I wanted a snack the other night and made something up. That snack inspired me to invent these parfaits! :)
Ok 1-1/2 c. flaked coconut mixed with
1-1/2 c. of hearty cereal (so it will stay dryer longer)
24 oz. plain yogurt
1 pint blueberries mixed with
1 mango (diced)
and honey for drizzling
*Repeat layers in this order:
*cereal mixture
*yogurt
*drizzle of honey
*fruit
Serves: 6
Good for breakfast, lunch, or a bedtime snack! :)
Well, here we are--Number 15! I may take a breather from marathon artwork for a bit. :)
Last but not least—A Little Chick
I made a Black Forest Cake for my Dad’s birthday today. :) It’s made with golden butter frosting (yum!) and a sauce made with dark cherries instead of tart.
I hadn’t originally planned on using dark cherries, but I ended up really liking the color combination of the sauce and the frosting. :)
Frosting cakes has been a bit of a Waterloo for me (at times) in the past. I can’t say that I am completely out of the woods yet, but this one didn’t give me too much grief. :)
I just thought this vintage toothpick holder was so neat!
It could be used for mints, candies, chocolates…toothpicks.
My mother, my sister and I went shopping in Walnut, Iowa the other day. It’s one of our favorite places to poke around for nice things to buy. :) I’ll put most of my purchases in this post, then devote one entirely to my favorite find! :)
For paper goods…
Notecards with vintage magazine cover art
A sweet little postcard.
I used it to write a note to my friend Kathy. :)
Vintage Handkerchiefs
I love the detail on this one!
This one is so sweet.
I gave this to my friend Alex along with a…
Vintage Hat
I gave them as a “Happy-belated-apartment-warming” present. :)
I forgot to blog yesterday! Soooo…
A Marvelous Spatuletail hummingbird for yesterday
And an Eastern Bluebird for today
I plan to start adding original artwork to my shop! (Doesn’t that look nice in magenta?) I have 15 protective sleeves in which artwork can be mailed to customers, and 15 items that I want to either sell or remove in the near future. Starting Monday, and not blogging Sundays, I would like to post a piece of artwork every day for 15 days. :)
On a different note, I recently made a recipe for Red Pepper Cheesecake. (Just think of it as a super creamy dip.) :) Instead of using the recommended spring form pan, I divided the mixture into two ramekins, and baked them in a water bath. We bought pita chips from the store; but the recipe for the cheesecake also contains a recipe for homemade pita chips. Yum! :)
Photo from www.foodnetwork.com
Here’s a link to the recipe!
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/red-pepper-cheesecake-recipe/index.html
