I know it’s been a while – but I’ve been having computer trouble. Something is wrong with the telephone lines around the neighborhood and everyone is having problems. I was hardly online last week at all! This weekend I spent all my time with the Peeps! I have the best recipes to share with you. …
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Plate UpCycle
There’s a great blog for repurposing that I follow run by Katie at Something To Be Found. She issued a challenge for March to make any kind of 3-Tiered Stand from thrifted items. I took the challenge and came up with this – I bought the melmac plates for 99 cents each and a bag…
Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Pudding Trifle #chocPBday
Today marks the beginning of the best day ever – it’s Chocolate Peanut Butter Day! Hosted by Carla of Chocolate Moosey and Miriam of Overtime Cook, 31 bloggers are sharing favorite chocolate peanut butter recipes, ranging from cookies and bars to scones and muffins. Follow the hashtag #chocPBday on social media and join us with…
Plastic Wipes Container to Toddler’s Crayon Box
In this post I will be showing you how to take a regular Baby Wipes container then upcycle it into THREE very different usable items that take very little skill or money! We are still using every one of these projects today – two years later! Do you have a toddler in your life?…
Bacon & Beer Alfredo Sauce
I love this sauce. It tastes wonderfully rich and complex when lightly covering ravioli. It even tastes good with a spoon! Bacon and Beer are not generally associated with alfredo but once you try it, you will not want any other kind. I cannot remember where I got the recipe but it was so long…
Nana’s Cabbage Rolls
When I was a girl, Nana grew cabbage in the garden and this was one of the recipes she made to use the cabbage. I made it exactly as the recipe called and I think this recipe is one of the best renditions of hers that I have ever done. In a moment I was…
Spicy Sweet Garlicky Dill Pickles
The last time I made this recipe it was 1992 and I made it a bit differently than I did this time but either way, it is great tasting! To make these pickles, you need jars but you do not need to water-bath or pressure can a single thing. First, you are going to start…
Plastic Container Upcycle Eye Glass Holder
My friend from work, Jennifer, brought this Great Value drink mix container to me and asked if I thought I could do anything with it. I had to think on it for a while but then – it hit me – I needed several reading glass holders thorughout the house and also at the office….
Mardi Gras King Cake
Have you ever been to Mardi Gras? It is a celebration of food, drink and debauchery – it is supposed to be one last big party prior to Lent which is the 40 days leading up to Easter. There are many parades and family gatherings with friends in tow, generally associated with New Orleans (NOLA)…
Super Secret Ingredient No Bake Cookies
Good morning friends……….is it still morning? This is my third attempt at this post. I made these cookies this weekend when I was feeling great – I even felt great as I drove to work yesterday morning but about an hour in to the day I started sneezing and getting stuffed up which is not…