I have always wanted some sort of kitchen island and when I saw this piece at the Salvation Army I knew it had potential!! I had paint left over from my kitchen cabinets added a little un sanded grout and water and went to work! Then I hit Hobby Lobby for some new hardware and Ta Da here is my kitchen island makeover!!!
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If only I had a pic of the hideous carpet that was on the stairs! Well, I did try to ignore it for many years and once the floors got done I had to somehow make them look better! I mean this was a vast improvement!! I started with paint. The kind that is for flooring, porches etc and because the stairs where built with cheap wood that they intended to carpet paint alone was not cutting it. So, I found this runner that is the same design with a more muted color pallet at Bargain Hunt for $15. I…
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Continue ReadingI can’t say the quinoa craze has really hit me, the few times I tried it I thought it tasted like dirt! But, then a friend made a salad that was good. So, I am giving it another try. And this is yummy!! Full of flavor, which I think is the key!! Mint, parsley, lemon juice & zest, balsamic, feta I think you are getting the idea! FLAVOR and lots of it!! Key to it not tasting like dirt, RINSE the quinoa and rinse it well!!Stars of the show
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Continue ReadingMy dear friend, Pam was telling me about her grandmother’s Sloppy Joes recipe and it’s secret ingredient! I had NEVER heard of or ever even thought of putting condensed Chicken Gumbo soup in really anything, much less Sloppy Joes! But, let me tell you Pam and her friends eat well and cook well and I knew if they loved it, it had to be good!! So, I immediately went and got the soup, I had everything else on hand. They are so YUMMY!! You will never buy that canned stuff again! This recipe is a keeper and I have been…
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