This was a fun design to create after drinking too much coffee one morning. :) We do so enjoy that awesome aroma every morning wafting out of the kitchen to rocket us out of bed to begin our day. So, I just had to place it on an unexpected product choice: handbags and wallets!
To "gild the lily" there were two more coordinating patterns if you want to experience some creative fun to mix and match. The nautical theme is popular in fashion now as the 60's retro is back on the scene. Of course, with my usual, sometimes off kilter art mind, I thought how cool is it to think of "navigating" our way to the welcoming waters of our morning coffee as a major achievement?...
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Comfort Food From Louisiana: New Orleans Chef Recipe: Jambalaya For A Crowd: From Denny: Need an easy recipe for a crowd during Mardi Gras season? Chef John Besh of New Orleans paired with Zatarain's to create this faster version of jambalaya using Zatarain's Dirty Rice mix. In fact, the famous chef has a lot of great recipes on their site.
What makes jambalaya so tasty is the browning of the chicken and andouille sausage, mixing in the veggies like celery and onion, some liquid (some people like to use chicken stock in place of water) and then the rice to cook in all those tasty seasonings and juices.
It's a fabulous one-pot meal that is easy to make and a real crowd pleaser.
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Comfort Food From Louisiana: New Orleans Recipe: Crescent City Shrimp Jambalaya: From Denny: Not in the mood for the chicken version of jambalaya? No problem; make it with shrimp and andouille sausage for a change of pace. Shrimp is ridiculously popular down South that we are forever creating new dishes to keep up with the demand.
Louisiana cooking is based off of French cooking and with the same mindset of employing whatever food sources are at hand. From the bayous or spillways teeming with yummy crayfish to the gorgeous shrimp and oysters from the Gulf of Mexico we create recipes around our bountiful food.
Check out awesome Louisiana eating: oysters, shrimp, crawfish, gumbo, jambalaya
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Comfort Food From Louisiana: New Orleans: Creamy Seafood Jambalaya Pasta: From Denny: Need a quick pasta dish finished in 30 minutes? Zatarain's created a product using the traditional jambalaya seasonings but with pasta noodles instead of rice! If you want to include more than shrimp, like some tilapia or other fish, then cook these first and set aside.
Cooking shrimp separately to be added by the diner is also a good idea if you have diners who don't like shrimp or are allergic.
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Comfort Food From Louisiana: New Orleans Chef Recipe: Crabmeat-Shrimp Fritters, Creole Tomato Dressing: From Denny: Like to make easy fritters for the family for a quick meal? I sure remember those yummy clam or corn fritters my mother used to make on Saturdays when I was a kid. Apple fritters are equally tasty, especially when dusted with some cinnamon and sugar. So, when I run across yet another variation to The Fritter Family then I'm game to try it.
This new fritter recipe comes from New Orleans Chef John Besh and Zatarain's. Claw crabmeat, corn and small shrimp are featured in this recipe along with its own special tomato creole dressing. Pull out your food processor to make this easy tasty dressing of Creole seasoning, garlic, Creole mustard (like stone ground mustard) and tomato. Chill for an hour and then you are off to the dinner races!
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Warriors Pearl Foundation: New Funny St. Patricks Day Design: Irish BS: From Denny: Ever heard of "Irish Obedience Training?" Yeah, me neither! Because we all know the Irish storytellers are irrepressible - and full of mischief like their fabled leprechauns. Sport your amusing support of all the frivolity and green beer on St. Patrick's Day with this new look from denny lyon designs at Cafe Press. Plenty of other products available in this design so you have plenty to choose from over at Denny Lyon Gifts!
The proceeds go to help support those groups who are housing and helping homeless female military veterans get off the streets. Denny Lyon (yeah, that's me) is a journalist-blogger (so bored with homogenized news I started my own blogs just to entertain myself and my readers!), photographer and Louisiana artist intensely interested in social issues.
I saw a news report on NBC News, Nightly News with Brian Williams, about the more than 5,000 homeless female military vets that the Pentagon was not helping so I decided to start this fund raising effort over at Cafe Press (Denny Lyon Gifts) to help raise funds for the women. The majority of these former female vets end up on the streets because of PTSD from being raped while serving in the military....
Well, yeah, that obvious tactic would work and is a sensible one. After all, the post office lost over $1 billion just in the last quarter of 2012 - and that included the holiday season of which they apparently did not get much of a share of the business.
But what debt answer would be a lot more creative and fun? Comic Jimmy Kimmel has the answer. He advocates the President legalize marijuana and then put the U.S. Post Office to be the only guys who can deliver it. Outrageous? Maybe, uh, hmmm.... it's actually a monopoly idea that would work! Yay! Capitalism at work! :)
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Comfort Food From Louisiana: New Orleans Chef Recipe: Jambalaya For A Crowd: From Denny: Need an easy recipe for a crowd during Mardi Gras season? Chef John Besh of New Orleans paired with Zatarain's to create this faster version of jambalaya using Zatarain's Dirty Rice mix. In fact, the famous chef has a lot of great recipes on their site.
What makes jambalaya so tasty is the browning of the chicken and andouille sausage, mixing in the veggies like celery and onion, some liquid (some people like to use chicken stock in place of water) and then the rice to cook in all those tasty seasonings and juices.
It's a fabulous one-pot meal that is easy to make and a real crowd pleaser.
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Dennys World of Quotes: 73 Funny Halloween Quotes and Famous Poems: From Denny: Everyone have a fun Halloween night! Attended our local symphony this week (awesome performance of complex Russian music) and didn't you know there was a middle-aged woman with the fun Halloween spirit. (The kids in attendance sure enjoyed it.) She did her makeup like a zombie and quickly woke up the old guys snoring in the back row. There is nothing more enjoyable than the unexpected just when you thought something would be oh, too predictable. :)
Check out this glistening silver spider web for your Halloween and autumn entertaining!
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Thomas Daigle said when he and his wife were leaving the bank they noticed a penny in the parking lot. Daigle picked it up and joked on a whim about how this would go toward their penny fund to pay off the mortgage.
Dragonfly faith quote: Faith is spiritualized imagination
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The problem is so rampant that you wonder if the government does more than just fine them in order to put more money into their political campaigns and the national treasury. The wronged citizen sees no money, no justice and certainly no peace of mind away from these scammers. Just how can we get rid of these telepests?
Checking out various sites where we can report these scammer callers it's the usual standard fare: people are surprised, curious, in need of anger management. But on one site a particular comment caught my eye.
Before I could finish reading it I was laughing so hard I practically did fall off my chair.
Get your FLIRT on... Be HAPPY! Inspire others to a better day.
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From Denny: Yet another tasty version of a bread pudding, only this time a prepared and toasted pound cake is used in place of the bread.
This recipe uses candied pecans. If you can't find them, try roasting your raw pecans in a baking dish at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes - with a little butter like a tablespoon for one-half cup of pecans - until lightly browned.
After roasting, lightly salt the pecans and add a tablespoon of brown sugar while still hot. It will melt into the pecans so toss well to coat. That will get the toasted and sweet taste of commercially prepared candied pecans. You can make your own roasted candied pecans which are far fresher - and minus all those additive ingredients that seem to alter the full flavor of the nuts.
The beauty of the heavenly mixture of cream and eggs creating a custard for anything immersed in it is a winning combination since baking began. It's the foundation of many good breakfast casseroles or sweet pudding desserts.
You only require two bananas for this recipe so it is a good choice for what to do with those last remaining bananas sitting on your kitchen counter. And those broken eggs sitting in the fridge? This is another way to dispose of those cracked eggs safely - in a baked dish. I never use cracked eggs for fried or scrambled eggs as those versions of eggs are usually not thoroughly cooked. Place them in a baked dish like this one and enjoy!
Banana Nut Pound Cake Pudding
From: Sara Lee
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
4 1/2-inch slices pound cake
2 eggs
1 cup half-and-half
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 small ripe bananas, thinly sliced
1/2 cup candied pecans, optional
Whipped topping, optional
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. Cut pound cake slices into 1/2-inch cubes and place on a baking sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly toasted.
3. Whisk eggs, half-and-half, vanilla and brown sugar until well blended. Set aside.
4. Spray a 1-quart baking dish with cooking spray. Sprinkle 1/4 cup pecans, if using, onto prepared baking dish. Top with toasted pound cake and banana slices. Pour egg mixture over the top. Press down pound cake pieces with back of a spoon to submerge completely and let stand 10 minutes.
5. Sprinkle with remaining pecans, if using, and cover the baking dish with foil. Bake 20 minutes. Remove cover and bake 15 minutes or until eggs are set. Let cool 10 minutes before serving. Garnish with whipped topping.
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