Friday, March 29, 2024

Tactile Tie-Dye Easter Egg Coloring






Browsing through Pinterest recently, I found several blogs explaining how to color Easter eggs with whipped topping. Some instructions said to use shaving cream, but don't. Just don't. Let's keep the ingredients edible for safety reasons, shall we? :) 

Rather than just plopping hard boiled eggs into colored water that he can't see, I thought this would be a much better way for Cody to dye Easter eggs. He may not be able to see the colors, but he can feel the hard boiled eggs and fluffy whipped topping. 

Should you decide to try out this method, here are the ingredients you'll need... 




as well as the instructions in seven easy steps...

Step 1- Hard boil your eggs. 

Step 2- After they have chilled for several hours, submerge the eggs in a bowl of vinegar and let them soak for at least 10 minutes.




Step 3- Pat the eggs dry with paper towels.

Step 4- Put a large spoonful of whipped topping into each muffin tin and add the gel food coloring.

Step 5- Swirl gently with toothpicks. Try to avoid overmixing. We don't want the eggs to be all one color. 





Step 6- Insert an egg into each tin and cover it completely with tie dyed whipped topping. Let eggs sit in the tins for about 10 minutes, for vibrant colored eggs. If you'd like your eggs more pastel, shorten the time. 






Step 7- Remove eggs and rinse in cold water. Let dry on a paper towel. Refrigerate until ready to hide or eat. 





Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Twinkie Tuesday Valentines


Since Valentine's Day falls on a Tuesday and Tuesday's Twinkie day, Cody took his favorite treat to share with friends. They aren't as cute as the Minion Valentines I made in 2014, but I AM 9 years older, so...




(Paper Minion Valentines purchased from Etsy's handnheartdesigns2.)
 

Friday, July 1, 2022

Raspberry Puree

Ingredients

1 (12 oz.) bag frozen raspberries

1 1/2 cups sugar

2 cups water

Directions

Mix ingredients in saucepan on stove top. Bring to boil and simmer for 10 minutes, making sure sugar is well dissolved.

Cool. Blend with immersion hand blender.

Such a handy little tool. :)



 












Pour puree into a 2 quart glass jar and keep refrigerated.















Raspberries are my favorite berry. To beat the summer heat, I love to add 1-2 tablespoons of raspberry puree to a large glass of iced tea...















Also, being from Utah, we like our mixed sodas! My personal favorite is Diet Dr. Pepper, raspberry puree, and a couple of squirts of coconut syrup. Be creative with your favorite soft drinks (and hard drinks if you enjoy alcoholic beverages). You might even try pouring it over pancakes or waffles for breakfast, or use it as an ice cream topping. You have limitless choices. Enjoy!



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