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I am still a grown up kid who enjoys eating jelly :) The colors, flavors and their shaky shining texture and look make it the most exciting dessert :) Years back, even before jelly mixes were available in India, my grandma used to make these china grass sweets and we used to call it "Glass Halwa". This was one of the sweets that I was extremely fond of and my mom conveniently used to make these to bribe me ;) I remember seeing these boats long back during a random browsing session(sadly don't have the source book marked :( ) and the inspiration was stuck somewhere subconsciously. Last day when I was having orange which is part of my daily diet for quite some time, this idea struck me and I was off to make it right away :) Its a simple yet super attractive dessert to serve for kids :) I am sure any kid would get swept off his foot when these cute jelly boats are offered :) Ingredients: Orange/Mosambi - 1 Agar agar(China grass) - 1 cup Sugar - 3/4 cup Water - 3 cups Food color Essence Method: Cut the orange into half and scoop out the fruit and carefully scrape out the membrane, taking care not to make a hole in the skin of the oranges. Keep them aside. Chop the china grass sheets into small bits and measure them using standard cup. Take 3 cups of water in a pan and add the china grass to it. Keep stirring in medium flame until it dissolves completely. Once it is totally dissolved, add the sugar to it and mix well. Finally add the food color and essence as per your choice. Allow it to come to room temperature. Do not let it to set in the pan, just allow the temperature to fall. Now fill each of the hollow orange halves with jelly right to the top. You can place them in muffin or egg trays to keep them steady. Refrigerate until set and then trim the orange halves so that the skin of the oranges is level with the jelly. Cut the oranges in half again with a sharp knife to get the boat shape. Cut triangles and rectangles out of paper and punch them with tooth pics to make the flag. Secure them on the jelly boats to make sails :) Tips: Jelly shake is one super yummy drink that you can make with the left over jellies. Just pulse the jellies with some milk and cream to make the shake :) Add more sugar if required. Pulsing the jellies in the mixie gives it a granita(granular) texture which is absolutely yummy :) Note: I used vanilla essence and green food color for the green jelly boats. I used store bought strawberry jelly mix for making the red ones. Follow the instructions given in the pack but reduce the quantity of water to make the jelly firm enough to stick to the peel. You can even make jellies with the orange juice by replacing the water with orange juice in the above recipe. Be versatile by making your own flavors or using other fruit juices for your jellies :) You can also use setting agents like gelatin instead of agar agar(china grass). If you wish to make glass halwa by setting it just on a flat large mould, you can increase the water quantity in the above recipe to 4 cups. Written by: Nithya Send in your queries by clicking here.
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May 25, 2018 On the hunt for a party theme mysterious and fun?! If so, this Secret Agent Spy Birthday Party by Leitia McHugh, out of Indiana, is the one! Exploding with details classified and cool, this birthday bash is for all secret agents! Details for this fun-filled event, include: * Top Secret Decodable Message Party Invite * Dynamite Stick Bomb Chandelier + Pinata * Secret Agent Themed Birthday Cake * Agent-inspired Signage * Master of Disguise Props * Secret Agent Party Supply B
Before you become a knight, you must go through the proper training. Take a look at my son's 9th Birthday! Knights-In-Training Royal Celebration! The formal invitation Check out the goodies and decorations. Alright! Let's get this party started with a fanfare from the King! (Yes, that's my 'awesome' husband, oh the things I talk him into.) Training has begun! Get some inspiration... Shield Designing is first. Every good knight needs a personalized shield! Well done! Now it's time for the Battle Training. Get your gear! Take one bow... (straw) and strap on a pack of color-coded arrows! (Q-tips) Now choose your castle to take cover in. The serpent castle on one side or... or the dragon castle on the other! Load one arrow into the bow,aim and fire (blow)! Repeat again and again! Good work! Even the king got in the middle of this battle! That's the spirit! Time for Catapult Assembly Training. Head to the supply table. Gather what you need. Follow the directions carefully...you don't want a faulty catapult! Don't forget your ammunition (marshmellows)! Load up the catapult with marshmellows...I mean ammo. a little target practice. Take teams, ready...fire! Aim for your target! Get your mask on for protection! Now, just what you've been waiting for... it's time for Sword Fighting Practice. You'll need some energy first, eat up. OK, you're ready, careful now... Do a little practice first, then... get on those 'horses' and knock your opponent off! <><><><> <><><><> <><><><> You've got it! Great jousting! Try not to enjoy it too much, this is serious training! Good work! Your training is complete. Your knighthood has been officially granted by the king! Time for the Celebration Banquet! -Corndogs on a stick (knights love anything that can resemble a sword!) Fruit Kabobs (yes, they're on a stick as well!) Round Table Snack Mix (Round pretzels, round soup crackers and cheddar popcorn) Flaming Arrows -Chocolate dipped marshmellows with red sugar sprinkles! (Oh, look- they're on a stick too!) Shield cookies- rectangle shaped cookies with a frosted petite cookie on top. To drink, Knight's Fuel otherwise known as juice pouches. And Birthday Cake! Happy 9th Birthday, Jacob! Before leaving, all knights receive their reward for good training. Payment in gold (chocolate coins), RingPop (from the king) and little knight figures. A reward well deserved! Many thanks go out to the grandparents for their help! The paper decorations were ordered from Birthday Express and the foam swords were ordered from Amazon. Catapult directions were found at the Knight for Hire website. Costumes, hoppity horses and various props were brought from my mom's friends. The king's robe and crown were borrowed from our church. A big thank you (especially from my child) to Lowes for their many appliance boxes and helping me stuff them into my car! (I drove home with my seat as far forward as possible and cardboard over my head! The things we do for our kids?!) Now the hard part...getting those thank you notes finished! Linking up to: MyInsanityPartyParty
