• Blog - Kitchen

    Juice anyone?

    June 26, 2012 - By 

    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

    June 6, 2012 - By 
    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?

     

  • Blog - Kitchen

    Inspired by Pinterest

    April 9, 2012 - By 

    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.