Green tea??

This is what I’m drinking this morning instead of tea. It’s a recipe I discovered on Pinterest.

I tried it yesterday since I had everything on hand and was so surprised at how good it tasted. You can’t taste the spinach at all!!

Here’s a link to the recipe.

I’ll be swinging by Kimmie’s blog later to see what my friends are up today…you should too!

Blog | Kitchen

kitchen, Pinterest, Tea Tuesday

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halleday

201206/26

Juice anyone?

I’m raising my glass to Kimmie and my Tea Tuesday friends. My glass happens to have juice instead of tea today.

I’ve come up with my own flavor combo that is pleasing to my taste buds. It did take some trial and error with some pretty nasty glasses of juice to choke down.

I have so much more energy and less cravings for “naughty foods” on days that I juice first thing in the morning…well, second thing. I have to have a cup of coffee first thing.

Halle’s morning power juice:

1 beet
2 carrots
2 stalks celery
1 inch chunk fresh ginger

Organic veggies taste the best but I have made my juices without when I couldn’t find what I wanted.

I currently have a Jack LaLanne power juicer but what I really want is a Champion Juicer. My parents had one when I was a kid. It was avocado green. Yup…it was the 70’s. I drank carrot juice with bee pollen sprinkled on top most mornings. Hated it then. I would hold my nose and slam it down.
Funny how our taste buds change over time.

Happy Tuesday everyone!

Blog | Kitchen

Inspired by Pinterest

It’s happened again…I just have to make some new things I’ve seen on Pinterest.

Such as these Kale chips!

OH YUM!

Crispy, crunchy, healthy, yummy.

Here’s a link to the the original post.

Credit where credit is due….

The second inspiration didn’t have any readable instructions…just a series of photos pinned. So, unfortunately, I can’t give credit to whom it’s due.

Here’s the original “pin” (left) which summed itself up nicely.

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I used an ugly canvas I picked up at a garage sale…gessoed and tissue papered it before painting it green.

I thought the green left behind my leaves was a little boring so I went back with painted and retouched them.

Looks pretty dumb on the shed door but I happened to have a nail there for the photo op.

Have you been inspired lately?

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canvas, kitchen, nature's art, painting, Pinterest

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halleday

201204/09

Inspired by Pinterest

In the weeks leading up to Easter I saw a few ideas on Pinterest that I thought…

“I could totally do that!”

I made this wreath for my mom’s apartment door.

And these cute little deviled egg chicks for Easter.

Of course, today I went to link to the original pin and share the link to the owner of the photo…no luck.

It says “original pin deleted”.

All I have is the photo in Pinterest.

I’m not about to post someone else’s photo on my blog without being able to give a photo credit.

Yet another reason that I’m now labeling my photos.

Blog | Kitchen

Holidays, kitchen, Pinterest

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halleday

201204/01

Garden 2012

Preparation for this years garden has begun.

All of my seeds have sprouted into these cute little seedlings…hooray!

I have 4 varieties of tomatoes, basil, mint, parsley, thyme and dill in one tray and petunias just getting started in the second.

Not sure if the flowers will be big enough by the time I want them outside but I had to try anyway.

The garden plot is waiting to be prepped as well.

I haven’t dared do any raking or hoeing since hurting my back. I’ve got plenty of time though, we usually don’t plant anything outside until after Mother’s Day. Then the chance of frost is pretty slim.

Can’t wait to get the rest of the seeds into the ground!

We love having a garden to eat from.

Around home | Blog | Kitchen | Outdoors

frugal living, gardening, kitchen

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halleday

201201/21

Fridge facelift

So we have this old fridge that just keeps humming along mechanically but cosmetically it was getting really nasty looking.

I used to keep papers, magnets and comics on it to cover as much as possible.

It was rusting from underneath the finish on the doors. I’m guessing that it was a manufacturing issue since the rest of it isn’t rusting at all.

I sanded all the rust and painted over it with Rustoleum paint.

I decided on dictionary pages to cover the fridge. My thought was…it’s got to be better than the way it looked before.

And in my opinion, it totally is!! I still need to put a couple coats of sealer on top so I can wipe it down as needed. I picked up the Golden polymer medium I used as glue in the recycle center reuse room for FREE!! Just two cheap foam brushes were purchased for this facelift.

Yes, I know we’ll eventually have to replace this beast but until then it’s definitely a conversation piece in my kitchen!!

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frugal living, kitchen

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halleday

201111/15