Jocelyn's giant bubbles

You will want to increase all ingredients for a huge crowd. Plus a large enough container because of the wands you will be using.   

See below for how to make the wands. 

Ingredients for Bubble Solution:

• 1 heaping tablespoon baking powder (find online here)
• 1 heaping tablespoon guar gum (find online here)
• 1 cup blue Dawn dish soap (find online here)
• 1 gallon (16 cups) water

How to Make Bubble Solution for Giant Bubbles: 

Step 1: In a large bucket or pot, whisk together dish soap, baking powder, and guar gum until all lumps disappear. Remember, it has to be bigger than 1-gallon size because you will be adding a full gallon of water to this mixture.

Step 2: Add water. I found it’s best NOT to use hot water with this recipe because it ended up making all the ingredients clump up and it didn’t mix well for some reason. Also, I found gallon-size twist-top containers at the Dollar Tree and have been using those to store and transport my bubble solution since I’ve been making 3+ gallons per week.

Step 3: Gently whisk all ingredients approximately 10 seconds or until well mixed.

Step 4: Let mixture sit in container overnight or up to 24 hours before using. This final step is important! If you try to use this bubble solution right away, it will not do nearly as well as if you wait. I have done it after an hour or so and it has worked okay, but overnight to 24 hours will give you the best results! I have learned that it is normal for the mixture to separate after sitting overnight. No worries. Just give it a good stir or shake before using and you will be fine.

Materials for Bubble Wand for Giant Bubbles

• 2 sticks approximately 6-12 inches in length (I used the full length of  te dowel rods)
• Cotton string or yarn (all recipes I’ve read have emphasized it needs to be cotton)
• Metal washer or similarly heavy bead

How to Make a Bubble Wand for Giant Bubbles:

Step 1: Tie the top of the sticks together with string approximately 12-18 inches in length.

Step 2: Then tie another length of string to the top of one of the sticks (“Stick A”). This string should be approximately twice the length of the first string.

Step 3: Thread the washer/bead onto this second string, and tie the other end of this string to the second stick (“Stick B”). When you hold up the two sticks, the string should form a triangle with the washer at the bottom. Some tutorials suggest threading on the washer and then tying a knot just above it in order to hold it in place at the bottom of the triangle. I haven’t found that necessary, but it’s not a bad idea.

Step 4: Wrap rubberbands around the tip of each stick to prevent the strings from sliding off when they become slimy with bubble solution. This step is optional, but highly recommended. I learned this the hard way after several students’ strings kept sliding off their sticks!

remember that the longer you make your strings, the larger your triangle will be, and the larger your bubbles will be. If your strings get super long, you may need to use longer sticks. I used these wooden skewers because I didn’t want to buy special sticks and I randomly happened to have a whole pack of them in the trunk of my car (life of a pediatric occupational therapist!). I have seen video tutorials that recommend using wooden dowels from the hardware store for larger bubble wands, and I have even seen one tutorial that uses full-length fishing poles (yes, you read that right, fishing poles) as giant sticks for GINORMOUS bubbles! Watch that one here. It’s pretty amazing.

***Robert and I used the dowel rods and rather than tying the string to the ends or adding the eyelets, we drilled holes in the top of each dowel and inserted the cotton rope thru that.  Worked perfectly!

How to Form Giant Bubbles:

Step 1: Put bubble wand sticks close together, slowly lower them into the bubble solution until all the string has been immersed, and then slowly lift the sticks and string up and out of the solution.

Step 2: Gently pull the sticks apart so the string makes a triangle shape, and let the breeze blow through the triangle to create giant bubbles! If there is no breeze, you can gently blow into the triangle to create bubbles, or you can walk with the sticks to create wind and bubbles.

flaky pie crust

 Laura Traxler

My Mom gave me this recipe ages ago, it’s the only one I make. 

This really is easy! So tender & flaky. 

Crisco Pie Crust

1 1/3 c. flour

1/2 t. salt

1/2 c. solid Crisco

5 to 7 or 8 T. ICE water

Preheat oven 425º

Combine flour & salt, cut in Crisco with pastry blender until uniform. Add ice water one T. at a time, stirring with a fork. Once dough starts to come together (not sticky) pat into a disc. Place on wax paper that has flour on it, roll out with extra flour on top. Once rolled, carefully roll back onto rolling pin and roll over pie dish, or just take the wax paper and flip it over the pie plate. Try and only roll the dough once as it will get tough after the first try. Prick the all over with a fork.

Bake 15 to 25 minutes until brown. Keep an eye on it. Cool. 

Enough for one open “pie” recipe (cream pies or tarts). Can be doubled for fruit pies.

mexican street corn chicken taco

 

https://www.sixsistersstuff.com/recipe/mexican-street-corn-chicken-tacos-recipe/?vgo_ee=UZ59%2FHawlGGx0XO6CmaXY735hO7C%2FF3J%2FgQB9Uu3XAY%3D

INGREDIENTS YOU NEED TO FOR OUR MEXICAN STREET CORN CHICKEN TACOS RECIPE:

• Olive oil
• Boneless, skinless chicken breasts (cooked and shredded)
• Cumin
• Chili powder
• Garlic powder
• Salt
• Pepper
• Frozen corn
• Mayonnaise
• Cotija cheese
• Lime juice
• Jalapeno pepper (finely chopped)
• Fresh cilantro
• Red onion (finely chopped)
• Garlic cloves (minced)
• Corn or flour tortillas
• Avocados

Once the chicken is prepared, heat your olive oil over medium heat in a skillet pan and then add the shredded chicken, cumin, chili powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper to the pan. 

Stir it all together and continue cooking it until it is heated completely and the chicken is coated in the seasonings. 

Remove the chicken from the skillet and cover it with aluminum foil to keep the chicken warm. 

Now begin to make the street corn. 

Carefully clean out the pan you used for the chicken or use another pan and heat the olive oil over medium heat. 

Once the oil is hot, add in the bag of frozen corn and cook it until it begins to get that nice charred look. 

Be sure to stir the corn occasionally, it will take about 7-8 minutes or so. 

While the corn is cooking, combine the mayonnaise, cheese, lime juice, chopped jalapeno, cilantro, red onion, minced garlic, chili powder, salt, and pepper in a large mixing bowl and stir it until it is completely combined. 

After the corn is done cooking, carefully fold the corn into the mayonnaise mixture. 

Now it is time to build your delicious taco. 

Start by laying out your tortilla, and then layer about ½ cup of corn, some of the Mexican street corn, some sliced avocados, cotija cheese, and freshly chopped cilantro. 

Tips For Making Mexican Street Corn Tacos On a Time Crunch

If you love the taste of street corn but really don’t have the time to make it all from scratch and have it all ready when you want it, let me give you my two favorite tips. 

#1 – Costco has a wonderful frozen street corn you can buy and use it in place of making the street corn from scratch. It’s delicious and a time saver. 

#2 – To speed up the process of cooking the chicken, follow our instructions to make Instant Pot shredded chicken. It works great and it’s quick!