Monthly Archives: January 2012

Craft Room

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I’m in the process of of transforming my loft into a craft room, and have been collecting up baskets to store and organize everthing from my ribbons, thread and faric to markers, colored pencils and an abnormally large collection of different types of glue.

Behold, my dream closet from Better Homes & Gardens:

organized craft closet

Mine currently looks nothing like this, but mine does have a TV in it, so take that, BHG! I’m making progress, however, and even figured out a way to set my sewing machine, laptop and Silhouette Cameo all up on the same table.

Best Cornbread Recipe Ever!

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Cornbread recipe - cornbread in an iron skillet

My grandmother gave me my great grandmother’s iron skillet this Christmas, and I couldn’t wait to try it once I got home. I cleaned and reseasoned the iron skillet by smothering it in Crisco and baking it at 400 degrees for about an hour over a cookie sheet to catch the drippings.

I worked at Bandera while in college (famous for their delish cornbread), and I’ve been hooked on this recipe ever since. Worked like a charm!

Slice of cornbread

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup yellow cornmeal
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 (4 ounce) can green chili
  • 1 (15 ounce) can creamed-style corn
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1/2 cup shredded Monterrey jack cheese
  • 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 4 eggs

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