My Tomato Pie
Sunday night I made a tomato pie using Paula Deen's Tomato Pie Recipe except I substituted cream cheese for mayonnaise. I hate mayonnaise. My tomato pie was ugly and sweeter than I thought it should be but overall it tasted pretty good. I knew I could make it better and my 2nd attempt was so delicious! I changed the crust and omitted the basil leaves. Ben and I enjoyed it very much!
Homemade Salsa
Filed under: Gardening, In the Kitchen..., Lesson Learned, Our Garden
Because of my recent tomato explosion, I feel the need to cook, bake or do something with all of the tomatoes I have on my kitchen table. So Ben and I made salsa and also a tomato pie for True Blood Sunday. I wasn't really happy with my tomato pie but I tried it again last night and will post about it tomorrow. I have been waiting to make my own salsa from my own tomatoes and bell peppers since we planted our...
Starkville Community Market
Filed under: Being Green, In the Kitchen..., Things that make me happy
This past weekend Ben and I went to the farmer's market in Starkville. It was our first time to visit the market since they moved to their brand new location. We had a blast and it is very apparent that the market's organizers have worked very hard to make the new location really nice. I feel like our little town is improving and I couldn't be more excited about it. Everything we bought was so delicious!
Cream Cheese Brownies, a Lost cause…
Yesterday was the Series Finale of Lost. I made cream cheese brownies which I thought appropriately symbolized the good verses evil, light verses dark, Jacob verses the Man in Black theme that has characterized the final season. These brownies were really good. Probably the best I have ever made. Here is Paula Deen's recipe from The Lady & Sons Savannah Country Cookbook : The Lady & Sons Brownies Ingredients: 2 cups of sugar 1 cup vegetable oil 4 eggs 6 tbs cocoa 1 tsp vanilla 1 1/2 cups of...
Does Good Friday lead to Better Saturday?
Happy Easter! Last night a couple of my friends and I had a little craft night. These are the Easter Eggs they dyed. I hadn't really thought about dyeing Easter eggs this year but now I think I might. I hope everyone has a wonderful Easter Holiday. ...
Ida Mae’s Birthday Cupcakes
My neighbor, Ida Mae turned 75 on last Sunday. Ida Mae is quite the character, hilarious and my favorite neighbor thus far. She casually mentioned to me earlier the previous week, on the way to Piggly Wiggly, that she had to hurry and get home because she had to clean off a spot on her kitchen table for all the presents she would receive for her birthday. I noticed her hint and made a mental note not to forget her birthday. On Ida Mae's birthday, I woke up earlier than I usually do and decided to make giant cupcakes.
Enjoy the Process
Yesterday I ate lunch with Cristina. She is a friend from high school who recently moved to Dallas, Texas. We haven't seen each other as often as we would like but she is one of my favorite people in the world. So she asked me a few of those normal questions you ask people you haven't seen in a while: “How are you?” “How is married life?” “What's new in your life?” I am so used to getting those questions from random people from my past that I run into at Wal-Mart or one of the downtown arts festivals, I...
DIY Christmas Projects
Filed under: Being Green, DIY, In the Kitchen..., Things that make me happy
I am supposed to be taking down our Christmas tree. Instead here are a few of my Christmas projects: 1. Gift tags from scrap paper I made the blue ones from the inside of those envelopes that come with bills, I used a rubber stamp on the green one and both the green patterned one and the red pattered one I made from scraps of Martha Stewart craft paper from Wal-Mart. The lace looking tag was made using a Martha Stewart lace punch. 2. Ugly Christmas Ornaments I made these at Dandy Doodles, which is one of those paint your...
Easy Mexican Layered Dip
With all of the parties this holiday season, I thought I would share my easy Mexican layered dip. I took this to my husband's company Christmas Party this year and everyone loved it! Easy Mexican Layered Dip Ingredients: 1 can of refried beans Salsa or Picante Sauce Dean's Zesty Avocado Dip (Make sure and get this brand, it is so good!) Shredded Cheddar Cheese Chopped Green Onions Black Olives 1 Packet of Taco Seasoning Sour Cream Jalapenos (optional) 1 tomato diced (optional) This is really easy. All you have to do is layer the ingredients in...
Daily Blog Tips 2009 in Review
Filed under: Blogging, In the Kitchen..., Things that make me happy, Wedding
I love a good list. If we have this in common you should browse the entries from the over 90 bloggers who particiated in the Review of 2009 writing project at Daily Blog Tips. Make sure and read my entry 2009 in Review: 9 Things I Learned While Planning My Wedding. My favorites include: Biggest Parenting Failures of 2009 9 New Things I Tried in My Kitchen in 2009 50 Inspiring People of 2009 The Best of Daily Blog Tips in...
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