Shop Update

A few new buckets added to the shop today. Lovin the dark bold prints for winter!

A Tote, A Tuesday (Yes, it is Wednesday)

I had the pleasure of visiting Crafty Planet in Northeast Minneapolis this weekend. I was really impressed with the variety of fabrics and helpful staff! I picked up these fun coordinating home decor fabrics for a NEW bucket design I am working on this month!

I also picked up a copy of Fabric-by-Fabric One-Yard Wonders by Rebecca Yaker and Patricia Hoskins (both Minnesotans, Patricia co-owns Crafty Planet). This book has over 100 sewing projects and lots of tips and information about supplies and different fabric types!

Menu Monday

Winter has finally arrived in Minnesota. This will be a great week to get out the crock pot for chili and pulled pork.

Crock Pot Pulled Pork

One pork tenderloin
1 cup salsa
1 cup bbq sauce

Cook on low for 4-6 hours or until meat is tender
shred meat with a fork
Serve on buns, tortillas or lettuce wraps

We made Parmesan Crisps last week. They were a nice compliment to our favorite salad

Linking up with An Organized Junkie

Shop Update

A quick shop update on a blustery Minnesota morning. . . .

E-readers are now available at http://www.shaggybaggy.etsy.com/. Many different fabrics with more coming soon.

Simple Organization

10 minutes
one  3 ring binder
3 hole punch

I keep a basket in my kitchen that has become a catch all for mail, paper work and printed recipes.

I made some simple tabs for a three ring binder - apps, dinners, salads/soups, desserts.

Now I can quickly add to this binder as I print recipes (or tear from magazines!)

Its not pretty, but it is functional, and more organized than digging through a stack of papers for a recipe!

Here is another recipe binder idea from Good Life Eats

How do you organize your recipes?

A Tote, A Tuesday

A big welcome and thank you to anyone visiting this blog from the Gussy Sews blog where I am sharing a post today on craft shows! Thank you Gussy Sews for this great opportunity!

A couple totes in the works this week. These will be in the SHOP later this week.

Menu Monday

Finals week at our house - which means the school year is half over - YIKES! I will focus on healthy snacks for after school and evening study sessions.

Humus with pita chips and veggies
Salsa with chips (and for taco night)
Asparagus spears

Meals:

Tacos (with salsa recipe from above)
Veggie Pasta (with lefover asparagus from above)
Tuna Cakes (with cauliflower and carrot puree - see below!)

I tried a new cauliflower soup last week and no one liked it. So I strained off the broth, and was left with some well seasoned cooked cauliflower and carrots and made this tasty (but not pretty) side dish to go with the tuna cakes.

Cauliflower Mash

1 head of cauliflower
2 carrots
salt and pepper
1/4 teaspoon onion salt
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup heavy cream or milk

Cook veggies until tender
Puree in a food processor
In a saucepan combine all ingredients and cook over medium heat until thickened (add more milk or water if too thick) and heated through.

Linking up with An Organizing Junkie today.