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Homemade Barbecue Sauce

July 11, 2011 By Lindsay Leave a Comment

Now that it is summer, and barbecue season is officially underway, my fiancé and I find ourselves barbecuing dinner at least twice per week. As a result, I finally decided it was time to experiment with my own homemade barbecue sauce. I've always loved the taste of barbecue sauce as an addition beef and chicken, but I tend to find the sauce offerings at most grocery stores cloyingly sweet. So, in looking for the perfect recipe, I wanted something erring on the side of hot and spicy with, of course, … [read more...]

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Homemade Catsup & Mustard

July 6, 2011 By James 2 Comments

It's here! It's here! Summer is finally here! Us pacific northwesterners don't get very long summers, but when they come we take full advantage of them and that means grilling. I wanted to do something special for the first bar-b-cue of the year, so I made my own homemade ketchup and mustard! It was pretty simple and it made the hot dogs and hamburgers we had even more of an occasion! Here are the recipes for both…the ketchup takes a little longer to make, but boy oh boy is it worth it! Sweet … [read more...]

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Rustic Spice Rub

June 13, 2011 By James Leave a Comment

My dad loves steak. In fact, I'm pretty sure all dads love steak. The problem is my dad can't cook a steak at all. No matter how hard he tries it turns out bland. Well not anymore, because this Father's Day, with a little help from this fantastic spice rub recipe, my dad is going to make us perfect steaks. The spice rub is absolutely delicious, so easy to put together, and it makes every piece of meat you put it on fantastic. Use this for all cuts of beef, lamb, chicken, even portabello mushrooms … [read more...]

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Father’s Day Beer and Crochet Cozy Pattern!

June 8, 2011 By Lindsay Leave a Comment

With Father's Day right around the corner, I want to give my dad a gift I know he'll love - his favorite beer. And while I know the beer will be well appreciated on its own, I want to make my gift to him extra special, so I've decided to dress his favorite brand of brew with personalized beer labels. To top it off, I've made my father a couple simple crocheted beer cozies to accompany the rest of his gift. I wasn't able to find a pattern for this project on the internet, so I created my own. This … [read more...]

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Personalized Beer for Father’s Day

May 27, 2010 By Jill 1 Comment

I love my dad.  He's amazing.  I'm pretty sure he was at every swim meet I ever participated in and I know he saw every play I was in - no matter how small the part.    After my mom died, my dad took over both roles, mom and dad.  I'm not sure I appreciated all of that at the time; I was, after all, a teenager for most of it.  Now that I'm a parent myself, I realize all the sacrifices he made to support my sister and me.  Now that I'm a parent, I also realize what a great grandfather he is!  … [read more...]

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Custom Photo Coasters

April 15, 2010 By Jeanne 1 Comment

These are my grandsons! It’s just amazing what a little effort will do. I now have these terrific coaster mementos of my grandsons, Caden and Dylan, which will make great party decorations as well. I made them in about five minutes (of my time) using the new style of the month called “Custom Style”. If you think about “Custom Style” you can become very intimidated because it is totally blank. First you look at all that blankness and think, “maybe some other time” because it seems … [read more...]

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