We are off to a neighborhood
picnic later today so last night
I whipped up this delish salad.
Summer Pasta Salad
1 1 lb box/bag pasta
(I used Barilla Rotini)
1 Green Pepper
1 Red Pepper
1 Medium onion
1 Cucumber
5 Large baby carrots
3 Cloves garlic
2 T Dried parsley
1 Small can black olives
1 Bottle-Ken's Steakhouse
Light Northern Italian
Dressing
Cheese cubes
Cook, drain and cool
pasta, set aside.
Chop all veggies to
your liking.
Drain and rinse black
olives.
Once pasta is cool, add
veggies and 1/4 of the
dressing. Mix together.
Add the parsley and
black olives. Stir together
again. Cover and place
in fridge overnight.
Next morning, pour
another 1/4 of dressing
on the salad, mix, recover
and place in the fridge.
About an hour before
leaving check salad to
see IF it needs more dressing
and add the cheese now or
right before serving.
Enjoy!
~Keep on Dreaming~
Well, It is here- the
big day-July 4th!
Paper fans look great
on porches, railings
and fences.
Easy peasy-bundle
plasticware in a
napkins and place
in a decorated Ball
jar. A two fold use.
A carrier and a
drink glass too.
Place chips or snacks
in snow cone cups for
easy handling.
Star picks are great
for decorating a
variety of things.
Ideas from Woman' s
Day.
For your 4th cupcakes-
instead of sprinkles
decorating your cupcakes
use POP ROCKS.
Remember those from
the 70's?
Before serving, sprinkle
each cupcake with the
POP ROCKS and then
listen for the popping!
What fun!!!!
Happy 4th! Be safe and
have fun!!
Idea: from Midwest Living
~Keep on Dreaming~
I have had three
shirts for awhile
but did not wear
them because I
felt the V-neck was
a bit low for school.
So they hung in the
closet.
One afternoon, my
lightbulb went off
and I thought-why
not add a panel to
the V ?
I made a pattern
(white paper) and
then cut out a panel
from the coordinating
fabric that I found at
Joann's.
Using coordinating
embroidery floss
(2 strands), I tacked
the corners down and
then reinforced any
gaps with hem tape.
Since doing this little
project, I have worn
the purple and the
orange one.
Once I got going, it
was easy peasy.
~Keep on Dreaming~
P. S. Would my new
Follower let me know
who you are? Thanks!
I picked up these wire
baskets at a garage sale
and put them away not
really knowing what
I was going to do with
them other than the
obvious.
After looking through
some magazines, my
light bulb popped on.
Why not connect them
together for a double
decker set of baskets?
I bought two of those
brown "moss" basket
things added potting
soil and then the
petunias.
If you look to the left
of the baskets in the
picture you will see
a "window" we have
three around our deck.
My plan was to hang the
double decker baskets in
one of the windows but it
ended up being too long
so I hung it behind the
swing.
One of the best things
about this set up is that
when I water the top one
it waters the bottom one.
I'm very pleased as to
how they look.
~Keep on Dreaming~
