for the love of domestic bliss
I totally should do segments on before and after. Like: before I cleaned my bathroom and after.
Keepin’ it real…
Before laundry…after laundry…before make up after make up…before sweating my booty off by going on a walk, and after. Ooo, this list could get ugly.
Anyway, remember my kitchen tour?
Well, even though I am still waiting on the upper cabinets, I decided to paint. Yay me.
The other day, I realized it was time to do something that only females know how to do…sometimes it’s a simple task, other times it can be daunting yet the longer you wait; the more disastrous the outcome…
Do you toast your taco shells before filling? You should… they’re crisper and tastier that way! But… If you don’t do this, they will collapse and be un-stuffable. Is that even a word? Well, it is now.
Just stuff some foil in em, to keep them open while they toast.
So you can have your taco night, and eat it, too.
What’s your favorite tip or trick?
Am I a super slacker or what????
I have a list of stuff to put on here… but life got in the way. I am in summer mode. All I want to do is run in the sprinkler and drink from the hose. I am totally regressing.
It’s okay… I’ll be back to mama soon.
In the meantime I have eaten things, and made things… most of those are on The Village Cook, but here is something that didn’t make it. Mainly because I used a dollar store BBQ seasoning that ended up being 95% salt. Eww.
I cut a slit in em’ and stuffed some stuffing in there.
They were edible, but I woke up thirsty in the middle of the night.
Then a few hours later I had to go pee.
Now you really know why they never made it on the other site.
They kept me awake. Grrr.
Well… I have really been slacking here, huh?
I even did a Father’s day craft and forgot to take pictures…I’m sorry.
But, you know what? I will be taking a trip soon, so I will have all sorts of random photos and commentaries for y’all.
That will be fun.
Let’s see what’s going on in my fridge this week:
Exhibit A: My daughters snack cup filled with tomatoes. She’s part turtle, I think.
Exhibit B: Did I ever tell you about my awesome Cuban neighbors that keep us supplied with homemade black beans?
Exhibit C: My produce market had THE BEST strawberries recently.
Exhibit D: Guinness, for my Guinness Flank Steak
Exhibit E: Leftovers from the coolest bar, ever
Exhibit F: A big ol’ bag of shredded cheese, because we’re cheesy.
Exhibit G: Wet dog food, so my boxer will take her allergy medicine- shh don’t tell her- she thinks it’s a treat.
Exhibit H: A bowl of plums, peaches and mangoes I need to eat.
Exhibit I, J, K: Jalapenos, and unknown leftovers….
Exhibit L,M,O: That wine is still there…
and, finally P-Z is random greenery and produce….
So, what’s in your fridge?
I decided to show you my fridge as exhibits A-H today:
Exhibit A is something leftover. I’m not sure what. It may be a taco, or an ear of corn. You know what? Let me get off my lazy butt and see. I’ll be right back.
It’s leftover white lasagna with spinach and basil. Yum.
Exhibit B is leftover corn. I’m lucky because a cold, cooked ear of corn entertains my toddler like a rawhide bone and a puppy. Did I just compare my kid to a dog? I think so… but I’m her mama so I’m allowed. And, I happen to adore dogs.
Exhibit C is a new roasted garlic flavor sour cream I bought. You know, to keep the vampires away. 😉
Exhibit D is green peppers and a cantaloupe that wouldn’t fit in the veggie and fruit bin. Why? Because jalapenos and corn were on sale and I stocked up.
Exhibit E is a peanut butter pie with a cookie crust. Oh yeah!
Exhibit F is a – get this can of pancake & waffle batter. I had a coupon. It was free. It may be interesting…
Finally exhibits g,h,i, and j are my almond milk, half and half and red and white wines. I’m well-rounded. I like my non dairy, dairy, red and white.
I just don’t ever mix em. 😉
I totally wish I had something to change the color in this pic. Because that looks undercooked, don’t you think?
It was a pork loin, and it looks like a ham.
My hubby hates ham, so I assure you it wasn’t ham.
It’s a pork loin that I brined in a mixture of marinade, salt, sugar, water and mustard. On the side, we had:
Potatoes. I didn’t have to tell you that, though. You’re smart- you can see that. 😉
I made macarons yesterday. Boy do they make a mess. Wanna see?
Obviously, the mixer…and the cup is used to fill the pastry bag. The food processor is for the almonds and sugar, and assorted measuring cups for the obvious.
Add a fine dusty layer of sugar on top of it all, and there is quite the clean up ahead.
Next time, I’m making one-bowl brownies.
Sundays are soul-food Sundays at my house. The phrase got coined when I was reading a cookbook and said, “I want to make one of these recipes every week”.
That was years ago… and I have made (almost) every main dish out of that book. There’s a few I just don’t want to make (pig tails, anyone?) And a few I make on days other than Sunday. There’s something comforting about a good old-fashioned Sunday supper, and it’s become a tradition in our little family.
So, here’s what we ate:
Ribs. With BBQ sauce. Mmm.
For you photography buffs, I got my mama’s day present; a Nikon SB600 speedlight. So, I was able to get this shot in the evening. Yay.
And, this is our hash-brown casserole. There are a million recipes for this out there. This is one of the million.
There you have it. We had take out pizza last Thursday. I totally meant to take pictures of that…but, obviously- I forgot. Crap happens. Sorry.
Of course you can’t see all the shelves in this picture.
I have to keep some privacy.
Just kidding- I just didn’t feel like switching camera lenses, that all.
