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Projects: Easter Brunch 2021
Easter brunch 2021 – the long weekend is here and we’re getting ready for some wonderful breakfast eats tomorrow. We’ve got a full brunch planned and I wanted to share a sneak peek with you. Okay, let’s get cooking! Recipes Mexican Eggs Benedict Breakfast Potatoes Oh, and don’t forget our Boler placemats? Have you visited our Boler page over the last year or so? If not, you’ve missed out on two awesome projects – Nikki the Boler and Toots the Boler. We turned Nikki into…
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Recipe: Breakfast Potatoes
Breakfast potatoes. They’re easy to make, crispy and you can add any spices you like to change things up. Cumin? Yes! Garlic? Yes! Tex-Mex? You bet! Okay, let’s get cooking. Ingredients 2 pounds of yellow potatoes 3 tablespoons of salted butter 2 tablespoons of grape seed oil about 1/2 a teaspoon of garlic and onion powder 1/4 cup of chopped green onions salt and pepper to taste First, wash and peel the potatoes. Then, quarter them and nuke them in the microwave for about 3…
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Recipe: Mexican Eggs Benedict
Mexican eggs benedict. I love breakfast. It’s without a doubt my favourite meal of the day (snacks are not a meal, yet they’re awesome!) and I love ordering eggs benedict. This recipe takes my love of Mexican food and mashes it with my love for breakfast. Plus, it builds on a few other recipes I’ve shared on the blog. Okay, let’s cook up! Ingredients 2 gluten free english muffins 1/2 jalapeño guacamole recipe 6 slices of turkey bacon 4 poached eggs 1/2 burrito sauce recipe…
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Recipe: Jalapeño Guacamole
Jalapeño guacamole – it’s a little twist on a Mexican classic. If you’ve been here before then you know I love Mexican food. I mean, it’s just so diverse! So, you’ve also know I love guacamole and have used it in a few different recipes. Well, a while back – I think November or December when we were in lockdown – I didn’t have tomatoes and since Bryce isn’t a huge fan of tomatoes, I thought, heck, I’ll substitute jalapeños instead. And that’s where the…
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Sewing: Drawstring Bags
Drawstring bags – the perfect little bag for sneakers when you’re travelling. Do you remember back in September 2019 I shared how I packed for Europe in a carry on? Well, those Toms shoe bags are no more – I just got tired of using them when all of my other luggage is black. So, I decided to make my own drawstring bags for my sneakers. Okay, let’s get sewing! What You Need about 1 yard of fabric sewing machine matching thread scissors pins iron…
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Recipe: Green Sprinkle Cookies
Green sprinkle cookies – just in time for St. Patrick’s day! I made these same cookies, just with pink and red sprinkles back on Valentine’s day and they were delicious. Full of fun and a sweet little treat. Okay, let’s bake up. Ingredients 2 cups of gluten free flour 1 teaspoon of baking soda 2 teaspoon of corn starch 1/2 cup of white sugar a packed 1/2 cup of brown sugar 1 cup of salted butter 2 eggs 1 tablespoon of vanilla 1/4 cup of…
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Recipe: How to Poach an Egg
How to poach and egg? I know, it seems so easy and yet it’s so difficult at the same time. If you’ve mastered the egg poach then lucky you – truly, I love eggs and I didn’t get this until now. Poached eggs were usually a special treat I would order when we were on vacation, but not any more. Nope, thanks to a video I’ll share below, and a few added tips I picked up from watching the video about 3 times, I’ve mastered…
