Heart day celebration

happy heart day! i spent mine with jason and it was an all around great day. :) as i do every year, i made my valentine's day cards. this year tho, rather than spend hours playing with stickers i decided i wanted to try my hand at origami. martha stewart has an antique-style valentine that i couldn't resist. however, her instructions were left to be desired. reading thru the comments section, i came across Debbie's Place and she posted a video on how to make the card properly. thank goodness for her because i was going to boycott martha over this card. another kind of card i made was the heart card. it is so cute! i used to write notes to my friends in middle school and fold them into hearts. i figured since i was going to be sending little notes to my friends, i'd fold them. plus, it's so much easier and less time consuming. along with these cards, i made heart soaps and molasses-ginger cookies.



Molasses-Ginger Cookies

adapted from SammyW

1 1/8 cup oil
3/8 cup molasses
2 eggs
1 1/2 cup brown sugar
3/4 tsp ginger
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
3/4 tsp salt
3 tsp baking soda
3 cups unbleached all purpose flour
pieces of candied ginger, diced

Mix the oil, molasses, eggs and brown sugar together until well combined. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Roll out dough and top with candied ginger pieces.

Bake at 375 for 5-8 minutes, cookies should be soft and chewy. Cool on rack.



today's song: AJ Roach, Fashionistas