Don’t you want to be friends with someone who’ll make you some honey-chipotle glazed wings from scratch 😀 This is the second batch, which came out better that the 1st… unfortunately my family filled up on the OK-first-batch so this one is now in the fridge. I used a recipe from the new Food Network…
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Playing in the Kitchen: NY Times No Knead Bread (Part I)
I have been looking forward to trying this recipe for days… I found it out in Blog-land, where it made the round about 2 years ago when it was 1st printed in the NY Times. Since I love eating bread and conveniently own a Le Creuset dutch oven that doesn’t get enough attention, this seemed…
As Seen on TV: Perfect Brownie Pan
Admit it, you love those cheesy commercials! Usually “as seen on TV” type things are good concepts, but the actual product is a bit lacking in quality. If you’re like me, you’re tempted to call in, but usually don’t… knowing you could probably find the item at the nearest Bed Bath and Beyond or Dollar…
Playing in the Kitchen: Cream of Broccoli Soup
A bulk bag of frozen Broccoli from our latest Sams Club adventure got put in fridge instead the freezer… not good. With pounds of broccoli needing to be eaten ASAP, I though making a batch of soup would be the best way to go. A quick google search brought me to this recipe on AllRecipes.com….
Fun with knots! All you need is a roll of Hemp…
I’ve been cleaning my room and sorting out all of my craft stuff… which of course includes several 1/2 finished projects… and I came across this: It’s a cool hemp macrame piece, about 1″ across, and I think originally I wanted it to be a belt…. but the remaining cord doesn’t seem like it will…
Playing in the Kitchen: 5 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake
A single serving of chocolate cake, made in 5 minutes w/o having to turn on the oven?? Sounds Fabulous. And wouldn’t a mug with a baggie of ingredients & recipe card attached make a creative Christmas gift for friends? My mom and I decided to try the recipe before investing the time and money in…
Using Social Media As Resource, Not a Distraction
How do you judge the stressfulness of a website? A standard in the online advertising industry is to view how much “traffic” a website receives. This is how many unique computer users are choosing to view a website, and how many are choosing to return. The goal for website owners, from individual bloggers to multinational…
The Making of a Penguin Pumpkin
I’m working Halloween night (so I can get Christmas or New Years off, such is life in the hospitality industry) but I was still able to get a little creative for the occasion… the hotel I work at has a pumpkin carving/decorating contest! This is my 3rd year to participate… my last 2 were pretty…
Playing in the Kitchen: Quick Garden Salsa
Between our backyard garden and our friendly neighbors’ gardens, we’ve been getting a lot of pretty, fresh vegetables… especially jalapenos and bell peppers. So after lots of chopping and some onion tears, I created this: Yum Yum! There wasn’t a specific recipe, I just went from the memmory of past dips. 🙂 Here’s the ingredients,…
A skein is a terrible thing to waste: Learning How to Knit
While cleaning my room/organizing my living space this weekday-weekend (my days off rarely fall on a Saturday-Sunday), I realized I have a lot of space-hogs. One is my VHS movie collection. Another major culprit is YARN. Apparently I have lots of yarn… 2 big Rubbermaid plastic storage bins full. And then I got ANOTHER huge…