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Homemade Chocolate Pudding with Chantilly Cream | Recipe in a Jar

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I have no idea when it happened, I know it was pretty early on in my life… my love affair with chocolate pudding began. The day my Mom made… HOMEMADE chocolate pudding it was earth shattering.  I had no idea you could make your own pudding from scratch without the box of the infamous big J and little-O.

It's so easy to make and tastes so much better than the box stuff.  Pair it with some real Chantilly cream and dress it up in a jar and it's the perfect little dessert to serve at your next get together.

Chocolate Pudding

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup baking cocoa

1/4 cup cornstarch

1/2 teaspoon salt

4 cups milk

2 tablespoons butter

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

In a heavy saucepan, combine sugar, cocoa, cornstarch and salt.  Place over medium heat and slowly whisk in the milk. Bring to a boil stirring frequently.  Once it reaches a low boil, let it boil for 2 minutes stirring constantly. Remove from heat, stir in butter and vanilla. Bring to room temperature and then place in a container to chill in the refrigerator.  Place some plastic wrap on the top of the pudding to avoid developing a skin on the top. Chill for 2-4 hours before serving.

Serves 6-8

Chantilly Cream

1 pint whipping cream

1/4 cup powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Ten minutes before you start your Chantilly cream, place your mixing bowl in the freezer.  Remove bowl from freezer and add whipping cream.  Mix on high speed for 2 minutes until it starts to stiffen. Add powdered sugar and vanilla and continue to mix on high until cream becomes stiff and hold is shape. 

Fill your jars with the chilled pudding and then pipe the Chantilly cream on top with a large closed star tip in a pastry bag {I ordered my from Sweet Baking Supply} and pipe the Chantilly cream on top of the pudding.

I dressed up the single serving pudding jars with some fun rope. Then I topped the jars with a simple piece of scrapbook paper cut in a circle to fit on top of the jar. Then I decorated some bamboo skewers with crocheted lace, ribbon and fabric to make little flags on top of the pudding.  I found that punching small holes in the paper worked better than trying to stab the skewers into the paper.

This will be the talk of the room at your next book club, baby shower or party.  Give it a try and let me know what you think!

What's your favorite party treat to share with friends and family?

Cheddar Corn Chowder | Recipe

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When a chill sneaks its way into the air, this is the first recipe that pops into my head.  This is my adaptation of Ina Garten's Cheddar Corn Chowder.  Her recipe is great, but I always have to tinker and make it fit more to my taste and lifestyle.

This chowder is thick, rich and really hits the spot on a cold day. The sweet corn pairs nicely with the bacon, potatoes and sharp cheddar cheese creating the perfect comfort food to share with family and friends.

It's a perfect starter or meal itself for a dinner party, potluck, or family gathering.  All you need is a couple of loaves of good crusty bread and you have a rich yet rustic dinner to share.

I'm sharing this recipe along with my Chili & Cornbread in a jar over at TidyMom & Dine and Dishes #Soupapalooza starting today. “Come join SoupaPalooza at TidyMom and Dine and Dish sponsored by KitchenAid, Red Star Yeast and Le Creuset”

Come on over and join the souper party!! {sorry had to be done}

Friday Flair Features

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Things are starting to transition from red and pink to a solid shade of green these days in blogland.  Everyone is getting ready for St. Patrick's Day! Last weeks Friday Flair has all kinds of Shamrock goodies along with some tasty treats and inspiring projects as well.  Here are a few of the posts that caught my eye…

Shamrock Wreath from Bubbly Nature Creations

 

Word Art from My Fabuless Life and Year One Timeline from 52 Mantels

Shamrock Banner from Lolly Jane Boutique

 

Wristlets from Aqua Seventy6 and Herringbone Side Table from Savvy Young Something

 

St. Patrick's Day Printable from Sugar Tot Designs and Shamrock Treat Wrappers from All I Create

 

Ris Ala Mande from Joy in the Jumble and Cherry Cheesecake from Little Rays of Sunshine

$400 Chocolate Chip Cookie from Makoodle

 

Blueberry Muffins from Design Dining + Diapers and Olive Garden Bread Sticks from Chef-in-Training

Key Lime Shamrock Cake from Bird on a Cake

Thank you guys so much for taking the time to show off how fabulous you are each week during WhipperBerry's Friday Flair!  You are aaaaamazing!!

Friday Flair & Silhouette Special | Link Party

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Hey guys… It's {almost} Friday!! I have so much to share with you guys today, so we are going to take care of a little house keeping before our fabulous Friday Flair!

First, If you saw yesterday's post you had the chance to see the new larger cutting mat in action. In honor of the new release Silhouette is having a fun special this weekend!

Click here or on the Silhouette logo to find this fabulous deal! Remember you have to enter WHIPPER at checkout in order to receive the special deal.

Second, I'm sure the news had made it thought the grapevine… our beloved Google Friends connect is going away {for WordPress users anyway.} Starting in March if you follow WhipperBerry via GFC you will no longer receive WhipperBerry in your feed and… 

I would MISS you TERRIBLY!!!

We have several other options in order to follow WhipperBerry…

  • Another option is to follow WhipperBerry via Facebook.  I update my page daily and always have some kind of goodie to share or chat about. Today we talked about our favorite books.
  • Twitter is another great way to follow WhipperBerry.

With so many different ways to follow WhipperBerry the whole GFC thing shouldn't be an issue! You may have already noticed I removed my GFC follower widget last week so we can get used to it.  I know… breath!  We can all make it through this change.

Third, My inspiration photo is from my sweet friend and uber talented photographer Helene Dujardin Miss Tartlette herself.  It's a fabulous shot of her Salmon Bisque in honor of TidyMom and Dine & Dishes Soupapalooza that starts on February 28th…

Have you guys picked your recipes yet? Can't wait to see you all there!!

Now Let's PARTY!!

Fabric Wall Art with Silhouette’s New larger Cutting Mat | Tutorial

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This last Christmas my Mom gave me a pretty special gift that I have repurposed and will now be re-gifting it right back to her for Mother's Day.  Now don't worry, this is the kind of re-gifting that is alright, even special in my book.  Thanks to my Silhouette CAMEO I've been able to make a stunning piece of fabric wall art with Silhouette's new larger cutting mat for my Mom…

Over Christmas my Mom gave me some beautiful buttons that she salvaged from a dress that my grandmother used to wear.  It was one of those 1950's black Audrey Hepburn kind of dresses that my Mom just loved.  She thought I could use the fabulous buttons for one of my projects.

Sure enough I thought of a project that would be perfect for these treasured family heirlooms, however I didn't have a cutting mat big enough to make the project just right.  I wanted to make a simple piece of wall art that was the silhouette of a black dress with the buttons on it.  The problem… if I used my 12×12 cutting mat the dress would be too small and the buttons would look silly.

Then I when to CHA and learned about Silhouette's new 12×24 cutting mat and I knew it was going to be perfect for my project. I ran out and bought some black dress fabric, some off white canvas duck cloth for the background and a 10×20 frame that I found on clearance.

To start I ironed the black fabric onto some of the Silhouette Clean Cut Fabric Interfacing and then placed it on the 12×24 inch mat…

I then started the search for the perfect black dress silhouette for the project.  Unfortunately, all of the dresses in the Silhouette design gallery didn't fit the bill so I searched online for the perfect black dress {isn't that always the never ending search? A black dress for my party now I have to find one for a project! he he…}  I finally found a great SVG file that was PERFECT!! Because I've upgraded to the Silhouette Studio Designer Edition it was not a problem at all to use the SVG file. I downloaded the image and then open the design studio…

I opened the image and sized it to 14×7 and then added the text at the bottom. Using the Modern No. 20 font and sized it to fit the frame.

Next, I had to go to the Cut Style tool on the top right of the screen to allow my Cameo to recognize the SVG file while it was cutting.  While the image was selected I clicked on the Cut Edge tool and a red line appeared around the edge of the dress showing that the cameo now recognized the image and was ready to cut…

I placed the fabric lined with the Silhouette Clean Cut Fabric Interfacing on the 12×24 mat and ran it though the CAMEO.  I cut the dress first and then the words, just to make sure I didn't have any issues.

I removed the paper backing from the fabric and then ironed it onto the canvas duck cloth that I had cut to the perfect 10×20 size to fit the frame. Then I hot glued the precious buttons to the dress.  Next I cut the letters out of the same fabric…

I used some vinyl transfer tape, just like you would with vinyl, to transfer the letters onto the canvas duck cloth.  This is where it got a little tricky.  I wasn't sure how the transfer tape would react to the heat of the iron, but I wanted my word to stay perfectly intact.  So, I took a risk.  I carefully and quickly ironed the letters through the transfer tape and it worked perfect.  I worked fast and I didn't place the iron on for very long. I could tell that it could cause issues if I lingered too long.

I removed the transfer tape and it looked PERFECT!! I was so excited! I placed it in the frame and was in awe.  Look at those letters… THEY ARE FABRIC!! 

Look at the clean cut and the perfect lines…

Have you ever had an idea in your head and once you've made it, it far and away surpasses your expectations?  This one totally did! I have to say I am madly and deeply in love with my Cameo now {not that I wasn't before, ha ha}…

Sorry Mom, you get to see your Mother's Day present early!

What a fun way to display my Grandmother's beautiful buttons.  A Priceless treasure that could've easily been tucked away in a drawer and forgotten about.  Now my Mom can have this on her wall and remember her beautiful and elegant mother every time she walks by this lovely fabric wall art. Happy Mother's Day Mom… I LOVE YOU!!

Here's a special deal for all of you…

Visit the Silhouette store by clickin here or on the Silhouette logo above and don't forget to enter WHIPPER at check out to get this smokin' deal!!