Adventure Begins in the Kitchen
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Introducing a new FoodFash series: Cure for the Common Monday! This series will include fashion finds that have caught my attention in such a way that I can’t help but share. I hope you enjoy!
Last night, my uncle dropped The Pie off for her first slumber party at my place, which she quickly renamed “The Princess Castle”. We went out for Mexican dinner, Christmas light hunting, and then back to The Princess Castle to watch Elmo Saves Christmas. Someone is ready for Santa to be here!
She woke up bright and early, ready to be entertained and asking for pancakes.
Buckwheat pancakes with pure maple syrup and thawed frozen berries was exactly what The Pie had in mind. She was so excited to dig in!
After she cleaned her plate, we changed out of our pa-jams and headed to Curtis Hixon Park. Sunny and low 70s made for perfect park weather.
We ran around for what felt like hours until it was time to get the little munchkin back to her mom and dad.
Until next time Rylee Pie!
This week was exhausting!! I’m preparing for some big changes (that I can’t wait to tell you about soon) and with big changes come big excitement, but also big stress.
Ordinarily a busy week would call for delivery, but all I wanted to do last night was spend some QT with my kitchen. I rushed home from work and prepared some pizza dough.
While the dough was rising, I headed to the store. And for the first time this year, I bought REAL CHEESE. I couldn’t have been more excited. I also tossed a 6-pack of Bud Heavy in my basket. It was going to be a good night!
I sprayed the dough with olive oil cooking spray and topped with crushed garlic, sliced tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, and a little bit of salt. I baked the pizza in a 450 degree oven for 15 minutes and topped with fresh basil for the last minute or so.
When I removed the pizza from the oven I couldn’t believe I had created such a perfect pizza! It surely puts all my faux cheese pizzas over the past year to shame. I can’t decide if real cheese is making a permanent comeback in my kitchen or if this is a temporary thing – only time will tell!
Until today I hadn’t really been in the Christmas spirit. But today, I felt mushy. I felt like being a part of the holiday happenings around the office with my work peeps, some of which I’ve known going on eight years now. Total mush.
It didn’t take much convincing to let me play A Very She & Him Christmas. I was both surprised and thankful.
Distracting myself with ornament art while the lights were being placed on the tree was a fantastic plan. Does anyone actually like the lighting part??
Not I, not I.
Pretty neat stuff, huh?
We cleaned up the glittery mess and posed in front of our work-themed work of art. If only every day in the office could be this much fun!