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Saturday, January 30, 2010

1-30-10

Jonathan's class has an upcoming project in February.
They each are to come up with their own business.
They have fake money but have to bring in actual
items for their business to sell.

He was accepted for a bakery business.
Hmmm don't know we came about that idea, LOL!

I have been searching around for ideas of what to make.
I came across these CUPCAKE POPS last night
and thought they were so cute and something
that would interest kids. What sweet treat wouldn't.

Or we could do regular CAKE POPS.

We could find some styrofoam and stick them
into it for display.

I also have a cupcake holder if we decided
not to go with using sticks for some of them.


I think instead of buying lollipop sticks
I will use wooden skewers and cut off the pointy
ends.

I also could make some BAKERY TYPE BOXES
for "customers" to put their goods in.

While this is not Martha Stewart's creation
she does have the inventor of these cake
pops on one episode showing how to make
these. VIDEO

It says to use a baked cake mix. I don't know why you couldn't
just buy a cheap package of Kroger Value cream filled
cookies and put them in a food processor. Then add
a little less cream cheese frosting considering
there was already cream filling in the cookies.

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THE BAG

KROGER

Colgate Toothpaste $1.67
-Total Whitening 4.2 ounce

Colgate coupon $1.50 (doubled)

makes it .17 cents each

MEIJER

Johnsonville
-Brats, Italian or Smoked sausage $2.50

Coupon $1.00 off 2

makes it 2 for $4.00 or $2.00 each

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Red Baron Single Serve Pizza $2.50

Coupon $1.50 off

makes it $1.00

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Today before making a dessert I noticed
I had hardened sugar lumps in my container
of sugar. I fixed those lumps by using a
potato masher.

Today is the 30th and tomorrow is the last day
to enter Betty Crocker's cookie contest.
I have yet to enter the first recipe.
Most of my recipes have flopped.
I was able to finally come up with something
that turned out. Once I enter it
then I will post it on here for all to see
February 1st.

I did see something in the rules that I thought
was unfair. While Betty Crocker themselves
will pick the finalists they are leaving it
all to online voting for the winners.
So in my opnion it's whoever knows the most
people will win.
They used to have a winner
with online voting and winners with Betty
Crocker judges.
I think it's unfair as the voting more
than likely won't be a result of who's
recipe is best in taste or creativity. :-(

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WOO HOOO! I just completed another survey
and now qualify for my $25 GameStop gift card!

And I am already on my way to starting another one!

Now if I can try to complete all their surveys
when they come I can see how many gift cards
I can accumulate by Christmas time.
The gift cards do not expire.
This will help out with Christmas that's for sure!

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Here is a sample of what I submitted to the
Betty Crocker contest.
For the contest though I entered it as having ice cream
then the fudge sauce spooned over the top.
So you will have to visualize the ice cream on top.


I still have not felt the greatest. This was
the worst day yet with muscles aches and pains.

Hubby found me in the kitchen making a dessert
this evening and wondered what I was doing when I should
have been laying down.
My answer was that this contest's deadline is tomorrow.
They are not going to wait for me to feel better before
I can submit an entry so I have to do this NOW!
Because I have nothing else to enter! This was
the only thing that turned out half way decent.
Recipe will follow on February 1st once contest
is over with. Finalists won't be announced
until March. Boy that is a long wait let me tell
ya. What's even longer is when you are told
you are a finalist and have to wait even longer
to see if you make it as the winner.

Heading to bed as I just took some more ibuprofen
because the last dose wore off and now my
back is spasming.

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