Bye Bye Cable...
Denim Shirt: Cant remember
Skirt, scarf on wrist & Bag: Thrifted
Belt & Sandals: Target
Anywho, since theres no tv to watch, we're heading out side to enjoy the 1000 degree weather!
Have a Happy Monday!
Showing posts with label Around the House. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Around the House. Show all posts
Happy Weekend....
While enjoying your family and friends remember the people who made this extended weekend possible! Happy Memorial Day Weekend :)Easy Like Sunday Morning
Grilled Alaskan with Smoked Gouda Cheese GritsTree in front of my house finally bloomed... Im calling it a dogwood
So, Ladies I'M BACK!!! Finally, Im starting to get my mojo back... oh, how I have missed you all.Being the Southern Lady that I am nothing says Sunday Morning like Fish and Grits. Though I am a vegetarian, I have my own moral law... Salmon is totally allowed. You cant take my grilled Salmon away and sushi away from me. I may not eat it but once a year but when I do its well worth it!
I am currently en route to visit my in-laws in Virgina (pray for me)... The hubby and I will be there all week and so I am looking forward to some good thrift shopping in the area. Luckily we will be just a few miles out side of Greensboro, NC and there are a few places there I hope to hit up? On our way back I made my husband promise we can stop at IKEA in Charlotte, and H&M and Zara in Atlanta before we get home... I hope he doesn't lie to me... I have been known to pout about not getting my way when it comes to shopping. #dontjudgeme
Home Tour: Part 1
Hallway leading to bath and bedrooms Ok Sing, Heres the home tour you requested...well part one anyway :) Welcome to our (DJ and I) home! This is the first thing you see when you enter, our living room. My home decor, much like my wardrobe is probably 75-80% thrifted. My husband and I are pretty hardcore midcentury modern enthusiasts so our home is pretty reflective of our love for all things, well midcentury!
Hope you enjoyed the pics. Which room should I post next....
Extra- Ordinary Birthday Cake
So, my sister and Keesha's Birthdays are coming up... and I am so excited!!! I saw this cake while blog hopping and fell in LOVE. Its so pretty and a total must have!!! Now as you all know I cant bake but I always have a blast trying.Ingredients
Makes one 9-inch-round six-layer cake
- Vegetable shortening
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 1/3 cups sugar
- 5 large egg whites, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups milk, room temperature
- Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple gel food coloring
- Lemony Swiss Meringue Buttercream
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brush six 9-inch-round cake pans (or as many 9-inch cake pans as you have, reusing them as necessary) with shortening. Line bottom of each cake pan with parchment paper; brush again and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt; set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugar. Slowly add egg whites and mix until well combined. Add vanilla and mix until fully incorporated. Add flour mixture and milk in two alternating additions, beginning with the flour and ending with the milk. Mix until well combined.
- Divide batter evenly between six medium bowls. Add enough of each color of food coloring to each bowl, whisking, until desired shade is reached. Transfer each color to an individual cake pan. Transfer to oven and bake until a cake tester inserted into the center of each cake comes out clean, about 15 minutes (working in batches if necessary).
- Remove cakes from oven and transfer to a wire rack; let cool for 10 minutes. Invert cakes onto a wire rack; re-invert and let cool completely.
- Using a serrated knife, trim tops of cakes to make level. Place four strips of parchment paper around perimeter of a serving plate or lazy Susan. Place the purple layer on the cake plate. Spread a scant 1 cup buttercream filling over the first layer with a small offset spatula so it extends just beyond edges. Repeat process with blue, green, yellow, and orange layers.
- Place the remaining red layer on top, bottom-side up. Gently sweep away any loose crumbs with a pastry brush. Using an offset spatula, cover the top and sides with a thin layer of frosting (also use any of the excess frosting visible between the layers). Refrigerate until set, about 30 minutes.
- Using an offset spatula, cover cake again with remaining frosting.
Read more at Marthastewart.com: Rainbow Cake - Martha Stewart Recipes
Sweet and Simple
So here it is day 2 1/2 of being snowed in. Dont get me wrong Im thrilled that I dont have to go to work but the downside is that I cant just run to the store whenever I get the hankering for something.For instance I have had a taste for something chocolately and sweet for the past few days but I dont have enough cocoa powder to make a WHOLE cake. What to do????
Insert Chocolate Mug Cake Here:
4 tbsp. All Purpose Flour
4 tbsp Sugar
2 tbsp baking cocoa powder
pinch of salt
1 egg
3 tbsp milk
3 tbsp oil
1 tsp vanilla
chocolate chips
In mug, mix flour, sugar, salt and cocoa powder thoroughly. Add egg and mix again. Add remaining ingredients and combine. Place on a small plate and microwave on high for 3 minutes. It will rise so dont be disturbed when it does. Let it cool for about 2 minutes. Serve with ice cream or whipped cream. Drizzle with chocolate syrup. Its even tasty by itself! All you need is 5 minutes :)
I hope you'll try it!
Let's Make Whoopie!!!
So, Its after the Christmas holidays and I dont know if you all are like me but I have a ton of stuff that I rarely use left over. You buy a 5 pound bag of flour for that one recipe that calls for a 1 cup... As you all know I am NOT a baker... but I was chatting with one of my friends at Cool Pink who is a FABULOUS baker and it inspired me to try. Keesha of kdRs says that the reason that I cant bake has a lot to do with the fact that I simply do NOT follow the recipe. Well, I did it... I followed the direction and some that I made up and POooF!!! I made Whoopie!!!What you will need for the cookie cake
2oz unsweetened chocolate
4oz semi sweet chocolate
1 stick butter
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup flour
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoons salt
Set your over to 375. Line your cookie sheets with Parchment paper.
In a glass bowl melt your chocolates and butter in the microwave or you can use a double boiler.
Once melted whisk in sugar, eggs and vanilla into chocolate mixture
Sift in your flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt.
Mix well but do not over mix.
Scoop onto lined cookie sheet... and bake for 6 minutes ONLY!!!
While there baking you can make the filling
1 cup evaporated milk
5 egg YOLKS
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup butter (2 sticks)
2 cups coconut flacks
1-2 cups pecans
Over very low heat add your slightly beaten egg yolks, milk, sugar, butter and vanilla. Once butter has melted raise the heat and allow to thicken... stir for about 10 minutes and then take off heat and allow to cool.
Once cool you can add your pecans and coconut. My husband also added some chocolate chips to his for an extra twist.
This little whoopies were gooey and delicious... I am going to enjoy them while I can cause just like Millions of Americans I am going on a serious diet in the New Year!!!
Cheers!
The Laundromat
Things I Love!
So, when my husband and I first moved into our house we didn't have a washer and dryer and had to go to the laundromat.
Oddly enough I really miss it. We would get all dressed up in sweats and flipflops. We always brought something to do like a magazine or sudoku... the funny part is that the whole time we were there all we did was laugh and snicker at all the weird people that were there or random bad children that were always running around.
My husband LOVES to wash clothing... as you could guess, I love him washing clothing.
The smell of fabric softener and Clorox is intoxicating.
Now, that we have a washing machine I miss our Sundays at the "L'Mate" but the smell of clean clothing always takes me back.
Thank you husband for loving to wash clothes.
New Fav Fashion/Home Mag
So, I am such a magazine slut and I'm darn proud of it!!!I keep magazines for years. They are my reference materials. I refer to them for ideas, articles and ads.
Well, my husband will be happy to hear that my new fav is an Online Mag.
Rue is a home and fashion magazine.
About 2 years ago my absolute favorite magazine Domino went away, without any warning. I was devastated. I had a subscription to that magazine since its first issue and all of sudden they started sending me Architectural Digest. I was so sadden...
I have not found another magazine that covers home and fashion... until NOW!!!
Photo Credit
Clean Up Clean Up
Ahhhh....No legos underfoot, no layer of random stickness on the floor, I can actually see myself in the mirror without trying to piece my face together between splatters of toothpaste. I cannot believe how terrible our house got! Ok, I admit I do have a two kids, a husband and four fish to take care of but thats no excuse for the house to get truly got out of hand. Sidebar, the above photo is NOT my house but Id live there!I still have 9,789,561 loads of clothes to wash but its all good...its not a home unless something is out of place.
So now I have a question for you all: How do you keep your house clean? Do you schedule, spot clean, ect?
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