This morning while emptying out the contents of my purse in order to make room for the camera to take pictures of Little Bit's dedication, I came across the following...Yes, that is a partially eaten three day old hotdog in the instance that you were wondering. I wrapped it up at dinner the other night in case Little Bit was still hungry later...I think the time for "later" to … [Read more...]
How to Test Doneness of Steak (a trick)….
I worked as a line cook in a really fantastic restaurant in college for a semester and then for a period of time after I graduated too. The best things I learned there have stuck with me over time...things like how to cut an onion, some great information about using spices, how to make homemade chicken stock, and more. This particular trick is one I've shared with … [Read more...]
Can You Say “Taco” in Spanish? Cinco de Mayo….
Felicidades! Hoy celebramos Cinco de Mayo! A celebrar esta noche cocinare este....My degree is in Spanish, so for a decoding of that tricky bit above it says " Congratulations! Today we celebrate the Fifth of May! To celebrate tonight I will cook this...."Ok, so the secret is out now. I don't do much to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. Did you know though … [Read more...]
Jump Start Your Day….or Your Car…
My preferred morning jump start method involves the following....Coffee.That's how I started this morning (like every other morning)...although apparently, my 2 cups of coffee today were completely insufficient...for the kind of jump that I needed.Yesterday we went to pick strawberries with a friend and her daughter. I take my kids every year at least … [Read more...]
Fascinator Fascination…and a Giveaway!!!
I didn't watch the Royal Wedding.I know...gasp, right?! I would have, but we don't have cable. When you turn on the tv's in our house, you get this ------->We got rid of our satellite a couple of months ago when we realized that we were paying $80 per month to watch about an hour's worth of cartoons and some late night HGTV on any given day. It's been … [Read more...]
The Grass is Blue….
Sorry for my silence over the past few days...I guess as a general rule of thumb, you can just figure that if I'm quiet, it's because I'm crazy busy doing something! We've had a full few days around here. My Tid Bit turned FIVE on Friday, we had his bluegrass themed birthday party on Thursday, and then our family left Friday at lunchtime to head out of town to the mountains … [Read more...]
Secrets of a Great Illusionist….How To Do It all!
This morning I had the super fun surprise of talking on the phone to an old friend from high school. She asked me how on earth I was hosting 2 parties in one week (the Egg Hunt on Saturday, and Tid Bit's 5th birthday party today,) so I thought I'd share about how I'm making it all happen in a quick list. How to do it allDon't sleep as much as you should, which we all … [Read more...]
The Egg Hunt
Ok, it's finally here. The Easter Egg Hunt post. I hope it doesn't disappoint since I'd been working on the actual party for so long. It was a blast. I was worried that it could have been rained out, but the weather dried up and even though the ground was damp beneath the grass, it turned out to be just fine.I could probably do a post on just the flowers … [Read more...]
Style or Vile?!…Weird Home Decor…
I'm playing some serious catch-up around my house today from things ignored while we planned and executed a party this weekend. Don't you know the laundry was the first thing to get tossed on the back burner?! I have washed 1 load, but re-fluffed and folded 4 loads. All the laundry was clean, but not folded or put away, so it was Wrinkle City around … [Read more...]
Tales of a Lesser Woman: Not Eggsactly my Best Moment…
I bet what you're really wanting to read is something profound about Easter right now, or perhaps you are stopping by just because you're hoping that I'm posting pictures of our Easter Egg Hunt yesterday...sorry to disappoint you all...not what you're about to get. It's been a big weekend full of activity and legitimate emotion over the real meaning of it all. I'm … [Read more...]
My Easter Basket of Perspective…
Last night I was cleaning the kitchen, picking up small toys around the house, and throwing away random junk in preparation for our Easter party tomorrow. And I finally stopped about 11pm, at which point I felt that it was wildly necessary or iron and put in place a new dustruffle that I got for our bed about a month ago. So important, I know right?! I was … [Read more...]
A Megaphone for the A’ La Mode….
I read the following quote on Twitter this morning. Oh yeah, guess who's on Twitter now?! Tweet Tweet people! Check me out HERE and see what I have to chirp about. So here's the quote. "Blogging is not a stepping stone for me. Blogging isn’t a way for me to build a platform so I can do whatever it is that I really want to do. I’m doing what I really want to do, right now, … [Read more...]
I’m Pretty Keen on These…
These are quite possibly the best shoes known to kid-kind. They rank pretty highly in the man and woman-kind category as well, but in the realm of kids...I give them 2 seriously hearty thumbs up! In fact, I'll even go ahead and raise my third thumb to these...ok ok, so I don't have a third thumb. I was just going for extra emphasis.Tid bit has had a pair … [Read more...]
Sharecropping…
I have to tell you something about where we live...our neighborhood that is. It's the kind of neighborhood with a great blend of families with young kids, families with teenagers, families with college students, empty nesters, and full fledged grandparents....and we absolutely LOVE it! The yards are big and full of trees and mature shrubbery, flowers, … [Read more...]
Food for Thought…The Goo in the Pan
Remember all the cooking I've been doing this week? Well, when I made the Fig and Sausage Salad for Friday night's meal deliveries, I made a mess in my pan that looked very similarly to this loveliness on the left. My mess was actually worse because it was from caramelizing onions. It was the kind of burnt on mess that if I understood chemical reactions, I'd … [Read more...]
The Dinner Deliverer
I'm gonna be honest. Today I sort of have writer's block. And I don't know that I really have it or if I'm just so busy with everything else I'm trying to accomplish today that I shouldn't really even be stopping right now to write this post. I took dinner to a friend with a new baby last night. Tonight I'm taking dinner to another friend who just had a … [Read more...]
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