How to Make a Bubble Gum Boy Layered Shot

A Bubble Gum Boy layered shot is made by layering banana liqueur, blue Curacao and Baileys Irish Cream. To the eye, it's very engaging, while to the taste buds, it's a real treat!

EditIngredients

• One part banana liqueur
• One part blue Curacao
• One part Baileys Irish Cream

EditSteps

1. 1
   Assemble the ingredients.
   
   
   
2. 2
   Set a shot glass or cordial glass on a table.
   
   
   
3. 3
   Estimate the capacity (volume) the shot glass or cordial glass. Divide this by three, as each layered ingredient will take up about one third of the glass. This can be done by eye or with measuring cups.
   
   
   
4. 4
   Pour the banana liqueur directly into the glass so that it fills up about one third of the glass.
   
   
   
5. 5
   Using the technique described in the article Make Layered Shots, layer the blue Curacao over the banana liqueur.
   
   
   
6. 6
   Layer the Baileys Irish Cream over the blue Curacao.
   
   
   
7. 7
   Serve the drink.
   
   
   

EditTips

• Let the drink stabilize for a moment before serving.

EditWarnings

• Drink alcoholic beverages responsibly.

EditThings You'll Need

• Shot glass or cordial glass
• Measuring cups (optional)

How to Make a Seed Bead and Safety Pin Keyring

Turn your beads and safety pins into funky, colorful keyrings to add to your car keys, or maybe hook onto your purse zips for a trendy style. This easy craft can be turned into gifts for friends and family, as well as for your own purposes.

EditSteps

1. 1
   Select seed beads and other suitable beads that you'd like to turn into keyrings. You could also add little charms, such as using those off an old broken necklace. This is a great opportunity to reuse old jewelery items that are pretty but not much use for anything else––in this case, a key-shaped souvenir pendant is being added to the keyring.
   
   
   
2. 2
   Find some silver safety pins.
   
   
   
3. 3
   Thread as many colorful seed beads on the safety pins as will fit. Make sure that the arrangement looks good.
   
   
   
4. 4
   Hang the bead-filled safety pins off a keychain loop or ring.
   
   
   
5. 5
   Use a bigger safety pin to thread a large pendant on.
   
   
   
6. 6
   Attach that safety pin to your keychain.
   
   
   
7. 7
   Add some more plain safety pins if desired.
   
   
   
8. 8
   Attach to a zipper on your jacket, backpack, purse, or anything else. It will be your unique signature piece.
   
   
   

EditTips

• You could make lots of these and give them to friends as friendship tokens.
• Use all different colored beads and pendants. Go crazy, go wild!
• Try selling these online or at market/gala stalls for money. You could use the money for yourself, but if you say that the money is for charity, it's a better chance people will buy them. They're a great project for school fairs.
• It may help to use tweezers to pick up the beads, as they're small and fiddly.

EditWarnings

• Always take care when working with small and sharp objects. Keep away from young children and pets.

EditThings You'll Need

• Seed beads
• Beads
• Pendant, charms, etc.
• Safety pins, varying sizes including one larger one
• Keyring loop or ring
• Tweezers to help with beads

How to Make Lasagna Cups

This is the perfect solution for anyone who loves lasagna, but dreads the amount of time it takes to make it. These lasagna cups taste as great as lasagna and take very little time to make. Kids love them as an after school snack, and they make great appetizers, too.

EditIngredients

Servings: 18

Prep time: 25 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes

• 1/2 lb/225g lean ground beef
• 1 small onion, peeled and chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
• 1 cup thick tomato sauce
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup ricotta cheese
• 2 tsp oregano
• 1 10 oz/285g can refrigerated biscuit dough (this is "scone" dough in British and Australian terminology––you might need to make the dough from scratch if it's not sold refrigerated)
• 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded

EditSteps

1. 1
   Preheat the oven to 375°F, 190°C. Lightly grease the muffin pans (18 muffin cup size).
   
   
   
2. 2
   In a large skillet, stir together the ground beef, onion and garlic over medium-high heat. Cook the beef until it is no longer pink.
   
   
   
3. 3
   Place a colander in the kitchen sink. Pour the beef mixture into the colander to allow the grease to drain.
   
   
   
4. 4
   Return the beef to the skillet. Add the tomato sauce and thoroughly combine it with the meat. Then remove the skillet from the heat.
   
   
   
5. 5
   Mix the egg, oregano and ricotta cheese in a small bowl and set it aside.
   
   
   
6. 6
   Open the can of biscuits. Separate each uncooked biscuit by gently pulling them apart.
   
   
   
7. 7
   Cut each biscuit in half. Press the biscuit halves on the bottom and up the sides of each muffin cup.
   
   
   
8. 8
   Spoon the ground beef mixture into the 18 biscuit-lined cups.
   
   
   
9. 9
   Top each biscuit cup with the egg and ricotta cheese mixture. Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese over each cup.
   
   
   
10. 10
    Place the muffin pan into the preheated oven. Bake the cups for 18 to 20 minutes.
    
    
    
11. 11
    Remove when cooked. Serve the lasagna cups while they’re still hot.
    
    
    

EditTips

• You can also use mini lasagna noodles to form the lasagna cups instead of biscuit dough. Pre-boil the noodles very briefly so that they are pliable enough to line the muffin cups.
• Cottage cheese can be substituted for the ricotta cheese.
• The lasagna cups will be crispy on top if you form the biscuit dough so that it extends about 1/8” (3mm) above the meat and cheese mixture.
• This recipe will yield 18 cups if you use regular muffin pans, but only 12 cups if you use jumbo muffin pans.
• Make a double batch and freeze half of them. You can reheat them individually in the microwave for a quick, hearty snack.
• For a vegetarian version, use chopped mixed vegetables rather than beef. Cook gently before adding.

EditWarnings

• If you use lasagna noodles instead of biscuit dough, keep in mind that you will not bake these as long as you would a large pan of lasagna.

EditThings You’ll Need

• Large skillet
• Bowl
• Mixing spoon
• Muffin tin(s)