Our Christmas tree photo in the background was shot using the bokeh technique. Click HERE for a great tutorial.
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Eco-friendly Movies
Here’s a few of my favorite Netflix picks with eco-friendly themes. You’ll be surprised to see how the corn, oil, and food industries work and amazed at the sacrifices one family makes to live a zero waste life in No Impact Man. After watching these films I’m not about to shut down my fridge to save energy, but I’ll certainly be more careful about what goes into it. Everyone has something they can do to reduce their impact on the world and make their own lives a little better. What are your favorite ideas for greener living? If you have a movie suggestion drop me a comment!
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What’s for… Dinner?
Asparagus and Zucchini Risotto Ingredients: one diced onion one cup Arborio rice 2.5 cups chicken broth 2 tbs extra virgin olive oil 2 tbs butter 1/3 cup white wine 1/2 cup grated pecorino romano (or parmigiano reggiano) 1 diced zucchini ( I used pipian zucchini) 1/2 cup asparagus ( steamed and blanched) optional: Pinot Grigio infused salami or prosciutto di parma Directions 1. Heat the broth in a small saucepan on low heat. 2. Heat another pan with the olive oil to medium low heat; add zucchini, season with salt and pepper. After 3 minutes add onion, cook another 5 minutes. 3. Add rice, stirring until the rice begins to look translucent around the edges…
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Yarn Wreath Tutorial
Materials: yarn styrofoam ring (at JoAnn for $4.99, minus my 40% off coupon) glue gun scissors felt for flowers and leaves optional: Christmas ornament or embellishment Total cost: $8 Hot glue the end of the yarn to the back of your ring. The first part of this project is the longest, but it’s easy: wrap the yarn around and around until it’s all covered. It took me about 45 minutes to cover the whole wreath. Now for the fun part; I decorated my wreath with peppermint candy ornaments and hot glued some felt flowers I made by following these flowers tutorials here and here. I also cut out some leaf shapes and…