TweetLooking for something other than the humdrum potato salad to take to those summer barbecues and parties just around the corner? How about something full of color and flavor? I found this this Pinterest pin that might just be the answer…… If you’re anything like me, you’re thinking…. Roasted vegetables in the summer? Sounds like something to make in the fall. I gave it a try for the first time a few weeks ago and found some of great things about this dish that make it great for summer get-togethers. It has a nice light flavor Has great color for that “ooh” factor when taking it to parties Can be served hot or cold (I preferred mine a little cool but not ice cold) The recipe makes enough for at least 1o servings (add more veggies for more servings) Can be prepared ahead of time The recipe is Amy’s from She Wears Many Hats. Click here for the full recipe and see her beautiful blog. The ingredients include -Eggplant -Red onion -Garlic -Basil leaves -Yellow and red bell peppers -Green onions -Orzo pasta -Pine nuts -Feta cheese -Lemon juice -Extra virgin olive oil -Salt & pepper Basically, the veggies are roasted, mixed together with the cooked pasta, pine nuts, green onion and cheese. It’s finished off with a light lemony dressing. Sounds easy enough, huh? Well, I’ve made this a couple of times
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Her Personal Pinterest Challenge
TweetThis past week I got a chance to video chat with Jen from Crafty Home Improvement (Mis)Adventures. Jen recently gave herself a Mini Personal Pinterest Challenge. Her challenge was to complete 3 Pinterest inspired projects in one weekend! Journal Project Jen on her journaling project: “I’ve been pinning SmashBook ideas for a while now. I’ve even bought a book to start my own, but I was so intimidated about where to start, how to start, when to start. When I saw the idea of the 5-year journal I really thought that was crazy until I looked into it and saw that it’s just one quick prompt a day for a year and then repeat. I realized that made it quite manageable. I had a ton of card stock laying around and decided to do the index version. It was right up my alley.” From all of the ideas that Jen has pinned she combined several and came up with her own version. She recommends using whatever craft supplies you have on hand or starting off with some basic scrapbooking card supplies from the craft store. Jen also has a suggestion for non-crafters too; use “a spiral notebook instead. Just start writing.” She was very creative when it came to finding a container to hold her cards. She took an unfinished wood tissue box cover and turned it upside down. Great idea Jen! This is a daily journal and one of the challenges she had was finding
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Got a Shopping Itch That Needs to be Scratched? Check Out Pinterest Gifts
Tweet Sure Pinterest can help you find a recipe for the best lasagna soup or a way to recycle wine crates into stylish storage, but did you know that Pinterest can help you with shopping too? At the top of the main Pinterest page there are different categories listed. The last one to the right is “Gifts”. If you hover over the “Gifts” category a drop down menu will appear and allow you to choose specific price ranges. In this, you can find links all sorts of things from this Source: westelm.com via Oh So Pinteresting on Pinterest To this???? Source: etsy.com via Chris on Pinterest Wanna start a new business? How about buying a whole bed and breakfast? Source: bedandbreakfast.com via Amanda on Pinterest Anything with a $ or a £ in the description will appear on the gifts page. Including news articles Source: ijreview.com via Tracy on Pinterest Most of the pins link you to people’s Etsy shops but some link you to online retailers. In my virtual shopping trip I found this… Source: shabbyapple.com via Oh So Pinteresting on Pinterest This pin is a link to an online store called Shabby Apple. I’ve never heard of them before but they have some cute things. Being the cheap skate smart shopper that I am, I did a quick Google search for a coupon code and found one for 10% off from retailmenot.com. That’s making this swimsuit look even better! There are
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