Crafts to try!




Marbled Hanging Planter DIY


DIY - Sewn paper heart favor filled with candy 


DIY: Morse Code Seed Bead Bracelets


Instant Photo Transfers With Blender Pens 


Gorgeous DIY containers with lace imprints.



Around The World!




Ice skating at le grand-palais



Montmartre, Paris 


Reykjavik, Iceland


Cherry blossom in bonn, germany.


Cliffs of Kerry, Ireland 



Crafty Crochet!




Single Rib Crochet Stitch Tutorial


 

Free Pattern: Amsterdam Coat


How to Crochet Broomstick Lace


Fancy Crochet would be a perfect Christmas gift for my big girls 


Crochet flowers



Garden Ideas!




Making a rosemary topiary


You don't need a pond to grow water lilies. 


I want this saddle swing in my backyard one day♥


How cute is this! 


Old tires. WOW! 



Garden Tips!




Just flatten a banana peel and bury it under one inch of soil at the base of a tomato plant. The peel’s potassium feeds the plant and helps it resist disease..


Orchid care and love 


DIY: Plant Container Garden Art 


How to Grow Shiitakes in Your Own Backyard 


Slugs will eat cornmeal, even though it kills them. Put cornmeal in a jar turned on its side near the affected plants.



Christmas Things!




Puppy's first Christmas :)


Twining beaded Christmas balls 

 

Far Above Rubies: A Very Vintage Christmas 


Old Quebec street - Quebec 


Easy to accomplish with a tomato cage. Make each separately, greenery garland & pine cone garland, then wire to cage 



Gardening!




A Watering Can That Pours Crystals hanging out in the back yard off of a beautiful tree. 



Rhubarb leaf stepping stones


This is so pretty! 


How to Plant a Bird Cage


Beautiful moss eggs 



Where im going!




Sacha Lodge, Ecuador


Best Luxury Resort in the Maldives 


Koh Chang, Thailand 


London, River Thames


The Matterhorn soaring above Zermatt, Switzerland
 




Water Features!




Wine barrel hoop and copper pipe water feature


Add privacy with a wall of trees and shrubs in containers 


Fountain, water feature, river rock 


Water Feature + Stone + Metal 


Switzerland..., water



Creamy White Chicken Caprese Lasagna




INGREDIENTS
  • 3 cups cooked and shredded chicken (I used rotisserie chicken)
  • 1 can (14 oz.) artichoke hearts, drained, chopped
  • 1 pkg. (8 oz.) shredded mozzarella cheese
  • ½ cup grated Parmesan Cheese
  • ½ cup sun-dried tomatoes, chopped and drained
  • 1-1/2 pkg. low fat cream cheese
  • 1 cup ½ and ½
  • 1 tsp. minced garlic
  • ¼ cup fresh basil, chopped
  • 12 lasagna noodles, cooked
  • 12 slices whole milk mozzarella
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Preheat oven to 350F
  2. In a large bowl, combine chicken, artichokes, 1 cup mozzarella, grated parmesan, ½ the basil and tomatoes. Set aside.
  3. In a separate bowl using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese, ½ and ½ and garlic until well combined. Using a spoon, stir in half the basil. Set half of the cream cheese mixture aside and stir the remaining half in with the chicken mixture.
  4. Take half of the cream cheese mixture (without the chicken) and spread it into a 9x13 baking dish, covering the bottom. Lay 3 noodles on top and then top with ⅓ of the chicken mixture. Repeat the noodles and chicken mixture two more times, ending with a noodle layer.
  5. Top with the last half of the cream cheese mixture.
  6. Place the whole milk mozzarella slices on top in rows of three, like shown.
  7. Sprinkle the shredded mozzarella over everything, and then top with more basil if desired.
  8. Bake 25 min. or until heated through.
  9. Slice and serve! Enjoy!
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THE BEST Angel Food Cake from scratch!





INGREDIENTS
  • 1¾ cups sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup cake flour
  • 12 egg whites, room temperature
  • ⅓ cup warm water
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1½ teaspoons cream of tartar
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Place sugar in a food processor and blend for two minutes, until sugar becomes very fine.
  2. In a small-medium bowl, combine cake flour, salt and half of the fine sugar. Sift together and set aside.
  3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  4. Combine egg whites, water, vanilla and cream of tartar in a large bowl. Whisk ingredients together for 2 minutes by hand until well combined. At this point, switch to a hand mixer or pour egg white mixture into bowl of a stand mixer and using a whisk attachment. Gradually add remaining half of sugar and Beat egg white mixture until medium peaks can be formed.
  5. Sprinkle some of the flour mixture over the top of egg white mixture. Gently stir in. Repeat until all of the flour mixture has been stirred evenly in.
  6. Spoon mixture into an ungreased tube pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 35 minutes until golden brown in color and cake is cooked through.
  7. Invert cake pan and cool upside down (cake remaining in pan) until completely cooled.
  8. Once cooled, and carefully remove from pan, carefully scraping edges from sides.
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Raw Zucchini "Sushi" Rolls




INGREDIENTS
  • ½ cup cashews, soaked overnight in water
  • 1 Tablespoon rice vinegar (optional)
  • 3 - 4 zucchini (each yields 6 - 8 slices)
  • 2 carrots, sliced into matchsticks
  • 1 cucumber, seeds removed and sliced into matchsticks
  • 4 medium radishes, sliced
  • 1 avocado, peeled and sliced
  • 1 small bunch cilantro
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Drain cashews and put into food processor with rice vinegar.
  2. Process, scraping sides with spatula if necessary, until cashews are a soft paste but still have some texture. (Depending on how long cashews were soaked you might need to add a tablespoon of water to get the right consistency.)
  3. Chop the ends off of your zucchini and use a vegetable peeler to peel your zucchini into long, thin strips.
  4. Lay zucchini strip flat and add a small spoonful of cashew mixture onto one of the ends of zucchini.
  5. Add a few matchsticks of veggies, avocado, and a couple of pieces of cilantro.
  6. Roll up and enjoy!
NOTES
Soaking the cashews in water for a few hours or overnight will help to soften them and make it easier to process them. You can also skip this step if you are short on time.

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Amazing places!




KAUAI - inner tubing tour through the canals and tunnels of an old sugar plantation


Tallulah Gorge State Park, Georgia 


Tahiti, French Polynesia


Sunset in Amsterdam - The Netherlands 


Sicilia Italy