we needed a fire engine cake. We searched the internet high and low for ideas, found five different truck cakes that we liked and combined them all…This is what we came up with.

Flip Flop Sugar Cookies

Ellie enjoyed a day at Seneca Lake with a friend this summer. We baked cookies for them to enjoy with their picnic on the lake. : )

Ingredients

•                     1 1/2 cups butter, softened
•                     2 cups white sugar
•                     4 eggs
•                     1 teaspoon vanilla extract
•                     5 cups all-purpose flour
•                     2 teaspoons baking powder
•                     1 teaspoon salt

            Directions

In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in the  flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter. Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven. Cool completely.