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Mexican Roasted Vegetables

These perfectly roasted Mexican vegetables are great for meal prep! In just 30 minutes, the tender veggies are ready to enjoy as a tasty side dish or as filling in your favorite Mexican meals. We could always use another roasted veggie dish in our lives, and thankfully this one is packed full of Mexican flavors! Filling, satisfying, and healthy, these Mexican Roasted Vegetables can be used for meal prep, as a side dish, or as a filling in tacos and enchiladas. The combination of squash, broccoli, cauliflower, peppers, carrots, and onions provides a medley of flavors and textures that go unmatched! The wide variety of seasoned vegetables are all roasted on the same sheet pan to keep things easy and...

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Paleo Cake Magic!

“Cake Magic!” is a simple cookbook I wrote, one that has resonated with many hesitant bakers out there and is a project I am really proud of. It is part fantasy—as any great book about cakes should be, with ethereal pictures that show perfect confections ready for the perfect celebrations that await them—and one part artist’s palette. It offers simple, staple recipes and techniques that can be mixed around according to the baker’s whim to create something entirely new…even if that baker has only baked from box mixes before. From one simple mix of flours and sugar stored in the pantry spans over 100 totally different cakes. It’s an explosive, empowering and totally thrilling concept that resulted in a really beloved...

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The Graduate Designer Pushing The Limits Of Traditional Furniture Design

The Graduate Designer Pushing The Limits Of Traditional Furniture Design Studio Visit by Sasha Gattermayr A wall of tools and implements in Brigitte’s Coburg North workshop. Photo – Amelia Stanwix for The Design Files. Wiggly prototypes scattered around on display. Photo – Amelia Stanwix for The Design Files. Brigitte in her space! Photo – Amelia Stanwix for The Design Files. The brains behind Real Non-Real is inspired by 20th century Italian furniture design and the interiors of Eileen Gray. Photo – Amelia Stanwix for The Design Files. The Formosa wall rack in use! Photo – Amelia Stanwix for The Design Files. Bending her own materials by hand. Photo – Amelia Stanwix for The Design Files. Trying out new materials. Photo...

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Quick Beef Bbq Sandwich with Creamy Cole Slaw

 QUICK Beef BBQ Sandwiches w/ Creamy Cole SlawHomemade Rolls:In a stand mixer: Place 1 cup of lukewarm milk (2% or whole) AND 1 cup of lukewarm water (not hotter than 110 degrees--or it will kill the yeast)Add:2 Tablespoons dry active yeast2 Tablespoons softened butter2 Tablespoons granulated sugar2 tablespoons of oil (olive or vegetable)3 teaspoons salt5 cups all-purpose flourLet the yeast, liquids and sugar rest in the bowl and begin to activate for 10 minutes.  Then add the butter oil, salt and the flour one cup at a time.  When dough pulls away from the bowl, stop mixing, form into a ball, cover and let double in size for 1 hour.  After 1 hour, punch down dough and let rest for 10 minutes.Form dough into about 12, 3- inch...

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40 Awesome DIY Bar Ideas For The Perfect Summer Project

Looking for the next cool feature to add to your home? How about DIY bar ideas to make entertaining guests more fun and to give you a designated space for all your bar-related supplies and items. This is a great idea for indoor spaces as well as for outdoor areas and just to be clear we’re talking about DIY bar ideas, the kind of projects that you get to build and customize however you see fit. We can think of at least 40 cool ideas that we can share with you, so check out our favorites below. Why Should You Create a DIY Bar? There are many reasons to build a DIY bar, but the number one reason is that...

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