Candice Windham Design Studio

I am honored to let you know that there is a review of my new book, Scrapbooking for Home Decor , on the Favecrafts blog. See it here. Kathryn Wright wrote such nice things about it and I am truly humbled.   You can get your own copy and have it signed at one of the following: Sunday, October 7, 2-4 p.m. Trinity Baptist Church 5970 Brighton-Clopton Rd. Brighton, TN (901) 476-8889 Proceeds from the sales on October 4 will benefit Trinity Baptist Church's new Awana program for children. Thursday, October 11, 5-7 p.m. Electica Scrapbooks and Stamps 2965 N. Germantown Rd. (next door to Eat Well Japanese Restaurant) Memphis, TN (901) 377-0730 If you can't make it to one of these events and would like a copy, it is available from Barnes & Noble and Amazon. Thanks for looking. Now go hug your sweetie!

Several weeks ago, I started some Basil seeds indoors, thinking that they probably wouldn't germinate since they were packed for 2007. Boy, was I wrong! I had Basil running out my ears. I gave away a lot of it, but still have six pots on my deck, with four plants in each pot. My problem was that I knew I could flavor vinegar with it and use it in salads, but I had waaaaaaaaaaaaay too much. My dear friend Jan Stone suggested I make pesto. I had never had pesto but searched the internet for a quick and easy recipe. This is the one I used: Fresh Basil Pesto Prep time: 10 minutes Ingredients • 2 cups fresh basil leaves, packed • 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan-Reggiano or Romano cheese • 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil • 1/3 cup pine nuts or walnuts • 3 medium sized garlic cloves, minced • Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste • Special equipment needed: A food processor NOTE: I found another recipe that said to chop everything by hand to really be able to separate all the wonde...