Abstract painting for the guest bedroom

Thanks to A Beautiful Mess we found a Saturday morning painting to make.

We spent exactly zero dollars. My aunt put this picture in our garage sale and I knew it could be repurposed. So here is what it started out as....

All the paint used was found in the garage. The peach was the original color of the room. For the darker peach we added red from the front door. The other colors came from Lowe's when they have mistints, meaning they messed up and we get it for super cheap.

Here is what it looks like in the guest bedroom.

Squash Zucchini Casserole

2 zucchini, sliced

2 yellow crookneck squash, sliced

(Any kind of veggies would work, EX- mushrooms, brocolli, green beans)

2 can of cream of chicken soup (or cream of mushroom)

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 yellow onion, diced (or it can be left out)

1 sleeve of Ritz crackers, divided

2 T. butter (melted)

salt (to taste)

pepper (to taste)

Optional: red pepper flakes (to taste)

Begin by slicing your squash and zucchini….

Next, mince your garlic and dice your onions and add that to your squash/zucchini mixture.

Then, add your cream of mushroom soup.  

Next, add your salt and pepper.

Then, take half of the sleeve of the Ritz crackers, and crush them by hand and add to your squash mixture.  Stir everything together with a large spoon until your casserole is all combined.

Pour your casserole into an oven safe dish.  Then, take the rest of the Ritz crackers and sprinkle them over the top of the casserole, like the picture below.

Lastly, take the melted butter and pour it over the crumbled Ritz cracker topping.  

Bake casserole at 350 degrees for an hour (could take longer).  For the last 5 minutes, I turn on the broiler to turn the top of the casserole crispy and to give the topping a golden brown color.  Watch so it doesn't burn!

Guacamole

2 avocados

1 tomato

¼ c. cilantro

1.5 tsp lime juice/or lemon

½ tsp. salt

¼ tsp. black pepper

⅛ tsp. hot sauce or red pepper flakes