Fiesta Tablescape

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Margarita anyone? Ok, even though you will not see a recipe for a margarita in this post (sorry to disappoint if that’s what you looking for), I had to ask the question because I was in the mood for one and that’s what inspired me to decorate my table in a fiesta theme.  My husband and I enjoy hosting dinners for our family and friends and I’m notorious for using dinner themes.  Everything from the food, to the drinks, to the decor will coordinate to match a theme. For this fiesta tablescape, I started with a simple white table cloth …

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Pillows For A Nook

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I have this amazing Asian inspired chest from my husband’s grandmother.  I enjoy inheriting pieces and mixing it with new ones.   By itself the chest is beautiful but I wanted to add a few details to perfect the nook.   What better way than to accent the chest with some pillows!  I love pillows.   I think pillows create a warm look.  I’ll find any excuse to find a place to put them. When I decorate I like using different textures and sizes because it looks more interesting.  And right now I’m really loving neutral colors.  So I’ve used one medium sized black and …

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Traditional Sugar Cookies

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Happy birthday to my best friend’s daughter!  She was born on the same day as me.  She celebrated her 1st birthday this year and for her party I made these sugar cookies. I like to bring sugar cookies to a party when I don’t know what people like or if there is a possibility that someone might have a nut allergy.  Sugar cookies are a simple dessert and I think most people like them, especially kids.  This sugar cookie recipe represents the quintessential sugar cookie because the cookies come out soft, buttery and wonderfully sweet. Another great point about sugar cookies is that you …

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Sugar Cookie Icing

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Everyone needs a good sugar cookie icing recipe in their recipe collection.  I don’t make cut-out cookies often, but when I do the icing is a must for presentation points! This icing is sweet which makes it perfect to use with sugar cookies.  In fact, I would use this icing recipe with other cookies like gingerbread cookies.  You can customize the icing to any color you want.  Plus, initially its consistency is thin so that it’s easy to use for icing the cookies, but then it hardens up nicely. I love to decorate my home, so it makes a lot …

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Banana & Peanut Butter Smoothie

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I am forever on a quest to be healthy, fit, and skinny.  Who isn’t?  So I’m always looking for healthy recipes, new exercises, and any other information that will help me succeed in this quest (a lifelong quest it seems). Even though I search for new ideas, I hold onto the “oldie but goodie” ones.  Banana & peanut butter smoothies have been around for a while and there have many variations to the recipe. I have made the banana & peanut butter smoothie recipe found below so many times that it’s too many to count.  If you love bananas then you will …

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