Indigo Sponged Nails

I finally got around to painting my nails something other than just a solid colour.  I also don't get to paint my nails too often, unless i have a few days off because I work in a deli. So I'll have to take this off in a couple days but oh well.

I started with a base of Joe - Iris, then sponged on some Joe - Ink, and finished it off with a bit of sponging on the very tip in Creative - Silver Anniversary. I quite liked how this turned out. And I for once managed not to chip any of them right after doing them. =)

Till next time, Thanks for reading =)

Teaser Tuesday #3

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

* Grab your current read

* Open to a random page

* Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page

* BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)

* Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

I am currently reading Pandora's Key by Nancy Richardson Fischer.

 Pandora's Key on Goodreads

Here's my teaser:

"No one ever defined "removed" for Malledy. But given the secrecy surrounding the Archivists, he's come to understand that it meant not leaving a young boy to alive to talk about a hidden castle high in the Dolomite mountains containing discoveries powerful enough to topple governments, religions and the very definition of Gods."

Till Next Time, thanks for reading! =)

Teaser Tuesday #2

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

* Grab your current read

* Open to a random page

* Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page

* BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)

* Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

I am currently reading: Second Time Around by Beth Kendrick

My Teaser:

"Listen, I'd lake to take you to dinner sometime. We can grab a bottle of wine, talk teaching, writing, hockey injuries. What do you say?"

Till Next  Time, thanks for reading =)

Teaser Tuesday #1

This looked fun so I thought I'd give it a go. And this is the first post I've made since google took over Blogger and made it all different. Still getting used to it.

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

* Grab your current read
* Open to a random page
* Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
* BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
* Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

I'm currently reading Every New Day, by Lauren Brooke. Number 9 in the Heartland series. I read these books back when I was probably ten, and am re-reading them since I never finished the whole series.

Here is my 'Teaser"

"Lightly, Amy swung herself back into the saddle. She smiled reassuringly at Soraya, who still looked worried." (Page 36)

Till next time, Thanks for reading =)

Fail Muffins

A friend of mine had suggested I made peanut butter muffins. Which I had never heard of before, so I went in search of a recipe and found one for Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Muffins. There was a typo in the recipe which caused me to have 3 times as much peanut butter than was necessary. The resulting muffins, were not very muffin like, and the batter was very fluffy.

One of the first hints that the recipe was wrong, was that I had way more batter than was needed for 12 muffins, which is what the recipe was supposed to make. They also didn't rise at all. After making the first dozen I popped the batter in the fridge, and commented on the post where I found the recipe. Once I heard back, I found out that there was indeed a typo. After asking my mom for some advice to improve the batter that I already had I made some changes. I added another egg, a little bit of water, and about half tsp of baking soda, which resulted in a much improved muffin.

Fail muffin VS. Improved muffin

Till next time, thanks for reading =)

*this post has been back-dated(posted on May 3rd)

Some Favourite Photos from Fort Edmonton Park

Just a few of my favourite photos that I took at Fort Edmonton Park on August 21, 2011. All edited with Picassa.

Till next time, thanks for looking.

*Gingersnap Cookies 3.0*

I have been on a long search for a soft and chewy gingersnap cookie. I think I finally found it! (happy dance). I found it on Fortheloveofcooking.net via a google search. The recipe has white chocolate chips in it, but they could easy be left out. The recipe made 2 dozen cookies (ice cream scoop size), so next time I'm gonna try doubling it without the white chocolate chips.

Soft Gingersnap Cookies with White Chocolate Chips

• 1/2 cup of unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup of white sugar (plus some to roll the dough in)
• 1/4 cup of molasses
• 1 tbsp canola oil (I used olive oil)
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 3/4 tsp cinnamon
• 3/4 tsp ground cloves
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp fresh nutmeg, grated (I used 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg)
• 1 large egg
• 1 3/4 cup of flour
• 1 1/8 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup white chocolate chips

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Beat the butter and sugar together until creamy. Add the molasses, canola oil, vanilla, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and nutmeg. Beat until mixed. Add the egg and continue to beat until well combined.

Add the baking soda and salt to the flour and mix really well. Slowly add the flour mixture into the molasses mixture until well combined. Add the white chocolate chips and mix into the dough. Scoop the dough into balls and roll into some white sugar. Place on parchment lined baking sheet about 2 inches apart.

Place into the oven and bake for 10-12 minutes. Remove the cookies from the oven and let cool for a few minutes before transferring them to a rack to cool. Enjoy.