A few weeks ago, Gursheel and I went to check out Parallel – a new restaurant in Toronto that serves some delicious hummus. We hadn’t made a reservation and it was super busy. To wait, we decided to walk around and accidentally stumbled into Dark Horse Espresso Bar. We got a chai tea latte which was absolutely delicious, however, it was the vegan beet chocolate muffin that stole the show! It was so so good and looked super fancy in its tulip liner. Ever since, I have had it in my head to try to make beet chocolate muffins at home AND to start up the process, I thought to make some DIY tulip liners at home as well!
materials – DIY TULIP LINERS
roll of unbleached parchment paper (bleached will also work)
scissors
ruler
pencil
cup that is the same size as your muffin tin
directions – DIY TULIP LINERS
Cut 4×4 inch squares from the parchment paper. If you have larger muffin tin, then cut 5×5 inch or 6×6 inch squares.
Using a cup that fits into your muffin tin, place the parchment paper square on the back and use your hands to fold down the sides. I like to create 4 folds to create a store quality tulip liner look. Look at the pictures to see exactly how I do this.
Make sure all the folds/creases are sharp and then place the DIY tulip liners into your muffin tin.
And there you have it: some fancy DIP tulip liners perfect for some homemade blueberry muffins. Watch as your family and friends think you bought these muffins from a fancy bakery!
And if you’re interested in that beet chocolate muffin recipe, check it out here at Minimalistbaker.com
Happy crafting! For more crafting projects, check out the Kamfy Living section of the blog.
You’ve found the property, paid the money and are excited about your new adventure in a new house. The only problem is, you still have to do the move. Well, instead of making it something that is an obstacle to getting you into your home, let’s take a look at how moving can be made a stress-free experience that is all about new horizons rather than being held back by old ones.
Be Prepared
To make anything in life easier, you should be organized and moving home is no different. Planning ahead with spreadsheets, labels and any other tools at your disposal is the only way to go. Consider that you are planning on moving your entire life between two different locations so you should approach it with a clear head and an idea of what you are doing. First of all, the plan should be based on the different rooms you currently have so that when you box everything up they are able to be clearly marked. You will thank yourself for this method on the other end.
Labelling
When you are marking up your boxes, make sure you are making it clear what you are putting in the box and where it belongs. You might want to consider making the most of spreadsheets and repeat on a digital document what you are writing on your physical boxes.
It is a hard part of the journey, but you should acknowledge early on that not everything will be making the move with you. There are some belongings that you have collected over the years that have outstayed their welcome or just aren’t doing the job anymore. Instead of piling up bin bags in your current home, hire a skip and get moving the things you no longer need out of the property as soon as possible. You don’t want to be callous when it comes to throwing things out, but you do need to be strong. Your new home will have room for some of your old life, but fresh memories are waiting to be made.
Storage
For those things that you can’t quite decide between throwing out or moving with you, consider moving them into a self-storage unit. This method can also be useful for items that you are confident you want at your new property, but aren’t currently quite sure where you are going to put them. Moving is hard enough without having more boxes than that you need when you arrive at your new house, so move some bits into storage to be dealt with at a later date.
Get Help
You might want to do the whole move by yourself, and good luck if you do. However, you should put some thought into how much work actually goes into moving home and the fact there are professionals out there who do this kind of thing every day. You will quickly find the experience of the professional movers to be much more valuable than you could have ever had hoped.
You might want to do the whole move by yourself, and good luck if you do. However, you should put some thought into how much work actually goes into moving home and the fact there are professionals out there who do this kind of thing every day. You will quickly find the experience of the professional movers to be much more valuable than you could have ever had hoped.
If you’re looking for more organization related posts, check out how I organized my pantry and my closet!
Have you ever had an amazing acai bowl at a cool smoothie bowl place and wondered how you can make it at home? Well this recipe for an almond blueberry acai bowl will blow your mind. The recipe is by my food editor and it is AMAZING!
Before I get into the recipe, I wanted to talk about acai. Acai is a berry that has some amazing benefits. It is an antioxidant, high in fiber and high in healthy fats. Acai powder can be pricey, although the frozen acai pouches by Sambazon are not cheap either. I came across these pouches at Healthy Planet in Brampton and they were 20% off! That’s the best price I’ve seen here. Sometimes Costco has it in stock for a great price as well. Okay, on to the recipe!
Ingredients – almond blueberry acai bowl
1/2 cup unsweetened plain almond milk
1 pack of frozen unsweetened acai (100g)
1 frozen banana
2 tbsp almond butter
1 cup frozen blueberries
1 tbsp + 1 tsp maple syrup
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
pinch of cinnamon
pinch of sea salt
Directions – almond blueberry acai bowl
Place all ingredients, in the order listed, into a high speed blender (or the Vitamix) and blend on high until smooth. You may need to stop and scrape to ease the blending. Since this is an acai bowl, the mixture should be quite thick, else you’ll just have an acai soup.
Pour the acai into a bowl and garnish with desired toppings.
