It’s been a while since I’ve shared a recipe, and we’re in between a couple of home projects, so I thought this was the perfect time for this. I don’t usually eat artichokes, but I really enjoy them when cooked this way – and I eat the tomato soup by the spoonful. I hope you… CONTINUE READING →
We’re in the middle of a ton of projects right now – the bus roll, it’s done but still have to hang it; the barn door for the kitchen, we have to finish the track system and hang it as well; the LED lights for the patio are almost in place; I assembled the guest… CONTINUE READING →
A few weeks ago when I tried my hand at making croissants, I misread the recipe and thought it required the same dough as puff pastry — so when I realized I had made a mistake, I decided to go ahead and make puff pastry as well. The dough can be finicky, but if you… CONTINUE READING →
Last Friday we helped organize a 10th anniversary party for Retro Estilistas, the hair salon my family has been going to for, well, the last ten years. I designed the invitations based on their decor using Pages and my mom had them printed on photographic paper: It reads: Retro Estilistas invites you to celebrate our… CONTINUE READING →
Yesterday we took advantage of the gorgeous weather and had family over for some paella. My parents usually bring all the ingredients and cook it outside in the patio; and this time it was especially delicious. When we planned this, we didn’t realize it fell on Mother’s Day (we just sort of checked the weather… CONTINUE READING →
The other day I realized that we only have four months left before we travel to Boston, and we’ll be there for the remainder of the year. People keep asking me if we already have everything figured out… no, we don’t. We don’t have plane tickets nor an apartment nor anything at all for that matter…. CONTINUE READING →
We’re slowly making progress on a couple of home projects – both the TV area and the bus roll sign are almost done – and we’re also inching along a bathroom redo we’re helping out a friend with. Now that the weather’s getting better and the days are longer we also have more plans during… CONTINUE READING →
Last week a friend of mine turned 25, so we threw a birthday party in her honor. She doesn’t like sweets (I know, unbelievable but true) except for croissants and palmiers, and even then she doesn’t like them if they have a lot of that syrup some of them have on top. Since I’ve wanted… CONTINUE READING →
We don’t buy Nutella around here, mostly because I end up eating it all with a spoon. Which is sort of what’s happening with this homemade version. It’s not as sweet as the store bought version and it’s definitely more sophisticated, hence the “for grown ups” title. I’m sure you’ll love it just as much… CONTINUE READING →
Sorry for the radio silence on Monday – I’ve been busy/tired lately and I’ve decided I should just post when I have something worth sharing. So I might skip some posting days from now on, until I’m able to get back on the swing of things. We have five days off here (starting tomorrow and… CONTINUE READING →