In Cape May last month, I stopped into one of the boutique stores on the mall and spotted black and white floral silhouettes on stretched canvas. I loved the look, but the paintings were $25 each, and I didn’t have any of the plants in my own garden. So I went to the crafts store [...]
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Plant Silhouette Artwork
October 14, 2009
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Gardening for Halloween
August 25, 2009
Curb appeal is key at Halloween, even in the daylight. I like my garden to appear ever-so-slightly neglected and faded. Early October, I let my potted plants die and leave them in their pots for an element of neglect on the front porch.
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Apple Pie
July 21, 2009
Apple pie with acorn cutouts. I haven’t got the crust crimping down yet, but at least it looks homemade!
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Evening office makeover
July 12, 2009
Chris went to a Nickelback concert Saturday night, leaving me with an entire evening free. I had bought panels at Pier 1 with a bold, modern floral print last weekend, but he hadn’t installed the curtain rod for me, so they were lying around.
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Quasi Chili Tacos
December 24, 2008
I had a zillion tortillas, one pound of frozen ground beef, a can of beans, a can of corn, and half a packet of taco seasoning. Voila! 1 pound of ground beef (I thawed mine out in a hot-water bath) 1 can kidney beans, drained (black beans work also!) 1 can white & yellow corn, [...]
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Macadamia Nut Encrusted Chicken with Warm Cranberry Sauce
I had a bag of macadamia nuts in the kitchen, chicken and cranberries in the fridge. This resulted. 4 chicken cutlets handful of macadamia nuts, finely chopped 1 cup Italian breadcrumbs 1 egg vegetable oil (your frying favorite) salt and pepper to taste For cranberry sauce 1/2 bag fresh cranberries 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup [...]
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Winter Squash Soup
This is a beautiful soup I threw together on a really cold afternoon when I had zero food in the house. Its flavors are reminiscent of pumpkin pie. I made a sweet soup, but you could always use red pepper flakes or bacon crumbles. 12oz frozen cooked winter squash 2 cups chicken stock 2 tbs [...]
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