Car Show

Just dropping in to share a pic or two from the 11th Annual Bombshell's Booze, Broads & Hotrods car show. It was a great time. Lots of AMAZING pre 1965 hot rods and pretty gals. :)

Online Cooking?

I'm finally back up and running and trying to get back into the swing of things. I lost a lot of info in the great tech meltdown of 2009 so I'm still trying to get everything back into their right place. I'll resume regular posting soon but I did want to pop in and share this little beauty with you.

Have you checked out The Mixer? It's an online cooking school from Betty Crocker! I just found out about it today and am so excited. It's free and has great instructional videos, recipes, and some places to talk to other students. I'm definitely going to be taking a few classes. What do you think?

Have you embraced technology when it comes to cooking? I spend many hours digging through online cooking blogs and saving recipes that I want to try. I do love having a lovely "old fashioned" recipe book but there's something very easy about bookmarking a recipe, bringing the laptop into the kitchen, and cooking.

I have my staples (Better Homes & Gardens, Betty Crocker, Martha Stewart, All Recipes etc) but my absolute favorite thing about the internet is that it's like one giant cook book. Think about it. It's full of family recipes from so many different times, and from all over the world. It's full of new ideas, and old favorites! If you tried, you couldn't get through every one. Amazing.

I know you are all itching to know my favorite reads so here you go:

I love The Kitchn because it's a great mix of recipes, tips, and reviews.

Pink of Perfection is a total culinary crush for me. Sarah has an amazing way of writing about food and an uncanny knack for coming up with just the perfect recipe!

Smitten Kitchen grabs your right away with the amazing photos. If you can pull your eyes away from them then you'll find out that the recipes are delish!

If you're in a bit of a cooking rut then you should check out Eat Make Read. Kelly tries lots of different things and you'll never get bored!

I have a ton more, and if you like these and would like for me to share more, then just let me know!

Posting issues

I've had a little technical difficulty lately in that my computer has died!
I'll be out of commission for a little while but I wanted to pop in and remind you all to get ready for Spring Cleaning. Hopefully I can be back on here to post some tips soon. In the mean time, use these ladies as inspiration!

Download your Perfect Pantry List

I created this little "Perfect Pantry" list awhile ago and thought you all might enjoy it. It's a great tool for regular grocery planning. Click the picture below to download the pdf. Not sure how to start your own Perfect Pantry? Check out my earlier posting on how to do just that!

Sewing Back in Time

You may remember that I'd been toying with the ideas of truly learning to sew my own clothes. Well about a month ago I started taking classes at a local college and I love it!

Last week as I was heading into class I noticed that they'd changed the display walls and thought you might like to see the gorgeous vintage dresses and patterns they had on display.

Needless to say, it took every ounce of willpower I had not to rip those dresses off of the wall and run away with them! ;-)

Happy Valentines Day

I want to wish all of you a very Happy Valentines Day. I hope your day is filled with Pink Champagne, flowers, chocolate, and lots of love! I'm off on a surprise Valentines trip but I'll leave you all with some retro Valentines goodies.....

be my valentine?

be my valentine?
Butters has his Valentines bow tie on and would like to know.... will you be his Valentine?