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My Kitchen Favorite Things

December 2, 2011 by 1 Comment

Here is something a little different for a Friday. How about a look into some of the things I’m eyeing for the kitchen, and some of my favorite things I use often?

1. I saw this Cuisinart Immersion Blender in a Sur La Table catalogue and it comes in about 10 fun colors for under $30. I don’t know why we never bought one, but I think Santa might bring one this year. Immersion blenders are mostly for soups to puree in a soup pot so you don’t have to pour a hot soup into a blender. We have done that plenty of times, but for $30, maybe we’ll make more soups this winter.

 

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2. Last year in Destin, we bought a Le Creuset cast iron skillet at the outlet store. It was a great idea. Le Crueset goods are very heavy and high quality allowing you to cook with them on the stovetop and move to the oven. We have used our skillet less than a handful of times probably, but we are glad to have it. Le Crueset items are very durable and great for cooking meats. Jeffrey really likes this item.

I also have a lower-end Le Creuset soup pot for the stove but not oven and use it often. Great brand, just heavy pieces!skillet.jpg

3. Silpats. These are baking sheets that go on top of your baking sheet. Does that make sense? They are basically nonstick silicone sheets that protect your cookies and your baking sheet. I LOVE Silpats. I don’t bake cookies without them. They are amazingly nonstick. NOTHING sticks to a Silpat. And for me, the best part is the cookie sheet goes right back on the shelf because it didn’t get dirty. These are dishwasher safe.

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4. This item is not on my “want” list or something we have. But I thought you might be interested because they are trendy and gaining popularity. It’s a Breville Juicer. I watched a movie called “Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead” a few months ago and wrote about it, and it’s all about how great juicing is for your body.

Juicing takes a LOT of produce and I have heard that these machines are quite messy. We aren’t much for the juice drinkers, but many blogs I read that promote juicing love their juicers. It’s a great way to get in a lot of produce!

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5. Along the same lines is the Vitamix. Also not something I really want right now, the Vitamix is like a commercial grade blender. It is verrryy powerful and can blend about anything smoother than your regular blender. They are quite pricey–around $500–but many people who love to blend really love their Vitamix.

I have seen a lot of TV ads lately for the Vitamix. I think they are trying to get more mainstream. They used to be very high end for chefs and restaurants I think.

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I have a thing in my kitchen about not wanting appliances that take up a lot of space with few uses, like a juicer or waffle maker. Did you know I didn’t have a toaster when I lived by myself?! Took up space and I really didn’t eat toast! We do have one now, but for the longest time, we had a toaster oven because I liked the dual use. Then it died, and now we have a normal 4 slice toaster.

What’s on your kitchen want list this year? Happy gift giving!

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Cinnamon Raisin Bread

September 13, 2011 by Leave a Comment

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I know I have said this once or twice before, but dishes taste so.much.better knowing they came from a home kitchen and it took someone a long time to create from scratch.

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This Cinnamon Raisin Bread is probably one of my top 3 ultimate comfort foods. Another would be Mom’s Noodle Kugel, and probably a third is something desserty. This bread isn’t too sweet like a dessert bread, but it’s so soft and chewy that it’s really delicious. Like saying “mmm” in your head as you eat it.

The funny thing about early pregnancy cravings for me is that I wanted kid food. I did not indulge in many of them, but I wanted mac and cheese (pulled a recipe, haven’t made it), a hot dog (waiting for the right time), and PB&J sandwiches (like 2-4/week for a month).

One thing I remembered when I saw this recipe is the classic Sun Maid Cinnamon Raisin Bread in the red bag at the store. Yum and yum. I wanted.

This version puts a grocery store version to shame! You must try. Don’t be scared of the yeast. Really, it’s not that bad. And what an accomplishment!

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I bookmarked this over the last few weeks when I had no energy to spend six hours baking a bread at home. I altered the recipe a bit, one on purpose and one accidental. I’ll explain.

Cinnamon Raisin Bread

Adapted from Eat Live Run

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup warm milk
  • 1/2 cup warm water
  • 1 (1/4th oz) package yeast
  • 1/3 cup sugar + 1 tbsp
  • 6 Tbsp softened butter, divided
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/3 C black raisins
  • 1.5 Tbsp cinnamon, divided
  • 1 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 egg + 2 Tbsp warm water

Instructions:

  • Combine your warm milk, water, yeast and 2 tsp sugar in a measuring cup and let sit for 10 minutes until foamy. The temperature of the milk/water should be about 100 degrees. (I combined the milk and water and microwaved for about 45 seconds, then inserted a meat thermometer. When I made challah, I used “warm” tap water and didn’t measure the temperature, but I wanted to get the milk temp right.)
  • While the yeast is resting, combine the flours, sugar, 3 tbsp softened butter, salt and 1 tbsp cinnamon in a large bowl. If you’re using a kitchen aid, use a paddle attachment and start to mix on slow. Then, drizzle in the water mixture while the machine is running. Add raisins after a couple minutes. Increase speed to high and mix for about 4 minutes, until smooth and elastic.
  • If you mix by hand without a mixer, knead well for about 10 minutes. If using mixer, no kneading is necessary.
  • Spray a large bowl with cooking spray and place dough ball in. Cover with a cloth and let rise for 1.5 hours in a warm spot. (I put mine in the pantry covered with a damp cloth. I let it go about 2.5 hours because it wasn’t rising as tall as I expected, but it turned out fine. You could place it on a dryer or near running dishwasher, but I don’t think it’s supposed to be in sunlight.)
  • While the dough is rising, mix together the remaining 3 T butter with the extra 1.5 tsp cinnamon and 1 tbsp sugar in a small bowl until smooth.
  • After the dough has risen to double it’s size, roll out with a rolling pin on a floured surface to a long rectangle. (Make sure your rectangle is about the size of your loaf pan. This was where I started to goof.)
  • Smear the butter mixture all over the top and roll up tightly.
  • Place dough in a greased loaf pan, cover with cloth and let rise for another hour in a warm spot.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk together the egg and warm water then brush all over loaf. (I only used about half this mixture).
  • Bake for 40 minutes. Let cool and slice.

The part I goofed was when I rolled up my loaf. It was way too long and skinny and about 50% too long for the loaf pan. First I thought I would leave it and bake it on a sheet pan like the challah, but then I decided to wad it back into a ball and re-roll it. However, I did not re-smear with more butter mixture. I just rolled it out and rolled it up. It ended up with less visible swirl, but the cinnamon flavors were there.

Here are the step by step pictures:

Ball before doubling.

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Rolled out on floured surface after first rising.

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Smeared with butter and sugar.

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Rolled up all cute. Make sure it’s the same size as your loaf pan.

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This picture is misleading, it fit in.

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Rubbed with a little egg/water mixture.

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I pulled mine out of the oven at about the 36 minute mark, but my oven tends to cook faster on all things.

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Invite people over to smell the great smell you just created. Is there anything as good as fresh baked bread?!

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Slice into pretty pieces.

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Spread with butter, enjoy a simple bread and butter snack.

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All in all, I started the process around 11:30 a.m. on a Saturday and it came out of the oven around 5 p.m. It’s a half day project! But well worth it.

 

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Cinnamon Raisin Bread
 

Ingredients
  • ½ cup warm milk
  • ½ cup warm water
  • 1 (1/4th oz) package yeast
  • ⅓ cup sugar + 1 tbsp
  • 6 Tbsp softened butter, divided
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • ⅓ C black raisins
  • 1.5 Tbsp cinnamon, divided
  • 1¼ tsp salt
  • 1 egg + 2 Tbsp warm water

Instructions
  1. Directions:
  2. Combine your warm milk, water, yeast and 2 tsp sugar in a measuring cup and let sit for 10 minutes until foamy. The temperature of the milk/water should be about 100 degrees.
  3. (I combined the milk and water and microwaved for about 45 seconds, then inserted a meat thermometer. When I made challah, I used used “warm” water and didn’t measure the temperature, but I wanted to get the milk temp right.)
  4. While the yeast is resting, combine the flours, sugar, 3 tbsp softened butter, salt and 1 tbsp cinnamon in a large bowl. If you’re using a kitchen aid, use a paddle attachment and start to mix on slow. Then, drizzle in the water mixture while the machine is running. Add raisins after a couple minutes. Increase speed to high and mix for about 4 minutes, until smooth and elastic.
  5. If you mix by hand without a mixer, knead well for about 10 minutes. If using mixer, no kneading is necessary.
  6. Spray a large bowl with cooking spray and place dough ball in. Cover with a cloth and let rise for 1.5 hours in a warm spot.
  7. (I put mine in the pantry covered with a damp cloth. I let it go about 2.5 hours because it wasn’t rising as tall as I expected, but it turned out fine. You could place it on a dryer or near running dishwasher.)
  8. While the dough is rising, mix together the remaining 3 T butter with the extra 1.5 tsp cinnamon and 1 tbsp sugar in a small bowl until smooth.
  9. After the dough has risen to double it’s size, roll out with a rolling pin on a floured surface to a long rectangle.
  10. (Make sure your rectangle is about the size of your loaf pan. This was where I started to goof.)
  11. Smear the butter mixture all over the top and roll up tightly.
  12. Place dough in a greased loaf pan, cover with cloth and let rise for another hour in a warm spot.
  13. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk together the egg and warm water then brush all over loaf.
  14. Bake for 40 minutes. Let cool and slice.
  15. The part I goofed was when I rolled up my loaf. It was way too long and skinny and about 50% too long for the loaf pan. First I thought I would leave it and bake it on a sheet pan like the challah, but then I decided to wad it back into a ball and re-roll it. However, I did not re-smear with more butter mixture. I just rolled it out and rolled it up. It ended up with less visible swirl, but the cinnamon flavors were there.

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What I’m Loving

June 7, 2011 by 2 Comments

For a  little break from food and fitness, I have a few things to share. The first is my current music selection. I typically only listen to my iPod at the gym or when exercising outside, and not any other time. This is my “Summer 2011″ playlist. I categorize all playlists by season. Does anyone else do that? I really only listen to the same few songs over and over until I tire of them. For exercise, I like fun and fast music.

Other things I’m loving lately:

  • Of the songs above, I am loving The Lazy Song by Bruno Mars and Honey Bee by Blake Shelton.
  • I am loving taking screen shots of things, have you noticed them popping up more?
  • I am loving my Bermuda shorts from JCrew.

  • I am loving the forecast in Aspen, CO.

  • I am loving the long periods of sunlight.
  • I am loving Tina Fey’s book Bossypants.
  • I am loving the Roped In tote by Anthropologie.

What are you loving today?

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What Pinterest’s you

May 29, 2011 by 8 Comments

There is a new website out there called Pinterest. I know you probably don’t want another site to go to daily or every so often, but I’ve added it to my repertoire to visit, and it’s gaining popularity, so I want to tell you about it and show you how to use it, if you’re curious. I just want you to be an informed internet user! I joined a few weeks ago, but didn’t really spend much time on it to understand it until this weekend. And now I’m checking back often.

What’s Pinterest? If you are familiar with the trending topic of “inspiration boards” where you collect images or fabrics or ideas in one place for a room in your house or  goal to accomplish, this is like a virtual inspiration board. You “pin” photos to boards you create, like “kitchen ideas,” “beautiful furniture,” “wedding,” “baby nursery,” anything you want to create.

The good thing about Pinterest is that it’s not related to a blog, so you don’t need one to join. Some photos may take you to a blog, but it’s not necessary. It’s also a free tool.

How to use Pinterest: (Reminder, I just played around and took some screen shots, I’m not an expert at the site.) Once you sign up, you should start following people. You can access Twitter and Facebook and email to see if any of your friends are members too. When you follow someone, you can see their boards. Below is an image of one person I follow and all of her boards to the right. The board open is called “yummy food.”

Once you see boards, you can “repin” pictures you like to your boards. That’s how you build your own collection. To create your own boards, make up some categories of anything you want. It’s a great site for home design, cooking, weddings, fashion, and just beautiful photos.

Why use Pinterest: Well, it is another time sucker, but it would be great if you were decorating a house for sure. I just like seeing pretty photos, especially of food. You could use this as a place to find recipe ideas. For instance, I typed “tortellini salad” into the search box because I wanted to make something like it, and I got a list of photos where I could click them and see a recipe.

If you are a blogger and want to share photos, you can pin your own photos to a board. I create a board called “food from my kitchen” where I put all recipes I thought had nice photos. Then people can view or share. If you’re looking for traffic, it’s not like posting on Food Gawker or TasteSpotting.

Pin it bookmark button: There is a convenient button to add to your toolbar. You open a page you like, click “pin it,” and that image goes right to Pinterest on a board you choose. No uploading necessary.

There are also ways to share your pins via Facebook and Twitter, and there’s an iPhone app for easy viewing and pinning.

Any questions?

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On Summer

May 27, 2011 by 1 Comment

Memorial Day weekend means summer is really here. It doesn’t matter that the calendar says we still have a few weeks to go. In Houston, Memorial Day means the cool temps are long gone, sweaters are only needed in office spaces kept too cold, and soups and stew pots are literally kept on the back burner. Welcome to summer in Texas where we start to sweat just by walking the dog in the front yard.

Summer used to mean lazy days, ice cream trucks, long vacations, and camp. It was for dark sun tans, pool parties, new bathing suits and weekdays that run into weekends. Not anymore are our days like that, but working through the summer is more bearable knowing there’s still daylight at the end of the day.

As much as I complain about not liking the heat often on the blog, there are some things I like about summertime. Let’s begin…

  • Watermelon–so juicy and watery, what’s not to like? I can’t wait to try it in salads this year.
  • Summer soups like gazpacho, summer corn, grilling—things that make you go mmm.
  • Long summer days and nights–the sun setting so late means more time left in the day. I’d be lying if I said I take walks after work or eat outside. It’s over 100 degrees! I enjoy the daylight from the indoors.
  • An excuse to eat ice cream flavors like “Southern Comfort” and “Blackberry Cobbler” by Blue Bell. These flavors are really good. My sister found them last year.

  • Sundresses and flats–Luckily, these are cute because pants are too hot when they stick to your legs! Closed toed shoes make your feet swell even more from the heat. That’s the real reason dresses and open-toed shoes are in my wardrobe!
  • Bermuda shorts–Again, shorts are more comfortable than pants, and they are cute. I found GREAT ones at J Crew this year.
  • Beach vacations–We’ll be going to the beach twice in July and to cooler temps once in June and once in August. I’m very happy that our travel plans this year include some cooler weather trips! A nice respite from the heat.

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What’s your favorite part of summer? Have a great holiday weekend!

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Thoughts on Eat Write Retreat

May 24, 2011 by 9 Comments

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Over the weekend, I attended my second blogging conference, this one in Washington, D.C. called Eat Write Retreat. It was the first year for the conference, and I was drawn to it because of its small size which meant for more hands on work, and its focus on writing and technical blogging skills.

I learned from Foodbuzz Fest in November that taking away a few things makes the conference worth it. From Foodbuzz, my main takeaway was camera skills from Ashley and meeting many bloggers who I already read and new ones too. It was really nice to meet people in real life and get to know them as people. Seeing beautiful San Francisco was a perk too. Fast forward six months and I went to the other coast for another conference. This one was much smaller and I was hoping to gain some writing and photography skills now that I’m more comfortable with blogging and have a better idea of my goals and voice.

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Between some very long and heavy meals and a few boring and not so great panels/speaker sessions (I  liked parts!), I did pick up some useful take-aways. For one, it was great to meet people from Oxo and Calphalon. They gave away some great loot (knife set! frying pan!), but it’s really nice to meet people from the brands. Face-to-face time is valuable in connecting and making relationships, and I hope to pass along promotions or reviews to my readers. Both brands are ones I already use and love in my kitchen, and I hope to learn more about their brands.

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There was a session on food styling, which was interesting, but not incredibly useful. I will not be buying large white boards and lights to set up in my house. Nor will I build a salad on mashed potatoes to make it look taller and fuller. I wanted to learn some everyday skills, not how to make food look good for a cookbook.

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Tip–the tomatoes and cucumber in these photos were sprayed with water to make them look juicy. I cleaned the white space on the plate to take smudge marks off. The prosciutto was tweaked with tweezers to fluff it up. Everything was placed deliberately, including the angle of the camera.

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The lights were so powerful that when I moved the plate out of the lights and took a picture with the same camera settings, it was black.

Take-aways

The biggest takeaway for me was to think about my own blog and remember why I blog and what I want to get from it. My very favorite part is sharing stories through food. I like trying things in the kitchen and telling a story. I want to share what works for me and what I suggest. I blog for healthy living because I think anyone can plop ice cream in a bowl and call it dessert. But finding healthy alternatives takes creativity and research. It’s nice when I know people are reading, and nicer when lots of people are reading, but stats tend to make me want more and worry about the marketing more than the writing. Why was Wednesday so good and Friday so weak? Is anyone out there? What will my next great recipe be with a good photo opportunity? Will people want to read about my garden? What will I write about next Monday?

These are common things I wonder, and thinking about that takes my thoughts away from food and writing. I want to go back to the quality of writing and creativity and spend more time on my posts. My posts are not hurried, and many are written long before they are published, but I want to focus more on the words and descriptions and share in more detail.

I realized that the word blogger doesn’t make me a writer or a foodie. It’s a type of communicator that encompasses writing, editing, publicizing, marketing, web design, layout, photography, photo editing, and story-telling. Those are the parts that go into every post. The most important of those qualities to me is writing, and I want to spend more time on that.

The photography part is my latest hobby and I absolutely plan to continue and grow that hobby. The publicity part was important but it was clouding my writing. I want to write regardless of who is reading and publicize knowing I’ve written my best.

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Back to lighter topics tomorrow. There’s a birthday in our house!

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Wacky Wednesday

May 11, 2011 by 1 Comment

Who likes wacky Wednesday? Today I want to share three things I’m loving, not related to food. One is fitness related, two are nerd alert related.

1. Fun fonts

When I was in high school, I loved fonts. I downloaded them for free and used them for scrapbooking, school projects, extra curricular projects, and anything else I printed pretty much. I had a Word document with each font typed out in its font. It hung next to my computer. When I bought a new computer for college, my fonts didn’t move, but I always remembered my fun fonts!

Fast forward to this week when I found a great blog called Kevin and Amanda, who have free fonts for download. I downloaded one and then two, three and six and my obsession returned. I haven’t used them on anything yet, but I will! Just wait.

2. Google Calendar colors

I have been using Google as my primary calendar for about a year, and just yesterday did Google finally add a color custom to its calendar. This is something I used often in Microsoft Outlook, but never had the option in Google. Now I can color code travel, appointments, reminders, things for Lily, dinner plans, etc. It’s so colorful! So necessary. The little things…

3. Define Body

Two weeks ago I saw an online daily deal for Define Body, a workout studio in Houston. Define is an independent studio similar to pilates meets barre method meets core fusion. I had been wanting to try for a while, but drop in prices are expensive, and I have two gym memberships already (story for another day). They opened a second studio about 0.5 miles from our house and have plenty of convenient time offerings. I really wanted to try even more. The Houston Tidbits deal was five classes for $35.

I have now gone twice to the 6:30 a.m. class and really enjoy it. I don’t plan to make this a regular addition to my week unless something else gets dropped, but it’s really refreshing to take a class and not feel beat up (sorry CrossFit). I love CrossFit classes and know it makes me very strong in mind and body, but Define is just nice. It’s small movements with 2 and 3 pound dumb bells, little squats or pulses or crunches that really get your muscles fired up They really start to burn! It’s one hour, the studio is beautiful, the music is good and the instructors are nice.

What are you loving lately?

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Three Things Friday

February 11, 2011 by 2 Comments

First, happy birthday to my mom!

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Happy Friday! I wanted to share three things I have been loving lately. One is related to food storage, one is related to checking email, and one is not related to health, fitness, or computers at all. But it makes me happy in the head so that is healthy.

1. Ball Jars

Ball Jars have been around a very long time and are traditionally used for canning. That is a process of storing foods in a preserved state. However, Ball Jars are also great for storing anything, like nuts, dried fruits, grains, etc. I have read about lots of food bloggers storing all I mentioned in various sized Ball jars, but you have to buy them in a box of about 15. While they are very cheap (about $1.29 each and $14 for a bunch), I just didn’t have use for so many. I went to my neighborhood hardware store, and they were selling pint sized ones in singles because the box incomplete. My lucky day to try.

Ball Jars are very attractive for storage, and cheap. However, the pint size is still pretty small so I should probably buy larger ones. Anyone wanna share a box of 15 bigger jars?

2. Rapportive

This is a really neat tool for email that I read about on Katy’s blog. She is a fun source for healthy living and social media. All that I’m about too!

Anyway, Rapportive is a free tool you install in your email. I use Gmail, so I installed there. When I get an email from someone, I can see a column of every social media network they’re on, including a picture. I can see their latest tweets, a link to follow them on Facebook or LinkedIn, and I can add notes right in the column. It’s especially great to see pictures of people I don’t know in person.

I haven’t had any problems with this tool, it’s been a really neat addition!

3. My makeup organization station

Perhaps you have picked up on this, and you would definitely know from real life, but I’m pretty neat and tidy. I like things to have compartments, I like to have order. My makeup situation was getting on my nerves, so I fixed it. I now have a clear lucite-ish system where my brushes stand up, all eye makeups go together, and I can see everything so clearly. This set is from The Container Store for about $35. I took out the nail polish rack thing, it wasn’t glued in, just sits there.

It is the perfect size for me, isn’t too tall, and even has room to grow (add more makeup).

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What I’m Loving Lately

January 13, 2011 by 4 Comments

I wanted to take a break from food and share some things I’ve been loving lately and announce a new idea I have for the blog.

Introducing: Sharing Stories

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A lot of the people who read my blog don’t have a blog (I think) so I had an idea to share stories on my site, kind of like a guest post. You can email me a recipe that you’ve created, a story of a baking adventure or exercise challenge you’ve tried, and I’ll post it as a special recurring. I will create a place on the site for archived posts. I always want my blog to be a place where you learn something new, and I am sure there are things that readers do that I don’t, so I want to share your stories too.

If you’d like to share a story, send it to me at marci1684@gmail.com. Please leave a comment here or email me if you plan to submit something so I can see if there is any real interest!

Remember, sharing is caring.

Frieda and Nellie Jewelry:

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For my birthday, my sister sent me a bracelet made by a girl in our sorority who started her own jewelry business in New York City with a friend called Frieda and Nellie. Go read their story, their website is so fun. The name is after their grandmothers and the bracelets are based on vintage style jewelry mixed with bohemian designs. It’s elegant and playful at the same time.

The Apple Store:

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I am loving the Apple store. I got a new computer about 6 weeks ago and also bought the One-to-One service to move over my files from one computer to the other. With that service, I get a year of personal lessons on a variety of curriculum topics that the store offers. I have been to two lessons, one about digital photography using DSLR cameras, and one about using iPhoto better. I really enjoyed the advanced digital photography session, and learned new things that the manual didn’t explain as well. In a short time, I understand my camera so much better and know how to make it do what I want. With these cameras, there is always something more to learn and more to buy (like a second lens, lighting, tripod, etc), but learning to use the camera is the first step! I only wish they offered classes on blog design or design programs!

Smart Children:

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I am so intrigued by smart little children. Last Sunday, we went to dinner at Jeffrey’s boss’s house and he has two smart as whips elementary school boys. One even won the city-wide bilingual spelling bee last summer. That means he spelled words in English and Spanish and won! He beat 100,000 3rd-6th graders (he is in 5th grade now), some who speak Spanish naturally. He even stays up late to read school books. And has good manners.

What are you loving lately?

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