Monday, March 04, 2013

Daisy Duke's General Lee # 01 Dog Tag

I saw a tag like this on Etsy for about $12 and it had sold :(  so I decided to make our Daisy Duke one myself. 
On a sheet of scrap tin I traced a circle.  Then I used wire snips to carefully cut out the circle.  I wore work gloves for this as the tin is very sharp. 
I also took an awl and made a hole at top for the tag to attach to collar with.
Then I used some fluorescent orange paint to spray paint front and back.  I stuck white foam numbers to collar while paint was wet. I then took a black sharpie and collored in the numbers so outside edges were still white. 
Daisy already has a tag with her name and our phone number on it or I would have used a fine sharpie to write that info on back of tag.
Preferably I would of liked to had heavier gauge metal and a circle punch and I would have preferred to have a stamp for the numbers but I used what I had.  I'm not sure of the durability of this yet. 
I will see if it lasts and hopefully get her an orange collar.  One with a rebel flag would be cool.





Saturday, March 02, 2013

French Grilled Ham and Cheese

I got this recipe from the Rachel Ray show awhile back and it's been one of my family's favorites.
Get ready for some awesomeness! 

Ingredients~
Thick Sliced French Bread  (from bakery is extra nice)
Good quality thin sliced deli ham (I like applewood ham)
Baby swiss cheese
2 T butter
flour
milk
Dijon mustard
salt
pepper
nutmeg

Make Spread~
Melt 2 TBS butter in skillet, add enough flour for a thickening and then a splash of milk, stirring quickly so there are no lumps and you get a smooth consistency.  Add a pinch of salt and a dash of pepper with another pinch of nutmeg.  Then stir in a dollop of Dijon mustard.  Mix well.

Make Grilled Sandwiches~
Butter outsides of french bread slices.  Lay butter side down on grill or skillet and add some spread.  Layer on a small amount of ham ( I use about 3 thin slices) and a piece of baby swiss cheese.  Turn grill or burner on low and grill slowly til outsides are brown and crispy and insides are warm with cheese melted and gooey