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Orange Frosting

October 13, 2014

Do you like the discreet Halloween colors there? I’m thinking orange + chocolate might not be a bad combination, huh? Or maybe not, since chocolate oranges are a thing. Maybe for your next Halloween party… Anyway, I’m going to just get straight to the recipe here. Happy Monday! Orange Buttercream Frosting Makes enough for 12 cupcakes or for half of a standard double-layer 9″ round cake. Ingredients 3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temp 2 1/2–3 cups powdered sugar 2–4 TB milk…

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Friday Faves // Vol. 6

October 10, 2014

1. General Conference talks from last weekend. Duhhh 😉 I talked about General Conference in this post from last year, but basically it’s a weekend for latter-day saints filled with inspiring and uplifting talks given by our church leaders. I got together with a few friends on Saturday to watch it, and we had delish build-your-own burritos in between the morning and afternoon sessions. Plus pumpkin cookies. Anyway, my favorite talks were probably “Approaching the Throne of God with Confidence” by…

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U.S. to Metric Conversions for Baking

October 8, 2014

At last! A compendium of US-to-metric conversions to use when baking. This might be kinda useful for you international folk wanting to try my recipes, huh? I’ll be honest—I wish we used metric here in the U.S. Everything would be more streamlined, not to mention kitchen scales are so much fun to use. Anyhow, the trouble with the U.S. measuring system of using cups to measure dry ingredients is that it’s a system of volume and not mass or weight. This means that…

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Playlist // Fall Sounds

October 6, 2014

Hey, all. Just thought I’d drop in to share some tunes to accompany you this week. Plus a photo of a cute cat with an eye infection. It’s starting to feel a bit more like fall where I am, which means I suppose it’s time for something more folksy and strummed, yes? That’s what fall sounds like to me, anyhow. You can afford to take a break for a moment and listen—this one’s short. Close your eyes and enjoy. Fall Sounds…

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Gift Idea (for Couples): The Kissing Kit

September 22, 2014

I hope this post makes you laugh. So a good friend of mine got married recently, and I decided I kind of wanted to get them something silly and fun. And once I saw these his and hers toothbrushes…the plan was set. Enter: The Kissing Kit. I suppose you could assemble one with any assemblage of things, but here are the things I chose to include in mine: this Hello Toothbrush Duo from Anthropologie this pretty Marvis toothpaste from Anthropologie these Altoids…

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Friday Faves // Vol. 5

September 5, 2014

1. The “glamping” series over at The House That Lars Built. Ha, I feel kind of weird listing this since I know Brittany personally, but goodness she is amazing! So this is a series of posts about how to make camping more fancy. Think flowers, painted rocks, crafty accessories… Here’s a link to the homemade herb firestarter to entice you. 2. The party that was J.Crew’s arrival in London in November 2013. I’m behind the times, I know. But do you see this car??…

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