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A Love Letter to Chaps Pit Beef

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A Love Letter to Chaps Pit Beef

If you asked me a few years ago if I would discover one of the best sandwiches of my life…

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Living my Best Life 🏖 Step one: jump off the d

Living my Best Life 🏖
Step one: jump off the dock. Immediately.
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Don’t unpack. Don’t explore. Don’t make chit chat. Just get in that water as fast as you can.
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DIY Phosphate-Free Detergent 🧺for Washing and L

DIY Phosphate-Free Detergent 🧺for Washing and Laundry Stripping
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I mentioned in my previous post that I have been on the DIY detergent train since I discovered the harmful effects of phosphates in commercial detergents. While some manufacturers have since removed phosphates, I’ve stuck with this recipe because it’s less expensive and also works double duty (in higher quantities) for laundry stripping.
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Over time, even the strongest detergents aren’t a match for daily build up of body oils and soap residue. I haven’t yet used a washing machine that powerful either. 😬 So, while you’re likely fine for daily cleanliness, a bi-annual or annual strip of your bedding and linens might be worthwhile.
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Swipe ➡️ for an unedited shot of CLEAN sheets and towels that hadn’t been stripped in a year. 🤢 Yes “clean” as in I pulled them folded from the linen closet.
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Recipe:
1 cup Borax
1 cup Washing Soda
1 bar soap
(I like laundry soap like Aurora Linda with its lemon scent and I’ve also used bars of Sunlight or Ivory, which is biodegradable)
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You can easily scale this recipe in equal proportions.
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DIRECTIONS:
🧼Grate the bar of soap like cheese
🧽Combine soap shavings, Borax, and Washing Soda in a food processor
🧺Pulse to combine
You can see the desired consistency in the second photo👆
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For stripping a full tub, dissolve 1 cup in hot, hot water. Soak laundry for 6 hours, stirring every 30 minutes. Drain, wring, and run through a water-only cycle in the machine for a final rinse.
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For regular laundry, use 1-2 tablespoons per load of hot water wash. The hot water is to effectively dissolve the soap so it can do its job.
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If you give it a try, tag me! If you have your own DIY detergent recipe, do tell!
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🧼Laundry Obsession🧼 . 🧺 When I saw that l

🧼Laundry Obsession🧼
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🧺 When I saw that laundry stripping was going viral online the first thought I had was “hold the phone ☎️ is this new to people?” Fun coincidence: some of my very first IG posts were about DIY detergent and bathtub laundry. 👉Swipe for proof!
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🧽It turns out, my recipe is remarkably similar to the popular IG formula with one notable exception: I favour a pure soap over commercial detergent.
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🧺I started making my own detergent to avoid introducing harmful phosphates to our water systems. Phosphates cause algae blooms, which block sunlight and oxygen from filtering through the water and cause death to organisms in the ecosystem. Canada has banned some phosphates in detergent and some companies have complied but check your labels carefully!
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🧼Have you jumped on the DIY detergent or laundry stripping craze? Want my recipe? Let me know! 👇
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Cliff sides and low tides. . . . . . . . #lovelett

Cliff sides and low tides.
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“Vieni qui a Nonno” . I can literally hear him

“Vieni qui a Nonno”
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I can literally hear him saying this when I see this photo. (And I probably refused to come until he was done with his stinky cigar.)
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2 August 1925 - 23 July 2020
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Grazie di tutto.

🍰TWO TIERED TEA TRAY ☕️ . It’s raining. I

🍰TWO TIERED TEA TRAY ☕️
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It’s raining. I’m baking. 💁‍♀️ I have strawberries and rhubarb stalks calling my name...but also lemon bars and brownies leftover from last week. Tea anyone? 🍓🥧
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🔧DIY SNEAK PEEK 🔨 . I picked out this dream

🔧DIY SNEAK PEEK 🔨
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I picked out this dreamy maple 🍁 from a nearby sawmill, River Ryan Lumber, and I’m psyched to get started on a new project. Any guesses what I’m building? 🛠
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When you get to live where people holiday. #gratef

When you get to live where people holiday. #grateful
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That ceramic though. 😻 . . . . . #loveletterlif

That ceramic though. 😻
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🍴VINTAGE EATS🍴 . Betty Crocker suggests serv

🍴VINTAGE EATS🍴
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Betty Crocker suggests serving up fried eggs and tomatoes with curry sauce for a fancy weekend breakfast or when you’re entertaining guests for lunch.
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It’s pretty benign as far as 50s foods go so it was an easy sell to my taste tester extraordinaire.
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Want to see his reaction? 🤣😬
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#loveletterlifestyle #capebretonblogger #vintageeggs #bettycrocker #50s #50sfood #vintagerecipes #vintagecooking #vintagekitchen #vintagebettycrocker

🎶 Reunited [at a distance] and it feels so good

🎶 Reunited [at a distance] and it feels so good! 🎶
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Beachy reunions at Groves Point where the water is deliciously refreshing and warm.
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I hit up a patio for the first time since Before T

I hit up a patio for the first time since Before Times! I met up with my writers’s group at @governors_pub for an awesome outdoor bite and it felt weird and wonderful (and safe).
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It was only improved by a delicious Caesar and bruschetta. Best summer cocktail + best summer lunch.
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It might be a couple weeks until tomato 🍅 season but you can’t hold me back.
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What’s your favourite summertime lunch? 🍴
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#loveletterlifestyle #capebretonblogger #capebreton #bruschetta #summervibes #lunchdate #buzzfeast #dailyfoodfeed #delicious #instayum #onthetable #tastemade #liveauthentic #forkyeah #feedfeed #eater #forkfeed #tablesituation #tastespotting #appetitejournal

Do you love to hike? It has long been one of my ve

Do you love to hike? It has long been one of my very favourite weekend activities. I just love the smell of the forests in Canada. 🇨🇦
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When we would hike down south it was still always a great time (with the exception of insect attacks, but those get me here at home too) but I would take these deep breaths of sweet, humid air and it just...it isn’t the same. 🤷‍♀️
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When I’m in the woods I love that rich, earthy smell. I’m not sure if it’s the coniferous trees 🌲 or the soil... whatever it is, I wish I could bottle it up at bring it home.
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Am I bananas? Do you know what I’m talking about?
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🏆VINTAGE GIVEAWAY🏆 . I’m on a mission to m

🏆VINTAGE GIVEAWAY🏆
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I’m on a mission to make all the vintage egg recipes I can find! Display your own vintage devilled eggs (or whatever you’d like!) on this shimmering vintage amber carnival glass platter.
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TO ENTER:
✔️Follow @LoveLetterLifestyle AND @CellarySellery
✔️Like and save this post
BONUS
✔️Tag a friend in comments for one bonus entry per separate comment
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Winner will be drawn at 5pm Atlantic on Sunday 12 July 2020.
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Contest open to Canada 🇨🇦 and 🇺🇸 USA.
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Giveaway is in no way affiliated with Instagram or Facebook.

Just a puppy on the beach. 🐶 . . . . . . #lovel

Just a puppy on the beach. 🐶
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🥚🥚🥚IT’S HAPPENING🥚🥚🥚 . 1956 Be

🥚🥚🥚IT’S HAPPENING🥚🥚🥚
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1956 Betty Crocker recipe for devilled eggs. I’ll post the economist’s taste test in my stories tomorrow. PLUS, how about a giveaway for anyone who wants to play along with this egg-cellent adventure? (And no, the prize won’t be a devilled egg 😊😊😊)
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You guys. That’s my vintage deviled egg plate on

You guys. That’s my vintage deviled egg plate on the bottom of the page of this Betty Crocker cookbook from 1956. 🍽😮
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I’m pretty sure it’s time for another round of vintage recipe testing. What do you think?
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This weekend I’m organizing EVERYTHING. 🌊Even

This weekend I’m organizing EVERYTHING. 🌊Even my sea glass. 🐚
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Staying organized doesn’t come naturally to me but I THRIVE with structure so I make a point to put in the extra effort when I can.
Schedules? ✅
Planning?✅
Prompt correspondence?✅
Clean workspace? ✅✅✅
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All of this has become more challenging since the economist has taken over the home office and I’ve expanded operations to the dining room.
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BUT my summer is going to be FILLED with projects (both work & fun) so I’m setting myself up for success.
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Back to sorting! 🤪
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Street art 🎨 spotting 🖼 in #GlaceBay. . . .

Street art 🎨 spotting 🖼 in #GlaceBay.
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B R U N C H🍴V I B E S . Hamburger bun French to

B R U N C H🍴V I B E S
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Hamburger bun French toast (use what you’ve got) + luscious sliced fresh peaches 🍑 stewed in a simple syrup until golden pink + delectable 🍎 breakfast sausage + all topped with a pillowy puff of whipped cream. 🍽
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