kelly lynn creations

digital scrapbook project

Over the holidays, I bought a small recipe book from one of our favorite restaurants. After looking at the recipes more carefully, I realized that it had been created using digital scrapbooking. It seemed like such an easy project and I was eager to try it out myself.

I started by purchasing the Fall Orchard kit to use to create the actual recipes. I then used Photoshop Elements along with the kit to create my layouts for the cards. Once they were completed, I uploaded the jpg files and printed each recipe as a 4x6 photo. Here is a sample of a recipe card.

 

I love the end product, but ended up spending a lot more time then I had expected on the entire project. This is only my second digital project and I think I'm finally getting the hang of it...

gluten free baking

I've been trying out some gluten free recipes lately and I've been pleasantly surprised. Having gluten free items in your pantry is a must to bake gluten free. So far I have purchased the following; xanthum gum,tapioca flour,rice flour,sorghum flour,soy flour and potato starch. The majority of these items can be purchased at New Seasons or in the natural section of your local grocery store. I use the Bobs Red Mill brand.

I subscribe to Google Reader to keep up to date on the various blogs that I read. For me, this is a really easy way to find out if new posts have been made to the blogs that I follow. Recently, I discovered that Google Reader gives suggestions of blogs that you may be interested in. This is how I found the Gluten Free Mommy site.

For movie club last night, I checked out Gluten Free Mommy's site for a dessert recipe. When I saw black bottom cupcakes I knew I had to try them. I remember having them as a kid and I loved them. I brought them to movie club and the girls thought they were delicious. Earlier in the week I made banana muffins from the Gluten-free baking cookbook I got for Christmas from my brother and his wife. They were delicious. The kiddo even ate one!

martha's contest

I was checking out this site for gluten free info and came across a contest that Martha is having. Martha is looking for the next Big Idea from her employees. One of her staff members is pitching the idea of having a cooking magazine that focuses on allergy-friendly recipes. I was recently looking for a new magazine that focused on gluten free recipes and was disappointed in the selection.

You can vote for your favorite Big Idea here through Feb 7th. When I voted for Alexis' idea (special publication catering to those with food allergies and sensitivities that would include recipes) she had the largest number of votes. Yeah!

so far so good...

I've officially been on my new diet for two days and it has gone a lot better than I had thought. In the past several days I have been to Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, our local market and New Seasons. Whew!

The last two nights I had movie club with the girls and then a Harvest Party at my son's school. I made sure to bring dishes I knew I could eat. I tried out two new recipes and I liked both of them. The first is a Quinoa dish and the second is chicken, rice and beans. Both are from Cooking Light. I had never cooked with Quinoa before and I actually really liked it. The other dish worked out great as a potluck dish and I would definitely make it again.

gotta love pasta

Lately, I've been trying to make more dinners at home. I'm still having sticker shock from what we spent on dining out last month. We ate out a lot! In reality, it is easier for us to stay in. Our son needs to eat at a set time each day. He typically is good when we go out to eat, but when he 'acts out' it is no fun for anyone. Now that hubby has joined my gym he is working out in the late afternoon and conveniently arrives home around dinner time...

I'd like to have a way to post recipes in order to share with people on my blog. My favorite recipes are ones that call for ingredients that I typically have in the house. The other night, I made Pasta with Lemon Cream Sauce, Asparagus and Peas from Cooking Light and it was definitely a keeper.

I haven't quite figured out how I want to manage the recipes on my blog. I'd like to figure out an easy way for people to post their own recipes as well. For now, feel free to add them to the comments section of a recipe post. I'll work on other ideas in my free time...

I did come across this site when I was searching blogs for recipe organization; http://foodmusings.typepad.com/. I just need to figure out how to setup something like that.