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Recipe: Skillet Apple Crumble
Sunday dessert – what’s better than skillet apple crumble? Last weekend I made lamb roast and salad – we hung out and ate with the football game on. We were too full for dessert right away. We live in the country so when it gets dark and quite it’s the perfect time to watch a movie…Lincoln was the pick – and boy, was it ever good. Such an all star cast. What made it better? Skillet apple crumble! Ingredients 1 3/4 cups of flour 2…
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Recipe: Chickpea Salad
A quick summer salad. Chickpeas, tomatoes and cucumbers. Delish! Ingredients a can of chickpeas 2 tomatoes 1 cucumber 1/3 cup of olive/grape seed oil – you can use just evoo if you like. 3 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar 1 teaspoon of oregano 1/2 teaspoon of garlic salt dash of salt Mix all the dressing ingredients together. Whisk well. Cut your cucumbers and tomatoes – add the chickpeas and mix with the vinaigrette. It’s good – the chickpeas add some saltiness, just like feta cheese would…
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Recipe: Lamb Roast
Lamb is a great meat to work with. Last October I made leg of lamb and everyone loved it. This time, I wanted to try something a little more Indian inspired. So, with a lamb roast, it’s shoulder, (1.3 Kg) I made an Indian spiced rub and roasted it up. Rub Ingredients 1 teaspoon of minced garlic 1 1/2 teaspoons of cumin and chili powder 2 teaspoons of mustard seed 3 teaspoons of chopped cilantro 1 tablespoon of sunflower oil Mix all the rub ingredients…
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Elk Island
Elk Island What did you do this past long weekend? We went hiking in one of Canada’s National Parks. Fun, fun, fun!! Our park ranger gave us a map and dog treats – what else do you need?! Two hot and happy pups – they bark at birds – keeps things interesting. No elk or bison sightings yet. Where are they? There he his – he was hiding in the bush. Whoo, so big. I’m nervous that they might charge us…don’t get too close! The…
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Snap Scarf
Snap Scarf Lululemon sells the scarf for 48$. This one cost 8$. I did a full tutorial a while back on a snap infinity scarf – check it out. This scarf has two extra snaps – where did I get that idea from? From Hammers and High Heels blog – turns out our scarf idea is pretty similar! I guess creative minds think alike! You can see the extra snaps in the first photo – it’s on the top right. The extra snap allows you…
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Recipe: Rhubarb Pie
It’s a true summertime treat – rhubarb pie. It grows like crazy in my garden so I bake a lot with it, or sometimes just dunk it in sugar and eat it raw. Here’s what you need for this tart treat! Ingredients 6.5 cups of chopped rhubarb 1.5 cups of sugar 3 tablespoons of corn starch dash of salt dough recipe – try 1-2-3 Here we go – lay out your floured area to work on your dough. Roll it out well, but don’t over…
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Project: Reversible Bag
Project Reversible Bag I did it again! I made some reversible bags!! For the first tutorial, check it out here. Last week, or maybe the week before that, I was at ikea picking up pillows for my pillow cover project and I always swing by the fabric section. They had this awesome striped fabric for 6$. Score. A little side note about my trip at ikea. So, I’m waiting in line to get my fabric cut – and the teenage boy who finally found himself…
