Wordless Friday – Turkey Burger
Photto essay of my dinner at a cabin in Wisconsin
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Croissants – A La Julia Child
How to make Croissants – in honor of my culinary hero Julia Child – and the Julie and Julia movie release on August 7 about her life.
Wordless Friday – Shish Kebobs
I thought of adding a weekly Wordless Friday post (following the same concept from my foodie pal Nicole from her Pinch My Salt blog, to just photograph the dish with no text added, etc.), mainly to keep a track of my meals, that I cook for the house every Friday. Who knows, over time it might become an inspiration for the days you and I need to cook and have no ideas what to prepare.
Kitchen Revamp – Day 6 (and beyond)
There’s nothing like getting your kitchen back from its state of “in construction” state. It is like driving 10 miles through construction zone and finally hitting the end of it with 4 lanes opening in front of you.
Pasta Basta (or home made pasta)
Why be satisfied in using only store bought pasta? Why not giving a try at making your own pasta at home?
A Birthday Menu
As every caring husband would do, I wanted to get the perfect Birthday gift to my dear wife, cooking the perfect meal, make her day, etc., and as every procrastinator husband does, I realized half day into it that I did NOT have a plan!
Luckily I went grocery shopping a day before so I had the ingredients but I had to improvise and this is the menu I came up with, preparing the whole dinner in little less than 3 hours.
So I was thinking slightly Italian given the fact that she likes Mediterranean simplicity, taste and colors.
Kitchen Revamp – Day 5
Mounting the wall and base cabinets, plus the butcher block counter-top in our kitchen remodeling series.
Kitchen Revamp (Day 3 and 4)
Basically two days of lightly sanding and then applying oil-based polyurethane. All wrapped up in no more than one hour in the morning, then left to dry at least 24 hours. In the end, we were happy with the results – the floor blended in […]
Kitchen Revamp – Day 2
A very dusty day. And tiring too. I rented a drum sander and edger to sand the hardwood floor I found underneath the linoleum. I never used a sander before and despite the challenge I went on and did it myself considering that I will of course never achieve perfection – so much more that the floor had to somehow “fit in” with the rustic, character of our old house.
Kitchen Revamp Day 1
Kitchen remodeling on a budget. The chronicles from start to finish of how a kitchen can get a face lift with only $2,500!
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