So Yummy You Have To Make It Tonight

My husband does not eat fruit, but he will eat this and ask for more. I have only made it twice but it so yummy and easy I want to make it every night. It is best eaten right away so I only use half as many apples so there is no left overs.
Southern Living Recipes are my favorite. This one is from the 1984 Annual Recipe Cookbook.

APPLE CHEESE CASSEROLE
1/2 cup of all-purpose flour
1/2 cup of sugar
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1/4 cup of butter or margarine
7 medium apples, peeled, cored and sliced
1/4 cup plus 2 Tablespoons of water
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
1 cup of Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese

Combine flour, sugar and salt; mix well. Cut in butter with pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal.
Toss apple slices with water and lemon juice.
Spoon into lightly greased 8-inch square baking dish.
Sprinkle flour mixture over apples. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
Top with cheese; bake an additional 5 minutes.
8 servings

My GW sweater haul.........

Good morning.
Saturday my friend, Raven and I went to the "Bag It" sale at Goodwill near my house. The "Bag It" sale is where you can fill a bag with as many clothing items as you want and get 50% off. I told Raven that I am just looking for pieces that can transition into spring. I feel like all of these sweaters will do just that. I am a sweater person all year round because I am always cold. Raven also chose for me the green Tignanello cross body bag which is in perfect condition.
One sweater is from Gap, one is from Harold's, one is Liz Claiborne and the black one with the tags still on it is from QVC.

Bangles and art go hand in hand

I love art.

I think art should influence absolutely everything.

Art and nature make the world a nicer place.

These bangles combine both at a heck of a price too.

Unfortunately I have the smallest wrist of anyone I know and I cant wear bangles, so someone please

go to artinstituteshop.org

and order this Handpainted in India, set of bangles

from the Art Institute of Chicago.

Do your part, love art!

Got this in an e-mail

You know we are tired of winter in Oklahoma when you see this:

The Cross-body Bag

I dont know if there is anyone out there as particular about her bag as I am. I have a few things I look for and if the bag doesnt meet those requirements, I dont care how nice or expensive looking it is, I wont buy it. My requirements are:

 a chain handle or a strap long enough to be a cross-body bag,

easy access and a zipper that is easy to grasp,

it cant be a stiff or heavy bag,

if it is expensive it had better be a Dooney & Bourke,

not too deeeeep,

no suede

and no flaps.

I am a recent fan of the Cross-body bag. Check these out.

1. PU Cross-body Bag @ BagsOK.com $36.99

2. Dooney & Bourke Letter Carrier @ dillards.com $165.00

3. Mulberry "Kristin" Cross Body Bag $295.00

4. Tory Burch Vintage Metallic Mini Bag @ shopbop.com $250.00

5. Michael Kors "Webster" Cross-Body Bag $148.00

6. Around the Town Cross-Body Bag @ avon.com $7.99

Eye Accessory

Most of my friends know this about me. I love eyeglasses. I own 6 pairs right now plus 2 older pairs I had tinted. Some arent even my prescription anymore but I cant seem to part with them. The pairs I had tinted I never think to put on when in the sun and blue-eyed people should protect their eyes from the sun.
I am currently debating on using the rest of my flex spending account to purchase contacts so I can wear sunglasses this summer. If I do that I will also have to purchase readers since I now wear bi-focals. Bi-focal contacts do not appeal to me. I had contacts once before but seemed to only be able to wear them for 4 hours at a time. I also really want some purple eyeglasses. I cant decide. Any suggestions? Anybody out there wear contacts that they can live in for more than 4 hours at a time?

Here are some in the shape that I like:
1. Dolce & Gabbana at lensecrafters.com
2. D&G at lensecrafters.com
3. Bisou Bisou at jcpenneyoptical.com
4. a. n. a. at jcpenneyoptical.com

The Grammys

What can I say? There were so many Grammys "Worst Dressed" who can mention them all? If I had to point fingers I would definately point at Brittney and Lady Gaga. I also wasnt too fond of Beyonce's or Rhianna's dresses either.

I thought Ricky Martin looked very nice. I thought Heidi Klum looked somewhat under dressed. I loved Fergie's dress! Sheryl Crow's accessories were great, however her dress was lacking enthusiasm. Nicole looked flat and stiff in all black. I could go on but I am sure you were watching and had your opinions as well. I dont know what I expected but I feel like some of those nice ladies could have googled "evening gown" and found something better.

I do have to give a shout out to Carrie Underwood who always looks amazing and a shout out to Taylor Swift whose gown color was my favorite of the evening.

Random evening gowns I googled that could have been a nicer choice for Brittney Spears.

1. Elegant Evening Gown 12339 at gownsbysimpleeelegance.com

2. Alex Evening Ombre One Shoulder Gown at nordstrom.com

3. Strapless by Jovani at simplydresses.com