Friday, May 31, 2013

CHILI AND CORNBREAD IN A JAR



This recipe was a fantastic serendipity! 

I was putting away 6 dozen wide mouth quart ball jars from the weekend's wedding celebration and had a big pot of chili cooking away on the stove. 

Inspiration struck and the chili ended up in the jars with a big dollop of corn bread batter on the top of it...






YUMMY... and F-U-N! 

This is my new favorite way to serve Chili and Cornbread!

I also tweaked my usual StoneGable Chili recipe too...

I had leftover baked beans from our Wedding Celebration this weekend and used them in the chili.

The worked wonderfully!!!  If you have leftover baked beans just substitute them for the beans in your favorite chili recipe and OLE' ... they make the chili simply delicious!!! I usually cook my chili in a slow cooker, but this time I made it on the stove.

If you don't have a favorite Chili recipe... give one of mine a try...

STONEGABLE WHITE CHILI







Make the chili and your favorite cornbread batter...

OR...


OR

use a package of Jiffy Cornbread... it tastes pretty good too!







Fill the wide mouth quart jars to within 2 inches of the top with hot chili and add 1/2 cup of the cornbread batter to the jar. Fill to just below the top. The cornbread will not rise very much.

Bake in a 350 degree oven for 20-30 minutes until the cornbread is done.  

You could also garnish the top with a dollop of sour cream and chopped green onions. I served mine on the side!


DELICIOUS!!!





Thursday, May 30, 2013

STONEGABLE AT HOME 3 DAY SALE!



Great  kitchen favorites at this week's 

3 DAY SALE!!!!


Click HERE for sale and more!
Sale begins at 3:01 est Friday.


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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

TUTORIALS TIPS AND TIDBITS #50



WELCOME to
 TUTORIALS TIPS AND TIDBITS #50!
I've been very much under the weather the last few days...
A great big THANK YOU  to everyone for your prayers and kind comments.  I'm sure I'll be feeling better real soon!

Let's see the creative features from last week's TTT...



DOLLAR STORE FLOUR SACK PILLOWS from SHABBY SWEET COTTAGE








SUMMER WREATH from CONFESSIONS OF A SERIAL DO-IT-YOURSELFER




DIY Summer Wreath




GARBAGE CAN PLANTER from LILYPAD COTTAGE




Garbage Can Flower Planter DIY - www.thelilypadcottage.com





POWDER ROOM MAKEOVER from KADEE WILLOW










WHITE GLAZED BEDROOM SET from WHITE COTTAGE BOUTIQUE




White Glazed Dresser Details





WEDDING SIGN from LOVE GROWS WILD





Learn how to create a DIY Family Sign personalized with your wedding date! These signs also make great gifts for showers and weddings! Get the how-to at LoveGrowsWild.com #wedding #diy





CRAB CUPCAKES from CLEAN AND SCENTSIBLE





Crab Cake Cupcakes - So cute and easy to do!





PAINTED BIRD PIE PLATE from ROOK 17



















CARAMEL MOCHA ICE POPS from FLOUR ON MY FACE





caramel, mocha, coffee, ice pop, recipe, International Delight, what's your id?





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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

COUNTRY WEDDING CELEBRATION



This past Sunday we hosted a Country Wedding Celebration for our son Christopher and his bride Abigail.

Because their wedding in St. Petersburg Florida was very formal they wanted a chippy, casual, picnic-style country reception here at StoneGable. We wanted our northern friends and family who could not attend the wedding last month to celebrate the bride and groom with us too!

Here are some pictures I was able to snap just before over 100 guests arrived...

Unfortunately, I was under the weather with a bad cold and cough... but I had a small army of family and friends pitching in to help. Thanks all! It would have been impossible to pull off without you! xo








The day was cool and quite breezy...but sunny and so full of joy! The back porch and back yard was party central!

Lots of pictures, so settle in...































The drink station...


































The food...

















The dessert was served on my potting bench...

We served Abigail's great grandmother's Berry Buckle Crisp and assorted cookies...





























Other fun country touches...


































The bride and groom...






A sweet little guest...









This precious little girl is Felicity, my great niece! She was just adorable!!!  Our dog scamp kept all the children very entertained!







What a blessed day celebrating with friends and family...


We played ladder ball, croquet and bocce. Sorry I don't have any pictures of the games. 











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