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Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Chocolate Raspberry Pistachio Dessert (adaptable!)

 


Okay y'all, I was not going to post this recipe because it was a spur of the moment "What do we have on hand?" thing that I jotted down and then we tried it. 

But! It's so very, very good. 

We know that fruit/pistachio cream and chocolate work well together and I love cheesecake flavors. 

I don't know what to call this, PLEASE leave suggestions. 

You will need: 

  • 2 cups of plain Greek yogurt + 1/2 cup water (what I used) 
  • OR 2 1/2 cups of regular plain yogurt 
  • 1 box instant pudding mix- sugar free is fine. I used Jell-o Chocolate Fudge
  • 3 Tbsp black raspberry powder* 
  • 1 jar prepared pistachio cream
  • whipped cream
  • vanilla wafer cookies

Mix yogurt, pudding, and raspberry powder well. Portion into dessert dishes or tins.

Add a couple spoons of pistachio cream on top. 

Chill until set. 

Serve with whipped cream and vanilla wafers. 

Just THAT easy- but also pretty adaptable. 

The yogurt gives it a cheesecake flavor, tangy and good, and because it's so thick, it sets up a lot firmer than pudding would. More like cheesecake filling. 

If you don't have powdered fruits of any sort in your kitchen or easily available, there are substitutions available. 

You can use a 1/2 cup of fruit juice instead of water with Greek yogurt, OR you can use a packet or two of unsweetened Kool-aid. 

For that matter, you can also use this basic formula for non-bake desserts. I'd suggest using cupcake wrappers in a muffin tin, put a cookie in the bottom of each one, then use yogurt+juice with a good pudding flavor. 

I also think the color of the pudding and black raspberry powder inspires a graveyard dessert for Halloween, use dried devil's food cake crumbs or Oreo crumbs to make it more like dirt, cut out rectangles from paper and lay them across the top, sprinkle with a green sanding sugar for grass, remove the rectangles, and now you have freshly dug graves. Make cookie gravestones. 

Thursday, February 6, 2025

Heart Mosaic- less complex version

 

rainbow heart mosaic

I said I would do a simpler version! I talked to a friend of mine to work out the scale for this one. 

I hope you enjoy this a lot.


Click the images below for larger versions to download, print at fit to page. 

Small jpg version- Heart mosaic coloring page:

heart mosaic coloring page- available in jpg and transparent png #coloring

Large transparent png version- Heart Mosaic coloring page:
heart mosaic coloring page- available in jpg and transparent png #coloring



Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Heart Mosaic Coloring page

 

Heart mosaic in rainbow colors

I'm going to do a post soon about what I've been doing for the last couple of months, and tomorrow plan to post a simpler version of this. But!! 

Please let me know what you think of this idea for ways to play with color. 

You can download and print the images below! Right click to save, print full page. 

Small jpg version of the heart mosaic coloring page: 


heart mosaic coloring page #coloring

Large transparent png of the heart mosaic coloring page: 


Heart mosaic coloring page - #Coloring


Monday, November 18, 2024

National Native American Heritage Month Bead Coloring page

 

colored example of a beadwork coloring page
Do'inta? Se uzra Shala Kerrigan.

How are you? My name is Shala Kerrigan. 

I only have a handful of words in my language, which is Lower Tanana Athabascan. 

This coloring page is based off the style of bead embroidery done by Athabascans up here in Alaska. 

I hope you enjoy it! 

Click the images below for larger versions to download/print/color. 

Small jpg version of bead work coloring page: 
National Native American Heritage Month Bead Coloring Page

Large transparent png version of bead work coloring page: 


National Native American Heritage Month Bead Coloring Page