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Cinzia's Shepherd's Pie ~ r

https://www.soscuisine.com/recipe/cinzia-shepherd-pie Quantity : 6 servings Preparation : 25 min Cooking : 30 min 380 calories/serving Ingredients 5 potatoes, peeled then halved 1 kg 1 1/2 onions, finely chopped 300 g 16 button (white) mushrooms, thinly sliced 220 g 2 tbsp olive oil 30 mL 500 g ground beef, extra-lean 3/4 cup canned tomatoes (diced) 200 g 2 tbsp tomato paste 30 mL 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce 15 mL 1 cup beef broth 250 mL 1 cup frozen peas 120 g 1 cup milk, partly skimmed, 2% 250 mL 2 tbsp butter, unsalted 28 g ground pepper to taste [optional] 1 pinch salt [optional] 0.1 g Before you start For individual pies, choose baking dishes which contain about 375 ml or 1 Ā½ cups when 3/4 full. Method Preheat the oven to 205Ā°C/400Ā°F. Prepare the vegetables: finely chop the onion; thinly slice the mushrooms; peel the potatoes, cut them in half then boil them 20-25 min until very tender. Drain them well and set aside. Heat the oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Add the ground mea...

2018 Craft Space Organization Challenge ~ #10 Swaps

So how did you make out with Challenge #9? I didn't realize how far I was behind in organizing sketches and technique ideas.  I'm all caught up now! Are you ready for  Challenge #10 ~ The Final Challenge ? THE FINAL CHALLENGE!!! Many of us have fallen victim to the lure of scrapbook swaps among local and online groups. All the hours, material, creativity, and postage costs make these items difficult to purge. But let's face it . . . not everything is YOUR style, you are NEVER going to use some of it. It's time to make  S.P.A.C.E. SORT:  Keep only what you love.  If the colour or style does not make you smile, it must go.  Keep only what is significant to you - don't keep the soccer page swap items if your kids are into hockey and dance.  Sort into: KEEP, TRASH, SELL, DONATE PURGE:  Pack up the DONATE pile and give it to a beginner scrapbooker who might appreciate these items.  Throw out the TRASH pile.  Bag up ...

2018 Craft Space Organization Challenge ~ #9 Books and Magazines

You may recall that Challenge #8 was organizing your paper cosmetics.   I have a rather large collection although I am pretty sure there are lots of you with even more.  But mine ARE organized. So I am more than ready for  Challenge #9  . . .  Inspiration for scrapbook pages is everywhere.  But what is the best way to organize it so that it's actually USEFUL? First consider cutting up your magazines and idea books, and only saving the ideas that you really plan to use. Magazines and idea books only sit on your shelves, they aren't really useful. It can take hours to go through your books to find the one layout you remember. Having your ideas in a condensed form, arranged in a way that makes sense to you is much more effective.  If you are able to cut up your magazines, here are some ideas for arranging them: theme (holidays, birthday, babies, pets, travel etc) number of photos used in the layout journaling ideas...

Scrapbooking finishes in February 2018

Asian symbol #1  http://pamspaperpiecings.blogspot.ca/2016/09/asian-symbol-1.html Asian symbol #2  http://pamspaperpiecings.blogspot.ca/2016/09/asian-symbol-2.html Asian symbol #3  http://pamspaperpiecings.blogspot.ca/2016/09/asian-symbol-3.html

Art Journal finishes in February 2018