Carrots & Cottontails

Are you ready for a little Springtime fun? Oh good, because today is the Spring Tablescape Blog Hop! A big Thank You to Rita @Panoply for being our hostess Welcome friends, readers and visitors! It’s all about carrots and cottontails here today as we celebrate Spring and bring the bunnies out to play! This carrot … Continue reading

Tablescapes, Beach Bunny Carrot Brunch

  Two weeks ago, after much debate about the current situation, my son, his boys, and I packed up our cars and headed to the beach house Originally they planned to stay a week, but as things escalated and kept changing, 1 week turned into 2…         Yesterday, our governor issued Stay … Continue reading

Take-out Tuesday, Slow Cooker Sweet Chili Cashew Chicken

Yay! Crock pot season has begun!! Fall means supper simmering in the slow cooker filling your home with tantalizing aromas!         This slow cook chicken is family friendly, easy to put together and can cook while you’re busy finishing up your afternoon errands             It is tangy … Continue reading

Tablescapes, “MacCarrot”

  Today’s table is sort of an Ode to MacKenzie-Childs         MacKenzie-Childs has always appealed to me because of the creative ways their wonderful things are designed and painted         Their signature black & white check literally goes with anything, even bunnies and Easter eggs!         … Continue reading

Fearless Friday, “Crunch Time”

  Certain subjects fascinate me and for some reason I have a thing for carrots     Maybe it’s their bright color, funny shape or multiple textures…     They just make me smile     This painted carrot tutorial, demonstrates how easy they are to paint     Today I thought it would be … Continue reading

Take-out Tuesday, Asian Salad Stack with Sesame Peanut Dressing

This could be our new favorite salad It’s loaded with fresh crunchy vegetables The peanut dressing is the perfect combo of salty, sweet and tangy, You can control the amount of heat by adjusting the amount of sriracha you use I didn’t even use sriracha because I am a heat wimp, so it’s not pictured, … Continue reading

Tablescapes, Spring Garden

Welcome to the finale of the Spring Tablescape Blog Hop!  What a fabulous week of tables we’ve been treated to, why… Spring is Springing everywhere!     Thank you to our wonderful hostess Chloe of Celebrate & Decorate!  The links to all the tables can be found at the end of this post     … Continue reading

Tablescapes, Have your Centerpiece & eat it too!

      With nothing particular in mind, I hit the produce dept of my regular grocery store and loaded my cart with favorites and freshest…     Fat rosy radishes, a giant cabbage, a big artichoke, parsley, asparagus, bright orange carrots, along with simple white tulips, orange tipped spray roses, and a pot of … Continue reading

Tablescapes, Carrot Tops & a Painted Apron!

Just because Easter’s over, doesn’t mean you have to put away your bunnies and carrots, they are perfect for celebrating Spring!     Carrots, orange muffins and fresh veggies make an instant centerpiece     There is something about carrot tops and cabbage leaves that make the world seem like a Bunny Garden     … Continue reading

Tablescapes, Hopping to Easter

Are you thinking of Easter and all things Spring? Bunnies and carrots and lots of green things… We’re hopping towards Easter with a bunny or three They brought colored eggs for all to see Fresh garden vegetables in the basket for guests Lot of carrots of course, they’re always the best! A candlestick formed with … Continue reading