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Recipe: Mashed Cauliflower
What will go wonderfully well with yesterday’s lamb leg steak? Mashed Cauliflower. Not only is it super tasty, it’s also good for you. This whole dish is 440 calories – way, way better than mashed potatoes! Eat up. Ingredients 1 medium cauliflower (about 1.5 lbs) 2 tablespoons of room temperature salted butter 1 teaspoon of minced garlic 1/4 cup of fresh grated parmesan-reggiano 3 tablespoons of 1% milk 1 teaspoon of sea salt dash of pepper Cauliflower is becoming so universal this year – check…
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Recipe: Lamb Leg Steak
Making Sunday dinner this weekend? How about a tender and delicious lamb leg steak? This cut of meat is perfect for quick searing in a pan and it packs flavour, too. Ingredients 12 oz lamb leg steak 2 tablespoons of canola oil 3 tablespoons of Montreal steak spice Gather everything you need. First – take out your meat and blot it with some paper towel. Rub in 1/2 the oil on one side and 1/2 the steak spice. Repeat on the other side. Lay out…
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Project: DIY Fabric Necklaces
A few days ago I shared with you a project Silver Rings Necklace – well, these are just as simple…and no risk of lighting your finger on fire! What you need stretch fabric chain metal cutters (I used fence cutters) First – get all your supplies ready! Pretty colours. Cut your fabric into 1.25 inch strips. Pull each strip so it curls inward. Gather 3 strips together – tie a knot – braid. With the three ends in hand, release the two outer strips, holding…
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Recipe: Easter Cake Mix Cookie Cake
Easter is less than 2 weeks away – what does that mean? Time for Easter treats! Let’s bake up this Easter cake mix cookie cake. Ingredients white cake mix box 2 eggs 1/2 cup of canola oil 6 vanilla girl guide cookies 2/3 cup of pastel peanut m&ms First – get all your ingredients together and mix the first 3 in a large bowl. Next – chop up your girl guide cookies into 4-6 pieces. Mix in 2/3s of the cookie chunks. Mix in just…
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Sewing: Boxy Bag
Looking for a new boxy travel bag or makeup bag, but can’t bring yourself to pay 20$ for an unfashionable one at the drug store? That’s me…I’ve been needing a new makeup bag, or rather, a little bag to play ‘catch all’ for my stuff when I’m on a day trip, or headed out for the weekend. This project is perfect – it cost about 4$ (depending on your zipper) and takes about 45 minutes. The inspiration for this project comes from sayyes back in…
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Project: Silver Ring Necklace
Do you love accessories? Especially those big, trendy pieces that JCrew sells for 230$? Me, yes – I love them. For 230$, however, it’s not worth it. What is worth it is trying to make your own! After searching for a while for an accessory with some pop for my summer wardrobe I came across this neon nylon string at Michael’s. Then, I was inspired by a project from Honestly WTF where she made this beautiful brass ring necklace. So, I drove off to Home…
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Tutorial: Pleated Skirt
So – this is some of my favourite fabric! I bought a lot when I saw it over a year ago at Ikea. Ikea, I know. The nice thing about their fabric is that it’s huge in width! This stuff is more than 80 inches across. Perfect for this project. What you need fabric – a yard or two machine scissors pins matching thread zipper Step One First step – measure your waist. Double it. Measure your waist to where you want the skirt to…
