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Quarantine Cooking: Cheater Onion Soup

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So recently I thought I’d ordered one onion, when in fact I’d ordered five pounds of onions. When I already had approximately five pounds of a different type of onions. We now had 10+ pounds of onions. Not great… Until my sister uttered the words, “I guess you could make onion soup” and I remembered how much I love it. I’ve also been wanting to try making it with bone broth, and this seemed like the perfect opportunity. You could almost call this cheater onion soup because the bone broth leaves it perfectly rich without having to simmer for a long time to develop flavor. As a result, this is totally something you could throw together on the fly. Cheater Onion Soup 4 sliced onions2 cartons of beef bone broth (I’ve never made this at home, but if you do, I’m sure it’d be delicious!) 2 bay leaves 2 pats…

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How to: Spring Clean!

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Hi Guys! I know, this is a terribly grandma-ish thing to be writing about BUT spring cleaning is just one of those adult things that I feel like our parents took care of and often-times even though the kids helped, we didn’t always learn how to do everything, or in the correct order. I’ve done this process for my house twice now, and it works really well while not being too overboard on time investment. This post has nothing to do with organization, just the cleaning/sanitizing side of spring cleaning that is often ignored for the instant gratification of clearing out a closet. If you’re looking to undertake a full-scale spring clean of your home, here is the step-by-step guide you need to start the new season off on the right foot! You can apply these steps to each room one by one, or you can do all the steps…

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Rose Review: Fuego

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Hey-o! I hinted at it on my Instagram, and yes it is true- the Rose Review series is returning this summer! I have been super excited to relaunch this series ever since trying this wine. Sometimes I try something and I just want to share it! The rose reviews from 2018/2019 were such a fun undertaking because it was something that my sister and I did together on girl’s nights while I was going through a tough time in my life. We would sit down and try a new rose every few weeks and talk about them, and it’s something we still do periodically now. Light and crisp, a dry rose with fruity flavors like berries, the Fuego rose is so good it’d be easy to drink the whole damn bottle. It honestly tastes way above its price point, which is about $10 at Costco! This is a total stockup…

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Quarantine Cooking: Split Pea Soup

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Hey-o friends! 1 head of celery, chopped 2 pounds of carrots, chopped 3 large onions, chopped Either a ham bone + leftover ham meat, or a meaty ham hock from the store 4 boxes of chicken stock (+water to cover) 2 bags (900 grams) of split peas, picked over (for rocks) thyme, celery seed, pepper, pepper flakes, and a pinch of cloves (don’t worry), bay leaf. Huck everything in a huge pot at once, make sure it’s all covered by adding water if necessary. Bring it up to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook it for a long, long time. Seriously, like 3-4 hours, this is a total Sunday recipe really. You want the peas to break down to create a nice, creamy and thick broth. Take out your ham bone, or ham hock. If it’s a hock, take the meat off the bone, chop it off…

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In DIY

Garden Series: Planting your Garden

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Hi Guys! This is actually an important post regarding how to choose what type of plants to plant a seeds, which to get pre-started, and how many plants you might actually need for your family’s needs. What to Buy Pre-Started In northern Alberta, we only get great growing weather from June-September, which isn’t very long to raise certain vegetables from seeds unless you have a lot of indoor or greenhouse space to start them early. This isn’t feasible for most people, so we usually purchase pre-started plants for: RosemaryAny TomatoAny pepper We will also occasionally purchase a basil plant started, and then plant seeds around it so that we have basil sooner rather than later. Admittedly, this may be related to my love of caprese salad and fresh tomato sauce. All of our pre-started plants are put in pots, as these types of plants are often more sensitive to wind…

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Quarantine Cooking: Beef Barley Soup

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Remember that Sunday roast? We used those leftovers for this, but you can use leftover roast beef lunch meat or steak as well! This is the perfect freezer soup, or you can have it for dinner with a crusty loaf of bread and butter. Beef and barley soup is a hearty, homey soup that will help use up your leftovers to avoid food waste, and pantry staples like carrots, onions, garlic and barley. Beef and Barley Soup Your chopped beef leftovers 1 Onion, chopped 3 carrots, chopped (If you don’t have carrots, add frozen peas and carrots at the end.) 3 celery ribs including the leaves, chopped 1 garlic clove, minced 1/2 cup barley (pot or pearl) 1 large can diced tomatoes 3-4 boxes of beef stock (be mindful of what stock you buy, we use low or no salt so we don’t have to worry about it getting too…

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Spring 2020 Sephora Sale!

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Hi guys! The spring 2020 Sephora sale has begun, and while I normally do a big series of posts split up amongst categories, but this time I really just want to share what I’ve personally ordered. I also put the sale codes here so you’re ready! I stocked up on my Josie Maran skin care, which I love. I also got a tub of the Devacurl super stretch curl cream since I’ve been trying to wear my hair in its natural texture more often. I also ordered the large size of Olaplex #3. I ordered two new products to try- a Milk Makeup lip and cheek color mini, and a Nudestix all-over face color. I’ll review them as I try them. What are you ordering in this sale?

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