I love lamp.

Sideways view of stairway lamp (can't get this picture to turn for some reason)

Tony has been doing some re-wiring.  So far he has added four plugs to our future bedroom, a light to our future closet, and a light in our stairway leading downstairs.  The bedroom plugs and lighting will be much appreciated once that room is in use but right now I can't get over how much I love that extra lighting in our stairway (except, of course, for the fact that I can see the dirt now ;)

Cookie Jar

My sun tea jar also makes a really kick-butt cookie jar. Check out those giant snickerdoodles!

Creative Dinner...

We hadn't been to the grocery store in a while so I planned to pick up sandwhiches for dinner tonight.  Unfortunately, by the time I stopped by the sandwhich shop they were closed!

One of my favorite dinners when our pantry is low is "breakfast" because we always have eggs and milk and usually we have bread so I can whip up some sort of hot meal with limited supplies. 
On my drive home I decided on french toast and scrambled eggs, but when I got home I realized that we had eggs and bread but no milk.


While staring into the fridge, I realized we did have some eggnog from Golden Glen Creamery. (I would highly recommend their eggnog!)  When I took a peek at my french toast recipe I realized it has almost all of the same spices and ingredients that are already included in the eggnog.  I substituted eggnog for milk and all the other ingredients (except eggs) and the french toast turned out great!

Projects in Progress: Bedroom Part Ib

We found a color....and I've got just the guy to paint it :)

"The" color is called Brittany Blue and it is the one immediately to the left of Tony's head in this picture (your left not his).  Isn't he cute in his painter's hat? :)  I can't wait to share pictures of the finished product!

Book Review: Moosewood Restaurant Celebrates

We just had a fabulous pre-Thanksgiving meal with friends last night. I already got a follow-up note from a friend asking for my cranberry sauce recipe that I made. I told her that I can't take credit and that it is from one of my favorite cookbooks: Moosewood Restaurant Celebrates. I realized that every time I make a recipe from this book it turns out fabulously. I always receive compliments on the dishes!

The organization of the book is also very user-friendly. It is divided by "celebration" and it includes a menu for celebrations ranging from the Superbowl, to Mothers' Day, to Thanksgiving. The cranberry sauce I made is from the Thanksgiving section and it is delicious and gorgeous. You will never be able to eat the canned stuff again. I would highly recommend getting this book if just for the Thanksgiving dishes.