Are you like me? You’ve seen a mug, you like the design, you’ve bought it, and it works perfectly?!
Well, this is the FIRST time that a mug design has not worked.
I’m curious… without telling you the issue… CAN you see what the problem is?
FYI – I don’t buy mugs often, but now if I do, I will be scrutinizing the mug BEFORE purchase.
Now, off to have a cup of coffee!
Have a great weekend!
We all need a chuckle on a Friday.
I saw these chicken toasters and was amused.
They are cute and would make the breakfast ritual more fun.
Have a great weekend.
My girlfriend brought me to the Polish grocery store. I like it, because they have a lot of European products, breads, sausages, jams, red cabbage, etc.
I was pleasantly surprised when I saw these little candies. My grandmother always had these in Italy when I would visit her. While their size is small, they give good flavor for quite a while. It’s amazing really.
It made me think of the size of an American candy, See the peppermint one I had for comparison.
I wonder who came up with the idea for such a small candy and such cute wrapping too. How about the production process for wrapping each one. They really are the perfect size.
Let’s ponder that this weekend!
You’ve probably seen the snowman in hot chocolate drinks. This was very cute and funny.
But… Have you ever eaten a snowman pizza? In all these years, this is the first I heard of this.
Then there are pancakes…
What other edible snowman have you seen?
Let’s have some fun.
I was walking in a Chicago neighborhood, looking at the homes, listening to the birds.
When right in front of me was an apple tree, handing over the sidewalk.
Of course, I wanted to take one. I mean it was right there in front of me, but…
I thought of that scene in The Wizard of Oz, when the trees come alive, see clip from YouTube.
So, I merely admired the apple tree and walked on.
Such a FUN walk!
Ok, I think we all need a good chuckle on this Friday afternoon. I was at the store recently and I saw these hamburger pillows. They are so funny. Why?
It’s part of the reason I got divorced many years ago.
When my eight year old daughter was asked why her parents divorced. She said, “Because my dad ate too many hamburgers and didn’t talk enough.”
Ok… that’s how I had explained it to my children when they were little. I gave an example of their friends from school and reasons why they didn’t get along with their friends, which was similar.
So, when I saw this stack of hamburgers it brought back funny memories.
GUESS WHAT my ex/husband is getting for Father’s Day! YES, his very own hamburger pillow. He will laugh, it’s been a joke of ours for years now.
We can always find humor in challenging situations.
Happy Father’s Day… soon… I’m ready!
I was out walking and saw so many dandelions. They are in season. A few years ago, I learned that the dandelion starts out as a yellow flower and then turns into the puff ball that we blow to make a wish.
When we blow on the buff ball, we are blowing the dandelion seeds into the wind…
Seems like we should hurry and make multiple wishes while ALL the seeds are flying off, right. Increase our chances of at least ONE wish coming true.
You can also eat them. My Italian relatives would go in the garden pulling the leaves and using them in salads and cooking them too. They taste like arugula.
So, here’s to DANDELIONS! Make a Wish!
Ok, I hope I don’t make too many people cringe by saying this, but every time I eat a blackberry, they remind of ants. YES, they look like a group of ants in my mind.
Blackberries are a strange fruit, so many little black balls that pop in your mouth. We had a blackberry tree where I grew up. It was glorious to pick blackberries daily and just munch on them non-stop, fingers turning purple. Of course, there was a mad dash to get to the tree first before siblings / friends ate them.
You probably won’t look at blackberries the same now.
I’m off to eat some more…
I know everything is about the Super Bowl right now, but Valentine’s Day is next week. I was at Costco and saw these ravioli hearts. I loved them. They cook in 4 minutes, a lovely dinner ready so fast. PERFECT!
It’s not all about chocolates and roses, right. Look at these cute macarons.
So, while you are out shopping for Super Bowl snacks, you might want to add a Valentine purchase to your cart. Better to be ready, waiting for the last minute, it’s never a good idea.
Enjoy the weekend!
January is the perfect time to bake. For Christmas, my daughter gave me a madeleine pan. I was excited to make them. Sadly, after two failed batches, I’ve given up, not forever, but for now.
If you know madeleines, you can tell from the photo that they aren’t right. I can hear the Chef’s critique now as he/she bangs the madeleine on the table and breaks it in half. Good, you got the hump, but they didn’t rise properly, too dense and too brown on the edges, turn the heat down. TRY AGAIN!
There are so many recipes out there, it was hard to choose one. For the first batch, I went with Martha Stewart’s recipe. As madeleines are tricky, I thought Martha’s recipe would be full proof. Maybe it is, but not for me, I got a fail!
I then tried “another” recipe. I don’t remember which one, I randomly chose one. Again, somewhat similar to this batch. This makes me think that “maybe” I’m not whipping the eggs/sugar enough. BUT I feel PROUD of myself for getting the hump. That’s a big deal with a madeleines. You have to have the hump!
If you haven’t tasted a madeleine. they are a nice cookie type cake. There is debate on what they are called. They are like individual cookies; however, the texture is clearly a cake.
So, stay tuned. I am determined to get them right. Maybe I’ll try again next week. It’s just painful in this tough economy (groceries so expensive) to waste ingredients, but baking takes practice.
Cheers to getting it right the NEXT time!
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