Monday, March 15

Good Times To Wear An Apron!

I received this link from the fabulous Gingerly Garnished apron girls and thought I’d share with you.
Who knew there were so many uses for an apron!

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Sunday, February 28

Let’s Spoon!

Chocolate filled spoons? Why yes I will, thank you!

The Delicious, Delicious, Delicious blog has some of the best recipes and ideas, and by far one of my most favorite is these adorable Chocolate Party Spoons. What a cute shower favor they would be, or a fun addition to the kids table at Easter! So many uses, with so many different options to dress them up!

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Monday, November 30

Turkey Lasagna

I found this fabulous recipe for Classic Turkey Lasagna with Bechamel. I have actually never heard of turkey lasagna before, but it sounds amazingly delicious! I hope this will spice up your leftover (if you still have some) turkey after this Thanksgiving Holiday.

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Monday, November 23

Pumpkin Pie Martinis

Today’s post has more to do with “surviving” the Thanksgiving holiday that’s in just 4 days! With all of the family around, it can get a bit stressful and hectic. Why not thank yourself for all of your hard turkey cooking work with a nice martini, and what better to go with Thanksgiving than a Pumpkin Pie Martini!

Image + Recipe via Fine Living

Here’s how it’s made...

(Single Serving)

Ingredients:

1/2 oz. Stoli Vanilla (optional to give it kick)
1 oz. Pumpkin Spice liqueur (such as Hiram Walker)
1/2 oz. Kahlua
1/2 oz. Butterscotch Schnapps
1/2 oz. half-and-half
Crushed graham crackers
Cinnamon stick (garnish)

Preparation:

Add all liquids in a shaker filled with ice. Shake and strain into large martini glass rimmed with crushed graham crackers. Garnish with a cinnamon stick.

That’s it!

I’m sure this is a delicious cocktail to top of a perfect meal. Happy toasting everyone!

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Friday, November 20

Entertaining Into the Weekend - A Checklist for Every Occasion

When doing a little internet research on entertaining, I ran across a plethora of checklists available from Martha Stewart.

She has “celebrations checklists” for events from cookie swaps to bridal showers, “cleaning and home care checklists” for everything from moving to packing and “stocking up checklists” for the kitchen pantry to your first-aid kit.

All are easy to download and the best part, they’re free!

Thanks Martha! I hope this helps (as it will help me) in getting your home ready for the holidays and all of the fun events to come.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

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Monday, November 16

How to Properly Roast a Turkey

Martha Stewart is was an obvious choice of mine to get a reference on roasting that all important Thanksgiving bird. With Turkey Day being right around the corner, I can only imagine how many first-time bird bakers are out there.

How to Properly Roast a Turkey

One of the biggest arguements is “to stuff, or not to stuff” the bird.

Personally, I like dressing, not stuffing. Now, my Mom always “stuffed” the bird, but threw it away after the bird was roasted because none of us would eat it.

Martha does share a bit about stuffing your bird in this article with the classic breaded stuffing mix. However, if it just isn’t for you, remember that you will need to put SOMETHING inside the Turkey. The main reason is for flavor, another, for moisture. You can really get creative here and this can obviously be used for the everyday roast chicken as well. I’ve used lemons, onion, carrots, etc...just make sure whatever you’re using as your stuffing is sturdy enough to hold up to the cooking time for your bird.

Happy Roasting!

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