SANDWICH MAKER CAKES

http://simplysweetnsavory.blogspot.com/2012/01/vanilla-triangle-cake-in-sandwich-maker.html

click the link above for the recipe

how neat is this, ohhh I can see it topped with powered sugar & fruit toping yum! I came across this over at Stephanie's  Sunday’s  Showcase linky party 

http://www.bystephanielynn.com/2012/01/sunday-showcase-party-no-86.html

OFFICE STAGE ONE

   This is the third day of tweaking the office, so far I’m loving the new look, this is the side of the room the computer desk is on, more pictures to come soon!

FREE IS A GOOD THING!

Who doesn’t like to hear that word free ~lol~ in the produce department of Public’s grocery, there is a display stand of recipe cards  with a big ole sign “FREE” these are the ones I thought would be interesting to try

as you stroll through the bakery , lo & behold another display ~lol~everything  in the little booklet can be found in the deli department, doesn't this look umm umm good!

how about this one

keep an eye out at your local grocery for free recipes , step outside your comfort zone & try something new!

MY COOKIE BOARD MAKES ME HAPPY!

If you haven’t discovered Pinterest yet, why not & If you have, how many things have you made from being inspired? I think I’ve made too may  with many more to come LOL, I rearranged  one of my boards & pulled out all of my cookie recipes, I’ve actually made quite a few

would you like to see all my delicious cookies?

http://pinterest.com/nannastreasures/cookies/

HAVE THINE OWN WAY LORD

 

I am sharing today’s post over at my ministry blog

http://sittingathisfeetministry.blogspot.com/2012/01/have-thine-own-way-lord.html

CRAFTING & TWEAKING

So far Jan. has been a great month for catching up on those “just for me” projects, as well as UFO’s & tweaking & organizing the house, I’m redoing the office today & believe I’ll be happy with the new look & be able to start posting pictures soon

yesterday I finished up some snowmen ornies & made “me” lol a ladybug wreath, hop on over to my raggedys blog & check them out

http://nannasraggedys-n-prims.blogspot.com/2012/01/lady-bugs-and-snowmen.html

SHORT RIBS

 

http://www.blessedwithgrace.net/

soooo many good recipes on Pinterest, some  common sense of what you know should take preference over what the instructions say LOL what I mean is when Paula says cook for 6 hrs, then  add this & that & another 4 hummm really??? now I’ve cooked many of roast among other things in my time & know that any meat will disappear into space after so long lol, here’s Paula’s recipe

I didn't cook mine nearly as long as she says & my meat still disappeared  but it was good anyway I put 8 in but only 3 came out I kid you not LOL!but I do like how it cooks down  thick & it was goood, so I will give it another try but sorry Paula next time I’ll use my common sense other than your directions LOL!

recipe can be found here http://www.pauladeen.com/index.php/recipes/view2/slow_cooker_beef_short_ribs/

THE PINTEREST CRAVE

Have you discovered Pinterest? do you love it? how many things have you made from there, tried any recipes?  I’ve made quite a few things lol but will post about that later but will let you in on what I’m working on next

in my sewing room thee are two walk in closets, one is filled with sewing stuff & Lord only knows what else lol! & the other our stuff, the one in our room is full of Christmas lol anyways, one of the closets we are going to turn into this for hubby, the minute I saw this on Pinterest I knew it was his closet to be!ohhh I can’t wait, it’s going to be fabulous!

I came across this & thought hey I’ve got one of those, we’re using for  a fake porch in front of the new shed LOL sooo get it out of the elements & to a safe place LOL

I found someone who sells this pattern! can’t wait to make some for shows

if all goes well I want to make this for Sunday dinner tomorrow , so I better make a list & go to the store!

well that should be enough to keep you guessing for  a little while LOL, Jan./Feb.I’m not taking any orders, I’m clearing , culling, tweaking & making things for my home that has  been  for a long time coming, have you visited my raggedys blog lately? did you see my “just for me” apron? LOL

HOW I ‘VE MISSED MY TEA

 

not sure what’s up with coffee trying to turn on me here lately but I thought humm I haven't had a good cup of tea in a long time, so I  bought some herbal tea & pulled out one of my  sweet tea cups , how about you,do you like teas’ do you have a favorite ?

SUNDAY SELECTIONS/COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS

 

And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD (Deuturonomy28:2)

we can not change what has or did happen in 2011 but we can count our blessing & watch the new year bring forth new dreams, new hopes, draw closer to him & embrace what he’s about to do in your life

THE CULPRIT

 

yes this is the culprit for the snowflake mishaps , that’s my story & I’m sticking to it LOL ,my daughter tells me if I’ll use a icing bag & tip I’ll get great results so I’ll give them one more chance as it gets closer to Christmas, pretty or ugly they taste & eat the same LOL

some I dipped in melted chocolate chips & sprinkled pecans…too many pecans lol, hubby like plain ole sugar cookies so some didn’t have to go through the embarrassment    the others did lol now who’s going to eat all this cookies ,we’re supposed to start eating more healthy come Monday LOL!

with the fun of cookies I also started working on  my blogs some more, did you notice the backgrounds have changed? check out the new things on the sidebars, there’s lots of new things to get involved in

I also went & got my book Made To Crave ,one of the things I’ll be getting into over at  my blog Sitting At His Feet ,be sure to comment of your thoughts of the giveaway ideas

http://sittingathisfeetministry.blogspot.com/

I’m into  some new things over at my blog Nannas Raggedys-N-Prims

http://nannasraggedys-n-prims.blogspot.com/

still working around tornado damage but all is well!we’ve got to get ready for a plumber to come in & an electrician, you know how they like to look in cabinets LOL! so guess today will be clean out  cabinet day  & regular hum drum domestic work LOL!

in the thinking possess, there is  a need to go get boxes so I can box up the sewing room, oops who just sighed LOL it’s only so I can paint & move things in to create a better functioning  room LOL!plus there’s 2 walk in closets in that room & it has to be empty to empty them out, one is full of sewing the other our stuff combined, I am going to turn them into a his/hers closet would you like to see my eye candy picture  for his closet?

ohhh I can’t wait! this excites me more than redoing the sewing room LOL!

WHAT’S ON YOUR AGENDA

With so much to do, so many places to go, so many people to see , the doing will always get done eventually, the going can happen  most anytime & the people are welcome to see me anytime LOL, just keeping real & one day at a time

today I will try to redeem myself on those snowflake cookies   lol & try a new cookie idea while I’m in the cookie mode, we will later pull out my new kitchen aid mixer & try our hand at divinity

we have to go to town later for hubby a haircut, while we’re out I may go by Lowes & give that sales girl one more chance to wait on me LOL for those who missed that story I tried to get paint  a few days ago & after waiting 10 min & 3 others coming up to the counter I gave it up

I signed up for Rhonda’s finish-a-long challenge & next week I want to start on finishing up my quilt, you can keep up with that on my raggedys-n-prims blog   http://nannasraggedys-n-prims.blogspot.com/

I’m also finishing up my last book study 

http://melissataylor.org/  next online Bible/book study is Lysa TerKeurst  ,Made To Crave  http://shopp31.com/madetocravesatisfyingyourdeepestdesirewtihgodnotfoodpre-sellreleasedatejanuary2011.aspx 

cookie /candy making,  a little reading, a little sewing, a trip into town sounds like the perfect laid back day that’s been a long time coming

PICNIC’S

  What ever happened to the sweet simplicity of a good old fashion picnic 

I’m not sure if my grandchildren have  ever experienced , what we’d call an old fashion picnic , the word picnic generally means you’ll be at the park or zoo but most definitely sitting  at a “picnic table” somewhere lol

after all isn’t it all about the buffet anyway lol

how long has it been since you’ve been on a picnic?

STARTING OFF THE NEW YEAR

Are  you getting off to a good start for the New Year? we’re going through one room at a time, complete overhaul, paint, rearrange, organize, fluff, cull out,one room down & eight to go, whew!  good thing I have a small house LOL

the whole month of Jan is dedicated to the sewing room, yea there’s that much stuff in there LOL I want it to where I can have friends over & have sewing days, I “want”  a couch in there, a table, bookcases  humm we shall see how that turns out but one thing for sure ! those dark yellow walls has got to go ,LOL

since the rooms are kinda small I’m thinking all rooms toward the front of the house need to flow with the same color, yea I know! that’s a lot of paint! LOL upon entering the back door you face the kitchen, a room to the left & bathroom to the right & living room straight ahead past the kitchen, my neighbor calls it a shotgun house  cause you can stand at the back door & shoot out  the front door LOL off to the left of the kitchen is  a bed room & sewing room & off to the left of the living room  is  a bed room & another  we use for the office so I’m thinking all the rooms you ca see from entering the back door  need to be one color, this should keep me busy for a while LOL

then there’s those “just for me” projects to catch up on LOL

today I am working on cleaning up the sidebars on my blogs, deciding on new backgrounds

and last but not least, trying to redeem myself from those pitiful snowflake cookies I made Christmas LOL! the oven’s hot & the dough’s chilled & I just realized I didn’t leave out enough flour to keep the rolling pin from sticking, so guess it’s to the kitchen to turn  off the oven  & to the store for a bag of flour, if I didn’t know better I’d think those cookies are trying to get the best of me again LOL!