Foodie Friday~ Honey Roasted Almonds!!

Welcome to my first

Foodie Friday, hosted by:

Designs by Gollum.

Stop by and visit her blog,

she's always fixing up something delicious,

and check out the list of other participants too!!

Almonds are so yummy, and good for you too!

This snack goes great with an ice cold one!

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*Honey Roasted Almonds*

Ingredients:
2 cups of raw almonds roasted at 350 for 10 min.
2Tbls.each- honey and water
2 tsp. canola oil
¼ cup sugar
½ tsp salt

Mix sugar and salt and set aside. Stir together, honey, water, and oil in a pan and bring to a boil. Immediately stir in nuts and continue to cook and stir until liquid is absorbed, about 5 min. Turn off heat and sprinkle in the sugar and salt mixture, and toss until evenly coated. Pour onto sprayed cookie sheet

Note: I recommend sprinkling more salt on the the almonds after spreading onto cookie sheet if you like a more salty taste!

When almonds are cool break up and store in airtight container at room temperature for up to a month.

Here's a "You Tube" video with the easy instructions.

Thanks!
and
have a delicious day!
Your friendly California Almond Grower!
Sherri:)

Tablescape and Thrifty Thursday~ Silver Trayscape

DOUBLE POST!

Thanks for joining me today for

Tablescape Thursday hosted

by the sweet Miss Susan at
Between naps on the Porch and

Thrifty Thursday
hosted by those sweet thrifty gals,

Susan and Leigh

from Tales From Bloggeritaville.

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This sterling silver tray I had stored away in a trunk.

I decided I would get it out today and polish it up to make this

strawberry sundae desert by candlelight trayscape.

I almost forgot how much I love silver!

I went through a silver collecting phase a few years back, and when the phase ran it's course I thought about selling alot of it.

But since it seems like every time I sell or donate things

"usually back to where they came from" ha!

I usually regret it later on down the line.

So instead I'm constantly trying to keep things organized. I often buy things that will double as storage for all my treasures!

Picnic baskets are great for that, hat boxes, even my Mora grandfather clock has 3 compartments for storage!
Of course I have a tendency to forget where I've stored things and then wonder if I sold it in the last garage sale or donated it!

Anyway, all the goodies here are thrift store treasures, with the exception of the silver vase. I bought it at an antique store. It wasn't exactly a bargain, but I loved it and had to have it!!
The candle holders in the background you might remember from my last thrift store shopping spree!
The floral sachets were also in the trunk, so I added them too the tray to give it a bit of a Victorian look.

Yes that's real desert there folks!!
OMgosh, you wouldn't believe the big beautiful strawberries we bought the other day!
Of course they were so gorgeous I had to take pictures of them!
I just love fresh strawberries on vanilla ice cream.

It was just such a shame to that after I had taken several photos of the tray,

I realized that I had forgotten to light the candles,

and the ice cream was melting fast!

So you know a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do!
Yep, stop and eat the ice cream and then start over, of course!
Then do it all over again after the second try!

Well, I hope ya'll enjoyed takin a peek at my little Victorian desert tray,
as much as enjoyed putting it together!

May your day be as sweet as that strawberry sundae was!!
Bye for now!!
Sherri

Wordless Wednesday ~ Silly Animals

Thanks Dixie at French Lique, Texas for hosting Wordless Wednesday!
Please visit her blog for a list of the other participants.

Have a wonderful day!!!

Outdoor Wednesday~ Front Entry Etc.

Hi, it's a lovely day for an Outdoor Wednesday event!!

Susan at A Southern Daydreamer is hosting.

After you have a look at what's blooming around my house please visit her, and the other participants that are listed on her blog!

The Indian Bean tree is in bloom and looked so pretty framing the front entry of my home, so I thought I would take a photo of it.

The screen door you see had been thrown out by a neighbor.

It was a very plain wood screen door that was falling apart .

Well of course I had been wanting one of those custom Victorian style screen doors that also come at a custom price tag! So when I saw it I said to my husband hey! I can fix it up and make it into one of those cute screen doors.

He of course gave me one of those looks, and rolled his eyes, but after a little convincing that it wouldn't cost much to fix it up, he gave in!!

I just added some cute corner pieces, spindles, did a little drilling, some wood glue here and there, a coat of fresh paint and voila!

A closer look at the bean tree, soon it will have long beans on it that kinda look like vanilla beans!

It's a beautiful tree, but very messy!

This Calla Lily is usually a darker maroon color...


This Ivy plant is in my breeze way.
It started out as 3 tiny plants and a large tomato cage turned upside down, with the ends wired into a point at the top.
It took a few years for the Ivy to grow enough to cover the whole thing winding it around the cage.
Then of course I had to add a rusty rooster to top it off!



You might remember these from one of my mosaic photos!
This bush of flowers is actually in my neighbors flower bed next to my drive way! I've always loved it, I asked her what it's called. She told me but of course I've already forgotten! But I was pleased at how the photo's turned out, the sun was setting and the light was just right!

Click on these photos, you've just got to see them up close!

The yellow Day Lilies near the pool are blooming!


This Day Lily is trying to get a sniff of the fragrant basil thats coming up!



Yellow Calla lilies too!! Ahh... I love spring!


Well,
thanks for taking the time to stop by and seeing what's blooming around the house!!

Have a wonderful Outdoor Wednesday!!

Sherri:)

Second Time Around Tuesday~Thrift Store Shopping Spree

Hi, and thanks for popping in for

2nd time around Tuesday hosted by Diane at

A Picture is worth a 1000 Words

Please be sure to check out Diane's blog for a list of the other participants and get a peek at their treasures they've found!

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Once every month my husband takes me with him to his Dr.'s appt. out of town. We discovered a thrift store nearby the Dr.'s office, and now we go there every time....Well this might have been the last time he wants to take me along, because I kinda went CRAZY this time!

But there so much great stuff there and everything is SO cheap at this store! Almost everything I found was $2.00 a piece or less!

For instance this mantle scarf I have here on the living room mantle I got for a dollar! Can you believe it?! It looks brand new!

Btw, you might remember some of the items now on my mantle from when I used them as a centerpiece for my last tablescape! I thought they looked cute together, and I have alot of green in my

LV room.

I also thought this was a good place in the LV room to put this cute little white ceramic hen, and decorative plate and stand I bought there!


Look at all this great stuff !

These cute pair of framed prints was $2.oo a piece! A yellow polka dot planter! it even matched some ribbon I already had too!

I had hoped to find a cute teapot, and I did, but it turned out to be on a nite light! Oh well, I love cute nite lights!

The burgundy picture frame with roses on it... is like new, but the backing had come unglued, that was an easy fix!

Couldn't pass up the cute butterfly wind chime either!

These red fruit and berry wreaths will come in handy at Christmas!

Love this metal parasol with scroll design, I even found 2 silk greenery bouquets and one floral one. I've already put it in the parasol, hmm now where to hang it??

Oh, I went crazy for this vintage Princess House glass cake stand too! I even have a glass cover from another cake that's a perfect fit!

The little crystal vase they threw in for free, it's a little etched with water stain at the top. Do any of you know how to remove that??Well even if it doesn't come off I don't think it won't be noticeable with flowers in it!

Cute little decorative plate for x-mas, a pair of sweet crystal candle holders, paper doilies, and a roll of some sheer wide ribbon? with silver dots on it....

But my favorite find was the miniature highboy musical jewelry box, it was a little more expensive than the other stuff but still a REAL bargain!! and in perfect condition!

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Well I hope you had fun going on my thrifty shopping spree with me! It was fun to treat myself a little.

I haven't in so long!!

Have a great week everyone, and thanks for stopping by !!