My Casa Bella

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-Thomas Osbourne Davis



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My Casa Bella- means-my beautiful home- but it can mean so many other things. How you make your home a home. The sounds of children or pets playing. The aroma of scones in the oven or a lilac candle burning. The flowers blooming in your garden. The home grown vegetables ready to be picked. Grandma's quilt at the foot of the bed. A fire to curl up to with a good book. Or just a family spending time together with love, laughter and a good time.





















Thursday, July 28, 2011

Gluten Free Yumminess and Redecorating

I made some wonderful, peanut butter filled chocolate cupcakes
by using Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Choc cake mix then found a
recipe from Taste of Home website
and they turned out so good, the only thing I would do differently
is add more PB in the cupcakes, the recipe says a "scant"
whatever that means, but I'll add more,
either way they turned out moist and yummy.
DH is a peanut butter freak, and I say that in a very loving way,
so when he came home I surprised him with these.
They need to be refrigerated, so before you eat one, let it sit
out for a half hour and they're perfect.

Very tempted to have one right now for breakfast, hmmm!
I also made salmon, one of our favorite meals,
salmon has been so expensive lately so when it
FINALLY went on sale, I bought some and made
Salmon Dill
You salt and pepper your salmon, then add chopped garlic
and chopped dill and sprinkle over it.
Next you slice lemons and place over the chopped herbs
and sprinkle with chopped green onions.
Cover it like a gift

Lay it on a sheet of aluminum foil before seasoning,
after seasoning then lay another sheet over it
and close in the edges tightly.
Bake it at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes, or till it flakes
easily

Then you have this wonderful, fresh goodness.
We had it with a BLT salad that I got from Allrecipes
website.
We were very happy!
I also decided to do a little furniture arranging.
Since I was a kid I was
ALWAYS
rearranging my bedroom, I get bored easily with the same
look,
so I rearranged our sitting area off the kitchen, one of my
favorite spots in the house.
So it went from this
To this

I feel by moving the folded table over closer to the fridge it
allowed more light to come in.
I like angling furniture, not sure what it is but I like the look
of it and I feel that sometimes, not always, it opens
up the room a bit.
So I'll live with this for a while, or if the house sells,
we have two more months from today before the contract is up
then we'll decide what to do.
Hope you enjoyed my recipe ideas and decorating ideas.



5 comments:

  1. OMGosh! I am drooling over that cupcake! ;) I love peanut butter and chocolate together. I love salmon in the summer especially and I will have to try your recipe! I usually just grill it with some Emeril's seasoning liberally sprinkled on. ;) YUM. Guess I know what's for dinner tonight!

    Hope you're having a wonderful week!

    Hugs,
    Sheri

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  2. Hi Arlene!

    I have tried so many times to comment on your blog, but for some reason in sends me into an endless loop of blogger log-ins.
    It happens on only a few blogs but I guess one of my firewall settings is the problem. I usually have to comment as Anonymous if the blog allows.
    Anyway…
    Those chocolate peanut butter cupcakes look delish! I've used several of the Red Mill flours before, but have never seen the chocolate cake mix at our store.
    And I love the new angle of the sitting room!
    Thanks for the comments on the porch addition. I don’t think I’ve ever seen the metal shingles. Sounds neat, but I can see where that would make the roof tie-in a bit difficult.
    Take care, sis!
    Kimberly :-)
    Niesz Vintage Home
    (copied and pasted my MCB- sorry Kim that you can;t leave a comment, but I did it for you..:)

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  3. I hope you did have one for breakfast, after all...
    don't think there will b much of a difference
    between having pancakes/waffles/etc. or a cupcake ;-)!
    Enjoy!!!
    PS (any "must" restaurants in NYC ;-) ?...)

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  4. Hello! So thrilled you made the Taco Quiche! It is one of my hubby's favorites too! You look like you are quite the cook and have a darling home!You have made your casa a happy one! Thanks for stopping by for a visit!

    Hugs,
    Maryjane

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  5. The cupcakes look delicious! And I love the angles in your "new" room. Have a great weekend.

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