The Many Faces of Mason Jars

Mason Jars, Ball Jars, Pickling Jars call them what you want to call them but do one thing with them...collect them.  Look at all these fun ways to re-face, re-purpose or decorate with them.  After this you will be looking right and left for a simple glass jar. 



Serve up a Frozen Treat

Great For Storage - DIY

Meal in a Jar

Simply Stick a Straw in one

Display a Photograph (in olive oil) - DIY

Transform into a Hanging Lantern - DIY

Next to the Kitchen Sink - DIY

Cashew Chicken Lettuce Wraps

We made these easy and delicious chicken cashew lettuce wraps the other night. The cashews add a great crunch to this flavorful dish. They took only about 20 minutes, we doubled the recipe and it made about 12 wraps. (Below is the doubled recipe, cut in half if you are looking to make less wraps).

Ingredients for the Filling

6 chicken breasts diced

1 head of iceberg lettuce

3 tbsp olive oil (or oil of choice)

1 cup onion, diced

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 tsp soy sauce

1/3 c cashews, chopped

salt and pepper to taste

Ingredients for Stir Fry Sauce

4 tbsp soy sauce

2 tbsp rice wine vinegar

2 tbsp brown sugar

1/2 tsp ground red pepper

1/2 tsp ground ginger

2 tsp sesame oil

*we made an additional half batch of this to pour over the wraps

Organizing with Style

Some people might tell me that I am anally organized...and I think I would have to agree with them. But now I can be organized and stylish! Look at these cute file folders that my mom got me from Hobby Lobby that I use at work and home!

-Jane

Slice of Heaven

I had a slice of Heaven the other day at Grinders on 18th St between Oak and Cherry. This slice was called Goldberg "Phats", and it was amazing! Pesto sauce, cream cheese, smoked salmon and capers, not to mention the crispy thin crust that makes all of Grinders' pizzas to die for. This is a pizza that I definitely need to try at home!

Grinders, featured on Food Network's Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, serves up specialty New York-style pizzas, Philly cheese steaks, burgers, sandwiches, salads and wings.

-Whitney

Painting Reality

In Rosenthaler Platz, Berlin 500 liters of waterbased environmentally-friendly paint was dropped onto the asphalt by bikers. This paint was the spread by 2,000 cars creating a very interesting and unique piece of art.

Watch the masterpiece unfold in this video, it is almost mesmerizing! 

-Whitney

Underwater Gallery

In 2009 an innovative museum was open in the water surrounding Cancun...that's right water.  An underwater museum was formed by three people, The President of the National Marine Park and The President of the Cancun Nautical Association and an Artist, Jason DeClaires Taylor, who created over 400 life size sculptures. This museum is one of the world largest underwater and permanent exhibitions. 

The Sculptures before Installed

Installing the Exhibit

Permanent Exhibition

Hump Day Help

Here is a video to help you get over that hump, which is Wednesday! It's sure to get a little chuckle out of you, these 2 are hilarious.

Jimmy Fallon & Justin Timberlake- History of Rap, Part 2

(Watch a better quality version at NBC.com)

If you haven't seen their first History of Rap Rendition, watch it here