Crispy Belgian Waffle Recipe

 I Love This Waffle Recipe! My Family Goes Crazy Over These. 

I am not a fan of soggy Belgian Waffles. These get a perfect crispy texture that makes you want more! Try these and you will fall in love like we did!

Ingredients:

• 2 cups All Purpose Flour
• 3/4 cup Granulated Sugar
• 3 1/2 tsp. Baking Powder
• 2 Eggs, Separated
• 1 1/2 cups Whole Milk
• 1 Cup Salted Butter, Melted
• 1 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract

Directions:

1. Preheat your waffle maker. 
2. Mix together flour, sugar, and baking powder in a large bowl and set aside.
3. In another bowl beat egg yokes. Add the milk, melted butter, and vanilla and mix well. 
4. Add the liquid mixture to the flour mixture and mix until combined. 
5. With an electric mixer, beat the egg whites in a separate bowl. Beat until stiff peaks form. 
6. Use a rubber spatula to gently fold the egg whites into the batter until just combined. Do not over mix. 
7. Spray the waffle maker with cooking oil. Add your batter and cook the waffles according to your waffle maker. 
8. Once cooked remove them from the waffle maker. Serve immediately with whipped cream (Recipe) and fresh sliced strawberries or with your favorite syrup! 

• Tips:  If you do not serve and eat immediately spread them out to cool. If you stack them, the steam will be trapped and make them soggy. Once cooled you can freeze to reheat later. When reheating them, let them defrost and then pop them in the toaster to get the crisp texture back. 

Halloween Pumpkin Bucket Light

This is such a fun and cute way to decorate for Halloween! Simple, Easy and Cheap!

Get a plastic pumpkin bucket at your local store or the dollar store. They are usually around $1. Remove the handles from the bucket.

Depending on the type of light fixture you have you will have to figure out how to attach it. I removed the glass part of my fixture and just slid the bucket on. The screws that were sticking out for the glass attachment are holding on the bucket for me. Another way to attach the bucket would be to cut it and wrap it around your fixture. 

If you are worried about the bulb being too hot, use LED bulbs!

Exploding Paint Craft with Alka Seltzer

This was so much fun to do! The kids had a blast and I did too!

 Materials:

• Paint
• Small Film Canisters
• Paper or Canvas
• Alka Seltzer Tablets
• Water
• Outdoor space for easy cleanup 
• Disposable table cloth, plastic shower curtain, or newspaper. 

Directions:

1. Get all of your materials ready.
2. Lay out the disposable table cloth, newspaper, or old plastic shower curtain.
3. Lay down your paper or canvas. 
4. Put some paint in a few film canisters 1/3 full. Add a little water (about 1tsp). Stir or shake it up to mix it. 
5. Get ready to move quickly. Break an Alka Seltzer tablet in half, put both halves in a canister with paint. Put the cover on quickly and set it upside down on the paper or canvas. 
6. Stand back, the canister may fly far. The Alka Seltzer bubbles will build pressure and cause the top to pop off and create a fun splatter painting.
7. Continue to fill and explode the canisters until you have a painting you love. 
8. Clean up, let your painting dry and then hang it up to show off your work!

Rustic Flower Pot using an Old Fire Pit.

I love having something rustic in my flower garden!

Materials:

• Old Fire Pit
• Drill and bit (if needed)
• Small Rocks
• Potting Soil
• Flowers

Directions:

1. Once you have a fire pit. Find a place for it. I will get heavy once it is full of dirt and flowers. I like to put mine in my garden but it would also look nice in front of the garage, or on the patio or deck. 
2. When it is in its place make sure there is a drain hole in the center. Mine already had one. If yours doesn't, use a drill and a bit to make a small hole (about 1/4"). 
3. Put some small rocks in the bottom of the pot. This will create some draining. 
4. Fill the pot with potting soil and then your flowers. I like to put something tall in the center to give it a little height. 
5. Don't Forget to water each day!