May 05, 2011

Sleepy Scotcheroos

May 05, 2011/ Michelle Scheibe

Not all Scotcheroos are created equal. It’s a fact.

My favorite recipe is courtesy of one my best friends since childhood, Mary. I’d post her picture below but then I’d no longer have her as a friend…so I won’t…this time.

Get ready to make the tastiest Scotcheroos to date. You will want to have some place to take them otherwise you will eat the entire pan. I made them a couple of week-ends ago and shared them with Nate’s family. They are so good my nephew was sleep eating them…

Funniest. Thing. Ever. The poor kid didn’t take a nap and was falling asleep at the table while gnawing away at the scotcheroo….they are THAT good.

Ingredients:

1 cup white sugar
1 cup white syrup (Karo)
1 1/2 cup peanut butter (Jif) (I think the secret is the half jar of peanut butter.)
4 cups Rice Krispies
1 cup chocolate chips (Nestle)
1 cup butterscotch chips (Nestle)

I’m usually not a product snob but I totally am with this recipe!!

Bring white sugar and white syrup to a boil. Remove from heat.

Add peanut butter and mix well. Add Rice Krispies and mix well.

Pat down in a cake pan.

Melt chocolate chips and butterscotch chips. Spread over bars. Cut when set.

Enjoy!

You won’t sleep until they’re gone…

May 04, 2011

Hanging Out at Remodelaholic

May 04, 2011/ Michelle Scheibe

Today I am guest posting at Remodelaholic!

I was VERY excited when Cassity contacted me to write a guest post about our West Elm Window Headboard Copy Cat…

Remodelaholic is a great site for “Before & Afters” (one of my favorites) and many other DIY projects. They also host weekly link-ups for DIY projects (Fridays), recipes (Sundays), and Etsy stores (Saturdays). If you are a new blogger, linking up is one of the best ways to get your blog read. I posted about our headboard back in January. It didn’t get noticed until a couple of weeks ago after I linked it up to places like Remodelaholic.

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May 03, 2011

Citrus Themed Bridal Shower

May 03, 2011/ Michelle Scheibe

The blog may be lacking a little this week. Why? This past week-end I made the 3 hour journey back home to host a bridal shower for my best friend since the 2nd grade, Melissa.

(We didn’t plan the black cardigans…I swear.)

We decided on citrus theme for the shower. I’m not really into themes but showers just work better with a theme. I’m not really into showers either but I made it through this one…probably because I didn’t have to participate in those horrible shower games.

Here are a few party details…

The Invites: I designed the invites and had them printed at FedEx Office (aka Kinkos). I had never used Kinkos before. I highly recommend printing a test invite before ordering 50 of them. They turned out fine but I would have made a few color changes had I been patient enough for a test print. Lesson learned.

Guest Book: In place of a boring ol’ guestbook, I decided to make a photo book where guests could write wishes/advice for the happy couple. I recorded the gifts the bride-to-be received at the end of the book.

Martha Stewart Poms: Martha makes them seem easy. I wouldn’t go that far. They were kind of a pain. They did turn out sort of cute though.

And they made fun kites for the flower girl after the shower…

The Food: The bride’s mom and aunt were in charge of the food and they did a fabulous job.

Table Decorations: Our options for location in a town of 800 were either the church basement or the Community Center. We decided on the Community Center. It is very brown. I tried to add some color but didn’t want to go too over the top. Things back home are simple. It’s one of the qualities of small town life that I miss.