Welcome to the intersection of tradition and innovation, where the timeless art of fashion meets cutting-edge technology. As we embark on a journey through the realm of customized fashion and wearables, we uncover how tools like the Glowforge Pro and X Tool F1 are not just altering the landscape of design but are sewing (quite literally) the fabric of the future. In a world where p[...]
My Thoughts on the Cricut Joy I absolutely love combining technology and crafting to make things easier and to go farther faster! Enter this little blue beauty. The Cricut Joy is the latest machine in the Cricut machine line up. While the width that it can cut is limited to 4.5 inches, if can cut single images up to four feet long. Additionally, if you want to cut a repeating pattern (say, for a[...]
A quick dessert that has the yummy taste of cheesecake with fewer sugar and calories. These parfaits can be made in advance and stored in the refrigerator until it is time for dessert. Ingredients 8 oz. Cream cheese, softened 1/4 cup Truvia blend 2 tablespoons lemon juice 8 oz. Whipped topping Three graham crackers, crushed Directions 1. Combine cream cheese, Truvi[...]
To say I love Chick-Fil-A's market salad might be an understatement. The combination of fresh greens, fruit, nuts and other goodies makes this salad irresitable even for the most resistant healthy eaters. There's no real recipe for this salad, but instead a list of ingredients. You get to choose how much of each you want in your salad. One note, my kids hate Gorgonz[...]
Did you realize that it takes virtually no extra time to boil, brown or bake extra meat? Tonight I browned three pounds of ground turkey with a blend of onions and green and red peppers. After I finished browning the meat I used one pound to make a pot of three bean turkey chili and put up the other two pounds in Zip Lock bags, in one pound increments, for later on in the week[...]
This past spring my family and I made a trip to New Orleans. At the top of our list of treats to try were Cafe Du Monde's beignets. It was a great experience and the tasty, powdered sugar puffs of dough were just enough to send our 10 year old into a treat-induced stupor -- no lie, he fell asleep at the table. :). To be fair we had been walking the quarter all day so anything would have[...]
Hi there! How many of you have leftover turkey, ham, vegetables or other foods from your Thanksgiving meal? What do you plan to do with those things?...Cause' there's only so many sandwiches you can make. :). What about turning some of the leftovers into soup/stew? And not some scripted recipe, but rather a bit of experimentation. I don't know about you, bu[...]
I love browsing the internet for new projects. Lately I have seen lots of painted wood signs that signal the beginning of the Fall season. I thought about what fall meant to me and my family and then created a sign that reflected why we love this time of year. I did my best to take pictures of the various steps in the process so that you can see how I got from the plain[...]
Enter the classic american meal - Meatloaf, mashed potatoes and green beans. Who doesn't love the homey comfort this meal provides? I know my family does. They always ask "are you trying to knock us out (make us go to sleep) with this meal?". I always smile when they say it because it is their way of saying "thanks mom" for cooking one of our favorites. I us[...]
It's been a while since I've made a post...sorry! While I have the best of intentions life tends to get in the way. Anyhoo, while outside today I noticed that I had several red tomatoes that needed to be picked and when I came inside of the house realized that my cherry tomatoes needed picking as well (I guess I have been out of it lately)! Since the tomatoes were a bit over-ripe I decided[...]