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Better Than Ever: Spiced Muscovado Caramel Apples

SPICED MUSCOVADO CARAMEL-DIPPED APPLES12 servings Making the caramel requires the use of a candy thermometer. Test it for accuracy before starting. Attach it to the side of a medium sized saucepan of water and boil the water for three minutes. The thermometer should register 212°F. If it doesn’t, then either calibrate it or take the […]

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Better Than Ever: Spiced Muscovado Caramel Apples

SPICED MUSCOVADO CARAMEL-DIPPED APPLES12 servings Making the caramel requires the use of a candy thermometer. Test it for accuracy before starting. Attach it to the side of a medium sized saucepan of water and boil the water for three minutes. The thermometer should register 212°F. If it doesn’t, then either calibrate it or take the

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Scented Jack O’Lanterns & Spicy Squash

As we count down the days and nights to All Hallows Eve I am happy to share one of my favorite annual “scentual” seasonal crafts! Scented Jack O’Lanterns & Spicy Squash: My Jack O’Lanterns not only look seasonal, but smell seasonal too! Having a pleasant, warm and luscious scented jack-o-lantern is easier than making pumpkin

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Calaveras de rosa

‘Tis the season, which means that I’m getting ready to make calaveras in several mediums. This year I am going to try my hand at making the actual sugar skull candies. There are two wonderful articles on the web that I’d like to give instructional and inspirational kudos to. First is The Mexican Sugar Skull

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Calaveras de rosa

‘Tis the season, which means that I’m getting ready to make calaveras in several mediums. This year I am going to try my hand at making the actual sugar skull candies. There are two wonderful articles on the web that I’d like to give instructional and inspirational kudos to. First is The Mexican Sugar Skull

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Recycling is an art – Part II

The family of creatures made from 100% trash and hot glue has grown considerably in the past week. I had several pipettes with a few residual drops of aromatic oils in them and scented the garden scrap portions of these miniature sculptures, so they are wonderful smelling too! All are going to new homes for

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Recycling is an art

The creatures in the pictures are sculptures that I recently created. They remind my roommate of Skeksis from the Dark Crystal. I concur, finding them to be a more of a sparrow like relative of the Skeksis. I’ve made these two so far. They were each made from recycled materials including mussel shells (kitchen scraps),

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Recycling is an art

The creatures in the pictures are sculptures that I recently created. They remind my roommate of Skeksis from the Dark Crystal. I concur, finding them to be a more of a sparrow like relative of the Skeksis. I’ve made these two so far. They were each made from recycled materials including mussel shells (kitchen scraps),

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