Tea Light Roses

I have been busy in my craft room! I found these beautiful roses on Pinterest and created my own versions.

They are now available in my SHOP and on Etsy. I can create these in just about any color, so let me know if there is a color you would like for me to create for you!

Let me know what you think!

SOUR CREAM POUND CAKE

My mother used to make a sour cream cake and she would add "6 glugs" of Sherry to the mix. This recipe is generally the same, but without the Sherry. It's one that my husband likes, so I am adding it to my cook book.

3 cups sugar

2 sticks butter (1 cup) - softened

6 large eggs

3 cups cake flour

1/2 tsp salt

1 cup sour cream (8 oz)

1/4 tsp soda

1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
 Sift sugar three times. Cream butter and add sugar until mixed well. Add eggs, one at a time, and mix well. Add salt to flour and sift together three times. Add soda to sour cream and mix well. Starting and ending with flour, alternate adding flour and sour cream to batter, mix well. Add vanilla extract. Pour batter into a well greased and floured bundt pan. Bake at 325 for 1 hour and 20 minutes. Tooth pick inserted into cake should come out clean.

Oh, and for those of you who are wondering what a "glug" is...take the bottle, tip it to pour, and as it comes out it "glugs", so count 6 of those glugs!

Enjoy and stay turned for more recipes and new products!

Thanks for stopping by!

Do you have a child that hates bath time? Why not try tempting her with one of these wash cloths?

Here are some of my wash cloths that I have finally posted in my SHOP and on Etsy! There are different sizes and different materials, but all of them have some cotton. 
Sugar-n-Cream is 100% cotton. (butterflies, cat, snail, pineapple)
Premier Home Cotton is 85% cotton and 15% polyester. This yarn is a little softer, but holds up just as well. (sea horse, starfish)
Lion Brand Cotton Ease is 50% cotton and 50% acrylic. This works well for kitchen dish cloths. (cookie jar)

These cloths can be used for washing children, dishes, or yourself! I will have more patterns and more colors soon. I am also working on an alphabet. I will post pictures of each letter done in a different color as soon as I get it finished!

Let me know what you think!

I don't know why, but I cannot get my pictures to line up the way I want them to. Oh well, enjoy and watch for more to come in the near future!

My Favorite Chili!

It has been cold in Atlanta this week, so I decided to make chili!  My hubby likes it and several of our friends have tried it and seem to like it too. I hope you will try it!

MY FAVORITE CHILI

1 pound ground beef
1 pound ground turkey
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 small onion (optional)
1 16-oz can of red kidney beans, drained
                (light or dark)
2 29-oz cans of tomato sauce
1 15-oz can of tomato sauce
2-3 teaspoons chili powder
½ tsp sweet basil, crushed
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper

In large skillet cook beef, turkey, garlic and onion (if using) until meat is brown. Drain fat.

In a large sauce pan (6 qt minimum) combine kidney beans,  2 29-oz cans tomato sauce, chili powder, sweet basil, salt and pepper.
Add meat mixture and mix well. Add the 15-oz can of tomato sauce.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat. Cover, simmer for 20 minutes.
The chili can be topped with shredded cheese and/or saltine crackers.
Serves 4.
               

Stay warm and stay tuned for more inspiration coming soon.