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Fun Stuff Recipes
Apple Potpourri
Veggie Dog Bones
Frosty Paws
Recipe For Gack
Play Clay
Bread Dough Art
Mane Moisturizing Yogurt and Egg Treatment
Apple Potpourri 1 Cup dried apple slices
2 Tablespoons ground cinnamon
1/4 Cup whole allspice berries
10 (2”) cinnamon sticks
2 Tablespoons whole cloves
1/4 Cup Sumac Berries
10 Small pinecones
7 Drops cinnamon oil
Combine all ingredients and place in a tight jar or tin. Shake every few days. Cinnamon oil has an extremely strong scent that intensifies as it is absorbed. Add additional oil if needed.
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Veggie Dog Bones 3 cups minced parsley
1/4 cup carrots finely chopped
1/4 cup mozzarella or parmesan cheese shredded
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 3/4 cups whole wheat flour
2 tablespoons bran
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup water (more if needed)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees, rack on middle level. Lightly grease a large baking sheet. Stir together parsley, carrots, cheese, and oil. Combine all the dry ingredients and add to veggies. Gradually add 1/2 cup of water, mixing well. Make a moist but not wet dough. If needed, add a little more water. Knead for one minute. Roll dough out to 1/2 inch thickness. Using cookie cutter or a glass, cut out the shapes and transfer them to the baking sheet. Gather the scraps and reroll and cut. Bake for 20-30 minutes until biscuits have browned and hardened slightly. (They will harden more as they cool.) Speed cooling by placing them on wire racks. Store in airtight tin. Makes 36.
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Frosty Paws 32 oz. vanilla yogurt
1 ripe mashed banana
2 Tbsp peanut butter
2 Tbsp honey
Blend all ingredients and freeze in 3 oz. paper or plastic cups. Ice cube trays work well also. Allow cups to set out a minute before trying to remove from cup. One small jar of baby food can be substituted for the banana. You can try fruits, vegetables or even the meats. Thanks to Jenn.
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Recipe For Gack 2 cups water
1 cup white glue
1 Tbsp Borax
Mix 1 cup of the water and white glue in a ziplock bag. then in a bowl mix the other cup of water and Borax, pour into the bag with water and glue, knead until no longer runny.
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Play Clay 1/2 cup water
1/4 cup vegetable oil
food coloring
1 1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup salt
Mix the first 3 ingredients together in a bowl, add as much food coloring as needed for desired color, mix flour and salt together then add liquids and mix.
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Bread Dough Art 4 cups flour
1 cup salt
1 1/2 cups warm water
Mix the salt and flour together. Then add the water. Knead the dough until smooth. Roll into a ball. Keep in aplastic bag or tightly sealed container.
With this dough you can: Roll out flat and cut shapes or strips. Roll into shapes of vegetables and fruit. Use a little water with this and it act as glue.
To make a Bread Basket
1. Find a pan the size you would like to make your basket or use a loaf pan.
2. Roll out dough and cut strips out.
3. Lay them over an overturned pan. Weave the strips or press them where they over lap. Use a thicker roll of dough for the bottom.
4. Make a long roll (snake) or braid and trim what will be the top edge of the basket.
5. Remember water will help “glue” pieces together, a small paint brush is great for doing this.
6. Bake in a300 degree oven for 2 1/2 hours.
When cool varnish, shellac or paint with acrylic paints. Be creative and have fun!
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Mane Moisturizing
Yogurt and Egg Treatment 1/2 cup plain yogurt
1 egg yolk
1 Tbsp honey
Shampoo your hair, towel dry. Mix ingredients together. Rub into hair and cover with a shower cap. Leave on for 20 minutes. Rinse, then shampoo thoroughly.
Why it works Yogurt cleans and softens; egg yolk adds shine; honey moisturizes and smooths.
Thanks to goodhousekeeping.com and celebrity hairstylist Robert Hallowell.
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