Brush Up: Doggy Dental Health
{bow tie dog collar from Happy Tails Dog Company}
{My nail polish is Zoya \’Dot\’}
Pralines
Ingredients
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
¼ cup heavy cream
½ cup sugar
1 cup + 2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
1 cup pecan pieces.
Directions
1. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper; set aside.
2. In medium saucepan over low heat, melt butter.
3. Add heavy cream and both sugars.
4. Continue cooking until sugars dissolve.
5. Increase heat to medium and simmer until reaches 240 degrees, stirring occasionally to prevent burning. If mixture begins to crystallize add 2 more tablespoons of the cream.
6. Add the pecans and remove from heat.
7. Spoon praline mixture onto prepared baking sheets.
8. Allow to cool at least 30 minutes before transferring to an airtight container.
Inner Picasso
This spring, fashion and art come together with gorgeous brushstrokes that allow you to release your inner Picasso with watercolor print dresses in breezy fabrics. My favorite is the Bowden dress from Kate Spade that features vibrant watercolor floral prints that were inspired by trips to Paris and afternoons spent strolling through gardens. I recently had the privilege of working with Adaline a aspiring fashion illustrator who did a fabulous job recreating my favorite watercolor print dress. Check out Adaline\’s Instagram or Blog for more fashion inspired illustrations.
Dog Toys Benefiting Autism Research
{Bow-Tie collar gifted from my mum}
A dog can never have too many toys especially when they’re toys that can Make-A-Difference. Furry & Fabulous released a line of dog toys that teens with Autism designed and let me tell you they’re not only adorable, but some of Jack’s favorite toys.
The Autism Collection was created by the participants of Pride Paws, which provides job training to young adults with developmental disabilities. 10% of the sales from each toy in the collection will be donated to prideventuresinc.org for the continued success of Pride Paws and autismspeaks.org for research into the causes, prevention, treatments and a cure for autism.
Maple Bacon Popcorn
There is no better way to enjoy the Olympics than with a big bowl of popcorn, and this weekend I took it to a whole new level with maple bacon popcorn.
Maple Bacon Popcorn
Ingredients
5 slices of bacon
1/4 cup (or a little less) maple syrup
1/2 cup popping corn
3 tablespoons sugar
dash of salt
Directions
1. Pan fry bacon until crispy, remove from pan and save bacon grease.
2. Crush bacon into itty bitty pieces.
3. Put the bacon in a bowl and toss with maple syrup.
4. Pour bacon grease into a large saucepan and heat over medium heat.
5. Add popping corn.
6. Sprinkle with sugar and salt over kernels.
7. Add lid.
8. Continually shake pot whole holding the lid down until popping begins.
9. Continue to shake until popping corn has slowed.
10. Pour popped corn into serving bowl.
11. Drizzle with bacon/syrup mixture toss and enjoy!
Fashion meets Food 