Star Craft 2

So all of the boys are playing Star Craft 2 for the past two day and I am board out of my mind.

Sour Grape Jelly: Part One

For some reason I decided to make grape jelly.  I don't really like jelly, but I do have fun making it. the reason that this is called Sour Grape Jelly is the fact that the grapes in my parents backyard never get sweet. It makes the jelly kind of tart.

Here is what I used to get the grape juice. 

1. A bowl and scissors to get the grapes.
2. A blender to cut up all of the grapes. (take them off the stems first)
3. Mesh bag to squish out all of the juice.
4. Measuring cup (it is under the mesh bag) to get the juice into the soda bottle.
5. Soda bottle to hold all of the juice.

Here is all the grape juice I collected.
 
Sour Grape Jelly: Part Two

3 Foot Cubie: Cutting out the fabric

This is just some of the fabric that I am using for the 3 foot Cubie. When I started cutting out the pattern I started to realize how big this project is going to be. I needed over 10 feet of room to cut out the patten but at my parents house there was only one room that was big enough to work on the 3 foot Cubie. It was kind of funny. I only have one piece cut out so far because it took an hour to draw all the lines and cut it out. I'll work on it more later.

Meringue Cookies

INGREDIENTS

4 egg whites, at room temperature

1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

1 cup sugar

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

COOK TIME

35 minutes in a 275 deg. oven

Let cool in oven with door closed 

RESULTS

I think I made them to big. They came out kind of chewy. 

Next time I need to make them smaller or cook them longer.
Also, they came out hollow. 

3 Foot Cubie Fabric

I finally figured out how much fabric to get for the 3 foot Cubie. Right now it weighs 5 pounds. I'll give you updated at every step.

The winner is Nate!

Congratulation Nate! This is the prize he won for finding the code on www.ParanoidSquirrel.com. For every 50 fans on my facebook fan page, I will have a treasure hunt on www.ParanoidSquirrel.com.

My Mom's Recipe Box

This is my mom's recipe box. Recently I have decided that I am going to start making my own recipe box. I used to write all of my recipes down, but I would keep losing them. I just ordered a bamboo one from amazon. It should get here soon. :)  I will post the recipes the I use from my mom's recipe box and from other sources. I will also post a picture of how it turned out.