Showing posts with label Southern Traditions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Southern Traditions. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Lynde Easterlin Designs

My dear friend/cousin-in-law (her husband is J's Godfather and A's cousin), Lynde Easterlin, is being featured on One Kings Lane tonight in their tastemaker Tag sales. Please check it out. 



Check out Lynde's One Kings Lane Sale tonight at 9pm est: https://www.onekingslane.com/invite/magnolias

Check out Lynde's website: www.lyndeeasterlin.com

Check out Lynde's blog: http://flairfordesign.blogspot.com

Follow Lynde on twitter:  @lyndeasterlin


Congrats Lynde! We love you and are so proud of you!

Monday, April 11, 2011

Masters Final Round Party

I decided on Friday night to throw a little Masters Final Round viewing party for a few friends. It came together quite nicely and we had a great time watching the exciting finals. Congrats to all the players and their families! I'm hoping next year that I will actually BE there.

I sent out paperless post invites that were kelly green with yellow golf bags and lettering. They were easy to make and looked pretty cute! You can sign up here if you aren't a member.


J wore his Masters shirt that my brother bought him when he went to the tournament last year. He was looking pretty cute in his green plaid pants!





We had beer, wine, sweet tea (I used Tetley), lemonade, Arnold Palmers (1/2 lemonade and 1/2 iced tea) and John Dalys (1/2 lemonade, 1/2 iced tea and vodka). We made some of the John Daly's with firefly sweet tea vodka. Yum! 


I even found an azalea bush for our centerpiece! I couldn't believe I was able to find one in NYC. 



I made a last minute decision to buy plastic silverware and paper plates to save on doing dishes. Had to go with the green and yellow for the Masters!


Here is my John Daly in my monogrammed tervis!  We got these as a wedding gift (2 for A and 2 with my new initials and have LOVED them!)


Yummy Banana Pudding! I used this recipe and it was great!


We kept it simple, but it was a fun little afternoon party!




The pimento cheese was the hit! I used Paula's recipe and it was heavenly.


Georgia peanuts!

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Happy Mardi Gras!

We just returned from a wonderful 10 days with my parents in South Alabama. We had a great trip and it was such a treat to be in warmer weather. J loved being able to play outside without a hat and coat on. We took full advantage of all of our favorite restaurants and got to have a play dates with some of my friend's kids. Here are a few pictures of our adventures:

 The Dog Parade is always a hit! 















Playdate with A (his Mama is Some Like it Southern)


Pat-Pat took the boys on a golf cart ride



J's first night time Mardi Gras parade was a HIT!
















Float loading! I picked all green beads since we dressed up as leprechauns. The theme of my float was "Happy Holidays."






We had lots of fun playing with Daisy's sister Lily. The weather was perfect.


View from my parent's front porch. I love the South!


Lunch at Fly Creek before our parade




Hanging out with the boys

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Dip Recipes

A friend of mine compiled a lot of our favorite dip recipes and emailed it to us awhile back. I've been sharing the email today with some of my twitter friends and since I've had so many requests, I figured I would just post it here. I hope you enjoy these great recipes! Happy New Year and Happy Dipping!


Buffalo Chicken Dip #1:

reg. size casserole dish (9 X 13)
here goes:

ingredients:
3-4 boneless chicken breast
1 bottle (16 oz.) of buffalo hot sauce (there are several brands)
1 bottle (16 oz.) of ranch dressing
1 bag of Mexican cheese
1 block of cream cheese
1 bag of corn chips (Fritos)

directions:
bring chicken to a boil until done (10-20 mins.- depending) heat and mix package of cream cheese and ranch dressing strip chicken into bite-size pieces and spread in casserole dish pour buffalo hot sauce over chicken pour cream cheese and ranch mixture over chicken and hot sauce sprinkle package of Mexican cheese **may add jalapenos, etc. for extra taste and/or appearance serve with Fritos (corn chips)

Buffalo Chicken Dip #2:








Ingredients:









2 (10 ounce) cans chunk chicken, drained







2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened






1 cup Ranch or Blue Cheese dressing






3/4 cup hot sauce (such as Frank's Red Hot® wing sauce)





1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese


















1 bunch celery, cleaned and cut into 4 inch pieces

















Directions:









Heat chicken and hot sauce in a skillet over medium heat, until heated through. 
Stir in cream cheese and ranch dressing. Cook, stirring until well blended and warm. 
Mix in half of the shredded cheese, and transfer the mixture to a slow cooker. 
Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the top, cover, and cook on Low setting until hot and bubbly. 
Serve with celery sticks and crackers.












Hot Artichoke, Crab & Chicken Dip:







Ingredients:









2- 8oz. packages of cream cheese, softened







1/2 c. mayonnaise









2 T. lemon juice









1 tsp. pepper









2 tsp. minced garlic









1 T. parsley









16 oz. crab meat (can be artificial)







1 c. Kraft Italian Style Five-Cheese Shredded Cheese






1/2 c. shredded parmesan cheese







1c. shredded Romano cheese








2 cans artichoke hearts (in water, not marinated)






1 can diced water chestnuts








2 lbs. frozen chopped spinach, defrosted and drained






Directions:




















In a large bowl, whip cream cheese until smooth. Add all other ingredients, and transfer to 3 qt. crock pot.
Heat on high 1-2 hours, until hot. When ready to serve, sprinkle extra cheese on top, and garnish if desired. This is good for hours! Just turn down crock pot to low setting.


Sausage Dip:

1 tube sausage
1 can green chilies - drained
1 package cream cheese
1 package shredded cheese
1 bread bowl

brown the sausage, drain
add the chilies and cream cheese in the pan
stick mixture in the bread bowl and bake until warm - add the pieces of bread from middle of bowl to pan last few min to get them crispy for dipping

Corn/Black Bean Dip:
2 cans black beans – drain and rinse
2 cans white shoepeg corn – drain and rinse
1 bunch of green onions
1 tub of feta cheese
1/2 cup oil
1/3 cup white wine vinegar
a couple of packs of Splenda- add them until you like it!
salt and pepper
Serve with Fritos

 Apple Dip
1 pkg cream cheese
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 bag Heath Bits of Brickle   
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
  
Put the cream cheese in the microwave just long enough to soften it.  Mix everything together and let it get cold before serving. 

If you are slicing the apples to serve at a later time, you may want to put in pineapple juice to keep them from turning.  

Spinach Balls:

2 packages of frozen spinach, thawed and drained
1 stick of light butter, softened
2 cups of Pepperidge Farm herb-seasoning stuffing
1t garlic salt
1/2 cup of grated parmesan
1 small onion, grated in food processor
1T of olive oil
8 oz feta cheese

combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl. stir well. roll mixture into 1-2 inch balls and place on a lightly greased cooking sheet. bake for 20 minutes.

Cocktail Swirls

3 ounce package Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened
5 slices bacon cooked and crumbled
2 teaspoon finely chopped onion
1 teaspoon milk
8 ounce can Pillsbury Quick Crescent Dinner Rolls
Grated Parmesan Cheese

Heat oven to 375. Combine cream cheese, bacon, chopped onion and milk.  Separate crescent dough into four triangles, press perforations to seal.  Spread about 1 and a ½ tablespoons of cheese mixture on each triangle.  Starting at long side, roll up and seal.  Cut each roll into 8 pieces.  Place pieces cut side down on ungreased cookie sheet.  Lightly sprinkle with parmesan cheese.  Bake at 375 for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.  This recipe makes 32 appetizers.

This recipe can be made ahead and refrigerated up t o two hours before baking.

Captain Rodney's Cheese Bake

1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
8 oz. cream cheese
2 green onions, finely chopped (optional)
8 crushed Ritz crackers

Mix the above four ingredients and place in a greased quiche or tart pan or anything made for baked dips. Top with the crushed crackers and bake for 15 minutes in a preheated 350 degree oven.

8 slices of crispy cooked bacon, chopped.
1/2 cup Captain Rodney's glaze (Boucan glaze is the same as Mango Pepper glaze) (You can buy Captain Rodney's Boucan Glaze at Whole Foods)

Top baked cheese with crumbled bacon and drizzle the 1/2 cup glaze over the top. Serve with crackers or any chip you prefer.

Spinach Casserole:

4 packages of creamed spinach
About 2 cups of mozzarella shredded cheese
Defrost spinach, add cheese, microwave

1 package of filo dough.  Make sure it is completely defrosted.

Melt butter into a cup

Spray Pam in casserole dish (large)
Place 3 layers of filo dough, brushing butter between each layer
Add layer of spinach mixture
Place 3 layers of filo dough, brushing butter between each layer
Continue until spinach mixture is all gone
Place final layer of filo dough

Cook at 375 degrees for 30 minutes or until top layer browns and looks crispy. 

Ribs:

place the rack of ribs in tinfoil - might want to do 2 sheets of tinfoil to double wrap them
pour a 1/2 cup of water right on the ribs and sprinkle whatever seasoning you want on them - salt/pepper/whatever
wrap them up and bake the ribs for 2 hours on 350
take the ribs out and pour bbq sauce on them
then wrap them back up and stick them back in the oven for about 5 min or so
they are so tender and just fall off the bone w/out any effort!!! enjoy!!!

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Love Lucas Creations TEE Party


I'm going to continue to tempt you with another great idea for holiday gifts...
You are invited to an exclusive Love Lucas Creations TEE party!


What is a tee party you ask?
It's a fun way to get great deals on
custom onesies and tees at www.lovelucascreations.com.
Love Lucas Creations offers quality and unique hand stitched
and machine embroidered and appliqued items. They make
a PERFECT baby shower gift for the expectant mom!   
They are original and fun Christmas gifts, too!

Choose from initials, numbers, birthday shirts, big brother/sister
tees, onesies and much, more!


1) Just visit the site, enter member code "mmm" (prior to putting
anything in your shopping cart) and just for being invited you will get 10% off of your order!  This offer is good until 11/24.


2) You also get the current promotions which are free shipping on
orders over $25 and free long sleeve upgrade on any holiday tee or onesie.



Do you want to host a party and enjoy all of the extra benefits?
E-mail me for more information!  www.lovelucascreations.com




These are just a few of their adorable designs! I'm loving putting J in monogrammed long sleeve shirts with cords and keds right now. He looks so cute and it is the perfect preppy "play" outfit.

































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