Want a chalkboard?

But the price of one or that special paint is too expensive? Well here's a great DIY recipe. I was checking our pins on Pinterest and came across this site the idea room, and found the recipe. I followed it and had a success with just doing basic colors. 

All you need is 1 cup of paint and 2 Tablespoons of non sanded white grout.

  Now me being very excited to try this out I didn't look at the link to the recipe and steps she used till today, I found I missed a few but that just means I'll have better pics for next time. Also they never talked about the stench, very strong ammonia smell so make sure you have a window open. I also found that doing 2 or more coats works best and they are tougher if dried for at least 12 hours each time. Knowing that I can redo my kitchen cart so that my grease stains don't show and when I paint my fridge and the rest of my freezer it will be nice and even with no chunks. And what's better than making your own paint? How about making your own chalk? Which I will make later on this year. I have big plans for that post.

Stuffed Sweet Peppers

While most people stuff bell peppers we thought to stuff a small sweet pepper, and they were a HIT!

Ingredients:
Sweet peppers
Cheese (we used organic feta and swiss)

 Directions:
1. Grate your cheese, it helps to grate a little at a time and to use the small holes.
2. Cut tops off peppers and hollow out any extra seeds (usually there are none)
3. Stuff the peppers. How full they are depends on you.

Tips:
1.You can stuff with any cheese you like.
2. Don't limit yourself to just cheese.
3. Great appetizers or veggie side for a party or dinner.

                                                                            ENJOY!

German Pancakes and *drumroll*

Buttermilk syrup. While the family loves German pancakes more than the normal ones we have found that the buttermilk syrup is the epitome of AWESOME!!! Our family has said it needs to be in the fridge and ready to heat at all times. So without further I give you our favorite recipe.

Ingredients: Makes 8 small servings

• 6 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
• BUTTERMILK SYRUP:
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• 2 tablespoons corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• confectioners' sugar

  Directions:

1. Place the eggs, milk, flour and salt in a blender; cover and process until smooth. Pour the butter into an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking dish; add the batter. Bake, uncovered, at 400 degrees F for 20 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, in a saucepan, combine the first five syrup ingredients; bring to a boil. Boil for 7 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Dust pancake with confectioners' sugar; serve immediately with the syrup. 

Tips:
1. Make sure all the pancake ingredients are well blended.
2. Use butter in the syrup, comes out a bit thicker, but not much.

We have this for breakfast and dinner at least twice a month. We double both recipes and place the left over syrup in the fridge so we don't have to make it each time. It should stay fresh for 2 weeks if your family hasn't begged you to make breakfast all the time.

 Christmas morning the first time we made it. So yup that's a bottle of normal maple syrup on the table and it was never used.