COOKBOOKS I PINE OVER:
Donna Hay Cookbooks:
Off the Shelf: Cooking From the Pantry
Other Cookbooks that I stare at at the library:
Everyday Food: Great Food Fast
(i already subscribe to the magazine…but somehow I think I NEED this)
I always dream about subscribing to this magazine (i’m always looking for them in the bookstore…)
this weekend was busy! Lots of stuff to do…and I randomly got a case of the lazies and spent a few hours doing ABSOLUTELY nothing (well, laying on my bed staring at my backyard is SOMETHING- I suppose).
the productive activities included:
-trip to Daiso (found EXCELLENT hair thinner comb) Here’s part of my loot:
-spent the early part of saturday on a caffiene high- i drank an iced coffee after downing this one:
-container store trip (containers for craft room/travel) I made it out of there in record time!
-trip to hillsdale mall to meet up with a friend (got a cellphone dangle from the Sanrio store)
-i finally found a pair of shoes @ DSW to match my dress-it only took 3 months!:
-had lunch at Falafel’s Drive-In (gyros salad=yum!)
-made my special popcorn & had neighbors over to watch Uncle Buck. (i love that movie!)
-setup my tripod and took a picture of our dining room in progress:
-went out to breakfast at Stacks & had a *somewhat* healthy meal:
-dreamt of getting a new camera for my birthday….
-grilled veggies, while Casey DESTROYED two wasps nests in our backyard
-started the whole laundry process….
-watched John from Cincinnati (what the heck is going on with that show???!!!)
-the end.
there is nothing worse (to me anyway) than listening to someone clip their nails in public. gross.
the week started off with a bang! I was given these wonderful See’s Candies- Apricot Delights from our neighbor. *thank you!* They were sweet, tart, soft & chewy. I’ll have to get some next time I cave and find myself in a See’s Candies shop.
then on wednesday day i hung out with a good friend. we had some Indian Food @ Naan N’ Curry in San Francisco. It’s the best Indian food ever. I’ve yet to find a place in the pennisula that is as good-but we’re always trying….
my favorites at naan n’ curry:
-chicken tikka masala
-palak paneer
-benghan bharta
-potato naan
-aloo ghobi
The Indian food coma set in- I walked around and saw some cool things:
i made breakfast for us late saturday morning:
realized just how easy it is to make pan ini with my grill pan:
had some quality time with the fuzzy members of our household:
bought some new flowers for the yard:
enjoyed freshly picked green beans from the neighbors garden:
-ran errands (target, home depot, costco)
-watched the departed (again)
-painted shelf unit & potted new plants for the front steps (picture to come)
-ate breakfast with friends over the hill (oatmeal, brown sugar, golden raisins & bananas)
-hung out pool-side with wonderful people & shared laughs with a 94 year old woman in a motorized inflatable pool lounger
-had dinner at the neighbors (favorite part: avocado/grapefruit/pine-nut salad with honey poppy-seed dressing!!!)
this week has been filled with green tea goodies.
i picked these apricots off of our neighbor’s tree. I’ve been eating them by the handful over the past few week. Every time I walk past the bowl in the center of the kitchen, I grab 2 or 3. I was in such a zone eating them, I bit right into the pit of one. Yowzer! Apricot pits are hard. I suggest avoiding biting into one at all times.
some of my favorite things lately:
-apricots (of course)
-the new issue of Donna Hay (i always LOVE this magazine…maybe I’ll get a subscription for my b-day)
-black sesame pocky
-waking up with the brand new curtains in our bedroom
-walking past our dining room and catching a glimpse of our new dining room chairs
-the new shelf unit in my crafty room
-vanilla cola lip gloss from bigelow & benefit’s “hoola” blush
-cormeal pancakes from Main Street Cafe
-the feeling of being on a rollercoaster and hearing my husband scream like a kid
-holding hands with my 8 year old niece
