Take-out Tuesday, Slow Cooker Pineapple Pork Tenderloin Tacos

I love, love to use my slow cooker, it is such a great feeling knowing that dinner is cooking itself! Plus it will keep your kitchen cool in the summer and promise you a warm pot of comfort in the winter… Change up your Taco Tuesday with pork tenderloin & pineapple tacos! Simple ingredients magically … Continue reading

The Organized Life, September Paint Bucket

September is a favorite month for a lot of people, and it is certainly for me too… Temps are moderate, pumpkins and mums begin to fill the marketplace, leaves are starting to turn and fall, and it’s the beginning of football season! The recipes on my bucket list this month are a nice transition from … Continue reading

Fearless Friday, Funky Flowers with Acrylic & Paint Pens

Let’s have some fun today with funky flowers! I am working on a series of 8″ x 10″ acrylic floral paintings I have made several collages to refer to for inspiration “Whimsy,” the painting pictured below is the first one I painted in the series, and shared the steps last year here I painted today’s … Continue reading

Throwback Thursday, Bleu Cheese Burger Quesadillas

This is a great fast and satisfying busy weeknight meal and a way to change up the usual hamburger Not a bleu cheese fan? Substitute another flavorful cheese~ I know I post a lot of recipes that include bleu cheese, that’s because it’s one of my very favorite things There is ALWAYS homemade Bleu Cheese … Continue reading

Take-out Tuesday, Caramel Butter Pecan Ice Cream Pie

You’ve heard the old saying “easy as pie” well, it must have been this pie they were talking about! It doesn’t get any easier than this! I used Trader Joe’s Candied Pecans, but you can use any pecans~ see notes in the printable recipe near the end of this post Give the pecans a rough … Continue reading

Recipe Box, Last Minute Dinner

I try to keep pasta on hand for last minute, easy dinners I love to throw it in a casserole with vegetables, chicken, ham, sausage or bacon The other night I thought it was just me for dinner, it was a busy weeknight with sports practices for the boys, but at the last minute HHjr … Continue reading

Fearless Friday, Blue Ribbon

I often copy other artist’s work when I am inspired by their style The oil painting below by Karen Appleton is part of a series of packages she’s painted I just love her bold and fearless style and the way she dramatizes the shadows with color I used it for a model and painted it … Continue reading

Spooky Fun Halloween Decoration

Welcome to the monthly Creative Craft Hop hosted by Sara from Birdz of a Feather Welcome friends, readers, and visitors from My Thrift Store Addiction Summer is flying by and it will be Halloween before we know it! It’s time to start thinking about pumpkins and Halloween! Today I’m going to show you a quick … Continue reading

Take-out Tuesday, Cheesy Corn Comfort Casserole

My thoughts have been drifting to Fall foods and comfort dishes and this recipe is a way to enjoy corn when the fresh summer sweet ears are no longer available It’s loaded with corn and green onions in a creamy cheese sauce, and topped with buttery crackers, shaved Parmesan and crispy fried onions Whisk the … Continue reading

Tablescapes, Pink & Yellow Roses

When life hands you lemons, you make lemonade, right? So when life handed me pink and yellow roses, I made a tablescape 💐😊 HHjr is so incredibly thoughtful, he brings me flowers all the time and came home the other day with these gorgeous pink and yellow roses So since these beauties arrived my way, … Continue reading