monday morning movie: the holiday series

Each week I post one of my YouTube Videos here and invite you to sit down, relax with your cup of coffee (and your movie popcorn) and enjoy a short (approximately 3 minute) Design ‘Movie”. If you want to know how this all got started, click here.

So, Let’s Go to the Movies!

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HOLIDAY RESOLUTIONS

I will have a seat reserved for you every Monday!

sunday in bed

It’s Sunday and everyone deserves a day off.

Here’s wishing you a restful Sunday.

Holiday Hiatus

Happy Holiday to One and All

I am posting just a small note today to let you know that I am planning on taking a little time for myself during the Holidays to enjoy my family and friends. 

So until my next post....

monday morning movie: the holiday series

Each week I post one of my YouTube Videos here and invite you to sit down, relax with your cup of coffee (and your movie popcorn) and enjoy a short (approximately 3 minute) Design ‘Movie”. If you want to know how this all got started, click here.

So, Let’s Go to the Movies!

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HOLIDAY COCKTAIL PARTY

I will have a seat reserved for you every Monday!

sunday in bed

It’s Sunday and everyone deserves a day off.

Here’s wishing you a restful Sunday.


MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL

enjoy your saturday

recipe friday

WHITE CHILI

Ingredients

1 T corn oil

1 onion, chopped

1 clove garlic, minced

1 tsp cumin

2 large whole chicken breasts

skinned and cooked

1 15-ounce can garbanzo beans, drained

1 15-ounce can white beans, drained

1 12-ounce can white corn, drained

2 4-ounce cans chopped green chilies

2 chicken bouillon cubes

1 ½ C boiling water

Cholula

1 cup shredded Monterey jack cheese

Avocado

Tortilla chips

Directions

Over medium heat cook onion, garlic, and cumin in the corn oil

Mince, chop or tear chicken breasts and when onion and garlic are tender, stir in chicken

Add beans, corn and chilies - Stir all to blend

Combine chicken bouillon with the 1 1/2 cups of boiling water, and stir through chili

Cover and let chili cook over low heat for about 30 minutes

Just before serving, add Cholula to taste and sprinkle cheese & sliced avocado over the top.   Crumble tortilla chips and sprinkle on top

quick tip: mesh produce bag

Use the plastic mesh bag that your onions or oranges came in as a no-scratch scrubber for a grimy pot or pan. Ball up the bag, scour away the grime, and throw the whole mess away.

monday morning movie: the holiday series

Each week I post one of my YouTube Videos here and invite you to sit down, relax with your cup of coffee (and your movie popcorn) and enjoy a short (approximately 3 minute) Design ‘Movie”. If you want to know how this all got started, click here.

So, Let’s Go to the Movies!

May not be available on your Mobile

HOLIDAY DECORATING 101

I will have a seat reserved for you every Monday!

sunday in bed

It’s Sunday and everyone deserves a day off.

Here’s wishing you a restful Sunday.

Angelina Jolie

enjoy your saturday

recipe friday

TACO SALAD

Ingredients

1½ head iceberg lettuce

½ lb ground beef, sauté & drain well

1 C shredded cheddar cheese

1 can light kidney beans, rinsed and drained

1 can sweet corn, rinsed and drained 

½ C onion, chopped

2 avocados, chopped (optional)

1 green pepper, chopped or sliced

Grape Tomatoes, halved

1 can sliced black olives, rinsed and drained

1 T jalapeno green sauce

1 bottle Italian Good Seasons dressing

1 bag tortilla chips or Frito chips (broken)

Directions

Prepare lettuce for salad and toss with next 7 ingredients

Just before serving, mix green sauce with dressing and toss with lettuce mixture, and chips

quick tip: soft drink tab

Do you drink your soft drinks out of a can?  Make more closet space! Expand your clothing capacity by repurposing a soda-can tab: Slip one end over a hanger’s hook, then suspend a second hanger from the tab’s other end.

monday morning movie: the holiday series

Each week I post one of my YouTube Videos here and invite you to sit down, relax with your cup of coffee (and your movie popcorn) and enjoy a short (approximately 3 minute) Design ‘Movie”. If you want to know how this all got started, click here.

So, Let’s Go to the Movies!

May not be available on your Mobile

HOLIDAY DINNER PARTY

I will have a seat reserved for you every Monday!

sunday in bed

It’s Sunday and everyone deserves a day off.

Here’s wishing you a restful Sunday.

enjoy your saturday

recipe friday

SPINACH WITH CAVATAPPI

Sooooo unbelievably easy and soooo unbelievably addictive

 

Ingredients

8 C fresh spinach, chopped

6 oz Cavatappi pasta, cooked

2 T olive oil

¼ tsp salt

¼ tsp white pepper

19 oz cannellini beans, drained

2 cloves garlic, minced

½ C Asiago Cheese

Directions

Toss ingredients together

May be stored for up to 3 days

Serve with a garnish of shredded cheese

quick tip: clear nail polish

I used to use clear nail polish to stop a run in a pair of stockings... but who wears stockings anymore? So, how about this one... Button hanging by a thread? Avoid this by coating a button's center with a drop of clear nail polish. Once it's dry, it will prevent the stitches from fraying over time.

monday morning movie: the holiday series

Each week I post one of my YouTube Videos here and invite you to sit down, relax with your cup of coffee (and your movie popcorn) and enjoy a short (approximately 3 minute) Design ‘Movie”. If you want to know how this all got started, click here.

So, Let’s Go to the Movies!

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HOLIDAY TIPS

I will have a seat reserved for you every Monday!