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Mango Bread

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It turned out delicious! :) Megan tasted it, and confirmed that it's yummy! :) Here's the recipe! :) I initially got it from allrecipes, but changed it up a little, so here's my version...(it makes one 9x5 loaf. 1 cup self-rising flour (if you're using all purpose, add 1 tsp baking soda and 1/4 tsp salt 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1/4 cup veggie oil 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 tsp vanilla 2 eggs 1/4 cup butter, softened Sift flour (baking soda & salt also if using all purpose) and cinnamon. In a large bowl, beat butter, oil, and sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in eggs and beat well. Stir in vanilla. Blend with flour mixture until combined. Fold in mango, mixing it just enough to evenly combine. Spray a 9x5 pan and pour in the batter. Let stand in the pan 20 minutes (while the oven preheats at 350*) Bake 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. PS....How do you like my plate I got at the antique mall a few months ago?  I don't think i

Online Shopping and Cooking!

I feel like I haven't ordered from Alice.com in forever!!  But then again, I haven't really been home often enough to order anything either (between Birmingham, the beach, Birmingham, France, Birmingham, Birmingham, Birmingham, and Birmingham...I may have added/missed a few Birminghams in there...) So today I ordered the oh-so-popular aluminum foil in our apartment...we use it when we cook almost everything on our cookie sheet...saves us from having to stick that thing in our sink and take up all our space! ((We have an old fashioned manual dish-washer for all of you who haven't seen our apartment. And by that, I mean... water, faucet, gloves, sponge/rag, and soap. hahaha)  Anywho, I'm just excited because I know I'm going to run out of that stuff soon and I don't like having to run to the store every time I run out of aluminum foil... If you haven't ordered from Alice before, it's free shipping to your door (or to your mail room in our case :) :) )

How Exciting!!! :)

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Yay!!!!! :) The bag I made to keep my money in while I was traveling was featured! :) Thank you so much again Laura!!! :)

A Blueberry & Mint Dinner (Finally!)

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Since I went home this weekend, I never got around to making anything with my blueberries and mint, but today for my mini dinner, I did!  My stomach was acting crazy earlier this morning, so I thought the mint would do it some good.  I kinda took the recipe I posted earlier last week as and idea and went with it.  I only had about 20 minutes to make something because I had to be at the desk to work from 9pm to 10pm. (Cheer and Dance camp are in our building this week!) First I boiled some of my pretty noodles (the colorful kind! haha!) When the noodles were almost ready, I put a few mint leaves in the water to let the oils cook with the noodles. I drained the noodles & mint and put them on my plate that I had sprinkled with some shredded cheese (so the warm noodles would melt the cheese). Then I rinsed some blueberries and sprinkled them over the top of my pasta, and sprinkled a little more cheese on top as well.  That and some cucumber water was a perfect small meal for me.  

Yay new shrug! :)

I started a shrug from a tshirt last night, but didn't get to finish because I decided I wanted to use white bias tape, and all I had was orange.... I don't have a picture of it yet (I'll take one when I'm wearing it) but this tutorial is what gave me the idea to make it!  I think hers turned out absolutely adorable!

Yummy lunch.

Oh my...I took my own advice and made this yummy dinner  and turned it into lunch.  I buttered bread, but it on the pan, sprinkled a little shredded Colby Monterey Jack cheese, then a slice of tomato, some spinach leaves, another tomato slice, place some thin cubes of mozzarella cheese, another piece of buttered bread.  And now it's half-way in my tummy. Oh and wonderful cucumber water to drink! If you've never had that before, try it!! Just put a few slices of cucumber in your glass, then a few cubes of ice, then fill it up with cold water.  It's so refreshing, and it'll make you want to drink water all day! (and get really well hydrated!!) :) :)

Cake Presents!

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I said I'd post pictures of Megan's Cupcake Pin Cushion and Birthday cake....here they are!! :) From a and w  Somehow, I managed to forget to take a finished product picture....you can see the pins in this picture where I was hand stitching the "wrapper" in place.  I also added a pom-pom to the top. And the cake... From a and w And her reaction when Julia & I gave it to her! (On my singing, colorfully lit cake plate my parents gave me for my birthday!! :) :) ) From a and w

Happy Birthday Megan!

Megan's 21 today! In about an hour, a friend of ours is coming over to help me decorate a really cute cake for her! (I'll post pictures tomorrow...because Megan can't see it until we give it to her!! :) ) Also, when I post those pics, I'll post pictures of the cupcake pin cushion I gave her for her birthday! It turned out really cute! :)

Bite-Sized Sausage Casserole

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Over at  Southern Fried Dreams  there's a Hospitality Linky Party happening until midnight tonight! I've been thinking this week what my favorite food to serve guests would be (if we were hosting parties in our 500 sq. ft. apartment!) and I'd have to say it would be these little mini casseroles Adam and I came up with!   They've been Sunday School Snack approved!! :) ***Also, here is a variation of my recipe that includes bacon and hot sauce!! :)  Blah to Ta-Daa: Yummy Breakfast Casserole  (I'm glad you loved it Melissa!!) :)*** I started making Sausage Casserole sometime shortly after we got married because we both love breakfast foods, and not necessarily during breakfast hours.  One day Adam asked if I could make bite-sized ones so he could warm up a few to snack on at work and not necessarily have to sit down and eat (being a fireman, they have some days where they just don't get a break, especially when he was working day-shift this past semester!)  So

Possible Blueberry/Mint Combo...

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Mom sent me a link to the Alabama Cooperative Extension System's page on blueberries (which Auburn is a part of..yay!! :) ) And they had this recipe that was different and looked tasty....  I'm thinking.... sub crumbled mozzarella for the feta cheese...and sub some mint for the thyme?  I found some other recipes online I might give a try... if I do, I'll post them!

Blueberries & Peppermint...Need Ideas!

My Paw-Paw had quite a knack for gardening, there's no question about that.  I specifically remember him helping me plant squash, then MamaRie cooking it...and I wouldn't eat it! hahaha.  We also had a strawberry patch at least one year. (I'm sure I helped eat them!)  My sister and I used to try to help him set up the strings for the beans to grow on (we didn't eat those either!).  And we ALWAYS helped pick blueberries!  Well, I've got some more of Paw-Paw's blueberries in my freezer now! :)  Can't wait to make some pancakes, muffins, cobbler, ....bread maybe? (anyone ever made blueberry bread? Is it any good?)  While I was at it, I got a bag full of peppermint leaves from the herb garden (where the strawberries used to be!)  I really don't know what I'm going to do with the peppermint leaves, other than maybe make some peppermint hot cocoa?  I need to look for some recipes that use fresh peppermint...any ideas? (other than a mojito?)  I'll do so

I want one!!

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There is a machine called the Silhouette. I've seen some bloggers talking about it, and over at Tatertots and Jello, they're giving one away!! You should definitely go look at this thing! Silhouette has a  blog  as well where you can see projects other people have done! If I had one, I'd start decorating everything with it! haha! And I would for sure use the heat-transfer capabilities to design my own fabric!! :) Anywho, just had to get that out of my system!! :)

Another Purse for Another Sister! :)

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I picked out this fabric a while back, thinking I'd use it for something for me or my middle sister...or both. Well, this adorable clutch pattern I found at  Skip to my Lou  was perfect for my sister.  I added a strap to the side so she can carry it solo with her phone and wallet...or use it as a wallet in her purse! :)  I think the polka dots are cute too.  The instructions at  Skip to my Lou Pleated Pouch Tutorial   were amazing!  She did a FANTASTIC JOB explaining everything!  Absolutely the easiest zipper I've installed in my life! :) Tutorial from:

Super Simple Dinner

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Inspired by my FAVORITE sandwich in France! Tonight for dinner, I decided to put a little twist on the sandwich I've been craving since I got back from my trip to France.  I wish I could remember the name of at least one  sandwicherie  where I got the sandwiches I'm talking about...but I can't.  I know I got one in Les Baux de Provence, and I'm pretty sure I got another in Avignon.  (Oh! And I got a sandwich similar to it at the Louvre as well!) Anywho, the sandwich was on a baguette sliced like a sub, with tomato, mozarella, basil, and spinach.  Once I got the sandwich grilled, another time I didn't...but either way, they slide the sandwich into a paper sleeve so you can walk around and shop while you eat.  It's fantastic!  Wish I could find a good picture, but I just didn't see one that shows everything I'm talking about ((Imagine Subway...but better because it's on a baguette and it's not packed super full...just enough for you to eat the en

Happy Father's Day! :)

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When it all started :) Hope you're having a great day!  I'll see you soon! I love you! :) ~wendy

Musical Purse!

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Yay! I finished! I don't really know how long it took me since I took a break to eat some pizza...and check my email...and clean my desk....  If I sat down and started without stopping, I'd say an hour and a half or two hours? Oh, and I was taking pictures along the way, so really like an hour and a half.  Maybe only an hour if you're super motivated! I got the inspiration for this purse from a book I bought earlier this year:  One Yard Wonders  (click on the link to see it on Amazon.)  It's a fantastic little book (and by little, I mean 101 projects...) all made with one yard of fabric!  For this purse, I somewhat followed the instructions for "Child's Messenger Bag" buuuut I tweaked it. :)  First off, I used two different prints of fabric instead of two. In addition, I inserted an extra layer of fabric in the main portion and the flap of the bag for extra durability.  Also, I lengthened the strap so it would be long enough for my sister to wear across