Browsing Archive: August, 2009
Posted by Sarah Buhr on Wednesday, August 26, 2009,
Remember when we posted about baking cookies in your car? Here's something else you can try on your dashboard - dried fruit (who knew they were going to be such handy easy-bake ovens?).
How to Make Dried Fruit in Your Car:1. Just take any fruit, clean it and slice it up first
2. Take a box or tray and place the fruit slices flat so it can dry properly
3. Leave on the dashboard of your car for a day or two until the fruit fully dries.
Bonus benefits - Costs $0 compared to buying a food dehydrator,...
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Posted by Sarah Buhr on Monday, August 24, 2009,
Our new DIY site was recently featured on Ezine articles, and, get this, picked as an expert topic! Ya, not just your typical submission, but an expert submission! Cool right? Anyhow, keep reading and writing to your fave Hip Homemaker :)
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Posted by Sarah Buhr on Sunday, August 16, 2009,
Our little adopted hummingbird flapped its wings and flew away. We put out a feeder on the porch and hope the best for the little guy.
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Posted by Sarah Buhr on Thursday, August 13, 2009,
We found a poor little broken hummingbird outside Hip at Home headquarters. The Hip Homemaker did a little research to figure out how to feed it. Apparently it's just 1 part sugar and 4 parts water mixed. The little guy still hasn't really moved, but has fed from our mixture.
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Posted by Sarah Buhr on Monday, August 10, 2009,
Posted by Sarah Buhr on Thursday, August 6, 2009,
Found this helpful how-to video on how to make your own screen printed tshirt and thought it was pretty cool.
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Posted by Sarah Buhr on Monday, August 3, 2009,
Jenn Black is on a mission to save energy in a very delicious way. She's turning her car into a cookie baking oven! According to Jenn you can just follow any good cookie recipe, leave the dough on a baking sheet on your dashboard, then in about 2 1/2 hours you've got fully baked cookies to share with friends and coworkers.
Note: you must check doneness manually. The sugar in the car-baked cookies doesn't carmelize and brown like they do in the oven.
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