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Pickles & Mustard
Pickles & Mustard
~ think hamburger, but without the main ingredients ~
salt + vinegar + salt
Ingredients
- Spicy Brown Mustard (was used in this video)
- choose your preferred mustard
- Dill pickles
- or not, if you have another type available
- doesn’t necessarily have to be slices
Instructions
- Obtain a bottle or jar of mustard
- Find pickles
- Drizzle mustard onto pickles however you like
- Eat your flavor-packed creation!
Avocado Cherry Tomato Salad
Avocado Cherry Tomato Salad
This recipe is a dupe from Lemonade, use the avocado skins and pits to make natural dyes!
Ingredients
Find the full recipe here:
https://www.shockinglydelicious.com/avocado-cherry-tomato-pine-nut-lime-vinaigrette-salad/
- 4 firm-ripe California Hass avocados, halved, pitted, peeled, and cut into chunks
- 1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes, halved crosswise
- 1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted
- 1/4 cup Lime Vinaigrette (recipe below)
- Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Lime Vinaigrette
- Juice of 2 to 3 limes, (about 1/4 cup)
- 1 tablespoon honey or agave nectar
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2/3 cup canola oil
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine the avocados, tomatoes and pine nuts.
- Make vinaigrette: In a blender, combine the lime juice, honey, mustard, garlic, salt, and pepper. Blend on medium speed for a few seconds, and then reduce the speed to low. With the motor running, slowly add the oil until emulsified. Pour into a container or jar and mix in the cilantro. Keep any leftover vinaigrette covered in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
- Add vinaigrette to salad. Toss gently
- Season generously with salt and pepper. Serve chilled.
Salted Cherries
Salted Cherries
Just try it
Ingredients
- Cherries
- Flaky salt
Instructions
- Sprinkle salt onto cherries a little bit at a time
- Toss to coat evenly
- Season to taste
Friendship Bracelet
Friendship Bracelet
>> colorful and fun <<
Supplies
- String (thicker than sewing thread, mine was 6-strand)
- tape
- scissors
- measuring tape
Instructions
- Choose your string and colors
- Cut 3 or more strands to a length of approximately 15 inches
- Tie a knot at one end
- Tape that end to a table or surface
- Choose a starting color, and begin tying knots
- see video for demo
- Tie a knot at the end, when it is long enough
- Enjoy yourself or share/gift with your friends!
Origami Sakura Flower
Origami Sakura Flower
Celebrate Spring by recreating one of Nature"s beautiful flowers!
Supplies
- 5 pieces of origami/ square paper.
- Any additional supplies for further crafting
Instructions
- Get out a square piece of paper.
- Because the folds are very intricate, following the video’s instructions for the best results.
- Further decorate as you please.
Indoor Garden
Indoor Garden
Grow your excess produce in 1 minute!
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Supplies
- Water
- Glass containers
- 3 in green onions
- Garlic Cloves
Instructions
- Place your produce into the container with the roots down
- Fill the container with water
- Leave it by the window still
- Wait one week
- Check on them to see if you should refill the container or take out your produce to use them
Weekly build IT Template
How to Scrapbook!
A quick guide into the world of scrapbooking.
Supplies
- Scrapbook Paper
- Stickers
- Glue/Adhesive
- Pen
- Marker
- Photos
Instructions
- Come up with an idea.
- Section your materials out for each page.
- Trim the photos down to the size of your choice.
- Consider the stickers you want to use for each page.
- Start your page by putting the title down.
- Add the stickers you selected for the page.
- Add any additional photos, text, or stickers you want on the page.
- Repeat this process for the rest of your scrapbook pages!
Marble Run
Marble Run
time the fastest marble on this DIY racetrack!
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Supplies
- Marble
- Cardboard
- Scissors
- Tape
Instructions
- Cut the cardboard to create a frame with a folded piece and the borders
- Tape the borders to help support the frame up
- Cut the cardboard to create the race track (make sure the width is wide enough to fit one marble)
- Tape the racetrack on the frame (make sure the height clearance is high enough for the marble to fit)
- Cut 1 cm wide cardboard pieces that are as long as your racetrack pieces
- Tape these pieces to the side of your racetrack to act as bumpers
- Add an epic slide by taping it at the end
- Time your marble!
DIY Model Clay
DIY Model Clay
Skip the store! Make it yourself!
Supplies
- 1 cup baking soda
- 1/2 cup corn starch
- 3/4 cup water
Instructions
- Mix together baking soda and cornstarch
- In a pan, mix together the dry mixture and the water over medium-low heat
- Stir constantly until dough is formed
- Transfer to a bowl and knead until smooth
- Let cool
April Fool’s Bug Lamp
April Fool's Bug Lamp
bugs bugs bugs !
Supplies
- paper
- scissors
- tape
- lamp
Instructions
- Print or draw some bug outlines/silhouettes
- Cut them out
- Tape to the inside of a lamp
- Wait until an unsuspecting person turns on that lamp!