Vintage House Finds.

Gotta love vintage. I can't guarantee these are ALL vintage, but I do know the women are. I found these pieces in my bathroom, they were my mother's but no one wears them any longer. In that case, I decided to photograph them, and possibly make some art out of them? Not quite sure yet what to do with them. ;)

Okay, this wasn't included in the last post. Here you go! Enjoy! Eat with your eyes! ;)

Peace,
Lizzy xD

Lasagna

I have only made lasanga once. Here's the recipe I based it off of. I watched the episode on tv, when it aired and decided to try and make some. For a student, I thought I did a pretty good job. Since the finished product is still in the oven, I'll post post-baked pics later. Here's my rendition of homemade lasagna. :)

First brown ground beef. I don't use any of the extra sausage stuff for sake of expense, but this works just fine for me. Then add it to regular spaghetti sauce: on low heat.

Get lasagna noodles (i don't know how to make my own yet, but I'll figure that out some day.) Cook the noodles in boiling water, then strain and soak in cold water so they don't stick too much before you put the dinner together.

The white pan is what I used to bake it in.



Mix two packages of ricotta cheese, two packages of mozzarella cheese (leave about half a package for the topping), some Parmesan cheese, two spoon fulls of crushed basil leaves and parsley flakes. Mix thoroughly.



Okay, so maybe I used my hands to mix it.... ;) They were clean I promise!

Start layering: Sauce, noodles, cheese, sauce...until no more is left and then sprinkle the remaining mozzarella cheese on top.

like this...bake at 375 20-30-45 minutes. Depending on how fast yours cooks will determine the time.... Well I gotta go, mine is starting to smell ready! :)

Thanks,
Lizzy <3>

I've got about half an hour to kill before I head out the door to the Hymn Sing.

So, I've been trying for years now to learn how to crochet, and I finally think I've got it. I am trying my hand at Granny Squares. My great grandma made them, and I have been seeing several posts online at Craftgawker about bloggists' own Granny Squares. So although I've seen them before, I've never tried to make them. Today I began the process of learning to make one, although it is horrible, I think I'm getting the hang of it. I'll be posting several pictures later of my squares. And I think I'll be able to crochet more things now because of it. Or maybe I'll just be addicted to Granny Squares for a while. ;)

Have an awesome day!

Lizzy

Covered Bridge and Farms

Ah so its still pretty much winter here in good ole' PA. But today we got lucky with a warm (and not so windy) day, unlike the past few chilly days. I am really excited for summer, my flip flops are waiting for me to call their names. But this fine day I took the advantage of having my dad's jeep all day. After church, my sister and I went for a picnic lunch outside the Griesemers' covered bridge. Being out there in the country side just reminded me of my home roots of PA. Its something I love to come back to and think about how hard my ancestors worked to create such an awesome area. They not only worked on the farms, building beautiful structures like these bridges and barns, but how resourceful they were. They pulled stone from the land, wood from the trees. They lived off the land. Look at the Amish of Lancaster county, they still live off the land. All their home, wonderfully made products they still use today can be found out their... Sometimes I think I was born in the wrong era. Being an artist, painting these types of scenes here in PA seemed more popular two hundred years ago. I should've been born in that time period, and I could learn sewing and handicraft from my mother and maybe paint (if I was lucky enough.) The good thing about living in this century is definitely women's rights have improved so much. In the 18th century, it'd be really hard for me to get the permission to go paint, since I'm a girl. But then I think, what if I was a boy, I could possibly have the opportunity.

Anyways with my ranting and dreaming. I saw this magnificent bridge in my backyard, took some awesome pictures. A few that I plan to paint and draw in the next couple months.

This is the bridge.

This is the barn I LOVED.



The old farm house owned by the family who built the bridge. It was so inspiring I took a picture of the broken old window.

Well that was my adventure. I hope you enjoyed it. :)

Fried Green Beans

I made wonderful food last night for dinner. My family said they wouldn't be good, but I proved them wrong. My fried green bean fries were amazing! Its a really easy recipe, I'd say even younger kids could help you make (except for the frying part, which I didn't have a deep fryer, I used a pan with oil.) Anyways they were good, I can still smell the savory-ness. xD

Ring I made.

Bracelet I made.

So I'm selling bracelets and rings (and necklaces and headbands) made of beads as well as recycled t-shirts. (not pictured...) So I am really excited and I like photographing them, they are pretty. :)