Hand-Craft Greeting Cards

Your very personalize card for your special ones.

Once awhile, I would spare some time to walk around at Michaels, a craft and art store in North America. 

They have all the art supplies that you could think of for your project.

I found a set of letter stamp the other day for only $1.50 CAD.

I thought it would be perfect for making a birthday card for a friend of mine. I also grabbed a pack of blank greeting cards and markers. The total I spent on the card was under $6. It probably costs cheaper than a card that you would normally buy from the greeting card selling store, but what make it special was that you are the one who design and make it. 

People always ask: I am not a good hand writer, or I don't have a good handwriting" 

This is when using a stamp come in handy.

Have not got an idea?

I am not a design-person either, although I love all kind of art and craft. I usually look or search on Internet for ideas.

Craftgawker is the site where all craft-bloggers share their works and ideas.

I have inspired a lot by just reading their posts and admiring their works. 

This is their website: craftgawker.com

15 minutes mini quiche/ 15分鐘 法式火腿焗蛋

Quiche is a quick baked French breakfast. It can be simply made of egg, ham, milk and cheese baked in a pie shell, just like any other egg breakfast we have in North America, the ingredients we used in making omelette is very similar to that in Quiche. In fact, Quiche can be made of any ingredients that you can think of, making it your personalized Quiche.

I baked these little Quiche in the tiny Ceramic bakeware, I didn't  baked them in a pie shell. All sizes of ready pie shell can be purchased  from moat of the grocery stores.
If you are going to bake your Quiche without the pie shell, baking it in a ceramic bakeware would achieve a better appearance and texture  than baking it in a tin/ foil-ware ( such as tin muffin pan). It is also easier to remove them out of the bakeware, giving it the clean, smooth surface. (See below picture)


 To make this a balanced nutritious breakfast, simply throw some shredded/ chopped vegetable, such as julienne carrot, sliced tomato, and chopped broccoli. 

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 15 minutes

Make 5 mini Quchie

Ingredients:

• Eggs                                                           5 
• Milk/ Cream                                               200 mL
• Shredded Cheese (Marble/ Cheddar)          1/4 C
• Diced ham                                                   2 Slices
• Sliced tomato                                              1 small
• Julienne carrot                                             1/8 C 

                 

         

Methods:

1. In a bowl, beat eggs and add milk and half (1/8 C) of shredded cheese
2. Place 1 Tsp of ham and carrot in each of the baking cups.
3. Pour mixture evenly over, and place a slice of tomato on top.
4. Sprinkle rest of the shredded cheese on top.
5. Bake for 15 minutes or until solid. ( skewer comes out clean after inserting in the center. 

Sprinkle some pepper or salt to taste when serving!

法式火腿焗蛋是法國的一種早餐,跟普通的美式早餐沒有太大分別. 這個焗蛋是用蛋, 火腿, 牛奶跟起司做的, 可以隨意加些蔬菜, 例如 蓄茄, 紅蘿蔔絲, 西蘭花. 加培根/煙肉都很好吃唷.

做法好簡單又乾淨. 我做的是迷你版, 傳統的焗蛋是一個大咸派. 我做的是沒有派, 是直接做在焗盤的, 所以更簡單. 迷你版更方便有小烤箱的朋友.

烤箱溫度 250C

數量: 5 小個

主料：

雞蛋                             5隻
牛奶/ 奶油                  200毫升
乳酪絲                         1/4 杯
火腿(切丁)                       2片
番茄(切片)                   1小個
胡蘿蔔絲                     1/8 杯
                 

         

方法：

1。雞蛋打在一個碗裡，加入牛奶和一半的奶酪絲
2。將1茶匙分量的火腿和胡蘿蔔分到每個烤杯。
3。將 蛋液均勻地倒進烤杯，並在上面放置番茄片。
4。撒上剩下的奶酪絲在表面。
5。烤15分鐘或直到形固。

食的時候再撒上一些胡椒或鹽調味！

Fruit Jam Cookies/ 果醬曲奇

Ingredients:

1/2 C shortening
1/2 C butter
1 C white sugar
1 Egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 C all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda


Direction:

*Pre-heat oven to 350F
1) In a bowl, mix shortening, butter and sugar till fluffy.
2) Add egg and vanilla extract in the mixture.
3) In other bowl, combine rest of the dry ingredients
4)Combine two mixture, mix well.
5) Roll dough into a thin sheet, using cookie cutter to cut shapes.
6) Place shaped dough onto greased baking sheet, bake for 5 to 7 mins or until golden brown.
7) Place finished cookies on cooling rack, let cool.
8) Spread jam on cookies, enjoy.
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