Peanut Butter Cookies!

I went to a dear friend's house last week to visit and had a wonderful time. She's such a neat lady and is married to great man, who truely loves his wife and kids. Their children are adorable, too! While there we had a very tasty lunch and very peanutty peanut butter cookies. I liked them so much that since that day, I've had an itch to make some of my own. So tonight I did and they are yummmmmy! Take a peek:

Apothecary Jars

Apothecary jars can be so much fun to fill. Their sizes and shapes are classic. I've seen them filled with everything from M&M's to apples to cotton balls to sea shells and more. Empty or filled with sweet treats they're great to decorate with. Jennifer Froh of Pear Street Studios has some great pictures of her Apothecary jars here. And here's how I like filling them:

With some of my faux cupcakes:

With my faux bonbons:

With my pink coconut snowballs:

And more of my faux cupcakes:

Wonderfully delish dinner!

Friday nights are very special around here. I always cook favorite recipes and homebaked bread. Here's some of what I cooked last night. The chicken is so wonderful! It's a recipe found on the web somewhere but I can't recall where. Check it out:

Here's the recipe if you'd like to give it a go:

Garlic Chicken with Lemon Fresh Herbs

3 cloves of garlic, chopped and smashed into a paste
1 bunch of parsley, chopped
1 tsp. Thyme
3 lemons, juiced
8 oz. dry Sherry
EVOO (extra virgin olive oil)
salt and pepper

Cut chicken into 10 serving size pieces. (I use 12-5oz. chicken bre*sts) Season these with salt and pepper. Brown chicken in 2 Tblsp. or a little more of EVOO in large heavy skillet over medium high heat. Turn heat down and cook covered for 15 mins. Remove chicken pieces to a serving dish and keep covered to keep warm. Retaining the juices, add garlic to pan and cook gently for about 10 mins., being careful not to burn the garlic. Add Sherry and thyme and turn heat up to let sauce reduce to about 1/2 while stirring. Add lemon juice and about 3/4 of the chopped parsley and reduce again. Pour sauce over chicken and add the last of the parsley before plating food. Enjoy! :)

Rose Cottage Pink Faux Cake

Another beautiful faux cake from My Pink Boutique! I love how sweet this eye candy is and I think you will, too. I have some new designs coming soon so stay tuned!