Today is the 15th which means that we're a month into the Holiday edition of Pin it and Do it (and please note that your pins do not have to be holiday related!). As such, I thought I'd also give a little progress update on what I've been up to Pinterest-wise.
I started off really strongly the last couple of weeks in November and then I went to bed one night and woke up and realized that IT'S THE 15TH OF DECEMBER. Nah—no freaking out here! Although I have been doing lots of things around the house—putting up the village (posts coming next week), creating a garland for my stairs, making wreaths for the front doors, and other miscellaneous holiday decorating that were not Pinspired.
I have lots of plans for Pinterest things in the next couple of weeks, but so far I've completed three food pins and two crafty pins.
First up—Banana muffins. I have a freezer full of bananas that went brown before we could eat them, so I've slowly been cooking them up into bread. I wondered if Elle might like little banana muffins for her breakfast instead of pancake or waffles so I tried a recipe I found on Allrecipes.com (they are a no-(or rarely) fail site for me). Verdict? Delicious. And they froze beautifully. Nom nom nom. Original Pin. Original Source.
Second – Roasted Chicken in a Bundt Pan. I'll talk more about this when I wrap up my Operation Bundt Pan (which I have not forgotten about thankyouverymuch). A recipe I pinned from Food.com. The results were gorgeous and the taste was delicious. I might add a bit more spice rub next time, but otherwise it was yum. I shredded most of the chicken to stick in the freezer for another day. Bottom Line: so easy and clean-up was even easier. Original Pin. Original Source.
Third – Loaded Twice Baked Potatoes. This one from Annie's Eats. I botched this one up because I was making this for a big crowd at Thanksgiving so used many more potatoes than she did and then just winged the rest of the measurements. I love the addition of the bacon and the garlic powder but the results were a bit dry. I added some more milk when I reheated and it was much better. Scott was not a fan—mostly because I didn't use as much butter as he would have liked. Original Pin. Original Source. (not my picture below)
Source: annies-eats.com via Trish on Pinterest
And now to the crafty stuff!! And I'm tempted to just post about my non-Pinterest items, pin them, and then count them towards the challenge. But that would be mega cheating, right?? Ha!
First – Hex Quilt Hand-Basting. Thanks to Lisa I've found my alternative to learning how to crochet or knit! I love working with these little babies. I can do about 9-12 of them while watching an hour-long TV show and can even do them lying in bed or in the car. Now I just need a pin to tell me how to hand-sew them all together! Original Pin. Original Source.
Second – Silver spray-painted decorations. JoAnn brought this pin to my attention. The original pin has "looking glass" or "mirror" spray-paint, but I couldn't find so just went with Chrome. I thought about spray painting fake fruit but didn't want to pay that much and found these cinnamon scented pine cones at the grocery store. Win Win. Now what else can I spray paint? Original Pin. Original Source.
Have you used Pinterest for anything lately?