Author: Chanteuse Designs
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Salmon Dip…….super easy!
Found yet another great party dip on tastespotting. Yes, I fell off the vegetarian band wagon again, but when serving my carnivore guests, need to give them something they will happily dive into. This was a huge hit! For the Fourth of July weekend, I just HAD to make something small and different in addition…
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M-I-C……..K-E-Y…………MO!
Oh my! I had no idea I had a Mousekteer living under my roof!! Woof. Who knew??? Boys got their summer hair cuts and low and behold Jessie has been keeping a secret! Just had to share! And get a load of all those freckles!! Looks EXACTLY like my brother Michael………of course when he was…
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Cinnamon Bread…..cheatin style
Yep, I was beat. And I was craving really nice home made bread. After having guests for a few days I was too exhausted though to really want to make bread. So I thought I would try something that one of my favorite bloggers is always pitching. Salad-in-a-jar blogger is one to use her bread…
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June’s Essence…..Chamomile.
Ahhhh Chamomile. The parks are smelling …..or rather basking in the smell of Chamomile these days. I just love it. Makes me want to run home and make a cup of tea! Chamomile is the national flower of Russia!! A wise choice for the Anastasia worshippers. Chamomile is best known as a tea but has…
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Cheesecake….and Paul Newman.
Michael was coming over for dinner…….and why I keep making the Cheesecake Man …..Cheesecake I’ll never know. But I am beginning to wonder! It’s his favorite, but he has only ever praised my carrot cake. You’d think I would pick up on this but I keep trying. Hence, I spotted a neat idea in the…
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Pasta Salad
Yes, it’s summertime all right and nothing like making a fresh pasta salad. I should call this Greek Pasta salad or something fancy but personally I will call it kitchen sink salad. It was not that I was cleaning out the fridge or anything like that, it was that we just kept adding…….so many good…
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Shopping………
I am not a shopper. I admit it. I don’t find anything relaxing about it. Fabric stores on the other hand, and there aren’t very many left that you can spend hours drooling in, are a weakness. But have you seen this ad? My kind of way to shop. In, out and back on the…
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Meditations for the Oceans
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1-BazjLRKI&feature=related Though this was for the Solstice on Monday, not a bad idea to continue until our oceans are clean. Yes, it might be a very long time but we owe it to them. May your footprint be ever so light.
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Strawberry Poppy Seed Muffins
I can’t even remember who I got this recipe from, but it has been taped to my kitchen cupboard for about 4 months. You’d have thought I would have been bored just looking at it, but my long row of kitchen cabinets makes it kinda like looking at all my recipes in the works. Quite…
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Espresso Chocolate Chip Cookies …..ohhh la la!
Jessie and Happy wanted me to make some treats for the dog park mommies so I rose to the occasion this morning after finding this Puuuurfect Park recipe. With dogs bouncing all around I wanted to give Emma’s Mom, Bonnie’s Mom, Ozzie’s Mom, Dakota’s Mom and Omar’s Mom a nice thank you for all the…
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Fabmo New Look Pattern #6841
Was thinking it’s time to get out those Fabmo samples and get some bags made for summer. I have had my eye on this one bag to try for a while and I finally got a free minute…..rather a few hours to crank this one out. My dog Jessie had other ideas when the pattern…
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Penne Pasta and Pear Salad
Many years ago I had a phenomenal meal at a restaurant in South Park. Though the restaurant is long gone, ever since that one incredible Pasta and Pear dish, I have loved using blue cheese and pears in my pasta dishes. One in particular. Fresh sage too if you have it! I found this recipe…
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Strawberry Cinnamon Sugar Muffins
Picked up a nice batch of strawberries this week and thought I would try to find some other recipes for them other than my Power Shakes. My favorite way to cook with strawberries are in pies or jams, but I am thinking I need to expand my repertoire of this beautiful fruit. Growing up in…
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Banana Bread
Don’t you just love a fruit that can be eaten ripe or rotten? Not too many fruits you can say that about either. The ever wonderful banana is in a league of its own. Just love bananas and I buy them all the time to put into my power shakes. Since I ran out of…