That’s it for today! xx Maurine…
I Present…How to Eat a Cupcake
March 17, 2014
How to Use Vanilla Beans in Baking
March 12, 2014
So this info is all over the Internet, but since I’ll be posting a vanilla bean frosting recipe soon, I thought it might be useful to have a tutorial here on the blog on how to get the little vanilla seeds out of the pod. First, let’s talk about the vanilla bean-extract conversion. This is a little confusing because people say so many different things, like “1 inch of bean = 1 tsp of extract”, “1 whole bean = 1…
How to Make Strawberry Roses
March 10, 2014
I was perusing Pinterest the other day and came across this nifty pin about how to cut a “rose” out of a strawberry. And then…I couldn’t find a tutorial with text. Bah! So I sat down with some strawberries and a few friends, and I thinnnnk we figured it out. So. Here it is! 1. Choose a fresh strawberry that isn’t too dark (since darker ones are too juicy). Hold it upright, and start by cutting downward along one edge.…
Carrot Cake or Cupcakes
March 3, 2014
It’s high time I posted a carrot cake recipe on this here blog, huh? After a few tries, I can finally present a recipe I’m happy with. In this recipe, I give you the choice between using white and brown sugar. Two things worth noting on the sugar: 1) which you choose will affect how dark the cake is ever-so-slightly, and 2) brown sugar tends to add moisture. I recommend using a combination of the two, as this cake is…
Add a Custom App Icon for Your Blog on iPhone
February 26, 2014Every once in a while I find myself wanting to know how to do something, only to spend hours searching until coming up with a reasonable solution. One such example is this: How do I add a custom app icon for my Blogger blog to my iPhone home screen? Let me preface this tutorial by mentioning that this will only create a custom icon for your own phone. So if someone else decides they want to save your blog to…
DIY Composition Book iPad Cover
February 19, 2014
…or as I like to call it, a three dollar iPad security device. Who knew that the composition book was the exact same size as the iPad? Today I thought I’d show you how I turn a typical composition book into a sturdy cover for an iPad. This is my second time making one—the last one I made lasted about two and half years. Not bad for something that costs under three dollars, eh? One thing of note: The way…