Monday, August 22, 2011

Modge Podge that Agenda

So my OSU ladies....Have you gotten your Mortar Board yet?  If you don't know what that is, it's an agenda that the amazing people at Mortar Board put together that already has all of the important dates and happenings at OSU typed in!  Awesome? Awesome.

But now we have a conundrum....every mortar board looks the same.  Crap.  Wait what's that you say?  I can decorate it all on my own?  Heck yes you can.  And here are some ways you can make your mortar board unique.

What do you need:
1.  A MORTAR BOARD (or any store bought agenda)
2.  Any crafting supplies you can get your hands on (scrap book paper, fake flowers, jewels, stickers, ribbon, you name it)
3.  Modge Podge
4.  Paint brushes
5.  An imagination

Here are some inspiring photos to spark your imagination:




This is what you need to do/incorporate into your agenda:
1.  Layer, layer, layer
2.  More is better
3.  Pick a color theme and then choose details in those colors

Here are some techniques:
1.  Do a rip collage.  What is that?  You rip chunks of paper, layer them, and it makes a cute collage
2.  Be bold with buttons, beads, braided ribbon or string
3.  Print out your favorite quote and stick it on there
4.  Don't forget your name!  Either print it, write it, draw it, or do magazine clippings of letters

Here are mine and my roomies!  Love them!



Yay!  Now go forth and hodge podge.  Happy first day of school my fellow Oklahoma Staters!



Monday, August 1, 2011

Peanut Butter Banana Brownie Pizza


OK so you're in a rush to make a delicious dessert for a party or maybe you just really love clogging your arteries with yummy chocolate goodness.  Whether entertainer is your name or stuffing your face is your game, I've got a desert for you: DESSERT PIZZA.

This exquisite treat only takes about 30 minutes!

Here's what you need:
1.  Brownie Mix (I use Betty Crocker)
2.  Eggs
3.  Vegetable Oil
4.  Water
5.  Cream Cheese (1 box)
6.  Peanut Butter (about 2 or 3 big scoops)
7.  Sugar (2 table spoons)
8.  Large Bananas (3)
9.  Meltable chocolate (I use the Bakers strawberry dipping kind in a tub)
10.  Pizza Pan

Here's how you make this yummy in my tummy dessert:
1.  First set your oven to 350 degrees.
2.  Next mix your brownie mix with the eggs, oil and water as directed by the box and poor the mix over the pizza pan so it's nice and even.  Pit this guy in the oven for about 20 minutes!
3.  Now mix the cream cheese, peanut butter and sugar in a medium sized mixing bowl until smooth and creamy.  It may be difficult if your cream cheese isn't soft yet so you can put it in the microwave for 20 or 30 seconds to soften. (I usually make my boyfriend do this mixing part because he's strong and muscly haha)
4.  Now chop up the bananas into about 1/2 cm slices.
5.  Once your brownie is cooked and cooled (for about 10 minutes), paste the peanut butter and cream cheese paste on like it's a sauce of a pizza, leaving about an inch of the brownie peeking out on the sides.
6.  Then, place the bananas on the pizza like they're pepperoni's, working from the outside in.
7.  Finally, melt the chocolate in the microwave until it's smooth and runny and then take a spoon and drizzle it over the pizza in whatever fashion you'd like!  YUM!