Well, obviously that title is kind of a lie but read on to the end, all the way to the bitter end for the shocking confession.. Well, not really all that shocking if you know me very well...
Day 1: Smothered Chicken with Spinach and Mushrooms, sautéed zucchini, crescent rolls, pears with craisins.
Day 2: Today's Pinterest try was a life hack--turn all the hangers in the closet backwards. Whenever you wear something, wash and put it back away, turn the hanger the right way. At the end of the season, get rid of everything that is on a hanger that is still facing backwards. (and if you think I am going to post a picture of my closet, you have lost your mind)
In the process of turning hangers, I came across some things I was able to immediately remove from my closet: several boy scout and cub scout uniforms, an ill-fitting denim jumper, (also came across a cute fitted one, which I am keeping), two Storm basketball shirts, some sweats, and not one but two maternity tops. Yep. Not even kidding.
Day 3: I tried what was touted to be a kitchen "miracle" cleaner. Put about 1/4 cup of baking soda in a small glass bowl and squirt in hydrogen peroxide until it makes a nice paste. Rub it on the baked on grease and stains. HA! I regret to inform you that this Pinterest suggestion is a FAIL. Sad day. the only miracle I came across was me actually believing that this might work.
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Ummmmm, never mind..I think you get the picture...
Pintober Day 4: This is so cool and here are the directions: You mix 2 to 3 parts school glue, 1 part water, food color, and a bit of Dawn. Pick up some cute little clear bottle, glasses, vases, candle holders, whatever you like. Then paint! Try not to leave a lot of streaks or globs of paint. Of course while painting the vase, to me it looked bad but after a few hours drying time, it looks fabulous. The paint is actually removable so if you don't like your results, just wash it off and start over.
Pintober Day 5: Flameless candle, fake silver tray (but nobody needs to know that),
leaves from my yard and my neighbor's yard. He noticed me in his yard
(well, standing on the curb, reaching up into his tree) carefully choosing leaves from low-lying branches and picking up leaves off the ground, discarding those that weren't nicely shaped or colored. He was so kind to as to call
me to see if I had lost my mind.
Pintober Day 6: No-Bake Cake Balls. As pretty as they look, they were pretty much a failure. My daughter tried one and said, "ummmm, it's good but a little underbaked." Now that is an understatement! If I want to eat cake dough, I will just make a cake and sample the batter.
Pintober Day 7: I laboriously chopped 2 cups of fresh cranberries (because I don't have a food processor) to make Cranberry Muffins. Totally worth all of the effort! Tart berries in sweet muffins. If I didn't have kids who dislike nuts, I would have added some. Come to think of it, next time I WILL add nuts. More muffins for me!!
Pintober Day 7: Cake Mix Cookies. An overwhelming success! Quick and tasty, made from three ingredients that you most likely have in your kitchen right now! Moist, sweet, and did I mention quick. I would have taken a picture, but they were gone too quickly.
one package of cake mix, any flavor I used white
2 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
Mix together cake mix, eggs, and oil in large bowl.
Make little balls with the dough and place on ungreased cookies sheet.
Bake at 350 degrees for 6-8 minutes (closer to 8 minutes)
Pintober Day 8: Chick Filet Chicken salad sandwiches
Ingredients
- 1 cup cooked Chicken Breast
- 1/4 cup diced Celery
- 1 diced Hard Boiled Egg
- 2 tbsp Sweet Pickle Relish
- 1/3 cup Mayonnaise
- Salt & Pepper to taste
- 4 slices Wheat Bread
- Leaf lettuce
Instructions
- Combine chicken, celery, egg, mayonnaise, relish, salt and pepper.
- Toast bread.
- Top 2 slices of toast with lettuce.
- Divide chicken salad evenly over the lettuce.
- Top with remaining slices of toast.
(Confession: yes, I realize it is actually December 2015 and not Pintober 2014 but
when you come across an unpublished blog post that you obviously spent a
lot of time and effort on, the temptation is just too strong to click
"publish" and move on with your life. I supposed I could have changed
up the dates and all, but, hey, that's a lot of work and not even
honest. So there you have it...the truth, in all its unvarnished, tacky and
tarnished glory, which is what I am really all about anyway)