Sunday, December 25, 2011
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Mailing the Hankie Invites
I've owed you this post for so long!
These are pictures and the "how" behind mailing
my wedding invitations.Or just where I got everything!
Envelopes~Paper Presentations
My favorite store on my favorite block (besides all my other favs on the block)!
I knew that I wanted something really simple in terms of envelopes. This way the Hankies would be the star. I spent hours at Paper Presentations looking for the perfect envelope and sleeve to hold the invite. I found some made with recycled paper and also bought inserts to line the envelopes.
I made little cards to go the sleeve with
RSVP information.
We
skipped Response Cards to help keep things eco-friendly.
Calligraphy~ Briar Winters
Calligraphy on wedding invitations is beautiful! It wasn't really in our budget. I took a tip from The Groom Says and asked a Bridesmaid, Briar Winters, to pen addresses with her gorgeous penmanship.
Mailing them ~ Bunny Tip
These can be tricky to mail if they are very thick! I took them to the post office and had an employee helped me measure the envelopes thickness with the hankie folded. Normally they were 61 cents, but the thicker hankies ended up being over $1.
I was very happy with the way these turned out and my guests loved receiving them!
Are you making Hankie Invites too?
These can be tricky to mail if they are very thick! I took them to the post office and had an employee helped me measure the envelopes thickness with the hankie folded. Normally they were 61 cents, but the thicker hankies ended up being over $1.
I was very happy with the way these turned out and my guests loved receiving them!
Are you making Hankie Invites too?
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Two Shows Left! Figgy Pudding
Dear Sunnyside and Queens Readers,
I'm in this festive evening of Holiday One Acts at Cafe Marlene! Cafe Marlene is on 49th st bet 43rd ave and Skillman in Sunnyside.
All the info is in the photo below--
Happy December!
I'm in this festive evening of Holiday One Acts at Cafe Marlene! Cafe Marlene is on 49th st bet 43rd ave and Skillman in Sunnyside.
All the info is in the photo below--
Happy December!
Friday, December 2, 2011
Quick and Easy Applesauce
My father has started a tradition of bringing me seasonal fruit from Randall's Farm and Greenhouse. He usually brings a big box of ripe fruit that my husband and I dig right into. Last summer, Dad brought peaches and we chopped them up together and stuck them in the freezer in a couple giant Ziploc Bags. I eventually made Peach Jam with hints of ginger and mint. It was a riff one of Carrol Luna's recipes.
This time my Dad brought apples. Macintosh apples to be exact. I was eating two to three apples a day when my husband and I started talking about pies or other ways to preserve these lovelies. I thought about homemade applesauce. As a kid I ate applesauce ALL the time as a snack or lunch side. I've never made it myself, save for that Sunday School class in fourth grade. I remember the huge pot steaming and then getting to eat warm applesauce out of a Dixie cup. In my memory it seemed like a big production. But I did some research and came up with this quick and hopefully healthy applesauce! No sugar or canning required.
1~ Wash, Peel and Core the apples. I didn't completely peel each apple. Isn't the skin where all the nutrients are at??
2~ Peel a Lemon so you get at least 2 long strips of lemon peel.
3~ Add Apples, lemon peel, water, cinnamon and salt to the pot. Add the Juice from about half a lemon.
4~ Boil the apples for about 20-30 minutes or until soft and broken down. I stirred the pot a few times to gives apples on top a chance to simmer on the bottom of the pot!
Bunny Tip - I'm often rushing a project and I was even rushing this sauce! I started the boiling process before all the apples were cored and thrown in the pot. This created a chunkier sauce and we really like it! The apples boil down to sauce quite quickly and you will really notice the change. You should start to see a lovely pink sauce.
5~ Remove the Lemon peels and Apple skin with tongs if desired.
6~Mash! (My husband helped out on this step!)
7~ Let cool and store.
This time my Dad brought apples. Macintosh apples to be exact. I was eating two to three apples a day when my husband and I started talking about pies or other ways to preserve these lovelies. I thought about homemade applesauce. As a kid I ate applesauce ALL the time as a snack or lunch side. I've never made it myself, save for that Sunday School class in fourth grade. I remember the huge pot steaming and then getting to eat warm applesauce out of a Dixie cup. In my memory it seemed like a big production. But I did some research and came up with this quick and hopefully healthy applesauce! No sugar or canning required.
Quick and Easy Applesauce
What you'll need EDIBLE:
3-4 pounds of apples
1 1/2 cups Water
1 Lemon (Juice and Peels)
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon Salt
What you'll need TOOLS:
Knife
Apple Corer
Vegetable Peeler
Large Pot
Measuring Cup
Potato Masher
Canning Jars or other Containers
1~ Wash, Peel and Core the apples. I didn't completely peel each apple. Isn't the skin where all the nutrients are at??
2~ Peel a Lemon so you get at least 2 long strips of lemon peel.
3~ Add Apples, lemon peel, water, cinnamon and salt to the pot. Add the Juice from about half a lemon.
4~ Boil the apples for about 20-30 minutes or until soft and broken down. I stirred the pot a few times to gives apples on top a chance to simmer on the bottom of the pot!Bunny Tip - I'm often rushing a project and I was even rushing this sauce! I started the boiling process before all the apples were cored and thrown in the pot. This created a chunkier sauce and we really like it! The apples boil down to sauce quite quickly and you will really notice the change. You should start to see a lovely pink sauce.
5~ Remove the Lemon peels and Apple skin with tongs if desired.
6~Mash! (My husband helped out on this step!)
7~ Let cool and store.
We were out of canning jars, so we decided to freeze the sauce in small containers that are individual portion sizes.We did freeze one large container for Hanukkah this year!
Ways to enjoy applesauce~
Hot or Cold
All by Itself
with Ice Cream
as a Snack
with Pork Chops
in Vegan Brownies
with Latkes
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