Last weekend I traveled to Nacogdoches, Texas, to attend the 23rd annual Texas Blueberry Festival. The festival fills the oldest town in Texas with visitors and vendors for a day of hometown fun for … [Read more...]
Ham and Cheese Sliders
These little sandwiches are baked and glazed with a wonderful sweet poppy seed sauce. They can be prepared ahead, refrigerated, and baked just before serving for a super easy dinner or a fast party … [Read more...]
Sausage Stuffed Jalapeños
This is a super easy appetizer to make and one that most everyone loves. A batch of these would be great to make for weekend guests, or better still create your own fireworks by making these for the … [Read more...]
Mission Organization: Week 23 – Under the Kitchen Sink
The mission this week was a simple one to organize. I don't keep a lot of things under my kitchen sink, but the ones I had stored there were looking pretty cluttered and needed some attention.I moved … [Read more...]
Hair Accessories from Buttons
Recently I used buttons for a craft project to make fashion rings, and I have learned that both new and vintage buttons are used in many different ways for other crafts. One easy way to utilize pretty … [Read more...]
My Nemo Blueberry
I have two blueberry bushes in my back yard that I set out last year, so this is the second season for them. They delighted me with some blueberries last year, and I have been looking forward to more … [Read more...]
French Baguettes
Baking homemade bread is not new to me, but French Bread on the other hand has not been in my comfort zone. At least not until I learned how to make it from Chef Sandra at the Artisan Bread class that … [Read more...]
Mission Organization: Week 22 – The Wrapping Paper
Back in January when I accepted Crystal's challenge at Mrs. Happy Homemaker to join her in Mission Organization for the year, I knew that I would be wading through a few of my household messes that … [Read more...]
My New Sweet Tea
I was raised on sweet tea, and it is by far my favorite beverage. I love sweet tea, but I do have a little problem with the "sweet" part because of the calories. At times I have tried artificial … [Read more...]
A Seedy Experiment
I learned how to do a "seedy experiment" at the Bean2Blog last week, so I thought I'd pass it along to those of you who aspire to be gardeners. Two of our speakers that day were students from the … [Read more...]
