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DIY: How to Make a Scarf Shirt This scarf shirt was actually one of my first projects I made when I started my blog almost three years ago. (HoLy CoW, has it been that long??) During my first blogging summer, I checked out this book on 99 Ways to Cut, Sew, Tie & Rock Your Scarf from the libary and made this scarf shirt. I've grown exponentially in my tripod+remote+outfit photos, so I figured it might be good to re-shoot the scarf shirt and do it some DIY justice. ;) It's a really simple project-- ANYONE with two scarves and a brain can do it. ;) Also, IT IS SPRING!? -2 square scarves. First you need to lay the two scarves on top of each other and make the corners match up. For me, choosing the scarves to use in the shirt is all about the color and pattern. I love the white polka dots on the navy and green scarf-- I think a huge part of my wardrobe/style is composed of Black/Navy+white stripes/polka dots + COLOR. :) With this scarf shirt, you can also pull the off-the-shoulder thing as well. A very easy sewing project.

Nutella Cinnamon Rolls May 10, 2011 | Print | E-mail | Filed under bread, nutella There are some days that I just lose my appetite. It might be because of my mood, or that nothing sounds good, or that I’m in a food rut again and need to spice things up a bit. 2 cups whole milk1/2 cup vegetable oil1/2 cup sugar2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast5 1/2 cups flour, divided1/2 tsp baking powder1/2 tsp baking soda1/2 tsp salt1 stick butter1/2 cup nutellaCinnamon For the glaze (for three 8″ pans of rolls): 3 cups powdered sugar6 Tbsp milk In a large pot, whisk together the milk, vegetable oil, and sugar. Next, add in the baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Spread the nutella and butter mixture over the rolled out dough and follow with a sprinkling of cinnamon. Starting at the opposite end, begin rolling the dough toward you, keeping it as tight as possible. Spray three 8? Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and bake the rolls 15-18 minutes or until light golden brown. Leave a Reply

Cinnamon Sugar Pull-Apart Bread I’m sorry. I know it’s Monday morning and you probably came here for some pretty pictures of food that you could glance at, and then move on with your day… and here I go thrusting warm, soft cinnamon sugar bread in your face. It’s not fair. You don’t deserve this sort of torture. This bread hits all the comfort spots in my soul. I’m sorry and you’re welcome and I love you. Let’s start at the beginning. I did this all without the use of a stand mixer and dough hook. This dough can be made and left to rise , then refrigerated overnight for use in the morning. This is the dough just before it’s left to rise. After the dough has rested and risen for an hour, I knead it in a few tablespoons of flour. This is the part in the bread process where you can wrap the dough and place it in the fridge to rest overnight. I worked with my dough right away. I can’t even deal. I sliced the dough, vertically, into six long strips. After 30 minutes in the oven… oh man…. bread heaven. Makes: one 9x5x3-inch loaf

1-minute berry ice cream | Fruit - Recipes (UK) - Jamie Oliver Close Buying sustainably sourced fish means buying fish that has been caught without endangering the levels of fish stocks and with the protection of the environment in mind. Wild fish caught in areas where stocks are plentiful are sustainably sourced, as are farmed fish that are reared on farms proven to cause no harm to surrounding seas and shores. When buying either wild or farmed fish, ask whether it is sustainably sourced. If you're unable to obtain this information, don't be afraid to shop elsewhere – only by shopping sustainably can we be sure that the fantastic selection of fish we enjoy today will be around for future generations. For further information about sustainably sourced fish, please refer to the useful links below: Marine Stewardship Council Fish Online

Two Easy Summer Tarts I've been receiving so many beautiful tomatoes in my CSA delivers lately that I've been trying to come up with more easy recipes to use them up before it's too late. Confession: I like easy recipes. Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of difficult, involved and time-consuming food experiments too. But, dude, I work a lot (I bet a lot of you do too). Sometimes you just need any easy dinner+dessert idea that can be ready in 30 minutes or less. One item I keep in my freezer is puff pastry. For the tomato tart I used half a sheet of puff pastry. For the peaches and cream tart I also used half a sheet of puff pastry (so one sheet makes dinner and dessert for two people!). I like to bake on parchment paper, making clean up as easy as these recipes.

How To Make An Easy AND Versatile Shirt (For Cheap!) Wow, it's been over a year since my last clothing tutorial.. How did that happen?! Anyways.. I've seen a few shirts like this floating around the internet. I saw them, loved them and thought, wow.. So, I did. It was super easy, super versatile! It cost about 5.00 to make and took under an hour. I took pictures along the way, but sadly there is not much light in my little apartment. So, I have some lovely digital illustrations as well.. I hope they can help make things clearer! You will need: A sewing machine A yard or two of fabric Fabric or lace for the sash Matching thread Scissors Like I said in my first tutorial, I don't measure, but this part is pretty simple. I hold the fabric over my torso, until it reaches my sides, I add an inch or so, then cut! You will need to make two of these. It's okay if you make them a little too big, the shirt is supposed to be a bit baggy. Plus you can always take the shirt in later. The long skinny, wavy piece above is for the sash.. we'll worry about that later.

Chocolate Bundt Cake Recipe Slices of this chocolate bundt cake spent the better part of the past week in the car with me. Each piece, wrapped in parchment, tucked between the Ak-Mak crackers and a jar of almond butter. It is a fine travel cake. This cake gets sweetness and moisture from maple syrup and the darkest of brown sugars. I'm keeping this post short (making my way home) - but for those of you who don't have a bundt pan, I bake this batter in a wide range of pans. Thank you to my Portland friends for the warm welcome. I use less butter here, than most other cakes of this sort. Preheat oven to 350F / 180C, with a rack in the center. Butter and flour (generously) a 11 or 12-cup capacity bundt pan (or equivalent). In a saucepan simmer the beer down to 1 cup / 240 ml. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flours, sugar, baking soda, and salt. In a large mixing bowl, combine the eggs, yogurt, and maple syrup. In the meantime, make the icing by whisking together the powdered sugar, cocoa, and buttermilk.

Taragon Vinegar Making tarragon vinegar is really easy and makes a great looking gift. What you’ll need: - As many bottles as you have gift recipients for. The year we did it, my husband had been drinking Lorina French Lemonade wine in lovely glass bottles, so we developed quite a collection. It’s also a great excuse to drink a lot of wine.· - A bunch of tarragon. I’ve still got it growing (and running amuck) in my garden. To begin, make sure the bottles are thoroughly clean. Ideas for use: - Add to mayonnaise (and chicken salad). More ideas: You can use any other herbs you like, and/or garlic.

One more Moore: When it's too hot to bake, we no-bake Chocolate Oatmeal No-Bake Cookies that is. I haven't made these in ages and forgot how good they are. Here's the recipe so you can make them, too! Chocolate Oatmeal No Bake Cookies1/2 C Butter2 C Sugar1/2 C Milk4 Tbsp Cocoa1/2 C Peanut Butter3- 3 1/2 C Quick cooking Oats2 tsp. Vanilla Add the first 4 ingredients in a saucepan. We took a Sunday drive (a habit, it would seem as of late) to the Angeles National Forest and needed a quick treat and these were perfect.

Askinosie Chocolate Malt Milkshake Did you know that there's a chocolate factory on our street? We may not live in a big city but one of the world's best chocolate makers works just down the road from our local shop. Askinosie Chocolate is sort of a big deal. I got to take a tour of their factory last year and I've been dying to share a few of my favorite chocolate inspired recipes ever since. This one's quite simple: a glammed up chocolate malt milkshake. Askinosie Chocolate Malt Milkshakes, makes 2 large servings Needed: 3 oz dark chocolate (I used this bar), 1 cup milk, 6 scoops of vanilla ice cream (or frozen yogurt), 5 tablespoons chocolate malted milk, whipped cream and chocolate shavings for garnish. In a small pot melt together the milk and dark chocolate until just melted. Be sure you have a few people to share these with as they are highly addictive.

How to make a quilt... kind of. Remember this post? Well, I finished before Christmas! My first quilt ever! This is what I did... feel free to make fun of me. Here's the short backstory: My sister was pregnant with baby #3 and to everyone's surprise, it was a boy... her 3rd boy! I've never quilted before and really had no idea what I was doing, so I started where I usually start in that situation; Google. Determine what size you would like your quilt, this will determine how many fat quarters you'll need. Here are my fat quarters, all cut into strips. Lots and lots of strips! Next, you are going to cut paper squares to use as "templates" for your quilt squares. Then I used an Elmer's glue stick to lightly stick my center strip, right side up, to each paper square, diagonally, corner to corner. Tighten up the stitch length on your machine at this point. Flip your square over, paper side up, and trim all 4 sides. Now sew each row together, square by square, right sides together. And the front... Fluffy and soft.

Make-Money-From-Your-Teenager Salted Butterscotch Blondies How often does your child offer to pay YOU to make something? It really doesn't happen often, um, ever, around here. A few weeks ago, I volunteered to provide a tray of blondies for an event. Kiddo was 2 bites in and announced, "I will PAY you to make more of these." Ok. Kiddo is right about these...they are one of our new favorite recipes for spring. The dangerous thing about these bars is...they are SO easy to make. Now, you will be using Imitation Butter Flavoring. I know, it sounds a little scary. Here's the recipe...you don't even have to pay me. Salted Butterscotch Blondies ingredients: 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter 2 cups dark brown sugar, lightly packed 1/2 tsp. kosher salt 1 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. vanilla 1 tsp. butter flavoring 1 & 1/2 cups unbleached, all-purpose flour 3 eggs, lightly beaten 12 ounces butterscotch chips 1/4 tsp. flaky sea salt Instructions: Preheat oven to 350. Stir in the flour, and then the lightly beaten eggs. Bake for 30-35 minutes.