Cook Time: 15-20 minutes | Yield: 3-6 baguettes Flavorful, baguette-shaped loaves of French bread are easily achieved at home but they take a little time. If you do bake these loaves you won’t be disappointed…especially when dipped in olive oil with freshly cracked pepper. Read the full post
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We’re taking the summer break to get some housekeeping things done at Court’s Kids. We’re a small, budding organization which means there’s lots to do at times. But, our main focus has been to get books to special needs programs and we’ve done that. All along the way we’ve been working on our 501c3...
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Esther sent me a link to a great post called Tools of the Trade: Textile Color Standards. Michelle Engel Bencsko, the designer writing the entry, discovers the beauty and ease of industry standards. Rather than verbally attempting to describe fuchsia or whatever, she draws the shade and hue from a reference standard each party...
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We love The Finerie. Of course because they are sustainable, but here’s the deal, Tanya and Michael are just plain cool. The braved the weather and got up early to meet us on a Sunday morning for the SSF Running Tour of Downtown Seattle. For that alone, they are fab. But there’s more… As...
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Cook Time: 20 minutes | Yield: 24 S’mores Cupcakes Rich, dark chocolate buttermilk cake combines with light marshmallow frosting to create a cupcake-like replica of traditional campfire s’mores. Read the full post
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Other than the end of year holidays, this is the slowest time of year on the inter-tubes with the kiddos finally out of school and the independence day holidays of both Canada (July 1) and the United States (today). But those are not the only auspicious occasions of the week; July 1st was Zombie...
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A drawing from one of Court's KIds As promised, here are a few words from our new friends who did such an amazing job earning their extra credit books from the Shadow Project supplied by Court’s Kids! Great job kids!! Enjoy your summer stories, we will have more books waiting for you when you...
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In the midst of continuing to set up shop, I was mentally comparing what I started with 15 years ago versus what I have today. Some things I’m proud of, some things are work in progress. I was thinking to myself that most anyone who would walk in here, wouldn’t have any idea what...
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Cook Time: 17-19 minutes | Yield: 24 coconut macaroons Coconut macaroons are incredible gems brimming with sweet coconut flavor. This recipe adds a touch of honey to provide a slightly complex flavor and is great when dipped in chocolate. Read the full post
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This short article presents a slightly different spin on what you might think of as recycling. Most people might think of recycling their cans or plastics, but might not realize that a site like Craig’s List is also recycling. Related posts: Becoming Environmentally Friendly – What Can it Do For Your Business? As advancements...
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