Jun18
Good laugh . . . had to share it!! LOL
Author Archives: countrygirlbling
Jun17
Braggin Time . . . Update
The lawn is in!! Looks great!! Muffin Man picked a fresh “out of the garden” radish for me & Tara clipped me some cilantro & chives to take home !! Yummmmmmm
Jun14
A Good Laugh . . .
Jun13
Honey Mustard . . . . Dip? Dressing?
It’s for everything!! Yummmmm . . . you totally need to make this. I made this the other day for red potato salad and it was delicious. You can use it for dipping or dressing . . . potato salad, chicken marinade, dipping for chicken fingers or even pretzels! Here you go . . . only 3 ingredients . . . 3/4 cups mayo, 1/4 cup honey & 3 tablespoons dijon! That’s it!!
Jun12
Bowls . . . .
Well, I have gone out and I have conquered . . . in my pursuit of the perfect bowl I just happened to be at Home Goods for my friend (we’re redoing her living room & dinning room). Couldn’t find anything for her re-do but I did come across 2 bowls and thought they would be perfect for some of my blog recipes. Besides being so gullible about for items in cute packaging . . . I am also totally addicted (but in control) to all ceramics made in Italy & Portugal at Home Goods. My radar goes off when I see those little stickers “Made in Italy” or “Made in Portugal”!! What do you think – soo cute right?!
Jun11
Basil Update
One Week . . . . pesto is on the horizon . . . .better stock up on some pine nuts . . .
Jun10
Braggin’ Time . . .
My son and his wife bought their home a little over a year ago. They’ve been saving their money and planning the design for their backyard (which was all dirt) and the work has begun. Jason designed the concrete patio with 3’x3′ paver inserts and the pergola. There is a railing (still to come) that will mostly surround the patio. Amie was home this weekend so we drove out to get an update on the backyard. The patio looks great & I love the pergola. The pergola is made of cedar and it took him and a friend about 4 hours to put up last weekend. If you can see that black pipe coming out of the concrete under the pergola, that’s going to be a fire pit. One of the pics is Jason & Jett (Tara’s brother) moving dirt & mulch . . . the sod is comin’ next weekend! And look at their little garden – soooooo cute, which reminds me that I forgot to clip some cilantro – dang!
Jun7
Peonies
I absolutely love peonies. They are just gorgeous, huge blooms, so dainty & delicate. I planted this peony bush 2 summers ago. This is “our” 3rd summer together. It’s a perennial (comes back every year) and I get soooo tickled with myself when I see the sprouts coming out of the ground in the spring – which means I didn’t kill it – LOL. Last year I had only 1 bud that bloomed and this year . . . I have 8 buds. A couple of weeks ago I noticed ants crawling all over the buds and I kept flicking them off – so annoying! It was soooo annoying that I decided to google “ants and peonies” . . . evidently ants are good for your peonies because they eat the sap that the buds produce which helps to open the blooms! Who knew!?!? I just clipped these 2 blooms last night – from the same plant . . . the blooms have always been white with pink tint to them and then there was this solid pink one – LOVE!!
Jun4
Basil Kit @ Lowe’s
I was picking up some potting soil at Lowe’s when I came across these little herb kits for $5. I am such a sucker for cute packaging! I hate to admit it, but I am THAT person that advertisers dream of, I just can’t help it – LOL. This kit was too cute and I was totally sucked in with the little chalkboard clip!!! Seriously, who wouldn’t be??? I was laughing at myself because the instructions said to “sow” the seeds??? What the heck does that mean? I had to google it . . . it just meant sprinkle them – so why don’t they just say sprinkle them??? It’s not as if I need to pull up in a John Deere tractor to sowwwww seed!! “City” people buy herb kits, so they should use “city people” lingo . . . helloooooo.
Jun3
Empty the Fridge Pasta
I need to go grocery shopping but tend to put if off until I absolutely have NO food. And that’s basically where I was this weekend (going to the store today). I had a few things in the fridge that were close to being on their last leg . . . . some red bell pepper, 1/2 an avocado, red onion, baby kale, a couple pieces of bacon and some yellow cherub tomatoes. So I thought to myself . . . why not make some pasta and throw all that stuff in it. Once my mini bow tie pasta was cooked I drained it and added a bit of olive oil, butter and the juice of 1/2 a lemon. Then I added the baby kale and just let the heat of the pasta wilt it a bit. I had already chopped up everything else while the pasta was cooking so I added it all once the kale was wilted. Stirred it all up, poured it in my bowl & topped it with some pine nuts (because everything tastes better with pine nuts!). Salt & pepper. I have to say it was pretty yummy!
I did notice after I took this picture that I think I need a “cute” bowl for salad/pasta pics. Looks like a trip to Home Goods is in my future!! Yessssssss
Country Girl 