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Recipe: American Thanksgiving 2018
American Thanksgiving 2018 recipes are here! Check out these rich mashed potatoes, not too sweet pumpkin pie, and this roasted parmesan asparagus. Let’s get cooking! American Thanksgiving Recipes Roasted Turkey Parmesan Roasted Asparagus Robuschon Mashed Potatoes Cheddar Cheese Biscuits Pumpkin Praline Pie If you’ve been following along on the blog recently, you’ll know how good these rich, creamy mashed potatoes are – the best for your American Thanksgiving 2018. They are too rich, in my opinion, for your every day Sunday dinner, yet not for…
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Project: Easter Brunch
Easter brunch – are you ready for tomorrow? This simple brunch is sure to please. Eggs, salad and hearty potato pancakes. All easy to prep ahead and nothing needs all of your attention, which is important when cooking for guests. I’ll share with you the three recipes and then how I like to set my table. Let’s get started! The Recipes Avocado Eggs Cucumber and Strawberry Salad Potato Pancakes Take a look at the recipes above and know that everything is gluten free – bonus!…
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Travel: Vancouver Snapshot
Vancouver snapshot. I love travel snapshots – I share a few pictures while we’re on the road traveling. And blog a bit about the city we’re in. Not only are they fun to create, yet they’re also fun to look back on. The larger posts, about specific attractions and the overall city come later. Why? It’s because those posts takes a lot of time – and let’s be honest, right now, I’d rather see the city I’m in! This Vancouver snapshot is just a few…
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Project: Holiday Home Tour
The holidays aren’t over – it’s still boxing day. I wanted to share all the projects I worked on this holiday season in once place and I thought, what a better way to do it than a holiday home tour! For this little project I let you into my home and show you how all the sewing tutorials and projects are on display in real life – not just staged. Want to know which projects are hand made? Check it out the list below! Tutorials…
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Project: Fabric Christmas Trees
Fabric Christmas trees – I’ve been wanting something like this on my mantel for a while and I finally decided to make it. This is the first year we’re decorating our mantel. Thus, time to get merry! The fabric is fun and not overly Christmasy, yet just farmhouse plaid enough. Plus, it’s soft and cozy. Okay, let’s get started. What You Need tree form 1/4-1/2 a yard of fabric glue gun glue sticks First – you’re going to want to make your tree form. I…
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Recipe: Gluten Free Toblerone Cake
Gluten free Toblerone cake – heck ya! I made this cake on Sunday because it was a special day. Did you have a happy Father’s day? My dad is the best, like flat out the best. We had a great talk and I sent my love all the way to Ontario. This cake, however, might have made his day just a bit brighter. It certainly made our day shine! Okay, let’s get started on this deliciously rich Toblerone cake. Ingredients 1 cup of sugar 3/4…
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Projects: Halloween Treats
Halloween Treats Yes. It’s Halloween – the holiday of candy – tomorrow. Are you ready? We are. You know I like to make big treats for the kiddos in our neighbourhood. There aren’t that many houses on the block and, well, the driveway is long. So they should get a special treat. I never know how many trick-or-treaters we’re going to get. In 2012, our first year, I was managing a bar and I totally forgot the next day was Halloween. So I stopped at…
