meltedkc

I'm a wife, mother, former educator, artisan chocolate maker, foodie, reader, and life hacker. Looking for inspiration and hoping to inspire others.

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New (to me) macaron coloring technique!

Last night I wanted to make French macarons. I had some blackberry buttercream in the fridge that my daughter had made earlier in the week, so I started my flavor process… https://t.co/sHWTbBT7fl

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Wellness Wednesday

I’ve been up doing the things and feeding the kids. Now I’m going to take 20 minutes to sip on a vanilla almond iced tea latte and browse this beautiful volume full of wishes and dreams and… https://t.co/uWnKRRv0Lv

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Sunday Dessert:
Salted Caramel Apple Pie Bars

This is a slightly adapted recipe by sallysbakeblog
I don’t like the dry method for making caramel that is in the recipe, so I just made my own salted bourbon caramel… https://t.co/smg9JjqGRE

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Peach Orange Julius

Those sliced peaches I froze the other day just got their debut as side kicks in our morning Orange Julius show. 🍊🍑❤️

How many of you had an Orange Julius every time you went to the mall in the… https://t.co/F3YTDoaJ5h

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Wellness Wednesday: Freezing Peaches

I may have gone a little overboard with my peach purchases last week. My family was not able to eat all the peaches at their peak of awesomeness.

My solution when I over… https://t.co/EnZx5L9Xkw

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Peach 🍑 Pavlova

A pavlova is a meringue based dessert named after the famous Russian ballerina, Anna Pavlova. It’s usually a meringue base topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

To make the meringue base, I… https://t.co/tXfb1kHvL9

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Do you glaze your fresh fruit when making fruit pizza, tarts or when adding as decoration for cakes and cupcakes?

Glaze gives your fruit a little shine and keeps the fruit from drying out or turning brown.

The… https://t.co/9Br88DMeRL

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How about a #whiskeywednesday instead of a wellness Wednesday this week? 😯

On our stop in Deadwood, SD, we discovered deadwooddistillingcompany and their selections of flavored whiskeys and moonshine.

Did I… https://t.co/r7bEWFrHWR

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Tripping pandemic Style: Part 2

How did we manage nine overnight stays safely? Well, lots of Lysol, Clorox wipes, planning, and location, location, location!

Click the link in my bio to see the full post about… https://t.co/IspPTiXOmn

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Tripping Pandemic Style
Part 1

I have taken a bit of a break from posting regularly as I went on a road trip with my family. I didn’t realize how much we needed a change of scenery until we had one.

Safety was of… https://t.co/eKSRqi38JD

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Get S’more wild

Never be afraid to change up or flavorize your “Graham,” chocolate, or marshmallow (as I have so cleverly done here).

My older sister is a flavored marshmallow whiz, and I am getting comfortable in… https://t.co/chhnHTTQ2w

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Happy National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day!

#nopainnogain

I totally burnt my mouth on a molten chocolate chip because I couldn’t resist biting into one of these cookies before they were safely cooled. WORTH IT!

How… https://t.co/uxUmw6JgOs

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DIY Snack Mix Recipe

The best thing about making your own is you can put anything you like into it, and leave out anything that’s not your your jam.

The kids tailored this mix requesting goldfish and cashews be… https://t.co/hld9WJAS9X

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Who are all my Harry Potter peeps?

Like this post and share your favorite book (or movie) in the comments.

My favorite book in the series is “The Prisoner of Azkaban”
My favorite movie was the #8 “The Deathly… https://t.co/QbEYRd3VZD

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Refrigerator Pickled Jalapeño

Putting the garden harvest to good use.

I’ll let you know in a few days if these came out. 😉

#meltedkc #kcblogger #jalapeños #pickledjalapenos #kitchenexperimenting #gardentotable @… https://t.co/D1iCSjiV7M

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Get It Done Socks
Aka: Compression Socks

I wear these non-medical grade compression socks to support my feet and legs on days when I know I am going to max them out. As many of you know; sometimes I am unwilling to… https://t.co/p5jTcPWvvl

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Several folks have asked for a mask video and I finally managed it.

If you would like to know how to make a DIY adjustable mask, check out the tutorial on my Meltedkc YouTube channel.

I will work on a blog post… https://t.co/ILenvBrt7U

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Spumoni Macarons

A crisp and chewy pistachio flour shell filled with smooth bing cherry buttercream and rich chocolate ganache.

This was a fun- and highly successful experiment in the kitchen.

I was able to use… https://t.co/F2nDeeWyKg

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STOP 🛑 FLAVOR TIME!

That was in my head as “Hammer Time”. If you didn’t get it....that’s Ok, you are probably just young and really cool.

I have been dancing around my kitchen all excited about these @amoretti… https://t.co/blrRKX70XT