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Two years ago today, Jon and I were on the final stretch before our wedding day. Lists were made, venders were booked, food ordered, attire pressed and ready, and we were eagerly awaiting all the company arriving for the big day. In celebration of our 2-year anniversary coming up, it’s Wedding Week here on Rosy Blu. What follows is part 1 of 2, in which I will show you the
Remember last week when I told you to save the leftover rhubarb pulp from making rhubeena? This week, we’re going to use it to make a delicious snack. Fruit leather is the DIY version of Fruit Roll-Ups. In a nutshell, it’s just pureed fruit, put in a dehydrator. After making rhubeena the first time, I thought this would be a great use for the leftover pulp…it turned out so great,
1. Will they eat it? In this video series, you will discover a world of suspenseful mystery in which food is placed in a chicken coop…followed by the exciting discovery of whether chickens will eat said food. In the words of the series creator/chicken farmer: “Maybe they will, maybe they won’t. They’re chickens. There’s no predicting.” (View more episodes on The Art of Doing Stuff) 2. The Wii room! I’m
Summer is officially here. And it’s hot. A hot muggy day needs a cool, refreshing drink. Enter sun tea. My mom used to make sun tea when I was little, and I just started making it again…and it’s become my beverage of choice after coming in from the garden.
It’s not every day that someone suggests that to get better at something, you should start skipping steps and taking shortcuts. But that’s exactly what I’m about to do, my friend. I was working on some curtains for my aunt Diane this weekend (hi, Diane!). She just moved to a beautiful house in South Carolina, and asked me to make a set of curtains to match her newly painted yellow
Summertime means summer cocktails. This one tops my list as one of the yummiest―and most versatile―drink mixers around. I was introduced to this sweet goodness by my friends at Herbal Turtle Farms, who sent us this link from The Splendid Table. It said to fill a glass with ice, and fill it with half tequila and half of this rhubarb and water and sugar mixture. It’s strong…but it’s so good.
Chicken nuggets make for a quick and tasty dinner. Can we agree on that? Crunchy on the outside, easy to prepare (from freezer to oven to plate), perfect for dunking in your choice of condiment, be it ketchup, BBQ sauce, ranch or honey mustard. But I’m going to level with you…the fact that chicken nuggets come in dinosaur shapes creeps me out in a big way. Sandwiches and fruit in
My breakfast this morning was a smashing success, and I’m going to tell you all about it. It started with a post on Annie’s Eats last week about a Banana Chocolate Smoothie. How interesting, I thought. I promptly bought bananas…but we ate them all before I got around to making smoothies. Then I bought bananas again, and got to thinking: I would really like to make peanut butter a part
I stumbled across an article last week written by a person who had been really excited about trying out a CSA delivery service, but ended up cancelling her subscription for a number of reasons. It got me thinking about our own experience with our CSA, and how it makes me want to jump on a soap box about how much I love it. I can empathize with some of the
My mom called me late last week to tell me strawberries were on sale for a quarter at our favorite grocery store. A QUARTER?!? But it gets better. Bob, get out of the way. I’m trying to take a picture. I had Jon stop at the store for me, and he came home with eight pint cartons of strawberries. Grand total? A dollar. That’s right, they were half off of
