Outfit of the Day: Chocolate Mint by maggiebags on Polyvore featuring Maggie Bags Bailey Bag in Mocha.
Outfit of the Day: Braided Flat
June 28, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Outfit of the Day: Braided Flat by maggiebags on Polyvore featuring Maggie Bags Betty Bag in Santa Fe.
Foodie Friday: Easy Homemade Ice Cream in a Bag
June 27, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Summer’s best token is a heaping bowl of cool and creamy ice cream. Our family loves to stop at creameries in our area and try the local flavors.
Another fun treat is to make ice cream yourself, and you don’t even need a fancy ice cream maker to do it!
Here’s what you’ll need to make your homemade ice cream:
- 1 cup half and half
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1 tablespoon rock salt
- 2 cups cubed ice
- 2 quart sized freezer zip bag
- 1 gallon sized freezer zip bag
Directions:
- Pour half and half, vanilla, and sugar into the quart-sized freezer bag and seal tightly, but without much air. Place this inside a 2nd zip bag and seal.
- Place ice and rock salt inside the gallon bag, and then add the quart bag with the cream mixture. Seal the gallon bag tightly (but again, without much air to puff it up).
- Begin to massage the bags, squishing the rock salt and ice around the bag of cream. Try to make sure that all surfaces of the cream bag come into full contact with the ice mix. Tip: get out a pair of winter gloves as the ice mix will get incredibly cold!
Kids will enjoy passing the ice cream bag around and taking a turn mixing the ice cream. It’ll take about ten minutes for the cream mixture to begin to thicken into ice cream. YES! It’s that fast! When it reaches a good consistency, remove the cream bag from the ice bag, and dry off.
Use a spatula to scoop the ice cream from the bag into a bowl.
Makes 3 servings (about 1/2 cup each)
Serve immediately - either right out of the bag or in a bowl. Just eat fast, as this kind of homemade ice cream is more like soft serve.
If you like, you can dish the ice cream into a freezer safe container and put it in the freezer to harden a bit more (no more than 30-40 minutes or it gets REALLY hard and you have to chop it up!)
Enjoy! (This is a perfect activity for around a campfire!)
Julie is a New England family lifestyle blogger who loves partnering with her hubby to wrangle and entertain two inquisitive boys. She shares natural living, food, parenting, and educational ideas on her blog Happy Strong Home.
Outfit of the Day: Mercury
June 27, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Outfit of the Day: Mercury by maggiebags on Polyvore featuring Maggie Bags Campus Tote in Seafoam Mirrored Combo.
Outfit of the Day: Poppy Tunic
June 26, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Outfit of the Day: Poppy Tunic by maggiebags on Polyvore featuring Maggie Bags Betty Bag in Pacific Cool.
Outfit of the Day: Butterfly
June 25, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Outfit of the Day: Butterfly by maggiebags on Polyvore featuring Maggie Bags Butterfly Bag in Tropical.
Maggie Bags Gives Back: Sample Sale Benefiting KARM Raises $1500+
June 25, 2014 By Leave a Comment
We were pleased to partner again with KARM Stores for our 2nd Annual Sample Sale benefiting Knox Area Rescue Ministries (KARM) last weekend at the 2014 KARM Dragon Boat Festival! Though storms ended the festival earlier than expected, we were still able to raise over $1,500 for KARM, which provides up to 1,000 daily meals to anyone in need at no charge. This year’s festival boasted 48 teams of paddlers, onlookers, attendees and tons of food and fun.
Steve Dew, President and CEO of Maggie Bags, said, “We have looked forward to working with KARM Stores on this Sample Sale ever since last year’s sale. It was a little disappointing that the weather didn’t cooperate, but we were still able to raise $1,510 which will go towards 755 meals to those who might otherwise go hungry. We are thankful that so many came out to support this cause.”
We saw some familiar faces at this year’s sale…remember sisters Kacie and Niki? They were back for more bags this year and they definitely stocked up!
We also ran into Marisa, who you may remember from our Customer Spotlight series. She picked up several bags and supported the cause too.
We met several new folks as well, and they graciously agreed to let us take a pictures of their Maggie Bags’ “hauls.”
There was funnel cake, therapy dogs and Maggie Bags’ staff digging into the fun that is the Dragon Boat Festival.
After lunch we saw these clouds looming in the distance and knew it wasn’t a good sign. Then the thunder and lightning started and we ran for shelter. The Coast Guard ultimately made the call to end the races early due to the weather. Though we wished we could have finished the day strong, we were glad to get out of the rain!
We are truly thankful for everyone who came to the Sample Sale and supported KARM through the purchase of a sample bag. When Maggie Bags gives back, it’s good to know our customers give back too.
If you missed the sample sale and would like to support KARM here’s how you can help:
- Donate directly to KARM.
- Connect with KARM on Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube.
- Connect with KARM Stores on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.
- Shop at a KARM Store (view locations)
Read more about Knox Area Rescue Ministries.
~Laura Owens, Maggie Bags
If you have ever posted a Facebook comment, retweeted a Maggie Bags™ tweet or seen one of our super cute sets on Polyvore then you have “met” Laura. Laura is all things social media for Maggie Bags™. Her passion is to connect with our customers in interesting and creative ways. When she is not connecting at work she is connecting with her family, relaxing with yoga or blogging from her cat’s point of view.
Outfit of the Day: Agate Pendant
June 24, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Outfit of the Day: Agate Pendant by maggiebags on Polyvore featuring Maggie Bags Cicily Tote in Black.
Outfit of the Day: Tiered Cami
June 23, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Outfit of the Day: Tiered Cami by maggiebags on Polyvore featuring Maggie Bags Butterfly Bag in Dark Chocolate.
Outfit of the Day: Sunnies and Swimwear
June 22, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Outfit of the Day: Sunnies and Swimwear by maggiebags on Polyvore featuring Maggie Bags Tote of Many Colors in Cotton Candy.
