Um bebê é sempre alvo de câmeras fotográficas de pais corujas. Agora, imagine um pai cujo grau de “corujice” é diretamente proporcional à sua criatividade.
É o caso do diretor de criação Quan Hoang, que ilustra as fotos de seu filho criando um contexto imaginário para cada pose do bebê.
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This video is perfect for people that love baking but don’t necessarily have the time to spend hours preparing a cake. That’s why these 1 Minute Mug Cake Recipes are perfect for you! Especially if you don’t have an oven, as all these cakes can be made in the microwave.
They are an impressive treat that can be made as a birthday surprise, a valentines present, a night in with the girls or, just any time of the year!
Gemma Stafford is a professionally-trained chef from Ireland and produces videos that show how to create awesome dishes in no time! She is the creator and owner of YouTube Channel: Gemma’s Bigger Bolder Baking.
Here are the recipes of the five delicious mug cakes the video is about, so that you can try them yourself:
A delicious, colourful cake full of surprises, but hardly any ingredients. It looks super cute and perfect for a tea party! And… it’s topped with Bubblegum Frosting! Forget the January diet, this mug cake looks too good to resist.
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons (2oz/ 60g) unsalted butter
1 large egg
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 cup (50g) granulated sugar
6 tablespoons (50g/ 1 3/4 oz) self-rising flour ( to make SF flour add 2 tsp of baking powder to 150g/6oz/1 cup plain flour)
tiny pinch of kosher salt
Preparation:
1. Place the butter in a large mug and microwave it for 20 to 30 seconds until melted.
2. Add the egg and whisk it in with a fork.
3. Stir in the milk, vanilla, and sugar.
4. Add the flour and salt. Mix the batter with a fork until smooth.
5. Divide the batter between two mugs. Microwave separately for 50 seconds each until risen. Take care not to overcook or the cake will dry out fast.
6. Top with my bubble gum buttercream frosting and sprinkles
This recipe has no flour or wheat in it at all, it’s simply bananas, peanut butter, eggs, sugar and coco powder, mashed together in the mug, 1 minute in the microwave = perfection!
Ingredients:
1/4 cup (4 tbsp) peanut butter (or any nut butter)
1 large egg
2 teaspoons granulated sugar
3 tablespoons unsweetend cocao powder
Preparation:
1. Mash the banana in a large mug with a fork.
2. Add the nut butter and egg and mix thoroughly.
3. Stir in the sugar and cocoa and beat until smooth.
4. Divide the batter between two mugs.
5. Microwave separately for 1 minute each until risen and firm. (Every microwave is different so cooking may vary.)
6. Take care not to over cook or the cake will dry out fast.
7. Best eaten straight away.
Stunning looking, so tasty and it’s topped with cream cheese frosting – could it be any better?
Ingredients:
4 tbsp flour
4 1/2 tbsp sugar
1/8 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
pinch of salt
pinch of cinnamon
3 tbsp oil
3 tbsp buttermilk (substitute sour cream or yogurt if not available)
1 egg
1 tsp Vanilla extract
1/2 tsp red food coloring
Preparation:
1. Mix all the wet ingredients together into an oversized mug using a fork until batter is smooth.
2. Add in the dry ingredients and mix until combined.
3. Cook in microwave for 50 seconds (every microwave is different so cooking may vary).
4. Be careful not to overcook as batter will become dense and rubbery.
5. Let cake cool slightly before piping on cream cheese frosting.
A traditional desert with a twist, served with vanilla ice cream. Perfect for those cold winter nights in.
Ingredients:
3 tablespoon flour
1 heaping tablespoon brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon baking powder
1 tablespoon applesauce
1/2 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/2 tablespoon milk
1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
crumble topping
1 tbsp butter
2 tbsp flour
1 tbsp brown sugar
Preparation:
1. In a small mug, mix together dry ingredients very well.
2. Add applesauce and mix until just combined (it will be thick and sticky) and then add vegetable oil, milk and vanilla and stir until wet; do not over mix.
3. For the crumble: In a separate bowl, combine 1 tbsp of butter, 2 tbsp of flour, 1 tbsp of brown sugar with a fork until combined.
4. Microwave on high for about 45 seconds (again, every microwave is different so cooking may vary). Take care not to over cook the cake or it will dry out fast.
5. Serve with ice cream and salted caramel sauce
This is amazing! It almost looks too good to eat… no forget that! Pass me another one.
Ingredients:
½ cup (100g) white sugar
1 sticks (100g) butter, softened at room temperature
2 eggs at room temperature, lightly beaten
1 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cups (110g/ 4oz) all purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
pinch salt
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, food colouring
Preparation:
1. In a large bowl cream the sugar and butter together until light in colour and fluffy in texture – about 3 minutes. Use a hand whisk. Crack in an eggs, mix in well, and follow with the next egg. Pour in the vanilla extract. Beat for another minute until well combined.
2. Add in the dry ingredients until just combined – don’t over-mix!
3. Divide the mixture as evenly as you can between 5 bowls.
4. Add a couple of drops of food colouring to each bowl and mix very gently. – again, do not over-mix!
5. Spoon the colors between the 4 mugs one spoonful at a time. Lay the different colored cake batter on top to create a marbled effect
6. Microwave for 45 seconds (every microwave is different so cooking may vary).
7. Take care not to over cook the cake or it will dry out fast.
8. Decorate your cake with my cream cheese frosting.
See, simple – with 10 ingredients or less you can make 5 delicious, stunning mug cakes and impress your family and friends.
Hello food coma.
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My wife and I have been married for five years, and while that’s not going to win any golden awards, anyone who has been married long enough will attest that in this day and age, even five years is a big accomplishment. Like the development of a child, these formative years of infancy in a marriage are crucial to its development and potential future success.
In the short while that Sarah and I have been married, here are ten lessons we have learned.
My wife and I went through a cupcake or honeymoon phase in the first year of our marriage where it seemed like we could not irritate one another. We had sex like rabbits; money and food was of no concern because we felt like we could live our entire lives off air and love. However, this period was a mirage that eventually came to an end. Coming out of this phase into the reality of marriage is not a bad thing. However, if a couple is not expecting this switch from fantasy to reality, it may seem like your marriage is falling apart.
This may not be true for everybody, as every marriage is different. For Sarah and I, this was the year after our cupcake phase. Not only did we have the stress of bills, jobs, school, and family; we had to learn to make decisions as a couple, not individuals. A lot of times even at the beginning of a relationship, you will defer to the decision of one partner because in your mindset you still view each other as individuals. In the second year of marriage, you are going to have to learn how to make big decisions together and how to deal with the stress and frustration of your partner not agreeing with your decisions.
This is a point that you will find in any relationship manual. But it is one even my wife and I struggled to apply in our marriage. There are two extreme reactions to communication in marriage. The first is the passive-aggressive desire to bottle all of your feeling and frustrations. The second is the desire to dump all your feeling and emotions on your partner. Neither of these is communicating and both put the blame for your feelings at your partner’s feet. Sarah and I had to learn to give each other the opportunity to express our feeling equally without judging the other or defending ourselves.
Some of the things that may have attracted you to your spouse will become the very things you hate about them or that simply annoy you. When Sarah and I were dating, she loved the security of knowing that I was good with money, planning, and finances. But in the first and second years of our marriage she became frustrated with my insatiable need to stick to a budget and save money. Sarah is a free spirit and while she appreciated the idea of a budget, the application often felt restrictive and controlling to her.
Sex is an important part of a marriage and anyone who tells you anything different is probably not having sex in their marriage. While there are many important aspects including love that make up a great relationship, sex is undeniably the glue that holds it all together. A huge amount of marriages in America today end primarily due to sexual incompatibility. A lot of times, this incompatibility may stem not from a lack of love, but from a lack of attraction. My wife and I got into a dry spell because we had stopped dating and wooing each other. Putting some attention into taking care of yourself and planning special moments with your spouse can be enough to reignite the spark.
A marriage without trust is no marriage at all. There are so many levels of trust that develop over time between you and your partner; emotional trust, sexual trust, monogamous trust, financial trust, and just plain basic trust. If my wife begins to doubt me in anyone of these aspects of trust in our relationship then my marriage is in trouble. Sarah knows that I will not cheat on her; should she even begin to doubt that fact, the relationship is in distress.
I am an independent person and have lived alone for most of my life, so apologizing and depending on someone doesn’t come easy to me. In most marriages, there is a saver, someone who will apologize first 90% of the time and pull the marriage back together. For us, Sarah is that person so I have had to learn how to be the one to say that I am sorry first. It’s not about who is right or who is wrong; it’s about getting to a good place where communication can begin again.
There is an old joke that says, “Women enter into a marriage expecting the man to change and men enter into a marriage expecting the woman to never change.”
As we age and go through different stages in our lives, we are bound to change. We have to leave room for our partners to grow. On the other hand, sometimes we see the changes our partners should make and it’s too easy to try to force those on them even if they aren’t ready. Sarah expected me to stay the fun-loving college guy she met, while I was ready for more responsibility and a calmer lifestyle. This led to a period of friction in our marriage we eventually had to work through. You can’t keep going two separate directions in a marriage and you can’t force your partner to walk your path. However, for the marriage to work, you will eventually you have to get back on the same path.
Sarah and I have been together for almost eight years and been married five of those years and we are still without kids. There is no magic number as to the right time to have a baby. However, too many people jump too soon into ready-made families. If you haven’t taken the time to learn to be alone with your spouse, then a baby could become an unwanted stress to the marriage. Many people spend so much time just surviving and raising kids that by the time they leave home they realize that you have no idea who their spouse is.
I can’t tell you how many times a walk has saved my marriage. When Sarah and I get into a conflict, we simply go on a trail and walk. The period of walking gives us a chance to calm down and talk things out. Also it’s a daily habit for us to go to the gym and workout together. Any physical activity that you and your partner share is going to relieve stress and release endorphins. It also allows you to bond and gives you a neutral environment to communicate in.
These ten points are crucial lessons that helped Sarah and I in our marriage. Do you have any tips?
Featured photo credit: Deji and Sarah Akingbade via facebook.com
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For his projects Affinity I and Affinity II, Santa Fe, New Mexico-based photographer Brad Wilson captured beautiful studio portraits of all kinds of wild animals, from birds to primates to the diverse wildlife of the African safari.
Of the 65 animal species featured, 12 of them are different types of owls. Wilson’s detailed images capture the nobility and personalities of the nocturnal birds of prey.
The birds were found at two wildlife sanctuaries and were recovering from various injuries. Here’s what Audubon Magazine says about how difficult it is to shoot this type of owl portrait:
It’s not easy to get owls to mug for the camera. Even in captivity the birds remain aloof, unruffled by the flash and unmoved by attempts to bribe them. [Brad Wilson] spent hours with each bird, trying to capture its direct gaze. “It’s hard to get animals to look at you like humans do,” he says. […] It takes years of building mutual trust before an owl will accept physical contact from a single person, says Wilson, and “owls don’t extend that privilege to other humans.”
The photograph above shows an Eastern Screech-Owl, which looks like it has some attitude (at least in terms of human expressions and emotions):
Here are the other owl portraits found in the Affinity projects:
Mexican Spotted Owl
Tawny Owl
Eurasian Eagle-Owl
Western Screech-Owl
Barn Owl
Northern Pygmy Owl
Burrowing Owl
Flammulated Owl
Great Horned Owl
Long Eared Owl
Spectacled Owl
Wilson informs us that he recently published photographs for these projects in a photo book titled Wild Life.
P.S. To get a glimpse of how Wilson works with animals in the studio, take a look at this behind-the-scenes video we shared back in 2012.
Image credits: Photographs by Brad Wilson and used with permission
Um vento forte em nosso rosto atrapalha, estraga o penteado. Para uma criança é simplesmente um jeito de voar sem sair do chão. Se tivermos a simplicidade de olhar o mundo com o olhar das crianças, podemos perceber que elas estão aqui para nos ensinar mais do que para aprender conosco.
Essa foi a inspiração de um vídeo incrível produzido pela Associação Noémi, uma organização francesa que pretende mudar o olhar das pessoas sobre os indivíduos com algum tipo de deficiência.
Com uma mensagem objetiva, o vídeo intitulado “The Eyes of a Child” (“Os olhos de uma criança”, em português), provoca a reflexão em todos. Enquanto queremos apenas ensiná-las serem adultas, limitadas, aprisionadas em regras, com esses pequenos seres, podemos apreciar todas as coisas pequenas da vida.
Só hoje, olhe o mundo com olhar de criança. Não veja o que deveria ser, mas o que é e como é.
Assista e surpreenda-se com o resultado.
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Buddies (1.0) was a little over a year ago, featuring the wonderful work of Russian photographer Elena Shumilova. Now it’s time for Buddies II! (You can also see more photos on her Flickr album.)
In Jessica Shyba‘s home, nap time is a sacred ritual. At the same time every day, her son Beau, baby Evangeline, and dog Theo take a cuddly nap together in her room. And while nap time is underway, Shyba will often take the opportunity to capture a heartwarming photograph of the little trio cuddling together in bed.
Shyba first began this project a couple of years ago when Beau was a toddler and Theo was a puppy. The images soon went viral online, attracting millions of views and hundreds of thousands of Instagram followers for Shyba. Next month the images will be published in a photo book titled “Naptime with Theo and Beau.”
In September 2014, Shyba’s daughter Evangeline was born. The baby has since joined in on the naps, adding a whole new degree of cuteness to Shyba’s snapshots:
Shyba tells the Huffington Post that the little baby is “still a little confused by Theo, but she seems to find his kisses and attention to be affectionate.” On her blog, Shyba writes that Beau, Evangeline, and Theo form “a naptime trifecta”:
[…] of the three of them, [Beau] looks forward to and expects his naps the most every day. I suppose I would too if I had a sweet, loving and cuddly furball napping companion like Beau does. Lately, instead of me announcing that it’s time for “nite-nite”, Theo will already be waiting for Beau in our room at nap time, something that we both find endlessly hilarious and adorable.
She says she’s trying to enjoy these beautiful moments for as long as they last: “I’m trying not to get my hopes up that this magical nap time trifecta is a habit that will last, but each day this happens — with or without Evvie — I’m ever in awe at their sweet slumber.”
You can follow along with this photo series through Shyba’s Instagram and website.
Image credits: Photographs by Jessica Shyba and used with permission
This weekend, in theaters across the country, a new generation of children will be introduced to a winsome, rather well-dressed bear named Paddington, a character created by Michael Bond, on paper, in 1958. For those already acquainted with the cuddly, marmalade-loving Peruvian bear, Paddington is sure to stir memories of other favorite children’s books whose characters, “real” or anthropomorphized, continue to delight with their exploits, and their signature, surprisingly stylish sensibilities: Babar, the Savile-smart King of Elephants; petite, put-together Madeline, one of twelve little girls in two straight lines; well-bundled Peter of Snowy Day fame, and many more. Here, how to get the look and immerse yourself in the worlds of ten of our favorite characters from children’s literature.
The post Dress Like Your Favorite Children’s Book Character, From Paddington to Madeline appeared first on Vogue.
A Disney e seus inúmeros filmes e personagens faz parte da vida de muitas pessoas. Afinal, você rapidamente consegue se lembrar de pelo menos um personagem que te marcou de alguma forma, não é verdade?
O talentoso ilustrador Rafael Mayani criou uma série de ilustrações intitulada Disney Challenge, onde empresta seus traços a alguns personagens de filmes da Disney.
Vale a pena conferir o belo resultado:
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The Studio Cat (all I could clearly comprehend in the video, it’s German, yo) decides that he doesn’t care about “Cold Fronts” or “Warm Fronts” or “Cumulus Clouds” or anything else weather dude Jörg Kachelmann has to say. He doesn’t want to wait ‘ti a commercial break, either.
He wants the attention now. Huh- imagine that.
(Cats, Beavers & Ducks Tumblr.)
The Daily Routines of Famous Creative People cleverly organizes the daily schedules of famous artists, philosophers, writers, and composers as recorded in their own diaries and letters. Not only does it show how they switched gears between creating, sleeping, and leisure time, but the chart is fully interactive including quotes from each individual. I would love to see a version of this with modern creatives (and more women) as well. (via Coudal)
Update: The information used to create the infographic comes from the book Daily Rituals: How Artists Work by Mason Currey.
Compassion is arguably one of the most important tools that any human being should possess and utilize. It can be hard though. There are some people that you just don’t feel compassionate for. They’ve annoyed you, they’ve done something to upset you, whatever it is — sometimes there’s a reason, and it feels justified to feel no compassion towards those people.
Wouldn’t it be of great benefit to you to be able to feel more compassion towards these people, and everyone else, in general?
Well luckily for you, and everyone you come across, there is. Thanks to a study conducted by a variety of psychologists, we now have a real, tangible theory to strengthening our compassion. This study included compassion not only for people that the test subjects liked, but also the people they weren’t so fond of.
The theory behind it basically tells us that compassion is like a physical muscle. The more you use it, the more aware of your compassionate nature you are. Much like exercising a physical muscle, exposing it to more and more challenges will strengthen it.
So the simple solution to strengthening our compassion is basically using it. This requires a heartfelt mindfulness about you though, as the opportunity to not only show compassion but be aware of your compassion can easily be missed. That’s why the previously mentioned study utilized a form of meditation, named “compassionate meditation.”
To expand upon the simple solution, here are some actionable steps that you can take right now to begin cultivating ‘more’ compassion:
The study cited above referred to a specific guided meditation they used. Luckily for everyone, they shared the files for this guided meditation. All you’ve got to do is give your name and email here, and you’ll get an email with the files.
Guided meditation isn’t for everyone. A voice in your ear doesn’t always bring people to that place of peace, so if the guided meditation wasn’t for you, give standard meditation a shot. If you don’t know how, give this a read.
Allow that meditation to seep into your day. Catch yourself every time you think of another, or judge another, and relate to their situation. Be mindful at every opportunity. Stay present.
Dedicate a time every day, similar to dedicating time to meditation each day, to simply ponder upon the situation of others. Understand why you feel compassionate towards one situation, and apathetic towards another. When you realise that everyone is going through their own unique situation, as complex as your own, every day — compassion often becomes second nature.
Go beyond just feeling compassion, but begin living in compassion. Do something nice for the sake of it. Observe how others react to your compassionate nature. Cultivate the compassion. It’s infectious, pass that compassionate nature on to all that you can. (Pay it forward!)
And that should be plenty to begin your compassion work-out. Now all you’ve got to do is stick at it. Much like going to the gym every day, week, or whatever, you need to incorporate your compassion exercises into your day too!
You’ll find that as you practice it more, the more it becomes a reflex. You’ll begin to relate to people’s situations out of habit. Not only will you become more compassionate, but a beautiful by-product of your mindfulness practices is that your appreciation will grow. Life will inevitably take on more beauty, as you notice and relate to more of it.
So pay it forward, smile at people, tell them you love them, and remember that everyone out there is living their life — just like you.
If you have anything to add, please drop it in the comment section below.
Featured photo credit: Unknown via quotesfrenzy.com
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From NBC News.com’s This Week In Pictures: “A small owl yawns as it sits in the snow in Ansung City, South Korea, on Dec. 4.”
*Captioning assist from Smedley.*
