Walking Your Dog Day

Walking Your Dog Day

Welcome to my Home this Saturday. Blue our rescue dog loves his daily walk around town with my Hubby. After a long day at the office, it gets my hubby outside, and it's great stress relief. Lisa Benefits of Dog Walking: Great for your health, and theirs.   Walking is good for your heart, muscles, joints, [...]

Lisa Book shelf : Children Book and Recipe

Lisa Book shelf : Children Book and Recipe

The Runaway Beignet You're not gonna taste this little beignet! In this confectionary folktale adaptation, a lonely baker gets his wish when he sprinkles magic sugar on a beignet and it comes to life. The little beignet boy runs away but is in danger of being eaten by the hungry people of New Orleans. He [...]

Upcyceling Crafts

Upcyceling Crafts

Let's create something today . I am re-using old cans to make storage organizer for my Craft table. Napkin Decopodge It all starts with a clean vegetable can. Painted white with DG chalk paint. Then, after drying cover with modge podge. Then place napkin over modge podge. Smooth out and let dry. Trim. Tip : [...]

Krewe of  Carnivala en Rio

Krewe of  Carnivala en Rio

It's Mardi gras time in Lafayette, Louisiana.  This colorful Rio parade rolls down Saturday night at 6:30 pm  Celebrating its 20th anniversary with lights and colos of Rio. Some special throws celebrate 20th anniversary of the parades.  It's supposed to be cold but come join the fun of carnival. 

National love your pet day

National love your pet day

And today on my blog -it's going to the dogs..... pumpkin puree peanut butter* (see note below) eggs whole wheat flour These dog biscuits are made much like sugar cookies. The dough is stiff and a little sticky. You will need to roll it out with a rolling pin and cut out shape. Make the [...]

Tabasco Pepper Sauce

Tabasco Pepper Sauce

Today, I am blogging about a Louisiana original : The diet of the Reconstruction South was bland and monotonous, especially by Louisiana standards. So Edmund McIlhenny decided to create a pepper sauce to give the food some flavor and excitement. https://www.tabasco.com/tabasco-history let's take a tour and find out more : McIlhenny grew his first commercial [...]

Chocolate Mint Candy

Chocolate Mint Candy

2 cups semisweet chocolate chips 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk, divided 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 6 ounces white candy coating, coarsely chopped 2 to 3 teaspoons peppermint extract 3 drops green food coloring In a heavy saucepan, melt chocolate chips with 1 cup milk. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Spread half [...]

Book review: Healthy Slow Cooker cookbook

Book review: Healthy Slow Cooker cookbook

Ready for some healthy recipes made in your crock pot ! February is Heart healthy month and just in time is this cookbook - Read on and get your copy now : A revised and updated second edition of American Heart Association's beloved, bestselling Healthy Slow Cooker Cookbook, now with 30 new recipes, 30 to 40 new [...]

Healthy Banana Blueberry Muffins

Healthy Banana Blueberry Muffins

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon salt 2 large eggs 1 ½ cups ripe mashed banana about 3 medium ½ cup Greek yogurt ½ cup light brown sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a standard muffin pan with parchment paper muffin liners or grease the muffin pan with oil. Do not use regular muffin liners.. In a small bowl, [...]

Modge Podge Fabric Scrap Bowl

Modge Podge Fabric Scrap Bowl

MATERIALS FOR A FABRIC BOWLS; DIY GIFT: Bowl Plastic Wrap Fabric (lightweight natural fiber fabric works best) Scissors Foam Paint Brush Mod Podge or Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue (watered down) Pan lined with wax paper  Wrap the bowls tightly with plastic wrap. Make sure that the wrap is folded over the top of the bowl with plenty of excess plastic wrap, [...]