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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 –…
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Recipe: Baked Egg and Avocado
Looking for a morning pick me up? Full of protein and taste? Try this recipe – the baked egg and avocado – it’s a step up from avocado toast. About a month ago one of the girls I used to work with did something similar to this which inspired this easy meal. The recipe is for two people – so make as much as you like according to how many people you have. I always find breakfast the most difficult meal to make for a…
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Recipe: Cowboy Bark
This recipe or a variation of it has been floating around Pinterest and I decided to give it a try. Time for some cowboy bark. What is Trader Joe’s? It’s a grocery store in California and surrounding states…comparable to Whole Foods. Try this the next time you feel like some chocolate or need to bring a treat to work. The combination of salty sweetness is divine. Ingredients 600g of dark chocolate 8 crushed peanut butter oreos half a cup of the following: pretzels skor bites…
