Fresh-Cut Friday

 Hello! 

Welcome to Fresh-Cut Friday!

As Always I am so happy that you are popping in to see some lovely floral inspiration.

 Today I'm sharing a simple Carnation and Daisy arrangement.

 Just a sweet country vignette for a winter tea time.

 

I do hope that Fresh-Cut Friday has been an inspiration for you to easily and inexpensively bring fresh flowers into your home.

If you would like to add your link please feel free to. I would love to see your arrangements and how you bring beauty into your home.

I will be linking to these parties:
Feathered Nest Friday
Home Sweet Home
Friends Sharing Tea
Show and Tell Friday
Pink Saturday

Table Top Tuesday

New Recipe....

Hello Peeps! 

We have been up to ceiling in leftovers here. So I thought I would try to find a recipe that would use some of them up. I used the recipe on the back of the frozen meatball package as a starting place.  I had a veggie tray left over from a party and the meatballs were a partial package from an appetizer that I made Christmas Eve.

This is how the package recipe went: 

Meatballs + Frozen Vegetables + Pasta + a can of chicken broth = Italian Wedding Soup

Seriously! Like that didn't scream 

"HELP ME! I'm almost a recipe!"

So! That is what I did. I turned it into a recipe.

Bake the meatballs as directed. ( I used the turkey meatballs)

Chop fresh veggie selection ( I used onions, carrots, celery, and some leftover cauliflower)

 Saute in 3 tablespoons of olive oil until tender,  

add a teaspoon of minced garlic. 

add 1 cup of small pasta ( I used Acini di pepe) 

1 tablespoon of Herbs de Provence

Salt and pepper to taste

Simmer until the pasta is done.

And the TA DA! Soups on!

How simple was that!

Reminder:

Fresh Cut Friday is this week. 

I will have the linky tool up tomorrow 

evening so that you can join in. 

Have FUN!

I am joining Share your cup Thursday.

Happy New Year!

Oh! The Wonder..

GIFTS!

 Mailed and Received...

 Wrapped and placed under the tree...

But the greatest gift of all was given freely 

and we freely take into our heart.

¹⁰ But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. ¹¹ Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. ¹² This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”

Luke 2:10-12 NIV

Merry Christmas!

 

Perfect Christmas Shortbread

ummmmm... Butter! 

It makes everything taste better. 

Just at Christmas.  :) 

Here is a perfect recipe that I always use. 

• 2 cups butter, softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 2teaspoons vanilla extract
• 4 cups all-purpose flour

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy, stir in the vanilla.  Add flour and salt and mix well.  Roll out cookie dough and cut.  Bake in well heated oven for 10-12 minutes.

*  To prevent cookies from overspreading,  place cut cough on cookie sheets in the refrigerator for approx 30 minutes before baking. 

Makes apx. 12 cookies

Enjoy!

Fresh-Cut Friday Features

Good Morning Sweet Posie Girls!

Thought I would pop in and share a couple of highlights from yesterday's FCF. 

Thank you all for joining in and sharing your talent with us. 

If you would like to have a Feature Button, here it is.

  Michele from The Nest at Finch Rest shared a sweet giveaway. You can still sign up to win. 

Liz from Sit With Me In My Garden shared a great idea for her tool box and bulbs. Very Cute!

Thank you again for joining in! I know it is a busy time of year.  

You can still add your post ... the linky tool is open until Monday.

 

Our next Fresh-Cut Friday will be January 4th 2013, can you believe it????

The flower of the month is the Carnation or the Snowdrop.

See you there!

Fresh Cut Friday #29

 Welcome! 

It is the first Friday of December and that means it's Fresh-Cut Friday!

My floral display today is not very Christmasy, 

but it does look wintery. 

My mom and I were at Trader Joe's and I just could not resist the bunches of Hydrangea.

They look like big snow balls. So Pretty!

Just to break the arrangement up I added some Calla Lilies.

 AND they were CHEAP! I could not believe how reasonable their prices are. 

Sigh! LOVE Trader Joe's. 

I almost always will split the bouquets up  to make them last longer... I bet you do to.

Also, if you will cut the ends again and make sure that you change the water often, that will help your flowers to last longer. 

Thank you so much for joining in! I so appreciate everyone of your that share.  Saturday I will Share the highlights! 
I will be joining
Sherry For Home Sweet Home

 

Homemade Cranberry Sauce

A few weeks ago (before Thanksgiving) I made a couple of batches of  cranberry sauce.  I think it 

looks so pretty in the jar. It tastes pretty good over cream cheese to.

Here's the recipe! 

Cranberry Sauce with Port

1 bag of fresh cranberries

1 cup of good quality Port

3/4 cup of sugar

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/8 teaspoon ground cloves

Wash cranberries and drain.

 

 Place all ingredients in medium saucepan.

Boil over medium high heat for about ten minutes or until almost all cranberries have popped, stirring frequently.   

 

Sauce will thicken when cool. 

   

A very simple and pretty thing to give thing to give!

Have fun!

Home For Lunch!

I love to come home for lunch and relax a few minutes. 

I made a big pot of this Sunday night.... YUM! 

I'll be eating it all week. 

Christmas Love

Lovin' my new Christmas mug.

Lovin' my new Christmas PJ's.

Lovin' the Christmas Tree!