Recipe of the Day

It seems to be crazy busy today. I started the day by making sausage, peppers and onions for Harry to share at work. That was at 7:30 this morning. I've been busy cleaning, organizing and so on ever since.

So today I'm leaving a recipe that I tried last night. It was so simple and so tasty. I found it in Martha Stewart's everday food magazine.

HOMINY SAUTE

1 Tblsp vegetable oil

2 cans (14 oz. each) hominy, rinsed and drained

4 to 5 scallions, thinly sliced

1 pint grape tomatoes, halved

1 Tblsp cider vinegar

In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium. Add hominy and scallions, season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until scallions are softened. 2 to 3 minutes. Add tomatoes, cook until warmed through, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat, and add vinegar; season with salt and pepper.

The changes I made were: I didn't have grape tomatoes so I cut up regular tomatoes but removed the seeds and I didn't have cider vinegar, so I used red wine vinegar. It was like a warm salad. Yummy and light.

Thanks Martha!!

NOT!

It looks like today is turning out to be a non-painting day. I guess that gives everyone more time to post some tips. Yea right. I will leave you with some more angles of the hallway to help with the tip giving.

Today I'm sending out a great big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Jeanette.

Have a great day.

And lastly, Here's a couple more great ideas for those wonderful baskets. Have a new baby or a shower gift to buy? A basket is great to fill with a few diapers wipes, rash cream, q-tips, etc. for the changing table. If your bathroom is like mine (no drawers or real closet space) use a basket to hold all your beauty supplies or extra shampoo and soap. Why not just sit a beautiful flower or house plant in the protector and sit by a window or on the counter? Sit a basket by the door to hold keys, wallets, mail to be delivered, etc. then you can just grab and go.

BOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

Lot's to do for Halloween spooking today. Cupcakes to decorate, goody bags to fill, cleaning to do. Can't wait for the fun to begin! Here's a sneak peak at one of the spooky treats will be having tonight. Severed finger cookies, YUM! Harry's totally turned off by these. I think they're fun.

Don't forget to get your Holiday shopping done early and pain free by logging onto my Longaberger website: www.longaberger.com/pamsbasketcase Your purchase is shipped within 3 days and sent directly to you. Please contact me through comments or pam.harry@patmedia.net if you have any questions. Be sure to check back for more uses for your gorgeous Longaberger baskets too!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

In The Beginning

OK, so it all starts somewhere, right? Well this one is going to start somewhere in the middle. By this I mean in the middle of all the unfinished business in my life. All those nagging little projects that I see everywhere that never get completely finished. Is it just me, or is this what most people are going through? I'm tired of getting all excited over a project, getting it started and either running out of steam or what happens alot is some occasion, date, another project, whatever, gets in the way and I never get back to the original. And then every day as I go about my routine I see these unfinished tidbits and they nag at me. "Please finish me!" So today I start this blog as a way of being accountable to all these things and anyone who logs on to check my progress.

So here's the start of my list that I'll add to as I come across more things or new projects arise.

Paint the front hall
scrapbook for daughter
scrapbook for son
clean out closet
organize kid's clothes (Too big, too small, too old)
put stuff in attic
go through toys and books
organize paperwork
reorganize linen closet
organize photos (in albums, in computer)
paint kitchen cabinets
clean the 100's of windows in this house

So that's a start. Any advice on home projects, organization, crafts, etc. is greatly appreciated!

I'll take some pictures of what I need to do for before and after shots also.