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39 Easy DIY Ways To Create Art For Your Walls. 25 clever ideas to make life easier. Via: amy-newnostalgia.blogspot.com Why didn’t I think of that?! We guarantee you’ll be uttering those words more than once at these ingenious little tips, tricks and ideas that solve everyday problems … some you never knew you had! (Above: hull strawberries easily using a straw). Via: apartmenttherapy.com Rubbing a walnut over scratches in your furniture will disguise dings and scrapes. Via: unplggd.com Remove crayon masterpieces from your TV or computer screen with WD40 (also works on walls). Via: athomewithrealfood.blogspot.com Stop cut apples browning in your child’s lunch box by securing with a rubber band.

Via: marthastewart.com Overhaul your linen cupboard – store bedlinen sets inside one of their own pillowcases and there will be no more hunting through piles for a match. Via: realsimple.com Pump up the volume by placing your iPhone / iPod in a bowl – the concave shape amplifies the music. Via: savvyhousekeeping.com Re-use a wet-wipes container to store plastic bags. Via: iheartnaptime.net. MatildeTiramiSu! Arancia in cucina. Easy Spicy Garlic Bread in a Pot. I got pulled over by a cop today. He gave me a ticket. Strangely enough… it was just about the nicest interaction I’ve had all day. In California, drivers are not allowed to talk or text while driving a car. Nice rule, right? In California, drivers generally talk and text while driving a car. If they have two cell phones… they talk aaand text. I answered my phone just as I was passed a police man on a motorcycle. I kept my hands on the steering wheel. I rolled down the window, he told me what I had done wrong, I agreed (because I was totally doing a wrong thing)… and then somehow we ended up talking about his son, my parents, driving in Los Angeles, and whether or not I had a family of my own.

And then he gave me a ticket. Lessons learned: don’t approach the phone while driving. The truth of the matter is it was a lovely, $150 conversation with a stranger… with a gun. This is some good ole Sunday supper bread. Yes… the stew. Yes, it’s bread. Yes, there’s yeast. The slashing is really fun. Irish Oatmeal Leek Soup. A classic Irish soup also known as Brotchán Roy, traditionally served during Lent. When I first discovered Brotchán Roy, otherwise known as the King's Soup, I knew I would love it. It was said to have been the favorite dish of Ireland's celebrated sixth-century spiritual and literary icon, St. Columkille. I'm no stranger to oatmeal soup; growing up some of my favorite soups Mom prepared were made with oats. Even as an adult, I love the creamy texture of a hearty bowl of oatmeal soup – total comfort food!

Steel cut oats are loaded with fiber, they are great for your heart and give the soup a wonderful texture. Irish Oatmeal Leek SoupSkinnytaste.comServings: 4 • Serving Size: Just under 1 1/4 cups • Old Points: 3 pts • Points+: 4 ptsCalories: 140.5 • Fat: 3 g • Protein: 7.7 g • Carb: 22.8 g • Fiber: 2.6 g • Sugar: 5.8 gSodium: 529 mg (will vary by brand of broth) Ingredients: Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over low heat; add the leeks. Pull-Apart Spicy Cheese Bread. Pull-Apart Spicy Cheese Breadinspired by Stella's hot and spicy cheese bread of Maidson, WI 1 rustic loaf of sourdough bread¾ cup shredded Monterrey jack cheese¾ cup shredded provolone cheese (or sliced provolone, cut into strips)1 tablespoon fresh chives, chopped2 teaspoons red pepper flakes (more if you want spicier bread)¼ cup butter, melted Preheat oven to 350&def; F.

Using a serrated knife, carefully cut bread horizontally into inch-wide strips without cutting all the way through the bottom crust. Use the same method to cut bread vertically so that the result is a grid of 1-inch square cuts, leaving the bottom of the loaf intact. Set aside. Combine cheese, chives, and red pepper flakes in a small bowl and mix until evenly distributed. Using your hands, gently stuff the cheese mixture in between the cuts in the bread. Cerealize Wants You To Subscribe To Your Own Cereal Creation. Puffed quinoa? Mini cookies? Maybe throw in some blueberries, cinnamon or chia seeds? Whatever you want in your breakfast bowl, a newly hatched startup called Cerealize wants to sell you a subscription to it. The startup's eleven founders met at the start of an unusual hackathon called The Startup Bus on Tuesday. They've spent the past four days alongside other teams of entrepreneurs putting together a pilot site — while in transit to South by Southwest in Austin.

"We basically haven't slept in four days," says co-founder Falon Fatemi. Why cereal? Cerealize plans to sell custom 16 ounce boxes for $8 each, and customers will be able to choose to have their favorite blends delivered regularly. Only four days from its inception, the idea is still far from a launch date. If you happen to live in Germany, you could instead get your custom mail-order cereal fix from a similar company that's established there. Would you buy a cereal subscription? Dutch Baby Recipe, German Pancake Recipe. Method 1 Preheat oven to 400°F. Put a 10-inch cast iron skillet into the oven and heat for at least 8 minutes. 2 Melt 3 tablespoons of butter in a saucepan or in a microwave. Of the 3 tablespoons, one tablespoon will be for the batter and two for the pan. 3 In a blender, put the eggs, egg white, milk, 1 tablespoon of the melted butter, sugar, flour, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt. 4 Carefully remove the very hot skillet from the oven. 5 Once the Dutch baby is done baking, remove the skillet from the oven (again, take care, the handle is HOT) and use a thin spatula to gently coax the pancake onto a large plate.

» Pasta per wonton e involtini cinesi - Ricetta Pasta per wonton e involtini cinesi. Da quando ho visitato la Tailandia, la mia passione per la cucina etnica è aumentata esponenzialmente. La settimana scorsa io e Elena abbiamo organizzato per i nostri partners una cena cinese e ci siamo sbizzarrite a realizzae un bel pò di ricette cinesi. Questa pasta wonton è la base per preparare wonton e involtini primavera o altri tipi di involtini. La pasta è molto semplice da realizzare ma è necessario l’utilizzo di una tirasfoglie per avere una pasta dello spessore di 1mm. Ingredienti per 24 fogli di pasta: 250 gr di farina 00, 1 uovo, 1 pizzico di amido di mais acqua q.b. ( circa 100 ml) Procedimento: In una ciotola disporre la farina a fontana con al centro l’uovo e l’amido di mais. Iniziare ad impastare aggiungendo l’acqua un pò per volta.

Quando la pasta per wonton sarà pronta, coprirla con un canovaccio umido e far riposare per 20 minuti circa. Dividete quindi l’impasto in 2 parti e spianare la pasta con la tirapasta formando delle sfoglie dello spessore di 1mm. Ricette simili.