Scavenger Hunt and I Heart Macro on Monday

Welcome to another edition of the photo Scavenger Hunt and I Heart Macro!  Enjoy!

1) Stacked Up

Just a few of my scrapbook stamps stacked up on my basement crafting desk.

2) Winter Wonderland

It snowed about 6 inches here after I took this photo of one of my winter card designs.  I saw enough snow and took enough pictures of said now in Iowa to last me for the next 10 years.  So I'm leaving you with my card design.

3) Sweet

I got a lot of comments about the Cinnamon Roll Pancake recipe that I posted last weekend.  Thank you!  I have tried a few recipes from that list but not this one so I gave it a shot.  Here are my thoughts on it:

• Unless you have a huge spatula, I recommend making 6-8 smaller pancakes instead of 4 large ones.  There is no way I could flip large pancakes with any of the non-slotted spatulas that we own.  These smaller sizes are much more manageable anyway, especially for kids.
• The cinnamon mix in the Ziplock is really messy.  If you aren't set on creating a perfect swirl, I would simply put it in a bowl and spoon it or pour it slowly on the pancakes.
• The cinnamon mix measurements created enough mix for about 2 batches of batter.  I'd either cut it in half or double your batter.  I saved my extra mix in a Tupperware in the fridge to make another batch of batter later.
• I skipped the glaze altogether.  These pancakes don't need any more sugar or butter unless you want to go all out and create something that is really a dessert.  If you want to add something extra, I'd simply sprinkle some cinnamon-sugar mix or powdered sugar on the top.
• I'm not trying to knock this recipe.  I'm just trying to give some tips about preparing them yourself.  The pancakes were delicious and not too much more time consuming that normal pancakes.  They would make a fun weekend treat, especially with kids and/or extended family (i.e. holidays).

4) Hole

The hole where our Christmas tree was before we took it down at the end of last weekend.  I took the rest of our Christmas decorations down then, too.

5) Frozen

Normally I don't do a lot of prep ahead of time for meals, but I prepared shredded chicken and pesto ahead of time and froze it for homemade pizza.  Some of you may remember me posting about my original mozzarella pesto pizza recipe this fall.  I did take pictures when I made the pizza this week so I have a written recipe in the works.

Please check out Ashley's blog to see what other people photographed for these themes this week!





Here's my photo for I Heart Macro.

That's a sneak peek at my Jan./Feb. EBW Challenge piece for the theme Nesting.  Yep, I did make the little wire nest myself.  I'll have more information about this piece later this month.

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