By Your Hands

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Blog Party Sunday --- Mother's Day Handmades

This is the final week to show off your Mother's Day handmades. Whether you have made something special for your mother or grandmother or you are making giftables to sell, we would like to see it.

The rules are simple:

1. Follow our blog

2. Handmade items only.

3. You may list up to 3 items.

4. Family friendly items only.

The success of this link party depends on the participants so spread the word to your friends, visit the shops, post about it on your blog, in a forum or on your favorite social networking site, grab the button and put it on your blog or website.

Just click on the Add Your Link button at the end of this post and add your items.

And if you would like to add a link to the party you can grab this button below.

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Time Saver Recipes --- White Sauce Chicken Enchilada Casserole

White Sauce Chicken Enchilada Casserole

Makes 1 -- 9 x 12 pan or 2 -- 8 x 8 pans 350 degree oven

Ingredients:

4 medium chicken breasts
5 - 6 small flour tortillas
2 C. shredded cheddar cheese

Sauce:

1 can of cream of chicken soup or cream soup mix equal to 1 can of soup (recipe follows)
1 small can diced green chillis
8 oz. light sour cream
10 oz. of water

Cook chicken and shred it. Mix sauce ingredients in a bowl. Tear tortillas into 2 inch pieces.
Add chicken to sauce.
Spray pans with cooking spray. Line the pans with tortilla pieces.
Layer half the sauce on, spread cheese on top. Repeat layers.
Bake uncovered for 45 minutes.

If you are like me and don't like all the sodium and fat in canned cream soup, here is a make it yourself mix.

Cream Soup Mix

Makes 9 cans of soup.

Mix together:

2 C. powdered milk
3/4 C. cornstarch
1/4 C. instant chicken bouillon
2 T. dried onion flakes
1 tsp basil leaves
1 tsp. thyme leaves
1/2 tsp. pepper

For 1 can of soup

Combine 1/3 C. of mix with 1 1/4 C. cold water in a saucepan. Cook and stir until thickened.

Friday, April 29, 2011

And The Anniversary Giveaway Winners Are

Congratulations to the winners of our one year anniversary giveaway.

The winner of the pillows is Raspberry Hill Crafts from Upstate NY.

The winner of the purse is Alessia from Italy.

The winners were picked using the true random number generator on Random.org. We want to thank ALL of you who took the time to enter and for all the wonderful comments and to all our viewers who made our first blog year very special.

Would you like to be a sponsor for one of the giveaways on our blog? It is a great way to get your craft business noticed. For information email us at byyourhandsblog@gmail.com

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Today's Featured Shop --- Rock River Stitches

Today's featured shop is Rock River Stitches. Tammy makes some beautiful folk art animals and also offers her designer patterns.

Grungy Folk Art Crow Make-do