All My Dresses, part 1

It just came to me one day. In a recent conversation about dresses and shopping and sewing, that I have a closet FULL of dresses, that I do not wear enough, and could wear them for months without duplication. So that set me on a closet exploration. How many do I have and can I wear them all and post them all? It turns out there are about 50 dresses in my closet (this does not count any skirts or matching separates) and my plan is to wear them all this spring. If something doesn't fit, I should probably let it go. That'll be a struggle.

Blue Esprit cotton print dress from Goodwill; black and white "film strip" dress from ModCloth, pink cardi from H&M; turquoise peplum dress from ModCloth; pink vintage dress with white birds from a Paris thrift store with vintage belt and head scarf too. The last one is Made By Me from Butterick 5520.  (One pic with cardigan, and one w/o so you can see the contrast raglan shoulder). This is a great easy pattern. I recommend it and I will use it again. I made one long sleeved peplum dress with it as well in sage; I will post it in the upcoming weeks.

Happy Closet Cleaning!

Simple Chicken Pot Pie & Irish Soda Bread

I just got back from a week in Ireland for work. Oh, poor me! Work is so so busy and I had to go travel all over Ireland for a week. Boo Hoo WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! (heehee:) Now that I got that silliness out of the way...  As soon as I got home, I had to make some Irish soda bread and some yummy meat pies. CARBS! (Irish know carbs, man -- bread, beer, potatoes, oh my.)

Make this today:
SUPER Simple Pot Pie
Mix in a saucepan on medium heat: one can cream of mushroom soup, one can water, one can cooked chicken breast (or you can cook your own 2-3 chicken breast and chop them up), one bag mixed veggies, and slowly stir in 2 tablespoons of flour. Stir regularly. Once it's warm and well-mixed. Pour it into a frozen pie crust; cover the top with another crust. Cut a slit vent. Bake at 425 for 30-40 min. (Leave out the chicken, add more veggies, change up the meat or veggies...it's very flexible. Next time I make it I'll add more vegetables and definitely a few potatoes.)
It was so delicious. My hubby and I tore this up in like 10 minutes. :)

BONUS! Weekend Project:
I also made this Irish Soda Bread; it was really easy and really tasty. Eat it plain, or with butter, jam, or some nice sharp Irish cheddar (which is what I did). Enjoy!

Have a great weekend. xoxo