Okay, so let me tell you that made the most amazing mashed potatoes yesterday! I think you all should try them too, okay? Super duper good! 
Inspiration? This recipe for Brown Butter and Sage Pasta featured on The Kitchn. I had a ton of red potatoes that were about to go bad if I didn’t take action. So, I simply converted the recipe to mashed potatoes….. can I say YUMMMMM!!!!!!
Recipe: Brown Butter and Fried Sage Mashed Potatoes 
*10-12 scrubbed and diced red potatoes
*1 stick of butter
*1/4 cup of sage
*1/4 cup of milk (I used non-fat… but I suspect some heavy cream would be great!)
*Salt to taste
1. Boil a large pot of water and add diced red potatoes. Cook until tender.
2. In a large skillet, place stick of butter. Heat on medium, and let the butter melt and brown for 10 minutes. Stir occasionally. The butter will get brown and some sediments will settle at the bottom of the pan. This is a good thing!
3. Add sage to the butter and cook for an additional 2 minutes. Remove from heat.

4. Drain potatoes and transfer to a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
5. Beat in the milk.
6. Slowly pour in your butter and sage mixture to your potatoes. Be sure to scrape down the pan and get those dark butter bits! They are the best part of the recipe.
7. Mix, until well incorporated.
8. Enjoy the most delicious treat! 

I hope you get to try this tasty and simple recipe soon! Today I am taking miss Violet to the doctor…. boo.

Oh, and Julie and Julia is a super cute movie! The hubs picked it out to watch last night! Love me some Meryl Streep!

Bye Bye!

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So I made some cute paper flowers and labels for my mini pies. (I also made some mini pretty peach pies).

These are really simple to make, but I thought I would post a tutorial anyways! (Again, if Santa wanted to get me a nice big camera to replace my awful i phone camera, I would be quite happy…..)

Paper Flower Tutorial

9. Enjoy your pretty paper flower!

 I hope you enjoy!

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This was my weekend!
I made little individual cherry pies in mason jars! I am giving them as homemade Christmas gifts this year! And they are uber cute! 
Recipe (Makes 4 jar pies:
 Ingredients:

2 rolls frozen pie dough 
1. Combine cherries, white sugar, and lemon zest in a saucepan   over low heat until sugar is dissolved. 
2. Remove from heat and stir in  of flour 
3. Take one roll of prepared pie dough (I used store bought) and press inside an 8 oz. mason jar, until jar is covered.
4. Spoon in cherry filling into mason jar.
5. Put a dollop or two of butter on top of the cherry filling.
6. Cover filling with more dough! (see above picture for ideas). 
7. Place in oven for 30 minutes at 400 degrees.
8. Remove from oven and let cool.
9. ENJOY CHERRY PIE!!!!!!!  

I shared these little pies with two of my favorite people: 

 

(Chris is a graphic designer and an AMAZING illustrator! Find him at paperbeatsscissors.com)
(Jenna has so many mad skills, it would be difficult to list them all. Check out her website! mindthegapdesign.com)

And for fun, here are some preeeettttyyy red images!

 

 

 

Have a super duper Monday! 

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My good friend Chris helped me out. I like him (and his girlfriend).

Oh, and a drawing to remember the day by!

bye bye!

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I made a new illustration! This little dear will be available in my shop after New Year’s. What do you think? I think that this is a happy dear, and I really love the colors I used.. (pats self on the back…..).

Check out some other goodies in my etsy shop!

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I remember the first time I saw a Sargent painting. The way he represented the subject, mixing lively brushstrokes and a somewhat classical face is sort of what made me want to be an artist. I am not great with words, but I sort of lurve Sargent.

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