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Sunday Rewind: The best way to freeze and store tomato paste.

March 2, 2014 2 Comments

When a recipe calls for tomato paste, does it bug you that you need to open up a 6 oz can in order to get 2 tablespoons of tomato paste?  A few years back I finally figured out the best way to have tablespoon sized portions of tomato paste at my fingertips and ready to […]

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In case you missed it: Weekly Wrap-Up

February 22, 2014 Leave a Comment

Whenever there’s a 3 day weekend with a Monday holiday, it throws me off for the remainder  of the week.  This past weekend was a 4-day weekend where the kids had Valentine’s Day off as well as the Monday of Presidents’ Day.  So nothing happened around her from Sunday through Tuesday.   Wednesday: I gave […]

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Why I felt a blue chicken was necessary.

February 21, 2014 1 Comment

So a few days ago I shared a makeover I did on a little plant stand.  I put a little wooden chicken in with the flowers, but he wasn’t really showing up against the color of the house… so I thought he should be blue. See?  Now he shows up against the house.  He was […]

Filed Under: Crafts, spray paint, Spring

The best lasagna recipe. Ever.

February 20, 2014 19 Comments

The best lasagna recipe.

I’m half Italian, (Sicilian, to be precise) I love to eat and I love to cook.   I’ve tasted a ton of lasagna recipes and I think this is the best lasagna recipe ever.  It’s flavorful, hearty and will satisfy your culinary soul.  (And also, your children.) Before we get started, DO NOT BE AFRAID […]

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Spring planter makeover (& how it looked like Shrek until I added a chicken.)

February 19, 2014 2 Comments

I know that 2/3 of the country is being ravaged by winter weather, but here in So Cal it has been really mild.  So much so that it was time to do a spring planter to put by our front door. A few months back I spotted this guy, just sitting on the curb.  He […]

Filed Under: Crafts, decor, floral design, garden & outdoors, gardening, spray paint, Spring

In case you missed it: Weekly Wrap-Up

February 15, 2014 Leave a Comment

Are you having a fabulous holiday weekend?  I sure hope so!  I am very excited about the Michaels – Hometalk Pinterest Party tomorrow, which is taking place all over the country from 1:00 to 4:00.  I will be at the Michaels store on Carson in Long Beach, CA. Here’s what else is going on: Sunday […]

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A spring birdcage planter.

February 14, 2014 3 Comments

On Monday I shared that I would be appearing at my local Michaels store this coming Sunday (just like 99 other Hometalk bloggers across the country) and making fun projects at a Pinterest Party.  I am going to be making another project on Sunday, but I wanted to share a fun little project I whipped […]

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Heart shaped carrots.

February 13, 2014 1 Comment

Now that I have seen this cute trick from Jamie at C.R.A.F.T., I am going to refuse to eat carrots any other way.  From now on, I will only eat heart shaped carrots.   I don’t know why I didn’t figure this out on my own before this.  Please check out the easy tutorial and […]

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A felted heart garland for Valentine’s Day.

February 11, 2014 Leave a Comment

Sometimes I love it when people use non-traditional colors for holidays.  Rather than go for the expected red and pink, Steph from The Silly Pearl made a really cool felted heart garland in cream and gold for a fun twist on Valentine’s Day decor. I have never done any felted projects before, but after seeing […]

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A Pinterest Party with Michaels & Hometalk. (And me.)

February 10, 2014 1 Comment

We all love Pinterest, right?  I pin cute projects all the time with the intention of creating a version of my own, but don’t get around to actually doing it as often as I’d like.   Have you tried to make anything that you’ve pinned yet?  If you haven’t recreated something you found on Pinterest, […]

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