Tuesday Tips and Recipes #1

This is going to be the first installment (hopefully of many!) of Tuesday Tips and Recipes (TTR). For about a year now, I have been wanting to share some tips and recipes with you, but I felt there were a couple of obstacles. First, I am not a great a cook.  I'm not terrible, but my husband is a waaaaaaaaaay better cook than I am!  So, first obstacle, who wants to try a recipe from someone who isn't a good cook?  Second obstacle, I usually just post DIY projects, and I didn't know how to add anything else in.

Well, obstacles, be gone! I am not the best cook, but I do try.  I figure that will make the recipes I post even more legit, because if I can do it, anyone can! ;) And as for the format concerns, it's my blog and I can post whatever I want, right?  So, I have decided that each Tuesday I will post a recipe or a tip that I want to share with you!

TTR #1: Prolong the life of your fresh herbs by putting them in water.

 

I love fresh herbs, but I hate that they don't last very long.  My husband, resident chef, said he heard that if you cut the ends and put the herbs in water, much like you would for fresh flowers, they would last longer. So I gave it a try.  Folks.  I am not kidding, the parsley in this pic is more than four weeks old!  I know it is starting to look a little droopy, but it is more than a month old!  Crazy!  The cilantro was going on two weeks, and it was still perfect!  I have been doing this for a couple of months now, and it is fantastic! Not only do the herbs stay fresh longer, but the refridgerator looks so fancy inside! ;)

I'm off for an MRI soon.  Remember that bruised knee I got on vacation last month?  Yeah, it's having problems and the meniscus might be torn--pray for me!

I'll talk with you soon!  Enjoy the Son today!

February Mantle

I like to decorate.  Okay, that's an understatement.  I love changing things around, especially changing things with each new season.  The one area that I change every month is my mantle.  (I am working on a post that has all of my mantlescapes in one place for easy viewing!)  You may recall that I built my Faux Fireplace just so I could have a place to create monthly vignettes!

Here is what my mantle looks like this month.

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Family Room Update

If you have followed this blog the last couple of years, you know that my family room has been a work in progress.  It is certainly not "done", but it sure is cozy!  

One of my favorite pieces in the room is the kitchen-cabinet-turned-credenza that I designed and built to create a custom entertainment center.  I first showed you this piece last May, and you can see the original post here.

Because everyone likes a good before and after, here you go:

BEFORE

 

AFTER

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Lego Frame

Last week as I was fighting the never ending battle of Lego mini figures in my family room, I remembered this pin and decided to stop fighting and start creating!  I painted my frames and grabbed some E6000.

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A little of Everything

How are you?  Doing well, I pray!  Things are going great here!  I am working on some more art for 318 and would love it you would pop in to 318 and take a peek, but you'll have to wait until at least Friday, because they are closed for a couple of days for some renovations! In the meantime, here are some more pieces of art, along with some projects I have been working on.  (Fair warning: this is a very random post!)

I really like the colors in this piece.  Too sweet.

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