Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Quote of the Day: Don't Forget

Source: Beautiful Nomad

Giethoorn in Holland: Town with No Roads

Waterways and bike paths
Source: Slightly Warped
Location: Giethoorn

Design Improvised: Airheads Cake

  Source: Design Improvised

Mikal Cronin: Weight


Artist: Mikal Cronin
Song: Weight
Album: Mc II (released 5/7/13)

Tour
05/09 Pop Revo Festival, Aarhus (DK)
05/10 West Germany, Berlin (GER)
05/11 King Georg, Cologne (GER)
05/12 La Nuit de Botanique Festival, Brussels (B)
05/13 Musikbunker, Aachen (GER)
05/14 Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
05/15 Nouveau Casino, Paris (FR)
05/16 Tuffnel Park Dome, London (UK)
05/17 Great Escape Festival, Brighton (UK) - UNCUT stage
05/18 Le Guess Who? May Day, Utrecht (NL)

05/23 San Diego, CA- Casbah
05/24 Los Angeles, CA- Echo
05/25 San Francisco, CA- Rickshaw Shop

06/06 Mississippi Studios Portland, Oregon
06/07 Tractor Tavern Seattle, Washington
06/08 Ole Beck VFW Post 209 Missoula, Montana
06/10 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, Minnesota
06/13 Silver Dollar Toronto, Ontario NXNE Festival
06/14 Silver Dollar Toronto, Ontario NXNE Festival
06/15 Silver Dollar Toronto, Ontario NXNE Festival
06/16 La Divan Orange Montreal, Quebec
06/17 Great Scott Boston, Massachusetts
06/18 Kung Fu Necktie Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
06/20 Bowery Ballroom New York, New York
06/21 Comet Ping Pong Washington, DC
06/22 Emerald Lounge Asheville, North Carolina
06/23 The Earl Atlanta, Georgia
06/24 The Stone Fox Nashville, Tennessee
06/26 Club Dada Dallas, Texas
06/27 Mohawk (Inside Stage) Austin, Texas
06/28 Padres Marfa, Texas
06/29 Club Congress Tucson, Arizona

07/19 PITCHFORK FESTIVAL Chicago, IL

Friday, May 3, 2013

Strawberry Pie Crumb Bars

     Adapted from She Makes and Bakes

     9x13 glass pan
     3 cups all-purpose flour
     1 1/2 cups sugar, divided
     1 ts baking powder
     1/4 ts salt
     1/4 ts cinnamon
     1 cup cold butter
     2 large eggs
     1 ts vanilla extract
     1 Tb tapioca starch (or cornstarch)
     4 cups fresh strawberries, halved

     (If using frozen, do not thaw)

     Pre-heat oven to 375
°F.
     Line 9x13 pan with parchment paper.

     Combine 1/2 cup sugar and 1 tablespoon tapioca starch. Add strawberries and gently mix, ensuring  

     that all the strawberries are coated with the mixture. Set aside.

     In a large bowl, sift together flour, 1 cup of sugar, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Add the cold 

     butter using a pastry cutter or forks. The mixture will appear crumbly. Add the eggs and vanilla extract. 
     Press 2/3 of the mixture into the 9x13 pan. Distribute the strawberries over the crust. Sprinkle 
     remaining crumbs on top.

     Refrigerate for 30 min. I only did this step because we were baking potatoes at the time. I'm not sure if    
     it affected cooking time.

     Bake for 45-50 min. Allow to cool. Slice and serve!