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Day 176. Whats the best thing to do with old, broken crayons? Recycle them! This is a great rainy (or overly hot) day project, that is both fun and useful. The Ingredients. --old crayons --muffin tin or candy mold. I was ecstatic to find a 6-hole, throw-away muffin tin at the grocery store. I really want to try and make cupcakes. In order for it to fit in my 6qt oval Smart-Pot, I needed to trim the edge a little with some scissors, but afterward I did that, it fit nicely into the crockpot . My friends have candy molds that fit in their crock perfectly, and next time Im at the craft store Im going to look for them. --kid helpers. The Directions. Sort the crayons into color families, and peel the wrappers off. It helps to soak the crayons in some warm water before peeling. Break the crayons into small pieces, and load into the candy mold or muffin tin. Its best to mound the crayons up a bit; they will melt and shrink down. Put the tin or mold into the crock, cover, and turn o...

This goes out to the darling (and very pregnant) Lauren, and anyone else whos swimming in garden cucumbers at the moment. No garden? No worries. Hit up your local farmers market this weekend. Tis the season. I actually planted two varieties of cukes this year: an heirloom Armenian cucumber that Ive enjoyed juiced, sliced in salads, and most recently, as a refreshing aguas frescas ; and the smaller Kirby you see pictured above, for pickling. My garden runneth over. Someone asked me recently if I knew how to make pickles. Hello, Im Hungarian, arent I?  I know this isnt unique to just us Magyars, but when I was growing up, we had a whole nuther kitchen down in the basement, complete with stove, oven, fridge and upright freezer. And in the summertime, one dark corner was lined with earthenware crocks of pickles in various stages of fermenting. Sometime later, maybe when I was in high school, Moms sister-in-law showed her another, faster way to make pickles... in the refrigerator . Sinc...

Keep your kitchen cool with these 20 favorite salads to make with leftover rotisserie chicken! It's officially summer, and Salt Lake has already had lots of hot days, with more to come.  I love salads all year round, but when it's hot outside a cool salad is absolutely the perfect lunch, and I've posted hundreds of salad recipes on Kalyn's Kitchen through the years.  Leftover rotisserie chicken is one ingredient that often inspires me to create new salads, and here are 20 of my favorite salads using leftover rotisserie chicken.  Hope these salads will help keep your kitchen cool; enjoy! Click to continue reading

This goes out to the darling (and very pregnant) Lauren, and anyone else whos swimming in garden cucumbers at the moment. No garden? No worries. Hit up your local farmers market this weekend. Tis the season. I actually planted two varieties of cukes this year: an heirloom Armenian cucumber that Ive enjoyed juiced, sliced in salads, and most recently, as a refreshing aguas frescas ; and the smaller Kirby you see pictured above, for pickling. My garden runneth over. Someone asked me recently if I knew how to make pickles. Hello, Im Hungarian, arent I?  I know this isnt unique to just us Magyars, but when I was growing up, we had a whole nuther kitchen down in the basement, complete with stove, oven, fridge and upright freezer. And in the summertime, one dark corner was lined with earthenware crocks of pickles in various stages of fermenting. Sometime later, maybe when I was in high school, Moms sister-in-law showed her another, faster way to make pickles... in the refrigerator . Sinc...

Vegan strawberry ice cream Cuisinart ice cream maker The ice cream is sweetened by a few dates soaked in milk. The ice cream maker is filled with the mango-peach mixture. Vegan mango peach ice cream Delicious Dairy Free Ice Cream I just bought a Cuisinart ICE-30BC 2 quart ice cream maker. I cant eat dairy so I thought Id buy some equipment to help me make some healthful, dairy free ice cream. Well, it turned out to be the best $68 I ever spent! When I looked at the recipes that came with the machine I started to wonder if it was possible to make a tasty frozen dessert without the cream and the sugar but after experimenting a bit and trying some tricks passed on to me from my friend Bernadette, I quickly came up with a few delicious recipes. Healthful Ice Cream Most ice cream is loaded with cream, sugar, corn syrup, egg yolks and some even have artificial coloring. Along with that come calories, saturated fat, cholesterol and tons of carbs. I wont try to convince you that Haagen-Dazs ...

Virgin Cosmo Are You Celebrating the End of 2010 or Just Glad That Its Over? There are many years when we feel blessed and look back with joy over the many happy events that transpired. And then there are times when we end the year feeling as though we were run over by a freight train and are just happy to see it end.  In either case, whether we are joyous or trying to drown our sorrows, tradition has us breaking out the hooch. The beginning of a year should bring us new goals and hope for the future. We need to feel our best and start the year grounded and inspired. Unfortunately, many a new year’s celebration leaves us crawling out of the bed the next morning wondering how we are going to get through the day, no less the next year. I’m not saying to skip that New Year’s Eve party. I’d just like to share some tips on how to have a good time and not regret it in the morning. Feeling good about yourself Whenever I drink a glass of club soda or some faux alcoholic concoction, I ...