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Recipe: Chocolate Banana Donuts
A few weeks ago I purchased about 12 bananas and let them rot. This is one recipe I was excited to try – chocolate banana donuts, or well, sort of donuts. This was my first time using my donut tin and I leaned a lot! Tip one, don’t fill them too full (or very full at all, for that matter). Ingredients 3 medium large ripe bananas 1/2 cup of melted salted butter 3/4 cup of brown sugar 1 large egg 1/2 cup of peanut butter…
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Project: Boler
Something new and exciting is happening here at 3ten.ca! About 2 years ago we purchased a 1972 Boler – a fiberglass vintage trailer made in Canada. It’s awesome. We are resorting it to fit us. Totally custom. Totally rad. Boler The process is long, complex and more work than either of us thought possible; however, once you start you can’t really go back. You could quit, but where’s the fun in that? These two pictures are what she looked like in the beginning. We’ve only…
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Sewing: DIY Swimsuit
Summer is sticking around for at least another 6 weeks – this tutorial is perfect if you have a couple of hours and a beach near by. Time to sew up this DIY swimsuit. What You Need 1/2 a yard of swimsuit fabric and liner matching thread machine scissors Step One First – gather your fabric – nice colours, eh? Step Two Next – I used a pair of undies that I cut up to make the pattern for the bottoms. They fit well and…
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Recipe: Heath Cheesecake Bars
Cheesecake – who doesn’t love cheesecake? My nana makes the best cheesecake and I’ve been trying to muster up the courage to ask her for her recipe. Soon, I promise. For now, let’s bake up these heath cheesecake bars. This recipe was created on the fly this past weekend – why, you ask? I had a block of cream cheese in my fridge for something – I purchased it at the grocery store with intent. My thoughts escaping me I checked the best before date…3…
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Recipe: Mexican One Dish Casserole
In a rush? Need to just throw something in the oven? I felt like my Mexican Lasagna yet I didn’t have time to make it…this recipe has the same flavours without all the work. Time for Mexican one dish casserole. The prep for this recipe took me 6 minutes – then the oven did the rest of the work. Try it next time you’re in a time crunch. Ingredients 5 chicken breasts a cup of raw quinoa 1 cup of vegetable broth 2 cans of…
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Recipe: Frozen Dog Treats
Here in Northern Alberta it’s hot right now – feeling like it’s 38 degrees. What’s better than a natural frozen dog treat to keep the puppies happy? Nothing! Ingredients 1 cup natural yogurt 1/2 cup of peanut butter 1 ripe banana Gather all of your ingredients and mash them all together. Mix well and then put in a 9×9 pan and freeze for about 1 hour. Take out and cut into 9 squares. Line a plastic container with parchment paper and put them back in…
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Recipe: Sweet and Salty Cake Mix Cookies
My grocery store sells boxes of cake mix for 1$. Cheap. When I feel like a treat or simply brining a treat to work, this basic recipe is just too simple to pass up. Let’s bake up these sweet and salty cake mix cookies. Ingredients 1 box of cake mix – chocolate 1/2 cup of canola oil 2 eggs 3/4 cup of crushed pretzels 3/4 cup of butterscotch chips Gather all of your ingredients and mix them all together – it’s that easy. Next –…
