Tenpenny Splendid

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Tenpenny Splendid is a place to share my passions for food, art, crafting, creating, fashion, and life in general. I started this blog to start a conversation so please feel free to comment, and share your thoughts and opinions!

Tenpenny Splendid

chocolate covered pomegranate seeds

Last year, sometime around February or March -ya know, right after pomegranate season- I decided it was absolutely necessary that I make chocolate covered pomegranate seeds. Of course by that point...

Jan 28, 2013 Like 3 people like this

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chicken lettuce wraps

Over the holidays, Charlie and I had lunch with his parents at P.F. Chang's. This was the first time I had ever been there and I absolutely fell in love with the chicken lettuce wraps. This must be...

Jan 15, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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eleventh month

Last signs of fall clinging on after the storm. Kind of blowing my mind right now that we're already in the second to last month of 2012. I feel like I'm shocked with each month change this year.....

Nov 1, 2012 Like

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Pumpkin Spice Donuts

Ever since I was little, whenever a big storm was supposed to hit, be it rain or snow, my mom would run to the market to make sure we had enough sugar, flour, and butter while everyone else was...

Oct 31, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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well hello there

Four months it's been? Jeez I almost feel like it's been longer than that. Basically finishing up my master's is consuming my life a little, but I guess that's to be expected. I'll be done in two...

Oct 29, 2012 Like

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june so far

Snapshots from June Hey, remember that one time when I used to blog? Yea me too. Well I have officially entered my last week of this crazy crazy class and I dont have any presentations left so I am...

Jun 25, 2012 Like

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yarn juice

This is not spaghetti.Even though thats what everyone who walked into the kitchen thought. I have some free time before I have to start my next project for class so I thought Id tick some things...

Jun 9, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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raspberry dark chocolate scones

I bought two containers of raspberries the other day for the raspberry syrup I made for iced coffee. I ate a bunch by themselves but wanted to use the rest up before they had a chance to go bad....

Jun 5, 2012 Like 2 people like this

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summer flavor shots

Last summer I finally mastered a method of making delicious iced coffee at home. Which really helps the ol change purse. The next thing to do was figure out a sweetener that would work best with a...

Jun 1, 2012 Like

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currently

Stopping in before Im off to meet my partner to finish up our presentation for tonight. If all goes according to plan Ill have an interesting how-to for you tomorrow. Well I think its interesting...

May 31, 2012 Like

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six weeks

Check out my post over at Silly Grrl today! Sarah, who put together this whole shindig, asked me to give some tips on how I take food photos for recipe posts. Im no photographer or anything, but...

May 25, 2012 Like

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piggies

Ive been meaning to introduce you to some very important furry babies in my life, but being the perfectionist that I am, I was always going to take "better" photos. I took these just playing around...

May 18, 2012 Like

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canvas + paint markers

Okay maybe a few words first and then its wordless wednesday. :)Did you ever take pictures of something and fully intend to use them in a post, only to completely forget and leave them sitting in a...

May 16, 2012 Like

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carrot apple ginger beet

Kicking off a new week with some fresh juice seems like the right thing to do. Especially with the state Im in.. sun-burned and allergy ridden. Im usually really good with the sunscreen, obsessive...

May 14, 2012 Like

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happenings lately

May is off to a pretty good start Id say! Weve been busy little bees around these parts, and Ive been taking full advantage of my time off from classes. Im trying to get outside as much as possible...

May 7, 2012 Like

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homemade soda: strawberry lemon

In an effort to make more things at home and buy less processed foods and drinks, Ive been brainstorming things I could make to replace some not-so-healthy guilty pleasures. One thing I knew I...

May 3, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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homemade ice cream: mint chocolate chip

I do believe in my first homemade ice cream post I mentioned that there were two no-churn recipes I wanted to try. Well that was the first and this is the second! The difference is that the first...

May 2, 2012 Like 2 people like this

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welcome may

Some modern day ruins at one of our favorite stops on a springtime walk.Im getting to be a bit of a broken record, but May already? You serious?? This year is just out of hand. Maybe because I am...

May 1, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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april sponsor links

Check out what my sponsors have been up to in April! food+ Sherry at Oh So Lovely created an amazing list of soups that I cant wait to try. The pictures are making me so hungry! Soups are something...

Apr 30, 2012 Like

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aprils featured sponsor: lazy explorers

I asked Aprils featured sponsor, Chloe from Lazy Explorers, to share a little bit about herself and her blog for you to read. She gives some more great advice to new bloggers and is working towards...

Apr 27, 2012 Like

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carrot apple ginger juice

I know I just posted a juice recipe and I dont want give the impression that now that I have a juicer, this is all Ill be posting. But this is pretty much the only semi-interesting thing I have...

Apr 25, 2012 Like

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6 weeks to a better blog

I didnt intend to be so absent from the blog world and twitter this week, but shorty after I wrote my juice post I came down with something that rendered me half dead. I woke up that morning with a...

Apr 20, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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juice

First I bring you doughy cinnamon sugar goodness, and now I bring you a way to feel better about eating it! Kidding. But really, Ive been curious about juicing for quite some time now. Ive been...

Apr 18, 2012 Like

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cinnamon sugar pull apart bread

This baby has been on my to do list since I first saw it some time last year. Im not even sure where I saw it first because once it got out, everyone was making it. And for good reason. Savory...

Apr 13, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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box o tubes

Ive come to accept the fact that Im kind of a hoarder when it comes to cool looking things that I think Ill be able to use for something someday. I think my dad is too, which is why there has been...

Apr 12, 2012 Like

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that time i accidentally got fifty dollar yarn

Yep. You read it right. And the reason Im admitting this ridiculous fact is because I need a little help making it worth the while. About a year ago, on Easter in fact, my family and I went to the...

Apr 5, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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light crochet

Before I get into todays ideas and inspirations, I just want to share a little exciting news! Well, exciting to me. :) Yesterday, after four very long weeks of waiting, I finally got the scores of...

Apr 4, 2012 Like

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welcome april

Its that time again to welcome a new month. I cant believe its spring already! The beautiful tree in my backyard is starting to bud. Any day now it will be covered in the most amazing white...

Apr 2, 2012 Like

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march featured sponsor: oh so lovely

I asked Marchs featured sponsor, Sherry of Oh So Lovely, to share a little about herself and her blog for you to read. I love her answers to the questions, especially the tips she gives to new...

Mar 30, 2012 Like

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Tenpenny Splendid

chocolate covered pomegranate seeds

chicken lettuce wraps

eleventh month

Pumpkin Spice Donuts

well hello there

june so far

yarn juice

raspberry dark chocolate scones

summer flavor shots

currently

six weeks

piggies

canvas + paint markers

carrot apple ginger beet

happenings lately

homemade soda: strawberry lemon

homemade ice cream: mint chocolate chip

welcome may

april sponsor links

aprils featured sponsor: lazy explorers

carrot apple ginger juice

6 weeks to a better blog

juice

cinnamon sugar pull apart bread

box o tubes

that time i accidentally got fifty dollar yarn

light crochet

welcome april

march featured sponsor: oh so lovely

my lovely march sponsors

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