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Sewing: Week Twenty One High Low Hem Dress
High low hem dress is here, time for summer. This dress is comfortable and a bit vintage. The fabric, though, is so fun. In all honesty, I didn’t know it was flowers when I first purchased it – I didn’t see them until I had the fabric sprawled out and ready to cut the pattern. I do like it, though. It’s a bit retro, which isn’t something I pull of well or often. High Low Hem Dress I used this very easy McCall’s pattern –…
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Recipe: White Bean and Quinoa Salad
White bean and quinoa salad – time for lunch! This salad is full of flavour and fills you up. The cilantro and red onion add some nice colour while the beans and quinoa fill you up iwth protein. Let’s get this salad started! Ingredients 2 cups uncooked quinoa 3 cups of warm water 2 cups of white beans 3/4 cup of chopped cucumber 1 chopped red pepper 3/4 cup of chopped cilantro (lose) 1 chopped red onion Cilantro lime chili dressing (150ml, one recipe) You can…
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Recipe: Cilantro Lime Chili Dressing
Cilantro lime chili dressing is the perfect amount of heat on a summer salad. This dressing is one of my favourites and I’m excited to share it with you. I eat this dressing on quinoa salad, avocado and egg salad, or even bean and corn salad. Heck, I might even try it on corn on the cob, it’s that good. Best made fresh, so keep a stock of cilantro on hand. Let’s get started! Ingredients 100ml of olive oil 50ml of lime juice – fresh…
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Recipe: Coconut Milk Cornbread
Coconut milk cornbread – say what? I know, seems odd. Yet, when you get home from travelling and you don’t have milk in your fridge, but all you feel like is cornbread you need to make due! Also, it turned out super good. A bit sweeter than usual and very moist. So delicious. Okay, let’s get started! Ingredients Bob’s Red Mill Cornbread Mix 1 can of Coconut Milk (400 ml) 2 eggs stick of melted butter 1/3 cup of warm water Gather all of your…
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Sewing: Week Twenty Summer Skirt
Summer skirt time – this is week twenty of 52 weeks of sewing and I’ve got a ‘repair’ post today. This summer skirt is the product of the Elastic Waist Maxi. It got a hole in it while I was on vacation. I loved the long maxi skirt. I wore it about 5 times and then I sat on a stool with a nail sticking out…that was it, a hole in my skirt. Summer Skirt Time to repair and turn it into a shorter summer…
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Project: Inspiration
Inspiration – time to reflect. Travelling to Southeast Asia was amazing and I’ve slept a lot in the last week since being home – it takes some time to readjust and get back into the swing of things. That, however, isn’t exactly what I want to do. I don’t want to just slip back into my life, but rather jump in more aware, less stressed, and with a clear perspective. Life is grand. In and of itself, it’s a beautiful thing. I met people who…
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Sewing: Week Nineteen Jumpsuit
Jumpsuit time – for week nineteen of 52 weeks of sewing. This jumpsuit is perfect for spring and summer. Dress it up or dress it down. I follow the McCall’s pattern 6083 pretty closely except for two things and I’ll fill you in on those right away. Jumpsuit One – I add about 1 inch to the top (all pieces, the back and both fronts) and add 1 inch to the body portion of the pants. My torso is longer than what the McCall’s pattern…
