tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9706572712827391762024-02-07T02:47:04.743-06:00Stay@Home BlogBetseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719904512959060040noreply@blogger.comBlogger176125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970657271282739176.post-62271432357790901622013-07-16T13:24:00.000-05:002013-07-16T13:26:42.861-05:00Baby Carrots<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">My mom is a master at picking things out at the farmer's market. I decided to "shadow" her on Saturday morning and ended up picking out some great things all by myself. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But these baby carrots were all her. She cleaned out the baby carrot lady (I think she got 3 or 4 bunches) and gave one to me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Later that day, I typed "roasted carrots" into the Pinterest search box, then spotted this recipe. It looked just perfect for my babies! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/2009/04/spice_rubbed_pork_tenderloin_with_roasted_baby_carrots" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Spice-Rubbed Pork Tenderloin with Roasted Baby Carrots.</span></i></a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And it was perfect. Josh acted like it was the best thing I ever cooked. So good with mashed potatoes on the side.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <i><span style="font-size: small;">Spice rub for pork and marinade for carrots.</span></i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">Josh's lunch. </span></i></div>
Betseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719904512959060040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970657271282739176.post-47316702430434419652013-07-06T22:34:00.001-05:002013-07-06T22:34:27.549-05:00Pic of the Day<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Betseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719904512959060040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970657271282739176.post-70629485139404195442013-06-14T07:57:00.000-05:002013-06-14T07:57:13.232-05:00Quote of the Day<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Me:</b></span> <i>(after Josh put on an old t-shirt I thought would be too small)</i> Oh look, that shirt does fit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Josh:</b></span> Yeah. It must be an extra-medium, and not a smedium.</span>Betseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719904512959060040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970657271282739176.post-16787475960473874092013-03-31T19:30:00.000-05:002013-04-01T09:29:22.357-05:00A Potato Herb Tart, A Horse and a Cart<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">No tree skirt is <span style="font-size: large;">safe.</span></span></div>
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Betseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719904512959060040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970657271282739176.post-3135294880999247012012-12-03T21:29:00.000-06:002012-12-03T21:45:15.669-06:00Thanksgiving 2012<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Thanksgiving is <b>our holiday</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This year we hosted it at our house for the fourth time, and we think we knocked it out of the park.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is a breakdown of what I did to prepare:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Sunday and Monday I cleaned a lot.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On
Tuesday I made cornbread for the dressing, chopped up some pecans for
the dressing and the pecan pie, made a birthday cake, and celebrated my
mom's birthday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On
Wednesday (Thanksgiving Eve) I made pie crust, assembled and baked a
pecan pie, made rolls up to the point of the second rise then put them
in the freezer, assembled dressing and corn-and-wild rice casserole,
made deviled eggs, and did some things to help Josh prepare to grill the
turkey. <i>Whew!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Thanksgiving <span style="font-size: large;">m<span style="font-size: large;">orning</span></span> I baked all the stuff I had put together, made mashed potatoes, and made gravy from the turkey drippings. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mom provided cranberry salad, green salad, pumpkin pie, and sweet potatoes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://betseyclaire.blogspot.com/2011/11/thanksgiving-2011_24.html" target="_blank">Last year</a>, we named our Thanksgiving turkey "Fowl Roker," because we got the
recipe from Al Roker's grilling cookbook. We named this year's turkey
"Fo<span style="font-size: large;">w</span>l Jarreau," but then we sort of renamed it "Fo<span style="font-size: large;">w</span>l Gore" at the end when the turkey's leg fell off and I said, "That's gory." </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, it was a perfect day. The house looked good, I looked good, and I even had fun. </span></div>
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our guests left I slept for 2 hours then got up and started cleaning
again. Josh watched YouTube videos. I heard "Gangnam Style" p<span style="font-size: large;">robab<span style="font-size: large;">ly</span></span> 3
times as I washed dishes. Then the both of us sat around and watched
random music videos on YouTube. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This one was <b>by far</b> the most awesome:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, on to Christmas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We, as a couple, suck at Christmas. </span></div>
Betseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719904512959060040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970657271282739176.post-53008989483685093952012-11-01T22:11:00.000-05:002012-11-01T22:24:18.859-05:00Kitchen Pics<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I've made this <a href="http://smells-like-home.com/2011/10/monster-munch-halloween-popcorn-mix/" target="_blank">popcorn snack mix</a> a couple of times recently.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My advice: Don't try this at home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you're on your period you might eat the better part of an entire zip-lock bag full.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I should be barred from almond bark forever.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Pork stew <span style="font-size: large;">and</span> quesadillas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is a Southwest-y stew with pork butt, a little hominy, and something green; I'm thinking tomatillos.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I must get the recipe from my mom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's regular rotation good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I know it's <i>Cook's Illustrated</i>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Speaking of <i>Cook's Illustrated</i>, I made this <i>America's Test Kitchen</i> <a href="http://www.americastestkitchen.com/recipes/detail.php?docid=18759" target="_blank">baked ziti</a> yesterday. It was pretty awesome. I highly recommend adding Italian sausage, like I did.</span></div>
Betseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719904512959060040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970657271282739176.post-47742171368384389972012-10-25T12:31:00.000-05:002012-10-25T12:45:29.658-05:00Worthy Link of the Day: Mid-Century Modern(e) in Arkansas<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I enjoyed this hour-long <a href="http://www.aetn.org/midcenturymodern" target="_blank">documentary</a> about mid-century modern architecture in Arkansas. An interesting discussion of one of my favorite buildings to gawk at starts a little bit past the 13-minute mark.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Josh and I <span style="font-size: large;">used to call this complex "the art <span style="font-size: large;">deco buildings<span style="font-size: large;">," bu<span style="font-size: large;">t I now<span style="font-size: large;"> know they are <i>art moderne</i>.</span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></div>
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Betseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719904512959060040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970657271282739176.post-88229316517286312132012-10-10T22:01:00.000-05:002012-10-10T22:59:05.798-05:00Worthy Link of the Day: Non-Microwave Popcorn<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">OMG: Today I made <a href="http://www.recipegirl.com/2011/10/13/how-to-pop-popcorn-on-the-stove/#comment-88362" target="_blank">popcorn in a pot on the stove</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">for the first time!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was almost as exciting as selling something on Etsy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Great step-by-step photo-by-photo instructions. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">(I especially enjoyed the shakin'/noise-makin' step.) </span></div>
Betseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719904512959060040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970657271282739176.post-53413109886182276322012-10-09T11:11:00.000-05:002012-10-11T21:37:02.183-05:00Grandma<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">My grandma isn't well. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">She could use your prayers and/or new-age hippie healing thoughts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Last week Mom and I moved her from the assisted living (which she loved) to the nursing home (not a fan), and it's been anything but a smooth transition. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">She's on her last legs. Physically, mentally... it's all falling apart. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That's the way of life. But it's unpleasant to see her in distress. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Recent circumstances have reminded me that my Grandma has got to be the most <strike>stubborn</strike> determined person I know of. The trouble is... she's never been all that determined to be happy or at peace. She's been determined to survive.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My grandma was born and raised in a small farming community in Arkansas during the great depression. (Although I don't think her people noticed the depression much, as they were dirt poor to begin with.) She was the youngest of 8 children (they're all gone now), and when she was a baby (a year old maybe?) her father was murdered. (I want to say there was a dispute over corn.) So her mother was left to raise multiple children and run a farm and survive. Alone. Can you imagine? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">All I can say is that there's a serious streak of female tenacity running down that line of my family tree.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">What I can't say is that I really understand my grandma, or her beginnings, or her present. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm just musing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As this nursing home drama unfolds, I am getting an unprecedented glimpse into the special brand of crazy that is my birthright. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My grandma has done an outstanding job of surviving. </span></div>
Betseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719904512959060040noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970657271282739176.post-32277503399586368252012-09-16T13:27:00.000-05:002012-09-16T13:42:24.518-05:00Perfect Berry-Almond Smoothie for One<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I make <b>the best</b> berry almond smoothie.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's very tasty, perfectly frosty, and it's full of protein and nutrients. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In other words: </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">{</span></span> <span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>It'll get you through a good chunk of your day.</i></span> <span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">}</span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">You'll need:</span></b></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">1 individual serving of yogurt (I get the Activia because Josh says it has good stomach bugs.)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">1 generous spoonful of almond butter</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">milk</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">a generous amount of frozen mixed berries (I like strawberries + blueberries + raspberries.)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">sugar</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You want the yogurt to be partially frozen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To achieve the desired effect, set the yogurt cup in the freezer overnight. The next morning, set the yogurt out on the counter while you're exercising. (Or chasing your kids around or putting on your make-up or whatever.) 30 minutes to an hour. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>*** Note: Josh says that I might be killing the good bugs by freezing the yogurt.</i> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When you set out the yogurt, you also want to set out the strawberries (but not the other berries), so that they aren't just giant chunks of frozen-solidness. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When you're ready to make the smoothie, plop the frosty yogurt into the blender first. Then add the almond butter. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You want the almond butter to land on top of the yogurt. You don't want it to fall down underneath the blades, or you won't get all of it in your smoothie.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Splash in some milk and blend until incorporated.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then grab your berries (frozen solid little berries + slightly thawed big berries) and throw them in, along with 1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons of sugar. Blend that, add more milk if necessary, and <b>you're done</b>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You want the consistency to be just thin enough to pour into a glass and drink through a straw. No thinner.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This baby will give you the good energy you need to get your day up and moving. You'll be satiated for hours.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hope you enjoy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Recipe inspired by <a href="http://www.lovefromtexas.com/2011/06/few-recipes.html" target="_blank">this</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Restaurant ware berry bowl available <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/103573076/small-green-stripe-heavy-restaurant-ware" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Similar amber glass tumblers (only taller) available <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/106388099/set-of-6-whitehall-ice-tea-glasses-in" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></div>
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Betseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719904512959060040noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970657271282739176.post-36291664368090589902012-09-03T09:22:00.000-05:002012-09-03T09:22:12.330-05:00Three Squashermelons<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Betseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719904512959060040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970657271282739176.post-35957785778452796462012-08-27T09:41:00.001-05:002012-09-20T10:31:58.952-05:00Cool Finds in Cool Colors<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Betseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719904512959060040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970657271282739176.post-89638945465000207622012-08-22T09:38:00.000-05:002012-08-22T09:38:37.017-05:00Deep Thought of the Day<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">If you insist on understanding your life, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">you probably won't go very far in life.</span></div>
Betseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719904512959060040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970657271282739176.post-70751745712051509342012-08-21T20:11:00.000-05:002012-08-21T20:11:43.952-05:00Pining for Vintage<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkJfyoCCQIrR3qvo7NJ2d4FlwbG-Vp4efZtRmsJCVcWKxWuAN_ZSv5yeB4D7cR89mvhMNlsPuDmAyDo5ggaa7Ym6de6ddSSB5GAwX2Z1bNz0h93oM390sjSBcgYN9oAc8rPqAyVtz6IUE/s1600/Pine-Montage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>Lately, the universe has been showering me with all kinds of piney vintage goodness. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkJfyoCCQIrR3qvo7NJ2d4FlwbG-Vp4efZtRmsJCVcWKxWuAN_ZSv5yeB4D7cR89mvhMNlsPuDmAyDo5ggaa7Ym6de6ddSSB5GAwX2Z1bNz0h93oM390sjSBcgYN9oAc8rPqAyVtz6IUE/s1600/Pine-Montage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkJfyoCCQIrR3qvo7NJ2d4FlwbG-Vp4efZtRmsJCVcWKxWuAN_ZSv5yeB4D7cR89mvhMNlsPuDmAyDo5ggaa7Ym6de6ddSSB5GAwX2Z1bNz0h93oM390sjSBcgYN9oAc8rPqAyVtz6IUE/s1600/Pine-Montage.jpg" /></a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Head on over to the shop to see more glamour shots of the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/106666543/campy-vintage-tray" target="_blank">pine cone tray</a>, the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/107430578/vintage-pine-cone-dish-with-gold" target="_blank">ceramic pine cone dish</a>, and the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/107425403/set-of-5-vintage-bar-glasses-old?ref=v1_other_2" target="_blank">pine cone bar glasses</a>.</span></div>
Betseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719904512959060040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970657271282739176.post-68679660014962791262012-08-18T22:42:00.000-05:002012-08-18T22:52:59.261-05:00Quote of the Day<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Josh:</b> No. We are not naming our child "Bea Arthur Ledbetter."</span></div>
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<i>*We are absolutely not pregnant, </i></div>
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<i>just randomly discussing baby names.</i></div>
Betseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719904512959060040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970657271282739176.post-50734993025129027512012-08-09T10:29:00.000-05:002012-09-16T15:41:19.545-05:00Betsey on Etsy<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">It's no secret. I love Etsy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I bought my <a href="http://betseyclaire.blogspot.com/2011/06/wedding-fashion.html" target="_blank">wedding veil</a> on Etsy...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I bought a <a href="http://betseyclaire.blogspot.com/2011/04/its-rustic.html" target="_blank">crawfish stamp</a> on Etsy...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Among other things.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I just love it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I love the creativity, the commerce, and the supportive community.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Which brings me to my exciting announcement:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I <b>just opened</b> my very own Etsy shop!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's called "Stay@Home Vintage" and it's all about vintage housewares.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, setting up a vintage Etsy shop is </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">way harder than it looks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I basically had to give up reality television </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">to even get it done.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyway...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You should <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/StayAtHomeVintage" target="_blank">check it out</a>! </span></div>
Betseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719904512959060040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970657271282739176.post-37268059217882276832012-08-08T15:42:00.000-05:002012-08-08T15:42:24.822-05:00Ledbetter Peas<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6yL75DCDeftml44QDm-7Jj8CIEArf7LUP5JtY0ZMcefTbmO0omecU5ac404PPI7WxqwouQdG_Xu3RKeFuA1tSLmeOlDHAMJhd4ENdX5f7TTGeh5pcGr2fRrlir1Mtwh2j0fPrtYbVjLQ/s1600/Ledbetter-Peas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>We went to Fordyce over the weekend, and on the drive down I got to talking about how much I <b>love</b> black-eyed peas. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then, as we were about to head home, my father-in-law presented me with a Corona Light box full of black-eyed peas from his garden. <b>Awesome!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">{To be exact, it was an assortment of purple hull peas and crowder peas.}</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So I got to shell peas for the first time. Josh and I shelled them together, and it was so fun.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then the next day I cooked them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I cooked them in chicken broth with onion, garlic, bay leaf, thyme, salt and pepper.</span></div>Betseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719904512959060040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970657271282739176.post-82948805007661986362012-08-03T07:59:00.000-05:002012-08-03T07:59:35.890-05:00Pics of the Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">New restaurant ware for me! {Thanks Mom.}</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So cute in front of my pretty new plate. </span></div>Betseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719904512959060040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970657271282739176.post-29867267607050536832012-08-01T15:04:00.001-05:002012-08-01T15:04:22.028-05:00This Should Have Been a FB Status<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Josh is going to be so excited when he sees that I got an air filter at Walmart today. Just in time for the 1st of the month!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">{It's an exciting life we lead.}</span></div>Betseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719904512959060040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970657271282739176.post-52790621828863164322012-07-26T08:52:00.000-05:002012-07-26T08:52:49.570-05:00Pic of the Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Last post, I told you I would tell you about <b>maple toffee meringues</b>, so here I am!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This dessert jumped out at me while I was perusing the <a href="http://www.shugarysweets.com/2012/05/maple-toffee-meringues.html" target="_blank">Shugary Sweets</a> blog. Josh used to like meringues (or "forgotten cookies," as he knew them) when he was younger. Plus, Josh loves maple and is partial to toffee.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So I made them. {Because I've secretly </span><span style="font-size: large;">been</span><span style="font-size: large;"> craving toffee myself.}</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had never made meringues before. I didn't even know that I <b>liked</b> meringues. But this is maybe the perfect dessert. Meringues might be my new thing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I calculated the calories, and these delicious candy-covered things are only 45 calories each! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This flavor combination is brilliant and amazing and will be repeated. But I have something up my sleeve for next time: ghirardelli chocolate peppermint meringues.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">{This <a href="http://www.insidebrucrewlife.com/2012/05/maple-toffee-meringues-shugary-sweets.html" target="_blank">recipe</a> is a guest post, so you actually have to go to this other blog to look at it.}</span></div>Betseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719904512959060040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970657271282739176.post-44091134453623160352012-07-15T06:37:00.000-05:002012-07-15T06:40:58.631-05:00Cherry Almond Streusel Bars<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I bought these cherry preserves sort of a long time ago because I needed a tiny bit for some icing for a Cherry Coke sheet cake that turned out to be kinda lame. Ever since then, I've been on the look-out for something to make with the rest of it. Then, a few days ago, I discovered <a href="http://www.shugarysweets.com/" target="_blank">Shugary Sweets</a> and <a href="http://www.shugarysweets.com/2012/06/orange-and-strawberry-almond-streusel.html" target="_blank">the perfect recipe</a>. I got to use up exactly the rest of the jar of cherry preserves, <b>and</b> I got to use almond paste. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks to Aimee at Shugary Sweets, I found 2 recipes that I really needed in my life. This one, and a recipe for <b>maple toffee meringues</b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">{And we'll talk about that later.}</span></div>Betseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719904512959060040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970657271282739176.post-78176289501693579572012-07-14T20:20:00.000-05:002012-07-14T21:58:32.983-05:00Pic of the Day<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I ♥ Mexican food.</span></div>Betseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719904512959060040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970657271282739176.post-33244656211799751022012-07-13T09:08:00.000-05:002012-07-13T17:23:19.441-05:00Hershey Bar Frosting<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">While I was shunning the media, Josh had a birthday!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Growing up, Josh's favorite birthday cake was his grandma's yellow cake with chocolate frosting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">{The opposite of my favorite, which has traditionally been chocolate cake with white icing.}</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But back to <b>Josh's</b> favorite cake: It's yellow cake from a mix, with a very special chocolate frosting made from melted Hershey bars. I don't have the recipe, but I've been attempting (and failing) to replicate it for the last 6 years.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">All I know is that "Ma" would have a whole bunch of Hershey bars, and she would break them all up and put them in this double boiler. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Every year I get so frustrated with this, because I don't know what I'm doing, and the finished product never amounts to anything that tastes like what Ma made. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">{You would think I would be able to just google the dang recipe, but no. Apparently no one else has thought to make chocolate frosting out of melted Hershey bars.}</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This year marked a turning-point, however. I actually got close to getting it right!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used 2 6-packs of Hershey bars, 2 sticks of butter, a little cream, a little milk, and a little vanilla. I think it was too buttery, but once I got it on the cake, refrigerated the cake in our not-so-functional-in-the-summertime downstairs refrigerator overnight and served it to Josh the next day -- it tasted pretty darn good! And he loved it! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">He said that he could eat the whole thing in one sitting, and that that was the mark of a Ma-like cake.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If I ever get it <b>exactly</b> right, I will post a precise recipe.</span></div>Betseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719904512959060040noreply@blogger.com1