SWEETS AND A GIVEAWAY!

We had company for dinner Thursday which I mentioned in my last post. As usual, I was running to the store for flowers and wine at the last minute, but I made one of those spiral hams that only needs to be heated through. I made spicy chicken wings and a taco dip for appetizers and along with the ham we had mashed potatoes, corn, roasted vegetables, salad, baked beans and bread. And I made this devil's food cake with dark chocolate frosting for dessert. I'm not good with cake decorating but I did cut out some stars with a cookie cutter from the tops of the cakes and placed them on top. They mysteriously disappeared before I served it!
Yesterday morning I made crepes for breakfast. Believe it or not, I learned how to make these in the 8th grade! Of course I don't have the recipe anymore, so I used one by Alton Brown of the Food Network. It takes a little practice, but after your first try flipping the crepe, you will feel like an expert.
Stack them up and keep warm while you make them. I doubled the recipe and made eight. Meanwhile, heat up about 1 1/2 cups of apple sauce in the microwave. Layer two crepes and spread about 3 tablespoons of applesauce on the crepes and roll up. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Very easy and very filling.
I gave up shopping online for Lent and I have really held to it. Just before, however, I saw a table runner that BJ from Sweet Nothings had bought from a blogger's shop and I fell in LOVE! I got in touch with Sonya, who makes these beauties and gave her the measurements of my table and before I knew it, it was here.
Isn't it beautiful? I put it on the table in the family room as I seriously worry about anyone eating near it!! ;-D
You can check out more wonderful creations at Sonya's blog, Beyond The Screen Door. She is such a sweet lady. My order came fast and packed just perfectly.
Saturday, The Husband and I went off to the mall in a nearby suburb. I mentioned in my Beauty 101 post that I'd like to have a giveaway with some beauty products. I was going to do a follow up post on body lotions and potions, but was so excited to have the giveaway now. I went to Sephora in the mall and picked up some goodies!
I noticed from the comments that so many of you use Bare Minerals, so I found a package of some of their cosmetics {the box on the right}. It includes a cheek tint, eyeshadow, eye liner shadow, lip gloss and 2 brushes.

The second box is from Smashbox, my personal favorite. It includes foundation, concealer, foundation primer and powder.

The lucky winner will receive BOTH packages! You can comment on this post and my next post and for an extra chance, mention the giveaway in one of your posts, or include the above picture with the info. You must be a follower of my blog to win. Very simple. The winner will be announced in about a week. Good luck!

That's all I have for today. I am joining in with Marty for Table Top Tuesday. Remember to visit Sonya if you want a cute table top for yourself! See ya! :-)