The Holiday Bake, Craft, Sew Along is BACK! The amazingly talented Cindy and Kelly and I have teamed up again to bring you 30 days of Handmade Christmas gift ideas! Do you want some Sewing Inspiration for Holiday Gift Ideas? Skip To My Lou has those! How about some new Craft Ideas for handmade Holiday…
WHERE did the last week go? Oh yes, it was filled with the First Day of 2nd grade Back to School PTA President Duties Both-kids-are-in-school-time-to-clean-the-house Shopping for clothes because my daughter grew 1/2 an inch between July and August Getting up wicked early to make this Cheesy Ham and Hash brown bake for the PTA…
And so it begins That’s right, y’all. Today is the first recipe in the 4 week H-E-B & ConAgra recipe challenge. Every Monday for the next 4 weeks, I and 7 other bloggers, will be sharing recipes featuring a *secret* ingredient. Each recipe must fit these requirements: 10 ingredients or less, can be made in…
Is it 100 degrees in the shade? ~ Yes Do you sweat just thinking about walking outside? ~ Yes Do you want something citrus-y, ice cold and delicious? ~ Yes Let me introduce you to The Cranberry Orange Limeade Cranberry juice, Limeade, Orange Juice, Freshly Squeezed Limes, Tequila and Orange Liqueur You’re welcome. I meant…
I adore this little lady by the name of Amanda. Amanda has created this fun little club called the Secret Recipe Club. It’s a fun little crapshoot. You sign up and you get randomly assigned another blog from which to pull a recipe, make it and then re-blog it. It can be easy peasy, challenging,…
Did you know that July is National Blueberry Month? Blueberries are everywhere now; Farmer’s Markets, grocery stores, ice cream shoppes and my kitchen table. I adore blueberries. They’re one of my favorite fruits; plump, crisp, sweet and delicious. I eat them by the handful, on top of my granola, in my yogurt, in muffins and…
Go outside, be with your friends and family. Celebrate. Hug the ones you’re with, call the ones you’re not and remember the ones no longer with us. Happy 4th of July to my fellow Americans. Sorry there’s no recipe for the fourth of July, to my non-American friends <3
[donotprint]If you were reading me way back in the summer of 2008, then you might remember me sharing a recipe for a delightful little concoction that with just one sip can whisk me all the way back to childhood and summer evenings in Galveston on the deck of my Aunt and Uncle’s beach house. I…
Monday keeps sneaking up on me. It would be easy to blame it on the sunshine or diving boards or pinterest Yep. For today, we’re blaming it on Pinterest. Because, I pinned this Strawberry, Coconut and Honey Freeze from SmithBites and I simply. cannot. get it OUT OF MY BRAIN….
[donotprint] This drink reminds me of a summer breeze, you know the kind of breeze that comes dancing off the ocean tossing salt, sand and hair. It also reminds me of the song, you’re quite welcome for the shared ear worm 😉 That song was my Mother in Law’s favorite song and she used to…
The first meal that I remember with Nathan’s family was beans and fried cornbread. I remember teasing Danny by telling him he was just testing me to see if I was the woman for his son. Was I woman enough to withstand a kitchen full of hot grease and smoke – and secure enough…
A very good friend had a birthday this past Thursday and when I asked her what she wanted – she said; “Yellow Cake with Chocolate Frosting” This kind of stumped me because before then, I had never made Chocolate Frosting. I’m not a frosting person by nature, unless you count Texas Sheet Cake or Coconut…