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Christmas 2022
My first Christmas in my home was special. My 20 year old niece joined my parents and me on December 27. We celebrated Christmas Eve on the 27 and Christmas day with her on the 28. We waited for stockings … Continue reading
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White Christmas Dinner
This year for my fancy Christmas meal my theme was “White Christmas”. During the planning stage, whenever I told people my theme, they looked at me strangely. It was a little unusual to plan an entire meal with all the … Continue reading
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Top 10 Bento 2022
As is my tradition, here are my Top 10 Lunches from 2022! It was a busy and often stressful year renovating and decorating my new house. I did not put as much effort into planning and making cute meals as … Continue reading
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Whimsical Easy Felt Christmas Stockings
For my first Christmas in my house, I enjoyed planning and making decorations for my dining room and fireplace. I decided to make felt stockings to match the room. I bought 2 sets of these stocking holders. They even have … Continue reading
Lentil Soup Spinach Salad Dinner
My friend Caroline Korn came over for dinner. When I asked her for theme/food requests she texted, “USA and salad/soup.” I was not sure what to do with the USA part since there are not many American vegetarian soups. I … Continue reading
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En Suite Bathroom
This is the bathroom attached to my bedroom. It took time to share here since I had to hire contractors to remove the walk in tub that came with the house and build a walk in shower. The walk in … Continue reading
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Trader Joes Gingerbread House
This year, during the weeks I normally would make and bring gingerbread to the museum, I had contractors here all day. It was disruptive to my normal life and I did not complete a piece for the show and auction. … Continue reading
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Friendiversary Dinner
My friend Deborah and I celebrated our 4 year friendiversary with a dinner at my home. (I was in the middle of decorating my dining room for Christmas.) I don’t know the date I became friends with the other people … Continue reading
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Zucchini Ravioli Advent Dinner
My friend Renae, her husband Jeff and daughter Elizabeth came over to visit, help me with some tasks, and have dinner. Renae requested my zucchini ravioli. We know I rarely make the same thing twice but I love these zucchini … Continue reading
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Reindeer Snack Meal
I made this snack meal for my friend’s 14 year old daughter Elizabeth. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Reindeer – tortilla chips cut with a cookie cutter, brushed with olive oil, sprinkled with salt – bake in 375 over for about 10 minutes, cherry … Continue reading
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Zucchini Trees in Snow
I made this simple and satisfying lunch for myself. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Trees – zucchini cut with a cookie cutter, cottage cheese potato salad, assorted lettuce Top Right: Macadamia nuts Bottom Right: Raspberries
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Vegetarian Thanksgiving 2022
My Mom and I prepared a Vegetarian Thanksgiving this year in Delmar, NY. My friend Carol and I drove the 3.5 hours to the Albany, NY area on the morning of Thanksgiving we mostly had the roads to ourselves! There … Continue reading
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Turkey Vegetable Potato Salad
Happy Thanksgiving! I made this lunch awhile ago for my Dad. We all enjoy this series of cute vegetable potato themed meals. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Turkeys – sweet potato cut with a cookie cutter and roasted, orange Cheddar cut with a cookie … Continue reading
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Turkey Hand Pie Lunch
I made this turkey themed meal for my Mom. She loved it! Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Turkey – (hand pies) pie crust with apple, brie, and chopped walnuts in-between the 2 crusts cut with a cookie cutter, press with fingers to seal … Continue reading
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Individual Corn Lasagna Dinner
A little while ago, my friend Dennis came for dinner. I made something I have wanted to make since 2011! Individual corn lasagna recipe that Giada De Laurentiis made for Prince William and Kate during a visit to California. Table: … Continue reading
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Cardinal Rice Tart
I made this meal for myself. It is a basic vegetable and rice meal made fun by using cookie cutters and a mini tart pan. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Top: Cardinal – red bell pepper cut with a cookie cutter, sautéed onion, cheddar cheese, … Continue reading
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Red Panda Mashed Potatoes
I am not sure if this looks like a red panda but I was inspired by a recent visit to the Seneca Park Zoo. The Red Panda posed for me! The dill pickles were from a neighbor friend. They were … Continue reading
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Halloween Treats 2022
This was my first Halloween in my new home. It was also my first time to have trick-or-treaters since I last had a house in 2016. I don’t have a prominent porch as I did before. Maybe in future years … Continue reading
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Mummy Hand Pie Lunch
Happy Halloween! I made this meal for my Dad. After 11 years of themed food, this is actually my first time making a mummy theme! Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Mummies – (hand pies) pie crust with tomato sauce and mozzarella, strips of … Continue reading
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Ghost Peas and Rice Tart
I made this fun meal for myself. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Ghost – Radish cut with a cookie cutter, Eyes – paprika, peas, cheddar cheese, rice Top Right: Pumpkin Seeds Bottom Right: Ghost – apple with cut out (cookie cutter and knife), Eyes – … Continue reading
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Ghost Grilled Cheese
My 20 year old nice and I made this meal together. Tomato soup with grilled cheese is an delicious combination. Container: Insulated Contents: Campbells Tomato Soup Container: U Konserve Contents: Ghost Grilled Cheese – sourdough bread cut with a cookie cutter, grilled … Continue reading
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Ghostly Peanut Noodles
I often make peanut noodles for myself or anyone who is willing to eat them. They are always delicious but when I create a theme they are more fun to eat. Container: Prep Natural Glass Meal Containers Left Side: Ghosts – Cucumber … Continue reading
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Ghost Mashed Potato Lunch
Today I have the first of this years Halloween themed meals. I made this meal for my Dad. Look here for past Halloween meals. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Ghosts – Cheddar mashed potatoes cooled then cut with a cookie cutter, Eyes – … Continue reading
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Polenta Star Lunch
I made this simple meal for myself. I should serve polenta with homemade tomato sauce more often. I enjoyed the combination. Container: Prep Natural Glass Meal Containers Contents: Stars – Homemade polenta cooled then cut with cookie cutters, tomato sauce with … Continue reading
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Cheese Deer Potato Salad Lunch
I made this simple and satisfying lunch for myself. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Fawn – cheese cut with a cookie cutter, cottage cheese potato salad, assorted lettuce Top Right: Macadamia nuts Bottom Right: Red grapes
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Squirrel Vegetable Potato Salad
I made this lunch for my Mom to celebrate the season and continue my series of cute vegetable potato themed meals. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Squirrels – sweet potato cut with a cookie cutter and roasted, orange Cheddar cut with a cookie … Continue reading
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Fall Themed Dinner
To celebrate the change in seasons and find an excuse to use Leaf Shaped Tortilla chips in a meal, I made a fall themed dinner for my parents and friend Carol. The meal also showed off my newly decorated for … Continue reading
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Mashed Potato Owl Lunch
I made this shaped mashed potato lunch for my Mom. She enjoyed it! Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Owl – Cheddar mashed potatoes cooled then cut with a cookie cutter, Ears – slivered almonds, Eyes – mashed potatoes with paprika, peas, Nose – … Continue reading
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Carrot Leaves Snack Meal
I made this easy and delicious snack meal for myself. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Leaves – carrot cut with cookie cutters, hummus Top Right: Energy ball made with peanut butter, graham cracker crumbs, dry milk powder, and a little espresso powder Bottom Right: Strawberries … Continue reading
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Savory Apple Hand Pie Meal
I made this apple themed meal for myself. It was a delicious treat. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Apples – (hand pies) pie crust with apple, brie, and chopped walnuts in-between the 2 crusts cut with a cookie cutter, press with fingers to … Continue reading
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Airplane Rice Tart
I made this meal for myself. It is a basic vegetable and rice meal made fun by putting it into a mini tart pan. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Airplane – zucchini cut with a cookie cutter, sautéed onion, cheddar cheese, rice Top … Continue reading
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Squirrel Polenta Lunch
I made this delicious lunch for myself. The polenta and vegetables are a repeat of a recipe I tried for one of my most popular blog posts. I should make it more often. Container: Prep Natural Glass Meal Containers Left Side: Squirrel … Continue reading
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Vegetable Potato Salad Collection
Updated on 5/30/23. This is my collection of themed vegetable potato salad. “Salad” is used loosely. Each has shapes cut with small cookie cutters, some type of potato, vegetables, cheese and a sauce or dressing. Sauce / Dressing / Accompaniment … Continue reading
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Zucchini Ravioli Dinner
Not long ago, my friend Renae came over for dinner. I asked her for a vegetable idea. She said, “zucchini”. I planned this meal around zucchini which is perfect for August. It was delicious! We ate in my newly finished … Continue reading
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Whimsical Dining Room
This is my dining room. I am calling it “whimsical” since I am not sure what else to call it. It took longer to reveal it here than some of my other rooms since I had to wait for the … Continue reading
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Hurricane Pizza
I made this meal for my Dad. I thought that it did not look good so I tried another time to make hurricane pizza. I think the second time came out worse (see below). Maybe hurricanes are difficult to depict … Continue reading
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Zucchini Frog Rice Tart
I made this meal for myself. It is a basic vegetable and rice meal but I made it fun by putting it into a tart pan. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Frogs – zucchini cut with a cookie cutter, shredded carrots sautéed with … Continue reading
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Ice Cream Theme Lunch
My 20 year old niece and I made her this Ice Cream themed lunch. She selected the theme. Container: U Konserve Contents: Ice Cream Cones – (hand pies) pie crust with tomato sauce and mozzarella in-between the 2 crusts, use fork to … Continue reading
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Camel Melon Bento Lunch
I made this fun and easy meal for myself. Container: Cloud box from Japan (set of 3) Large Box: Camels – cantaloupe cut with cookie cutters, Eyes – cinnamon, cottage cheese with cinnamon, blueberries underneath Small Box: Palm Trees – zucchini cut with … Continue reading
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Camel Pancake
My Mom and my 20 year old niece made these pancakes when at my parents lake house. Camels – Chocolate chip pancakes cut with a cookie cutters Droppings – Chocolate chips Ground – Whipped cream Others in this series: Bunny Cow, Dinosaur, Ghost, Moose, Raccoon, … Continue reading
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Birthday at Lake
This year I celebrated my birthday a little early (last weekend) at my family Lake House with my parents and 20 year old niece. When I woke, a “birthday fairy” was there overnight. The table and fireplace were decorated and … Continue reading
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Kangaroo Snack Meal
I made this snack meal for my friend’s 14 year old daughter Elizabeth. It was on a day that she helped me with some Cricut crafting. I appreciate having a crafting buddy. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Kangaroos – tortilla chips cut with … Continue reading
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Fox Mushroom Rice
This was my brother’s theme request when we spent time at the family Lake House. He likes mushrooms so I used some leftover mushroom gravy my niece made for a different meal. Left Side: Fox – Niishiki rice shaped with plastic … Continue reading
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Thunder Storm Potato Vegetable Salad
I made this for my Dad. When I don’t know what theme to make for him, I use weather. This is part of my on-going Vegetable Potato Salad series. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left Side: Clouds: white potato roasted, white Cheddar, radish, Lightning Bolts … Continue reading
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Pink and Green Bedroom
Here is my Pink and Green bedroom with gold accents. When planning this room before I moved into the house, I knew I wanted pink walls as I had in my childhood bedroom. This pink is deliberately softer than the … Continue reading
Hope Chest Lunch
When I was a child, I loved looking inside my Grandmother’s hope chest. It held family historical items such as a baptism gown, rolling pin from her bridal shower, the sweater and one of the socks she wore when she … Continue reading
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Dragonfly Vegetable Potato Salad
I made this meal for my Mom. The dragonfly is her cookie cutter. I made a blueberry vinaigrette but it was not popular so I need something different to represent sky and water for this type of salad. Container: EasyLunchBoxes Left … Continue reading
Bug Snack Tortilla Chips
I made this for my 20 year old niece. My niece, my brother, and I hiked up a nearby mountain. In the photo below I asked her to hold out the snack box so I could get her back, the … Continue reading
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Crab Melon Lunch
I made this crab themed fruit and cottage cheese lunch for my Mom. Container: U Konserve Contents: Crabs – cantaloupe cut with a cookie cutter Eyes – mini chocolate chips, cottage cheese, cinnamon, blueberries, brazil nuts Container: U Konserve Contents: Cheddar goldfish crackers
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Fish Vegetable Potato Salad
I made this for my friend Yuko’s husband when he and Yuko visited my family Lake House. Because he was a guest, I gave him a choice of sauces: blueberry vinaigrette that I had planned for this fish theme, or … Continue reading
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