Let's celebrate the end of National Sewing Month with a bang!!!! Use code SEPTEMBER$2 to purchase any pattern for $2---so stock up for your holiday shopping!!! Head HERE to shop to you drop! ... View the Post
Homemade Queso Recipe
If there is one type of food that we love in our house it is Mexican food. It is one that I can almost always count on for everyone to love! We eat some take on Mexican cuisine at least once a week. And this fresh queso dip is one of our favorite recipes. With such simple and fresh ingredients it is truly a crowd pleaser and is gobbled up by all. Below is the recipe so you can make it at home too! Homemade Queso Recipe 1 block of Cacique Queso Fresco cheese (comes in the fresh cheese ... View the Post
Lemon Pound Cake Recipe
Sunday afternoons we love to have a big family meal together and make a fancier dessert for it. It is our chill afternoon that we can just spend together and cook, clean up and then watch movies or play games. And maybe that is why it is my favorite day of the week. And every time I buy fresh lemons, this lemon pound cake loaf is always on the docket! It is so delicious! Lemon Pound Cake Recipe (Makes 2 loaves) 2 sticks of butter (1 cup)6 eggs1 cup sour cream3 cups flour1/2 teaspoon baking ... View the Post
Riley Blake Virtual Quilt Market–Flourish
Riley Blake Virtual Quilt Market---Flourish Today we are excited to share a sneak peak of our newest fabric line with Riley Blake Designs called: "With a Flourish"! The word "flourish" has several different meanings: To grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly favorable environmentTo be in a state of activity or productionTo hold up and show (something) in an excited or proud wayA bold or extravagant gesture or action, made especially ... View the Post
Lemon Orzo Chicken Soup
If there are three things I love in a recipe--they are pasta, chicken and lemon. And this soup combine everything that I love into one delicious soup! It's easy to make and tastes even better as a lunch the next day. I serve it with a baguette and a salad and it's ready for entertaining as well. Lemon Orzo Chicken Soup Recipe 1 box of orzo pasta1-2 T olive oil1 medium onion, chopped1/4 cup shredded carrots1-2 cloves of minced garlic12 cups chicken broth (I use better than bouillon and ... View the Post
On being a Homemaker
I remember when I was younger the last job on planet earth I wanted was to be a "homemaker." It seemed like such a trite, ridiculous word and something I never, ever wanted to do. For 5th grade career day I dressed up as a business woman with an old leather briefcase and told everyone I was going to own a company and be rich. I struggled in college with my career choice over and over. I wanted to be a teacher, I loved working with children; but I also worried from early on that it would also ... View the Post