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| Frosted Cake-y Sugar Cookie Recipe |
[07.16.09] |
My 21st birthday/moving away party is next Thursday and I want to make cookies to celebrate.
I've been looking all over for a knock off recipe of these store brand cookies "L'oven Fresh" that I love but have had no luck. They are frosted sugar cookies that are super super soft and almost cake-y in texture and real sweat. Just by looking at pictures of different cookies online, I think they might be sour cream drop cookies, or similar? Also which sort of frosting should I use? I was thinking just a simple no frills vanilla. Thanks in advance for any help!
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[07.16.09] |
This is one of my favorite summertime desserts because there's always such a wonderful assortment of fresh fruits to be found. The brownies are rich and fudgey without being too sweet, which compliments the berries perfectly. I used strawberries this time since they were $1/lb at my local store, but this would be wonderful with raspberries, blueberries or blackberries as well. Or any combination!
( Recipe and pictures under here! )
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| Colalife: MOO friends in high places |
[07.17.09] |
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If you happen to be in London this afternoon (Friday!), why not join some of the MOO crew down at Trafalgar Square? Not only will it be an opportunity to hang out with Nelson on his column, cool down with the pigeons in the fountain and perhaps have a wander around the National Gallery - but you'll also be able to cheer on MOO customer and friend Simon Berry, of ingenious charity Colalife. For one hour he'll have pride of place on the famously unadorned 4th plinth - as part of Anthony Gormley's latest project, 'One and Other'. ( More... )
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| dark muscovado brownies |
[07.16.09] |
 As much as I am a fan of cocoa powder in bakes, there is a certain chocolate decadence that can never be replicated without the presence of melted chocolate. And when you pair that with the rich molasses from dark muscovado sugar, you’re most certainly on the right path to sheer brownie bliss. Chewy, moist, fudgey, oh-so-chocolatey, and topped with a gorgeous crackly wrinkled crust;– I couldn’t ask for more in a decadent 2-inch square. Recipe (and more photos) on my foodblog, or after the jump. |
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| vintage russell |
[07.16.09] |
its old, oddly formatted, and contains too many gaps but HEY its russell!
gave me a laugh so i thought i'd share it.
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| Joy of Baking mini muffins |
[07.16.09] |
I have been craving blueberry muffins like mad lately so I finely buckled down and baked some. (I also turned the air conditioning up a smidgen to compensate.)
Recently my best friend gave me the 75th Anniversary Edition of The Joy of Cooking and it is quickly becoming my go to book. With 45oo recipes how could it not? But, on a more related note, I made their basic muffin mix, adding the blueberries and a 1/2 cup sour cream + 1/2 cup plain yogurt in lieu of the cream.
Here is a pic....
Mmmm just look at that cinnamon sugar sprinkle!
I could not find a link to the recipe sorry, you'll just have to read the text behind the cut.
( And here is the recipe text + one more pic. )
WARNING: If you make mini muffins like I did, you may end up eating a dozen before the cool. Just sayin'.
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| Oven Baked Macaroni and Cheese |
[07.16.09] |
This is my favorite macaroni and cheese recipe in the world. It's absolutely delicious and also deliciously easy. It takes about 5 minutes of prep and 45 minutes of hands-off baking. My boyfriend and I eat this as a main dish all the time, with salads or yeast rolls or . . . cupcakes. Ahem. The sausages on top are optional. Hope you enjoy!
Oven Baked Macaroni and Cheese with Sausages
( recipe )
For more info and pictures, visit my food blog, Willow Bird Baking!
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| Polo Buns |
[07.16.09] |
Here in Singapore, these buns can be found in many bakeries. They're also known as "Pineapple Buns" not because they contain pineapple, but because of the lovely colour and scores that resembles pineapples. Its a soft round bun with a sweet "cap" over it. Absolutely delicious.
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| A Private Swap - An American in need? |
[07.17.09] |
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From ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) strryeyedgrrl: This private swap post was approved by the moderators. While we typically only allow private swap requests to be posted in the private swap thread, given the nature of this swap request, we feel it is best suited in a post of its own.
I'm an American living in Australia and I am looking for someone to do a BIG swap. My family misses ALOT of things and I can't get alot of things here (like ready made frosting, midol or Maple Syrup, just to name a few). I'm looking for someone to swap not only food items but also a few baby items/safeway medications like midol and benadryl. I'll only swap with someone who can provide a trackign number or has a proven swap record (like a post from someone they've swapped with). Because of the volume of stuff I want I'm willing to send someone money to help with postage or shopping :) However if someone wants around 15LB of stuff from Australia - I'd be willing to do this too!!! *Postage: USPS has a flat rate large itn'l box for up to 20LB for $60 (I'm willing to pay $40-50 of this).
I'm not only looking for one person - because I'll probably want more when this shipment runs out! I'm also looking for someone to send me some stuff around Halloween (they don't celebrate it here, and my kids want a party), and Christmas.... as well as inbetween. So even if you're not interested now, if you think you would be in the future, please email me at alice.white@uqconnect.edu.au or comment on this post!
Thank you & Bless!
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| Fabric flowers? |
[07.16.09] |
Does anyone have any good links to creating fabric flowers?
I'm making these (because most bridesmaids dresses I saw were too evil -and expensive- to inflict on my 2 best friends).
The waist calls for a pin of some kind but I was thinking of putting some flowers on there. I've looked at kanzashi flowers but I think they are probably too 'structured' for the style of the dresses.
Anyone got an ideas?
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| I need some sewing help please - apron pocket |
[07.15.09] |
I'm hoping someone can read this well enough to help me.
I have the first step done where I sew the the lining across the top and leave the four inch opening but now I'm stuck. One piece of the pocket is longer than the other so there is the over lap on the bottom where the dark area is in the first pic on the right top. I pressed open the seam. RST means right side together.
Diagram of instructions under the cut (ignore the top pic on left)
click on the pic to view bigger - im having problems cutting it! Thanks!
now am I supposed to sew the two pieces together at both edges with the 1/4" seam or do I trim them first to match up? Because in the 2nd picture (middle one) it shows the bottom pieces matched up.
I'm so confused!
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| Hemming sheer fabric |
[07.15.09] |
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Tonight I got some sheer fabric to make some hip scarves for belly dancing. I haven't worked with sheer in a while - what method do you think is the best for hemming sheer fabrics? I was thinking of doing it by hand because it isn't a *big* project, but opinions are great.
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