Archive | December, 2013

Pecan Crusted Tilapia and Brussels Sprouts with Walnuts and a Mustard Cream Sauce

Pecan Crusted Tilapia and Brussels Sprouts with Walnuts and a Mustard Cream Sauce

Notice a theme there?  Nuts!  I got a new nutcracker from Target the other day and had to try him out.  We have loads of squirrels around here although they are gray, not black.  Still I couldn’t resist the cuteness of having this little guy around to do my nut cracking chores. When I was […]

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Sugar Scrubs

Sugar Scrubs

  I had fun making some sugar scrubs today for my dry winter hands and feet. With a quick trip to the health food store and an even quicker trip to my pantry, I had lots of interesting ingredients to put in my scrub.   They are incredibly easy to make and work well to […]

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Lemon Meringue Cookies - Diabetic Friendly

Lemon Meringue Cookies – Diabetic Friendly

My aunt and several of my friends are on a diabetic diet.  My aunt challenged me to come up with a diabetic friendly dessert.  Since I’m not a dietitian or doctor, I decided to search the web for my first foray into lower carb cooking.  I found this recipe for Lemon Meringue Cookies on Diabetic […]

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Not the buttons!  Not my Gumdrop Buttons!

Not the buttons! Not my Gumdrop Buttons!

  I couldn’t resist a Shrek quote to go along with Diane’s birthday cake this year.  My SIL has a December birthday and we usually celebrate when we gather at Christmas.  This year I made a chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream frosting, a vanilla buttercream filling and a chocolate ganache drizzle.  I added some Wilton […]

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Christmas 2013

Christmas 2013

  Christmas 2013 has come and gone.  I thought I’d share a few photos of the day. I didn’t decorate as much as I usually do because of the new puppy and Olivia having her wisdom teeth out.  I didn’t  have as much time as it takes and I didn’t know how much the dog […]

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Olivia is feeling better!

Olivia is feeling better!

It has been 6 days since Olivia’s wisdom teeth came out and she is feeling much better. She keeps complaining that her head hurts, though.  Can’t figure it out. Ha Ha!  I love photoshop!

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Broccozini Soup

Broccozini Soup

It is finally getting a little colder in Atlanta so soup was a good choice for tonight. I was Christmas shopping earlier and it got colder and colder each time I came out of a store. Then, disaster happened.  My car broke down.  Triple A came and carted the poor beast away. Anyway,here is the […]

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Elf on the Pheasant

Elf on the Pheasant

  My kids are a little too old for the Elf on the Shelf thing, however we do have an all-knowing elf lurking around our house.  Currently he is riding the pheasant on the mantle dreaming of flying to the North Pole, I suppose.   And he’s possibly just happy to be out of reach […]

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Potato Gratin with Rosemary Crust

Potato Gratin with Rosemary Crust

  This was lunch today.  I made this potato gratin and served it with crab cakes and salmon cakes from the Fresh Market along with a green salad. It was a new recipe for me and really good. Again, raining in Atlanta…big surprise.  It has rained a lot over the past few months.  I need […]

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Santa Tags

Santa Tags

These are the Christmas tags I’m using this year.  I made them from colored craft sticks, paint, glitter, and artificial snow.  They look like Santas in a Salvation Army Training Camp hot tub.     I used colored craft sticks and then painted a tan stripe near the top for the face. I had to […]

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