Ok, so I can’t take all of the credit for this one. I saw this post, and immediately loved the side tables. I knew I had to make them mine! We bought two of these, and the second one is still sitting in the garage waiting for me to finish it. I will get to … Read More
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Swagbucks
I am generally suspicious about “free” things, and the same was true for Swagbucks when I was first introduced to it. However, after using Swagbucks for the past 4 or 5 months I can attest that it is indeed legitimate, and fairly easy to do. Mind you, I am a very casual with my efforts, … Read More
Stuffed Peppers
I created this recipe on a whim yesterday… it was a cosmic accident. John had just made some lovely homemade tomato sauce, I had 3 different colored peppers in the refrigerator that needed to be used, and a pound of turkey in the freezer. Voila! These got rave reviews from my husband and mother in … Read More
Not Your Average Dinner Salad
I made this salad with my BBQ pizza recipe, and it complimented the meal quite well, picking up from the sweetness of the BBQ sauce. Ingredients Romaine lettuce Spring greens Baby spinach Sliced strawberries Golden raisins Pecans Cherry tomatoes Chopped red onions Mango Ginger Stilton (if you can’t find that, get sweet goat cheese) Ken’s … Read More
The best barbecue pizza
Sorry about the lack of a picture. I was so hungry that I didn’t even think about getting a picture until after it was demolished. Next time! Once upon a time there was a Nick-n-Willy’s pizza place near my old apartment that has since closed down. They had the best BBQ pizza that I had … Read More
Bedroom Bliss?
Our second year anniversary is coming up on the 22nd of this month. For those of you who do not know, this year is cotton, so John and I are planning to get some new bed linens for our room. Which is great, because we really need it. Right now we are using some old … Read More
Chocolate Frosting Update
I’ve perfected my chocolate frosting recipe, which is actually better tasting the day after. When I taste-test the frosting as I’m making it, it just tastes like powdered sugar and shortening. However, the next day there is no mistaking the rich chocolate texture, taste and color.
Odds & Ends
Last week we purchased a pool table on clearance, which has been my husband’s dream ever since we started talking about moving into a house. We weren’t planning on purchasing one so soon, though. It just so happened that he went to the Sports Authority to figure out which table he wanted to save up … Read More
And, it starts… Plates
After being cooped up in our apartment for so long, we’ve neglected to make many purchases just to defer until we finally have a house, mostly because we just lacked the space. One such purchase included new dishes. Before we moved, John and I went to Homegoods and found some nice, white dishes for a … Read More
Home Sweet Home
We moved from a 1060sqft 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom apartment to a 1750sqft 3 bedroom 2 bath home this week. As you could imagine, we are completely ecstatic. For one, there’s a nice roomy kitchen with adequate space for all of the culinary objects I could possibly want to acquire including, of course, the ones … Read More