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Project: Halloween Treats
Halloween treats – yes, treat bags for the trick-or-treaters tonight. Halloween Treats Each year I put together about a dozen treat bags for the children who trek out to our house in the country. I don’t know why, yet I feel like since there aren’t that many houses around we should give bigger treats. Does that even make sense? So, this year I’ve got popcorn, full sized chocolate bars, halloween ring pops, fizz candy, and some other items, too. I also picked up these spooky…
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Project: Larry the Boler After
Larry the Boler after. Ta-Da!! Here is Larry the Boler after. In all his glory. He’s shining with delight and ready to hit the open road. Too bad there’s snow on the ground right now. Augh. We stuck with blue and went for a more bright sky blue with a bit of a warmer undertone than the before colour. Do you like it? We love it! These cozy camper cushions are also a great touch – they warm up the light and bright inside and…
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Project: Larry the Boler Before
Larry the Boler before – here are all of the before and a few progression photos of our work on this blue beauty. My dad is a huge Detroit Lions fan (man, can then win one soon, please!) and this little gem reminds me of the Lions so much. We got him last year on a northernly drive about 6 hours north of us. It was such an awesome road trip. This is Larry. Sure – he looks pretty decent, until you look closer and…
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Project: Plants
Plants! We love plants around our house. Well, in all fairness, Bryce loved plants long before I knew how awesome they were. He bought our very first ficus (I forgot a photo – silly me) about 9 years ago and it’s still going strong. It’s almost as tall as me – so neat. About a year ago I shared a post on pottery – we took a pottery class and made a handful of pots. Well, I wanted to share a little updated on some…
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Recipe: Broccoli Apple Salad
Broccoli apple salad – a bit of a twist on my broccoli grape salad. Basically, I had apples and didn’t have grapes so with a few other changes, this is a new lunchtime favourite. Oh – and don’t use soft apples, fuji apples are the best in this recipe. They stay sweet and crisp. Let’s get to it! Ingredients 4 heads of broccoli, with stems 1 cucumber 2 fuji apples 1/2 a white onion 1/4 cup of roasted pecans 1/2 cup of cranberries 1 tablespoon…
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Recipe: Banana Bread Pancakes
Banana bread pancakes – what? Yes! I took my best gluten free banana bread recipe and turned it into these flat delicious breakfast cakes. Let’s bake up! Ingredients 1 stick of salted butter 1/2 cup of coconut sugar 2 eggs 1 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla 2 cups of gluten free flour (with xanthan gum) 1/2 teaspoon of salt 2 teaspoons of baking soda 1 cup of yogurt 2 overly ripe big bananas (or 3 small) canola oil First, cream the butter and sugar in your…
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Recipe: Red Lentil Chili 2.0
This red lentil chili is both gluten free and vegan. A few weeks ago I was at work and an email came across my desk – Chili Cook Off! Talk about fun, right? Well, I decided to take the Lentil Chili recipe I shared a few years ago and jazz it up. This new 2.0 recipe has charred corn and toasted spices. Let’s get cooking. Ingredients 2 tablespoons of grapeseed oil 3 peppers, 1 yellow and 2 red 5 jalapeños large red onion 1 tablespoon…
