If you have not heard of the wonderful world of
Pinterest(
http://www.pinterest.com/) , I DO NOT recommend going there unless you have lots of free time on your hands, you need a new addictive hobby, or you just feel like ignoring people for the next 2 months while you work it out of your system.
My friend Christina invited me to Pinterest, since I missed out on a lot of her wedding stuff she was posting on Facebook. Kind of important since I am a bridesmaid.
I blame her for this monster she has created.
Pinterest, in a brief description, is an image based website (think Google Images) that people can "pin" to their "bulletin boards".
Bottom line....see something you like, Pin It so others can see it.
These "pins" come from anywhere, a picture someone uploaded, a video from the web, blogs, websites, anywhere.
Its pretty much an easier way to surf the web.
I have found so many cute ideas on there. Food, photography, crafts, DIY, food.
Mostly food.
Thank God I own a gym membership!
I found some really cute ideas for Valentines Day, but decided all the crafty stuff was biting off more than I could chew, so I wanted to find a cool recipe for our Bake Sale at work.
I found something called Swirl Cookies and fell in love.
I found out the hard way that these cookies require patience and time from the baker. Something I don't have. It will need to be a very special occasion to make these cookies.
I am so very tired of making the same old boring dinners. I also am tired of staring at the fridge at 445pm hoping something premade will present itself and I can eat.
But that has not happened yet.
Last week I found a recipe for something called Sticky Finger Salad. It comes from a restaurant called Wingers in the States(Ive never heard of it, but it sounded good!).
So I made it for dinner, and it was so yummy!
I found it a bit difficult to eat, with so many pieces and textures going on with the meal.
I dont think I ever once got salad, chicken, chips and corn in one forkful.
I made enough that we had leftovers, so the next day for lunch we had it in wrap version.
So much easier to eat.
When I make this again, we will be doing it this way.
I also spend hours drooling over the thousands of creative desserts out there, and Im pretty sure I gain weight just looking at the pictures, and this is why until yesterday, I avoided making any of these creations.
We had a potluck at work today, so I made Cookie Dough Truffles.
Raw cookie dough (no egg) dipped in chocolate.
Genius!
And so easy to make.
Next on the list is some freezer meals that I can pop into the Crockpot and have dinner ready when we get home.
I also have some interesting desserts that I want to try out at Easter, but until then I will spend my days dreaming about them....and finding more stuff I can make.
Anyone else hungry?
reading with Aunty Pam
mmmm lasagne!
yogurt face
discovering the joy of licking the spatula when mom makes cookies
not a funny picture, but a funny story - he was twirling in the kitchen, tripped over Cheekos water dish and fell butt first into the dish. Priceless
riding in his car
swinging on the deck
peeping through the peeper
so GG taught him what toejam is, and now he is obsessed with his feet
Thomas is a much better read when he's upside down
Cheeko looked bored I guess, so Carter brought him all his stuffed animals
acting goofy with Cheeko
Cheeko makes the best race track
making some important phone calls on the Wii-mote
brushing his non existent hair
takin out the trash...poopy diapers!
Cheese!
those are some big slippers to fill
hugs for birthday boy Riley
no, you're not doing it right, let me show you!
tuckered out from a day of birthday party-ing
this never happens, so I took full advantage of cuddling my sleeping boy
balloons are so much fun, till they pop
feeding stuffed Cheeko some milk
playing with GG's toy when she was a little girl, Chatty Cathy
making out with Cathy
I love his cheese face
buildin stuff with Daddy
mowing the kitchen
fun on the slide at Henderson
Carter and Alexander on the swing
such a big boy!
a big ass playground to play with, and he wants to pick the leaves out of the bench
