http://www.instructables.com Member Feed Wed, 22 May 2013 16:02:55 PDT BLOX v1.01 http://www.instructables.com/id/Persimmon-Cheesecake/
Persimmon Cheesecake - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FBV/TFRL/GV9CED50/FBVTFRLGV9CED50.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FBV/TFRL/GV9CED50/FBVTFRLGV9CED50.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FBV/TFRL/GV9CED50/FBVTFRLGV9CED50.SMALL.jpg E1IX2PBGV5JFDBI leeski It's Thanksgiving time! It's also Persimmon tree ripening time.   Who is ready for a delicious graham cracker crusted vanilla ice cream topped persimmon cheesecake?   Ingredients: 1 box of graham crackers - some for munching and 2 cups for the crust 1/3 cup brown sugar 3 tablespoons melted butte...
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Continue Reading »]]> food Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:37:03 PST Persimmon-Cheesecake http://www.instructables.com/id/Crocodile-Costume-Halloween-Peter-Pan/
Crocodile Costume - Halloween - Peter Pan - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/F2W/UIQX/GUEN7UT6/F2WUIQXGUEN7UT6.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/F2W/UIQX/GUEN7UT6/F2WUIQXGUEN7UT6.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/F2W/UIQX/GUEN7UT6/F2WUIQXGUEN7UT6.SMALL.jpg EE9P964GUEONGUB leeski It's Halloween time again! Since I work at the Instructables lab, my son expects a lot of creativity and DIY. Talk about pressure.... This year He wants to be the crocodile from Peter Pan, which now means I need to make 2 costumes, the crocodile for him and Captain Hook for me. I'm also planning a ...
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Continue Reading »]]> play Tue, 1 Nov 2011 02:37:05 PDT Crocodile-Costume-Halloween-Peter-Pan http://www.instructables.com/id/Ikea-Contest-Entry/ /files/deriv/FKM/HDO5/GSUSMRPK/FKMHDO5GSUSMRPK.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FKM/HDO5/GSUSMRPK/FKMHDO5GSUSMRPK.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FKM/HDO5/GSUSMRPK/FKMHDO5GSUSMRPK.SMALL.jpg EUY0ROEGSUSMROJ leeski A few years back, My wife and I turned our garage into a combo room: kids play area, bike storage and tv/media center.  We took down the garage doors and replaced them with french doors, we added carpeting to the cement floors.  We've also brought in a lot of furniture including an ikea rug and a us...
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Continue Reading »]]> living Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:30:02 PDT Ikea-Contest-Entry http://www.instructables.com/id/Staining-the-Deck/ /files/deriv/FRQ/K34U/GQB4X95R/FRQK34UGQB4X95R.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FRQ/K34U/GQB4X95R/FRQK34UGQB4X95R.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FRQ/K34U/GQB4X95R/FRQK34UGQB4X95R.SMALL.jpg EAQE4VBGQB4X95F leeski it's summertime and that means time to enjoy the deck.  although in the bay area it gets cold in the summertime but it will be ready for our late summer that starts in the fall. But before I can enjoy the deck, I have to re-stain it as it gets trampled throughout the year by me, the kids and the do...
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Continue Reading »]]> workshop Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:30:03 PST Staining-the-Deck http://www.instructables.com/id/Pizza-Making-with-the-Kids-30-minutes/ /files/deriv/FK1/NWJC/GQB4X8KE/FK1NWJCGQB4X8KE.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FK1/NWJC/GQB4X8KE/FK1NWJCGQB4X8KE.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FK1/NWJC/GQB4X8KE/FK1NWJCGQB4X8KE.SMALL.jpg E906ADVGQB4X8K7 leeski Getting my children to sit down and eat dinner is never an easy task!    We also need to keep them busy especially right before dinner  or else they get cranky....So my beautiful wife came up with the idea of making pizza.  With the logic that if they make it, they will eat and sure enough she was r...
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Continue Reading »]]> living Thu, 18 Aug 2011 07:00:02 PDT Pizza-Making-with-the-Kids-30-minutes http://www.instructables.com/id/Crepes-for-Sunday-Morning-breakfast-Kids-Project/ /files/deriv/FUV/ALH9/GLU0HXPF/FUVALH9GLU0HXPF.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FUV/ALH9/GLU0HXPF/FUVALH9GLU0HXPF.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FUV/ALH9/GLU0HXPF/FUVALH9GLU0HXPF.SMALL.jpg EV0OMRLGLU0HXN3 leeski The Tour De France may be months away, but I can bring a bit of French cuisine into our house and make it a fun item for the kids to make. We added in some cottage cheese and jam as our filling cause that;s what we had.   They really are easy to make.  With the leftover crepes, my wife made a chick...
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Continue Reading »]]> food Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:00:03 PDT Crepes-for-Sunday-Morning-breakfast-Kids-Project http://www.instructables.com/id/House-Numbers-Sign-Kids-project/ /files/deriv/FLZ/BZVP/GLEX2EYN/FLZBZVPGLEX2EYN.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FLZ/BZVP/GLEX2EYN/FLZBZVPGLEX2EYN.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FLZ/BZVP/GLEX2EYN/FLZBZVPGLEX2EYN.SMALL.jpg EZYJCD3GLEX2EVI leeski Jonah and I were taking the dog for a walk and we came across a house that had a numbers sign made out of rocks.  Jonah immediately said - let's do that for our house.  So we started collecting rocks and found a drawing board in the garage that we weren't using.  next, we obtained some help from his...
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Continue Reading »]]> living Sun, 20 Mar 2011 18:30:08 PDT House-Numbers-Sign-Kids-project http://www.instructables.com/id/Instructables-Robot-Costume-Purim-Festival/ /files/deriv/FI8/QTGB/GLEX2EPJ/FI8QTGBGLEX2EPJ.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FI8/QTGB/GLEX2EPJ/FI8QTGBGLEX2EPJ.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FI8/QTGB/GLEX2EPJ/FI8QTGBGLEX2EPJ.SMALL.jpg EYN8MTVGLEX2EKU leeski it's purim time!  another opportunity where kids get to dress up in costumes.  Jonah showed me a drawing of his costume and I couldn't be happier with his choice to go as the Instructables Robot who happens to be a popular guy in our household.  We got a hold of a diapers.com box, some yellow fabric...
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Continue Reading »]]> living Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:00:01 PDT Instructables-Robot-Costume-Purim-Festival http://www.instructables.com/id/Cheeseboard-Tags/ /files/deriv/FP6/PXSN/G4E0Y0FA/FP6PXSNG4E0Y0FA.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FP6/PXSN/G4E0Y0FA/FP6PXSNG4E0Y0FA.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FP6/PXSN/G4E0Y0FA/FP6PXSNG4E0Y0FA.SMALL.jpg EAMXGP4G4E0Y0F5 leeski Three cheers for fromage! What to do with all those loyalty cards from local drug and grocery stores? Make them the talk of your next party with friends.  With the help of my friend Matt -- an expert with the laser cutter -- we turned these plastic cards that would have otherwise hit the recyclin...
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Continue Reading »]]> food Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:21:43 PST Cheeseboard-Tags http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-be-a-Pirate/
How to be a Pirate - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FSG/WBTU/G29ZFK3G/FSGWBTUG29ZFK3G.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FSG/WBTU/G29ZFK3G/FSGWBTUG29ZFK3G.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FSG/WBTU/G29ZFK3G/FSGWBTUG29ZFK3G.SMALL.jpg E5TSAT9G29ZFJL6 leeski  My son was looking for a way to transform himself into a Pirate on the high seas.  here's his magical transformation uses some items we had from a past halloween costume and lots of imagination.  
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