Showing posts with label DesignMom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DesignMom. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

DesignMom's '8 Secrets to the Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies'

design mom's perfect chocolate chip cookies with stripey straw
Photo by DesignMom

I began writing a post several weeks ago, discussing how I bake my favorite chocolate chip cookies. I spent a day in the kitchen, photographing the results from different baking pans, amounts of flour, and temperature. I realized my camera was on accidentally on video mode and I wasn't able to capture any usable frames. DARN!

But just this morning, Gabrielle Blair of Designmom posted 8 Secrets to The Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie. Her pictures, instructions, and baking tips are exactly how I would do it. So I'm referring all of you bakers to her site for the best cookie tutorial I've seen in a while, so head over there to read all about it!. She even includes troubleshooting photos and remedies!

design mom's perfect chocolate chip cookie batch
Cookies looking more like the thin ones on the left? Add 3/4 cup flour to get the batch on the right!
Photo by DesignMom

I still would like to share a sweet little video I caught while trying to document my original cookie post. Looks like someone was excited about being my kitchen helper!





Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Great idea: Little Free Library

Have you heard about this amazing new movement: Little Free Library? It is a take-a-book, leave-a-book concept where individuals or groups can host a book nook for their neighbors. Beginning in Wisconsin and Minnesota, there are now about 3000 of them across America. With goals of spreading good cheer, literacy and library awareness, LFL provides a handful of bird-house like starter nooks (about $250 and up) or you can build your own.

I would LOVE to jump on this bandwagon, especially since I live on a block full of kids. I bet if a few of us parents got together, we could split the cost and create something super special! Who's with me?!
tiny free library little

Photo source: DesignMom



tiny little neighborhood library

Photo source: Apartment Therapy



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