Bon Appetit Cards

Hello!

I'm getting a little antsy here because we're going on vacation in just a few days! Oh it's been a loooooonng wait because I've been reading a lot of your blog posts about the vacations you went on this summer! I've seen so many heavenly photos of the beach or of the ocean liner you took to an exotic island! The fruity cocktail with umbrella that you sipped poolside! Ahhh.....now it's my turn! :)

Okay, snap out of it! We still have a few days to go and I have a couple cards to share with you! After I made my last scrapbook page, I decided to use some of the scraps for these cards.

Here's a card you can send to a friend, inviting him or her to tea. This 'Bon Appetit' line by Doodlebug Design, Inc. is so darn CUTE!

Doodlebug corners the market on bright happy colors, don't you think?

I added a bit of stitching to the background die cut and a few American Crafts alphas for the title. That's it...easy easy!

Next I made this thanks card.

Doodlebug also has the cutest brads! Seriously! This little blue bird is one of my all time faves!

As you can see...I did some more stitching...gotta have it! ;)

So there you go...two simple and fun cards...so easy with Doodlebug's coordinating goodies!

Well, one more day to Friday! And extremely hot temperatures again. Hope you have some COOL plans for the weekend! ;) Kathy

A Yummy Post

Hi! I have a yummy share for you today!!! As many of you know, I've been on a quest to broaden our dinner menu horizons by making a new recipe once or twice a week. It's not easy pleasing everyone around the table and if you have a picky eater like my husband, it can be down right tricky! Well, maybe picky is a little harsh...maybe we should call him selective! There, that sounds better, doesn't it? ;)

So, I asked my 'selective' husband to get involved by picking out some recipes he's interested in trying. I was surprised to see he picked about a dozen with the first being Farfalle with Sausage, Tomatoes and Cream. Sound good? It was delicious and super easy so I thought it worthy of passing onto you!

This recipe comes from Epicurious a partner of bon appetit that was rated four our of four forks!

Here's the ingredients...not too many. My iPad is right in the middle because I wanted to mention a great app for cooks called Paprika. My husband discovered it...an awesome program designed to store all your recipes. You can rate your recipes, sort them and create your shopping list! I love it! And no need to print recipes anymore since you can have your iPad/recipe on the kitchen counter while you cook!

In about 20 minutes cooking time, this is the dish I served. The recipe calls for a 28 oz. can of crushed tomatoes with puree so you could get away without making an additional vegetable, but I like to get the family to eat as many veggies as possible so I made some peas. I bet some broccoli tossed in just before you serve this dish would be delicious too!

So that's my share for today. I hope this pasta dish sounds delicious and that give it a try. If you do, let me know what you and the family thinks. Thanks for dropping by and have yourself a splendid day! :)