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Tip of the day

Slice up a peach and place in a zip-loc bag. Store in the freezer. The delicious frozen peach slices can be used in place of ice cubes in lemonade, or blended into a margaritas.

Easy like.. Saturday morning?

I try to make something different and really yummy every Saturday for breakfast.

Today it's chocolate chip pancakes w/ maple syrup and whip cream - the latter 2 were "light" versions, so I don't feel TOO guilty.

Dinner

Beef Curry Stir-fry.

Favourite books

I love books. I love reading books, I love looking at books, I love the way a bunch of books look sitting on a bookshelf. So I thought I'd show you some of my favourites.


I bought this for myself 3 months ago. It has soo many cute projects in it - and a few really awesome tips when it comes to zippers, darts, and things like that.


I'm working on this. I've never been able to wake up in a dream, realize it's a dream, and change things around. No matter how ridiculous the dream is, I never seem to realize I'm dreaming. Other people I know can manipulate things in their dreams as soon as they realize it's not real. This book teaches you tricks - like as soon as you see a certain object you're supposed to realize you're dreaming. Not working yet..


I want to make an afghan. My grandma used to make everyone afghans, and I want to start by making myself one big mis-matched afghan with different colors and different designs.


I don't belong to any kind of religion right now. I honestly don't know what to believe. However, I am intrigued by Wicca and the idea that everything that exists in nature is interconnected. This is kind of an intro course into those ideas. I was going to start this last summer, but I ended up being way too busy. I have it set aside now until the weather gets warmer. It's hardly a good idea to sit outside and embrace nature for 30 minutes when it's -15 outside.


This. Book. Is. AWESOME.
It teaches you everything you could possibly need to know being a girl in her 20's. It teaches you cleaning tricks, cooking tips, even how to play poker with the guys. I recommend all you girls to invest in this.



My mom gave me this cookbook a few years ago & I could not cook without it. It's got pretty much every single way to cook any kind of food & really clear, detailed instructions with pictures. Even if you think something is small - like how to hard boil an egg - it's in there.. believe me.


I love Rachel Ray. MOST of what I cook comes from her recipes.


I'm not sure where I got this - I think passed down from my mom. It's awesome. 'Nuff said.


This book actually belongs to the man of the house, but I've used it a few times to make delicious marinades & rubs. Highly highly recommend it. He bought it when it was already cold outside so we haven't used many of the recipes out of it just yet.

A summary of events

Meals we've had in the last 2 or 3 months:

Thai Salad & Edmame Beans:


Lemon Pepper Salmon with Sweet Potato fries and salad:


Chicken stir-fry & Greek Salad:


Steak - marinated and rubbed with a medley of spices; Green pepper stuffed with rice, feta, garlic, and cheddar cheese; and delicious garlic baby potatoes:


Cajun Turkey Pita w/ salad:


Spaghetti w/ garlic tomato sauce & imitation crab:

Before the madness

I thought I'd throw in a picture of me tackling my FIRST christmas dinner! I've made a turkey dinner once before, but it was Thanksgiving and for some reason it just doesn't count. Don't argue.

This was when the kitchen was still clean, I was still sane, and the house wasn't full of rowdy teenagers, 3 dogs and tipsy adults playing cranium and causing a ruckus. That's right, I said ruckus!