Tortilla Roll-Ups

Here are a few little wrap appetizers  - perfect for your holiday snacks!  They are easy to make and guests will gobble them up!

Sausage Balls

SAUSAGE BALLS

This recipe was given to me in 1981 from a neighbor who spent a lot of time in her kitchen.  She made them every Christmas and so do I!

Tales of the Traveling Tote #29

                    

Welcome 

The Tales of the Traveling Tote is a series of adventures that share where our Mackenzie Childs tote bags have taken us.  Four times a year a group of 10 bloggers each write a connected post about the places we have been. We also offer a fabulous MacKenzie-Childs giveaway on one of the 10 posts each quarter.  We have built incredible friendships through our blogs and we hope you enjoy our tales as much as we do!  To read about how it all began, go HERE

BBQ Dump Chicken

I love a meal that I can pull out of the freezer, put it in the crock pot and let it cook all day.  This BBQ Chicken is delish and so is our favorite, local BBQ Sauce, from Dinosaur Bar-B-Que:

Do It Over Designers - November

    Do it Over Designers

I am joining Ann, from Apple Street Cottage, for Do It Over Designers, where we transform something that needs a makeover!

This lamp blew over in the wind by an open window one day.  As I was taking it apart to put it into the trash, I decided to keep a few pieces for a project.

I cut the electrical cord and unscrewed a few of the pieces:

I kept the finial, base....

...and a middle section:

My first idea was to stack them for a candle stick, but it was a bit top heavy:

I pulled out the best glue ever:  E6000

I topped the largest piece with an old silver tray:

When serving food at a buffet it's always a good idea to have varying heights....

...so this piece will be used a lot...

for desserts, hors d'eouvres or cheese and crackers:

The smaller piece was perfect as a candlestick:

Most of my candles are battery operated, so this slender candle fit perfectly:

The last piece was the finial:

It looked much better on this lamp than the original:

These were very simple projects and a great way to upcycle a broken lamp!

I hope you'll visit my other creative friends to see their "do it over" projects:

Modern on Monticello

Pandora’s Box YOU ARE HERE!

Purple Hues & Me

Southern Sunflowers 

Unique Creations by Anita

My Hubbard Home

Interior Frugalista

The Apple Street Cottage

Birdz of a Feather

Exquisitely Unremarkable

A Thanksgiving Table for Two

   Just theTwo of Us

This table setting is a simple one for the two of us:

It's Hot Cocoa Time....

                  Hot Cocoa

My hot beverage of choice is always hot cocoa (second choice is tea).  I also have to be really chilled to drink a hot beverage.  Last year I set up a Hot Cocoa Station with chocolate spoons and lots of peppermints - and some Peppermint Twist vodka (in case I was REALLY chilled!)

Holiday Treats for children to make..

Here are a few easy sweet treat ideas for children to make  for their family and friends during the holidays:

Apple Gingerbread Cobbler

Apple Gingerbread Cobbler

Here's an easy cobbler that can be prepared in minutes - put it in the oven before you serve dinner, and it will be ready for dessert!

Ingredients

4 T melted butter    

2 21oz can apple pie filling

15 oz box gingerbread mix

Sausage and Peppers Dump Recipe

Here is another "dump" recipe.  This is delicious over white rice and is so easy to prepare!