Making A Happy Life, One Craft At A Time
First off, what is it? Does it have butter? Is it good?? Fruit butter is like thick apple sauce. It’s a spreadable fruit paste that is so good! There’s no butter in it, and it is delicious! I learned a few lessons from this one. … Read More
Today is the anniversary of 9/11. I remember my then husband running into our bedroom-I had the day off of work, but was scheduled for classes in Seattle. I was groggy, wondering why he was yelling about planes. He said, “A plane. A plane just … Read More
Oh, Tiny.
She makes me laugh, makes me want to pull out my hair, and makes me question everything I do and know. In short, she’s pretty amazing.
Yesterday, she ran around with her rubber duck held high in the air, making it “fly” while making pterodactyl noises. She’s very big into dinosaurs right now and couldn’t have been more excited and proud of herself for mimicking the noises on the documentary we watched and the book we looked at. She’d zoom the duck around, squawking, and then look at me, cheeks flushed and smile wider than the whole world.
Oh my sweet baby.
We later went to Lincoln Park to the beach for a friends birthday-the sun was warm, and even though Izzy wouldn’t sit still, it was a great time. I was able to get some fun pictures of her. Oh my Sunshine.
Well, Hello 🙂 Welcome to my new home! All of my old posts from Tigerlilydesignsseattle.blogspot.com are here. Heck, there’s even some OLD stuff from my old days with tigerlilydesigns.wordpress.com. I needed a change. I needed a cute site. I needed my own URL, darnit! And … Read More
I haven’t been out at the local breweries as much as I would like to. It’s been busy and my energies have been spent in other places. Last week though, we were hot, I had been in a crowd for way too long, and we … Read More
It’s hard to believe we’ve already been back almost a week – the time away, and the past few days have gone by in a blur. After a day of rest, we jumped right back into our normal lives-gardening, cooking, and of course going back … Read More
I am just outside of Yosemite National Park, wrapping up a week long vacation. It’s been over two years since Nick and I were on a proper vacation. It’s also been two years since my Dad passed away. It’s still hard, … Read More
Happy Earth Day all!
The skies have been mostly blue here in Seattle, and that means it has been time for sipping cocktails and using the grill (without having to use all of the rain gear)!
Recently I had a chance to try three tequilas from Casa Noble-their Blanco, Anejo, and Reposado. As an added bonus to spur my culinary whims, they sent a gift card for Whole Foods. Tequila and food?! Yes, please!
With Earth Day in mind, I wanted to stay as sustainable, go organic, and stick with non-GMO products. The great news? Case Noble fits that bill.
So knowing that Earth Day is a great chance to live sustainably, as well as to get outside and enjoy the sun, I put together a tasty menu to celebrate spring and all that is good with Seattle:
Welcome Drink:
The Mariposa, made with Casa Noble’s Anejo Tequila
Main Dish:
Gulf Prawns, sustainably caught, marinated in lime, cilantro, scotch bonnet pepper and Casa Noble’s Blanco Tequila.
Main Course Drink:
Bloody Maria, with house made organic veggie juice and seasonings, local bacon, and organic house made pickles made boozy by Casa Noble’s Reposado Tequila.
Do I have your attention? No? How about some tasty eye candy and recipes? There you go, now I have you! Read on!
I’ve been having a lot of fun lately-at work, at home, with South Park Arts. It’s been keeping me busy. I’ll write a full review soon, but to tide y’all over, I interviewed a brewer friend of mine! You can read that interview here. Read … Read More
