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Updating Couch Cushion Covers/Minimal Sewing Skill Required
I enjoy sewing and have experience making things like valances and envelope pillow covers. I love looking at all the fabrics and textures available when beginning a project. All the beautiful choices can be overwhelming! Recently I was lucky enough to score a beautiful couch at a nearby yard sale. The only thing I didn’t care for was the color. That I changed to more my liking with fabric dye. If you would like to see how I did this you can find the method and products in a previous blog I recently wrote. The couch that is the subject in this blog was still a very good piece of…
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Cooking And Freezing Fresh Sugar Pumpkins
I like to bake and cook with pumpkin throughout the year. Like many other squash varieties pumpkin is versatile when baking and cooking. For most of us pumpkin is available on the shelves of our local grocery stores all year long and the canned version tastes great. But I can’t bring myself to throw away those perfectly good little pumpkins we decorate with during the Autumn months. I don’t like to throw away food and this method of cooking these little pumpkins only takes and hour. The hardest part is cutting them up. Start by cutting your pumpkins in half from top to bottom. (I normally cut the stem off…
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Moist And Delicious Sourdough/Gluten Free Cinnamon Walnut Muffins
I became a sourdough enthusiast and began my starter earlier this year and I’ve been loving the process! Due to family health concerns, I’m becoming more mindful when baking and have been experimenting more with sourdough and gluten free recipes. I’m in the early stages of learning this technique but I felt with the slight modifications I made to make this recipe my own, the results were worth sharing. The key to this delicious muffin recipe is to let the starter, flour and water ferment overnight. Now let me tell you about these easy and tasty little treats:) These muffins begin with active sourdough starter, Flour (I have only used…