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10 Tips to Simplify Baking. Baking requires precision and patience, but it can be made perfectly simple with the help of a few handy tips and tricks. When you’re short on time, try softening butter with a rolling pin. Or, if you’re missing heavy cream, make your own by combining whole milk and butter. The options are endless for ways to improvise in a pinch! Keep your baking stress-free and seamless with these helpful tips, and feel free to share your own in the comments. For a flaky pie crust, always use cold ingredients. Recipe « theitgirlproject.com. I’m newly obsessed with quinoa (pronounced keen-wah), have you tried it? It’s actually the seeds of a grain-like plant that’s related to beets and spinach. It’s pleasantly gluten free and high in fiber and protein.

And bonus, it’s cheap! One cup of this stuff fluffs up to enough for three or four servings. I urge you to try out this awesome healthy grain – it’s filling and good for you! Pesto Quinoa with Tofu and Vegetables I’m not usually one to go for tofu, but for this concoction, I’m willing to give it a go – this looks super hearty and full of healthy veggie goodness! Quinoa, Mixed Peppers and Avocado Cream Verrines When I first saw this, I thought, “Strawberry Shortcake in a Jar!!!!” Quinoa with Edamame, Parmesan and Egg The colors in this are so beautiful I just want to eat it up right. this. minute. Quinoa burgers with Cheddar Cheese, Green Onions and Sour Cream These sound like a healthy persons version of comfort food to me.

Southwest Quinoa Salad with Chile-Lime Vinaigrette See? 7-Layer Mediterranean Dip. We’re 4 days into our stay here at the West Coast Headquarters of the Circle B Kitchen on the Central Coast of California, and in those 4 days we’ve managed to cook and eat more food than I want to even admit to. Our first night here we were served super delicious chicken enchiladas by my husband’s parents, and the second night I made pizza for everyone. The third night I made fish tacos, rice, beans and a blackberry cobbler for the big family gathering, and then last night we ate out at our favorite restaurant in town. I should be fasting for the next week, but there’s no chance of that. Today we’re headed to our cousin’s for a big tamale lunch (yum!) And tonight we’re putting together another big fish taco dinner with all the leftovers from Friday night. Help! Even though I shouldn’t even be talking about food right now, I can’t help gushing over this 7-layer dip, which actually aspires to be a salad, a very hearty salad, I might add.

Printable Recipe 7-Layer Mediterranean Dip. Spoon Fork Bacon. Skinnytaste. Sliders and Shooters and Snackies Oh my! ~ Late Night Wedding Treats to Keep the Party Going - My Wedding Reception Ideas | Blog. Warning! This tantalizing food-filled blog post may leave you with your mouth watering and your stomach growling! We're talking wedding snacks, and lots of them! Trending right now at many weddings is the late night wedding snack. Receptions are running later and your guests are staying longer.

Partying into the night can no doubt work up an appetite. After hours of dancing and socializing, a wedding guest can get pretty hungry. While dinner was hours ago, you and your wedding guests may need a little pick me up towards the end of the night. From espresso shots topped with mini doughnuts to slider burgers with petite milkshakes, these treats are the perfect way to end the night. DIY Smoothie Packs. Giveaways Feb. 20-24th, 2012! If you're here from Pinterest, Welcome! I hope you'll take a look around and follow along! Thanks for stopping by! The inspiration for this came via pinterest, my newest obsession. I somehow managed to hold off on joining for quite some time and then finally caved a few weeks ago.

I love smoothies, but with them going for $5+ a pop, it's not something I will allow myself to buy often. Here are my ingredients ready for prep. I bought pre-frozen strawberries and blueberries because it was a better deal than buying fresh and freezing myself. I chose weight watchers vanilla yogurt because, again, it was the best deal. First I measured 1tbsp scoops of yogurt into a mini muffin tin. Next I got to chopping my fresh fruit! And then arranged them on a silpat mat and popped it in my freezer! A few hours later when everything was frozen, I laid everything out to prepare to bag my individual "smoothie mixes". After they are all bagged up, pop them in the freezer! Disney Recipes. You've just had the most wonderful dinner at your favorite Walt Disney World restaurant. There's just one problem -- you forgot to ask for the recipe! Well, we're hoping to help you out by posting recipes from around Walt Disney World as we get them.

If there's a recipe you've been just dying to try at home, check the list below to see if we have it for you. If you have a recipe that you've received directly from a Disney restaurant that you'd like to share with us, please send it to ekblackwell@comcast.net. Animal Kingdom Lodge Beach Club Boardwalk Caribbean BeachResort Caribbean Pasta (Shutters) French Toast Bread Pudding with Caramelized Roasted Bananas (Shutters) Pina CoLAVA (Banana Cabana) Poolside Lemonade (Banana Cabana) Spicy Island Wings (Shutters) Contemporary Resort. 50 Different Foods You Can Put in a Jar {Saturday Inspiration & Ideas} A couple weeks ago I posted 50 different things to do with mason jars…though all the ideas were creative and fun, none of them had anything to do with food. I thought the whole concept of food in a jar deserved a post all of it’s own.

So this weeks Saturday Inspiration post is dedicated to all the glorious foods … You can put in a jar: desserts in a jar, bread in a jar, appetizers in a jar, meals in a jar, drinks in a jar… I think you can pretty much put anything in jar and it instantly becomes a million times cuter! Now I want to save even more jars! The Sunday Showcase starts tonight … I can’t wait to see what you have been working on this week!