Barista Margarita

The mixer is half cool lime refresher juice, half lemonade, with a splash of strawberry puree from Starbucks. Add an appropriate amount of tequila, a squeeze of lime juice, copious amounts of salt, and a lime wedge, and you have yourself a delicious, slightly caffeinated margarita.

A Braided Rug

Materials and Supplies:

strips of fabric, 2 inches by 2 feet longer than the desired length of your finished rug

piece of duck cloth or other sturdy fabric or canvas, the desired size of your finished rug

heavy duty embroidery thread

Aleene's Fabric Fusion permanent fabric adhesive, or other fabric glue

ForceField Upholstery, Rug & Fabric Protector

tape

large needle

scissors & pinking shears

Process:

1. Rip strips of fabric and braid together. Use the tape to secure the ends until a later stage of the project.

2. Glue the braids, tight together, onto the piece of duck cloth or canvas with the fabric adhesive. Make sure there is enough braid hanging over both ends of the canvas for the fringe.

3. After the glue has dried, stitch the braids to the canvas at each end, using the large needle and embroidery thread.

4. Remove the tape from the ends of the braids, and unravel the braids up to the point where it is secured to the canvas to make the fringe. Use the pinking shears to even out the ends (that way the ends of the fabric will not fray).

5. Spray the finished rug with the fabric protector.

Project inspired by: http://www.abeautifulmess.com/2012/07/make-your-own-braided-rug.html

Baked Cauliflower

Toss cauliflower in olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic, and lemon juice.
Bake in an oven dish for 30 minutes at 400 degrees.

Simple Chicken Vegetable Soup

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 teaspoons minced garlic

1 small onion

3 sliced carrots

3 sliced celery stalks

4 sprigs of fresh thyme

1 bay leaf

32 ounces of chicken broth (or stock)

1-2 baked chicken breasts, shredded

salt and pepper

chopped parsley, for garnish

Heat oil in a soup pot over medium heat. Add the carrots, celery, garlic, onion, thyme, and bay leaf. Stir occasionally, and continue until vegetables are softened. Pour in the chicken stock, turn up the heat, and bring to a boil. Cover and turn heat down, continuing to simmer until vegetables are tender. Add chicken and continue to simmer until the soup is heated through. Add salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle with parsley before serving.

and let not your adornment be merely external--braiding the hair, and wearing gold jewelry, or putting on dresses;
but let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God.
I Peter 3:3-4

"we

have

a

whole

life

to

live

together,

you

******.

but

it

can't

start

until

you

call."