Recipe and Design Mini Muffulettas
Ingredients 2 (16-oz.) jars mixed pickled vegetables 3/4 cup pimiento-stuffed Spanish olives, chopped 2 tablespoons bottled olive oil-and-vinegar dressing 12 small dinner rolls, cut in half 6 Swiss cheese slices, cut in half 12 thin deli ham slices 12 Genoa salami slices 6 provolone cheese slices, cut in half
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Pulse pickled vegetables in food processor 8 to 10 times or until finely chopped. Stir in olives and dressing. Spread 1 heaping tablespoonful pickled vegetable mixture over cut side of each roll bottom. Top each with 1 Swiss cheese slice half, 1 ham slice, 1 salami slice, 1 provolone cheese slice half, and roll tops. Cover with plastic wrap. Serve immediately, or chill until ready to serve. Note: We tested with Mezzetta Italian Mix Giardiniera pickled vegetables and Newman's Own Olive Oil & Vinegar dressing.
St. Patrick’s Day Cards
Thoughtful handmade cards are just the ticket for St. Patrick’s Day.
Card #1 • Adhesive foam • Shamrock die cuts • Small colored brads • String green cording 1.
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Card #2 • Cardstock • Scissors • Small eyelets • Small silver charm • Cord 1.
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Sandwich adhesive foam between two shamrock die cuts and adhere the die cuts to the front panel of the card. Insert small colored brads at each corner and string green cording between the brads to frame the image.
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Cut a window in the front panel of a piece of folder card stock and set small eyelets on either side of the opening. Suspend a small silver charm from a length of cord inserted in the holes and tie the ends on the inside of the card to secure. Handwrite or stamp a message below the window to finish.
Courtesy of Better Homes and Gardens.com