by heather | recipes
I have been meaning to share this recipe with you all for some time. It is a favorite of mine, one I have been making for years and years. Perfect to whip up for a party, picnic, cookout, etc.
It takes 20 minutes. That’s all. From the time you boil the water to the time it is ready to serve. And it is super delicious. Promise!
INGREDIENTS
- 1 lb. pasta, whatever kind you like
- cherry Tomatoes chopped, however many you like
- cucumbers chopped
- red onion chopped
- feta cheese crumbles
- Zesty Italian Salad Dressing – 1/3-1/2 bottle
- McCormick’s Salad Seasoning, to taste…I usually use a couple of tablespoons full.
DIRECTIONS
Boil water and cook pasta – while this is happening, chop all of tomatoes, cucumbers and onions.
Chill pasta after being cooked by running cold water over it in a strainer.
Mix all ingredients together.
It’s also good if you want to make it the night before to let all the flavors sink in. You could even add ham, olives…..whatever you like. See I told you it was easy!
by Mandi | fun finds
You all know that we love jewelry with meaning. You can see that in a few of our past posts.
Jewelry that tells a story
Scotch Tape Bracelets
Pulsera Project
Lily and Laura
Well, I come today with another find! Remember jelly bracelets?
I remember wearing these, sharing them with friends and lining my arm with them each day depending on my outfit!
Well, thanks to Steve Parkes we have a new version! Steve travels throughout Africa, helping create programs that can pay for education and feeding of women and children through Fair Trade programs. These bangle bracelet sets are made in Mali of recycled rubber that is painted with eco-friendly paints. Each bracelet will be different.
Best thing… they are $1 each! You can find them online or sometimes in local stores.
If you are local to Charlotte, they carry them at Paper Sky Scraper on East Blvd.
Enjoy!
by Mandi | fun finds
So… you guys have heard me talk about my 100 lb puppy, Bella. Our wild, beautiful, cuddling Great Dane. Maybe you remember the blog post I wrote about her a few months ago.
Here is the day we picked her up – 6 months ago.
She has changed so much…but you can see I get the same – ol – look. I wish I knew what was going on in her mind when she looks at me this way! ha!
Now we are bit more settled in… Her birthday is on our “we started dating” anniversary – yeah we keep track of it, so we gave her a big bone as a treat! She loved it!
Well, today I found the coolest thing i have seen in a while… Benefit Wines. I came across it because Great Dane Friends of Ruff Love (Facebook) has a page with them. You can purchase bottles of wine through the Benefits Wines website, and a portion of the money goes to the charity…. awesome in my book. You can shop by various charities... there are all dogs represented here so it is not just great danes! You can also shop by cause which has community, veteran, animal, health based and wildlife affiliated charities.
Now back to the Great Danes. Check out these wine labels..who doesn’t want some of this wine!
How could you say no to that?!?
