About Me

My photo
I am a Jill of all trades , SAHM and lover of all crafts. I think my middle name is Creating :) Each day I try to invision some new detail or put together some stiches I have never done before for a new look. I can`t wait to see what tomorrow will bring . Feel free to leave a comment and let me know how I am doing.

Saturday, March 13, 2010

GIVEAWAY - FREE YOPLAIT GREEK YOGURT plus $20.00 Stop & Shop Gift Card 3/13/10 ends on 3/31/2010 noon EST

Friday I received a package of Greek Yogurt to try and a $20.00 Stop & shop gift card to use towards more yogurt to share with my friends and family .

I tried the yogurt this morning and loved it , My eyes noticed the package reading more protein ! which made it even more appealing for me , The texture is smooth and thick and It left me satisfied , They have a wide variety . I tried the honey vanilla ! delish :) and I want to tell all my friends about it !!

All this and all the information was given to me by Yoplait and Stop & Shop through MyBlogSpark. They have also given me an additional gift pack to give away to one lucky reader !!(free gift pack includes 4 free coupons for Yoplait Greek Yogurt plus a $20.00 Stop & Shop Gift Card ) I will choose a reader randomly on wednesday March 31st @ 12 noon .

MUST BE A USA RESIDENT & A FOLLOWER OF MY BLOG TO ENTER ( NO P.O. BOXES )( follow the 2 rules ) PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT AND TELL ME ...
Rule #1 Which flavor of Yoplait Greek yogurt you would most like to try ???

OR

tell me How you get in touch with your own inner goddess ??

Rule #2 Please leave your first name and Email ( Must have an e`mail to notify you if your the winner ! )

Good Luck everyone :) May the best reader win !

You can enter once a day for more chances to win ! The more entries the greater the chances of winning .

Friday, March 5, 2010

Split Pea soup




















1/4 c. unsalted butter
1 meaty ham bone or 2 smoked ham hocks
3 chopped Carrots
2 chopped Celery stalks ,
1 chopped Onion

5 cups water
5 cups chicken or vegetable stock (less salt)
1 pkg. green split peas (washed and drained)

2 potatoes peeled and cubed

Salt & pepper and garlic powder to taste

2 tbsp. dry sherry



add butter in a big pot , add in the ham,carrots,cellery,onion cook on medium heat for 10 minutes .

add water,stock,split peas bring to a boil and then lower to simmer ..let simmer for 1 1/2 hours

Remove the ham bone and shred the meat from the bone, removing any excess fat. Return the meat to the soup.
add in the potatoes and continue simmering till potatoes cook through (15 minutes)
remove from heat .

add the Salt(taste before adding any salt ! ), pepper , garlic powder to taste and add in the dry sherry . stir and serve .


This soup freezes real well and is great on those cold wintry days . Enjoy with croutons or unsalted crackers .