Foodie Friday

Been traveling a bit and need to get back in the swing of things in blog-land. My son, DIL and baby were here, so Grammie has been one happy girl!

I loved watching the Food Network's 'food truck' competition and seeing just what all those vendors came up with.  The craze is all over America.  I know one stop here in Atlanta but haven't checked it out yet.

Here is a Gyro that you can do at home!

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Click on 'source' above and get some great tips of making your own food truck yummies at home.

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Goat Cheese Veggie Lasagne

A new twist on a classic dish! 

 Anything with goat cheese for me has to be good.

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Part of cooking is creating a beautiful table, whether it's for two or for a crowd.

Of course there are flowers and varying heights in your display.

What's on your table this weekend?

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One of the easiest and most refreshing ways to update your space is by changing the wall color.  How long has it been for you? 5 or 10 years? 

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Spring Tables

I am in the middle of designing some fun tables for a birthday bash for one of my girlfriend's at the beach.

Over time I have collected some interesting table ideas on my Pinterest boards.

You know I am flower girl because on all of my 'Foodie Friday's' I include flowers for your tables!

This is my take on the burlap runner...

...which was the base for a lovely brunch for a group of women.

Aren't these barrels a creative base for a table top?

Remember when your flowers center your table to make them tall enough to see through and not block the person across the table.  For a buffet, be sure and vary the heights as shown!

This is a great idea for outdoors.  

These types of glass vases are reasonable at WalMart, TJMaxx, IKEA, etc.

 I like these lanterns and plan on incorporating some at the beach.

I adore tulips, these look so good in the silver!

I'm fairly certain this was created in the fall but can easily be adapted for spring/summer.

One thing I did for our party is make a banner.

First I used a sea sponge with green paint on craft paper.  Then with a flower stencil I worked pink and orange paint and then with black paint wrote 'happy birthday' for the birthday girl.  Simple.

Visit my Pinterest page to find all of these and more table designs.

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Musings and Thanksgiving Tablescapes

It is interesting when one thinks of where the time goes.  

Where does it go?

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I know I have been MIA as far as my blog goes, it has been busy here at MD. Fabric sourcing and shopping for clients is great fun and far more rewarding than sitting at the computer. 

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Add to that, I get to the gym or head out on my bicycle everyday, see friends, volunteer and visit with the elderly and minister to those younger than I wanting to be the best mom they can be.

Some of you girls out there must not sleep as I know your schedules have more packed in than the norm and you still manage to crank out the posts.  Kudos to you!

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I am on my way to Washington to see my grandson who is one month today. Waiting this long has been one of the more difficult things I have done in a while.

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Wishing you all a wonderful Thanksgiving season.  

We have MUCH to be grateful for.

Enjoy your friends and family.

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Girlfriend's Dinner and Foodie Friday

A beautiful fall evening lent itself to the perfect setting for a birthday dinner for one girlfriend given at the home of another. 

The hostess has the gift of being the 'mostest'. 

 She creates her table settings with love.

I am so in love with how her home sits among the trees.

 Her deck was adorned with the themes of fall.

Everywhere we turned there were special touches.

After dinner we all sat around a fire pit to enjoy our dessert which included a girls' best friend...chocolate...and each other.

I didn't get a picture...you know the saying, 'smoke follows beauty' (or am I dating myself?)?  It was quite comical as we each had to move around as the smoke kept 'following' us!

Thank you Deb for a wonderful evening...one I will remember!

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Deb made Giada's 'Tri-Colore Orzo Salad' 

to go along with some scrumptious raspberry marinated grilled chicken, broccoli salad, and fruit salad.  

Here's the recipe!

1 pound orzo pasta

1/4 cup + 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

2 cups fresh arugula

3/4 cup crumbled ricotta salata cheese (or feta cheese)

1/2 cup dried cherries or cranberries

12 fresh basil leaves, torn

1/4 cup toasted pine nuts

3 tablespoons lemon juice

1 1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon freshly grated black pepper

Bring large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat.

Add the pasta and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 8-10 minutes.

Drain and put on a large cookie sheet, drizzle with 3 tablespoons olive oil, toss and spread out and set aside to cool.

Once orzo is cooled, transfer to large serving bowl and add the remaining ingredients, toss gently to combine.  Serve!

It''s sort of difficult to bring flowers in this time of year, but how about adding to your outdoor ambience by hanging mason jars (you know I adore them!)?

Moore Designs has been busy and will have some updates for you soon!

Happy weekend!

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Christmas Tables

Every Christmas our church hosts a spectacular ladies tea and dinner.  Due to the room being filled to the capacity of 600 last year, a brunch the day before was added this year for about 200.  I hostessed a table for both events.

I had an expert helper setting up for brunch.  He's helped me many times throughout the years and we make a great team!

I like 'layering' my tables and started with a black cloth used as a topper to the white which was provided.  Next came a tree skirt topped with a live evergreen wreath.  The center (which I failed to get a close-up) is a cut glass bowl filled with pine cones and ornaments, tree limbs and a battery operated lit branch.

Repeat the whole setting for the dinner the next night.  While the brunch was lovely, there's something about the larger room and the ambience of the evening.

The other table hostesses bring their own creativity and love to their tables.

It is a wonderful evening of inspiration and a perfect kick off to the Christmas season.

These are the sweet friends who joined me this year.

The day following I had a sit down dinner for 10 at my home.

See here for setting the candelabra straight! I love the creative process and started with a favorite linen cloth and then a piece of creamy burlap I fashioned into a runner.

Live greens cut from the yard and battery operated lights nestled in.  I like using a variety of candlesticks too, a mixture of mercury glass and cut glass!

A Christmas table at my house is never complete without English poppers!

A great time was had by all!

As always Susan at Between Naps on the Porch is hosting her 

Tablescape Thursday, be sure and pop over to see how she and other friends are setting their tables!

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Holiday Sharing

It's 'Tablescape Thursday' hosted by the ever creative Susan at Between Naps on the Porch.

I thought I would share some of the lovely tables done by women in our church for the tea/dinner I told you about in my last post.. 

We women are a creative bunch, perhaps you see something you might like for your holiday table!

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