i thank craig...

...and his list for introducing us as roommates.  

And today it's her birthday.  If it weren't for Craig and that list of his, I would never have a reason to celebrate tonight.

So happy birthday to you: the clean and tidy one, the professional who pays her bills on time with no live-in boyfriends. But this one is crazy....crazy for life, love, a meat and three sides kinda meal, a cold drink or glass of wine and taking photos.  Crazy for perfection, a laugh, a lifetime movie, lip gloss, ice, and sleeping late.  

Crazy to see the world and explore....

i've died and gone to...

...culinary heaven.  

Introducing the bacon waffle.

Thank you to magpie for bringing this amazing idea home. 

because sometimes you leave work...

...and feel like making fresh sauce, crumbling sausage, grilling mushrooms and rolling dough to make some pizza. 

a postcard, some snow and a few manatees

Postcards are one of those wonderful surprises that still find their way into a mailbox, not inbox, on occasion.  It seems like they could be the only hand written messages delivered by the USPS to survive the digital age.  E-cards, in my opinion, just don't hold a special place in my heart like postcards do.  

I returned back to my apartment after the post-christmas blizzard to find this treasure of a postcard.    The photos are fitting as they reminded me of the icebox I live in....as if the boots, scarf, hat, and mounds of snow were not a daily reminder.  On the other side, it gave me hope for warmer weather, travel to warm places, sand between my toes and the thought of being tan.  

I flipped it over to find nothing but a bunch of manatees playing a cruel joke on me as they pinched a nerve calling me "swan" after my cinematic scare in the theater watching Black Swan.  

Regardless, I loved this little postcard in my mailbox...I cannot wait to send the manatees one soon.  

miracle on 35th street

Not Your Typical Lays Potato Chip

Potato Chips. Also known as just plain 'chips' or 'crisps' in other parts of the world.  Virtually a side dish to any meal, but can easily stand on it's own as a snack.  Originating in Saratoga Springs, New York...this snack accounts for over thirty-five percent of the global savory snack market.  And yet, with all the culinary treats prepared in 3D, no one has ever attempted to make them.

Until now.



She sliced (thinly). She fried (deeply in evoo). She peppered and salted (cracked and from the sea)....even made a magic fondu with truffle oil, bacon and blue cheese.

The chips were delicious on their own.  And for someone (me) who is not fond of cream sauces, fondu included....it wasn't so bad after all.  Then again, everything is better with bacon.

Credits: Roommate acted solely in the preparation and execution of this snack.