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It's back to school and work and you may be looking for lunchbox inspiration. Look no further than this summer favourite: zucchini slice. This slice feeds many and uses up half a kilo of zucchini and is full of wonderful vegetables and bacon. It is delicious warm from the oven but also incredibly tasty cold which can only be a bonus for hungry lunchbox hounds!
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Zucchini slice is ridiculously easy to make, and it’s really tasty and versatile too. It’s great hot or cold, which means it’s perfect for school lunches or afternoon tea. Makes 1 slice (12 pieces).
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Hot, freshly made falafel are one of the great joys. Eat them in a wrap with hommous and tabouleh, or enjoy them as part of a mezze platter with dips, pickles, yoghurt sauce and lemon wedges.
It all started on Pinterest ~ Isn't it crazy how looking through all those pins can send your mind reeling with ideas, DIY projects, fun things to do with what you have laying around and repurposing? Of course, this time of the year, it usually involves ideas in the great outdoors, the gardens, the yard, the patios, even the walls of the sheds and the house... It started with a few cute pieces placed strategically in the yard and then my interest began to soar. I purchased this cute little planter box at the thrift store for three quarters ($0.75). I brought it home and put some old, dry flowers in it from another floral purchased previously for pennies... It hangs outside by the backdoor, under the old awning, so the sun and wind doesn't rip it apart. Yes, I hoard florals in a five gallon bucket in the shed. If I like them, I leave them 'as a floral' and put them in the shed on a shelf. If I don't particularly like them, I pull them apart and put the flowers in the bucket. You know how it is with thrift store and yard sale finds. Sometimes they're just falling apart, but the flowers are re-useable and picking up a broke down wreath for a quarter, or a dollar is just "Smart Hoarding" for the future... I intend to make me a couple more exterior florals for the outside of the house. Perhaps, something like this... Link to pic And, something like this... Link to Pic... I also found another old, antique, chair in the shop to go with the first antique chair I drug home... The new, old, chair is the one on the right. The 'old,' old chair is the one on the left from this previous blog post: Do you remember your last voyage on an "Old Rickety Chair"... I initially hung it on the wall by the back door, but I kept running into it (there's a reason my parents didn't name me Grace...) Then, I had the 'man-child' move it to the wall of the old shed, by the clothesline, to get it out of my line of traffic. I brought home the 'new' old chair on the right to hang on the shed also and use it for holding flower pots too, but it's so, so, old and yet in such great shape still. I'm thinking of something different. I just don't have the heart to put screw holes in it yet, to hang it up... I would like to find perhaps, 2 more old decrepit chairs and add them to the shed wall for flowers, but for the old, solid chair on the right in the pic, I think I'll do something more like this... Link to Pic... If I messed around with one of my old doors (I have a plethora of them) and added an old table to it, some shelves, some cute shelf brackets and reworked its paint to match the 'new' found, old, chair, it would make a great display and an extra chair for the backyard when company is present. I would load it with flower pots, gardening tools, old crusty things and place it on the back porch next to the new, found, old, chair. Still in proximity to the 'chairs on the shed' flower holders I'm creating. But, I'm thinking, I'll definitely just use the 'new' found, old, chair for a chair... You know, There are alot of ways to make an old door a 'Potting Bench,' or just a bench... Link to Pic... Link to Pic... And, how about this cute idea... I need to make me one of these out of coffee cans to hang off the back awning - paint it in the vintage colors of the house right now. I think it's a nifty repurpose DIY idea for the yard~! I can't seem to find the pic on the website - I get an error. Here is the link to the pic on pinterest though... Link to Pic... And how about a swing out of old doors...! I can certainly make this happen - plus I picked up a whole bunch of furniture legs at the thrift store one day to add to the character of the swing for the arms... Link to Pic... And, close to the swing... I can make me a bench to match~! I already have the old beds and things to do this. I just need to get it done... Link to Pic... So, so many ideas and I have all the old stuff laying around to create, I just need to get creative...! (No link available - website error?) How about some old ladders in the yard? Link to Pic... Link to Pic... So many ideas for projects... So little time in the summer... So much creativity and ideas~! Everybody have a "Wonderful Day" ~ I'm heading outside to play~! Have I got your mind reeling with outdoor ideas yet?
This is our favorite way to make a big batch of bacon: easy, hands-off, and completely splatter-free.
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Flourless chocolate cake | this cake is dense, moist and delicious with a delicate, almost meringue-like crust.
Decorating the Christmas tree is the tradition that everyone loves but it doesn’t have to be the only thing you do during the preparation for the holiday. Besides, some people don’t even want to have a Christmas tree at home, but it doesn’t mean they shouldn’t have any holiday atmosphere.
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Today off to Hardesty Park for the 30th annual "Art in the Park" Art Show. It was a beautiful morning and the sun was shinning, although the weather report was for rain. The art gods were smiling. It wasn't a shopping day for me, but an inspiration day and I found plenty! Here are a few of my favorite finds. These great bags are so colorful, bright and really well made. Inside they have cool fabrics and lots of pockets. They are Sassy Sacks made by artist Cyndy Naylor. Modern Ancient Glass artist Kelly Crosser-Alge makes fabulous fused glass jewelry. I love this bracelet! The colors are so bright - and you know I love bright colors! Unique, powerful and soulful! This art work by Jenn Cole is one of a kind. It is a cross between painting and collage with amazing images and uber cool paint techniques. Her art was a stand-out at the show for me - true creative expression. Awesome! The next group of pics shows some cool art made from recycled components. It was so wonderful to see so much "green art" this year. Glass and Garden art by Gordon and Peggy Black. Cool fish!! They had one in orange too. I could hardly resist buying this! Very cool yard art made from old dishes, plates, cups and other unique items. What a great way of recycling! These eclectic pieces are made by Shabby Joe Glass Art from Michigan. Inspired! This art was so unique - all made from recycled plastic. The colors were so bright and varied - who knew plastic came in so many colors. Phil's Art is bright, fresh and clever! Modern metal sculptural yard art! Wow! Not only do Hammer Song Farms sell their art they also teach sculpture workshops. I could see one of these great pieces in my new backyard in Nashville. (If I had my new house yet!) What a terrific way to start a mid summer Sunday morning with beautiful art and tons of creative inspiration.
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Spaghetti with mussels and chilli | Heat a wide pan (one with a lid) over medium heat and melt the butter. When the milk solids in the butter start to brown, add the garlic, shallots and chillies and sauté for a minute or two until soft and fragrant.
Zucchini slice is ridiculously easy to make, and it’s really tasty and versatile too. It’s great hot or cold, which means it’s perfect for school lunches or afternoon tea. Makes 1 slice (12 pieces).
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So here is the last of the Dinosaur projects...a glue resist. The dried glue resists the paint and produces a pretty cool effect..lots of applications..I am already planning a neat Halloween project for Oct. Now you can free hand your skeleton or use a template. This is for Kindergarten so I gave them all a pencil sketch to follow. Materials Required: - thick white cardstock or posterboard - white glue or paste (recipe to follow) - template (optional) - paint - paintbrush (large for background,small for cracks and vine) -water container - stamps (optional) I had some leaf ones made from thick craft foam - splatter box Paste Recipe: If you are doing alot of resist work and don't want to use glue you can make a simple paste. You do need a squeezable container, like those generic condiment containers. I found mine at the dollar store for a $1 a piece. That advantage to using paste is you can make it the consistency you want. A firmer paste works better for detailed work. 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup flour 2 tsps alum or you can use a sprinkle of cloves or some wallpaper paste. This acts as a preservative. Mix together, add more water for a thinner paste if desired. Fill squeeze bottle with mixture. Be sure to discard any unused paste. Mix up a new batch as required. You can also add color to your paste using paint. For this project you want to keep it white for the bones. Pencil sketch your design. If using the template you can tape it to a well lit window, place posterboard over top and trace the design. Regular white school glue works but can be a bit runny...tacky glue works well but for a large group you may want to use paste. Outline all areas with the glue or paste using the bottle like a pencil. For the kindergartners I had to ask them to keep the nozzle on the paper...that way they had more control over where the glue went. We were using school glue so we had some ooze issues but I think it will add some character to all the different skeletons. Some filled in the head and pelvic bone and others just outlined it. If you fill in the eye socket by accident that is OK you can stick a black paper eye over top at the end. Completed skeletons. Let dry fully. Using tempura paint, paint over the resist. If the paint is too thick and covering the resist just paint over it with a little water to thin it out a bit. You don't want to spend too much time painting over the resist as the glue or paste will start to break down. Just a few passes should do it. If you are unhappy with the color let it dry and then paint again. Here I used a warm brown but then decided to darken it so I let it dry and then did a black wash. If you want to make it look like rock or stone you can add some splatter. I'm doing this without a box but with kids you really want to use a splatter box. You can see one in use in this post. I added cream colored splatter and black splatter. You can add some cracks in the rock as well to make it look more like a fossil. I still felt it needed something so I added a vine growing over the rock using some stamps I had. You can make your own out of sponge or potato if you want. Using some different green shades stamp on some leaves. Add a vine with a small paintbrush to connect the leaves. Here is a test sample I was working on where I used a sponge. I think I like the vine better but you can cut out some vine leaf shapes out of the sponge. That's it. Give it a try and consider glue or paste resist for other projects you may be planning. see you next time gail
