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Recipe: Cranberry Bars
Have you ever had Starbucks’ Cranberry Bliss Bars? They show up under the clean glass display case sometime after the American Thanksgiving and make my holiday season blissful. I used to work at Starbucks in California when I was younger and I fell in love with the heavenly treat (that and coffee!). Below is my quick interpretation of cranberry bliss. Ingredients 1/2 cup butter 1 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs Can Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk 1 cup flaked white chocolate, coconut and dried…
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Recipe: The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies – Oilers Edition
New York Times rated this recipe the best – like truly the best. One thing, however – you must cook them properly! In this edition, since the NHL decided to come back to life and wake up our city, I though, what better way to show some spirit than with some good eats. Ingredients 2 cups minus 2 tablespoons of cake flour 1 2/3 cups of all purpose flour or bread flour 1 1/4 teaspoons of baking soda, powder and coarse salt 2 1/2 sticks…
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Project: Heavy Blanket
Heavy blankets are key for comfy couch time – especially in the winter! I usually buy the discount fabric in the back of the store – it’s about 3$ a meter (I pick only fabrics that are 60 inches wide) and I get 2 meters of 5 different fabrics. So, it’s roughly a 30$ project – not bad for keeping warm! Pick out 5 fabrics that aren’t necessarily matchy-matchy but simply look good together. Different textures work well, too. As you can see above –…
