Pickled Beets and Cinnamon Buns

Ingredients:

3 pounds fresh small whole beets
2 cups apple cider vinegar
2 cups water
1 cups sugar
4 garlic cloves, sliced in half

So my mom gave me a big bag of beets. So I thought why not make borscht, but I knew I would still have some left over. So I made pickled Beets!

Clean and cut the beets, in a big pot over high heat cover and cook for 25 to 30 min. Once its cool enough peel the beets with a veggie peeler. Then cut the beets.
To make the brine: In a pot over medium-high heat add in all the ingredients (not the beets) :P Stir until the sugar has melted. Reduce Heat and like the brine simmer for 5 min. Remove frome Heat and let Brine Cool before adding them to the beets.
Add the sliced beets in a jar and fill up with the brine. I heat the lids to seal a little better in water. Then put the jar in the frig for at least a week. Beets will last for 2-3 months!
Enjoy.

I also made Cinnamon Buns from Chloe's Vegan Italian Kitchen cook book
I really enjoyed the buns soo yummy, but you need a full day to work on these really. (letting the bread rise)
I also wish her cookbook would have how long things would take in it.

My First Thanksgiving Being Vegan

This past weekend was the first time I was doing a vegan What I I like to call it a (whole food plat based diet) Thanksgiving. I was a little stressed about making two full vegan dinners but they turned out well. I also learned that most of our families are understanding and will have at least one thing that we can eat there. I also know now to make myself clear and ask what we can eat and what we need to bring before hand. All things to learn about :) So here are photos and links of all the wonderful food I made this past Thanksgiving.

Hippie Loaf- I would give this a 4 out of 5 worth leaving it over night. Tastes better the 2nd day! Also really yummy with miso gravy and cranberries

Cranberry Sauce- Super yummy and thick 5 out of 5

Stuffing - Tasty 4 out of 5
Same link has:
 Miso Mushroom Gravy
Spiced Sweet Potato Mash

Seitan Roast Stuffed with Shiiakes and Leeks 
4 out of 5 fun to make I thought it would tast a little better
Very fun to make, you need to have time on your hads to make it pic above is the filling and below is the outside and how I made it.

Pumpkin Pie Squares Super good and easy to make :)  5 out of 5

Pie Crust super easy and good 5 out of 5
Voluptuous Pumpkin Pie Filling same thing super easy and fun and yummy 5 out of 5

Here are photos of the food all together!

I don't have any photos of it but here are the mash potatos 
Green Beans

Toronto Etsy Day Made In Canada

This weekend is a big show! I helped organize, selling, and teaching a workshop at the Toronto MIC Etsy Day at the more info about my craft shows here.
I hope you will try and make it.

Here you can see our look book with all the venders there is over 120 to see!

 See you at the show! You can also look at my Instagram to see my work in all its stages getting ready for the show.

Painting the house!

So this long weekend Chris and I once again did more work on the house. This time we painted the house crazy fun colours. The ended up doing this because we got some pipe work done so it just worked out well. So what do you think of the colours?

One Of A Kind Online Tickets

This promo code will instantly offer a $1 off saving from online adult admission ($12-$1 = $11). With this promo code, they will be saving $3 off regular onsite adult admission, which is $14!

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New Tutorial how to make a miniature Doughnut

Hi everyone! Today I will be teaching you how to make a miniature doughnut using polymer clay. I will then be teaching you how to use/ make different toppings for the doughnuts.

Missed the video on how to make the icing? See it first: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kl0uNHeEZA&list=UUW0JNWlUeAUp6dcFfnR2ixw&index=5



Did you make your own? I'd love to see it! Share with me photos by using the hashtag #candiwarehowto on Instagram and Twitter!

New to polymer clay? Check out A Guide to Polymer Clay:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag6Z4H-QX1E&list=UUW0JNWlUeAUp6dcFfnR2ixw

Basic Summer Dills Recipe

Thanks to my mother in law for giving me this recipe for making summer dills! These cucumbers I grew from a seed so I am so happy to have my first jar made.
Basically the brine consists of:
* 5 cups of water and 
* 2 level Tablespoons of pickling salt 
* 2 Tablespoons white vinegar

 Boil and cool. recipe can be halved, doubled :D
In a clean jar - place cucumbers, dill ( tops with seeds work best) and garlic. Cover the jar with a tea towel and poor in the brine. Leave in a sunny place (inside or out) for 3 days - then refrigerate. These will keep months ( or until you eat them all) :P