Boogieboard Cottage

Welcome To The 124th Masterpiece Monday!

Hi Everyone!

I like salad all year long. But when the weather starts to get warmer and eventually super hot, I really don't like to use the stove much. That's when salad becomes more essential to dinnertime.

When the Summer turns super hot, we cook all of our meat on the outdoor grill and just add salad. This sesame garlic sauce that I use for my Asian stir fry dishes, is also great as salad dressing! It's good for shrimp cocktail sauce and I love brushing it on barbecued chicken and ribs.

Sesame Garlic Sauce

2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
2 tablespoons sesame oil
1 teaspoon chili paste
1 clove garlic, minced

In a saucepan, mix together sugar and cornstarch. Stir in chicken broth, water, vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, chili paste, and garlic. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes.

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My Top Ten Picks From MM #123

Hi, Do you ever watch that show called "The Middle" on ABC?

It's my favorite show and the Mother's Day episode was hilarious!

Here is a picture of the mom (Frankie) opening up her Mother's Day gift, thinking that her family remembered all of the hints she dropped them about what gift she wanted.

And here is the disaster gift she actually got, hideous yellow pants! (non-returnable, because they were on sale too.)

So for Mother's Day, I received this cleverly crafted pair of yellow paper pants taped to some junior mints and some faux yellow flowers from my foster daughter, too funny!

And hubby came through with some beautiful potted climbing hydrangeas.....

And the most delicious candy I've ever tried! What nice guy, he did good!

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Milk Paint Project by Junk Chic Cottage

Bargain Remodel by The Kitchen Is My Dance Floor

Scrabble Magnets by The Everyday Home Blog

Hand Painted Wall Paper by Old Things New

Suitcase Side Table by Charm Bracelet Diva

Leather Choker for Pendants - tutorial by Rena Klingenberg

Leather Choker by Jewelry Making Journal

Kanga 3

Kitty Gone Wild by Homespun

Backyard Refresh by Little Brags

Blogger Trick by It's Always Ruetten

Chalkboard Shelf by Denise On A Whim

Welcome to The 123rd Masterpiece Monday!

Happy Mother's Day! I hope you're having a great day.

Did you know that May is National Foster Care Month?
Being a foster mom has been a big, huge blessing in my life.

I wish that could share some pictures of my beautiful foster daughter with you, but I'm not allowed to. So, instead, in honor of Mother's Day, I'll share pictures of my dear fur-babies instead.

Yes, they are horribly spoiled. I can't help it, I love them to pieces. All three were rescued at a few weeks old and were bottle fed.

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My Top Ten Picks From MM #122

I like to keep myself covered in case I have those occasional "drop-in" guests. I've been trying to get my Spring cleaning done, but I must admit it's hard sometimes.

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Roman Shades by Furniture-Ology

Yard Stick Table by Shabby Love

Snowballs, Lace, and Ironstone at Penny's Vintage Home

CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT French Farmhouse Numbered Napkins

Numbered Napkins by Confessions Of A Plate Addict

stuffed date appetizer

Stuffed Dates by Willamette Valley Wonder Woman

Dominoe Pendants by Artsy VaVa

Pallet Art by Hartley Rowe

Strawberry Cheesecake Streusel Muffins

Strawberry Streusel Muffins by Turtles And Tails

Jewelry Display by Thrifty Treasures

Gift Ideas by Second Chance To Dream

Welcome To The 122nd Masterpiece Monday!

Hi Everyone!

If you saw my blog last MM, I showed two sets of plain napkin rings I received from Freecycle.org. I made over one set last week and this week I'm showing you what I did with the other set.

I chalkboard painted them so that they can serve double duty as place cards or just be decorated for a theme like I did above.

Before

So, here's another Shabby Coastal tablescape for you.

I love using burlap as a table cloth. My chair covers are in burlap too.

The charcoal napkins really help with the chalkboard theme. I wasn't even planning on using them. I found them while looking for some other napkins.

Everything else, I already had.

I love finding new ways to decorate without buying anything, don't you?

(Did you know that Huntington Beach used to be called Surf City?)

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My Top Ten Picks From MM #121

Hi Friends!

We're almost to the weekend, yay! Here are this weeks top ten picks. If you were featured this week feel free to grab a featured button from my sidebar.

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