Thursday, December 31, 2020
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
HappyThanksgiving Everyone!
A combination of fresh vegetables and packaged stuffing, potatoes and cranberry made the meal easy to prepare and enjoyable. We'll try this again for Christmas.
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Thursday, October 29, 2020
SHS Siera's Room
It's not often I get to decorate a child's room, but
this year I've done two. Siera's room was previously decorated with a princess
theme. After recently have her 9th birthday she wanted a change. She also
needed more space. Many children are spending more time at home due to the
pandemic and a room that reflects who they are and their needs can be important.
A few of the projects I completed were with her help. You may want to try them
yourself.
The calendar wall art is one I've used for years. I
purchased the calendar and the frame from Dollar Tree. It was just a matter of
trimming to the size of the frame and hanging.
Another easy project was using wall decals. The
large decal of the girl on the bike was purchased on Amazon. It just took a little time to apply .
The chalkboard decals were from Dollar Tree. Their
selection varies from time to time and at different locations. Because most wall decals are repositionable, we
were able to reuse many of the ones she previously had on her wall.
The bead curtain was made from pretend play
necklaces. They came three in a pack. I attached two to obtain the length I
need. I than hot glued them to a rod. The remaining beads were used to accent
the lamp shade.
Watch the video to see more Ideas.
Thursday, October 8, 2020
Legacy Tea Recipes
The time of day or the occasion of your Tea Party will likely help dictate you menu. The virtual tea event I participated in was 11:30 am, so we had a luncheon tea. Here are a few of the recipes I used.
Ingredients
2 Packages of Cream Cheese(room temp.)
1/2 Cup Sugar
2 Eggs
1 Tsp. Vanilla
1 Cup Graham Cracker crumbs (prepared as package directed)
Cherry or Fruit filling
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
In a large bowl mix the cream cheese, sugar, eggs and vanilla.
Line cupcake tins with mini baking liners.
Place a spoon full of graham cracker crumb mix in each baking
liner and press into bottom. Spoon cream cheese mixture evenly
on graham cracker crumbs. Bake 12 to 15 minutes. Cool and top with fruit.
Pasta Salad
1 12 oz. box of Rotini Pasta
1 16 oz. Italian Salad Dressing
1 12 oz. Imitation Flaked Crab
1 pint of Cherry Tomatoes (sliced)
1/2 cup of green onion (chopped)
Directions
Prepare pasta as directed on box. Mix remaining ingredients together and toss with pasta. Cool in refrigerator 1 hour.
I pound of Chicken Breast (cooked and diced)
1/4 Cup of Chopped Onion
1/2 Cup of Celery
1/2 of Mayonnaise
1/4 Cup of Sweet Relish
Dash of Salt and Pepper
2 Dozen Mini Croissants
Mix all ingredients together and cool for one hour. Spoon into croissant.
Wednesday, October 7, 2020
A Legacy of Tea
Tea is a beautiful gift from God that nurtures
both the body and soul. It's health
benefits, established traditions and etiquettes makes it one of the most
popular beverages in the world.
Consuming tea began in Asia as early as 1500 and spread across multiple cultures and later became known to western civilization in the 17th century. Tea became popular in Britain and came to America with the early colonists. Asians consumed the tea luke warm from bowls. The British liked it piping hot so shallow bowls we know as saucers were used to sip small amounts for faster cooling, later handles were added to the bowl vessels mostly made from bone china. That resulted in the cup and saucer.
The beauty of a tea cup or tea set and the heritage of passing them down in a family can be part of a legacy. The best teacup collections contain sentimental pieces that were inherited or acquired as special finds or gifts. View my video for more.
Friday, May 15, 2020
Covid 19 Birthday Celebrations
Here's a list of supply I used:
I large box
Gift wrap
Mesh ribbons and Organza fairy shirt
Fasteners and Chenille ties
Glue gun
Garden Planter ( may be substituted with another box set inside to hold dishes)
Instruction:
Trace or Draw two half circles with bottom flaps. Glue the bottom flap on top of each other. Cover the outside with gift wrap. Cut the shirts open and glue along the inside edge on each side. If you are only using the mesh ribbons, scrunch it together and glue to inside edge of cardboard. Cut 10" pieces of mesh, roll, tie at bottom and attach to inside edge of cardboard. Cover inside box with gift wrap and fasten to taco sides.
Sunday, May 10, 2020
Celebrate with Brunch
It wasn't breakfast in bed for me, so I created my own celebration. View my video to see the full place setting.
Here are the recipes: Quiche Florentine
1 9 inch unbaked deep dish pie shell
1 (10 oz.) package of frozen chopped spinach
1 (8 oz.) package Swiss cheese, grated
2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
1/2 cup 2% milk
3 medium eggs
1/4 cup of green onion
1/2 cup butter
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
4 Strips of cooked bacon.
Saute onions with butter. Beat eggs and combine with milk, flour, milk,salt and pepper and onions.
Pre-bake pie crust 12-15 minutes. Cook bacon and crumble on bottom of pie crust. Cook and drain spinach. Combine spinach, Swiss cheese and all other ingredients. Pour into pie shell. Bake 1 hour, at 350.
Yields 8 servings.
Quiche Lorraine
1 lb. Sausage of bacon (cooked and crumbled
I cup of mild cheddar cheese
2 eggs
1/3 cup finely chopped onions
1 cup milk
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
1 deep dish pie crust
Pre-bake pie crust 12-15 minutes. Combine and mix eggs, onions, milk, salt and pepper. Fold in cheese and sausage or bacon. Pour into pie crust. Bake 1 hr. at 350. Yields 8 servings.
Great for Breakfast, Lunch and Brunch. Enjoy!
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time;
enjoying one moment at a time;
accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
that I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
forever in the next.
Amen.
Sunday, March 29, 2020
Thursday, March 12, 2020
My visit to the Philadelphia Flower Show, the largest flower show in the nation captures the gardens of the Mediterranean with beautiful plants, flowers, water features and sculptures.
The show transported and captured the allure of this part of the world's captivating costal region with sculptures, water features, tablescapes. The beauty of it all, is you don't have to go there to get great ideas for your garden. I am going to share a few quick tips I observed.
If you don't have a lot of space potted plants and flowers grouped together will create a beautiful display.
Create a raised plant bed in confined and poor soil conditions areas. Build up with new soil for optimum growth.
Add wrought iron or ornamental sculptures to your garden to give it character.