natural wood work

sandy nicoloff creations

Purchase on Etsy: Peace Luv Sandy Feet

ornament wreath

I finished this one using a bunch of ornaments from the dollar store, goodwill, and Walmart. MAKE SURE TO BUY PLASTIC!

Materials:

Plastic ornaments, hot glue, wreath

Steps:

1. Gather all of your ornaments

2. Choose a wreath. I chose the foam ones as it is easier to glue onto.

3. Remove all of the tops from the ornaments.

4. Glue on the ornaments around the wreath facing forward.

5. Glue remaining ornaments through out the wreath. Make sure to glue the big ones first then the small ones.

6. Garnish with a ribbon of your choice! 

picadillo

Serves two and a half people, or two very hungry people. Or one very very hungry person.

• 3/4 an onion, or 1/2 an onion (depending on how much you love onion-y flavors), minced
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 pack of ground turkey
• Can of tomato paste/tomato chunks
• Handful of handpicked oregano/rosemary (or "fresh" from the supermarket)
• 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil (evoo as Rachel Ray would say)

Here are the steps to happiness:

1. Pour evoo into a deep skillet
2. Cook minced onions on medium heat until browned
3. Add turkey, salt and pepper to taste, tear apart turkey until fine pieces form
4. Cook until signs of browning
5. Add in cloves of garlic and herbs, mix
6. Add 1/2 a can of 28 oz tomatoes in puree. Let simmer
7. Go feed your dog, watch the news, do a crossword puzzle, etc. I'm not saying to read an entire novel, just let it simmer.
8. Add mazanilla Spanish olives. The kind with minced pimiento inside. Also add a bit of that juice too.
9. Add two boxes of raisins and mix in.
10. Turn up the heat so the excessive juices can evaporate. 

Can be served with rice, crackers, alone, con mango, etc. YUM.