Category: In the Kitchen
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Project- Kitchen Wood Feature Wall
Hello! Today’s project is the wood wall in my kitchen. I wanted to show you how I completed the wall above the tile. What better way than to just start in on the pictures! This is what the wall has looked like for the last year and then some. I really wanted to put wood…
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Little Kitchen Nook
For the last two weeks I’ve done very little on the house. I decorated for Christmas and that really helped me feel like I was at home. We had a big Birthday party for Emma, and Steve was home for a few days. I can’t lie, it’s been nice doing very little. Everyday I try to…
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I Have a Plan!
Good Morning! Yesterday I wrote to you and told you how at the end of my rope I am! Well, after a good night’s sleep I’ve made a plan. I’m going to move in! When I first decided to move into the house my plan was to paint each cupboard, cabinet, and closet before I…
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Lemonade Happiness
This past weekend I spent most of my time packing up our rental and hand painting wall tiles. I’ll have to tell you about those tiles another time. As I was packing stuff up, and showing our apartment to potential new residents, I realized we were leaving the fruit trees behind. Besides our neighbors, I’ll…
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Sweet Apple Pie
We have an apple tree at the San Juan Capistrano house. We learned this was the first year it has ever bore fruit. As I was saying goodbye to Liz, the wife-half of our landlords, (They are working and living in Abu Dhabi) she yelled, “Make something fabulous with the apples!” I yelled back that…
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Sangria!
This week we are having a get together at the house because next week, we start moving out. We thought it would be fun to have some people over to celebrate. This house has always been the best house ever to entertain in. It has an open floor plan and a huge kitchen that everyone…
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Easter Eggs!
Every Sunday evening my oldest daughter, Alix comes over with her roommate, Steven. We all watch The Walking Dead together while the two of them do their laundry. This week they came over early so we had more time with them, which is always fabulous. I decided it was the perfect time for a little…
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Oh, You Sweet Little Nachos…
So, it’s Saturday afternoon. I’ve already worked out, blogged, completed a big project, and now it’s time to relax a bit. What better time to have some NACHOS! Sure, I like nachos. As a matter of fact I LOVE them. I want them all the time. My youngest daughter makes fun of me because I…
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Cinnamon Waffles
Last summer my little brother, Mike was telling me he saw a post about making waffles out of Pillsbury cinnamon roll dough. Seriously, when I heard that I was amazed at such a fabulous idea. It was right up there with Pop-tarts! PS I love Pop-tarts! Later, he told me he’d tried it and they…
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The Best Muffins!
When I was in my early twenties, I was newly married and starting to have my children. It was the beginning of trying to figure out how to be a wife, mother, and still be able to work. I didn’t even know how to cook yet. I could make pasta, chicken, and rice and we…
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Cookies
Last weekend I wrote about all the little things I planned to do to start the creative vibes rolling for the holidays. One of the activities I wanted to do was to get into the kitchen and do some baking. I LOVE to bake and I don’t do it as much as I’d like to.…
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Yellow Dessert Table
This weekend my cousin, Ryan married his beautiful bride, Jill. My uncle asked me to bring a dessert for the rehearsal dinner so I decided to make up a cute little yellow dessert table inspired by Pinterest. I happened to have an idea of what Jill likes and knowing their wedding colors were yellow and gray,…
Multi-ti-purpose Room 