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Pancakes are a fantastic, amazing, delicious, yummy breakfast, but they involve a bit of hands-on time and attention to make them perfect and avoid burning. I figured that there had to be an easier way to get the delicious flavor of a pancake without …
We hardly ever eat out… Because I love to cook so much, it often feels like more work to put on shoes and get in the car and drive to a restaurant. It is so much easier to just stay in my comfy clothes and …
FRESH Food is the Best!
I don’t think that there is any argument to that. If you had fresh strawberries being put in a blind taste test against thawed strawberries from the freezer, I am sure the fresh ones would win. Or if you had a fresh sandwich you whipped up and compared it to a store-made & pre-wrapped sandwich, you would probably pick the fresh one! Fresh food gets even better when it is picked right from the garden!
We have just returned from our Honeymoon and I am enjoying getting back into the swing of life and cooking again! After raiding our (and our vacationing neighbor’s) garden, I found we had a nice pile of cucumbers and a few tomatoes, along with a jalapeno or two. While we are still waiting for Continue reading Cucumber Salsa
Rich thinks that Peanut Butter is one of my “Overused” Ingredients in the kitchen. I personally think he is crazy though – peanut butter is magic (I REALLY hope that we don’t have kids with a peanut allergy one day)!! Peanut Butter is a magic …
One of my least favorite things about Summer is the Bugs! UPDATE, 2018… I’ve been making this (or variations of this) Bug Spray for quite a few summers now & keep experimenting to find the best mixture – which I think I have found a …
I did a LOT of DIY for my July 20, 2013 Wedding. There were a few projects that I got help from my bridesmaids and friends (like my placecards to go on my Homemade Olive Oils). There were (many) other things that my *now* husband helped me with for the wedding. These Hangers for my Bridesmaids and Myself were one of those!
Custom hangers are all over the internet (hello Etsy – I love you), but I knew that I had enough craft-ability to be able to make these myself! As Wedding Photographers ourselves, I LOVE when the Bride’s Dress is on a cool hanger, so I knew that I needed one of these. Once I got to figuring it out though, I realized it would be awesome to make a hanger for each one of my ladies (hey, we all need to spoil a special piece of clothing in our closet). Since these were a gift for my girls, I could not ask their help – but my husband is very handy and was the perfect partner in crime to help me make these!
With just a bit of determination and some research, these hangers were really easy to make! The hardest part Continue reading Custom Wooden Hangers