Recipe Box, Figgy Bleu Pizza with Pears and Bacon
I know, yet another pizza….I have a passion for flatbreads, open face sandwiches, tarts… especially in the summertime 😎 I think everything should be served atop an incredible crust with the toppings piled high! After enjoying the Fig and Bleu Cheese Butter Biscuits for Derby Day, it didn’t take me long to decide to try … Continue reading
Holidays, Get Out the Red, White and Blue!
With Mother’s Day celebrated and mid May past, it means it’s time to gear up for Memorial Day, Summer and the 4th of July!! I decided to look through my own photos to see if I could get inspired… A great way to start is to gather up everything you have that is red, white … Continue reading
Party Panache, Chocolate Cakes [gluten free] with Birthday Buntings
We celebrated two May birthdays along with Mother’s Day. Our grandsons both have mid May birthdays, only 3 days apart, and the brothers will probably always be sharing birthday parties. I decided to make them special individual birthday cakes~ cakes that were theirs alone, no sharing! Super Boy is sensitive to gluten and dairy and … Continue reading
Creations, Table Runner Tricks and Tips
This table runner was made with the same technique I used to make Pillowcase Curtains I used a folded length of fabric and just cut a band of contrasting fabric for each end Open the fabric up and stitch it on both ends Then refold the fabric with right sides together and stitch across the … Continue reading
Tablescapes, Mixing Old and New
Cuisine Kathleen issued a tablescape challenge using wedding china. She said it didn’t have to be our wedding china, and even said it could be some that you inherited or even recently bought for yourself… Originally I was going to use all traditional things, a white tablecloth, my white wedding china, traditional candlesticks and silverware…yawn… … Continue reading
Take-out Tuesday, Loaded Tetrazzini
Tetrazzini: A baked pasta dish originally made with turkey, mushrooms, cream sauce, and Parmesan cheese. Named after an Italian opera singer, Luisa Tetrazzini, who apparently sung with delight when this was served~ This version made us sing with delight! It is made with chicken instead of turkey, some leftover ham, a “clean out the refrigerator” … Continue reading
Recipe Box, Spring Roll Wraps with Sweet Chili Peanut Paste
Here’s what I love about spring rolls~ the fresh vegetables and wonderful colors peaking through the transparent paper wrapper. Here’s what I hate about spring rolls~ often they are hard to eat, and when you dip them, the sauce always seems to drip down my chin everywhere and the roll falls apart Soooooo, I re-invented … Continue reading
Tablescapes, Mother’s Day in the Garden
Happy Mother’s Day! Whether you are raising babies, teenagers, puppies, furry friends or grandchildren, we all know it takes a lot of love, patience, and hard work… I have been blessed with fantastic children, who have become my best friends as adults, and they have given me 3 precious grandchildren… but this post today is … Continue reading
Creations, Painted Flatware
What should you do when you have some gorgeous new plates, but no flatware to go with them? Why, paint some of course!! These are $1 forks from Target, the same forks that I used for the Seashell Flatware I used glossy acrylic enamel paint and painted the stems about 1/3 of the way up … Continue reading
Party Panache, Blue Moon Cupcakes
This is a recipe I pinned a couple years ago and I finally got around to making it~ It is a perfect summer cupcake, so light and fresh If you’ve ever had a Blue Moon beer, you know it must be garnished with an orange slice There are a lot of different versions of this … Continue reading
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