Month: April 2012

Family Tree

From Kimbearly Originals; this.

They started with an olive painted wall. Added tree in dark brown. Leaves in sage-y olive color. Top with framed photos of ancestors and family now. So beautiful.

Seashell Collecting Bag

From Come Together Kids : My kids love collecting seashells, but I never liked how gross their shells got by the end of the vacation. Take some wet, sandy shells, leave them in plastic buckets in the hot summer sun for a few days and you’ll end up with a stinky mess that you don’t want to transport home.   I decided I’d try my hand at making my own mesh seashell bags.  I was really pleased with the way they turned out and they worked just as I’d hoped ~ the perfect bag for collecting and no stinky, sandy buckets of wet shells to lug back home.

SUPPLIES:

  • mesh fabric ( I found a utility mesh at JoAnn’s that worked perfectly)
  • cotton fabric (1/2 yard is plenty)
  • sew on velcro
  • about 20″ of 1/4″ ribbon

Click HERE for complete sewing instructions

Crispy Potato Roast

Pic from fishfoodblog shows recipe doubled – that means there’s more for me!

Serves 8

Ingredients:
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
4 pounds russet potatoes, peeled
4 shallots, thickly sliced lengthwise
Coarse salt
1/2 to 1 teaspoon red-pepper flakes (optional)
8 sprigs thyme

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a small bowl, combine butter and oil. Brush bottom of a round 9-inch baking dish with some butter mixture. With a sharp knife or mandoline, slice potatoes very thinly crosswise.

2. Arrange potato slices vertically in dish. Wedge shallots throughout. Sprinkle with salt and red-pepper flakes (if using); brush with remaining butter mixture. Bake 1 1/4 hours. Add thyme and bake until potatoes are cooked through with a crisp top, about 35 minutes more.