bacon + sundried tomatoes + fresh basil + cream cheese

All those ingredients could make an old shoe taste delicious... I put it together on jalapenos and it was a BIG hit!




Baked at 375 for about 25 minutes and then popped under the broiler to get the bacon all kinds of crispy delicious.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-live/joes-screaming-stuffed-jalapeno-poppers-recipe/index.html
http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2007/07/bacon-wrapped_j/

Milk Bottle Crush

I'd be willing to redesign my kitchen around these measuring cups!

St Patrick's Day Dessert and a Movie

Last year I found this classic Leprechaun movie which started our new tradition.

It stars a young Sean Connery and a bunch of tricky leprechauns.

To go with our movie, we made Green Rice Krispie Treats.

This year, when I saw Rainbow Pudding, I knew that would be a fun treat. I was not about to make the pudding from scratch, so my colors are a bit yellow due to the instant pudding mix, but it didn't really take away from the fun.

This years movie was a fun one!
Another Disney Classic, The Gnome Mobile, starring the "Mary Poppins Kids". Another cute Irish tale.

Next year....

Maybe with one of these...

The house smells AMAZING

What did people do for dinner before google? I often find myself with an ingredient or two that needs to be used NOW, so I trot off to google and type in those ingredients and roll the dice. I hit the jackpot yesterday! I picked up some of these cute potatoes a while back without a plan

and I had a tray of chicken that was defrosting, again without a plan.

Here's the result....so YUMMY! The house smelled so delicious! And BONUS, both boys loved it too!! It's a keeper!

I paired this chicken with a salad and a loaf of homemade bread...(my latest obsession)...I'll fill you in on that soon.

You can find the recipe here, obviously I subbed in my cute potatoes and I only used 1 cup of chicken broth because I kept the skin on the chicken while it baked, so there was plenty of moisture. I highly recommend this delicious dish!

Pom-licious

Doesn't that look refreshing!!
Need to come up with an occasion for this one...maybe a first day of Spring sort of celebration.

You can find the recipe here

















And it would be PERFECT to sip here...but now I'm asking for a little too much, huh?






















photo credit http://www.rachelashwellshabbychic.blogspot.com/

Start Your Engines!

About a year ago, I saw this post and just couldn't wait to make them. My son's Pinewood Derby is coming up, so this was the chance. I felt a little guilty buying all those twinkies AND oreos (two things we NEVER have in the house!) but it is a special treat.

They were super easy...I just mixed up a little icing to use as "glue" for the tires. I think this would be cute with those mini oreos too.

Spring is in the air

The birds are singing, the trees are blooming and sundresses are back!

Love this!! Details here

♣♣Fun St Patty's Day Ideas!!!! ♣♣

So many great ideas floating around in BLOGland...LOVE them all!!

Love this technique on this ADORABLE onesie! Think I'll be trying this on a shirt for Caden...(check back!)

Gotta make these!!

Gotta makes these too!

You know who will be seeing these in his lunch










And this jello looks tasty too












Adding more
Blarney Stones
Leprechaun Trap CAKE

♥Enjoy your Freedom♥ Gift Card holder

Our family knows a couple who are thinking about starting a family...they also have birthdays close to one another...so my husband and I decided it would be fun to encourage them to get out and have fun, while it is still easy to do and doesn't require the planets to align, clovers to be found and lamps to be rubbed. I may be exaggerating a bit, but sometimes that's what it feels like to get out without the kiddos.

I put together this card to hold the gift cards

(their initials are C & G)

First I gathered my materials...printed out some clipart, found some coordinating paper, along with a gift card to a local wine bar and movie tickets.

Fold the 12x12 paper to make 6 squares, then cut out the top 2 rectangles

Start assembling...cover

first flap

inside top flap

Inside middle

I attached the giftcards to the top flap using a cute paperclip

TA-DAH!

I'm a LUCKY girl

I'm very lucky to have some fantastic friends. When I came across this quote, I knew I had to send it out as a card to a few of my favorites.

Here's what I did...typed the quote so it would print on the bottom right side of a half sheet of paper.

Then I designed the 4 leaf clover using some yarn. I essentially made a double bow using the old fashion wrap around your finger technique. ( I really wish I put on some lotion before I started this project!)

Glue it down on the card...and POOF! A perfect card for those perfect friends!

Happy March! Here is the card printable...just click on the photo, right click to save and print. I printed mine on light gray paper.

Thanks for stopping by!!