Winter Dinners

Winter is getting long... All i can do at this point is daydream of warmer weather and no snow. Yesterday I almost lost it when yet again the snowplow piled snow in front of my driveway. I'm saving my money for a mega snow blower! Watch out world, Imma be blowing snow all over your yard! So besides shoveling everyday and making glitter houses I have been cooking up some delicious meals. This is what I am feasting on throughout this week. Perfect food for long cold winter nights.

Hurry Spring!

Sweet and Spicy Asian Pork

Chicken with Sweet Potatoes with Shallots

Creamy Barley With Tomatoes and Greens

(photos courtesy of Real Simple)

Valentines+Mariah Carey=

GLITTER!

My mom and I made glitter house on Sunday before the Super Bowl. Because what goes better with football than some glitter (or a lot in our case). I found some paper mache unfinished houses, cut some window and doors and then went crazy with the embellishments.

It was fun. I want to live in this house. Then I got inspired and hooked up a mini light bulb to the back. So now at night my glitter house glows.

Happy Valentines Day!

In Like!

Some things that are catching my attention these days...

LOST! Need I say more???!!! So many questions, not enough answers. Does it matter? What will we all do when it comes to an end?

“And there you have it, another body on the floor surrounded by things that don’t mean much to anyone except to the one who can’t take any of them along.”

— Mark Z. Danielewski, House of Leaves

(SlaughterHouse 90210)

This Living Room

(Nacho Polo Interiors)
How gorgeous is the painted floor, gorgeous moulding, generous light, fireplace, stunning chandelier and book shelves. White is too impractical for me, so I would think a nice daffodil yellow on the walls and touches of fuchsia all around.

This Kitchen

(Whatever... blog)
Nothing fancy, but I dream of counter space and a stove top on the island.
"would you like some more of my delicious food while you mingle at the island?"
I am in the midst of my own kitchen remodel, of course my kitchen is the size of most people's bathrooms, so there is very little I can do. But It will (hopefully) be spectacular. Pictures of the Before and Afters to come...

I want this picture found in Please Be Still's Etsy Shop...

Bright colors, lovely birds... SWOON!

And... My next craft project, Little rose barrettes\pins. How cute are these?

Here is the tutorial from the purl bee. Even though these are barrettes I think they would be also be lovely to lump together and make a pin.

My B.B.Cousin Kelly posted a link to the Blog Aid Cookbook. This cookbook looks so awesome and the proceeds will go to Haitian Relief. Score!

Have a great weekend... it's almost here!

Go Colts! Go Saints! I'm on the fence on who to root for?!

TWD ~ Milk Chocolate Mini Bundt Cakes

I actually made these mini Bundt cakes awhile ago. So this worked out nicely, since I wouldn't be able to do any baking. I made them for my cousin as a joke, for a cookie exchange. Mine actually turned out pretty dry for some reason. But they were fun to make because I actually had mini Bundt pans. I don't own a full size Bundt pan, but I own mini ones?

I drizzled them with light blue icing... I don't even remember why now? Anyway, these are perfect if you want to make little mini cakes for a party.

Maybe put some chocolate lava in the middle and have it oooze out when you cut into them? hmmm....

P.S. LOST! IT'S BACK!

Giveaway Winner!

And the winner of the Precious\Push Book Giveaway is:

june_spirit2628

Congratulations!

I plan on reading a lot more books and having a few more giveaways, so check back weekly. :)

I am LOST.

Anyone else as excited for LOST to start next week as I am? It is going to be so Bittersweet knowing that each episode is just one episode closer to the series finale. What will I do then?

I read that This is how the ending of LOST was going to happen: Dramatically and Ambiguously. Don't you think? There are still so many questions left unanswered. Is there enough time to answer them all? All I know is that J.J. Abrams better be plotting the next great show. I hearted Felicity with my life, and then LOST. (I never got into Alias). Wouldn't it be funny if LOST ended with The Island being inside of Megan's Mystery Box? If you know what reference means you are my new BFF! I think I am going to write J.J. and ask him to make an alternative ending.

So next Tuesday I will be bouncing off the walls, losing my mind, going bananas over the best show on TV!

I hope you will be joining me!!!

Winter Blahs

The winter is getting to me.
Lack of Sunshine
Lack of Warmth
Lack of Color...

Here are some of the things I am going to look forward to this summer...

1. Walking on sunshine, 2. My Temporary Peace, 3. The Famous Red Border at Hidcote in the Cotswolds, 4. The view from up here is just dandy, 5. Lazy days of summer, 6. Joy of Dive, Dive of Joy