Got critters chomping on your vegetables? Use Alisa’s Stinky Bombs and get rid of squirrels, rabbits and raccoons. Alisa Murray in this DIY shows you how to use simple materials to relocate those pests in the garden. Added bonus is that snakes do not like them either! Please subscribe to the newsletter here:https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/wVRcgMV/sweetlifewebsite: http:/www.alisamurray.com...
How to dress up a Clay Pot in 30 mins!
Dressing up a clay pot in as little as 30 min! Using terra cotta clay pots, Alisa shows you how to create a refurbished planter for your favorite house plants. With a few supplies you can make something go from junk to boutique worthy in a short afternoon! You’ll need:Acrylic paintspray paintpaper appliquésdecoupage shiny...
Vintage Glass Decoupage DIY project
Use glass yogurt jars to make a vintage decoupage DIY! Fun and easy project to turn trash to treasure*** Alisa Murray’s Living Your Sweetlife DIY series. To Subscribe to the Sweet Life Newsletter for more DIY projectsgo to: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/s… For the graphics to download and appliqué:The Graphics Fairyhttps://thegraphicsfairy.com 713-598-2207alisamurray@yahoo.comwebsite: http:/www.alisamurray.com...
2 Chefs in the Kitchen: Braised Edition(How to make Oxtails and Artichoke pie) Cook like a Pro/Y2T
Hey there Sweet Lifers! Carlos Wallace of 7 Seeds Texas BBQ and I are cooking up another round of deliciousness with his braised oxtails and short ribs and my artichoke pies! In this episode he shows you step by step how to make his oxtails and ribs using wine and braised vegetables. I show...
How to make LEFTOVERS gourmet!(Prime Rib+Garden+rice=chili, rice bowls,frito pie and strudel!)
Hey there Sweet Lifers! Carl and I are cooking up some goodness in the Sweet Life Kitchen! As promised we showed you what to do with our leftovers. I had some prime rib and ground beef and he had some rice. We went to the garden and harvested some kale and greens and a...
How to make and Water Bath Can Cranberry Applesauce/Easy Thanksgiving recipes and holiday gifts too!
Hey Sweet Lifers! Here’s how to make homemade cranberry applesauce. This is an easy recipes for adding extra delight to your ice cream sundae, perhaps as a drizzle over some grilled pears with prosciutto and of course something a little different for Thanksgiving too! It’s a great way to use up the apples that...
How to make Deli Style 1/2 Dill Pickles! Fast and easy cucumber preservation!(DIY Pickles)
Hey Sweet Lifers! Here’s how to make a 1/2 dill pickle just like the ones we all love at the deli. I love them because they are fast and easy and not one person in my family does not enjoy it with a sandwich. I think you’ll enjoy this recipe too. What you’ll need:2...
What to make for Thanksgiving! Easy Side/ “Doctored up” Jazzy Cranberry and Leek Wild Rice
Hey Sweet Lifers! This rice dish is an easy side for your Thanksgiving fare. It is part of the entire Thanksgiving series I featured in my column. All you need is a few pantry staples and a few minutes to create a delish dish to compliment your turkey and dressing!What you’ll need:2 Packages of...
What to make for Thanksgiving/Smothered and Suffocating Lemony Garlic Turkey Balls!
Hey there Sweet Lifers! What to make for Thanksgiving just got a whole lot easier with my smothered and suffocating lemony and garlic turkey balls! Its a new take on an old tradition that takes making the turkey to a whole new level. It’s easy and a time saver for sure! What you’ll need:3...
What to make for Thanksgiving! Easy Side/Texas Corn Pudding
Hey there Sweet Lifers! What do you want to make for an easy Thanksgiving? Texas corn pudding is a wonderful addition to any feast and this year it’s also something easy and affordable that everyone will just love. If you want to kick it up a bit you can add some pepper flakes or...
Sweet Life Kitchen / Fast SNACK TREAT/ How to Make Crisp Pumpkin TREATS!
Hey Sweet Lifers! Here’s a FAST SNACK that you can make with the children. It’s the ever favorite crispy treat molded into balls and transformed to cute pumpkins for fall!You’ll need:5 cups of cereal4 tubs of whipped marshmallowsbutterfood coloringgreen pipeable icingrollo candieswax paper What you’ll do:combine the cereal into the mellow mixture add in...
Harvesting Prickly Pear Seeds for the Sweet Life Garden
How to harvest the seeds from a prickly pear! I am hoping to grow this very fabulous fruit in the sweet life garden and show you how to pull out theses and then dry them so they can be planted.Some fun Facts about the Prickly Pear~Did you know?….The prickly Pear grows atop the Nopales...
Holiday Cocktails!/How to make an infused vodka using Buddha’s Hand /CHRISTMAS 2020
Hey there Sweet Lifers! Let’s make an infused vodka using Buddha’s Hand! It is a beautifully fragranced concoction of this lovely fruit. The Buddha’s Hand is a lemon and lavender fruit with very little pit. It’s unusual shape, that resembling a hand, has been used for centuries to fragrance houses and temples and in...
Sweet Life Kitchen/ Making Chocolate Martini’s with Santa Claus!(How to make a chocolate martini)
Hey there my Sweet Lifers! Well Santa stopped by as I am one of his HEAD Elves and had some christmas cookies and we made a chocolate martini before stepping into our “Martini Talk!” Here’s how to make a chocolate martini real fast!You’ll need:Martini GlassesIceYour favorite VodkaYour favorite Chocolate liquor ( I always use...
Santa Surprise! How to make simple Christmas Cookies using cake batter/ Easy Holiday Baking!
Hey Sweet Lifers! Here’s a quick and easy Christmas cookie recipe using cake batter and chocolate chips with holiday sprinkles!What you’ll need:French Vanilla Cake batter (boxed)2 tablespoons of flour2 eggs1/2 cup canola oil1 cup of chocolate chips1 cup of white chocolate chips What you’ll do:Set the oven to 350 degreesCombine the batter and flour...
Fast Lunch Fix! How to make a FAST and EASY Pulled Pork BBQ Pizza!
Hey Sweet Lifers! This PPP, Pulled Pork Pizza is easy and fast for those days when lunch needs to be just done! I show you how to use prepared BBQ pork and frozen pizza dough along with a few items in your pantry to make this delish dish!What you’ll need:1 package of precooked BBQ...
How to make Pickled Avocados/Fast easy way to not let your avocados not go to waste!
Hey Sweet Lifers! I have discovered a fast easy fix to those avocados that always seem to ripen before I can use them. In this episode I show you how to pickle them so they will last a little longer. Want access to all of my columns and lifestyle tips?https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/wVRcgMV/sweetlifewebsite: http:/www.alisamurray.com 713-598-2207alisamurray@yahoo.com...
How to make fruit jelly/ Lemony Fig and Thyme Preserves
What you need:1 lemon zested1/2 Tablespoon of Vanilla2 tablespoons of fresh thyme leaves2 cups of figs1 1/2 cups of sugar1 packet of pectin1 tablespoon of lemon juice from the bottle What you’ll do:Zest the lemon into the potadd vanilla and thymedrop figs into pot with the sugar and set on stove to cook down...
Fall Baking Ideas/ How To Make Apple Fritters with Caramel Drizzle!
How to make apple fritters with caramel drizzle is a welcome taste of fall. In the Sweet Life Kitchen I am cooking up these lovelies with my girls that I have captured their entire lives. It’s such a treat to be a part of their lives as their artist AND Auntie A! All you...
Bagged Salad Hack! Fast Lunch Ideas! Try this cost conscious easy Asian fusion stir fry!
In this episode Alisa show you how to take a few simple fresh ingredients and turn it into a fast lunch with Asian fusion. Using a bag of shredded cabbages and carrots along with some chicken and a few pantry ingredients you can be eating healthy and it is delicious too! What you’ll need:Shredded...