Palin & Clinton: SNL Must-See

I doubt there are many out there who haven’t seen this clip from SNL, but just in case I’m gonna post it again. Enjoy.

Homemaker Mondays: Recipe Scrapbook

How do you store your recipes? In a file, kitchen drawer, binder, on the computer? Why not make a recipe scrapbook?

Start by coming up with a theme for your scrapbook. Some examples are: Family Favorites, Cookies, Pies, Holidays (Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving), Chicken, Hamburger, Picnic, etc. etc.

Then compile all the recipes you want to include and print them out or hand write them (neatly!) in the scrapbook, on scrapbooking paper, or a recipe card that matches your theme. There are several printable recipe cards online. You can find some here, here, and here.

Embellish the recipe pages with cooking/food related stickers, anecdotes, quotes, and even pictures of the finished dish if you have them. Be sure to use acid-free glue and materials when scrapbooking to maintain quality. Make sure the pages are dry before you assemble them into your book.

If you plan to use your recipe scrapbook while cooking, be sure to put the pages in page protectors so they won’t be ruined by splatters and spills. Assemble your finished pages into a binder or photo album and there you have it, your very own recipe scrapbook!

Click here to see examples of recipe scrapbook pages or here to print out a free recipe scrapbook kit.

This is a great craft to do with your kids! Make a Cooking with Kids scrapbook and let each child pick out a recipe to include, then take pictures of the kids cooking to include in the book. I think this will be our next big family project, once we get moved!

Head on over to 11th Heaven’s Homemaking Haven for more great Homemaker Mondays posts.

Freid Peanut Butter Sandwiches

A new favorite snack in our house is the fried peanut butter sandwich. They’re easy to make and delicious and somewhat healthy, if you don’t count all the butter we slather on before we fry ‘em.

All you do is make up a couple of peanut butter sandwiches then slather each side with butter and fry in a hot skillet or griddle until each side is toasted a golden brown. I told ya it was easy.

You can add sliced bananas or even jelly if you’d like. Just be careful not to put so much on that it squishes out the sides while frying.

These are so easy, my kids do most of the work.

Slice up some apples, cut up a few carrots and celery sticks and you could even make a meal out of ‘em. Yum.

Classics Bookclub: Pride and Prejudice

5 Minutes for Books hosts a classic bookclub the first Tuesday every month. This month we’re discussing Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

As I mentioned in a previous post, I read this book years ago as a school assignment. Back then I read it so fast I couldn’t remember parts of it. I just wanted to get through it and get my paper turned in.

This time around, I slowed it down a notch or two and took the time to enjoy the story.

I love Austen’s wit and sense of humor. The style of writing was different than what I usually read. I’m a suspense/mystery kind of girl in my everyday reading, but once I got used to Austen’s style, I was hooked.

I’ve seen the movie version with Keira Knightley and loved it. I hear that the A&E mini series collection is even better. So I will have to check it out sometime.

As you can tell, I’m not a very good book reviewer. I’m afraid to say too much and give the story away but then I’m afraid I won’t say enough and no one will want to read the book. Understand? No? Well, that’s okay, because I rarely understand me either.

Back to P&P…Overall, I enjoyed the book. I can see why it’s a classic and even though it started out slow for me, due to the style, it really grew on me and I ended up loving it. I highly recommend it!

If you’re a big fan of the classics, head on over to 5 Minutes for Books and check out the Classics Bookclub. Our next book is Jane Eyre and we’d love to have you join us.