Making Ravioli

Making ravioli for Christmas Eve

Ravioli to Italians

is like

Chicken soup to Americans

If your cold, eat some ravioli

If you're sick, eat some ravioli

if you're happy, eat some ravioli

if you're hung over, eat some ravioli

The recipe that I use comes from my husband's Grandmother

Grandma Rosie

She was 100 percent Italian

She was a story teller

and she knew how to cook

I miss her so much

I always shed a little tear when I am making her ravioli

She was so much fun to be around

Petie

Haute Hippie Feathered Skirt

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Dear Santa,

I have been a really good girl

ok

except for that one time....

and that other one time....

and...

other than that

I have been a really good girl

please bring me a black skirt with feathers

Petie

A Craft from Pinterest

yesterday's project

my oldest daughter pinned this on her

pinterest board

so I took it upon myself to recreate it

it involved a trip to

walmart

office max

my closet

at walmart you had to buy the canvas board

in a pack of five

I only needed one

so now I have four extra canvas boards

at office max

the lady working the oversized printer

couldn't get the printer to print the size that I needed

after about 30 minutes

and taking other customers in between my project

she managed to get the size I needed

patience is a virtue that I don't posesse

but I am working on that

in my closet is a jar of silver glitter

that I have had for years

so at least I had that

no drama with the glitter

I followed this tutorial

for some reason the link to the original pin

my daughter pinned wouldn't work

now I just need to figure out where to hang it

Petie

Another Recipe from Pinterest

last night's dinner

was chicken and biscuits pot pie

comfort food

 quick to put together

due to the fact that I have a plethora of already

cooked shredded chicken in my freezer

I make lots of homemade chicken stock

which yields a lot of cooked shredded chicken

and I used

betty crockers bisquick buttermilk biscuit mix

for the biscuit topping

all in all

another successful recipe from

Ali's pinterest food board

Petie

My Brain is on Christmas Overload

you wouldn't want to be in my head

during the holidays

it's on overload

I have a million things I want to get done

and not enough time to do it all

I put up all my decorations and then spend the next three weeks rearranging everything

and don't even get me started on Christmas lights

I loathe putting up Christmas lights

but I love the way they look at night

so the more the merrier

I have to go to confession for all the cussing I did

while putting up the lights

it's 80 degrees in Arizona

and I really want to be wearing sweaters and leggings

not a t shirt and flip flops

I bought the little deer at an estate sale this past spring for 3 dollars

when I went to pay for it all I had was a

hundred dollar bill

the lady taking my money was totally irritated at this

and told me she couldn't sell it to me

(and if my sister is reading this, yes, I remained calm, even though

I was throwing darts at her with my eyes)

so I kindly asked her if she would hold it for me

while I went outside to my vehicle and

search for some loose change

I said a quick prayer to St. Anthony

not only did I find the three dollars I needed to buy the little deer that

the irritated woman was holding for me

I found three more dollars

it pays to pray

so today I was all set to spray the little deer with glue and glitter

to put in a jar with a tree

and when I looked at him

I just couldn't do it

so now he sits on my jewelry box

where he was meant to be for the holidays

unless of course,

I move him

Petie

A Grilled Steak Recipe from Pinterest

We ate this last night

it was really good

we weren't crazy about the

gorgonzola cheese

I would probably use some other type of cheese

the next time I make it

or at least cut way back on the

stinky cheese

I have been in a cooking funk lately

and so my youngest decided

to make a list of what she wanted me to cook

from her food board on

pinterest

she even went so far as to make a grocery list

of what I would need

she has surprisingly good taste in picking out recipes

you can find the original recipe here

I didn't make my own pizza dough

I picked up an already made pizza crust from target

it was called

fire roasted thin square pizza crust by archer farms

it was good

I highly recommend it

and it saves time

especially, when one is ready to eat their arm off

because

one is so hungry

ps

 yes I leave the fat on my meat

I grew up on a ranch and this is where all the flavor is

and it's good for you

despite what all the politically correct experts tell you

Petie