Thursday, June 9, 2011

vegetable "salad"




This dish was inspired by a great mommy I went to high school with and shes become a great FB friend, thanks Jessica!!! She posted this to her FB wall last night and I was totally inspired!! This is something you could add remove, add more of or less of depending on your taste!! 

My version:

half bag of frozen corn or 2 to 3 cobs of corn cut off of the cob
half of a cucumber diced
1 of each; yellow, red, green, and orange bell pepper
1 bunch or about a half cup to cup of diced scallions
1/4 of the bag of baby carrots coarsely chopped
1/4 to 1/2 Pound edemame
I didn't this time but thought of adding chic peas

other ideas:
tomatoes
red onion
celery 
broccoli 
zucchini

I made a home made cilantro garlic dressing to have as an option but you can mix all of that together with an entire bottle of Garlic Expressions Dressing and its ready to go! I left the salad naked because I am the type that likes to have different options which is the reason I also made the home made dressing. It would be better to blend the veggies and the dressing because the longer they sit and marry the tastier it is. What a great picnic salad this is!! If you try it let me know and if you came up with a variation even better share with us!!





Monday, June 6, 2011

holiday weekends rock...

although i am a little late i thought i would highlight our memorial day weekend through photos.  busy but fun...it was filled with friends,family, fires, picnics, water, slides, watermelon, relaxation and sun. oh and yard work which was still totally fun...some trees i wanted out are gone!!  it was nice to relax with friends and family as we kicked of our summer for 2011!!












yo gabba gabba cake

Cake Made by: Wild Flour Cakes by Heather, Stow Ohio


Saturday, June 4, 2011

adorable children's clothing from goodlad

Well today may be a good day to hop online for some shopping!! Looks like rain and storms which is fine with me we need some rain. This weeks Shoptastic Saturday is a super cute line from GoodLad Apparel. This is a company that started in 1945 and only made boy clothes...look how they have come along! I chose a few of my favs you can click on the link to read their story or take a look and place an order! Hope you enjoy!!











Wednesday, June 1, 2011

ladybug cupcakes

created by cynthia's sweet tooth, salem ohio


twinkle toes...


These Shuffles Lucky Girl Twinkle Toes Shoes by Skecher would have been my dream and must have shoes...well maybe in middle school i was kind of a tom bot before that. But these are super cute canvas shoes and online can run anywhere from 30 to 40 dollars. I love the frayed edge and sequin toe...so me!! Maybe I should just get a pair...haha! What do you think are these must haves for your little diva?