birthday blintz bread

Blintz cheese recipe:

 

One 1-lb container whipped cottage cheese (or farmer cheese)

1 tsp cinnamon

2 tablespoons sugar

Mix well.

 

That's it! Basically it's blintz filling with no eggs or added liquid.

If too dry and stiff, stir in a bit of milk.

 

Serve with w.w. crackers. Or spread on bread, then cut bread into four triangles -- this is called Blintz Bread.

 

Seriously, they love it. I served this for supper for my twins' birthday! For extra fanciness you can add an extra sprinkle of cinnamon on top. See picture, attached.

 

Funny fried eggs? When making a large number of eggs, instead of beating them in a bowl I put them in an empty juice bottle and shake shake shake. It works great, it's easy, and there's no dirty bowl to wash. The kids find it funny as it is still something new; I've only been doing it since Pesach. (Necessity was the mother of this invention; I was stuck without a Pesachdik mixing bowl and needed to make breakfast.)

 

The pepper initials may not look like a full serving of veggies, but there's more there than meets the eye. Several kids sat behind me as I carved, nabbing the extra bits as fast as I could put them down. I think Michelle Obama should be mighty proud of my birthday party, eh?

girl cheese

"Who wants grilled cheese for lunch?"

 

Giggles. "I want boy cheese!" "I want girl cheese, not boy cheese!"

 

So all the girls had girl cheese for lunch!

 

(I wanted to make "boy cheese" with a bowtie at the neck... but when it came down to it, none of the girls chose boy cheese.)

flat baby doll tutorial - part 1

 

Before you begin, you might want to check out these links:

Painted background: How to paint a sky

How to draw a baby: Adar clown Picture Pie

How strollers work: JugglingFrogs stroller tutorial

 

Use three 6" paper plates to design your baby's body. Leave one plate whole for the torso, cut one in half for the legs, and cut one into eight equal wedges. Lay out the pieces like this:

 

 

Trace this shape onto a large sheet of cardboard. Consider this traced shape your starting point as you draw a more pudgy, baby-like shape. 

 

Cut out the cardboard baby. Squint at it from various angles; if you aren't perfectly satisfied yet, cut and paste bits of cardboard as needed.

 

Trace onto fabric, adding a good inch all around. (If you are using non-brand-new fabric, position the cardboard strategically so that, for example, stains are either trimmed away or positioned for easy hiding, and preexisting seams come out in acceptable locations, such as at the ankles.) Cut out fabric.

 

Fold fabric onto cardboard and secure with tape or hot glue. Do this step slowly and carefully.

 

 

A bib may be cut from a fancy paper napkin, and is useful for hiding stains (shh!). Other cute options include buttons, pockets, and embroidered initials.

3D twins poster -

Another siyum sign, only not a project for a school night! This one took an hour of Friday (not my hour -- just the kids painting the background) plus nearly all of Sunday. I've resolved to spend more of my fun time with family and friends, rather than in virtual reality (including OEDILF) or off on my own, so this project was definitely supremely worthy of replacing the Sunday speed-limerick contest!

 

We'd had enough of blue skies, so this is a grassy green background. (2 Tbsp dish soap, 2 Tbsp water, 8 drops green food coloring, 2 drops yellow food coloring. Thanks again, Amy Dacyczyn.) Daughter very decidedly wanted baby twins Yaakov and Esav in a double carriage. Making it 3D was my cockamamie idea. I still can't believe it's real. Thanks to Carolyn of JugglingFrogs for planting the idea in my head; who would have thought I could actually create a double carriage?

 

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