Fearless Friday, Painted Fruit with Simple Strokes

I have been in a glass painting mood lately Today we’re going to paint watermelon, lemons, and limes with just a few simple strokes If you can paint a triangle, you’re all set! For watermelon I use white, pink and a touch of red for the fruit and yellow and green for the rind To … Continue reading

Recipe Box, Sarah’s Luscious Lemon Pie

When I read about this pie over at my Traveling Tote friend, Sarah’s blog, I literally ran to the kitchen to see if I had the ingredients to make it I had eggs, sugar and lemon…yep, that’s all you need! You also need a pie crust…which I decided to make from a recipe I found … Continue reading

Recipe Box, Lemon Love

  The flavor of the month for March is Lemon  apparently lemon is a very popular flavor, people seem to love love lemon!   I’ve really enjoyed using lemon in a variety of new recipes, Sugared Lemon Donut Cake, Lemon Mini Muffins, Sheet Pan Lemon Roasted Potatoes and Green Beans  And I found some other … Continue reading

Recipe Box, Random Wednesday

Here’s a few totally random things you might want to keep in the back of your mind     Fix those Scratched Plates with Bartender’s Friend     It’s easy to make your own Olive Oil Spray       Baking Soda will unclog drains To get your drain running again (without resorting to chemicals … Continue reading

Gifts from the Kitchen, Sunshine & Lazy Lemon Pie

Last week we had 3 days of torrential rain on the coast so I  created some sunshine inside with daisies, lemons and jars of lemon pie  🍋 I saw jars of lemon pie over at Miz Helen’s Country Cottage and thought they looked like wonderful treats Some good friends just treated me to a special … Continue reading

Creations, Painting Watermelons, Lemons, & Limes

Now that it’s officially summer, let’s paint some summer watermelon, lemons and limes If you can paint a triangle, you’re all set! For watermelon I use white, pink and a touch of red for the fruit and yellow and green for the rind Dip your brush in pink, then white, then a touch of red, … Continue reading

Gifts from the Kitchen, Show and Tell #2

Back in January I shared my favorite tricks and tips from the kitchen, Show and Tell here Many of you were kind enough to share your secrets and I have rounded up a few others to go with them Michael Lee West from Rattlebridge Farm shared a tip she learned from her chef son~ Cut … Continue reading

Home Decor, 1 Week to Go!

Thanksgiving is only a week away!  Halloween seems like yesterday~ I just love pumpkins and I’ll keep them as long as I can~ What is your upcoming holiday plan? I keep things simple this time of year, and try not to stress out before all the holiday cheer Between the Halloween goblins and the Christmas … Continue reading

Party Panache, Holiday Fragrance & Lemons

LEMONS! A thoughtful, sweet friend just gave us a big bag of beautiful lemons and I could not have been more thrilled. These beauties are often neglected in the Fall when our thoughts turn to pumpkins, acorn squash and cranberries, but lemons can play an important part of the upcoming holidays. And ROSEMARY!   Do you … Continue reading