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Travel: Off the Continent
Off the continent – that’s right, I’m heading to another continent tomorrow! Whoo hoo. See, I told you I had a bit of a busy week ahead. I’ve been trip planning. Like so much trip planning. And getting laundry washed while cleaning the house for our wonderful puppy and house sitter. Our house will be secure and well loved while we are gone, which is why I don’t mind sharing our little (okay, big) trip with you. Off the Continent Now, the trip planning is…
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Sewing: Week Fifteen Drawstring Bag
Drawstring bag for the fifteenth week of 52 weeks of sewing. This is a little simple project because I’ve got a busy week coming up – plus, I needed somewhere to store my square pattern weights. You could use this little tutorial for anything – a gift bag, a small laundry bag while travelling, or even a bag to carry muffins in to the neighbour. Just adjust the size and you’ll be all set. Let’s get sewing! What You Need 1 piece of fabric 20…
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Recipe: Steak Fries
Steak fries on this fabulous Friday. Why steak fries? Because I love potatoes and they are chunk and will hold up to the juices of a steak, not that I eat steak. Oh, and the steak spices. These fries are similar to the baked fries I made a while ago. Yet, these ones have the skin on them still – extra nutrients! Don’t get me wrong – you don’t need to eat these with steak. They are great to eat as a snack, with a…
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Photos: Woof Wednesday 2.0
Woof Wednesday 2.0 The perfect little day to share some adorable picture of some of my favourite pups and to share a silly one of me and Lily. I did a Woof Wednesday post last year and I like them – it’s just a little pick-me-up mid week. As most of you know, we said goodbye to Bella a month ago – that was hard. What’s been so fun, though, is learning more about Lily and seeing how much she loves attention, the word R-I-D-E,…
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Recipe: Fresh Zucchini Boats
Fresh zucchini boats – the perfect dinner on this beautifully sunny spring day. Not only are they fresh (well, by fresh I mean not all hot and filled with melted cheese), but they are tasty, too. In this recipe I cook the zucchini first and then add the other ingredients – I don’t bake them all together. Let’s get cooking. Ingredients 1 zucchini cup of corn 2 cups of black beans (I soak my own, better than using a can) 3 tablespoons of fresh cilantro…
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Sewing: Week Fourteen Rice Filled Pattern Weights
Square rice filled pattern weights – it’s about time I’ve made some of these! Enough with pins, these pattern weights will save time and save my patterns from pin snags. I’m so excited! Okay – this tutorial is adapted from positively splendid – yet she uses metal BBs in her pattern weights. That’s just not safe to have around my pup. If Lily for some reason finds one of them and decides to eat it, well, with BBs it’s gave over. So, I’ve decided to…
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Recipe: Whoopie Pies
Whoopie pies from the chocolate cake cookie recipe I shared a couple of weeks ago. They are the perfect chocolate cake cookies, yet turning them into whoopie pies is so much fun! This recipe is for the filling – let’s get started! Ingredients chocolate cake cookies 1 cup of salted butter – room temperature 2 cups of icing sugar 1 container of marshmallow fluff 3 teaspoons of vanilla First – be sure you’ve got your cake cookies ready to go. Next, time for the filling…
