The Organized Life, September Paint Bucket

Tomorrow we will welcome September and that means a whole new season Changing from the fabulous foods of Summer, to Fall comfort and football food! Many of the recipes on this month’s bucket list are things that can be served at football watching parties The flavor/theme of the month is Football Food You can see … Continue reading

Celebrating Fall

Today we’re welcoming Fall with Fall tablescapes! Thank you to our very organized Rita from Panoply for bringing our group together and hosting our seasonal blog hops After a very hot summer for many of us, Fall can’t arrive soon enough, so we’re getting a head start today with lots of wonderful tables to enjoy … Continue reading

Sunday Supper, 3 Favorite Shortcut Meals

I know people think HHjr and I cook a lot, and we do, but we also have some favorite short cut meals made with a little help from all ready prepared ingredients Here are our 3 favorites Let’s start with Chicken Cordon Bleu *boneless breast of chicken, stuffed with ham and cheese, and coated with … Continue reading

Fearless Friday, Sunny Bouquet

Flowers are an instant mood lifter~ Let’s brighten today with a Sunny Bouquet! The inspiration for this bouquet came from a pretty stained glass window I saw on Pinterest The hard part of drawing, breaking the subject down into shapes, has already been done! I copied the shapes and their placement with a pencil sketch … Continue reading

Party Panache, Tailgate Time!

Labor Day less than two weeks away and college football is about to start up~ one of my favorite things about Fall! We are big football fans, and root for lots of different teams, especially the one Big E plays on! Our tailgating happens at home, we love to have family and friends over to … Continue reading

Take-out Tuesday, Crazy Good Onion Recipes!

The flavor/theme of the month for my August Bucket List is Vidalia onions I rounded up a few older favorite Vidalia onion recipes in case you missed them Bacon and Bleu Stuffed Vidalias are a wonderful side dish with steak, pork or chicken We also loved Easy Peasy Cheesy Vidalia Onion Dip it’s perfect for … Continue reading

Sunday Supper, ABC Quesadillas and Tortilla Ideas

As I’ve mentioned before, quesadillas are a favorite around here We are more likely to have tortillas on hand than bread! We like flour tortillas, they have a long shelf life and you can keep them in the refrigerator too Tortillas aren’t just for Mexican dishes, they are so versatile~ HHjr uses them to make … Continue reading

Fearless Friday, Painted Pumpkins

I’ve been thinking Fall this week My very favorite part of Fall is decorating with pumpkins I just adore pumpkins, any shape, color or kind! Today we’re going to paint pumpkins on all kinds of things, even paint pumpkins themselves! It’s fun to paint patterns on real pumpkins, I painted these Patterned Pumpkins for the … Continue reading

September Pumpkin

Welcome to the August edition of the monthly Creative Craft Hop! Thank you so much Donna @Modern on Monticello for hosting! Welcome friends, readers, and visitors from clever Niki @Life as a Leo Wife with her wonderful DIY Fall Coasters 2 Ways I have been Playing with Sunflowers lately I decorated a tiered tray and … Continue reading

Take-out Tuesday, Honey Mustard Maple Chicken

The other night I was in charge of dinner I knew I wanted to make Crazy Good Broccoli Salad… Hmmm…what I could make for a main dish to go with it? I looked through my recipe archives and found an old favorite that I decided would be perfect, Mustard Maple Chicken Thighs I changed the … Continue reading