Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Thai Coconut Shrimp Soup

Sometimes I wonder why I never cook shrimp.


I like the taste of shrimp, but I always seem to be reluctant to make it at home. Then I make a recipe with shrimp and I have an 'aha!' moment. Peeling and deveining shrimp is the biggest pain in the butt. Nothing

Monday, February 24, 2014

Passion Fruit Lemonade

I love tea, but I can be somewhat of a tea snob. I only like tea that actually has tea leaves in it. Herbal teas just make me feel like I'm drinking flowers. Unfortunately, friends and family know I drink tea so they buy it as gifts. They always give me those tea towers that have ten different types of tea bags which I never drink. I offer them to company when they come over, but I still end up with a bunch of flowery teas.



Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Wedding Bouquet Part 2

Wedding Bouquet Part 1

This post will show how I made the paper roses for my DIY wedding bouquet. I chose to use a dictionary and cut out petals from pages with meaningful words. You could also use a favorite novel or a flower field guide would give a splash of color. Keep in mind that you want a book with very white pages if you are wearing a white dress. If the pages are slightly off-white it will show up harshly against a white background. 


Thursday, February 13, 2014

Gin and Jam Cocktail

The first time I heard the words jam and cocktail used in a sentence I was quite confused. It seemed like two things that did not belong together. Kind of like when people add bacon to drinks. But weirdly enough, the jam really works to sweeten this cocktail.


Monday, February 10, 2014

Coconut Body Butter

I have been using coconut oil as a moisturizer for about a year now. I like the really low price, I love the smell, and I love that it's all natural. But I still have not gotten over that gross, oily feeling you have immediately get after spreading the coconut oil over my skin. I know that a lot of other people avoid using coconut oil for this reason. So I decided to make a body butter that absorbs better, but still has all of the things I like about coconut oil.


Wednesday, February 5, 2014

One Tray Sausage and Vegetables

This meal is so quick and easy. You pretty much just throw everything onto a tray and pop it in the oven. And it's done in less than half and hour.



Monday, February 3, 2014

Wedding Bouquet Part 1

I loved preparing for my wedding. I know a lot of people get really stressed and go nuts over little things (looking at you, Bridezillas). But I loved the idea of being able to make our wedding totally crafty and a little nerdy. (Bonus: making most of my wedding elements saved a TON of money).

Now, I have seen nerdy weddings. They are cute and fun, but only to those who are also nerdy. I am not a fan of making the entire wedding video game, anime, whatever themed. There will be relatives there that will have no idea what is going on and they won't have as much fun. This is going to be an unpopular opinion, but I think that you should throw a wedding that is fun for everyone, not something that only the bride is happy with. 

Saturday, February 1, 2014

Pappa al pomodoro

You know how amazing grilled cheese and tomato soup is?



This soup is like those two things mixed together.

With wine.