Take-out Tuesday, Colby’s Everything Potatoes
We had a fun filled weekend on the coast, sunny weather in the high 70’s and special friends at the beach house It was a great weekend of boat and people watching HHjr kept us full of wonderful food One of our guests offered to make his specialty potatoes Don’t you love guests that pitch … Continue reading
Tablescapes, Cactus For Cinco de Mayo
Next Sunday is May 5, Cinco de Mayo Let’s celebrate with cactus and a Fry-Tot-To! Come join me with a cactus themed table on the patio I have a sudden thing for all things cactus They’re fun … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, “Reflections”
I have been crazy for tulips lately, and that includes drawing and painting them I found a picture of vases of tulips on a window sill and couldn’t get to my studio fast enough I was eager to try another painting with a red underpainting {the … Continue reading
Recipe Box, Fleming’s Blue Cheese Dressing or Dip
Warning: If you don’t like blue cheese, come back tomorrow, but if you love blue cheese as I do, prepare to drool… Recently I went to dinner with a friend to Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar, an upscale chain restaurant with traditional steak house menu items of prime meats, seafood and fabulous side dishes. … Continue reading
Party Panache, Hawaiian Party Bites
This is going to be my go to summer appetizer 4 ingredients, 5 minute prep sweet and savory pineapple kielbasa mini skewer There are lots of versions of this on Pinterest that were my inspiration each with a variety of flavor components I ultimately combined 2 of my favorites, Asian Sweet Chili Sauce and a … Continue reading
Take-out Tuesday, Slow Cook BBq Chicken & Pineapple with Speedy Squash Bake
I hope you had a wonderful Easter or Spring weekend! We had a very non traditional Easter, with temps in the mid 60’s it was chilly enough to light the fire and we gathered with family and special friends for ribs, smoked chicken, a variety of apps and an Easter Egg hunt on the lawn … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Easter Egg Fun!
A little Easter fun today with doodles I first drew some very wonky eggs, added Easter grass and patterns, colored everything and topped it all with a sprinkle of jelly beans Very fun! Next I played with watercolor, making colored washes for eggs … Continue reading
Creations, Decoupage Bottle
Do you ever get an overwhelming urge to do something crafty? One of my favorite crafts is decoupage It’s easy, it’s fun, no special skills required For this project I used a wine botte, floral and leopard print decoupage paper, Mod Podge and gloss acrylic paint … Continue reading
Home Decor, Blooming Master Makeover
One of my New Year’s Resolutions was to redo the master bedroom A few years ago I got tired of all the serene green and added some floral and polka dot pillows to liven things up But I got tired of that too, all those perky … Continue reading
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