Inspired Belle

Living Beautifully on a Budget

  • 7th July
    2011
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  • 7th July
    2011
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  • 6th July
    2011
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  • 6th July
    2011
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The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides. The sea is only the embodiment of a supernatural and wonderful existence. It is nothing but love and emotion; it is the Living Infinite.
Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (via makelovetothemoon)

(via theheartofhearts)

  • 6th July
    2011
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Fancier Fruit Salad: Like most Americans, I spent July 4th at a cookout. For me, get-togethers provide the perfect opportunites to take my cooking and presentation skills to the next level, AND impress my friends and family! Since cookouts are often cornucopias of unhealthy fare, I usually like to bring fruit salad. This watermelon bowl ups the ante with minimal effort! A few tips to consider when making fruit salad in a watermelon bowl: 1) If the melon doesn’t sit flat, carefully slice the bottom. Just make sure you don’t expose the flesh or you will have a great big mess! 2) Cut off the top of the watermelon first before carving out the edge detail with a sharp knife. 3) A large metal spoon does a great job carving out watermelon flesh. Make sure to leave a little near the top so you get that beautiful green, white, and pink color contrast! 4) Don’t forget to pour out the watermelon juice and save it for other things, like cocktails! While juice will continue to appear, it is fruit salad not soup! 5) I like to refrigerate the shell while preparing the fruit salad in a separate bowl. Once it’s ready, I pour the salad in and put the whole thing in the fridge for a little bit, allowing the flavors to mingle! 6) Any combination of fruits will work, but I like to incorporate a variety of colors into the bowl. This particular salad was a mix of watermelon, cantaloupe, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, green grapes, and kiwi. I know this has been done before, and probably much better, but I think it’s the imperfection that gives it character!

Fancier Fruit Salad:

Like most Americans, I spent July 4th at a cookout. For me, get-togethers provide the perfect opportunites to take my cooking and presentation skills to the next level, AND impress my friends and family!

Since cookouts are often cornucopias of unhealthy fare, I usually like to bring fruit salad. This watermelon bowl ups the ante with minimal effort!

A few tips to consider when making fruit salad in a watermelon bowl:

1) If the melon doesn’t sit flat, carefully slice the bottom. Just make sure you don’t expose the flesh or you will have a great big mess!

2) Cut off the top of the watermelon first before carving out the edge detail with a sharp knife.

3) A large metal spoon does a great job carving out watermelon flesh. Make sure to leave a little near the top so you get that beautiful green, white, and pink color contrast!

4) Don’t forget to pour out the watermelon juice and save it for other things, like cocktails! While juice will continue to appear, it is fruit salad not soup!

5) I like to refrigerate the shell while preparing the fruit salad in a separate bowl. Once it’s ready, I pour the salad in and put the whole thing in the fridge for a little bit, allowing the flavors to mingle!

6) Any combination of fruits will work, but I like to incorporate a variety of colors into the bowl. This particular salad was a mix of watermelon, cantaloupe, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, green grapes, and kiwi.

I know this has been done before, and probably much better, but I think it’s the imperfection that gives it character!

  • 30th June
    2011
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plight-of-the-educated-woman: smallnmighty: prettyfoods: Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries (via SugarDerby) Next baking project has been discovered. *drool* ok, so I am majorly delayed!! but someone was asking for the recipe…here goes! I had seen this floating around Tumblr for awhile, but it was @AftertheAltar who actually made them first. Then told me how EASY they are to make, and I quote her “Just don’t tell anyone how easy they are to make!” lol These look yummy!

plight-of-the-educated-woman:

smallnmighty:

prettyfoods:

Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries (via SugarDerby)

Next baking project has been discovered. *drool*

ok, so I am majorly delayed!! but someone was asking for the recipe…here goes!

I had seen this floating around Tumblr for awhile, but it was @AftertheAltar who actually made them first. Then told me how EASY they are to make, and I quote her “Just don’t tell anyone how easy they are to make!”

lol

These look yummy!

  • 30th June
    2011
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    2011
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    2011
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    2011
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