Fearless Friday, Bright Bouquet in Acrylic
Last week we tried to mimic the look of an acrylic painting, top photo, with markers, bottom photo Although the end result was pretty, I quickly learned that you can’t capture the drama of acrylic paint with markers and paper so I couldn’t wait to try an acrylic version I decided to do the underpainting … Continue reading
Throwback Thursday, Chicken & Spinach White Lasagna
This is a great make ahead dinner, you can make it up to 2 days before baking and then all you have to do is pop it in the oven This White Lasagna, made with chicken, spinach and a white cheese sauce is Swoonworthy! Simple ingredients, lasagna noodles, chicken, ricotta cheese, chicken broth, milk, onion, … Continue reading
Take-out Tuesday, Raspberry Scones with Lemon Cream Glaze
When I saw this recipe for Ridiculiously Easy Lemon Raspberry Scones my mouth started watering and I knew I had to make them! Scones are a type of quick bread that uses baking powder rather than yeast as a leavening agent Mix the dry ingredients together and add the zest from 1 lemon The genius … Continue reading
Party Panache, Bleu Cheese & Bacon Dip
Super Bowl is only 1 week away! Will you be watching and noshing? We love to gather with friends and family to watch football with an appetizer buffet of tasty bites, and a yummy dip is always included This easy dip takes only minutes to prep and can be made ahead and baked right before … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Painting with Markers
I wanted to experiment, and see if it was possible to get the look of a painted canvas with markers on paper The painting below, “Elaine” was my model I did a preliminary sketch, keeping the pencil lines very light so they wouldn’t show through the markers I chose the colors I wanted to use … Continue reading
Thinking Spring!
After spending much of January curled up with an electric blanket, I am dreaming of Spring! Valentine’s Day, Mardis Gras, St. Patrick’s Day, … the early Spring holidays are nice and spread out this year so we will have plenty of time to enjoy each one of them! Here are some inspirations for decorating, crafting … Continue reading
Take-out Tuesday, Pork Belly Bites and Goodbye January
We had an impromptu family gathering Saturday evening and I decided to try a couple of new recipes to celebrate the end of this very cold January We didn’t get any snow, but we had many days of very cold temperatures and sub freezing nights I finally got around to making Pork Belly Bites, something … Continue reading
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