I’ve had several canvas art projects pinned to my Pinterest craft board for MONTHS. My favorites involved silhouettes, but the instructions invariably called for purchasing vinyl cutouts. I didn’t understand why I couldn’t just PAINT a silhouette onto the canvas, because, you know, paint is cheap. And in my garage. Finally, I painted a clearance-rack canvas with a [...]
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Finally, I put a bird on it
Posted in Crafts, Home, Photographs, tagged bird silhouette, canvas, canvas crafts, canvas silhouette, crafts, painting, Pinterest, Pinterest crafts, Pinterest silhouettes, Portlandia, Portlandia bird, put a bird on it, silhouette painting on May 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The problematic allure of fitspo
Posted in Fitness, tagged abs, cellulite, diet, dieting, eating disorders, exercise, fitness, fitspiration, fitspo, losing weight, Pinterest, self-image, skinny, thinspiration, thinspo, weight on March 30, 2012 | 3 Comments »
I’ve finally become familiar with the terms thinspo and fitspo. Short for thinspiration and fitspiration, both describe inspirational images of — let’s face it — women who are skinnier than most of us. Thinspo images are sometimes associated with eating disorders (you inspire yourself to get thin by looking at them and feeling ashamed of [...]
Cinnamon sugar bread gets a well-deserved second chance
Posted in Eats, Family, Photographs, Uncategorized, tagged baking, cinnamon bread, cinnamon sugar, cinnamon sugar bread, Pinterest, Pinterest recipes, Tupperware on February 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
This loaf of cinnamon sugar bread almost never came to be, which would have been quite unfortunate, because it was a thing of perfection, with a crunchy top and soft interior laced with more than a mere hint of cinnamon sugar. The first time I tried the recipe, the top wasn’t crunchy, and the interior [...]
Sensational salsa packs a subtle heat
Posted in Eats, tagged canned tomatoes salsa, Chili's copycat salsa, Chili's salsa, cooking, cumin, jalapenos, kitchen, Mexican food, pico de gallo, Pinterest, Pinterest recipes, salsa, salsa recipes, spicy salsa on January 31, 2012 | 3 Comments »
First, an admission: I don’t think I’ve ever eaten Chili’s salsa, so I can’t tell you whether this Chili’s Copycat Salsa recipe that I found via Pinterest tastes like the real thing or not. As a certified salsa junkie, I CAN tell you that I’ll be making this recipe again. I love making fresh pico [...]
Menacing mandoline produces delectable potato dish
Posted in Eats, tagged baking, cooking, cooking for two, individual pommes Anna, Kevlar gloves, kitchen, kitchen injury, mandoline, mandoline dangers, mashed potato alternatives, mini pommes Anna, miniature pommes Anna, OXO, OXO mandoline, Pinterest, pommes Ana, pommes Anna, potato recipes, potato slicer, potatoes Anna, slicing potatoes, Yukon potatoes on January 30, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Slow cooker marinara sauce: the new household standard
Posted in Eats, tagged Budget Bytes, calzones, cooking, cooking for two, freezer sauce, homemade, marinara sauce, meat sauce, pasta, pasta sauce, Pinterest, processed foods, Real Food Movement, recipes, slow cooker, tomatoes on January 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
That was fast. Just a week after I took up the pursuit of an easy homemade alternative to store-bought pasta sauce, I think I’ve found my go-to recipe. Over at Budget Bytes, Beth posted a recipe for a slow cooker marinara sauce in November (gotta give kudos to Pinterest for helping me find it). She noted [...]
Goat cheese, basil, bacon and pecans add up to tiny, delicious treats
Posted in Eats, Photographs, tagged bacon, basil, cheese ball, cream cheese, goat cheese, goat cheese ball, goat cheese pops, pecans, Pinterest on August 28, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I love cheese. I love cheese balls. I do not love the awkwardness involved in slicing off a small, bite-sized piece from a large, cold, hard-to-carve cheese ball. Problems, problems. I know. Anyway. If there’s anything I love better than plain old cheese, it’s goat cheese, so when I saw this recipe for Goat Cheese [...]
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