My New Venture!

I am branching out with my Designs by Deanna cardmaking venture...to Mineral Wells, Texas. The interesting thing is, we lived in Mineral Wells back in the 70's, and I never would have thought I'd have  cards for sale there in 2013! I have a sweet friend (all the way back from 1973) who has a bakery business set up in a shop there off the square. It's the cutest shop called Merrimac & North.

 And here is my friend Phyllis (on the left) along with the other partners, and Phyllis's amazing bakery shop, Taste and See!

We were together this week and when she saw some of my cards, she wanted some to put in her bakery shop to sell. So I got busy making the first set. Phyllis wanted to use the scripture that underlies the name of the bakery portion of the shop...Taste and See..."Taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him."  Psalm 34:8.

Here is what I did for her first set.

Now I need to get busy on some more!!! Hope you like these Phyllis!

Yummy Kale Salad

I don't usually post recipes but this salad is so good, I wanted to make it available. I kept hearing how good Kale is for you then a friend gave us some fresh Kale from his garden so the hunt for a recipe began!! Another friend had made this salad and told me how to do it. Oh my! It was delicious. Here is the recipe.

FRESH KALE SALAD

Kale

Apple Cider Vinegar

Olive Oil

Bragg’s Liquid Aminos (Soy Sauce) buy at Cupboard

Avocado

Sesame seeds

Roasted garlic    (Kroger condiment bar)

Sun-Dried Tomatoes (Kroger condiment bar) (I've also used Roasted Red Peppers)

Dried cranberries

Pistachios

Clean Kale and tear into bite size pieces. Mash avocado and add a few tablespoons of Apple Cider Vinegar, Olive Oil, Liquid Aminos and Sesame seeds. Dump this into the Kale and mix, coating kale with avocado mixture with hands. Add garlic and sun dried tomatoes (chopped up), cranberries and pistachios. Toss and serve.  

Let me know what you think!