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Recipe: Peanut Butter Chocolate Ice Cream Sandwiches
Hot day? Ice Cream Sandwiches are on the way! Ingredients 1 1/3 Peanut Butter 3/4 Sugar 2 eggs 1 tablespoon Vanilla Your favourite ice cream – in this case, President’s Choice Chocolate Crunch! I sometimes add chocolate chips – you decide. Set your oven to 350 degrees. Mix all ingredients and roll into balls – then flatten with a fork. Bake for 13 minutes at 350 degrees. Keep an eye on them…you don’t want them too soft, otherwise they’ll crumble. Also, be sure to let…
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Tutorial: Burp Cloth
Baby?! No, not me…2 of my bosses are having boys. One had his last week – happy and healthy, and the other is due in about 2 months. What could be better than homemade a burp cloth as a little welcome gift? They are precious, soft, and always needed! What You Need 0.6 of a meter of cotton 0.6 of a meter of backing machine matching thread iron ironing board scissors pins First, select some fabric. I like to make a set out of 3…
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Recipe: Banana Nut Muffins
Banana Nut Muffins – Mom’s famous for them! Plus, they’re wearing very cute pyjamas! These muffins are the kind that make your lunch box sing when you’re 8 (or even 16). They smell like a warm snuggly weekend morning. I generally make them whenever we have house guests or when I’m missing family. It’s a nice welcome to wake up to, and not to mention, a protein potassium punch! Want to be extra loving to your family this weekend? Make these banana nut muffins, watch…
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Recipe: Summer Spinach and Berry Salad
The market had some ‘too good to pass up’ berries! But for some reason, today I didn’t feel like berries – I felt like spinach salad! So, here you have it – the summer spinach and berry salad. Ingredients • about 1 ½ cups of blueberries • about 2 cups of strawberries • one pack of spinach (5 oz.) • 1 cup of Brazil nuts • lemon poppy seed dressing Variation – add: 1 cup of feta and use a balsamic vinaigrette instead of the poppy…
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Tutorial: Headbands out of Ribbing/Bias Tape
Headbands out of ribbing/bias tape – such a fun, sporty project! Headbands are one of my favourite things – the problem? I have a big head, so most are rather tight and uncomfortable. My solution? Unique headbands made out of ribbing and bias tape! The fabric Two types of ribbing and bias tape I’ve already made. First, measure your head – mine is just about 24 inches where I would like the headband to sit. Next, measure how much ribbing or bias tape it will…
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Tutorial: Concrete Countertops
Concrete? People questioned what we were doing – like a sidewalk on your counter? It was funny! Yes – concrete countertops; but no, not a sidewalk – same material, different look/finish. Our concrete adventure in May took us 8 days and deprived us of some tasty home cooked food. It was so much fun – so I highly recommend doing your own concrete countertops – the experience is rewarding, exciting, and truthfully, money saving . Just be willing to try and you’ll be rewarded. After…
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Recipe: Spicy Sriracha Salsa
Spicy sriracha salsa is yummy – healthy and the kind of thing I just can’t stop eating. It’s one of our favourites to eat with chips, in egg burritos, and even on top of grilled chicken. Okay – let’s get salsa making. Ingredients white onion 2 limes juiced tablespoon of minced garlic bunch of cilantro 4 roma tomatoes large orange, yellow and red pepper 2 jalapeño peppers 1 1/2 can of corn 2 cups of black beans 1/4 cup of sriracha 2 tablespoons of olive…
