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Food Fun: Easy Fillo Cup Recipes

Raspberry & Brie on the left. Goat cheese, caramelized onions, and thyme on right. OMG yes more please.
We recently celebrated the husband’s birthday with an amazing potluck dinner. I was in charge of bringing an app and dessert.
I’m a huge fan of those small fillo cups you find in the freezer. They’re about $2 for 15. I keep two boxes in my freezer at all times in case of unexpected guests. Fill the cups, bake them, done and delicious.
I tried two new recipes that night and they were so life changing I just had to share:
1) Raspberry & Brie: Fill the bottom of the cups with brie (about 1 tbsp) and top off with equal parts raspberry jam. Bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees F and done.
2) Goat Cheese, Caramelized Onions & Thyme: Fill the bottom of the cups with a small spoonful of goat cheese (I found honey gouda goat cheese at Trader Joe’s – OMG heavenly). Sprinkle with a dash of dried thyme. Add a topping of caramelized onions. Bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees F and done.
Honestly, the caramelized onions take the longest in all this – about a half hour to cook. I used 3/4 of an onion for 30 cups. While the onions are caramelizing you can prepare the raspberry & brie cups. Bake all the cups at the same time. Don’t know how to caramelize onions? It basically requires onions and a lot of butter. Here’s an easy recipe.
Do you need a quick dessert? Fill fillo cups with Nutella. I usually add mixed berries (fresh or frozen) to one half of the tray and peanut butter + a slice of banana on the other half. Bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees F and done.
These recipes are a HUGE hit – they’re super tasty and easy to eat. There’s zillion more recipes for fillo cups, but I’m all about the easy ones that give me leftover cheese to eat.
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Customer Bags on Facebook
We’ve posted some super pretty designs from you fab designers! In case you missed it on Facebook, check out some recent custom made bags:
Throwback Thursday: rePurpose T-shirt Bags
Wow … I just found these old pics of some of our first attempts at recycled t-shirt bags. We’ve come a long way in the six years these pictures have been taken – one of those bag styles doesn’t even exist anymore!
10 Painless Ways to Change Your Messy Habits
I believe a clean space = a clean mind. It’s easier to think and be productive in a clean room, never mind a lot healthier.
Everyone is super busy though and it’s hard to keep up with a clean house. That’s why I loved these 10 easy tips from the Huffington Post about changing messy habits.
I especially love tips #7 and #8 about wiping down the sink and counters ’cause you KNOW kitties are all up in there. Especially our little one named Smoke:
Customer Bags on Facebook
We’ve posted some super pretty designs from you fab designers! In case you missed it on Facebook, check out some recent custom made bags:
Indie Artists: Got a Business Question for Me?
Friends, I’m writing a book about marketing & business secrets for the artist and crafter. It’s covering everything from starting a business to pricing your stuff to selling in stores. Anyone out there selling their art/craft or thinking about it? Any questions I could include in the book (and help answer here)? Thank you! (PS – this is a pic of my recent library haul … I LOVE the library more than I can adequately express.)
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Happy New Year!
I think Lulu is still recovering after last night’s revelry. I hope you and yours had a safe, happy, and healthy holiday season.
Welcome 2014, I have a feeling you’re going to be tremendous!
This Week on Facebook
We featured a bunch of pretty designs from you fab designers! We love making custom bags because it’s so cool to see what you guys come up with. I just love some of the creations from this week:
Pantone’s 2014 Color of the Year: Radiant Orchid
Pantone’s color of the year for 2014: Radiant Orchid! What do you think? Do you like? For me, nothing get’s better than 2013’s color of the year which was emerald. I LOVE JEWEL TONES.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving designers! I hope you have a day filled with laughter, family, friends and gratitude. I’m thankful to each of you for lending eThreads your opinions, support, and general awesomeness. Thanks guys! Enjoy the day!
(PS – This is a picture of a wild turkey in our neighbor’s backyard. We live on the 3rd floor so this guy is like 40 or 50 feet up. Crazy!)