Cottage Living – Home Projects -adding in the charm. Our ‘Winter Kitchen-Dining Room-Home Project‘ is still progressing…and almost complete, well for now anyway, and most of the work is on my end at this point ~ so it’s a good thing I am an inside girl during the Summer! I’m getting better (or showing bravery) …
Have you ever just looked at something and thought, ‘well why not‘? Well, that was me staring into a Delish Cookbook (found here), page 159 to be exact. The recipe shown was Pizza Rigatoni Pie, with crazy ‘stand-em-up’ noodles. ‘Well, Why Not?’
Chicken Snips, Baking Clips & Spring Pics that is Chicken Snips My favorite Chicken Shredder from Pampered Chef; after many years of devoted service,….just wasn’t up to the task any longer ~ and as every home maker does ‘now-a days’ I searched Amazon for a quick solution until I can order a new Pampered Chef …
We’ve spent years perfecting the perfectly plump burger and the cake like cookie and along comes a new trend in baking and cooking…..just smash everything ~ paper thin is in, who knew? Finding myself curious….’well if Martha is doing it, it gotta be good’. I decided to be the ‘smash test dummy‘ ~ taking one …
No jarred sauce, no boxed spinach, no bottled dressing, and no bagged croutons ~ now that’s love. ….and here is how it’s made.
Most of my life it has been about the ‘presentation’ ~ whether it is presenting a gift, the view from the front door, to the food we serve, the home we keep and even the table setting on Christmas Day. Don’t get me wrong…..’the presentation’ is just giving my best ~ not to be perfect …
While searching for candle holders for our growing Candle Business (purchase candles here) ~ this ceramic jar was a perfect find ~ similar to a vintage marmalade jar (shown below), it has the same classic style. Not to mention it fit into the aesthetic of our Classic Candles. This jar can also be up-cycled and …
Banana Bread Baby Bundt Box, say that 10 times! Have you painted on our Baby Bundt Boxes yet? (order here) The boxes are not only useful but make for fun gift giving as well ~handmade and personalized for any occasion ~ for well wishes, a new bride, a get-well-soon or simply just to make someone …
Yes, you can have your cake and eat it too. If you have been following along for a while, you may have noticed we love to ‘coordinate’ here at Classic Amy Joanne. We coordinate art with home, fabric and paint colors, creative surfaces, different seasons, recipes and table settings, and many gift ideas, even the …
When it comes to making ‘sides’ for family picnics ~ there is a most requested ‘elbow macaroni salad‘ on my side of the family and Gram’s family favorite ‘rotini salad‘ on my hubby’s side of the family. Each recipe having a very different flavor….and each will have you adding an extra spoonful to your plate.