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Alright folks! We had 41 contest entries to win the book “I Garden: Urban Style” by Michael Nolan and Reggie Solomon via Scissorsanddrumsticks.com and our blog-spot on HOMEGROWN.org…

Here it is! Scissors & Drumsticks’ first product give away! We are happy and pleased with the response we have gained from our readers and social media friends only after starting this blog in May 2010 and we want to…

Some of you personally know me  to know that I am passionate toward anything my crazy brain decides to embark upon. I have recently sold almost all my drum gear to finance the purchase of camera and video gear. Below is a casting call ad that I have posted around the inter-net and am interested in shooting with some really great folks right here in the Hampton Roads area. If you or anyone you know fits even ten percent of the profiles below please let me know. Please, have a…



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1 1/4 Cups Packed Light Brown Sugar

3/4 Cup Creamy Peanut Butter

1/2 Crisco Stick or 1/2 Cup Vegetable Shortening

3tbsp Milk

1tbsp Vanilla Extract (we make our own)

1 Egg

1 3/4…

A light Cheese Cake style treat for the Cheese Cake lover in you

Step 1

2 Cups All Purpose Flour

1.5 Cup Quick Oats (uncooked)

3/4 Cup Packed Light Brown Sugar

1 Cup (2 sticks) Butter, Softened-I use unsalted sweet cream…

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1/2 cup butter, softened

3/4 cup brown sugar

1tsp vanilla extract

2 cup all purpose flour

1 can (14oz) condensed milk

1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

½ chopped…

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24 maraschino cherries (drained; reserve juice)

1/2 cup butter, softened

3/4 cup brown sugar

1 tbsp reserved juice

1tsp vanilla extract

1-1/4 cup all purpose flour

1/8 tsp salt

1 pkg chocolate candy coating (ex. Almond Bark)

1. Pat cherries to remove excess moisture; set aside. Combine flour and salt; set aside. In large bowl cream butter and brown…

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Ahhh, it's that time of year when everything that grows outdoors start to take a colorful turn to give us a spectacular show of color just before forfeiting their exteriors to the soil. I like to compare it to a summer time festival where everyone is having a grand ol time appreciating the company of others and making new…

Originally posted on scissorsanddrumsticks.com by Guest Author Andrew Odom-anotherkindofdrew.com/tinyrevolution.us

In just one week we will all be preparing to tie on our feed sacks and gather round the family table in…

This year at the Scissors & Drumsticks garden we had to grow at a minimum for test purposes. We just didn’t want to waste anything that wouldn’t grow, and believe me, we had our ups and downs. We are not gardeners of sorts, we just wanted to grow and preserve our own food. As much as we could at least. This year has proven to us that it can be done. From the garden years ago in my parents’ backyard I formed my little bit of background in “backyardiculture.” It was the tips from two…