CAESAR BOATS

Make these SUPER-SIMPLE-kid-friendly Caesar Boats for ANY occasion!!

We went to a Baby's Blessing recently and these were served along with Little Caesar's Pizza, Crazy Bread, Brownies and Soda.

I thought it was a terrific way to serve salad as 'finger food'!!

The Dad who made these said, "It's the best way to get our kids to eat salad!!" And he was right, the children who were present were just as excited about these as they were the pizza.

HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

Romaine lettuce hearts
Caesar salad dressing
Croutons
Shredded parmesan cheese



HERE'S HOW TO PUT IT ALL TOGETHER:

Seperate and wash the romaine heart leaves. Carefully blot them dry with a towel. Arrange leaves on a platter and then gently drizzle the caesar dressing on each leaf. Put a few croutons on each leaf and then sprinkle the tops with parmesan cheese...SUPER EASY!!



OPTIONAL FANCY STUFF:
You can dress them up with a few extras such as:
sliced cherry tomatoes
sliced chicken
or use shaved parmesan instead of shredded

Also, I put similar leaf sizes on the same platter.

The smallest leaves are on the platter above.

The tiny heart-middle makes a great stand up garnish too.

ENJOY!!

A special thanks to Brett and Carol's family for this great idea!!

I'll be sharing this for Foodie Friday at Designs by Gollum

A DOMESTIC GODDESS

Starting next week, I get to join the ranks of all the Domestic Goddesses out there!!

I'm looking forward to...

...spending more time with my children

...snuggling more often with my husband

...troublemaking with my girlfriends

...getting caught up on home projects

...having time to accomplish other goals

and

BLOGGING!!

Thank you, Graphics Fairy, for sharing this beautiful image!!

THIS IS SO ME!!

 

This is clipped from a very funny book called "Tottering-By-Gently" by English cartoonist, Annie Tempest.

The hilarious characters of the book are Daphne and Dicky. 

While dwelling at Tottering-By-Gently, they own dogs, pursue gardening, shoot clay pigeons, and gossip galore!!

SEWING: A Soft Linen Birdcage Cover

For Christmas, my children gave me 2 adorable little parakeets!!

They are such cheerful little creatures.  They sing and chirp and LOVE to listen to my daughters play their amazing piano ballads. 

We have a VERY musical family, so the birds are constantly puffed up and happy :)

Up until now, I have been covering the cage each night with whatever I have around the house...an old piece of flannel has been sufficing. 

I was trying to think of something that would be functional AND pretty and finally got this little version in my head.

I had purchased the linen awhile ago, you know, thinking it was soooo sweet and I'd find SOMETHING to make out of it!!  So when I started going through my fabric boxes, I knew I'd found the perfect project for it.  Doesn't it look sweet??

My girls have affectionately named the birds "Barry" and "Kiwi" :)

So when I drew up this design on paper, I knew I wanted a matching piping.  But when I looked at the ready-made options available, I was not happy.  They were too big and bulky and I wanted more of a mini piping.  Unfortunately, I didn't have enough of the fabric to make my own either.  So I had to come up with another solution.  I ended up buying a really small diameter cording and ready-made bias tape in the right color and made it out of that!!  It turned out great.

All of the details are simple, yet adorable. 

And the birds??  I think they like it too.

I'm so grateful for the opportunity to link this new blog to "Debbiedoo's Newbie Party" over at Debbiedoo's Blogging and Blabbing.  Isn't it such a neat idea.....helping us Newbies out??  THANK YOU, Debbie!!

  I'm also linking to Susan's, Between Naps on the Porch for "Metamorphosis Monday".  Which is a delightful place, like Debbie's, to find all kinds of fun talent!!  THANK YOU, Susan!!

That is of course.....if I can figure out how to do this linky thing.....I've only tried it once.  :/

FRESH FLOWERS

I make it a point to bring home fresh flowers on a regular basis.  They add such cheer to a room.  This huge bunch is from Pike Place Market in Seattle and cost a mere $15.00!!