I don’t like baking. I don’t find it relaxing, creative or inspiring. I don’t enjoy standing over a hot stove stirring a pot of caramel for 10 minutes in the heat of Texas summer.  The only reason I bake is the final product. I love to eat baked goods and share them with others.

This recipe is pretty easy and straightforward. It’s not complicated, just time-consuming, but you are making 3 different layers. It doesn’t require any fancy equipment or complicated technique. You will have to stand over a hot stove for 10 minutes stirring the caramel. So be warned!

I followed the recipe exactly with just one change. The original recipe says fleur de sel for sprinkling is optional. I would make it a requirement. Even if you don’t have fancy fleur de sel, sprinkle some regular salt on top. And be generous with it! Unless you want it’s-so-sweet-I-can’t-possibly-have-a-second-bite bars.

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It took me almost 30 years to realize that I don’t need any heroes in my life other than my parents.
I would be lucky to turn out just like them – smart and patient like my father and funny and wise like my mother.

I am the luckiest girl because the greatest father in the world belongs to me!

Here is to my Dad!

Here is a PNG version of the card to share with your Dad.

Tags: Card, Free

Continuing on the subject of color orange…Orange is a warm, friendly color. I am sure all of us could use more of it in our lives.
Below are some ways you can add more orange to your life and share it with those around you. 

Gift Orange Paper Bow	Adorn Paper Rose	Share Favor Box
Thank Thank You Notes	Decorate Jack Layton’s Words	Print Printable Paper
Bake Dreamy Orange Cupcakes	Fry Orange Chicken	Chill Mousse with Orange Gelee

 

Today is my husband’s birthday!
The words cannot express how much I  love and cherish him.
He is truly the best thing that ever happened to me.

Here is a PNG version of the card to share with an amazing guy in your life.

Tags: Card, Free

Following my sister’s lead, I think orange is my favorite color right now. Orange is a new pink. I agree with Frank Sinatra – orange is definitely the happiest color. So I made a wallpaper to make your desktop happy too.

Select a size below, click on the image to open at full size, then right-click to set as background:

Large (1920×1080)
Medium (1366×768)
Small (1024×768)
iPhone5

Tags: Free, Wallpaper

Click on the link below the image for interactive version of this infographic.

Via TemplateMonster.com

Blue is my favorite color. What’s yours?

Tags: Marketing

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Tags: Llamas

It’s not my city, but it could have been. I visited it with my family, friends and by myself. I walked its streets in all seasons and times of day. I rode its buses, trams and trains. I studied its numerous museums and theaters from inside. I lived through Eugene Onegin and The Queen of Spades there.

But through all that, it was never my city. It was a place I visited, not the place I lived. I recognize its face, but I do not know it. This city is my acquittance, not my friend.

Ekaterinburg (Екатеринбург) is the fourth-largest city in Russia with a population of 1,398,889. Ekaterinburg is situated in the middle of the Eurasian continent, on the border of Europe and Asia.

For me, this city will always be the city of theaters and museums I love and universities I will never attend. I am fascinated  by its possibilities, but I will never take it up on its promise.

It’s not my city, but it might have been…

For more breathtaking views, click here.

Tags: Pictures, Russia

Source: Bloomberg Businessweek

And on top of all that, banana is a perfect snack!

Via reddit