Mixed Greens Salad with Strawberries and Goat Cheese

I made a Mixed Greens Salad with Strawberries and Goat Cheese for Charly's Baby Shower.  It's a recipe that I came up with a long time ago, and I thought it would be beautiful on the table at the luncheon.  It is a simple recipe to make and looks elegant on the table.  The flavors of the goat cheese, strawberries, and candied pecans all go really well together.  I also use a poppy seed dressing which adds that extra bit of sweetness to the salad, and goes well with the chicken salad and saffron shrimp. 

Mixed Greens Salad with Strawberries and Goat Cheese

Ingredients:

1 large box of mixed greens from Costco or your grocery store 1lb

1 lb sliced strawberries

1 1/2 bags candied pecans or walnuts

6 oz goat cheese (crumbled)

1 1/2 bottles Brianna's Poppy Seed Dressing

Directions:

Put your mixed greens in a large bowl.

Add your sliced strawberries, candied pecans, and goat cheese.

Start with one bottle of the poppy seed dressing and start tossing your salad.  Add more dressing if necessary.

Serves 20

You can cut all of the ingredients in half for a smaller crowd.  Also, if this had been the only salad,  It would not have served as many people, but we also had a ceasar salad, so people were taking a little of both.  We did not have much of this left, so it went over pretty well.  I hope that you like this recipe.  I always love hearing from you.

Enjoy!!!

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Wednesday's Adorned From Above Blog Hop 54

We want to thank everyone who shared with last week's Wednesday's Adorned From Above Blog Hop 53.  We love seeing all of your posts.

Welcome to Wednesday's Adorned From Above Blog Hop 54.  We will be doing a giveaway for a $50 Visa Gift Card once we reach 500 (GFC) Google Friends Connect Followers, so if you're not following on GFC, it would be great if you would follow us on GFC.  We are just 7 people away from doing this giveaway.

This week my Co-Host is Linda from With A Blast.

 I would love it if you would follow Linda, she is one of my favorite bloggers.  Linda was actually one of the first bloggy friends, and I love her dearly.  She is from Johannesburg, South Africa and has some of the greatest recipes and crafts on her blog.  So head over and take a look around.  I know you will love her blog as much as I do.

This week we are featuring bloggers from the last two parties, Blog Hops 52 and 53.  Congratulations to all of you.  You can grab my featured blogger button in my sidebar.

Featured Bloggers from Blog Hop 52

1.  Puppy Inspired Embroidery from Sylvia's Stitches

2.  How to Make Super Hero Cake Pop's for Dad from Sugar Kissed.net

3.  Cauliflower My Husband Will Eat from Exceptionalist

4.  Painted Berry Boxes from While Wearing Heals

5.  Baked Penne Rigate From Memories By The Mile by Wanda Ann

6.  Remembering Baba - A Proverbs 31 Grandmother

7.  Strawberry Honey Butter from Crafts A La Mode by Two Succulent Sisters

8.  The Barn - Big Reveal by Pudel Design


Featured Bloggers from Blog Hop 53

1.  Living Room Inspiration from Snippets of Inspiration

2.  Lovely Lunaria as a Cut Flower from An Extraordinary Day

3.  Denim Repurposed from Family Home and Life

4.  A Chemical Free Toilet is a Happy Toilet from My Lamp is Full

5.  Fruit Trifle from Picture Perfect Cooking

6.  How to Show HTML Box in Text Box in Sidebar from Content in The Meantime

7.  Little Ladies of the Past from Southern Belles

8.  Birdbath Made From PVC Pipe from Crafts A La Mode by Two Succulent Sisters

So on to this weeks party.

We hope you have fun at this week's party.  We all love hearing from you, so we love your comments.

Now let's party

Have a great week.
Debi, Charly, and Linda

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Onsie Baby Banner for Baby Shower

Today, I am going to give directions for making this really cute Onsie Baby Banner for a Baby Shower.  It was pretty easy to do, and it came out so cute.  I got a lot of ideas from Pinterest, here is a link to my Baby Shower Board, with my pins and the pins that inspired me.  I had pinned a onsie that said, "So Glad to be Out, I was running out of womb." and Gabi and I decided that should be the centerpiece of the banner.  When I was on Amazon.com shopping for the onsie, I saw 2 others with tutus.  One said, "I'm a Daddy's Girl" and the other said, "Mommy's little Girl".  I thought they would be really cute on the banner also, along with the plain onsies.

Gabi and Laurie were so wonderful.  They took the pictures that I had pinned and the materials that I bought and brought what was in my head to life. They are wonderful friends and family.

Onsies Baby Banner for Baby Shower

Supplies:

4 plain onesie

3 cute fun onsies of your choice

 16 bamboo clothes pins

Twine or thin rope

9' 1 1/2 inch ribbon (of your choice) (or length that you need for your window)

9' 7/8 inch ribbon (of your choice) (or length that you need for your window)

4 tacks

Directions:

We laid the onsies out on a table to see what we were working with.

Then, Laurie and Gabi laid cute the twine so that it was long enough to hang over my window and drape down the sides about 1 1/2'.

They then cut the ribbon to the same length as the twine.  My ribbon had pink and white stripes and the other said It's a girl with a baby carriage on it.  The put the ribbon in front of the twine.

Next, they centered the black onsie in the center of the ribbon and twine and used the clothes pins to attach the onsie to the twine and ribbon.

They, added the other onsies to the twine anchoring them with the clothes pins.

Then we used a clothes pin to hold all of the ribbon and twine together about 1 1/2 feet from the end on each side.

We then used two tacks on each side of the clothes pins to anchor the banner above the window on each side of the window.

You now have a finished Onsie Baby Banner.

I think this banner came out so cute and it looked great above the desert table.  I always love hearing from you.

Have a great week.

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Marriage

Just a few simple verses today on Marriage.  There is so much wisdom to be found in The Bible.  God's word is so beautiful and informative.  He gives us a set of rules to follow about getting married and also on marriage itself, and what he expects of us.  Next week, I will share some verses about God's expectations of the husband / wife relationship (God's expectations of both men and women).

Marriage

Luk 20:34  And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage: 

1Co 7:33  But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.

1Ti 5:14  I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.

I read a post from Simply Vintageous by Suzan that was about a Pat Robertson radio show.  I was appalled at Pat Robertson's comments to the women calling into his show.  I believe that God has set guidelines for marriage, but I believe the The Bible was never meant to give men the idea that men just stray, and women should just put up with it. I also do not believe that God wants women to feel like it's all their fault, because they didn't dress pretty enough or have enough makeup or just be perfect in general.  We are human beings with flaws, and God sees us how we are.  To use The Bible as a soap box to allow men to wander outside a marriage truly gives new meaning to perverting the word. 

Sorry, I did not mean for today's post to be a rant, but I love The Bible.  It is so beautiful, and I get really upset when people try to change the meaning to suit themselves. 

Have a blesses week.

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Weekly Post Roundup 6

Hey Everyone, Happy Sunday!!!

Are you ready for another Weekly Post Roundup?  Well today we have Weekly Post Roundup 6.

Grace - Part 2

Votive Candle Party Favors

Wednesday's Adorned From Above Blog Hop 53

Saffron Shrimp












Strawberry Lemonade Cake Martinis

Sugar Free Gluten Free Cheesecake Cupcakes







Have a wonderful day with your families.

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Cheesecake Cupcakes Gluten Free Sugar Free

This is a delicious recipe for Gluten Free Sugar Free Cheesecake Cupcakes.  I have adapted it from my regular cheese cake recipe and added a sour cream frosting.  It is so good, and it's making me hungry thinking about them.

Cheesecake Cupcakes Gluten Free/Sugar Free

Ingredients:

5 8 oz packages cream cheese softened

6 eggs

1 16 oz container sour cream

2 cups splenda or stevia

2 TB cornstarch

1 tsp vanilla

Sour Cream Topping
1 16 oz sour cream
1/2 cup splenda or stevia
1 1/2 tsp vanilla

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Put muffin cup liners into 24 muffin cups and spray with non stick cooking spray.

Next add your softened cream cheese to a mixing bowl and whip your cream cheese with you mixer. 

 Once the cream cheese is whipped add the eggs one egg at a time.  You will need to scrape down the sides of your bowl every once in a while to make sure that it is mixed well. 

Next add the sour cream, and mix well.  

Then add the splenda or stevia, cornstarch, and vanilla.  Mix well until the cream cheese mixture is smooth.  There should not be any lumps in your filling.

Bake cheesecake for 22 to 27 minutes or until the center of the cupcakes are firm and lightly browned.  ( if they still shake in the middle they are not done.  They will rise slightly in the middle, but not as high as the edges.) It is okay if they crack a little, that is normal.

Once done, turn the oven off and leave in the oven for 30 minutes with the door open.  

Next remove the pan from the oven and let sit on counter for another 30 minutes before removing from the muffin cups..

Then take the cheesecake cupcakes out of the oven and cover and put in the refrigerator to finish cooling.  

Meanwhile, mix together the sour cream, splenda or stevia, and vanilla until smooth.

Once the cheesecake cupcakes are completely cool, you will add the sour cream frosting to the cupcakes.

Makes 24 Cheesecake Cupcakes Gluten Free/Sugar Free

I hope you enjoy this recipe for Sugar Free Gluten Free Cheesecake Cupcakes.  They were so yummy.  If you have any questions let me know.  I always love hearing from you.

Enjoy!!!

Strawberry Lemonade Cake Cocktail for Friday's Happy Hour

Today we Strawberry Lemonade Cake Cocktails for Friday's Happy Hour and are they good.  After Charly's baby shower we had some Strawberry Lemonade left, so I decided to add some of my 3 Olives Cake Vodka.  It was like drinking the Strawberry lemonade Cake that I made for the shower.  Delicious!!!

Strawberry Lemonade Cake Cocktails

Ingredients:

2 oz 3 Olives Cake Vodka

4 oz Strawberry Lemonade

Directions:

Pour the cake vodka over ice.

Add the strawberry lemonade.

Stir.

Makes 1 cocktail

This is so easy and really delicious.  I always love hearing from you.

Enjoy!!!

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Saffron Shrimp

Today I am sharing my recipe for Saffron Shrimp.  I made it for Charly's Baby Shower at her request. It is a really simple and delicious recipe.  I am giving the recipe two different ways.  One with regular saffron and one with a ground saffron that I bought in Egypt (probably not pure saffron, but delicious).  You can sometimes find it in Mediterranean markets here.  Here is a link to My Spice Sage .  They do carry a ground saffron, it's similar to what I use.

Saffron Shrimp

Ingredients:

2 TB ground saffron

1 lbs peeled, deveined, tail removed shrimp

2 Tb olive oil

3 cloves minced garlic

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

In the alternative use 2 tsp saffron threads in 1 TB hot water.  Let it sit for 20 minutes, then press the back of a spoon against the threads in the hot water to make a paste.  Then use in your recipe. (by the way, you can find inexpensive saffron at Trader Joe's if you have one near you)

Directions:

Heat a skillet over medium heat, and then add your olive oil.  

Heat for a minute and add the garlic and cook for another minute or two.

Next add the saffron, salt, and pepper and mix and cook for another minute.

Then add the shrimp and cook for approximately 5 to 7 minutes, until it turns pink.  Make sure not to overcook your shrimp or it will turn rubbery.

Remove from heat and serve with rice or some buttered pasta.

Makes 4 to 6 servings

I hope you like my Saffron Shrimp.  It is a pretty simple recipe and definitely gives a fancy vibe at a party.  I always love hearing from you.

Enjoy!!!

Wednesday's Adorned From Above Blog Hop 53

We want to thank everyone who shared with last week's Wednesday's Adorned From Above Blog Hop 52.  We love seeing all of your posts.

Welcome to Wednesday's Adorned From Above Blog Hop 53.  We will be doing a giveaway for a $50 Visa Gift Card once we reach 500 (GFC) Google Friends Connect Followers, so if you're not following on GFC, it would be great if you would follow us on GFC.  We are just 9 people away from doing this giveaway.

I will do this week's featured bloggers next week.  My Mom came to visit last weekend for my birthday, which is today, so I am taking a little time off.  Thanks ahead of time for understanding.

So on to this weeks party.

We hope you have fun at this week's party.  We all love hearing from you, so we love your comments.

Now let's party

Have a great week.

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Memorial Day Barbeque Coupons

Here are some great coupons for Memorial Day from  Coupons.com.  You can also scroll through this coupon toolbar to see if any other products are on sale.

 $1.00 off Canyon Bakehouse Gluten Free Baked Item

• $1.00 off any 1 LLOYD'S Barbeque product
• $1.00 off any two HORMEL Bacon Toppings
• $1.00 off HORMEL ALWAYS TENDER meat
• $1.00 off 2 HORMEL NATURAL CHOICE products
• $1.00 off 2 HORMEL Pepperoni packages
• $1.00 off any (1) DOVEBAR Ice Cream Multi-Pack
• $3.00 off one HORMEL Party Tray product
• $1.00 off 2 HORMEL Chicken Breast products
• $1.00 off any Welch's Juice Cocktail
• $1.50 off one (1) Brew Over Ice K-Cup packs 12 ct
• $0.75 off Any One DOLE Fruit Smoothie Shakers
• $1.00 off (1) small DIGIORNO Pizza Dipping Strips
• $1.00 off any ONE (1) Mott's For Tots Juice
• $1.00 off TWO Bottles of Welch's Summer Sparkling
• $1.50 off any Starbucks VIA Refreshers™ beverage
• $0.50 off any ONE (1) Newman's Own Salad Dressing
• $1.00 off any two (2) Litehouse Products
• $1.00 off HORMEL COMPLEATS meal
• $1.00 off any one (1) Marzetti Slaw Dressing
• $1.00 off any TWO (2) Packages of Dixie Napkins
• $2.00 off one pizzeria!™ Pizza from DiGiorno
• $1.00 off any TWO (2) DOLE All Natural Fruit Jars
• $0.50 off ONE Green Giant™ Veggie Snack Chips
• $0.75 off Totino's Pizzeria Hot Snacks
• $0.55 off ONE (1) A.1. Steak Sauce, 10 oz or more
• $0.35 off 1 bottle of Gold Peak Lemonade Iced Tea
• $0.55 off any two HORMEL Chili products
• $0.75 off ONE Welch's Light Juice Beverage
• $0.70 off PHILADELPHIA SNACK DELIGHTS Cream Cheese
• $3.00 off ONE AmeriGas Propane Cylinder Exchange
• $0.55 off any Reser's Deli Salad
• $0.55 off any pepper sauce from TABASCO brand
• $1.00 off ONE (1) BOCA Meatless Product

I hope these coupons help with your Memorial Weekend meals.

Have a great weekend!!!

Debi

Votive Candle Party Favors

We made these cute Votive Candle Party Favors for Charly's Baby Shower.  Laurie, Ryan's mom, and I spent an afternoon getting to know each other better, and putting the votive candles together.  There was a lot of trial and error, getting the ribbon to stick to the glass and finally settled on double sided tape, which was Charly's suggestion.  That worked, after trying regular tape and a hot glue gun.  They were pretty simple to make once we figured it out.  

Votive Candle Party Favors

Supplies:

24 votive candles

18 feet of 1 1/2 inch ribbon (we used pink and white striped ribbon)

36 feet of 3/8 inch ribbon (we used pink with white baby feet ribbon)

double sided stick tape

(The ribbon that we used came on a role of 3 ribbons from Party City the brand is Offrey)

Directions:

1.  Place your double stick tape in the center of the votive candle, all the way around meeting at beginning of the tape.

2.  Measure the circumference of the votive candle and then measure your ribbon adding an extra 1/2 inch for the end.  Cut the ribbon.  

3.  Place the ribbon around the candle. Sticking it to the tape.

4.  Next, place a small piece of tape over the beginning of the ribbon and stick the end of your ribbon to that piece of tape.  That way the ribbon is secure all the way around the candle and the last 1/2 inch lays nicely over the beginning of the ribbon for a nice seam.

5.  You will need to cut your 3/8 inch ribbon the length for the circumference of the candle plus an additional 14 inches for the bow.

6.  I found it easiest to wrap the thinner ribbon around the center of the first ribbon, and then tie it into a tight knot.

7.  Then I tied the bow.  I did the old rabbit ears trick, like tying a shoe lace.  Make two sides of the bow and then wrap them around each other and tie the bow.

8.  Next, adjust the length of the bows and trim the ends of the ribbon at a right angle.

You are done.  These little candles were so cute and a huge hit.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me leaving your email address.  I always love hearing from you.

Have fun!!!

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Grace Part 2

I really love reading the verses about Grace, so this week I am sharing Grace Part 2, more verses on Grace.  God's grace is so important and there are great verses from both the old and new testaments. Here are just a few.

Grace

Psa 84:11  For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. 

Pro 3:34  Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly. 

Zec 12:10  And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.

Act 4:33  And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all. 

Act 14:3  Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands. 

Have a beautiful day, filled with Grace.  I always love hearing from you.

Have a Blessed Day!!!

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Weekly Post Roundup 5

Happy Sunday Everyone.  Here is this weeks Weekly Post Roundup 5.  My mom came to visit me this weekend, I am so happy to have her here.  I hope all of you have wonderful days with your family.  Enjoy it!!!

Weekly Post Roundup

Grace

Charly's Girl Baby Shower

Wednesday's Adorned From Above Blog Hop 52

Ombre Pink Lemonade Zebra Cake

Strawberry Lemonade

Aunt Laura's 7 Minute Frosting






Have a wonderful day.  I always love hearing from you.

Enjoy!!!

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