May 2012
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Glazed lemon Cookies
Ingredients
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 large egg yolks
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, plus more if necessary
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
Directions
With an electric mixer, beat the butter and granulated...
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Upcycle: shirt to purse
Materials:
One long-sleeved shirt
1/2 yard fusible fleece
1/2 yard fabric for lining (I used a heavier weight home dec fabric)
82″ canvas strap
First you’ll cut out all the pieces. The following two photos show all the pieces together and also where each piece came from. The numbers correspond to the list below.
Using the free PDF pattern from Google Docs here, cut two each from...
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healthy Banana Almond Smoothie
Ingredients
1 medium to large frozen banana (break your bananas into one-inch chunks before freezing)
1 heaping spoonful of almond butter
2 spoonfuls flax seed
1/2 cup almond milk, yogurt or regular milk
drizzle of honey, agave nectar or maple syrup
tiny drop of almond extract (or vanilla extract, but the almond extract makes the smoothie taste almost like candy!)
Instructions
Toss all the...
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Chocolate topped granola bars
1/2 c. butter, softened 1/2 c. crunchy peanut butter 1/3 c. honey 1/3 c. brown sugar 2 eggs 1 1/2 c. granola 1 1/2 c. quick cooking rolled oats 1 c. chocolate chips
Beat together first 5 ingredients. Stir in granola and oats. Spread in ungreased 9”x13” pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 30 minutes or until brown around edges. Remove from oven and sprinkle on chocolate chips....
Anonymous asked: A chocolate coated one would be nice. :D thanks~
Anonymous asked: do you have an easy recipes for making chocolate granola bars?:)
