{guest post: lil’ luna — easy bruschetta}

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February 19, 2013 By | 6 Comments

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Hi there Nifty Thrifty friends!! Kristyn from Lil’ Luna here. I’m so excited to be doing a guest post for Vanessa. The girl is my favorite, and I use her for all my cute design needs!! Isn’t she so stinkin’ talented? I sure think so. :)

Well, today I am going to be sharing with you a super easy and quick appetizer idea. My family is huge on appetizers, and we are always looking for good ones. This Easy Bruschetta recipe happens to be one of those…

Not only is it DELICIOUS, but it is so simple to make. :)

Here is how you can make it too:

EASY HOMEMADE BRUSCHETTA:

INGREDIENTS:

- 1 — 32 oz. can Italian Diced Tomatoes

- 6 cloves Garlic

- 4 TB Olive Oil

- 3/4 cup basil

DIRECTIONS:

1. Put all ingredients in a bowl and mix right before serving.

For easy bread pieces to go with the bruschetta, I’ll show what we do…

1. Buy hogi sandwich rolls. Cut in slices and place on a cookie sheet.

2. Butter slices and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Broil on HIGH for 2–5 minutes (dependent on how fast and hot your oven is).

Serve the bread pieces with your bruschetta.

Talk about an easy, quick and yummy appetizer! I promise you’ll love this.

It is a family favorite that can be made so easily and tastes so good!

For more fun recipes as well as some great crafts, printables and tutorials come on over to Lil’ Luna to say hi. I’d love to see you!!

ENJOY!

PS — Thanks for having me, Vanessa!

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{holiday heirloom recipe collection — freebie}

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December 11, 2012 By | 7 Comments

Today’s post is dedicated to my wonderful Oma. As I mentioned at the {nifty thrifty sunday} linky party, she turned 90 this past Saturday and luckily I was able to go to Berlin to celebrate with her. We had a wonderful weekend, filled with family time and festivities.

My grandma was the one who introduced me to homemade eggnog. It has been a Holiday family tradition for as long as I can remember, and finally last year I actually gave it a shot to make it myself for the first time. Delicious and super easy to make!

My aunt and I actually made some homemade eggnog for one of the gifts to my grandma. She loved it! ;)

If you’d like the see the recipe for homemade eggnog, check out this amazing Holiday Heirloom Recipe e-Book that Gwen from The Bold Abode created. It’s filled with family heirloom recipes from 16 amazing bloggers. The recipe e-book is FREE to download!

Download it by click on the image below:

Or view it online here:

 
What’s your favorite family heirloom recipe and what makes it special to you?

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{pumpkin soup with coconut and ginger}

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November 13, 2012 By | 18 Comments

There’s not much that I like about the cold season..
I do like warming up with a bowl of hot soup on cold day, though! And it doesn’t get much better than a deliciously creamy coconut-ginger-pumpkin soup.

I’ve made this recipe for years now, but never even wrote down a recipe. I always just kind of improvised. It’s an easy recipe (no need to even peel the hokkaido pumpkin), so it always turned out pretty delicious. This last time I made it though, I wrote it down so I could share it with you. ;)

I hope you’ll like it!

{homemade pumpkin soup}

homemade pumpkin soup from {nifty thrifty things}

By Vanessa @ {nifty thrifty things} Published: November 13, 2012

  • Prep: 15 mins
  • Cook: 25 mins
  • Ready In: 40 mins

There’s not much that I like about the cold season.. I do like warming up with a bowl of hot soup on cold day, though! And it …

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Melt the butter in a large pot and add the chopped up onions.
  2. Add the pumpkin, potatoes, carrots and ginger and sauté for about 5 minutes.
  3. Add the vegetable broth and bring to a boil.
  4. Let simmer at medium heat for about 15–20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  5. Pour into a food processor or use a handheld blender and mix until you have a smooth texture.
  6. Add coconut milk and salt & pepper to taste and heat without boiling.
  7. Decorate with fresh herbs, as chive, basil or mint and serve with bread.

Notes


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{rosemary tomato pesto}

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August 30, 2011 By | 31 Comments

 

One of my all-time favorite dinners is pasta with pesto. It’s so quick and easy to make and soooo delicious!!
Well, to make things a little more challenging than just opening a jar of pesto, I decided to make my own.
My mom has two big bushes of rosemary in front of her house, which smell amazing when entering the door. So, one day we put one and one together and decided on a rosemary-tomato-pesto. Yum!
Unfortunately I can’t really give any exact measurements of ingredients, since we made it from scratch and just added everything until the pesto had a good consistency, but this is what we used (for three jars):
  • fresh rosemary (about 3 stalks)
  • sun-dried tomatoes (about 1 cup, marinated in oil)
  • parmesan (about 1 cup)
  • pine nuts (about 1 cup)
  • olive oil (until you get a smooth consistency)
  • garlic (about 3 cloves)
  • salt & pepper (to taste)

How to:
  1. Grind pine nuts and rosemary in a food processor.
  2. Add garlic, sun-dried tomatoes, parmesan and olive oil and blend until you get a smooth consistency.
  3. Season to taste with salt & pepper.
  4. Enjoy as a dip or on pasta! ;)

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{lavender salt and sugar}

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August 9, 2011 By | 40 Comments
{lavender salt and sugar}

This week’s post is credited to my mom! (Hence the German spelling on the tags. Hehe)
She made this oh-so-yummy smelling lavender sea salt and lavender sugar in a jar.
Such a pretty gift idea (or for own use ;) )! Just mix some lavender blossoms with salt or sugar, let it sit for a few days and you have a great ingredient for cooking and baking.

What you’ll need:

  • lavender blossoms
  • coarse sea salt
  • sugar

How to:

  1. Layer sugar or salt with lavender blossoms.
  2. Let sit for a few days for the sugar to absorb the lavender scent and flavor.
  3. Cook, bake, enjoy!

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