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Monday, April 16, 2018
Dolls Gotta Have Heart; Raggedy Ann, Legends, and History for Over 100 Years - Ruby Lane Blog
Dolls Gotta Have Heart; Raggedy Ann, Legends, and History for Over 100 Years - Ruby Lane Blog: Raggedy Ann has been a beloved doll and literary character for over 100 years. Her face has graced countless story books, coloring books, paper dolls, toys, radios, canned goods, and posters about Diphtheria and Smallpox vaccinations. Raggedy Ann and her brother, Raggedy Andy, have starred in their own animated films, and Raggedy Ann has flown... Read more »
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Tips to eliminate kitchen waste
Since becoming a writer and blogger who works from home full time, I've had a chance to notice what goes on in my pantry and refrigerator. I'm home more, so I cook more, which saves money on eating out.
I use what we have more; I do casseroles and hot pots. I like one pot or pan meals because they save on clean up, which also saves water.
Here are some tips for keeping waste down:
1. If you aren't using it; donate it to a food pantry.
2. Save veggie peelings and freeze them for stock. Also save chicken or poultry bones, beef bones, shell fish, etc. Freeze if you must, and use later for stock.
3. Tip from Public TV; plant green onions and even shallots and pearl onions that have languished in the fridge. I'd do the same with potatoes. I am going to experiment, and will let you know.
4. Start flower and vegetable plants from seeds; you can get starter trays for $4 at Dollar stores, and you can also cut the bottom of milk cartons to start.
5. Shop sales Our Easter ham with bone was on sale at Dominick's/Jewel for $.29 a pound! I paid $4.13 for it. We had Easter Dinner, Ham and beans, ham and potato casserole with a Pinterest recipe, and all kinds of sandwiches and breakfasts.
6. If you see a deal on dry pasta, rice, etc., stock up. Store brands are great for cooking I found a lb. of spaghetti for$.77
7. Learn to make stuffing and bread pudding from stale bread. There are awesome recipes in cookbooks and online, Ask me if you want tips. Marianna Esposito has one using strawberries on her Ciao Italia! website.
8. Try to grow herbs, tomatoes, strawberries in pots. It saves a little money. You can boil tomatoes or make sauce and freeze it.
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Assembled Greek Salad |
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Melted butter for baklava |
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Baklava ready for the oven |
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Finished Baklava |
Saturday, March 31, 2018
When you don't have time to Celebrate, Do it Anyway!
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Be careful what you wish for, or look forward to. After another grueling, sad year, I found myself looking forward to spring and to Easter. I haven't looked forward to anything like this for a long, long time. When I was little, I loved Easter. My mother was great at Easter Baskets, and we had places you could buy sugared eggs, decorated panorama eggs to save, chenille chicks and bunnies, all kinds of wonderful plush, you name it. We loved our chocolate filled eggs, and we had lamb cake and made sweets. We got into antique Easter ornaments, of course, and one year, I got all kinds of Easter décor for my birthday. We decorated our own eggs; one year, I even took a workshop on Pysanki eggs. Easter trees were our specialty since I did one in Kindergarten.
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Sliced, this gorgeous heirloom tomato will make a beautiful, simple salad. Dress it with balsamic vinegar and drizzle with feta cheese. |
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Easy Southwest Bake with rice and chicken, black beans, cheese, and salsa. This is a nice side dish for Easter lunch, or a great main feature. |
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Beautiful cards like this can make place cards or decorations. |
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First flowers of spring 2018. A few in a glass jar make a lovely table centerpiece. |
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Vintage plush bunnies like this are great to set the mood for a simple Easter egg hunt. |
Monday, March 26, 2018
Why We Love Dollhouses (And You Should Too!) - Ruby Lane Blog
Doll houses are great ways to recycle and repurpose. Read Margaret Graces Miniature and Murder series for tips and craft ideas on how to make miniatures from almost anything.
Why We Love Dollhouses (And You Should Too!) - Ruby Lane Blog: The first dollhouses on record are probably the Dutch cabinet houses and Nuremburg doll houses, meant more for adults as cabinets of curiosities than for children. The novel The Miniaturist is based on these. One great example that still survives is Mon Plaisir, from the 18th century. The Nuremberg House open, 1673 via Victoria and... Read more »
Why We Love Dollhouses (And You Should Too!) - Ruby Lane Blog: The first dollhouses on record are probably the Dutch cabinet houses and Nuremburg doll houses, meant more for adults as cabinets of curiosities than for children. The novel The Miniaturist is based on these. One great example that still survives is Mon Plaisir, from the 18th century. The Nuremberg House open, 1673 via Victoria and... Read more »
Sunday, March 25, 2018
Dr. E's Doll Museum Blog: Give us a Follow: Ruby Lane Dolls on Pinterest
Dr. E's Doll Museum Blog: Give us a Follow: Ruby Lane Dolls on Pinterest: Here is the link to Ruby Lane Dolls on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/rubylanedolls/ . Our boards cover our Blog, specials like ou...
Thursday, March 22, 2018
An Apologia for Countess Erzebet Bathory: "Citings" on Wiki of Erzebet in Popular Culture
An Apologia for Countess Erzebet Bathory: "Citings" on Wiki of Erzebet in Popular Culture: It's been awhile since I posted fresh finds on Erzebet, especially in the arts and pop culture. While Wikipedia itself notes that the ...
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
Leprechauns and Dolls in Green - Ruby Lane Blog
Leprechauns and Dolls in Green - Ruby Lane Blog: 1909 German St. Patrick’s Day Embossed Postcard Irish Lady in Green Dress St Patrick’s Irish Boudoir Bed Doll Red Hair Shamrock Dress It’s almost that time for all things green. Leprechauns all over are gearing up to wear the green and toast the emerald isle! Dolls in green look wonderful displayed around shamrocks and other... Read more »
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