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Strawberry & Banana Nutella Crepes

Have you ever had one of those mornings where you feel like eating dessert for breakfast? Please tell me I'm not alone in this! I found this recipe, and decided it was worth repeating...again and again. The only downside to making crepes is the time it takes. If you don't want to sit in front of the stove for an hour cooking one at a time, I would have two pans going, like I did after cooking the first few. The upside to making crepes is you don't have to own a crepe maker! Granted, they may not be as pretty, but your taste buds will agree they are just as delightful. This recipe serves four.

Ingredients:
1-1/3 cup soymilk
1 cup whole wheat flour
2 egg whites
1/2 cup water
2 Tbsp unsalted butter

2 whole bananas, peeled and sliced

10 strawberries, sliced
4 Tbsp Nutella

Directions:

Preheat oven to 200 degrees.

Place soy milk, flour, egg whites and water into a bowl and whisk rapidly until well-combined. I used my kitchen-aid stand mixer for this.

Heat a medium-sized, shallow skillet on medium heat. Melt 1/2 tsp of butter in the pan and pour 2 Tbsp of batter in the center of the skillet and lean/swirl the pan to spread out the batter as thin as possible

When the edges begin to look dry, lift with a fork to check the color. Once the crepe is golden brown on the bottom, using the fork on the edge and flip until both sides are golden brown. When cooked, place on a cookie sheet in the oven. Continue this process with the butter, pan and then cookie sheet until all the batter is used.

Here comes the fun part! Spread a thin layer of Nutella on the top of the crepe

Then add several slices of banana and strawberry

Roll it up, and add more fruit

And indulge! :]

First time making crepes = success

They are easy to make and ubber delicioso!

Plus, they are sure to impress any guests you are having over ;]

<3 Saleena

Tutorial: How to make a brush bag

I am taking a painting class this fall, and I am SO excited. I have always enjoyed painting and have completed a few things here and there (one being my guestbook, seen below) but I have never taken an art class.

In the midst of my anticipation, I have been collecting all of the required materials for the class, although did not come across a brush bag that would fit my brushes. [They are quite tall.] So, I decided to get creative and make my own - something unique yet convenient.

Materials:

Canvas

Material with decorative print

Straight pins

Thread

Ruler

Scissors/Rotary Cutter

Straps/Ribbon

Step 1: Measure Your Canvas

I started with cutting a corner off of the canvas curtain we used as our photo booth backdrop. Because it was a corner, two sides were already sewn for me.

Step 2: Straight pin your sides

Step 3: Sew your sides

Step 4: Measure more canvas material for a pocket, straight pin, and sew.

Step 5: Straight pin and sew pocket on canvas back

Step 6: Measure brushes

I found the easiest way to do this is place your brushes in your pocket and with a ruler draw a vertical line to follow while sewing. Make sure there is a enough room for your brushes to fit while it still being tight enough to hold them in place.

Step 7: Sew along lines

Step 8: Measure another fabric to be a little bigger than the canvas back

Step 9: Straight pin the sides and sew

Step 10: Straight pin fabric to canvas and sew

Step 11: Straight pin straps and sew

A couple years ago, Matthew bought me a dress from Anthropologie for Christmas, and the box was tied with this adorable button ribbon. I've held on to it, knowing I was going to use it somewhere.