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1. My new serger! This baby wins VIP of the month. I cooked up a few ideas for new products that require a more professional seam, so I started looking for a serger sewing machine. (If you want to see what a serger does, grab a standard t-shirt and look at one of the seams holding the pieces together–that’s done by a serger. The thread loops around the fabric and
First of all, if I could transmit smell, you would get out of your chair right now and go make this. It smells that good. Now that you know that, I will tell you some back story. Just over a year ago, I joined Pinterest. One of the first boards I created was called “nom nom nom“, which in human-speak means recipes I want to try (because SURPRISE! I like
I’ve converted! Inspired by this post on Annie’s Eats, I bought some dried black beans and kidney beans. I had tried dried beans once before. I soaked chick peas overnight, and tried to make hummus with them. It was awful. It did not work, and I didn’t know why. Then I read Annie’s post and realized you’re also supposed to BOIL them after you soak them. Uncooked beans will not
My cousin Molly came over last weekend to make homemade BBQ sauce with me. I cut up a whole chicken by myself (inspired by Autumn Makes and Does and armed with the knowledge from watching several instructional videos; this one was the best). We grilled the chicken and added the barbecue sauce at the end and it was so good. The next day, this is what Jon and I made
Cream cheese, full of actual vegetables from the garden! I harvested the first batch of the radishes in my garden last week, and they are a superstar in this recipe. Add in some scallions and parsley, and a little bit of feta if you’re feeling sassy…the store-bought stuff doesn’t hold a candle to this garden vegetable cream cheese! Vegetable cream cheese recipe Recipe courtesy of Farmgirl Fare, via Herbal Turtle
One of the highlights of our vacation was the morning we spent in Deadwood. We stayed the weekend at a lodge in Lead, South Dakota, and on Saturday morning Jon and I got coffee, explored historic Deadwood and stopped at a few shops…my favorite kind. The ones full of old stuff. My favorite was Hawlik’s Antique Emporium in Deadwood. It was full of a huge variety of antiques, of all
I came home to some limp and sorry-looking chives in my fridge after coming home from vacation. One of our kind housesitters picked up our CSA box for us last Wednesday while we were gone, and decided to leave these for us. Maybe I’ll put them in a bit of water, I thought, and see if they’ll perk up. Check out the difference after leaving them in an inch of
Why, hello there! Just popping in to say I’m back from a week away. It’s so good to be home! I hope you enjoyed my wedding week posts last week; I was very tricky and scheduled them before I left so you wouldn’t even have time to miss me before I told you I’m back. Don’t you love how traveling gives you a new perspective on home? Jon and I
Welcome to the last installment of Wedding Week at Rosy Blu! In honor of our two year anniversary coming up this weekend, I’m taking you on a walk down memory lane with me. Today’s destination: the wedding reception! Jon and I had a casual party on a Saturday night to celebrate with our family and friends at a local park adjacent to a campground. Our ceremony was very small, and
It’s wedding week here on Rosy Blu, and today I’m going to share with you one of my favorite DIY projects from our wedding, our photo booth backdrop. I know this idea isn’t new, but it was such a hit at our reception, and it’s such an easy project, that I want to make sure you know just how fun this could be at your own wedding. Here is a
