Home at Last Farm...: Ideas for a rainy day

Friday, March 16, 2007

Ideas for a rainy day

So I'm reading this book, Flea Market Makeovers for the Outdoors and it mentions fixing up old serving trays. I remembered that I saw a lovely old silverplate tray at the Salvation Army only the day before.
So, I rush back to the Salvation Army, buy the tray and take it home, where I sand it, spray it with silver paint and then color in the grapes and leave motif all around the edges. What do you think? I really like how it turned out!

2 comments:

Kelli said...: It's BEAUTIFUL! What a great idea!
Kelli; 12:17 PM
Lisa Steptoe said...: Looks Great!...WAAAAY too much free time.; 6:35 PM

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mac and cheese

Ingredients
Butter, for greasing dish
12 ounces wide egg noodles
2 cups heavy cream
2 1/2 cups whole milk
2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt, plus more for pasta water
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 cups (packed) grated Fontina
3/4 cup (packed) finely grated Parmesan
3/4 cup (packed) grated mozzarella
4 ounces cooked ham, diced, optional
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves
Directions
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.

Butter a 13 by 9-inch glass baking dish and set aside. Cook the noodles in a large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes. Drain well, but do not rinse.

Whisk the cream, milk, flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper in large bowl to blend. Stir in 1 cup Fontina, 1/2 cup Parmesan, 1/2 cup mozzarella, ham, if using, and parsley. Add the noodles and toss to coat. Transfer the noodle mixture to the prepared baking dish. Toss the remaining 1 cup Fontina, 1/4 cup Parmesan, and 1/4 cup mozzarella in a small bowl to blend. Sprinkle the cheese mixture over the noodle mixture. Bake until the sauce bubbles and the cheese melts and begins to brown on top, about 20 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.