Work That Core! Quick Workout | QuickieFit - Quick Fitness Workouts - StumbleUpon Workout Time: 12 Minutes Work That Core workout does just what is says, works your core! The best thing you can do for your core is to vary up your exercises. Keep your body guessing. Set your interval timer for 12 rounds of 10 seconds for rest and 50 seconds for work. Write Down Your Scores! By scores I mean your reps for each 50 second interval and exercise. Fundamentals How to Bring Butter and Eggs to Room Temperature August 31, 2011 A simple guide on how to bring butter and eggs to room temperature. Read the full article → Homemade Cherry Pie Filling May 30, 2011 I’m on a pretty serious cherry kick, meaning I have a bag on hand at all times. Read the full article →
How to Make Macarons Macarons in the oven. [Photograph: Robyn Lee] I'm ashamed to admit that while I have eaten many macarons, I've never made them on my own. Thankfully, plenty of other people much more skilled in the culinary arts than I am have bravely attempted to make macarons in their home kitchens and have shared their results on that massive virtual brain called the Internet. I'm going to list the most promising recipes I found while aggressively sifting through the web and, from those, pool together a list of tips and tricks for optimum macaron creation. All that info follows after the jump. Clement's recipe at A La Cuisine was the most often cited recipe I found while searching through blogs. More Macaron Recipes A Few Tips Sift your ingredients, multiple times if necessary. Use old egg whites. Cooked Italian meringue may be used instead of the uncooked French one. The final macaron batter should have the consistency of magma. Let the macarons rest for a day before you eat them. by Dorie Greenspan.
Cinnamon Toast&Rolls - Circle B Kitchen - Circle B Kitchen - StumbleUpon The USDA released its new food pyramid the other day (which is actually a plate now instead of a pyramid), and I am sorely disappointed to report that cinnamon rolls did not appear anywhere on that plate. I think by now most of us know what should be on our dinner plate in terms of healthy, well-rounded nutrient-laden meals, but it is my considered opinion that our breakfast plate should include cinnamon rolls now and then. And not just any cinnamon roll, mind you, but how ‘bout a homemade cinnamon roll hybrid that is a cross between a cinnamon roll and cinnamon toast, is super easy to make and gosh darn delicious. In honor of their ancestry, I call these little gems cinnamon toast rolls, and here’s all you need to make them… Yep. That’s it… some soft white bread, some butter and some cinnamon sugar. Trim the crusts off of the bread Roll the bread really flat Brush both sides of the bread with butter Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar Cinnamon Toast Rolls Click here for a printable recipe
More about Rachael of La Fuji Mama Have you heard the phrase, “Variety is the spice of life”? Well, I fully believe that! I have a BA in French and, while completing my undergraduate degree, studied in Paris. Then I married Mr. Fuji and we immediately moved to, where else? Japan, of course! The development of my palate started at a very young age and has been greatly influenced by my heritage. Places I have lived and visited have also played a huge role in what I like to eat and cook. French Macaron Recipe for Your First Time Making Them (pictures included) If you’re new here, welcome! I’m AmberLee, and Giverslog is my place to share simple DIYs for gift giving, happy mail ideas, simple recipes, and more. I also just opened an online chocolate shop, The Ticket Kitchen. I hope my notes here about making French macarons for the first time help you out. I’ve had a hankering to make macarons for some time. I found the process of making macarons to be every bit as delicate as I expected, but doable. And once you have macarons down, you will be a whiz at turning out a beautiful souffle. Do you like the tag? French Macarons Tag, printable (25067) After my day of experimenting with different batches, here are some lessons learned. French Macarons (recipe from MarthaStewart.com posted here with annotations) makes about 35 macaron shells Before you begin: Choose a nice, cool, dry day to make these. Ingredients 1 cup confectioners’ sugar, 4.5 oz 3/4 cup almond flour, 2.5 oz. Method1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 1.
The Digi Nails - A Hybrid Manicure & The Hybrid Chick - StumbleUpon I’ve been seeing lots of outrageous nail art lately on pinterest. One hot new product that’s really caught my eye is adhesive nail polish strips. I love the funky designs and bold colors with these products, but they’re usually a little spendy for me. I have a great alternative and I’m super-excited to share with you a really fun, new way to use digital scrapbooking supplies! We are going to give ourselves a little hybrid manicure. To begin with, you will need the following: light color nail polish (white, light pink, cream, pale green, light turquoise, you get the idea….)rubbing alcoholsmall cup (I used a medicine cup.)digital supplies (laser print or copy)nail polish topcoat 1) Before getting started, quickly measure your fingernails. 2) Open a new Photoshop document and create for yourself 10-15 boxes that are a little larger than your nails. 3) Find some great papers that you’d like to have on your nails. 4) Print your page. 5) Paint your nails with your light colored nail polish.
About Pioneer Woman | Confessions of a Pioneer Woman Howdy. I’m Ree Drummond, also known as The Pioneer Woman. I’m a moderately agoraphobic ranch wife and mother of four. Welcome to my frontier! I’m a middle child who grew up on the seventh fairway of a golf course in a corporate town. I was a teen angel. After high school, I thought my horizons needed broadening. Unexpectedly, during a brief stay in my hometown, I met and fell in love with a rugged cowboy. I hope you enjoy my website, ThePioneerWoman.com. In Confessions, I post photos of cows, horses, and my four weird children…as well as frequent shots of my husband wearing chaps. It’s a bad habit I have. (Photo by Shane Bevel) In my Cooking section, I post step-by-step photos of all the cowboy-friendly dishes I’ve taught myself to cook through the years. In my Photography section, I give tips for beginning photographers and offer simple Photoshop tutorials. I have a sister and two brothers. He was an awesome wrestler. And here I am with my punks: (Photo by Ace Cuervo.) He doesn’t smoke.
Nutella Caramel Hazelnut Brownies I thought we were a little overdue for another NUTELLA recipe! What about you? I have been wanting to try a Nutella brownie recipe for a bit now, but it couldn’t be just any brownie, it had to be an oooey gooey over the top slap your momma kinda brownie. And after much drooling ehem contemplation, I think I got it! I decided on a layered brownie. You can tell from looking at them, that this is no wimpy brownie. I will tell you that parchment paper is the secret to getting the brownies just perfect! So go ahead, make a pan or two! Baci! What to do: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Feel free to add your own Nutella recipe link below: Buon Appetito!
Homemade Hair Treatments - At-Home Hair Repair at WomansDay.com - StumbleUpon Eggs, yogurt and honey are, at first glance, all components of a tasty breakfast—but they also happen to be hair treatment ingredients, and affordable, all-natural ones at that. And they're not the only ones. Did you know, for instance, that the oils in avocados more closely resemble our own skin's oils than any product in the beauty aisle does? For All Hair Types "The [raw] egg is really the best of all worlds," says Janice Cox, author of Natural Beauty at Home. To Use: For normal hair, use the entire egg to condition hair; use egg whites only to treat oily hair; use egg yolks only to moisturize dry, brittle hair, Cox says. Photo by Shutterstock. For Dull Hair Styling products (as well as air pollution) can leave a film that both saps moisture and dulls shine—but dairy products like sour cream and plain yogurt can help reverse this damage. To Use: Massage 1/2 cup sour cream or plain yogurt into damp hair and let sit for 20 minutes. For Itchy Scalp For Limp or Fine Hair For Frizzy Hair
RecipeRelay Apple Nachos! I have no clue where I originally saw this idea years ago–but in today’s blogging world, apple nachos have become just about as ubiquitous as raw ballz… But, there may still be a few folks remaining who aren’t tuned into all the apple nacho hoopla. If you’ve never tried them, give ’em a whirl! They are ridiculously easy and taste much more awesome than they sound. Plus, my kids LOVE them as a midday snack. Obviously this isn’t a recipe–use your imagination and your fave toppings to make THE perfect apple nachos! I used (to feed 1 1/2 kids and 2 adults): 3 crispy and slightly tart apples (we ♥ honeycrisp! For these, I sliced up some apples thin enough so it would be easy to eat the slice in one or two bites. Then I melted some peanut butter–until it was super runny–and drizzled it all over the apples. Couldn’t get much easier! Share with friends!