Buckeyes- Peanut Butter Balls

Buckeyes

Raymond Hom

Makes 30 cookies

Hands-on Time: 30m

Total Time: 1hr 15m

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
• 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 pound bittersweet chocolate, chopped

Directions

1. With an electric mixer, beat the peanut butter and butter at medium speed until creamy. Reduce the mixer speed to low and mix in the confectioners’ sugar, vanilla, and salt (the mixture will be crumbly).

2. Roll tablespoonfuls of the dough into balls and place on a wax paper-lined baking sheet. Freeze until firm, about 15 minutes.

3. Meanwhile, in a double boiler or a medium heatproof bowl set over (not in) a saucepan of barely simmering water, melt the chocolate, stirring often, until smooth. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.

4. Resting each ball on the tines of a fork, lower it into the chocolate until it’s two-thirds covered. Refrigerate on the baking sheet until the chocolate is firm, about 30 minutes.

5. Storage suggestion: Keep the buckeyes refrigerated, between sheets of wax paper in an airtight container, for up to 3 weeks.

Tip

Both traditional super-creamy and all-natural peanut butter work well in this recipe.

Nutritional Information

Serving Size: 1 cookie

Calories 134; Fat 9g; Sat Fat 4g; Cholesterol 8mg; Sodium 47mg; Protein 2g; Carbohydrate 13g; Sugar 11g; Fiber 1g; Iron 0mg; Calcium 1mg

Hanging VS. Folding

Hanging vs. Folding Clothing

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Many garments look their best when hung on proper hangers in closets that aren't overcrowded. Other clothes benefit from being neatly folded. Shirts and blouses made of linen, rayon, or 100 percent cotton will stay virtually wrinkle-free when hung upon hangers. Use padded hangers for slippery silks and satins, as well as delicate fabrics that crush easily, such as velvet, raw silk, chiffon, and taffeta. Curved suit hangers help maintain the shape of outdoor jackets, overcoats, suit jackets, and blazers. Skirt hangers have moveable clips to accommodate most skirt sizes and styles. And trousers hang nicely over the sturdy rods of wooden hangers, or held by the cuff with clamping trouser hangers.

Knitwear, including tops, pants, skirts, and dresses, should usually be folded. However, if you're tight on drawer space, a sweater can be folded in half, shoulder to shoulder, and draped over the bar of a wooden hanger with a piece of tissue paper in between. Casual pants and shorts made from rugged materials, such as jeans, khakis, and corduroys, also can be folded. And you should fold long evening dresses, particularly those weighted with ornamentation, because hanging can distort their shape.

Thanks to Martha Stewart For this lovely article! 

Martha's Tip of The Day!!

I signed up for the Martha Stewart newsletter! Now we will have, "Martha's Tip of The Day!" Posts everyday! So excited!!

Today Martha Brings us this Fabulous idea!

 

A hardworking bulletin board is, quite literally, pretty as a picture when covered with cheerful fabric, then placed in a frame and hung from a wide ribbon. The frame is painted to complement the fabric, which makes a perfect background for favorite photographs and letters, along with the more prosaic matters of life such as the phone bill and the grocery list. Have a lumber yard cut 3/4-inch-thick Homasote fiberboard to fit a large frame, new or from a tag sale. Cut a piece of fabric 2 inches larger all around; place facedown on work surface. Center fiberboard over fabric. Wrap one side of fabric to the back. Using a staple gun, attach fabric to board, beginning with one staple in the middle of the side, 1 1/2 inches in from the edge. Wrap fabric over opposite side, and secure to board with a staple directly opposite the first. Repeat with other two sides. Continue stapling fabric, working out toward the corners, always adding staples in pairs on opposite sides of the board, ensuring fabric stretches evenly. Place board in frame; secure in place with angle brackets at each corner. Attach D-rings to back of top corners of the frame. Loop ribbon through D-rings, and hang.

  

Thanks to Martha Stewart For this Wonderful idea! If you decide to make one please share photos and I will share them on the blog! 

My passion rules my life!

My hubby does a-lot of the grocery shopping sometimes so that we are able to save gas. He works in the city and it's 12 miles either way to one of the closest (GOOD) grocery stores. So this afternoon when he gets off work he will be stopping by the Aldi that is right below his work. He called me earlier and asked for me to email him the grocery list! Now me loving Photoshop and Graphic Design cannot send just a plain ol' list! lol
So this is what my hubby will be printing out!



Had to change the "Baking Powder" to Soda. When my stocks start running low I have to get them back up!

Hope it made you laugh!

Living Frugal And Being Happy About It.

Frugal? What does that mean? I've heard people ask this question a-lot of times. Not to long ago I myself did not know the answer. But now, I do.

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Frugality is the quality of being frugal, sparing, thrifty, prudent or economical in the use of consumable resources such as food, time or money, and avoiding waste, lavishness or extravagance.^[1][2][3][4]

In behavioral science, frugality has been defined as the tendency to acquire goods and services in a restrained manner, and resourceful use of already owned economic goods and services, to achieve a longer term goal.

This does not mean that you have to suffer and live with nothing either. That's the best part! 

About two years ago my husband and I were awful at "Blowing" money. It was like we took $500.00 and just caught it on fire. We were broke ALL the time! 

There are a few things that we have done to help us save money, and they are: 

Power Saving Tips: 

1. If your not in a room the lights should not be on. 

2. During the day open the blinds/curtains and let some sun in. God gave it to us for a reason! 

3. Run only one load of dishes in the dishwasher a day. If you must hand-wash then by all means hand-wash. 

4. Try to keep the heat/air on 75 during the summer and about 72/73 during the winter. By doing this we cut our power bill in half. 

5. When going to bed cut off as many things as possible, if your not using them there is no reason for them to be running. 

Grocery Saving Tips: 

1. Coupons - Using coupons can help save on A LOT of things. Go to Coupon Mom to check deals at your regions stores! This site is so helpful when finding the deals in your area since coupons, sales, and advertisements differ by regions. 

2. Buy only what you need. Keeping an inventory of your items will help with this problem! Here is a FREE Printable that you can download and print to help with that! 

3. Separate your meats. When we buy meats we always buy a family pack. With a large family pack of hamburger meat I can easily get four nights worth of meats out of that. You may not have leftovers but with my family it saves us a ton! 


4. Menu planning. When I menu plan I plan a whole months worth of meals, make a LARGE grocery list and then shop ONLY for the items that are on that list. Our budget is about $350.00 for a month. After buying what we need if there is left over money in the budget then we will buy extras. (Ice creams,puddings, colas etc...) 


This isn't a-lot but it helps save a-lot. Hope this helps you all if you have anymore ideas that can be added please feel free to leave a comment!