Decopodge flowers

 Daffodils Decopodge 

I made this from a plate board from dollar tree I painted white. Then Decopodge my daffodils paper from Temu on to the front.  Then I used a cloth and brown ink to distress the pallets board, edges and image. 

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Lent : Seafood Burrito

 

• 1/2 tsp old bay seasoning
• 1/2 tsp cumin
• 2 tbsp avocado oil
• 1/2 cup cooked brown rice
• 1/3 cup black beans, drained/rinsed
• 2 tbsp chopped red onion
• 1 cup shredded leafy lettuce
• 1/3 cup shredded jack cheese
• 2 (12-inch) flour tortillas
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
• 1 tbsp hot sauce or sriracha
• 1/2 tsp old bay seasoning

Stir together mayonnaise, lime juice, hot sauce, and old bay seasoning in a small bowl. Refrigerate until serving.

Blot shrimp dry with paper towels and add to a bowl. Add old bay seasoning and cumin. Stir to coat shrimp. Heat avocado oil in a skillet over medium heat for 2 minutes. Add shrimp to hot skillet and cook for 5 minutes or until shrimp is fully cooked, stirring regularly. Divide brown rice, black beans, red onion, lettuce, shrimp and cheese in the center of 2 tortillas. Fold and roll tortillas to secure. Heat a large skillet over medium heat and grease with cooking oil. Place burritos on skillet seam side down and cook for 1-2 minutes. Flip and cook 1 minute longer. Slice burritos in half and serve warm with spicy mayonnaise for dipping.

Crockpot Pulled Pork

 

• 4 lb. boneless pork shoulder/pork butt
• ▢1 small yellow onion, diced
• ▢1 cup apple cider vinegar (use less for a less vinegary flavor )
• ▢1 cup ketchup
• ▢3/4 cup dark brown sugar
• ▢1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
• ▢2 Tbsp. yellow mustard
• ▢1 Tbsp. kosher salt
• ▢1 tsp. chili powder
• ▢1 tsp. paprika
• ▢1 tsp. garlic powder
• ▢1/2 tsp. black pepper
• ▢1/2 tsp. cayenne
• ▢slider buns and desired toppings i.e. pickled onions, slaw, bbq sauce.
• Add the pork (fat side up) and onions to the slow cooker. 
  4 lb. boneless pork shoulder/pork butt,1 small yellow onion, diced. Whisk the remaining ingredients together in a measuring cup.
  1 cup apple cider vinegar,1 cup ketchup,3/4 cup dark brown sugar,1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce,2 Tbsp. yellow mustard,1 Tbsp. kosher salt,1 tsp. chili powder,1 tsp. paprika,1 tsp. garlic powder,1/2 tsp. black pepper,1/2 tsp. cayenne, Pour the sauce over the pork and onions. Be sure to get the pork nice and covered, tossing it once or twice if needed, keep fat side up. Cover and cook on high 5-6 hours or low 9-10 hours. It should be fall apart tender, low and slow is the preferred option. Trim and discard any fat, shred pork. Carefully blend the liquid leftover in the slow cooker either with an immersion blender. (Optional step: pass is thru a sieve to get the sauce nice and smooth)Toss the pork in the liquid to keep the pork nice and moist. Serve as is with your favorite sides, build a sandwich or sliders with bbq sauce and your favorite toppings! Enjoy!
  slider buns and desired toppings i.e. pickled onions, slaw, bbq sauce.

A Hodgepodge DIY

 

1. No foolin'! April is here. What's one fun thing on your April calendar? Easter, Spring garden tours, 

2. It's often said, 'A fool and his money are soon parted'...what's the last thing you wasted money on?  I save money and a thrifty spender. Mayfe a treat .

3.  April 2nd is National DIY day. Are you a do-it yourself kind of person or maybe you're married to one? If so, what's the last thing you DIY-ed. If you're not a DIY-er what's the most recent job you had to hire someone to complete? I think I am my hubby is but only certain things. he fixed the oven coil the other day. 

4. Do you eat lamb? If so do you have a favorite dish that calls for lamb? I do not eat lamb, but my hubby likes lamb chops and mint jelly.

5. Do you fit a stereotype in some way? Explain. 

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Stereotype: a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.

I am a Southern lady that breaks stereotypes , I am not into clothes, make up, nails  or weekly hair appointments or doing lunch with friends. But I help my neighbors , attend church serves and keep my options to myself. 

After a hard winter it's nice to see my roses blooming again. They* took a hard hit , but after pruning they are blooming. lisa 

PB and J cookies

 

National Peanut and Jelly Day !! 

 

• 1/2 cup butter, 1 stick
• ▢3/4 cup granulated sugar
• ▢1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
• ▢1 cup creamy peanut butter
• ▢1 large egg
• ▢1 teaspoon vanilla
• ▢1 & 1/2 cups flour, spooned and leveled
• ▢1 teaspoon baking soda
• ▢1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• ▢1/2 cup seedless jam
• ▢more jam, to top baked cookies
• ▢melted peanut butter, to garnish
• ▢chopped peanuts, to garnish

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Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
• In a large bowl or stand mixer, beat 1/2 cup butter until it is smooth and creamy, scraping the sides of the bowl.
• Add 3/4 cup sugar and 1/4 cup packed brown sugar. Beat well until fluffy, scraping the sides. There should be no chunks of butter.
• Add 1 cup peanut butter. I like Jif best. You can use crunchy peanut butter if you like! Beat well until combined.
• Add 1 egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat until combined.
• Add 1 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, but don't stir it in yet. Add 1 teaspoon baking soda and 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt on top of the flour. Stir it in with your teaspoon to combine the dry ingredients together a bit.
• Turn the mixer on to combine the dry ingredients into the dough. Don't overdo it! Once the dough barely starts to come together (with some flour still visible), stop and scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl. Continue mixing until you no longer see flour streaks, then turn off the mixer. Over mixing cookie dough results in tough cookies.
• Shape the dough into 1 and 1/2 inch balls. I used this cookie scoop.
• Place each cookie on a baking sheet with about a couple inches of space in between. I added 12 cookies to an 11x17 inch pan. The cookies will spread a bit more than your average smash-and-bake pb cookie (because of the jam), so plan ahead.
• Dip a fork into a bit of sugar or flour (to make sure it doesn't stick too much to the dough) and press into the top of a cookie. Turn the fork perpendicular and press one more time. Smash them to about 1/2 inch thickness. Dip in sugar whenever the fork starts to stick to the dough.
• Add 1/2 cup seedless jam to a bowl and stir well to get out most of the lumps. Use a teaspoon to carefully add 1 teaspoon (or less) of jam to the top of each cookie. Do not let the jam slide off the edge, you want it right in the center. If it touches the pan it will spread and get gummy. It's not the end of the world, but try your best to keep it on top. 
• Bake the cookies at 350 for about 13-15 minutes.
• The cookies are done baking when the edges are set. You want to see a very slight browning just on the very edges. These cookies are delicate and covered in moist jam, so under baking is not advised. This might be the only cookie I ever tell you you shouldn't under bake!
• Let the cookies set on the pan for at least 5-10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. If you know what's good for you, eat at least one of these warm, with a tall glass of milk!
• If presentation is important, add a little more stirred jam on top of the cookies to make them look pretty. You can also drizzle with melted peanut butter and chopped peanuts.
• This recipe makes about 28 cookies. Store leftovers in a tightly sealed container for up to 3 days.
• The dough freezes very well. Since these cookies need to be flattened before baking, I like to shape the dough, press with a fork, then transfer to a ziplock to freeze. That way you can just put them on the baking sheet frozen, add the jam and bake immediately. No need to thaw, just add 1-3 minutes to the bake time. You can also add the jam before freezing and flash freeze on a baking sheet before transferring to a ziplock.

Wordless Wednesday

 

The long road home.... https://wordlesswednesday.blogspot.com/

Be Yourself

April is Autism Awareness month! 

And this bright card highlight to cute kids with puzzle pieces and the tag line Be Yourself!