Bon Appetit

I've been cooking again!
Tonight I am going to a painting class with a group of friends. Now it's not what you think. This is a company called Painting With A Twist . We will all be painting with acrylics on canvas while we sip wine and enjoy snacks. Since we are supposed to bring the snacks I made my favorite Gazpacho recipe. My best friend asks me to make this ALL the time! This recipe is low cal and low fat. But we will be eating it with chips like salsa, rather than as a soup. Just use less water than called for in the recipe and spice it up a bit more with jalapenos and Tabasco sauce. Yum-O!


The main image on this recipe is from the Inky Antics set called Prepping Chefs . It was stamped on watercolor paper and colored with Tombow Markers . The Bon Appetit sentiment is from the MFT set called Clearly Sentimental About Food .

The cardstock I used is Classic Red , Classic Yellow and Intense Kiwi Prismatics. The little green button is from the Tiny Tropical Buttons collection. The Red Burlap String is from May Arts.

This is the gazpacho I made for tonight, and my recipe card in the Recipe Album I made from a Cardkeepers Kit . I have SO been enjoying my album, and I am making good progress in filling it up with my most favorite recipes!

Thanks for stopping by today. Be sure to let me know if you try to Gazpacho recipe.

Chicken Breasts with Balsamic Vinegar

I found this recipe on allrecipes.com a couple of weeks ago, and I've already made it twice! It's soooooooo good! And it's actually pretty low in calories, too! What a bonus THAT is!

The only change I made to the recipe is that I suggest using about half as much balsamic vinegar as it calls for. Other than that, I just followed the recipe.

So of course I had to make a recipe card for my Recipe Album . I printed it on white cardstock and left a space for my stamped image. The image is from the Cookbookin U R Cookin' clear stamp set.

I stamped the image once on a scrap of Classic Red Prismatics cardstock, then again on watercolor paper. I paper pieced the images, then colored the lids with a black Tombow Marker . The designer paper is from the My Mind's Eye Jack & Jill paper kit. The knife on the back is chipboard from the Maya Road What's Cookin' mini chipboard set. I sponged silver metallic ink on it, then covered the handle with designer paper.

This is what the recipe looks like cooking in the skillet. YUM!

And this is the recipe card in my Recipe Album sitting on my kitchen counter.

Be sure to let me know if you try the recipe, okay?

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you're having a terrific Thursday! If not, hang in there. It's almost Friday! :)

Onion Roasted Potatoes

I'm still working on filling my Recipe Album with some of my favorites. It's a work in progress, you know.

This Onion Roasted Potatoes recipe is a sure winner every time! It's SO easy to make, and the perfect side dish for so many main dishes! I typed the recipe in Microsoft Word using the CK Becky font which you can download FREE from Becky Higgins Blog .

The stamp I used is from the Cookbookin' stamp set called Cookin' Up Memories . The designer paper is from the My Mind's Eye Jack and Jill Paper Kit . The cardstock is Island Mist and Classic Red Prismatics .
What I love (more than these potatoes) is how adorable the recipe card looks in my Recipe Album sitting on my kitchen counter! :)

This is the recipe made using white potatoes, but you can also make it using sweet potatoes if you prefer. Doesn't this look yummy?

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I always love it when you do.

My Mom's Mexican Cornbread

Can you tell that I'm on a recipe binge? I was feeling a little nostalgic recently, and decided to make my mom's Mexican Cornbread recipe to go with a pot of homemade soup I had made. Of course, I shared both with my neighbor Tim. :)
First, I typed the recipe in Microsoft Word using a font called CK Becky. You can find it FREE on Becky Higgins Blog . I left enough space for my image, then printed on white cardstock. The stamped image is from Cookbookin's Cookin' Up Memories stamp set. It was stamped with Onyx Black Versafine ink, then embossed with JudiKins Detail Clear embossing powder and colored using Tombow Markers .


I always bake cornbread in a preheated cast iron skillet. I know it's because that's how my mother baked hers.

This picture is just a slice of the cornbread so you can see how yummy it looks with all that good stuff inside! It's such an easy recipe, and it's DELISH! :)

Thanks for stopping by today! I will be back soon with something new.

Taco Soup

Is it cold and rainy at your house? Well, it is here!Last weekend the weather here was so cold that I decided to make a big pot of my favorite Taco Soup. You know...it's comfort food on a day when you need something warm and special. This recipe makes A LOT of soup! I halfed the recipe and still had tons, so I shared some with my neighbor, Tim. He's single and always appreciates a home cooked meal. :)

While I was at it, I decided to photograph the soup and make a recipe card. I have procrastinated about starting my recipe collection. But with inspiration from Denise and her gorgeous recipe cards, I finally decided I had to start somewhere! Be sure to look at her recipe cards on THESE blog posts! Isn't that girl awesome?!?



I typed the recipe on white cardstock using the free CK Becky Font that Mish shared on one of her blog posts. It's a free font called CK Becky and you can get it on Becky Higgins Blog .

The designer paper is from the Basic Grey Offbeat paper pad. The stamped image is from the Cookbookin' U R Cookin' clear stamp set. It was stamped with Onyx Black Versafine ink and colored with Tombow Markers .

As soon as I find the perfect designer paper I am going to make a recipe book from the Cardkeepers Album Kit similar to the one Denise made for her mom. You can see hers in THIS post.

Okay...enough babbling from me today. Thanks so much for stopping by!