A few dollops of lemon curd on the bottom of this easy lemon curd creme brulee add a lovely, bright citrus flavor that's perfect with the custard and toasted sugar. The best part is, no torch will be needed because I'm sharing the secret to perfect crusted sugar in your broiler! I had so much fun making creme brulee over New Year's Eve, that I decided I wanted to make something special for ...
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Tech Tips Thursday: How to Center and Re-size Blog Images In Your Sidebar
How to Center and Re-size Blog Images In Your Sidebar. A step-by-step tutorial for the everyday blogger who doesn't want technical jargon. After you've been blogging for a while, you tend to collect a lot of "buttons" for various things. (Buttons are those little graphics advertising various link parties, blogging groups and networks, or other bloggers. I have a ton here on my link ...
How to Make Your Own Valentine’s Day Chocolates Using Candy Melts
Learn how to make your own Valentine's Day chocolates for your special valentine! I first learned how to make chocolates back in middle school. I was looking for a way to make a lot of special Valentine's Day gifts for my friends without breaking my budget. Back then, I was obsessed with rubber duckies, so I bought a ducky candy mold (which I realize now is probably intended for baby ...
Retro Re-pin Party #28 with Good-For-You Snacks
Retro Re-pin Party Time! We are sad to announce that this will be Robin's last week hosting the party with us. She's been offered some exciting new projects, so she's re-allocating her time to those and taking a break from hosting with us for a while. It's been a blast to host with her each week, so I'm sad to see her go. We'll miss you Robin! Be sure and stop by her blog and wish her well this ...
Black Bean Burgers + Meal Plan Monday #5
Scratch-made vegetarian black bean burgers with the perfect burger texture + Meal Plan Monday #4. As I've said before, some of my favorite dishes have come into being out of necessity. Several years back, I was asked to cater a weekend dance event that was being held in honor of a friend's birthday. This was back before the uptake in dietary restrictions, and less than 30 minutes before ...
Food Photography Friday: 5 Tips for Creating Better Square Images for Instagram and Foodgawker
These 5 tips are my secrets for taking and editing high-quality square images for Instagram and Foodgawker. I was chatting with a fellow blogger, Jenna over at A Savory Feast, a few days ago about a workshop she'd taken for creating great images and other tips for growing your Instagram. She casually commented that I might not need the tips because "your pictures are always great!" ...
Sausage and Pepperoni Pizzadillas and a Round-up of Football Party Appetizers!
These cheesy Sausage and Pepperoni Pizzadillas and 25+ Game Day Recipes are sure to be a hit for your Super Bowl party! Okay y'all, I know it's Thursday, and I usually do a tech tips post on Thursday, but I missed my Wednesday recipe post because I fell asleep pretty much right after work on Tuesday and did wake up until Wednesday morning! Eek! I guess I needed the sleep. Today I'm ...
Retro Re-pin Party #27 With Valentine’s Features
Welcome back to the Retro Re-pin Party! Do you ever have a week where all your carefully laid plans have to be totally thrown out of the window because something unexpected happened? That's what my week has been like. I think things are going to calm down now, but I'm super behind schedule. Here's what I've been up to since the last party: On to the party! I'd love to see ...
An Interview with Cath From PeaceMeals: Ayurvedic Red Lentil Soup + Meal Plan Monday #4
A nutrient-packed, savory Indian curry Ayurvedic Red Lentil Soup from the PeaceMeals recipe box along with an interview from the PeaceMeals founder, Cath. Today's printable meal plan is below the recipe. I'm mixing things up a bit today and doing an interview with my friend Cath who is the Founder and Director of the PeaceMeals program. (If you've been reading for a while you may ...
Food Photography Friday: Why White Balance Is So Important For Food Photos (and How to Adjust It)
Step-by-step tutorial for how and why to adjust white balance in your food photos with free Pic Monkey photo editor. I'm sure you've all heard that we eat first with our eyes. That makes food photography super important. You can have a super amazing recipe, but if your image is a blurry brown blob, you probably won't have people jumping up and down and drooling. I don't want to call any ...