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Flag Day Festivities

Posted in Entertaining at Home, Entertaining Ideas, tagged , , , on June 12, 2012| Leave a Comment »

With Flag Day coming up Thursday, it seemed appropriate to share some of my favorite patriotic party posts, so here goes:

Patriotic Trifle! You can’t go wrong with this easy dessert.

Pound Cake and Berries

Flag Day Party Tips

Cupcake Flag

Patriotic Party Ideas

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Buttery Blackberry Bars

Posted in Captain Cavedweller, Cookies, Desserts, Entertaining Ideas, Recipes, tagged , , , on June 8, 2012| 1 Comment »

I needed to make something sweet and wonderful for a group of people who’ll be gathering at my house tonight.

So I found a recipe on Pinterest that sparked my interest, gave it a few tweaks and ta-da… wonderfully delicious Blackberry bars.

These were easy to put together and so yummy.

Captain Cavedweller may have tasted more than his fair share in his efforts to provide quality control over my baked goods.

Ingredients

 

Mix up crust until crumbly.

 

Press half of mixture into an 8×8 baking pan.

 

Bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes, then cool for about 10 minutes.

 

While the crust is cooling, whisk eggs.

 

Add in flour, sugar, sour cream, lemon, almond and salt, blending well.

 

Add berries to filling.

Folding them in gently.

 

Spoon filling over crust and top with remaining crumbles. Bake for about 45 minutes or until top is lightly browned and berry filing is bubbly.

 

Remove from oven and let cool slightly.

Then top with vanilla frosting you have nuked for about 10 seconds to warm. Just pour it over the top in a drizzling pattern.

 

Let cool completely to serve as bars or scoop out warm and serve with vanilla ice cream!

Buttery Blackberry Bars

Crust:

1 1/2 cups flour

1 cup sugar

pinch of salt

3/4 cup butter, softened

Filling:

2 eggs

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup sour cream

1/2 cup flour

pinch salt

1/2 tsp lemon juice

1 tsp almond extract

3 cups fresh blackberries

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Lightly coat an 8×8 baking pan with non-stick spray.

Combine the sugar, flour, salt and butter, cutting together until the mixture is crumbly. Divide in half.

Press half into the bottom of the baking pan and bake for about 10 minutes. Cool for about 10 minutes.

While it is cooling, whip eggs, then add in sugar, sour cream, lemon, salt, and almond extract. Mix well. Gently fold in the berries. Spoon over crust then top with remaining crumbled mixture.

Bake about 45 -50 minutes until mixture is lightly browned and berries are bubbly.

Cool and cut into bars or scoop out like a crisp and serve warm with ice cream!

She Who Liked These Way Too Much

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Western Party Theme Centerpieces

Posted in Entertaining at Home, Home and Garden, Party Theme, tagged , , , , , on June 6, 2012| 3 Comments »

I’ve had a lot of searches lately for western party theme ideas.

Here are some fun links to websites with people much more creative and crafty than me who whipped up some fun centerpiece ideas!

Enjoy!

Bandanas and sunflowers combine for a striking centerpiece in this creation from Simple  and Easy Party Ideas Galore from The Girl Next Door.

I love the flower-in-a-boot idea from The Flower Studio.

Or this fun idea from Mitzvah Market by CherylStyle.com

I love this rope centerpiece idea from Truly Lovely. What a great way to repurpose old ropes!

I’m a huge fan of old jars, especially if they have already turned blue. This is such a lovely and simple idea from the Wedding and Party Network.

This gingham themed table from Kate Landers Events is just too fun!

Party on!

She Who Now Wants a Hoedown Party!

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Wine Bottle Garden Markers

Posted in Entertaining at Home, Entertaining Ideas, Garden, Home and Garden, tagged , , , , on May 31, 2012| Leave a Comment »

The other day I had the opportunity to go to a local garden that is a joint project with a restaurant chef and a winery. There were all sorts of wonderful things growing in the garden but the thing that most caught my attention was the way they had marked the rows and plants.

Wine bottles.

They recycled empty wine bottles as garden markers by writing on the sides with permanent ink (wine pens) and turning the bottles neck down into the garden rows.

So much for my dorky little seed packets tacked to a flimsy wooden stake.

These bottles are cool, guaranteed not to blow away in the wind or disintegrate from too much exposure to the sprinkler.

I’m so glad people much more clever than me come up with great ideas like this.

 

And let people like me steal their ideas!

She Who Needs to Get a Garden Planted

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