tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68659416434962124312024-03-18T15:57:27.436-04:00the enchanted ovenLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09088398429230683745noreply@blogger.comBlogger240125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865941643496212431.post-83589532484130503012015-02-21T18:41:00.004-05:002015-02-21T18:41:57.845-05:00Sweet cookies for a winter day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09088398429230683745noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865941643496212431.post-26025425642700961172013-07-04T08:24:00.000-04:002013-07-04T08:24:33.864-04:00Happy Independence Day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09088398429230683745noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865941643496212431.post-81939533630030248572013-04-28T15:50:00.000-04:002013-04-28T15:50:44.604-04:00Wood and lace cookies<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">These cookies were all about trying out a couple of new techniques.</span></div>
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Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09088398429230683745noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865941643496212431.post-33487049619576985772013-04-23T06:33:00.000-04:002013-04-23T06:33:05.070-04:00Guest post from Amanda at Mommy is Coocoo<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I am tickled pink to have Amanda from Mommy is Coocoo at the Enchanted Oven for a guest post! Of course, I love the idea of a baker's cabinet and I am sure you will too!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hello, I am Amanda and I blog at </span><a href="http://www.mommyiscoocoo.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">mommy is coocoo.</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> I am thrilled to be guest posting for Lisa today.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My blog is all about fun! Whether you or laughing about the realities of marriage and motherhood or being inspired to make your every day surrounding lovely, regardless of your budget. I hope my repurposed baker's cabinet inspires you!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I purchased this bakers cabinet at an antique co-op for $150. I was drawn to the color and shape of this vintage piece (love those drawer pulls!) With all the different shelves, drawers, and compartments, I knew this cabinet held many opportunities for organization and storage.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">A bowl for change</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"> Cookbooks</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Some of our special occasion china {by special occasion china I mean a beautiful set of dishes I brought home when Debbie gave me <a href="http://www.mommyiscoocoo.com/2012/05/debbies-yard-sale.html" target="_blank">all her old stuff</a>}</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>I love the secretary function on this cabinet</u>. I can close it up when I don't need the extra space but it's very useful when I <strike>am trying to hustle my kids out the door with their backpacks, lunches, jackets, drinks, snacks, extra diapers, my phone, keys, coffee, etc...</strike> prepare our things each evening for the next day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've placed the baker's cabinet close to our primary entrance, which happens to be right beside the kitchen. In addition to the above storage, the five drawers, two large shelves, and smaller secretary, function as a mudroom (of sorts) for my family. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you for allowing me to share today Lisa! Your creations certainly inspire me! To see more of my projects of learn about the whole coocoo family visit </span><a href="http://www.mommyiscoocoo.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">mommy is coocoo</span></a> </div>
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Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09088398429230683745noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865941643496212431.post-13918125169414455032013-04-21T18:36:00.000-04:002013-04-21T18:36:52.134-04:00Black and white monogram wedding cookies<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">These cookies were for my cousin Beth's wedding. </span></div>
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Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09088398429230683745noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865941643496212431.post-5283753969830327492013-04-11T06:20:00.001-04:002013-04-11T06:20:29.294-04:00Gnome ice cream treats<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">It all began with a small container of spiced apple cider ice cream that was flesh like in color. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">At least it was the color of my flesh this time of year - a little anemic looking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My crazy brain told me to make it into a gnome face.</span></div>
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It was super warm out the day I made this, so he is starting to melt like the the Nazi in Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">All it took was a scoop of the "fleshy" ice cream (coffee flavored ice cream would also work), candy dots for eyes and nose, half of a red hand candy for the mouth, a sugar cone glazed in blue icing, and a can of Rediwhip to make the mustache and beard.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It seems I have had a case of gnome on the brain lately.</span></div>
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Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09088398429230683745noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865941643496212431.post-329580625877079062013-04-09T18:12:00.000-04:002013-04-09T20:05:26.945-04:00The Hobbit hole cake<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Last Saturday my daughter had a belated birthday gathering with her group of peeps. She is a die hard lover of The Lord of the Rings series, and after putting our heads together, we came up with the idea of a hobbit hole cake. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I know, it looks like a clump of grass with a round thing a ma bob stuck to it's side. The thingy is a hobbit door. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I inverted it onto a cake stand, and then covered it in green Swiss meringue buttercream that I happily had stashed away in the freezer. Then I made the door out of a round cookie. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It almost wasn't a happy birthday party because she was horribly sick the entire week before. Sooooo glad to have her feeling more like her old self!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I ran into some charming vintage storybook animals while cruising around on Pintrest. They look like the Little Golden Book illustrations that I have always loved. </span></div>
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Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09088398429230683745noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865941643496212431.post-21716475159305055972013-04-04T19:46:00.000-04:002013-04-04T19:54:47.387-04:00Camouflage cookie video tutorial<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Time to send another care package to my soldier, so I thought I would demonstrate how I make camo on a cookie.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To make the tan I used two parts Wilton ivory to .25 part brown.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I also want to share with you a fantastic way to support our military. It is called <a href="https://www.greenbeanscoffee.com/coj/">Cup of Joe</a>, and $2 will send a cup of coffee and a personal note to our soldiers deployed in dangerous areas where stress is high and amenities are low. I think this in an incredible way to say thank you to these brave men and women who do so much for us. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now, if only the cold weather would let up so the flowers in my gardens could bloom. It's great to make them on cookies, but better to see them in person!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used one of the hypertufa houses that Mr. Enchanted had made for me, and added in some cute pieces that I found at Hobby Lobby. I always get such a kick out of looking in the hypertufa houses because chipmonks winter in them and they are always FULL of acorns! Last year one of the little guys was actually looking out the window at me :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And then I added an earth home, or hobbit house, or whatever it is called. I built a mound of dirt, pressed a door into the front, and then topped it off with some succulents. </span></div>
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Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09088398429230683745noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865941643496212431.post-82712414215325398582013-04-01T07:21:00.000-04:002013-04-01T07:47:15.927-04:00April Fool's Day cookies<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is actually a repost of something I did when I first started blogging. To see how I made this rather unhealthy breakfast, you can click <a href="http://theenchantedoven.blogspot.com/2011/05/breakfast-cookies.html">here</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://boogieboardcottage.blogspot.com/">Masterpiece Monday at Boogieboard Cottage</a></span></div>
Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09088398429230683745noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865941643496212431.post-37916898376145573582013-03-29T09:46:00.000-04:002013-03-29T09:55:17.050-04:00Peanut butter and marshmallow chocolate eggs<div style="text-align: center;">
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Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09088398429230683745noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865941643496212431.post-15972662692134638952013-03-27T19:32:00.000-04:002013-03-29T09:56:39.303-04:00Spring owl cookies<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today is my daughter's 15th birthday! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Her request for chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter frosting met with approval from the enchanted menfolk around here. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The best recipe I have ever found for chocolate PB is The Barefoot Contessa's which you can find <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/chocolate-cupcakes-and-peanut-butter-icing-recipe/index.html">here</a>. It is deeeeelicous! The only adjustment I made was to add an additional cup of powdered sugar to the frosting so it would be a bit stiffer for piping.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hurt my brain trying to come up with how to decorate these cupcakes. I didn't want to make them Easter themed - this is HER big day, and brownish peanut butter frosting isn't exactly a looker on it's own. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Isabelle has always LOVED marshmallows, so I wanted to somehow incorporate them into a decoration. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And then it hit me - my poor aching brain had a good idea! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Decorate a marshmallow to look like a tiny birthday cake and put it on top of the cupcake.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In case there are any birds in my yard that are into interior design, I leave them some colorful yarn to feather their nests.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In a few weeks the yarn will be gone and their will be some brightly colored nests in my trees. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was hoping my container of yarn pieces wasn't going to be lying in snow. Seriously Mother Nature, enough already!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In other news, I got two incredible pendants from sweet Joane at </span></div>
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Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09088398429230683745noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865941643496212431.post-12841291525126124492013-03-21T17:25:00.001-04:002013-03-23T19:20:19.802-04:00Easter brunch cookie favor<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am going to be making more cookie favors to have at our Easter brunch. It looks like the Philadelphia duo (Drew and Genevieve) will be coming down now, so we will have a full house! </span></div>
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Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09088398429230683745noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865941643496212431.post-4816324046525154902013-03-20T18:39:00.000-04:002013-03-23T19:21:41.510-04:00Pastel Easter popcorn <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have the birthdays organized, the Easter baskets purchased, and this great Easter popcorn made.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I threw this recipe together on the fly after purchasing white chocolate disks and a bag of candy chocolate eggs at the store. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The first thing to do is pop up some corn. Hear me now people, DO NOT use microwave popcorn. Go old school and pop it in a large pan using vegetable oil. That way there will be no artificial flavors competing with the white chocolate. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another note about the popcorn - add salt! It gives that great sweet salty combination that is AMAZING!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used pink, blue, green, and white colored disks and one by one poured them on the popcorn in sections. While the chocolate was still wet I added in some colored sprinkles. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I may have mentioned that I have five children, four of whom are boys. Because of this, I have spent many an hour obsessing over bathroom cleanliness. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm telling you now that the words bathroom, cleanliness and </span><span style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;">BOYS</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Oh, I tried teaching them proper form. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I did the old </span><span style="font-size: large;"><i>aim for the cheerio in the toilet "game".</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used positive reinforcement out the wazoo.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I finally resorted to unscrewing the toilet seat from the toilet, scrubbing the living daylights out of the toilet and soaking the hinges and screws in bleach several times a week. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I might add, that I am in no way a clean freak - it was THAT bad.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Naturally all four boys denied any culpability.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">It. Drove. Me. Crazy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I wanted to know who the culprit(s) were, and even thought about utilizing a nanny cam, but that was creepy <i>and</i> I didn't want to get reported to social services. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I just kept plugging along with my screwdriver and bleach as my older boys one by one left the nest.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now, I only have one boy at home and the bathroom horror isn't what it used to be. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Unfortunately, I have a new bathroom problem on my hands.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Certain people don't replace the toilet paper when it is empty. In fact, they will leave the tiniest little scrap of paper on the roll so they can "legitimately" claim to have not used the last of it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And then I saw it (somewhere on Pintrest). </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A message that summed up what was churning inside me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I downloaded some vintage paper and typed up my message.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I put it in a lovely frame and it is now hanging over the toilet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I went to Hobby Lobby the other day and bought some alphabet cookie cutters. Oh my, they are fun.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Gotta love those 40 percent off coupons.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I can think of so many occasions to use these cutters - brain in cookie overdrive!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I put these all together in one bag, and took them with me to D.C. to give my son Ted. I told him to put the letters together to spell out a secret message (tee hee). He always did love to figure out a puzzle!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My only issue with these cutters is that it is murder to get the dough out in one piece. I ended up having to use a toothpick to pry them out, and then camo the toothpick dents with icing. Definitely not a quick cut out process, but worth it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ted and his girlfriend Katherine will be here, so I am busy prepping Easter baskets, buying egg dye, making schemes for fun, and planning the food. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And it would be super great if it wasn't SNOWING.</span></div>
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