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WTCW #56

June 20, 2012 By Shannah Leave a Comment

Today’s What to Cook Wednesday is going to be a little non-traditional. I’m enjoying a few days off unplugged from the computer but didn’t want to leave you without some yummy food ideas.
Today is all about sandwiches…the ultimate road trip/picnic/beach/day at the pool food!

Chicken and Brie Sandwich with Pan Roasted Tomatoes

Roast Beef, Arugula and Shaved Parmesan Sandwich

Fruity Chicken Salad Sandwiches

Tortilla Rollups

Apple Peanut Butter Sandwiches

Strawberry Ricotta Sandwich

Happy Eating!

Let’s Have a Party – Mustache Baby Shower Details

June 19, 2012 By Shannah 12 Comments

Ok, so we’ve talked about the favors, the bean salad and the gift cake from Liz’s shower. I promise this will be the last post but I wanted to show you a few of the other little details from the shower.

Who I am kidding…I really just have a million pictures that I have to justify somehow 🙂

The shower was outside at a local vineyard.
{I know that sounds like a funny place for a shower but it is really picturesque and the perfect place for a casual shower}

Shopaholic went over with me early to help set up. We covered the food table with a cute little green table cloth and attached the bunting banner to the front.

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The Food of Summer: Sliders

June 19, 2012 By Shannah Leave a Comment

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of White Castle for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

Summer is still officially a few days away but that hasn’t stopped us from chowing down on some yummy summer foods. One of the my favorite foods for summer: sliders! They are the perfect size and are so tasty. I was first introduced to the Slider at White Castle.

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White Castle sliders are better than pretty much any other slider I’ve had. I’ll even buy the frozen ones from the store and skip homemade ones because they are so good. I am going on record and saying that I think the onions is what makes them the best 🙂

While cruising around the interwebs a few days ago, I discovered their new website where you can Join Craver Nation!

So, being a HUGE White Castle fan, I immediately signed up. A bonus: 2 Free Sliders or $1.00 of a box of frozen sliders at the grocery store {for the poor souls like me who don’t have one nearby!}.

The website is also home to two cool challenges where you can win free stuff. National Anthem (ends June 27th) will give the winner free concert tickets AND a recording deal for writing the Craver Nation National Anthem. Edit a Road Trip photo to include White Castle and you could win a free MacBook Air with a special White Castle Craver Nation skin.

Do you live near a White Castle? If not, how far would you go to get White Castle sliders? Before you go, be sure to go Join Craver Nation! and get your coupon!

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Let’s Have a Party: Mustache Baby Shower Gift Cake

June 18, 2012 By Shannah 14 Comments

So, last week, I shared the favors and bean salad from Liz’s recent baby shower. I’m back to show you a another detail of our Dragon Baby celebration…the baby shower gift cake 🙂

I knew we would be doing cupcakes versus an actual cake at the shower. But, I still wanted to have a centerpiece type item for the table that a cake would normally provide. So, I decide to make a gift cake. {In complete disclosure, the plan started with me making a diaper cake but sleep won out over that project.}

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Pinworthy Projects Party #15

June 15, 2012 By Shannah 4 Comments

Don’t forget to join the Feed Me Friday blog hop going on now! It is a great way to find a bunch of fabulous new blogs to follow.
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Now, on to the party…

Did you create something Pinworthy these week?

Link it up below!

A few {minor} rules:
1. Please only link up projects you have made…no etsy shops or giveaways! (Looking for a giveaway linky? Check out Homemaker on a Dime, Someday Crafts and Bacon Time) 2. Be sure to put a permalink back to my blog in any post you link up…giveaway OR project. You can grab a button from above, the sidebar OR just include a link back here.{Of course, I would LOVE it if you would follow me via GFC, Linky Followers and/or email!} 3. Please go visit at least 2 other projects you see in the linky. We all like for visitors to stop by so share the love.

Grow Your Blog with the Feed Me Friday Blog Hop

June 15, 2012 By Shannah 5 Comments

Welcome to Feed Me Friday Blog Hop, hosted by Oh So Savvy Mom, Nap Time is My Time, Great Contradictions and Just Us Four!

Feed Me Friday is a Blog Hop to help you meet new bloggers and build your e-mail subscription.

Want to be a part of Feed Me Friday?

Just follow these simple rules:

– Add your blog link to the linky

– Subscribe by email and follow via Google+ (or Linky Followers) to the four hostesses (Oh So Savvy Mom, Nap Time is My Time, Great Contradictions and Just Us Four) and the Featured Blog of the Week. Make sure to leave us a comment and we will return the favor.

– Visit as many blogs on the list as you can. If you like the blog subscribe to their email (feel free to follow on Google+ too, if you want)

– Leave them a comment with your blog link so they know you are subscribing from Feed Me Friday. Be sure to confirm your subscription!Subscribing back is not mandatory, but it is recommended. It is a great way to build blogging relationships.

Since this is an email subscription blog hop, your blog must have a place for people to subscribe to your email. If there isn’t an email subscribe option, your link will be removed from the linky without warning.

Every Friday we will put up a new Feed Me Friday linky, so be sure to stop by and add your blog. Each week we will choose one participant from the previous week’s blog hop to be the Featured Blog of the Week.

This week’s featured blogger is….

My Turn (for us) shares my retirement adventures which includes my most favorite recipes, crochet patterns for my granddaughters’ Barbies and a little travel (hopefully much more travel in the future) and some of the trials of my Mother’s Alzheimers. All this with my life’s companion, my “Fellow” who I am more madly in love with now than ever!

Flag Day Ideas

June 14, 2012 By Shannah 2 Comments

Today is Flag Day!

I’ve rounded up a few unique ideas to show off your Flag Day spirit {conveniently these can also be used for July 4th which isn’t far away}.

1. Patriotic Busy Bag {from Crafty Journal}

2. Patriotic Mini Fruit Pizzas {from Shaken Together}

3. Beadboard Flag {from The Coupon Pantry}

4. Tickets American Flag {from Organize and Decorate Everything}

5. Patriotic Crunch {from Itsy Bitsy Paper Blog}

6. Red, White and Blue Wreath {from A Creative Princess}

7. Pallet Flag {from Over the Big Moon}

8. Red, White and Blue Rice Krispie Treats {from Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons}

9. Patriotic Printable {from Lizzie Jane Baby}

Are you working on any projects for Flag Day? Maybe July 4th?

Pinworthy Projects Party – My Pinworthy Picks

June 14, 2012 By Shannah 3 Comments

We had another awesome party last week! Thanks so much to everyone who linked up!

Let’s take a look at some of the fabulous things linked up.

Check out this really cute DIY Heart Map from Small Home Love
DIY Heart Map Art

Over at With a Blast, Linda totally transformed her craft storage cabinet with wallpaper and paint!

Keri, from Shaken Together, shared this really great Father’s Day idea: Manly Munch.

I am totally in love with the vertical laundry sorter that Angie from Burton Avenue made.

Over at Decorating Cents, Andrea made some DIY striped curtains out of a shower curtain!

Monica, at Decorating Insanity, takes the chalkboard trend to a new level with her chalkboard dining room table.

I’ve had birthday parties on the brain and this fry box favor container from Kim, at Seven Thirty Three, is too cute for words!

And the most viewed link from last week’s party was the decorating revamp shared by Life Unexpected.

Looking forward to seeing YOU back here tomorrow for another great Pinworthy Projects Party!

WTCW #55

June 13, 2012 By Shannah 1 Comment

Whew! It has been a crazy past few days. We had a ton of activities over the weekend {including a super fabulous baby shower for a friend} and I am beat. Thankfully, not so tired that I couldn’t do some recipe cruising on the interwebs.

Let’s check out what I found.

[Framed Cooks], [Closet Cooking], [Michelle’s Tasty Creations], [Good Life Eats]

Sunday: Ok, I’ve rambled on and on before about my love of Sunday “family” dinners before. These meatballs with fresh ricotta just scream family style dinner to me.

Monday: How about a meatless Monday with a sandwich as the star? I think an asparagus pesto grilled cheese would make a perfect Monday meal.

Tuesday: For weeknight dinners, the ease of combining your veggies with your meat just can’t be beat. I guess that is why I love recipes like this one for teriyaki pork kabobs.

Wednesday: This is going to shock you but I am throwing another sandwich into our menu here! This time, we’re wrapping dinner up with Santa Fe chicken salad wraps.

[Anja’s Food 4 Thought], [I Breathe I’m Hungry], [The Healthy Foodie]

Thursday: Spaghetti is such a versatile item to cook with. We’re staying pretty true to the Italian roots with pasta puttanesca this week.

Friday: Hotter weather = lighter meals for us. Grilled chicken with baby bok choy salad is a great option for dinner on a warm evening.

Saturday: We’ll close out week with something that resembles a burger but, in reality, has a lot more going for it. Sweet potatoes and kale are built into these chicken patties to amp up the veggie content of the meal.

As always, I would love to hear what’s going to be on your plate this upcoming week!

P.S. I made the red curry coconut stir fry last night and it was fabulous! We did use chicken instead of tofu to keep the main carnivore in our house happy.

Basement Reno: The Wall

June 12, 2012 By Shannah 5 Comments

See that? Yeah, that is Mathlete about to tear down a wall in our basement.

Yep, tear it down. I’m sure you are probably thinking the same thing I was: “But I thought they were just putting up walls a few days ago.”

You would be right. Our primary focus so far has been framing for new walls. But, this wall needs to come down so we can re-route the stairs.

So, Mathlete did what any crazy DIY-er would do and grabbed a sledgehammer and knocked down the wall while I did what any crazy blogger would do and stood around taking pictures.

Here is the aftermath before clean-up

And all cleaned up…

Check it out…wall

And…no wall

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