3 Tablespoons butter
3/4 Cup brown sugar
5 peach halves — canned
5 cherries
1/3 Cup butter
1 egg
1 1/4 Cups flour
1 Teaspoon baking soda
1 Teaspoon cinnamon
1 Teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 Teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 Teaspoon salt
1/2 Cup light molasses
1/2 Cup boiling water
Whipped topping

In an 8 by 8 inch-baking pan, melt 3 tablespoons butter.  Add 1/4 cup brown sugar and blend. In the hollow of each peach half, place a cherry. Invert peach halves in pan at corners and center.  Cream butter and remaining 1/2 cup brown sugar. Add egg and beat well. Sift together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and salt. Combine molasses and water and add alternately with dry ingredients to creamed mixture. Pour mixture carefully over fruit. Bake 45-50 minutes or until done. Let stand 5 minutes on cake rack. Invert over serving plate and remove pan. Serve warm with whipped topping.

This joint graduation photo party invitation features a collage of the brothers’ childhood photos (one on top, one on the bottom), which were converted to black & white for a unified look. The main photo of the two boys together was left in color and pops against the black background. The green accent lines as well as the black background can be customized to any colors you wish, to suit your photos, taste or school colors. The open house party information is shared in the main text block, which may also be used for a quote or custom verse with the party details on the back if card stock is selected above (either flat double-sided or folded four-panel, which hinges at the top).

Ingredients:

1 pint Strawberries(washed and patted dry).
1 oz Semi sweet chocolate.
1 ½ tablespoon of Butter.
1 tablespoon of Corn syrup.
1 tablespoon of Rum (optional).

Preparation Instructions:

1. Over hot, not boiling water, mix chocolate, butter, corn syrup and rum in a bowl.
2. Heat until chocolate is fully melted, keep stirring mixture until smooth. Remove from heat.
3. Cover about 2/3 of each strawberry by dipping it in the chocolate. Allow excess chocolate to drip off over the bowl.
4. Place each strawberry on waxed paper to allow the chocolate to harden. When cooled, refrigerate for about 20 minutes.

These boy & girl twins are turning five and the party won’t start until their guests arrive! They are having a party at the Build-A-Bear Workshop in their local mall, then having lunch & cake at the Cheesecake Factory afterwards. The inside block backgrounds can be any colors you wish, we used red & navy blue  with white text for this example at the client’s request.

The two photos were left in color in this example & are accented by the brightly colored stripes on the border of this design, but we can also convert your photos to black & white or sepia. When printed on cardstock, the design can continue onto the back, allowing room for additional wording and/or photos as necessary.

With the tax deadline of April 15 right around the corner, Intuit (NASDAQ: INTU), the maker of TurboTax products, again tallied last-minute online tax filings to find out which American cities are the biggest procrastinators when it comes to filing federal income tax returns.

The following list includes the TOP 13 TAX PROCRASTINATING CITIES IN AMERICA determined by the number of tax returns electronically filed online via the TurboTax Online service from April 14-April 17, 2007 (previous year ranking in parenthesis):

1. Chicago, Ill. – (#2) - Chicago is the “Second City” no more as it takes the top spot for the first time in the seven years the list has been compiled.
2. New York, N.Y. – (#5) – After procrastinating less last year, the hustle and bustle of the Big Apple takes its toll on taxpayers as NYC climbs back up the list to rank at Number 2. The Giants may be number one in pro football, but New York is second on our list of late filers.
3. Houston, Texas – (#1) - Houstonians have topped our list more than any other city (three times) but must have tired of being the top procrastinators. Progress is progress and Houstonians drop two spots this year.
4. Austin, Texas – (#4) Austin continues to procrastinate as they lock up the fourth spot for the second straight year. One of the fastest growing cities in America, Austin may be too busy to worry about taxes until the deadline forces them to.
5. San Francisco, Calif. – (#5) –The City by the Bay held steady in the fifth slot for the second straight year. In a year that saw the home run record fall to Barry Bonds, taxpayers in San Francisco waited until they had a full count to take a swing at doing their taxes.

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For this game you’ll need Life Savers Wintergreen or Peppermint candies and Jelly Beans or Hot Tamales Candies and a hot glue gun. THESE ARE NOT EDIBLE!!!!

Put hot glue on the small end of a jelly bean or hot tamale candy, stick it into the hole of a lifesaver, now fill the bottom of the hole of the lifesaver with glue add another lifesaver standing on it’s side. Now you have a pacifier! Add a ribbon through the hole of the standing lifesaver to make a necklace or bracelet.

Now when anyone says “baby” during the shower, someone will catch them and take their pacifier. The one with the most pacifiers at the end of the game wins the prize!

Be sure to check out our custom baby shower invitations for your event also.

6 boneless chicken breasts
1/2 cup butter
1 pkg dry italian salad dressing mix
1 can golden mushroom soup
1/2 cup white wine or 1/2 c. chicken broth
4 oz. onion & chive cream cheese
pkg angel hair pasta (cook according to box directions)

Place chicken in crock pot. In sauce pan melt butter. Stir in Italian salad dressing mix, soup, cream cheese & wine. Pour over chicken. Cook on low for 4-5 hours. Pour over cooked angel hair pasta or any kind of noodle you desire.