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AUGUST 2026
Calendar Wallpaper
Have you ever made home-made butter? It really is super easy and satisfying.
What you will need: fresh heavy whipping cream (best if raw) and either a stand up or hand held electric mixer. Plus whatever herbs (and salt, if you like) you wish to flavor the butter with, if you do.
Instructions:
1) Keep whipping the cream till it turns to butter and separates from the liquid (buttermilk). This will take about 10 minutes.
2) Remove the butter from the buttermilk, press it together with your hand and wash 2-3 times in ice cold water.
3) If you wish: divide it up into parts, flavor each part as you choose by blending with your hands. Press and wrap it in either parchment or cling wrap and chill.
If you choose to add salt, go easy, as it can get too much really fast.
For your convenience, I have found this YouTube video for you to watch. It's a quick, under 2 minutes.
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AUGUST ’26 FREE CALENDAR WALLPAPERS
Have you ever made home-made butter? It is so easy and so good!
Swipe the carousel to find out what you need and the 4 simple steps.
And fresh, home-made butter is featured on the new Calendar Wallpaper for August. And I can’t believe it’s already August, can you? We are already halfway through summer, when I could have summer (though maybe not quite so hot) all year round.
As always the digital wallpaper is available as a free download for all your devices through my links in profile @lifeoutofbounds
I hope you will enjoy it and have a fantastic August…. and maybe make butter (see quick recipe below).
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What you need to make butter:
1) fresh, heavy whipping cream
2) electric mixer (hand held or stand up)
3) only if desired: sea salt and your favorite fresh herbs for flavoring
Steps:
1) whip the cream till it separates from the buttermilk (about 10 minutes)
2) press together the butter and remove it from the liquid (which you will filter and save for another use), and wash the butter well in iced water (3 times)
3) if desired, season it with salt (go easy on this) and/or herbs
4) make a log and wrap in cling wrap, or place it in a serving bowl, and refrigerate
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#homemadebutter #butter #recipe #homemade #calendarwallpaper
🍑 NEW CURATED RECIPE 🍑
Italian Pesche | Filled Cookies in 3 Versions: Classic, Lemon & Tiramisu
Pesche (pronounced paeskae) are an Italian classic that is made in two different ways depending on the baker and the area.
The main difference is in the base “structure” that will hold the filling: this base is either composed by two “pasta frolla” (Italian tender short crust) cookies, or two brioche buns.
But no matter the technique, they are always, always moaning good!
My favorites, and the ones I share in this recipe, start off as cookies, but by the time they are done, they are transformed into tender pastries, or pasticcini, that will disappear fast. Yes, everyone looooves them!
They are called Pesche, or Peaches, because they look like, and often are the size of, peaches.
They are not difficult to make, but they are multi-step, so rather labor intensive, especially if you choose to make them in assorted flavors like I often do.
As always, the downloadable PDF includes:
🍑 exact recipes (in grams) that are fine tuned and perfected
🍑 my own recipe-specific tips
🍑 overall baking tips
🍑 images for essential steps as needed
🍑 summary of prep steps
🍑 live Amazon links to special ingredients and equipment
🍑 Available in English & Italiano
Price is: $5.50
You can find the link to the shop in my profile @lifeoutofbounds under My Curated Recipes
Or you can comment PESCHE and I’ll be happy to DM you the link.
Happy Baking!
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#peschedolci #italianpeschecookies #filledcookies #baking #curatedrecipes
pesche dolci, ricette, biscotti, tiramisu, lemon curd, crema al limone, crema al cioccolato, alchermes,
limoncello, coffee, caffe, sandwich cookies
Have you ever seen the movie “Jumper” with Hayden Christensen (2008)?
I must have watched it about 8-9 times because of the instant teleportation abilities he had just by focusing on a postcard or image of a place.
Honestly, I can’t wait until that becomes the normal way to travel, as I could use some time at one of my favorite Hawai’i beaches without the major hassle that airline travel has become.
Can you guess which one this is? Or maybe you know…
Tip: it’s on the Big Island.
Can you imagine? Just focusing on this image and projecting yourself there for a few hours, no luggage, no airport, no TSA… and then pop right back home for a shower. Bliss!
While we wait, I hope you will enjoy the view in this month’s Calendar Wallpaper.
Download it as usual for free at the links in my profile @lifeoutofbounds or in the highlights.
Happy July!
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#calendarwallpaper #hawaii #bigisland #beach #travel
New Curated Recipe!
🌸 MELTING MOMENTS Cookies
Just a few ingredients and not a lot of steps to make, these cookies are deceivingly simple, yet also melt-in-your-mouth buttery bites filled with everyone’s favorite hazelnut-chocolate cream.
This recipe contains no eggs.
🌸 This 9-page downloadable PDF recipe:
- exact recipe that has been fine tuned and perfected
- recipe-specific tips
- overall baking tips
- step-by-step images as needed
- live Amazon links to special ingredients & utensils (just in case)
🌸 Available in English and Italiano
Price is $3.50
You can find the link to purchase in my profile @lifeoutofbounds under My Curated Recipes
Happy Baking!
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#sandwichcookies #cookierecipes #bakingrecipes #chocolate #curatedrecipes
🍋 THE ULTIMATE LEMON CAKES | 1 RECIPE FOR 4 VERSIONS 🍋
+ a bonus recipe!
These are the most satisfying set of lemon cakes for lemon lovers.
They are all tender and light, yet moist and rich in flavor.
I have collected them into a beautifully designed downloadable PDF
🍋 Recipes included are:
- Classic Lemon Loaf with Lemon Glaze
- Upside-Down Lemon Loaf Cake
- Upside-Down 8-inch Round Lemon Cake (in photo)
- 9-inch Round Lemon Curd Swirl Cake
- Bonus Recipe: my Lemon Curd
🍋 You will also get:
- exact recipes that are fine tuned and perfected
- separate recipes for each version
- recipe-specific tips for each variation
- overall baking tips
- step-by-step images as needed
- live Amazon links to special ingredients & utensils (just in case)
- summary table of ingredients
🍋 Available in ENGLISH & ITALIANO
Price is $6.50
You can find the link to purchase in my profile @lifeoutofbounds under My Curated Recipes 🩷
HAPPY BAKING!
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#lemoncakes #baking #cakes #bakingrecipes #torteallimone
