I had to post about Day 69's fabulous ensemble. The leggings! I'd kill for them. I love everything about this outfit. Doesn't she look chic and amazing?
I'm sure this won't be my last post about The Uniform Project. I find it mesmerizing. Go Sheena!
The Leggings!
If you're not familiar with The Uniform Project, please check out the site as well as my previous post in June about it. It's a most worthwhile project by the delightful Sheena Matheiken.
I had to post about Day 69's fabulous ensemble. The leggings! I'd kill for them. I love everything about this outfit. Doesn't she look chic and amazing?
I'm sure this won't be my last post about The Uniform Project. I find it mesmerizing. Go Sheena!
I had to post about Day 69's fabulous ensemble. The leggings! I'd kill for them. I love everything about this outfit. Doesn't she look chic and amazing?
I'm sure this won't be my last post about The Uniform Project. I find it mesmerizing. Go Sheena!
Comfort Food...
For my family, there are few dishes that say "comfort food" more than mac and cheese. I have a simple and truly delicious recipe that I came up with. My super secret Mama D's Mac and Cheese. I wanted to share it with you, my lovely friends, so here it is. Let me know if you try it...
- 2 quarts of water
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 2 cups uncooked macaroni
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups of milk (I use 1%)
- 1/4 stick of butter, melted
- freshly ground black pepper (optional)
- about 3 cups grated sharp (or mild, whichever you prefer) Cheddar
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Bring water and salt to a boil. Add pasta. Bring back to a boil and cook until al dente, 8-9 minutes. Drain pasta and rinse with cold water to stop the cooking process.
In a large bowl, mix together eggs, half and half, melted butter, salt and pepper (to taste). Stir in 2 cups of the cheese and add the pasta. Spray an 8 x 8 inch baking pan with nonstick spray. Add half of the remaining cheese to the bottom of the pan, spread it out as a layer over the bottom. Add the pasta mixture. Top with remaining cheese. You can dust the top with paprika, if you like.
Bake until the cheese is golden and bubbly, approximately 45 minutes. Enjoy!
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 2 cups uncooked macaroni
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups of milk (I use 1%)
- 1/4 stick of butter, melted
- freshly ground black pepper (optional)
- about 3 cups grated sharp (or mild, whichever you prefer) Cheddar
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Bring water and salt to a boil. Add pasta. Bring back to a boil and cook until al dente, 8-9 minutes. Drain pasta and rinse with cold water to stop the cooking process.
In a large bowl, mix together eggs, half and half, melted butter, salt and pepper (to taste). Stir in 2 cups of the cheese and add the pasta. Spray an 8 x 8 inch baking pan with nonstick spray. Add half of the remaining cheese to the bottom of the pan, spread it out as a layer over the bottom. Add the pasta mixture. Top with remaining cheese. You can dust the top with paprika, if you like.
Bake until the cheese is golden and bubbly, approximately 45 minutes. Enjoy!
Around Town...
This edition of Around Town is about our little local strawberry stand. It's been here for as long as I can remember. Each year it draws a bigger crowd and they become busier. The best strawberries around are found right here. Whenever we have out-of-town guests, we buy them these strawberries, or if we're going to visit friends or family, we take along a 3-pack. It's expected of us now. I hate to think what would happen if we showed up without them during strawberry season!
Each January I see the owners giving this little stand a fresh coat of paint and it makes me happy to think that these delicious strawberries will once again be available. You can pick your own berries or buy the ones already picked and ready to go. There are also tomatoes, green beans and corn available, equally yummy. They even provide a large water-filled container with a spigot so you can eat the strawberries right then and there. Very smart.
Each January I see the owners giving this little stand a fresh coat of paint and it makes me happy to think that these delicious strawberries will once again be available. You can pick your own berries or buy the ones already picked and ready to go. There are also tomatoes, green beans and corn available, equally yummy. They even provide a large water-filled container with a spigot so you can eat the strawberries right then and there. Very smart.
Happy Independence Day...
We had a wonderful 4th of July. I hope you did too. We stayed home and relaxed and had a lovely barbecue. The weather was perfect.
Fortunately, we can see the local fireworks at a semi-secret location. Just up the hill, and only the folks in our neighborhood go there. So it's quiet, low traffic and just right. Except for the mosquitoes (I always make sure to spray all of us with deet before we head up the hill). The fireworks were magnificent and exciting, coming into the sky in an array of shapes and colors. They were a poem!
Independence Day is extra special. It celebrates our great nation and the freedom so many have fought for, and are still fighting for. I always think of the heroes who have fallen for our freedom. We are so fortunate to be in this great country. We have had a flag flying at our home every single day since September 11, 2001.
Every Girl Needs One...or Two...
I didn't realize I needed one until I saw it on the front page of Etsy. Delightful hollow book safes by pommesfrites. Yes indeed, every girl should have a few hollow book safes in her library.
You never know if/when that trustworthy lover will empty out your bank account and leave town. Never fear with the hollow cookbook safe as your true stash of cash.
Annoying co-workers, unruly teenage child, unexpected letter from the IRS, or perhaps just a spectacularly bad day? This is when you need that secret flask hollow book.
And finally, the gun-toting hollow book. One can only hope there's never a need for this, but it doesn't hurt to be on the "safe" side, now does it?
With books like these, you should perhaps think of carrying a canvas book tote. Have hollow book safe, will travel.
Good ole Irish Whiskey will serve it's purpose here.
I suggest you mix in some small bills with the big ones. For practical purposes.
You never know if/when that trustworthy lover will empty out your bank account and leave town. Never fear with the hollow cookbook safe as your true stash of cash.
Annoying co-workers, unruly teenage child, unexpected letter from the IRS, or perhaps just a spectacularly bad day? This is when you need that secret flask hollow book.
And finally, the gun-toting hollow book. One can only hope there's never a need for this, but it doesn't hurt to be on the "safe" side, now does it?
With books like these, you should perhaps think of carrying a canvas book tote. Have hollow book safe, will travel.
Good ole Irish Whiskey will serve it's purpose here.
I suggest you mix in some small bills with the big ones. For practical purposes.
What every pistol-packin' mama wants for Christmas.
~P.S. All of the above scenarios are purely fictional. Although these situations may seem realistic, they are not part of my personal life story. No matter what you may have heard. I was being facetious, really I was.
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