Gifting Cookies + Dinner

 St Paddy's Day is coming up and this could be a sweet way to give the gift of cookies.

 For Valentine's Day, I made Snicker doodles and put them in this cute pack for my husband. 

 I used wax paper and fabric.  I cut the wax paper to the size I wanted with my pinking shears.  I then did the same with my fabric, just a shorter version so it would slip over top of the paper, and add some flair.

 I sewed up each side and put one inside the other.  Really fun and fast.  I believe the blog Skip to my Lou gave me the idea for the wax paper.


So what's for dinner tonight?  
We're having:
Baked Chicken, sliced over top the Pasta
Monterrey Jack Cheese Pasta (I'm using a recipe similar to this)
French Bread, sliced, buttered, and broiled
Roasted Carrots

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Creamed Spinach

This creamed spinach is so tasty and comforting.  I hope you'll try it.

8 oz of frozen spinach
2 Tbps Parmesan cheese
2 Tbps Flour
1 Cup Milk
2 Tbsp butter
Salt
pepper
1/2 tsp Garlic powder
1/3 Cup Mozzarella Cheese

 Defrost spinach and squeeze out as much water as you can.  Heat a pan and add butter to melt.  Once melted add the flour and stir to mix.  Slowly add milk with a whisk watching for lumps.  Once smooth, add spinach, Parmesan cheese, salt, pepper, garlic powder.  Warm up over medium heat.  Add mozzarella cheese, stirring to melt.  Serve.

This dish is always welcomed by me and is great for lunch the next day.  I like to add a little Parmesan cheese to the top too. 


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How to fix a skirt with a broken zipper, without a zipper

Clothes with broken zippers. Annoying. I've had this skirt for over two years.  I wore it once and the zipper wouldn't go back down...then I broke it.   Should I rip out this one, and put in a normal one instead of an invisible?  I would have to rip out a lot of seams just to get into it enough to put it in.

Less is more, and I had buttons that matched. So no $ required,  I set out to fix it this way. 

I sewed a zigzag stitch into a rectangle that would fit my buttons.  I then used scissors and a seam ripper to open up the new holes. 

I sewed my buttons on.  Worked like a charm.  You really only see one button when I'm wearing it, because of the sash.

Ready to Wear

I feel like I got something new and that ALWAYS feels good.

Biscuits and Gravy

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