Fresh Friday

Wooo Hooo it's Friday and the sun was shining all day! Wow maybe there is hope for spring to come just yet. The birds have been warming up there vocal chords the last few days, they will have a lot to sing about once spring announces it's arrival. Now I don't know about you but I have spring fever so bad, I need to do a little retail therapy shopping. These next few weeks I will be feverishly making to do lists of spring projects. Spring is such an exciting time of year, it's such a re birth of our planet. Flowers start to poke their sleepy little heads up and the birds start to practice their spring serenade. The buds on the trees start to swell, I get so excited just thinking about it. Now you all know how I feel about winter in the midwest , it almost kills me emotionally. So today I am celebrating the anticipation of spring and I am Happy Today. So with that I leave you with a fresh and tasty fresh Friday recipe....

Pasta With Shrimp And Fresh Herbs

I used I box of low carb pasta, or if you like you can use whole wheat pasta

Make pasta according to directions.
Meanwhile saute shrimp with white wine, garlic pinch crushed red pepper,and olive oil

In a seperate pan measure 1/2 cup of oil and infuse 5 cloves of garlic and a pinch of red pepper about 3 minutes, careful not to overcook the garlic it will burn. Remove garlic cloves and discard, keep infused oil to add to pasta.

Once pasta is finished drain and add shrimp and fresh herbs.
Chop fresh basil, parsley and mint toss all ingredients together including infused oil, top with fresh grated parmesan. This dish pairs really well with nice glass of riesling.

Oh and for desert a little dark chocolate

Enjoy~

Your Life in 6 Words

So I had to share this with everyone. My husband came home from work the other day and told me about a program he heard on npr about describing your life in 6 words... So it got me thinking. Have you ever thought about describing your life in 6 words ??? trust me it's kind of hard. So here are two that I came up with...

" See past my flaws, accept me".

"Edisto Beach State Park, South Carolina"

I would to hear what you come up with!!! It really get's your mind thinking.

oh and the photo is from my most favorite place on the planet Edisto Beach, South Carolina.I am just dreaming about walking up that path to the beach....

Happy Tuesday! I can't wait to hear what you come up with :-)

Beach Cruiser Love

So like many of you mid westerners I have spring fever so bad! I am sooo dreaming of vaca on the beach. I can't wait to get on my beach cruiser and just tool around. So my sister pulled this little jem out of her neighbors trash. This bike was originally purple and really beat up. So you know the saying "one mans junk is another ones treasure" or something like that, so true. Anyway you get the picture. So I am so happy with the way it turned out. Wish I would have taken before and afters oh well. I have to give the credit to my husband who painted it for me(custom blue of course) Then I had to make it all cute and girly and add the hibiscus flowers, bell and daisy basket . I just hot glue gunned simple little daisies to the basket and voila ! Beach ready... That basket fits 2 bottles of vino quite nicely I must say! I love taking something old and recycling it, you just have to have a vision and be able to see past all the imperfections. I am starting to get really inspired to start getting crafty I have all kinds of new ideas in mind I will keep you posted on the next art project, I think all this sunshine got me motivated ! Have a great week!

Happy crafting!
S~

Fresh Friday Frittata

TGIF!!! wow what a long cold week.... So I am going to leave you with this recipe you need to try Saturday morning. Seeing that it takes a little longer to prepare this weekend is the perfect time to try this tasty frittata.This is so fresh and tasty and actually pretty healthy seeing that you use only egg whites. So go ahead and splurge on this one I promise you won't be disappointed!

Goat Cheese And Veggie Frittata


6-8 eggs seperated
goat cheese for crumbling on top
baby bella mushrooms
squash
zucchini
spinach
asparagus tips
fresh basil

whisk egg whites
add pinch salt and pepper

lightly saute veggies in skillet
then add egg whites swirl egg whites around in pan until evenly coated
cook until eggs are slightly firm
remove skillet from stove. (A little trick I learned, you need to cover the skillet handle with aluminum foil so it doesn't burn in the oven) place in 400 degree oven and finish cooking about 4-5 min when there is about 1 -2 min left crumble goat cheese and fresh basil on top.

Enjoy with a nice side of fresh fruit and a fresh brewed cup a joe

Bon Appetit!!

Hope you give this recipe a try this Saturday morning.
What is on your agenda for the weekend? I am just hoping for a little sunshine!

S~

Damask my new favorite pattern

Damask my new favorite pattern, it seems to be the pattern of the moment. And look it even comes in my favorite color Turquoise !!! which also happens to be the color of the year woo hooo!!!

I Love Love Love this little clutch , how cute would that be paired with a cute little jean skirt and a white tank top! Can you tell I have spring fever ???

Oh and of course you have to have this cute pillow as well. Wonder if I can talk my sister into making me some of these pillows??? She did such an awesome job on my beachy floor pillows. Well it looks like I am going to have to search the all mighty internet for some of this fabric !!! Hope you have a good rest of the week!

S~

* Chalkboard Paint Love *

Now I know chalkboard paint has been around for awhile but I finally painted something other than metal boards. This stuff is so fun. You can't help but when you walk by a chalkboard but to add a little something to it. I think they are great for so many things, making a grocery list to goals, dreams , inspirational quotes or even expressing your love of WINE ! Just thought I would share my latest little house project, I love the way it turned out. My husband said I am a chalkboard hog!!! guess I should leave him a little more room! sorry honey, I sometimes get a little carried away . Hope you have a good rest of your weekend!

Fresh Friday oops it's Saturday!

Ok so I missed my Fresh Friday post, so here you go... Shrimp Fajitas
Yumo-o saute shrimp I used Baja chipotle marinade. Saute onions and peppers I used green yellow and red. Fresh guacamole. For the guacamole 4-5 ripe avocados 1/3 cup chopped cilantro chopped red onions 1 jalapeno finely diced mash avocados, add all remaining ingredients . Finish with black beans, squeeze of fresh lime juice and pinch of cilantro. Enjoy with some guiltless gourmet blue corn chips. Very fresh and tasty! Hopefully this will spice up your day, I need it it's another perma gray day in the midwest.


Now check out my new beachy floor pillows... Yipee!!! I have to give all the credit to my sister she rocks! I have been looking for some beachy fabric since last summer. I finally founds some! Good thing I had her put zippers in them I can already see red wine getting spilled on them. Thanks for making my pillows Carrie they look fabulous. That made my day today.Every time I use them I will be dreaming of the ocean. Have a wonderful Saturday. What is on your agenda for the day? maybe a spring art project perhaps???