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Rich & Gooey Brownies

February 7, 2012

Not sure if you have noticed but lately I have been baking up a storm! A few weeks ago Design Sponge has a recipe for Brownies by Julia Vandenoever and as I was drooling over the pictures I realized I had never ever made brownies from scratch. With this in mind I set out to bake brownies [...]

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Food, Family & Friends

February 6, 2012

This weekend Eric and I headed home to Edmonton to catch up with family and friends. Highlights included dinner with the Schultz’s, a sleep over at M&MJ’s, drinks with DC and KB. We also celebrated Mr. Reid’s brithday with a trip to Reynold’s Car Museum and dinner with the Nivens. We also had brunch at [...]

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Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting

February 1, 2012

To date these are the best cupcakes I’ve ever made. The cake was moist and the frosting had the perfect hint of peanut butter. The frosting was also the perfect consistency for piping. I generally suck at making icing and this was a major success! I made these cupcakes for a dinner party on the [...]

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Va Va Voom!

January 30, 2012

This weekend was filled with food, and fun! We had a wonderful dinner hosted by JB and JS. They cooked the most amazing vegetable tart from Cooks Illustrated. I brought dessert and made chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter buttercream icing. They are probably the best cupcakes I have ever made. I promise to post the recipe [...]

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Another Rast Makeover

January 17, 2012

I know you have seen it before, the basic $35.00 RAST IKEA dresser made over into something new. I am not the first, and I will not be the last. Despite the unoriginality of this project I am thrilled with the outcome! The three different colored handles look so pretty in out bedroom. This [...]

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Quickie Blanket

January 16, 2012

This blanket is so beautiful. It is soft warm and completely luxurious. In addition to being luxurious, it is really easy and requires little time and minimum concentration. The pattern is super easy. I used size 35 needles with 6 skeins of Twinkle Hand Knits Soft Chunky. I used three skeins of Pink Champagne and [...]

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Perfect Timing

January 12, 2012

I have the most thoughtful in-laws. Back in November I posted a picture of a chair that I coveted. Eric’s lovely parents search and found one for me at an estate sale. I was so excited on Christmas morning when I awoke to this chair with such lovely bones. The cherry on top has got to [...]

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Learning to Crochet

January 11, 2012

The past couple of days I have been at home with a terrible cold. I am so congested it is hard to lie down so I have been parked in front of the TV and sleeping in an upright position. While I’ve been parked in front of the TV I have been working on crocheting. [...]

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DIY Wall Art: Dot Painting

January 10, 2012

Although Eric and I have lived in our house for nearly two years, our walls are pretty much empty. Before we moved into this house our walls were filled with cheap mass produced IKEA prints. Over the past two years we have been slowly collecting new bits and bobs to decorate our walls. In the [...]

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Easy Bavarian Pretzels

January 9, 2012

Over the holidays I spent lots and lots of time in the kitchen. One of my favourite things that I baked was there easy bavarian pretzels. They are so soft and chewy!! Only one problem…they go stale quickly. So you are best to make and eat them all on the same day. Next time I [...]