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How to Make Overnight Oats
One of the biggest problems with some people, especially adults, is that they don't have time to eat breakfast. This recipe will help solve that problem. And best of all, it can be endlessly customized to your liking. This is how to make Overnight Oats.
Credits to the Youtube Channel DownShiftology for the great idea!
Ingredients Needed
1/2 cup rolled/old fashioned oats
1/2 cup milk, dairy or dairy free
1/4 cup Greek Yogurt or dairy-free yogurt
1 tablespoon Chia Seeds
1 tablespoon Maple Syrup
16-ounce jar
Directions
Pour all of the ingredients into the jar. Make sure to stir and mix thoroughly.
Cover the jar in the lid and put it in the fridge to soak for at least two hours. Overnight is better as it yields a creamier texture.
Top with fruits and nuts of your choice. Enjoy!
- Vishruth Katti
Glitter & Light Canvas
Glitter & Light Canvas
Supplies You’ll Need:
SUPPLIES & TOOLS: 18"x 24" artist canvas
Decoupage medium Foam brush
Gold glitter: Ultra-fine to coarse
3 pkgs battery-operated LED moon lights: Warm white Duct tape Craft knife Cutting mat Protected work surface Ruler
DIRECTIONS:
1. Use foam brush to cover entire canvas with layer of decoupage medium.
2. Working 12" from the canvas, dust canvas with glitter. Apply glitter so the bottom is fully covered in glitter, fading into less glitter at the top to create the ombre effect.
3. Apply additional layers of glitter to achieve a thick consistency at the bottom. Mix types of glitters to create dimension.
4. Apply a thin layer of decoupage medium over the entire canvas to seal the glitter. Tip: Ensure base layer is completely dry before applying the top coat to avoid smearing the glitter.
5. Poke a small hole in the back of the canvas with craft knife. Push the tip of the moon light through the hole and secure in place with duct tape. Repeat, adding holes and lights over the entire canvas. Continue the ombre effect by placing more lights at the bottom of the canvas and less toward the top. Apply layers of duct tape to hold lights securely in place on the canvas.
6. Enjoy your Beautiful Canvas!
Information Found At: https://www.joann.com/glitter-and-lights-canvas/0565874P27.html
DIY Glass Terrariums
DIY Glass Terrariums
Glass
Glass Cutter
Work Gloves
Eye Goggles
Copper Foil
E600 Super Glue
Sand Paper
Tape
Ruler
X-Acto Knife
Small Cacti
Directions:
Step One: Download the template found at the end of the post. Feel free to scale it if you want it a little larger! Watch a thousand tutorials on how to cut glass, and cut out your shapes. It is easier to separate the larger pieces of glass with my gloved hands, and smaller pieces with the ball end of the cutting tool.
Step Two: Sand the edges of your beautifully cut-out shapes.
Step Three: Initially, you’ll want all the tape to be on the inside of the terrariums.
Step Four: Use glue to seal every edge of your terrarium. You will have to do it in sections to allow the glue to dry. (And so your terrarium doesn’t get stuck to your workspace.)
Step Five: Let your terrariums dry fully!
Step Six: Carefully remove the tape from the inside of the terrariums. This will be slightly more difficult on the smaller, thinner shapes so I used an X-acto knife to help the process along.
Step Seven: If you want to use your terrariums as planters, it’s best to go back and seal the inside edges as well and let dry completely. To add the copper trim, measure out one edge of your terrarium and cut a piece of the copper foil. Remove the back and adhere the tape to the edge. Repeat previous step on every edge.
Step Eight: Add a small cacti to your creation!
For more information: Go to http://whydontyoumakeme.com/diy-glass-terrariums/
Brown Butter Matcha Cookies
Brown Butter Matcha Cookies
My Asian Squad, this one is for you. Ooey gooey matcha cookies accentuated with white chocolate and pecans.
Ingredients:
1 3/4 sticks of butter
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated white sugar
2 eggs (room temp)
2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp matcha powder
1/2 cups pecans, chopped
1/2 cup white chocolate (chips of chopped up bar)
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut butter into evenly sized chunks, preferably tablespoons, or smaller if you can. Place butter into a saucepan over medium heat on the stovetop and melt. Watch closely as to not burn the butter. When it is really golden with some brown specks at the bottom, pour browned butter into a heat proof bowl to cool. In a large mixing bowl, add the room temp melted butter and both sugars. When combined, add 2 room temperature eggs and the vanilla. Tip: Make sure everything is room temperature for the best results. If the butter is too hot, then it will cook the eggs and make them like you would for breakfast. If the eggs are still cold out of the fridge, it will slightly lump and make weird chunkiness in the batter. That might just be me though, so hit me up if you really know why. Anyways, on with the recipe!
DIY Halloween Candy Jar
DIY Halloween Candy Jar
Supplies:
6 inch terra cotta pot
terra cotta saucer
wooden knob
paint
ribbon
stickers, vinyl, etc. for decorating
Step one: paint outside of the terra cotta pot, saucer and knob. You can use regular craft paint or spray paint (I’m using a gloss spray paint). Make sure you don’t paint the inside of the lid! Your candy will be exposed to the bottom of the lid so keep it safe by taping it off if necessary. Make sure paint is completely dry before moving on to step two.You are here: Home / Crafts / Halloween Candy Jar
Step two: glue the glass jar to the terra cotta pot using e6000 or a similar industrial strength glue. Place a heavy book on top and let dry for at least 8 hours.
Step three: glue the knob to the saucer using hot glue.
Step four: fill your jar with candy and decorate with ribbons.
Mother's Day Treat
Mother's Day Treat
Attention everyone! Mother's Day is coming soon, on Sunday, May 9th. Or it may not, depending on when you are reading this. I have a few DIYs that are relatively easy and quick! The first one is a cupcake bouquet that'll make you wish more than money could grow on trees.
You'll need: a flower put or small bucket, foam insert or styrofoam, fake moss or grass, cake pop stick, fake leaves, and obviously, cupcakes.You can buy them of course, or you could bake them yourselves to show that guardian you really care. https://preppykitchen.com/red-velvet-cupcakes/ this is for red velvet, https://parsleyandicing.com/lemon-rosemary-olive-oil-cake/ this is a lemon rosemary olive oil cake , just make sure you put it in cupcake liners instead of a cake pan. There is also a chocolate strawberry recipe shown here https://www.livewellbakeoften.com/chocolate-covered-strawberry-cupcakes/ Alright, now you have your cupcakes. Now, the fun part. Take your pot or bucket and add any of your sturdy materials, like your foam insert Make sure it is fitted to your own container. Then, add your fake grass/moss before adding your cake pop skewers . If you want a bit of extra support for the cake, dip the tops of the pops into something like melted white, milk, or dark chocolate, depending on your flavor of dessert. Then you can carefully add the cupcakes of top. Decorate these however you like, make it however creative or elegant you'd like!
Muffin Tin Breakfast
Muffin Tin Breakfast
Meal prep made-easy!
Do you get bored at breakfast? Do you want something that isn't what you have, or will take forever(and you won't finish it?) Well, it's simple! Grab a muffin tin and place cupcake liners or just grease the pan. I have 2 recipes for what will come next!
Baked Oatmeal Cups:
Basic recipe for 8:
Mix 1 and 1/2 cups rolled/old fashioned oats, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp baking powder, 1 large egg, 1/4 cup brown sugar, and 1 cup milk in a bowl. Place 1/3 cup or so in each liner until your muffin tin is 3/4 full of batter. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 20-25 minutes, until golden brown. Enjoy this crispy, fast version of oatmeal!
Tip: Add in some cut fruits, chocolate chips, cookies, sprinkles, etc.
Easy Egg Bites, Serves 12:
Whisk together 8, 2 tbsp or so of cooled melted butter,and eggs and 1/4 cup half and half. Properly chop 2 potatoes, a few strips of bacon, and 2 cups spinach and cook. Mix in with 1 1/2 cups of shredded cheese in the egg mixture. Distrubute into the ssame greased muffin tin, and bake at 375 for 22-23 minutes. Enjoy this salty, savory snack!
You can also add seasoning, but be careful on the salt if you already have bacon and other meats, or is you seasoned everything but the eggs.
Other Options:
These you can make from ingredients in the store, you can cook pillsbury biscuits and cinnamon rolls, You also can make breakfast sandwiches, pancake bites from instant batter, even a healthier version of rice krispy treats with granola, or multi grain cheerios. I hope you like all these meal planned breakfasts!
Homemade Peanut Butter Cups
Homemade Peanut Butter Cups
Homemade Peanut Butter Cups!
Do you love Reeses? Well, you're about to learn how to make a homemade batch of peanut butter cups from home!
Ingredients(inexact amounts)
Handful of Chocolate
1/4 cup Peanut Butter
2 tsp powdered sugar
1 tsp honey
1/4 tsp vanilla
Tools:
microwave/double boiler-to melt chocolate
2 bowls and spoon-to mix peanut butter mixture and melt chocolate
Muffin tin/cupcake liners-to make the pb cups in
In a microwave safe bowl, add some chocolate. Melt in intervals, 30 seconds then takeout out stir, 25 seconds stir, 20 seconds stir, you get the idea Do this until the chocolate melts. For a double boiler, slightly simmer dome water in a pot of water. Put chocolate in a bowl and place on top of the water, where the bottom of the bowl doesn't touch the water. Stir until melted. Tip: make sure nothing had water! Not you bowl with chocolate, not your spoon, not anything else, unless you're using a double boiler. If you do, it will clump up and seize, It is still delicious as is or with ice cream, but can't be used for Reese's cups.
In a greased muffin tin or cupcake liners, use the back of a spoon to thinly smooth the melted chocolate.
Repeat this until you have as much as you'd like. Refrigerate the chocolate while you work on the peanut butter. Add peanut butter, powdered sugar, and honey in a bowl and mix. Adjust to taste. If you want it sweeter, add more powdered sugar and honey. If it tastes too sweet, add more peanut butter.
Once hardened, add a spoonful of your peanut butter mixture to the chocolate shell and smooth it into al the chocolate cracks. Refrigerate and in the meantime, melt more chocolate in the same method as before. Once velvety and smooth, coat the top of your pb cups with the chocolate. Refrigerate once again until chocolateis hardened and enjoy! The cool thing about this recipe is that you can customize your peanut butter cups. Do you want bananas and strawberries? Done. White chocolate? Milk chocolate? Dark chocolate? Triple done. Caramel swirl? you get the idea. So get in the kitchen and make a super delicious unique batch!
By: Sophia Espiritu
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