Fearless Friday, Flaming Flamingo

Don’t know what to paint? Wet your paper and drop and splatter a little paint and let it dry What do you see?       I saw a pink flamingo The dots on the upper far right looked like the eye and beak shape       Next came feathers and the long curved … Continue reading

Recipe Box, Rainbow Salad

Lighten up your menu with this healthy salad It’s almost as good as finding a pot of gold! It’s full of a rainbow of ingredients You can serve it buffet style and let everyone choose the ingredients they want Or you can chop it up and mix altogether I made an Almond Butter Dressing It … Continue reading

Recipe Box, Spring Green Sausage & Vegetable Pizza Pie

Happy Pie day, as in Pi Day, 3/14, the mathematical constant pi ¶ Let’s celebrate with a deep dish pizza pie! This one is loaded with green vegetables and sausage I used asparagus Brussels sprouts Fresh spinach Use any cooked vegetables or combo you like Brown sausage, and drain on paper towels but leave the … Continue reading

Take-out Tuesday, Slow Cooker Chocolate Bread Pudding with Bailey’s Dessert Topping

This bread pudding could not be easier to make It is the most moist bread pudding I have ever tasted Use a sturdy bread, like french bread, so it will hold up in the slow cooker Top bread with chocolate chips Combine eggs with sweetened condensed milk, water and vanilla Pour egg mixture over all … Continue reading

Holidays, Busy Bunny Easter Grass Tree

Before we Spring ahead to the Easter tree, I want to take a minute to thank everyone who stopped by and entered the March 1 Tales of the Traveling Tote giveaway!   The lucky winner of the MacKenzie-Childs soap dish and Beekman 1802 Goat Milk Soap is Sherry B! Congratulations from all the Traveling Totes! … Continue reading

Fearless Friday, Kitchen Redo with Art

    With the kitchen freshly painted I wanted to change out the art work make it more masculine,  a “chef’s kitchen” The florals came down and up went some framed watercolors of food         HH and HHjr both love to cook so I have learned to share         … Continue reading

Party Panache, Sugared Lemon Donut Cake

It seems like donuts are all the rage these days Donut Shop pillow Donut pillows, donut themed parties, crocheted donuts, Donut everything! Powdered Sugar Snowmen Treats Donut cakes all over Pinterest have been tempting me I just had to make one! I recently learned THE GREATEST TIP! Coat the inside of your cake pan with … Continue reading

The Importance of Water

  I had a crazy couple of days a few weeks ago   crazy bead bowl     There were a lot of things going on and I was frazzled   hand painted needlepoint canvas   One morning I felt extra weird, as in melt down, should I call 911 weird…         … Continue reading

Take-out Tuesday, French Onion Soup Bread Casserole

This is a twist on the ever favorite French Onion Soup I LOVE French Onion Soup, and often order it when I see it on the menu, but the one thing that continually frustrates me is the bread A lovely steaming bowl of soup topped with a large piece of thick bread smothered in cheese … Continue reading

Holidays, Keeper of the Cloth Table & St. Patrick’s Day Round-up

I got really lucky last year when I found a very special package in my mailbox, the Lucky Traveling Shamrock Table Topper! This festive vintage topper, covered with shamrocks and Celtic knots, began it’s journey In the Middle of Nowhere from Marigene.  You can see her original tablescape here.  She passed it to Cuisine Kathleen … Continue reading

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