Smoked Turkey Veggie Pasta

It is official! I will be going to Italy!

This has always been a dream of mine. When I was in grammar school, I had a friend who would go there every year. She always wanted me to go with her. She is my best friend to this day. We have done a lot together but I never got the chance to go to Italy. Then my husband surprised me at Christmas with this trip. Now it is official because now we have booked it!

We have never done anything this huge before. You see my husband hasn't been in the best of health for years. I don't talk about it much. It has been a long hard road. Knowing we are both taking this trip together truly feels like a dream.

I worry about the walking he will do but he is determined to live his life even through the pain he has.
We have been planning and searching for what we would like to do there and finally decided to take a tour for 13 days.

There are so many things I want to experience while I am there. Being 100% Italian, I am excited to eat the food!! Pasta, pizza, seafood, cheeses, bread, gellato! YUM

and go to the wine vineyards and taste the wonderful fruits of the land.

These thoughts made me so hungry. So I decided to spend the day in the kitchen making a favorite of mine and my family. Smoked Turkey Veggie Pasta.

This recipe makes a lot and it is great to bring to a picnic. With the summer holidays approaching, this one is a delicious dish to share.

I need to start learning some Italian! I only know a few words and most are bad words! (Don't judge! I grew up in an Italian household!)

And because of that....I can share some awesome recipes with you! Some I have shared are Linguine and Shrimp and Pesto to name a few.

Buon Appetito!

Smoked Turkey Veggie Pasta

Ingredients:

11/2-2lbs of fettuccine

1/2lb of fresh broccoli cut into florets

2 medium zucchinis sliced thin

6-8 green onions thinly sliced

1 large red pepper cut in thin strips

1 6oz can pitted olives sliced and drained

4c of cooked smoked turkey cubed 

2c cherry tomatoes

2/3c grated parmesan cheese

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

Basil Sauce

1/4 c basil chopped

2 cloves garlic

2 eggs

1/2 tsp mustard

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp lemon juice

1T wine vinegar

11/2 c olive oil

1/2 c sour cream

Fill pot with water and add salt (enough to make it salty) when it comes to a boil add pasta. Cook 10min or until al dente. ( a little firm) drain and place in a large bowl.

Add all vegetables and stir. Add remaining ingredients and stir. Make Basil Sauce in a food processor. This is made like a dressing. Combine basil and garlic and process for 30 seconds. Add egg and next 4 ingredients. Process 20 seconds. While running add oil slowly. Add sour cream and process for 5 seconds. Add to hot pasta and serve. This is great cold too! You can adjust recipe to taste.

Enjoy!

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Tufted Sofa

Hi Everyone! Before I get started, I want to thank you all for your support! I exceeded my followers through Hometalk to qualify for the trip to Lucketts this weekend because of you. I was blown away! Unfortunately, I did not win.

With that said, I am pleased to say the my Antique Blue, Grey and White Dresser painted with Chalk Paint® by Annie Sloan is being featured tomorrow at Annie Sloan Unfolded Facebook Page. I love this paint so much it is an honor to be there!

If you follow me on Facebook you know I got a sofa for my living room. It is from the Martha Stewart Collection at Macy's. It was delivered before I left for SNAP. I am just now getting around to posting about it.

I had been searching for a sofa like this for awhile. Then one day my sister tells me she found a sofa she wanted for her living room. Turns out to be the same one I had been looking at! We do this a lot!
She bought hers is a light grey and my color is called Vintage! It is a darker grey but it had to be custom ordered. I am loving it!

I will be redoing my living room and building around this beauty!

At the same time I am doing mine I will also be designing my sisters.

I started on hers yesterday. Turquoise and yellow will be her colors. Can't wait to share my design with you

She also got the chair that goes with this set. So stay tuned it for a living room redo!

As always thanks so much for reading and supporting my blog!

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Hometalk/Lucketts Trip!

Today is the last day for me to get 10 new followers on my Hometalk page! Unfortunately I just started to ask people! Ugh! Since I have been away I have been out of the loop. So I am asking, no, begging you to please go HERE and follow me on Hometalk.

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I consider myself a small blog with a big heart! I love all my followers! When I heard about Hometalk coming up with a trip to Lucketts I wanted in! Only one lucky blogger gets to go. Yes I know it is a long shot but that's where YOU come in! When I get ten followers I qualify!!

Hometalk is a free, yes free, online Home and DIY community. You can ask questions and find great tips and tricks. Browse through thousands of posts/pictures to inspire and give you insight to your next project!

So I ask you to please follow me on Hometalk! Today is the day!!

Oh and Did I tell you I get to see some fabulous Bloggers? Read more about it on Donna's Site!

So, cross your fingers for me!! And FOLLOW.... Oh and I may be visiting you today to ask you to do this! Just in case you don't see this.

Thanks!

Happy Mother's Day

Today many are celebrating what it means to be a mom.

I shared one of my special memories with you with my Blueberry pie story and recipe.

And now,
I want to share my pictures from the conservatory at the Bellagio from my trip to Vegas this week.

This is my gift to you!

Being a mom....I think that can be interpreted in many ways. No matter what makes you a mom today, the meaning of love is what is similar.

You planted a seed in someone's heart, nurtured it and watched it bloom.

Your words of truth and encouragement strengthened them

Your bond of love will continue to grow and be passed on

You may never know how much the power YOUR love has changed a life

Not everyone can be a Mom

It means giving up everything and getting everything all at the same time!

Unconditional Love....

That is why today we celebrate YOU!

Happy Mother's Day!

Enjoy your day!

Homemade Garden Soap

This week the weather has changed and people are out in their yards cleaning the furniture, putting out the garden art and digging in the dirt .  Getting muddy! Pulling weeds...

Some wear gardening gloves but the dirt still manages to stain your hands. You know you hate it!

That is wear this projects comes to life!

It is a fast and easy project. You can even get the children involved. And what a great gift for them to give to their mom or dad for Mother's/Father's Day!

Just place it in a basket filled with gardening tools. Makes a great gift.

Or keep it for yourself and hang it on your shed!

This is what you will need:

3 strands of raffia
2/3 c shredded soap
2/3 c cornmeal
2T baby oil
2T warm water

Grate the bar of soap and add all ingredients. It will start to form like dough. Braid the raffia and tie into a loop. Form dough around raffia in a ball. Let dry overnight.

The cornmeal acts like a scrub and the dirty hands become nice and clean.

If you want fragrance you can add some essential oil to it.

What I like is how quick this project is! You can make several. I can make two out of one bar of soap.

So get the kiddos to help you with this one!

This is a great "tool" for the garden! It is natural and it isn't complicated to make.

Why not give it a try?

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