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A while ago someone on one of the forums that I visit mentioned getting these ceiling tiles for free and showed how she finished them. I saw them and decided that I needed them to hang on the wall above my bed. I have only done one tile so far, cause I wanted to make sure I liked the result. I love it! Now I just have to finish the other two tiles.
Here is the website I ordered them from, you can get three free, just pay for shipping.
https://www.empirewest.com/store/sample.cfm/CategoryID:2/
I ordered the Florentine, Medallion, and the Victorian ones. Here is a pick of my Florentine tile painted with a silver paint, then a weathered crackle and then a dark blue on top.
Here is a close up on the weathered crackle finish:
I’ll be making this this weekend, and it will last me all week! I’ll try to remember to take a picture of it, I know how you “food blog” people are with your pictures!
Aunt Toni’s Spicy Tortilla Soup
½ cup chopped onion
1 clove garlic, minced
1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
3 medium zucchini, sliced
4 cups chicken broth
16 oz. can stewed tomatoes
15 oz. can tomato sauce
12 oz. can corn, undrained
1 tsp. ground cumin
½ tsp. pepper
Tortilla chips
½ cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
Saute onion and garlic in oil in a Dutch oven. Add zucchini, chicken broth, tomatoes, tomato sauce, corn, cumin, and pepper; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, simmer 15-20 minutes. Spoon soup into individual soup bowls; add tortilla chips and shredded cheese.
Serves 4-6
*** I usually add squash, black beans, extra corn, and shredded chicken — I LOVE this stuff! I’ve added hominy before too — everything is good in it 
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Christmas is when I get my perfume. I don’t normally buy it for myself, unless I’m totally and completely out.
My husband is always asking me what I want for Christmas, and I suck at coming up with things when put on the spot. So here, Kevin, this is for you!
Vera is my old standby — it’s always great, but I like to try new things too
There’s MANY more of these posts to come, don’t you worry.
