Gingham and Steel Bakes! Episode 4 – Caramel Apple Cookies
Here’s the latest episode of Gingham and Steel Bakes! Notes and recipe after the video. Notes: I have a new editor! My brother Brian...
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Emily Ellet
- Jul 23, 2014
- 1 min
While Falling Asleep
Giddy shrieks drift through my window On a musty river of moonlit air Its damp nostalgia recalling Capture the Flag at midnight On the...
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Consistency
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A Quick Note
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Song On Repeat
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Steel, Spunk, and Grit – Why I’m Not a Soprano
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- 3 min
Overdressed (Halloween Edition)
All my life, I’ve had this one little problem. I always overdress. It’s not intentional, I promise. Most of the time, I’m just trying to...
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- 4 min
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- 2 min
Potty Talk
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- 3 min
Holey Flats, Batman!
My mom is going to kill me if she ever reads this blog post. Oddly enough, when I reached high school and developed an appetite for high...
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- 2 min
The Luxury of a Workout
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- 2 min
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- 4 min
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Once upon a time, a brunette named E bought her very first car. It was an incredibly exciting and enormous purchase, so of course she...
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- 2 min
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- 7 min
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- 1 min
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Several weeks ago, a good friend of ours held a going-away party, as she was leaving NYC to head back home. Sad occasion, but a great...
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