Simple, beautiful living.
I love looking through my old photos, sometimes it is bittersweet. Years gone by, wonderful memories of the kids. One thing we always do is color eggs. I bought this awesome little kit from my sweet friend Karen who sells them on Etsy. The eggs turn out so beautiful! These photos are from a previous year when we used her kit. I can’t find a
Tomorrow is National Pi Day and I’m baking for school, they are celebrating in math class. This is the easiest Pie in the world to make! Makes two chocolate pies. One box of pie crusts (2), I said it was easy! Three boxes of instant chocolate pudding Three cups heavy cream Three cups milk (I use skim)
This meal was delicious! You can find the recipe here. I’ve been using the organic chicken and find that it’s so much better. See you soon! Susan
It snowed here the last couple of days. It was that pretty snow that sticks to the trees and covers everything. This is what I see while I’m in the kitchen, it’s beautiful! Here is what I’ve got planned for this week. Snacks Deviled Egg Dip Homemade Hummus Dinners Noodles with Veggies Cashew Chicken Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese Sticks Dessert Oreo Brownies Breakfast Huevos
Recipe Adapted from Barefoot Contessa, Foolproof. I made several changes to the recipe, mine is as follows. Donuts: 2 cups flour 1 cup sugar 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp kosher salt 1 egg 1 1/4 mix of half-n-half & skim milk 2 tsp vanilla 2 tbs melted butter Glaze: powdered sugar half-n-half & milk I just mixed these until I got a nice consistency
You can find the original recipe here. I adapted mine as follows: I decided mine would be a dinner instead of cocktail size so I made 18 meatballs. For the Meatballs: one lb. ground turkey one TBSP sesame oil one cup Panko bread crumbs Fresh ginger about one TBSP (I used my micro plane so it was really fine and just scrapped into the mixture) one
I love using a chalkboard to write the week’s menu on. I’ve been cooking up a storm lately, something about being home and making a meal. I’ve really been enjoying my time in the kitchen. I got out the chalkboard i made from an old frame and wrote out our menu for the week. For now, it found a home on the buffet in the
Sometimes I look through my Food & Recipes board on Pinterest and my mouth waters. I’ve got so many things pinned. I try new things weekly. Today I spent the day cooking and baking. I made a third loaf of the Honey Oat Bread, the Better Than Anything Cake, Homemade Galumpki & Homemade Caramel Sauce. My grandfather use to take us to this church for a Polish
I found this beautiful bread recipe on Pinterest and knew I had to try it. It takes a little time but well worth the effort, it’s amazing! REVISED* I made another loaf. You can find the original recipe here. After the second rising. If you love homemade bread try the no-knead bread. It won’t disappoint, it’s delicious too! Coated with honey. Sprinkled with Oats. Out
Winter birthdays can be tough to plan. We decided to embrace the Winter and plan a skating party. Need some Winter birthday party ideas? Here are a few details from the evening. Party favors. We filled the bags with lip gloss, nail polish & some other goodies. Cookies (my friend Jen made). Tulips. Hot Cocoa with all the fixings. Snowflakes. Find out how to make the
