There is a new way to make ice cream wandering around the block. Well, it’s not technically new but it is new to me. Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream can take the credit for this new technique. Now, what I am about to tell you might be surprising. You may want to take a seat in […]
Putting a Bar in My Kitchen
Hey guys, I put a bar in my kitchen. I know what you must be thinking, but please, give me a moment to explain. Remember that vast expanse above the stove? Well, it was such an awkward space since a microwave used to live there. Store bought shelves were too wide for the area (by one […]
Fusilli with Kale, Sausage and Cherry Tomatoes
I don’t know why but I always pronounce fusilli as fusillini. Where on earth did I find that “n”? I have also been known to pronounce comforter as “comfterble”… yes, like comfortable, and anonymous as “anomynous”. Don’t ask… I blame my parents. Mom, Dad, it’s okay, at least I know my ABC’s and 123’s. Okay, […]
Out With the Old, In With the Older
Boy am I happy to be writing this… I have officially found a replacement for the ugly pink monster formally called a chair. Let me give you a brief seating history. When we moved into this house, we received two hand-me-down couches from my mother and step father. One was a large couch and the […]
Guava Ice Cream – Using Fresh Guavas
Last week while strolling through the produce store, I found these guavas. I had heard of these exotic fruits from the frozen guava and cheese pastries but I had never seen a whole one before. I was mesmerized so I brought home a pound of them. Of course once I saw them I had already […]
March Thrift Store Finds
It’s been one month since I last shared my purchased thrift store goods so I am back to share what I found in March. This month I found more practical but not as pretty items as well as some I have no idea why I would need these items. I also ended up spending less […]
Virtual Window Shopping for the Kitchen
Today I was hoping to give you a kitchen update but the cloudy weather wasn’t permitting me to. And in case you were wondering, I still have not painted the additional two walls. So while I was procrastinating pulling the refrigerator out to finish painting, I made myself busy virtual window shopping on the interwebs. I have […]
Bittersweet Chunk Brownies
My new craze? Bittersweet chocolate. I just cannot get enough of this stuff. I have never been a fan of dark chocolate but this has a hint of sweetness that makes it better than its standard dark chocolate counterpart. So when I had four (yes, I said four) bars of the stuff in my pantry, […]
Making Progress
Remember back in January when I mentioned I was painting my house? Well nearly three months later… I still am. I started out with a red eye sore of a kitchen. What on earth was I thinking? The dark red made the wall full of cabinets very dark. Since you can see this wall from […]
Baked Croissant French Toast
French toast has got to be one of my favorite breakfast dishes. The problem is I am horrible at making it. I blame my mother, her and I just didn’t inherent the french toast making genes. My grandma on the other hand knows what she’s doing. My childhood memories are filled with images of waking […]