tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45983929714500868842024-03-05T18:09:06.180-05:00A Homespun JourneyEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637169938856626384noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598392971450086884.post-29532631179086707252014-04-08T19:45:00.001-04:002014-04-08T19:50:24.948-04:00{cooking with essential oils} Basil ManicottiIt's been a VERY long time since I've posted anything. Not really sure how to fill in the gaps, so I'll just dig right in...<br /><br />In the past few months I've started using essential oils. I have replaced all of the over the counter meds that I use to use on a regular basis (like antacids, ibuprofen and other pain relievers). I also use them for so many things in our home, like cleaning, adding them to water, using them for bug bites, etc. But tonight was my first experience cooking with them.<br />
<br />I should preface this with telling you that when you heat essential oils, they lose most (if not all) of their therapeutic benefits. That being said, if you're in a pinch and forget, hypothetically, basil for the sauce for your manicotti, hypothetically, then you can use the oils as a substitute! The flavor in essential oils is wonderful because it is a extremely concentrated.<br />
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I threw this manicotti recipe together using a few different things I found online. Then I realized I could use my Basil oil in it to heighten the flavor! (also I forgot to pick up fresh basil at the store... hypothetically.)<br />
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I started with putting the pasta on to cook, then mixed up the ricotta for the inside.<br />
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Then the sauce- I got tinned whole tomatoes instead of sauce. I was sure to get the ones imported from Italy because I wanted that great flavor! After I poured the tomatoes into a bowl, I cut the tomatoes coarsely with my kitchen shears. Then I added some salt, a pinch of sugar, and a pinch of nutmeg to the tomatoes.<br />
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I added a few drops of Basil oil to the tomatoes... then stirred it up! (I added slightly too much... I think one or two drops would be plenty for this recipe.)<br />
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[A note about oils: For this recipe I used <a href="http://heritageessentialoils.com/">Heritage Essential Oils</a>. I am also a consultant for <a href="http://www.mydoterra.com/emilylandrum/">doTERRA</a> oils. I love both brands. If you have questions about either, let me know!]<br />
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[Also, If you'd like the actual recipe, please let me know... I'm mostly posting this to show how oils can be used in cooking!]Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637169938856626384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598392971450086884.post-16091336234753097532012-06-27T19:13:00.004-04:002012-06-27T19:18:39.941-04:00{life} struggle, health, and hopeI have begun yet another journey. I've struggled my entire life with a lot of the same problems that seem to keep coming back again and again. The past few weeks these issues have snuck in and turned my world upside-down once again.<br />
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I find that every so often I go through a refining time in my life. I guess this is true for most everyone of Faith. Many times I know it's coming. I feel a gentle tug from God that says to me "hold on... it's about to get rough". And sure enough, a certain amount of time goes by and I am thrust into the depths.<br />
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My struggles with anxiety seem to have gotten worse with age. Every birthday brings another year of new things to worry about. Or so it seems. I know there are certain foundations on which I build my faith, and when my life is shaken I know there will be an end to the struggle, and I know I will be closer to my Lord when it's done. But when I'm in the throws of battle I feel that there will be no end, and I am forsaken.<br />
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But, I am not.<br />
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My most oppressive struggle is with my health. I am learning to connect the physical with the mental and spiritual. It is all tied together. God gives us the tools to heal. He gives us the way. We must follow. Our bodies are a temple. We must work to keep this vessel clean and whole. <br />
I don't want to be misunderstood. I know that sometimes God sends us through times of illness and, while I don't understand His reasoning, I know that there is a plan. But I can't sit around and eat potato chips and ice cream, and expect God to honor it. I am finding that God has already given me a lot of the things I need to heal my body if I will use them. The health issues I struggle with are ones that can be changed with lifestyle change.<br />
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I am on a new journey researching the ways my eating habits can honor God. I'm not talking about going on a diet. I mean, eating in a way that is not putting lots of things in my body that my body can't digest, or process. I know everyone needs to come to their own conclusions about what they can or cannot eat. Everyone has their own journey. But I'm learning so much just in the few days I've been researching. **side note- Did you know that when we eat grains our bodies don't digest them very well, and cannot absorb the nutrients? They all contain anti-nutrients. They also contain something called Phytic Acid which is not digestible in humans. We should be eating grains that have been sprouted, soaked, or fermented (like sourdough) to break this acid down and make the nutrients more readily absorbed in our bodies. I thought this was interesting... read up on it! **<br />
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My struggle is by no means over. I still don't have a handle on all this- I am still fighting this battle. But I feel that I am on the downward slope now- It's not as dark as it has been. I don't know when I will feel peace again, but I have hope that it will come.<br />
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***If you are interested in researching different healthier eating habits, check out these sites. I've been finding that most people are able to heal most of their ailments with a diet change. Our food is medicine.<br />
I have found so much information that is very interesting.<br />
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<a href="http://nourishedkitchen.com/getting-started-with-real-food/">NourishedKitchen.com</a> - this link will take you to a great "get started" page<br />
<a href="http://www.westonaprice.org/basics/principles-of-healthy-diets#">The Weston A. Price Foundation</a> - I'm still reading over this, but it seems really great so far.<br />
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<br />Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637169938856626384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598392971450086884.post-29114430109917537352012-05-20T22:56:00.001-04:002012-05-20T22:56:10.127-04:00{food} Ice Cream Sandwiches!It's been a really long time since I've blogged about anything going on in our lives. I hate how life can seem so busy. When I stop and think about it, though, I realize how blessed I am, how simple my life really is, and how I can clutter my mind and my every day goings-on with things that really don't matter. <br />
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Well, today it is a beautiful Spring Sunday and we are about to go spend some time with family, so I am making Ice Cream Sandwiches. (Yes, I capitalized that. I don't think you understand how much I love Ice Cream Sandwiches! :) <br />
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About a week or so ago I picked up an inexpensive ice cream maker. It sat around in it's box taking up space in my dining room, so yesterday I decided to make it feel useful. I went out and bought all of the whipping cream, half and half, rock salt, etc... and Brach's Starbright peppermints. My mom use to make peppermint ice cream with Brach's Starbright mints when I was growing up, and it was one of my favorites. So, it was the very first ice cream I wanted to try my hand at. (another time I will make a post about making ice cream... I lost my head yesterday and forgot to get out my camera while I was making it)<br />
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I made the smallest batch of ice cream that the recipe suggested. It still made <i>quite</i> a bit. Too much. So today I decided to take that peppermint ice cream and give it a new home... inside two chocolatey cookies... where it belongs... where it would feel loved.<br />
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Since I had such a huge batch of ice cream to work with, and since I have a lot of cousins to visit with today, I made a double batch of the cookie batter.<br />
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I found the recipe on Pinterest. The link led me to the <a href="http://www.instructables.com/">Instructables site</a> which has a ton of great how-to's. You can find the original recipe <a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Ice-Cream-Sandwich-Recipe/">here</a>. This is such an easy recipe you may never feel the need to buy your Ice Cream Sandwiches again... especially after tasting them! These Ice Cream Sandwiches are so unbelievably good.<br />
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The first step is to take your ice cream out to soften. Be sure you are keeping track of your time here because you don't want it too melty. After putting these together I decided since the ice cream was homemade it was probably soft enough to spread straight out of the freezer. After I let it soften some, it seemed a little too melty. Next time I will probably just take straight from the freezer and spread it out.<br />
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I chose to melt mine in a pot, because sometimes I feel it is against my ethics to use a microwave. (I did microwave my leftovers for lunch, though, so I guess this ethical mood only strikes so often. I say often that I lack the strength of my conviction... case and point)<br />
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**Let me take this moment to ask you to look at how beautiful these eggs are! I bought them last week from someone who lives nearby. If you have a local source for eggs, please start buying them! They are the most beautiful things, and they taste so much better than store-bought eggs. If you must buy from a grocer, try to purchase free range eggs. You will notice a <i>huge</i> difference in color and taste.**</div>
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After all of the ingredients were combined, I used an off-set spatula to spread the batter onto the parchment-prepared pan. It's difficult to tell if the batter is spread evenly or not, but mine seemed to come out fine anyway.<br />
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The batter was so nice and chocolatey. I'm so glad I chose this recipe as my first test for Ice Cream Sandwiches. There are a couple other recipes I found that I want to try, but this one didn't require chilling the dough before using it, and this one also didn't require cutting out the dough and baking like cookies.<br />
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Once the cookie/cake part has come out of the oven and cooled, the recipes called for cutting it in half and adding the ice cream to one side and topping with the other half. I made a double batch of cookie, so I took the entire cookie out of the pan by lifting the parchment from the pan and transferring it to a cooling rack, and left the entire thing whole.<br />
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They went immediately into the freezer until they were firm.<br />
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They turned out so wonderfully with the peppermint ice cream. They were a hit with the family!<br />
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And just a note: If you, for whatever reason, decide on a really hot day to take your Ice Cream Sandwiches in the car with you someplace, no matter how hard you try, and no matter if you try to cool your car off before you get in with your Ice Cream Sandwiches, they will more than likely turn out like this...<br />
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<br /></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637169938856626384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598392971450086884.post-51851165666845771442012-03-26T20:50:00.001-04:002012-03-26T21:01:08.074-04:00a sad goodbyeA week ago this past Friday, on March 16th, we said goodbye to my Father-in-law, Bill.<br />
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It was very unexpected. We received a call that he had fallen and was unresponsive. That was Monday evening. By later that night we found he had suffered a stroke, and by wednesday we received the news that his condition was very poor. By 1a.m. Friday morning he had passed.<br />
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There is so much about him that I loved, and so much I don't want to forget.<br />
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He loved to pick. and pick. and pick. After getting to know him better, it was easy to see where my husband gets it. And he was a jokester. My husband talks of how his dad would rig up different little booby traps to "get" them when they were younger. He also tells of the time when he and his Mom came home to a mysteriously dark house, only to find his Dad had been waiting outside to tap on the windows to scare the poo out of them. And there's the time my husband talks of when his dad took them up to the old covered bridge nearby and hid in the shadows with big pieces of sheet metal. When all the kids were on the bridge, he shook the sheet metal and it made a eerie ghost-like sound and scared them all to death.<br />
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And there were those sayings he liked to say ALL the time. "I've been better, just can't remember when" was one of his favorites we all heard on SO many occasions.<br />
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He loved history. He was a War Between the States history buff (I would be corrected if I said Civil War). He was a member of reenacting groups for years and could tell you any informations that you wanted to know (and sometimes even if you didn't want to know) about the War, or any other War, war plane, weapon, uniform... anything.<br />
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He was very proud of his family's Scottish heritage-- all things Celtic, for that matter. His family's decent was from the Stewart of Appin clan. He played the bodhran drum and penny whistles in two different Celtic bands and would break out into Celtic ballads or verse in a thick Scottish brogue with no warning. I loved it. <br />
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If you knew my father-in-law very well-- or even if you had even met him only once-- you knew that he was a storyteller. A certified, went-to-the-conventions, member-of-the-guild, storyteller. There were so many that I heard more than once-- more than two or three times, for that matter. I don't ever want to forget his stories but even now, only a little over a week after he has passed, I find that I can't remember the stories. We had a Halloween party last year and towards the end we had him tell some stories for the kids. (It was actually me who wanted to hear them, though.)<br />
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He is missed more than words can express. He wasn't my father, but I loved him. He accepted me into the family and I knew he loved me. There is a hole in our lives now that will never be filled by anyone else. It's going to take a very long time to move on.<br />
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We said goodbye to Bill at a memorial at St. Peter's Episcopal church, then celebrated his life by throwing a proper Scottish wake at a local pub. The Celtic bands he played in joined us to play and sing, and Bangers and Mash were served (his favorite). I think he would have been so proud.<br />
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It has been so warm this season that I still have parsley growing from last summer. I wonder if I'll even have to plant more this spring.<br />
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But today, this beautiful weather has me thinking of spring and gardens. Last year I planted a vegetable garden, lots of flowers around the foundation of the house, and an herb garden. That all lasted about a month. Then it got hot-- really hot. And when the heat comes, I tend to stay inside. So, all of my plants died. I couldn't seem to keep them watered well, and I didn't get the flower beds weeded regularly. Now they are an overgrown mess of I-don't-wanna.<br />
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Last week it was beautiful outside one day and I got out and moved our Rose of Sharon tree and my rosemary and sage bushes so they'd all have a little more room. this part of the garden doesn't look quite so bad, but it's still a mess.<br />
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Notice the nasty partially-raised beds beside the building... These will be taken out before re-building a raised bed... also the wooden panel needs to be removed.<br />
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We began taking down the wooden privacy fence and just didn't get it finished. This is on the list for getting the yard ready for gardening!<br />
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I am ashamed of how my gardens look now. But this is a new beginning.<br />
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This year I will plan my gardens, and I will tend them. I plan to have plenty to put up for the winter. I see this as my duty. It is something that I love, and it can be a real help to our little family if I will keep it up. There is so much money to be saved if one will plant and plan. I found a site online that allows you to plan your garden in square feet.<br />
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This is my idea for the vegetables this year. It's a 4x8 square foot garden. I need to build a raised bed this size and mark off the square foot grid.<br />
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So... as you can see there is much work to be done, and my previous experience with haphazard gardening has NOT worked. This spring I plan to make a list of the things that need to be done to get the garden areas up to par, and then I will have a plan to follow, which hopefully means I will get it done!<br />
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I was beside myself with excitement when we saw it.<br />
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I started looking around online for barn decor ideas staightaway. I found so many fun ideas that eventually I had to stop myself from looking at any more. I had more ideas than I was going to be able to work with!<br />
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My parents were unbelievable in helping us plan our wedding and reception. They helped us purchase lots of paper lanterns and burlap, and so many other little details to help us make it perfect. I scoured the internet for the best prices on centerpiece containers and floral arrangement ideas. We waited until the Christmas lights came out and bought lots and lots of them. I got busy making banners (I only ended up making 2, but that's ok :) and gathering ideas for dessert table and gift table. We had decided very early on that we wanted to have pint glasses for our guest favors. We started looking around for printers since we would not be able to print them ourselves (we don't have a setup for printing on glass).<br />
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We got the key at the beginning of the week so we could get in the barn and get it cleaned up and sweep out the hay and cobwebs, and get to decorating! Family and friends were so, so helpful!<br />
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I went our entire engagement with no meltdowns until the night before our rehearsal. I had gone the day before that EVERYWHERE in town looking for mums. I wanted potted mums to place all over the barn. I love fall flowers and mums were just the right choice. I had gone to all of the local nurseries (I had wanted to support some local business) but, to no avail. They had none. Well, they had them, but they were all half dead and would not have made it though the wedding. So, on the way home, in desperation, we stopped at Lowe's. The entire way there I was praying that they would have some. And I'm telling you, God does care about the silly little things that we want sometimes, no matter how trivial... because walking up to the garden center, there sat a brand-spankin' new shipment of rust colored (THE color I had been hunting all over town) mums. PERFECT! they were beautiful. So we loaded up about 16 and headed home.<br />
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When we got them all in the barn and set up on tables, we decided we needed more. So I headed back (this was now the night before out rehearsal... the night when everything had to be completed) to pick up a couple more. I walked up to the garden center and there was not a rust colored mum to be found. none. So I walked my little hiney back to the clearance section fussing the whole way that they better not have put them all on clearance the DAY AFTER I bought them. Well folks, that is exactly what they had done. So I took a deep breath and thought, well maybe I can get my money back. No such luck. I went to the customer service desk and she said that they could not refund me the money for some silly reason. aaaaaaand I burst into tears. And not just a little tear-in-the-eye thing. . . it was I can't-catch-my-breath-sobbing. ha! First time I had broken down since planning the wedding had begun. And it was a m-e-l-t down! <br />
I made my way back through the garden center to my friend who was with me, passing a lady on the way who had helped me purchase the flowers the day before. She asked what she could do and was very helpful and kind, but I couldn't talk because I was sobbing. I said no thank you. well, she went to find out what happened, and then came and found me again. She said there was a mistake and they would refund me the money. **!** ...We had gotten our flowers for a little more than 75% off. Unbelievable. Again, God really does care about the small things.<br />
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We wanted to keep things simple as far as menu went. We chose our favorite barbecue joint around town and they catered for us. If you're ever in the area, you must try <a href="http://www.muttsbbqgreer.com/">Mutt's</a>. It's pretty amazing. Also, my mother-in-law made her always delicious cheese-berry salad. If you have never heard of such a thing let me tell you. well, I don't know what. But it's so good. (for the curious, it is cream cheese yumminess topped with cranberry/jello goodness... yep.)<br />
We had already lined up for our beer to be purchased through a local business with which we have become friends. <a href="http://thecommunitytap.com/">The Community Tap</a> is an unbelievable place. They were happy to supply us with a keg of Highland Oatmeal Porter (hubby's go-to beer). I'm a big fan of Trader Joe's so we had some 3-buck Chuck on hand as well.<br />
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As for music, we are huge bluegrass fans so that was a given. I mean, come on-- it's in a barn with barbecue for pete's sake! :) We asked local favorites <a href="http://www.thebentstrings.com/">The Bent Strings</a> to join us. They are a very talented group of guys who can play all of the great bluegrass standards, as well as great jazz and, well, pretty much anything.<br />
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A dear friend of ours who is a pastry chef in our area made our cake for us. Chocolate espresso cake with cream cheese frosting. YES PLEASE! We wanted it to be very rustic and she did a perfect job!! ...it was delicious!!! And our little cake topper was made by me. I had put it off until the week before the wedding and finally got busy constructing it. I'm so happy with how it turned out. </div>
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And, as you're probably noticing by the number of photos I have put in my blog concerning our wedding, I sometimes can go overboard with things I am excited about. In addition to our wedding cake, I also wanted a dessert table with lots of home-baked goodies. I asked my soon-to-be uncle to bake his AMAZING apple pies, and my wonderful aunt to bake a carrot cake and some sort of cupcakes. They were so sweet to do this for us. It turned out beautifully. </div>
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We decided to do a "welcome" instead of a "send-off". We had planned to stay through the entire reception and had not planned to leave for our honeymoon from the reception site, so we had sparklers and a welcome when we arrived to the barn from the church. I loved doing it this way. The only thing I regret is having the guests wait. I didn't expect them to, but that's the way it worked out.<br />
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<br />Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637169938856626384noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598392971450086884.post-67454386281547875942012-01-20T13:38:00.001-05:002012-01-23T01:30:07.839-05:00{wedding details} Fabric Flower BouquetsMost of you know we spent MONTHS working on all of the little things we wanted at our wedding. The main things we worked on were our invitations and our flowers. I'll do a post on the invitations at another time. Today I want to focus on the flowers and bouquets.<br />
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I scoured the internet for bouquet ideas and tutorials. I found so many different ideas it was difficult to decide for sure which ones to make. We wanted our entire wedding to reflect our style and personality as much as possible. I've always loved crafting and we both always try to be as creative as possible so I knew we should definitely have something handmade. At first we were just going to do our own arrangements with real flowers, but then I saw some unbelievable crocheted bouquets in a real wedding featured on Green Wedding Shoes <a href="http://greenweddingshoes.com/portland-diy-wedding-karyn-noel/">here</a>. I spoke with the bride through Pinterest and she had no issues with us doing something similar for our wedding. She was very nice and helpful. So I began my search online for crocheted flower patterns and a friend of mine, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/CraftingMommies?ref=ss_profile">Rita Polk at Crafting Mommies</a>, offered to make them for me. I decided on a version of a rose, and a spider mum. spider mums are my favorite flowers, so I thought it was fitting.<br />
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As I looked, I decided that I wanted to incorporate more into the bouquets than just the crocheted flowers. I wanted a more "crafty" feel. I decided to add some other fabrics and buttons, beads and ribbons to the mix. My mom and I went fabric shopping with my cousin and Aunt to find the perfect notions. We found a really great fabric store about an hour away from here that carries piles and piles of discontinued fabrics, so there some from the 50's, 60's and 70's. Amazing. I chose a few fabrics and a little brass bee button that I fell in love with and HAD to have.<br />
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Our kitchen was a mess of fabrics, hot glue, lace and burlap for WEEKS. It was a long and difficult job but well worth the results. Since my mom was making the bridesmaids dresses, we were able to purchase the exact color of fabric in a different type so they would match perfectly. I dug through my mom's button tins full of really interesting and fun buttons from years of collecting!</div>
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Like I said in another post, I found a tutorial online which showed how to make a fabric bouquet using a whisk as a base. This was how I chose to make ours. I went to Walmart and found the large sized whisks and bought 7. When I came back and started putting them together, I found that all of the flowers we had spent all those weeks working only filled 2 and a half bouquets.... PANICK! After I took a deep breath I realized I would just need to buckle down and make a LOT more flowers. With the help of my wonderful friends, we were able to have all of the flowers we needed to make all the bouquets. I went out and bought the medium size for sake of ease. The Maid and Matron of honor had the larger size, as well as myself, and the other bridesmaids had the medium size. I think it looked nice though. Hardly even noticeable. </div>
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Thanks again to our photographer, <a href="http://www.angelacoxphotography.com/">Angela Cox</a>! </div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637169938856626384noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598392971450086884.post-72569454997738360392012-01-19T23:24:00.004-05:002012-01-23T01:30:19.769-05:00{wedding} Wedding PartyI thought I'd and some more wedding photos. I have so many favorites it's difficult to choose which ones to post on here. (once again, I apologize for sharing so many! I love them all!)<br />
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I think this time I'll show our beautiful friends who stood beside us as we began out new lives together. They vowed to support us and hold us accountable to the vows Zach and I made to each other.<br />
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Thanks again to our photographer, <a href="http://www.angelacoxphotography.com/">Angela Cox</a>! </div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637169938856626384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598392971450086884.post-59105040240373329482012-01-16T17:33:00.002-05:002020-02-20T17:49:42.285-05:00{family) Aunt Vivian's recipe tinI've <a href="http://ahomespunjourney.blogspot.com/search/label/5%20flavor%20pound%20cake">posted</a> before about my love for food, and cooking/baking, and where it's roots are. Knowing this bit of information about me will help you understand how excited I am about a little treasure I came upon while looking through some boxes at my parents' house this weekend.<br />
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Tucked away below some beautiful old glass dishes was a small pink tea canister FULL of recipes. This box had belonged to my Great Aunt Vivian. Now, when I think of my Aunt Vivian, I recall a home that was always full of wonderful food, yummy sweets, pretty hard ribbon candy that one doesn't see often anymore, a fridge stocked with glass-bottled Cokes, and listening to long talks between my mom and other family members at the table in an entirely blue kitchen. Blue. Everywhere. Blue flowered wallpaper, blue glasses and pieces everywhere, china plates with blue flower patterns hanging on the walls, and --now I was small mind you, but if I remember correctly-- blue counter tops and tiles. (Family, am I right? it's a bit blurry)<br />
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When my mom told me this little box had belonged to Aunt Vivian, immediately I said "But it's pink!?". She said that before the blue kitchen, there existed a pink one. And I will imagine it as wonderfully over the top as the blue one. I will always remember that great kitchen.<br />
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Right away I began shuffling through the clippings and little scraps of papers with recipes scratched on them. I found some treasures.<br />
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There are so many to share, so please bare with me. I may go a little overboard with photos. I love old things, and I have fallen in love with this tin of fun.<br />
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There were an high number of wrappers from things like Carnation canned milk, and Eagle Brand sweetened condensed milk, and an even higher number of clippings from the newspaper.<br />
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And in a little bundle paper-clipped together, I found, along with some other things, a recipe written by my mom, and a note to my Aunt Missy.<br />
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Here is a fun little bit about making colored flames in your fire by using things like Lithium Chloride and Copper Sulphate. Um... ok. Crazy! I actually want to see about this.<br />
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There were lots of recipes for things I have never heard of before in my life!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"yuck" what the first thing I thought. But these look similar to russian tea cakes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">um, I don't know... but I'm just curious enough to try this one. It sounds sort of like a cheesecake-type dessert</td></tr>
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What in the world is corn pudding?! There were more than a couple recipes for it.<br />
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There were also some family favorites tucked in with all these other interesting recipes.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These were <i>ALWAYS</i> at her house at Christmas time. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This Dump Cake is different from the one we make now. This recipe uses a cake that has been baked and you break it up and put cherry jello over it, then cherries and whipped cream.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had never heard them called "Preacher Cookies" until this past Christmas when my cousin told me. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this is the same recipe as above. We always called the No-bake Fudge cookies.</td></tr>
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I can't figure out quite what this next recipe is for. It calls for a peck of green tomatoes and 3 pounds of onions, cabbage, vinegar, a gallon of cucumbers, pickling spices and sugar. Chow-chow maybe?<br />
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And there are some things that I just think are cute...<br />
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I don't know where all of these recipes came from. She may have not written them all out herself, but I love looking through this little treasure box. It's like a glimpse into her daily life. I wish she was still here so I could ask her about some of them. Sometimes I feel guilty about holding onto little things like this around my house. Little papers, and clippings from magazines. Little drawings and doodles that I've stuffed into boxes and envelopes. But one day, when I'm gone, I think that those are the things that those I've left behind will cherish as I cherish this little box of recipes.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aunt Vivian and her twin brother, Midian.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Aunt Vivian in her ALL-pink kitchen!</td></tr>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">[I do apologize to my family and friends (who quite possibly are the only ones who read this) for constantly inundating you with photos from our wedding. I love them so much and, let's face it, this is only happening once so I'm going to take advantage of it! :) ]</span></i></div>
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These photos were taken the morning (well, noon) of our wedding. We had all of our wedding party meet us at the Barn where our reception would be held. We thought the barn would be an ideal place to get the photos taken because of the beautiful surrounding area, and wonderful color of the barn.</div>
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We decided to do a "first look" for our wedding instead of waiting to see each other for the first time when I walked down the aisle. The advantages of this were multiple for us; 1- Zach and I bot have a little bit of anxiety issues so the idea of waiting and building up to this huge moment when we first see each other was a little much. 2- if we did a first look we would be able to have all of the bridal party and family photos done <i>before</i> the ceremony instead of asking our guests to wait an hour or so while we did that before we showed up at the reception. 3- It gave us some time to ourselves before everyone was around. We were able to stop and connect, and think about what the day was about. </div>
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Zach was led backwards to where I was standing (I was facing the opposite direction) so we wouldn't see each other. This series of photos was taken as we caught our first glimpses of each other.</div>
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Thanks again to our photographer, <a href="http://www.angelacoxphotography.com/">Angela Cox</a>! </div>
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<br /></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637169938856626384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598392971450086884.post-77222496378388090382012-01-03T17:54:00.000-05:002012-01-19T23:25:55.106-05:00{wedding photos} First glimpse of wedding photos!Well, now that the holidays have passed, I suppose it's time to start posting some wedding photos! I've been so excited about sharing these, but the daunting task of going through them and deciding how to share them is another matter.<br />
I think I will just start with the morning of the wedding, share some of my favorites, and we will see how it goes!<br />
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The morning of our wedding I got ready at my friend Darby's house. She has it furnished with great art and really cool antique/vintage furniture which made for some great photos! Also, I would like to again thank our photographer, <a href="http://Angelacoxphotography.com/">Angela Cox</a> who did an amazing job with our photos.<br />
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Oh goodness- fabric flower bouquets. If you are reading this, and you are considering doing fabric flower bouquets for your wedding. Be prepared. They are a LOT of work. Well, I had 6 bridesmaids so I had to make a total of 7 bouquets so that meant a TON of flowers had to be made. I will post about the actual making of the flowers and bouquets at another time. I'd like to give a run-down on how to make them and some tips that I found helpful, but don't want to take that time now. Thank you so much to my friends who own <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/CraftingMommies?ref=ss_profile">Crafting Mommies</a>, and also my friend Angel over at <a href="http://theymightbehobbits.blogspot.com/">TheyMightBeHobbits</a> for helping with making those flowers! I would have never been able to do them without you!!! </div>
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I looked around FOREVER for the perfect color shoes. I wanted them to be the same color as the bridesmaids dresses, but I didn't want dyed shoes. I was at the mall with one of my Maids of Honor looking for her shoes, and we walked into a shoe store and there were my shoes. ON THE CLEARANCE RACK! Now, we were on a steep budget for our wedding so I didn't have a lot of money to spend on shoes. And I am not one who cares about high priced clothing or accessories, and I don't care about brand names. My shoes were $12 and I got them at Rack Room Shoes. Go ahead... have a good laugh. But I loved my shoes and they were perfect for me. :) </div>
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Here is a little explanation for the next photo. Those who know me well know that I have a lot of anxiety issues. The entire length of my engagement I had no fear, no worry, no anxiety. I was completely at ease about the decision that we had made. I was going to marry my best friend. Cliche as it is, it is the truth. I had perfect peace about marriage. </div>
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The morning of the wedding I woke up in a panic. I was having a full on anxiety attack- complete with shortness of breath, faintness, and nausea. I decided to take some time to pray- I needed to center myself. I took a long shower, and turned on some music. Enter Waterdeep. I don't know if you've ever listened to Waterdeep or not, but I have loved them for years. They are no longer making albums, but I have a lot of their old music. I put Enter the Worship Circle on my iPhone. My anxiety went away. This photo is a reminder to stop and take a deep breath, pray, and focus on not letting my anxiety get the best of me. </div>
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Ah, the dress.</div>
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When I first was looking around for a dress, I had a specific idea in mind (as most girls do, I'm sure). The more I shopped, however, the more disheartened I became. Nothing was fitting my style. I love the handmade, vintage, hippy, bohemian looks, but there wasn't anything that really caught my eye (within my very small budget, that is). It seems that most dresses (in our area and price-range, anyway) were all the same. </div>
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Finally one day I was out with my mom looking for fabric for the bridesmaids dresses and we decided to go by the bridal shop and look again. She walked around with me and helped choose some options. This particular one she pointed out on the hanger and I said no. Ha! I didn't even want to try it on. It had pin tucks, which I did not want... It was an A-line, which I did not want... It had <a href="http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-ruching.htm">ruching</a>, which, you guessed it, I didn't want that either. But what did I love about it was the fabric. It was made from Organza and it had a very earthy, hand-made feel to it. So I tried it on. That did it. It fit perfectly, and the shape of the dress fit my body type perfectly... I was sold. I tried on about four other dresses just to be sure, but didn't even think twice about any of them. I left without buying the dress so I could think about it that evening, but the next day I was back at the store purchasing my dress. </div>
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<br />Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637169938856626384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598392971450086884.post-31655498732628255582011-11-28T17:26:00.001-05:002011-11-28T17:31:11.978-05:00{olde soul} New Prints!We have some new prints available through Olde Soul Print Shop!!<br />
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Remember Christmas is coming soon and these make great gifts!!<br />
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<br />Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637169938856626384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598392971450086884.post-1226228492063039832011-11-19T11:05:00.001-05:002011-11-19T11:13:17.478-05:00A little change... maybe?This blog began in an attempt to show the goings-on in our lives as Zach and I planned for our wedding. I still have lots to share, but I was looking at my page today and am now wondering if I should change the tag line-- because I am now a Landrum. And this thought led to another- I think it may be time to revamp this blog into something a little more presentable. I think it needs a more stream-lined look, and a tag-line change. We will see what happens. I think I may need to ponder this for a while.<br />
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click! ---> <a href="http://www.angelacoxphotography.com/?p=2413">Angela Cox Photography</a></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my expression here is so funny. I was about to break down into "ugly cry"- you know, the kind where your face contorts from emotion! haha!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">i'm not a fan of my profile, but I still love this photo</td></tr>
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(p.s.- I'm sure this goes without saying, but all of these photos are the property of this blog only and should not be used for any other purposes unless permission is given. thanks!)Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637169938856626384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598392971450086884.post-21926074744005053232011-11-12T13:28:00.001-05:002011-11-19T11:14:06.683-05:00{wedding} We're Married!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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...I may be unavailable for a while!Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637169938856626384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598392971450086884.post-53893189625315006132011-11-01T12:49:00.000-04:002011-11-19T11:14:41.762-05:00{wedding} Last minute Wedding Preparation and Invitations!Well, here it is. The wedding date. It is almost here! I am going batty! It has been a whirlwind of a few weeks. Everything has gone so smoothly though. I am so thankful for so many helpful friends and family! With their help, we have managed to get (almost) everything done! My lovely friend came to stay with us from out of state to help with all of the preparations. I think I may have had a nervous breakdown without her help!<br />
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Here is a run down on what we've been working on:<br />
(These photos are only "snippets"... I will be posting more on these individually after the wedding... Gotta keep a few things a secret!)<br />
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-Fabric flowers and bouquets<br />
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-DIY cupcake stands and cake stand for the dessert table<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">please excuse my terrible photo! they look better in person I promise! :)</td></tr>
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-Banners and flags<br />
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-And last, but not least, Ceremony programs and Invitations, handmade by us<br />
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These were a labor of love. We worked so hard to keep every aspect of our wedding unique to ourselves, and I feel that we have succeeded so far.<br />
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Wrapped on the inside is a screenprinted fabric piece. We were originally going to print our own tea towel invitations, but then decided that people may not want to display something that has out of date information on it once the wedding has passed. Our final decision was to create something that our guests could frame, add as a quilt square to a blanket, sew into a pillow, or whatever tickled their fancy!<br />
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Here is a photo of me printing them. I was not happy. I got to a point where I never wanted to see another one! ;-)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">yes, our garage is our studio. please excuse the mess!! (and also excuse my appearance!)</td></tr>
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But, finally, they were completed.<br />
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I cannot express my excitement over wearing sweatshirts and slippers, drinking hot chocolate and baking autumny treats! When I woke up yesterday morning and let our dogs outside, I noticed a chill in the air! I had to go put on my warm and comfy clothes! In celebration of this wondrous time of year, I have made my first pumpkin wonderfulness of the year!<br />
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This is a new recipe that I found through <a href="http://pinterest.com/">Pinterest</a>, a great site I mentioned <a href="http://becomingalandrum.blogspot.com/2011/08/life-food-grocery-shopping-and-couple.html">here</a>. (I got this recipe <a href="http://cravingchronicles.com/2010/10/11/baked-pumpkin-spice-donut-holes/">here</a>, at Craving Chronicles, after I found it on Pinterest)<br />
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These, my friends, are Baked Pumpkin Spice Donut Holes...<br />
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They are SO easy... just mix all the wet ingredients together, then add all the dry.<br />
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After they come out of the oven, as soon as they are cooled enough to handle them, you --get this-- DIP THEM IN MELTED BUTTER! Yep. I said it. then you roll them in cinnamon and sugar. </div>
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<em>Adapted from <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/tasty-kitchen/recipes/breads/pumpkin-spice-donut-muffins/" style="color: #79c200; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Tasty Kitchen</a></em><br />
Makes 20-24 mini muffins</div>
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<em>Don’t worry – you don’t actually use the whole stick of butter for the coating, it just makes it easier to dip the muffins. If you’re looking for a somewhat lighter treat, skip the coating – the muffins are moist and pumpkin packed all on their own. These are best dipped and coated the same day you are going to eat them, otherwise the coating tends to get soggy.</em></div>
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1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour<br />
2 teaspoons baking powder<br />
1/2 teaspoon salt<br />
1/2 teaspoons cinnamon<br />
1/2 teaspoons nutmeg<br />
1/2 teaspoon allspice<br />
1/8 teaspoons ground cloves<br />
1/3 cup vegetable oil<br />
1/2 cup brown sugar<br />
1 egg<br />
1 teaspoon vanilla extract<br />
3/4 cup canned plain pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling)<br />
1/2 cup low-fat milk</div>
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1 stick of unsalted butter, melted<br />
2/3 cup granulated sugar<br />
2 tablespoons cinnamon</div>
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Preheat oven 350°F. Spray each cup in a 24-cup mini muffin tin with baking spray or butter generously.</div>
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In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt and spices (through cloves). In a separate, large bowl whisk together oil, brown sugar, egg, vanilla, pumpkin and milk until smooth. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until just combined – do not over mix!</div>
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Divide batter evenly among muffin cups. (Using a 2-tablespoon scoop will ensure uniform size.) Bake at 350°F for 10-12 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.</div>
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While the muffins bake, melt butter in one bowl and combine granulated sugar and cinnamon in another bowl. Remove muffins from oven and cool for 2 minutes, or until just cool enough to handle. Dip each muffin in melted butter, then roll in cinnamon sugar to coat.</div>
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<br />Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637169938856626384noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598392971450086884.post-91447127756466222622011-09-09T16:18:00.000-04:002011-11-19T11:16:25.523-05:00{life} New JobI've been out of work for a while now... not too incredibly long, but enough for a really good break. I'd been trying to decide where to go next. I didn't want to just move on to another job just to pay the bills. I've worked really hard to get to a place where all of my debt is paid off (except student loans of course.. they will be with me for the rest of my life I'm afraid) so I could find a job that I really enjoy. Well, I have found it. Actually, my fiance has helped me find my place.<br />
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For a while now, we have been wanting to get a print shop going. He's always done freelance designs and printing from our home, but we wanted to make it something more concrete. Something that hopefully will turn into a good income for our family... so we opened Olde Soul Print Shop.<br />
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Since we we started the shop, my fiance has been helping me get more involved in the business. I've always been interested in art, and I have studied for years towards a degree in visual art focusing on ceramics, but I was a little apprehensive about this. Getting into an actual design business is pretty intimidating to me. First of all, I never feel very confident about my design ability. Also, I've never been involved in the business end of anything. I've worked in small businesses several times. I love the grassroots idea and love supporting local and small business. He thought this would be a really great thing for me. And he was right. I am LOVING it.<br />
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I've wanted to stay home and be able to get things done around here. I love being here. On the weekends, whenever I think about Monday coming around, I never get that tied-in-a-knot feeling that I use to get when I'd think about having to "go" to work. I get to stay home!!<br />
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<br /></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637169938856626384noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598392971450086884.post-60102828175309366432011-08-30T10:02:00.001-04:002011-08-30T10:05:03.988-04:00{life} Family Slide Show NightIn my journey of becoming a Landrum, I have found that the family in which I grew up, and the family in which my fiance grew up, have one great thing in common: We have a very strong connection to, and desire to learn about and uphold, our heritage. In my <a href="http://becomingalandrum.blogspot.com/2011/07/food-5-flavor-poundcake.html">post</a> about a cake recipe I touched a little upon my connection with my family and our closeness. Well, Sunday night I had the honor of getting a glimpse into the past of my future family, the Landrums.<br />
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We had my fiance's mother's side of the family over to our house to watch a collection of slides that was recently found. I was able to sit and listen to my future mother-in-law go back and forth with her brothers about what they remembered of their family when they were growing up.<br />
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It was a military family. They traveled a lot, and saw/lived in many different places. My fiance's Grandfather's plane was shot down in Vietnam. They are very proud of where they have come from.<br />
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It was an amazing evening filled with lots of great food, laughing, love, and reminiscing. I thought I would share a few shots (or a lot) of our evening together.<br />
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The one I am focusing on right now is one that I found on <a href="http://thekitchn.com/">thekitchn.com</a>. <a href="http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/dessert/cake-recipe-funfetti-cake-from-scratch-147011">This recipe</a> is actually for a "funfetti" cake. Perfect for birthdays... only, I just want a simple white cake. So I just left out the sprinkles.<br />
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</div>When I started with this recipe I hadn't read through all of the instructions, so when I was getting my ingredients together I was taken aback when I saw that I was supposed to put all of my dry ingredients in the bowl <i>first</i>. What? If you bake often, you know that typically the sugar is placed in the bowl first with butter and shortening, and is creamed together. Then eggs are added. And <i>then</i> dry ingredients are mixed in alternately with milk.<br />
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</div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637169938856626384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598392971450086884.post-16391603586180851922011-08-19T11:08:00.002-04:002011-08-19T11:50:33.697-04:00{wedding} Save-the-DatesWell, the save-the-dates went out yesterday. They were so much fun to put together. We tried to hand out as many as we could because we wanted to wrap some of them in string, and the USPS adds $.20 extra per piece because they have to hand stamp them. In order to save a little cash, we only wrapped the ones we were handing out, which ended up being about half.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">[side note- I noticed our mail person out by the mailbox picking up our stack of save-the-dates that had been strewn around the ground, so I went down to help him pick them up. Turns out, there was a black widow IN OUR MAILBOX! He said he had to reach past the spider, and through the nest to get the mail out. So if your piece makes it to your house with a little more "wear", that is why; it made it through a very traumatic experience :) ... and our mailman killed the black widow, so no worries.]</span><br />
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Like I noted in <a href="http://becomingalandrum.blogspot.com/2011/07/save-date-sneak-peek.html">an earlier post</a>, we gathered inspiration from all over the internet, but particularly<a href="http://thenaturalweddingcompany.wordpress.com/"> The Natural Wedding Company</a>. I loved the hand made look of hers, and definitely loved how they turned out. I loved the idea of using one piece of card stock, and addressing the outside so an envelope is not needed.<br />
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We went with a drawing that Zach did of the barn where we will be having our reception and, of course, Zach's talent of hand lettering. The result, in my opinion, is very "us", and very unique.<br />
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</div>Thanks so much to <a href="http://www.bju.edu/resources/bellis-copy-center/">Bellis Copy center</a> for doing such a wonderful job with our printing. It is on the campus of Bob Jones University, but is open to the public. They have AMAZING prices for bulk printing, and they do really great work.<br />
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We loved how they turned out. Now to get moving on the invitations!!<br />
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Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637169938856626384noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598392971450086884.post-80482713634652277042011-08-17T22:35:00.000-04:002011-11-19T11:16:14.153-05:00Introducing Olde Soul Print Shop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
You need to head over to <a href="http://becomingalandrum.blogspot.com/">Olde Soul Print Shop</a>'s blog and grab up a shirt while they're still around!!!</div>
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<br />Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637169938856626384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598392971450086884.post-58673581947617404282011-08-17T12:04:00.000-04:002011-08-17T12:04:19.624-04:00{life, food} Grocery Shopping and a Couple Great Website sSo this morning I'm putting together my grocery list for shopping later today. I try to be organized when I go to the grocery store, otherwise I end up with a cart full of potato chips, ice cream, and Velveeta shells and cheese. Not good.<br />
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Now, I've been using <a href="http://pinterest.com/">Pinterest</a> lately and, I must add, it is <i><u>very</u></i> addicting. There are all sorts of ideas for inspiration in pretty much any category that you can think of. It allows you to set up boards on which you "pin" images that are attached to links. If there is something you are interested in you can pin it to your board to keep track of your ideas, and then just click on the photo and it will link you to the website containing instructions, recipe, DIY ideas, etc. Among others I have a "Crafty" board, a "For the Home" board, and "Recipes I want to try" board.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While I was gathering my list for groceries this morning I decided to check my exhaustive collection of recipes I've found on the internet. I have a folder on my desktop full of links to recipes, a tab on my toolbar with links to recipe sites, and of course my <a href="http://pinterest.com/eaustin/recipes-i-want-to-try/">Pinterest</a> board. While searching I stumbled upon an amazing website! I wanted to share. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://FoodGawker.com/">FoodGawker.com</a> is a site that lets you see various recipes in a photo gallery format, then leads you to the site where the recipe is held. They feature food bloggers from all over the world. We are talking hundreds and hundreds of recipes, folks! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now, I'm not sure most of these recipes are considered "healthy", but I can make changes in order to help them fit into our dietary restrictions or concerns. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I hope that you will find this website as helpful as I have. I no longer have "writter's block" when I sit down to write my grocery list. I actually find that I'm needing to cut back on the recipes I want to try in order to stay in my budget!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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