Martha Stewart has a great feature on her website about different cards you can make by hand. She had so many great ideas and some that were ok. I love getting ideas from her website. The card above was one of the ones that she suggested. I think the button snowman is so cute, but not practical to mail. I don't think it would make it. I decided to go with a different design. Stay tuned!
I just got done creating my first wreath! Something to compliment the horribly painted front doors at our apartment. Does it need a bow? I'm not sure. I am not an experienced wreath maker, so I used a grapevine base and hot glued the pine onto it. It looks great. The only problem is that it wont stop shedding! There are pine needles everywhere! Watch out!
Still waiting for a good dessert!? This was delicious and not too sweet. The crust was done here with graham crackers, but animal crackers are recommended. (I enjoyed the graham crust). The first layer is caramel topped with bananas. The next layer is the coconut creme filling followed by a whipped cream top. This pie is high and scrumptious. The recipe can be found here.
This is DD's famous cranberry sauce and also the one that we featured in our super easy Thanksgiving below. The pears really give it something special. The recipe is from Holiday Cooking 1992.
Do you know that brussel sprouts grow on a large stalk in a spiral pattern. I love how many patterns that appear in nature. Brussel sprouts are not only delicious they grow in an organized fashion. The majority of brussel sprouts are grown in California and some parts of Washington. However, I got this at the farmers market and if I remember correctly they were grown in Sodus, near Lake Ontario. The pleasant lady that sold them to me, told me and my friend that they don't get harvested until after a good frost and that is what sweetens them up! These little guys are fighters too!
Mmm. Flan! So I'm on the phone with my grandmother yesterday and she said that she was making Pear Flan for dessert. Very extravagant! The only flan that I've every made was the Goya that you buy in a box from Wegmans. So I'm not an expert. But I wish I was able to have tried this flan! Yummy!
These beautiful fruits are called Osage Oranges! I wasn't aware of them until last weekend a friend stopped the car suddenly on the side of the road because she saw Osage Oranges. These green balls are not really for eating, but I washed them up and put them in a bowl. They smell delicious and they make a great centerpiece! I will post more pictures soon. Apparently these oranges are mostly found in Texas and Arizona, however off of Route 64 in Upstate New York the side of the roads are filled with these oranges! If you have these strange brain-like balls near where you live, bring them inside and enjoy!
A few posts ago, I blogged about french toast! And this is confirmation that using smaller pieces of toast is the way to go. We experimented with some different toppings this time. We did homemade cranberry sauce and Maple Yogurt which I got at the Farmers Market in Rochester last weekend. If you haven't tried Maple Yogurt I would highly recommend it! This was a perfect pairing! I got the recipe from food networks, Alex Guarnaschelli.