Here is the explanation for why I've been too busy to blog.
I would apologize...but I just can't!!!
We are doing lots of thrifting, decorating and visiting...but this was the MOST FUN!!!
Recognize my partner in crime???
Be back soon!
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Explanation
For those of you who noticed my sudden disappearance...
Here is the explanation for why I've been too busy to blog.
I would apologize...but I just can't!!!
Here is the explanation for why I've been too busy to blog.
I would apologize...but I just can't!!!
A note for thrifty chics!
Sometimes as a thrifty, vintage girl you can get a little bogged down with stuff! Even minimalists and well-organized homes need a cleansing every now and then…not a cleaning – a cleansing!
A fun way to do it is to have a garage sale.
To really have FUN with a garage sale…have a thrifter style sale. Thrifters l-o-ve to go to a sale where things are CHEAP!! They like to haggle…they like to smile…they like to relax.
A few tips on a FUN garage sale
And remember…how excited you get when you see a pile like this…PAY IT FORWARD this summer!!!
Linking to...
Southern Hospitality
Nifty Thrifty Tuesdays
Don't forget to stop by on Wednesday for my Shop Your House party!!
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A fun way to do it is to have a garage sale.
To really have FUN with a garage sale…have a thrifter style sale. Thrifters l-o-ve to go to a sale where things are CHEAP!! They like to haggle…they like to smile…they like to relax.
A few tips on a FUN garage sale
- Keep your prices low
- Enjoy the company of a good thrifter when someone asks if you will take less…say YES!!
- Put out clean and good stuff!
- Say ‘Hello’ to every person.
- Sell something you weren’t planning to sell!
- Have a snack and drink for sale
- Plan to go 50 cents for all an hour or two before close…it’s so much FUN to watch people load up your stuff in to their car…instead of you loading it in to yours for the thrift store.
- Have it with a friend…
- Give the leftovers away!!
YOU WILL FEEL SO FREE!!!!
And remember…how excited you get when you see a pile like this…PAY IT FORWARD this summer!!!
Linking to...
Southern Hospitality
Nifty Thrifty Tuesdays
Don't forget to stop by on Wednesday for my Shop Your House party!!
Cooking in Haste
I want to tell you about Abigail. Abigail was a beautiful, smart young lady. She was married to a real scoundrel though…
A king was traveling through the woods near Abigail’s house and the king’s servants approached that scoundrel to tell of their coming. Well…being a scoundrel…he didn’t care! But when Abigail found out she knew that she must protect her household by endearing the king.
So Abigail got busy…she “made haste and took 200 loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five sheep already dressed, five seahs of roasted grain, one hundred clusters of raisins, and 200 cakes of figs, and loaded them”
OK…now that is cooking.
How about us??? Could we even feed an extra 20 people if needed??? She served an entire army!
I think one of the biggest differences in cooking long ago and cooking now (besides that they had to cook to live!) is that we have been taught to follow exact recipes instead of being creative and thinking about the texture and taste and working with what we have.
They had to make what they have taste yummy! If we think like that…we will enjoy cooking more, save money and it will taste better!!!
What I really l-o-ve about this recipe is the ingredients are so easy to substitute….I can change it up with what I have on hand and it comes out delicious every time!!
The original recipe (shown later) calls for 9x13…I half it in this…
Boil 1/2 bag of packaged egg noodles (or as many as you’ll need to cover the bottom of your dish) Remember we’re being flexible :)
Layer noodles in casserole dish and add chicken breast pieces on top. I use frozen pre-cooked breast strips…
Then mix 1 can of “cream of” soup…the recipe calls for cream of mushroom…I’ve used mushroom and celery too…
Mix that with 1/2 cup of cream cheese or sour cream
Layer the creamy mix on top of chicken and noodles.
Top the casserole with cracker crumbs…I’ve also used canned bread crumbs and crushed frosted flakes…
Helpful Hint:
Crush the crackers in the package!! No mess.
Drizzle melted butter on top of crackers for a real crunch!
Again…you can use olive oil, cooking spray, or melted margarine
Top with poppy seeds or leave them off – you pick.
Bake at 350 for 30 minutes…and…dinner is served.
The leftovers are good in red igloo too.
Here’s the original recipe…
My meat and potatoes man isn’t much for casseroles and truthfully neither am I…but we both enjoy this casserole that a church lady made for us when little man was born. (Church ladies always cook yummy food!!!)
What about you?? What’s your favorite flexible recipe?
A king was traveling through the woods near Abigail’s house and the king’s servants approached that scoundrel to tell of their coming. Well…being a scoundrel…he didn’t care! But when Abigail found out she knew that she must protect her household by endearing the king.
So Abigail got busy…she “made haste and took 200 loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five sheep already dressed, five seahs of roasted grain, one hundred clusters of raisins, and 200 cakes of figs, and loaded them”
OK…now that is cooking.
How about us??? Could we even feed an extra 20 people if needed??? She served an entire army!
I think one of the biggest differences in cooking long ago and cooking now (besides that they had to cook to live!) is that we have been taught to follow exact recipes instead of being creative and thinking about the texture and taste and working with what we have.
They had to make what they have taste yummy! If we think like that…we will enjoy cooking more, save money and it will taste better!!!
What I really l-o-ve about this recipe is the ingredients are so easy to substitute….I can change it up with what I have on hand and it comes out delicious every time!!
The original recipe (shown later) calls for 9x13…I half it in this…
Boil 1/2 bag of packaged egg noodles (or as many as you’ll need to cover the bottom of your dish) Remember we’re being flexible :)
Layer noodles in casserole dish and add chicken breast pieces on top. I use frozen pre-cooked breast strips…
Then mix 1 can of “cream of” soup…the recipe calls for cream of mushroom…I’ve used mushroom and celery too…
Mix that with 1/2 cup of cream cheese or sour cream
Layer the creamy mix on top of chicken and noodles.
Top the casserole with cracker crumbs…I’ve also used canned bread crumbs and crushed frosted flakes…
Helpful Hint:
Crush the crackers in the package!! No mess.
Drizzle melted butter on top of crackers for a real crunch!
Again…you can use olive oil, cooking spray, or melted margarine
Top with poppy seeds or leave them off – you pick.
Bake at 350 for 30 minutes…and…dinner is served.
The leftovers are good in red igloo too.
Here’s the original recipe…
My meat and potatoes man isn’t much for casseroles and truthfully neither am I…but we both enjoy this casserole that a church lady made for us when little man was born. (Church ladies always cook yummy food!!!)
What about you?? What’s your favorite flexible recipe?
How does your garden grow?
Do you plant…
The perpetually friendly face of gerbera daisies??
The petite humility of a pansy?
The over joyous osteos?
The lovingly patient rinunculos?
The timeless geranium?
The perpetually friendly face of gerbera daisies??
“He that hath friends, must show himself friendly”Proverbs 18:28
The petite humility of a pansy?
“Before honor is humility…”Proverbs 15:33
The over joyous osteos?
“My mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips”Psalms 63:5
The lovingly patient rinunculos?
“be patient toward all”I Thessalonians 5:14
The politely pleasant petunia?
The meekly protective fern?“…the words of the pure are pleasant words”Proverbs 15:26
“The meek shall see this and be glad”Psalms 37:11
The timeless geranium?
I just wonder friends…what do you plant in your garden?“I will bless the Lord at all times”Psalms 34:1
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