Tessacotton: September 2012

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

$5 'BOO' Decoration - How Tuesday

How to make a $5 "BOO" halloween decoration.

Oh Dollar Tree, how I love thee. We just got a newer, bigger Dollar Tree where I'm at, and it's a crafters dream! I get so inspired walking through, and it's great to know I can experiment and stock up on supplies without breaking my budget.

When the Sea Lavender Blooms - Treasury Thursday

'When the Sea Lavender Blooms' by ShatteredSmooth

I know Fall is near

Vintage 70s S M Light P... ShopTwitchVint... $37.99	Lavender Lighthouse Pho... CharlenePrecio... $28.00	Bonds, crochet knot nec... sidirom $14.00
Original Cat Art - Lave... HawaiiCats $75.00	Graceful Botanic Floral... JulieHananDesi... $5.00	Lovely Lavendar Nightie... eyelovethat $18.00
Purple Allium Flower : ... AnonymousBard $40.00	Newborn Knit Hat Baby E... yippyyarns $30.00	ORGANIC Bath Salt - Rel... anthoorganic $19.95
Lavender Soap - Vegan s... SciarrettaFarm... $6.00	Antique silver women ri... massstuffs $20.00	Fingerless Gloves in Sh... tessacotton $27.50
Vintage Ruffled Trim wi... midwickhill $5.00	Coffee Mug Cozy in Lave... MontanaDaisyGi... $8.00	Ocean Photography,Beach... LafayettePlace $22.00
Qulted Batik "Sea ... tonilovesbutto... $48.99

Treasury tool supported by the dog house

Monday, September 17, 2012

Salmon Salad - Monday Munchies

Recipe:

2 cups cooked, flaked salmon

4 hard boiled eggs

4 stalks celery, diced

1/2 onion, chopped

1/4 cup mayonaise

1 lemon, juiced

Salt and pepper

Dill to taste

Do you know that you can "hard-bake" eggs? I sure didn't.
I put the eggs on a tinfoil layer (just in case) on top of the salmon, and just cooked them for the same about of time. It ended up being 20 min at 400 degrees, and they were perfectly done! It saved time, energy and myself from using an entire separate pot to boil the eggs.

Feel free to experiment with the "liquid" part of this recipe. I've had really yummy fish salad made with yogurt, olive oil, etc. Whatever you like the taste of best!

This lovely cutting board

So here's the prep part of the recipe:

Combine the celery, onion, mayo, and lemon juice. Chop the hard boiled eggs and add to the mix.

Flake the cooked salmon, add to the egg mixture, and season with the salt, pepper, and dill.

There you have it! I split the finished product and ate some with crackers. The other portion I mixed with baby spinach for a yummy salad. Such a nice, flavorful break from tuna salad sandwiches!

Monday, September 10, 2012

Blackberry Jam Crostata - Monday Munchies

Crostata

Recipe

3 cups of flour
10oz jar of spreadable fruit or marmalade (I used my Aunt's homemade blackberry jam - unbeatable!)
1 cup honey
3/4 cup coconut oil
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
2 eggs
3 teaspoons of baking powder
1 teaspoon of baking soda
Citrus zest (I used the zest from 1 whole lemon)

Bake 20 min @ 350 deg.

Geek Chic - Treasury Thursday

'Geek Chic ~ Ode to Firefly' by OutOnAWhimBy

Because once there was an incredible story, and we never got to see its end... :( :( :(

Firefly Serenity 36 Inc... ForestLakeMode... $599.00	Browncoat "Shiny&q... BookishCharm $18.50	ASIAN SERENITY SYMBOL -... BlythHouseCrea... $28.00
No Power In The Verse C... brownpapervint... $1.00	Firefly Serenity Laser ... Riastarthae $20.00	Geek-a-bye Baby - Firef... geekabyebaby $25.00
Firefly Serenity Captai... nerdadjacent $65.00	Firefly Serenity Button SquishyProduct... $1.50	Firefly, Serenity, Inar... SutherlandsJew... $9.95
Four Piece Firefly Pint... MCEtching $40.00	Firefly quote tigerstitch $5.00	Coffee Cozy Crochet - B... tessacotton $16.50
Serenity Firefly inspir... tadaboutique $35.00	I Miss Firefly Televisi... geekdetails $3.25	Firefly - Browncoat Lea... Peaceofshine $30.00
Verse-isms - Firefly Se... SpaceHappy $30.00