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A Few Tasty Homemade Ice Cream Recipes

by gidget Ice Cream

For my birthday one of things I wanted to do was have a few friends over for some homemade ice cream. I have the most awesome ice cream maker– a bowl attachment for my KitchenAid mixer! My sweet hubby bought me this tool for Christmas a couple of years ago and I recently got super [...]

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My New Favorite Drink

by gidget food

cheaper than a latte and oh-so-good.
How do you take your coffee?
{click the photo to see what else I’ve been snapping photos of.}

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Happy Halloween!

by gidget food

We had a long, fun day today!
Starting with a delicious breakfast (I even baked my first real pumpkin!) …

Preparing for the festivities, a la Martha…

Party #1 (a birthday party)…

Party #2 (a halloween party)…

Whew, thank goodness we get an extra hour of sleep tonight! We need it after all that fun.

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Applesauce and Bread

by gidget food

A mellow, sleepy-sick day for my little one makes for a perfect day to…
*lay on the couch all morning watching elmo and curious george*
*try making homemade applesauce with the apples lingering in the fridge*
*bake homemade bread*

The applesauce is unbelievable. Just a little sugar, cinnamon, and a potato masher, and much easier than I thought thanks [...]

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Housewarming Menu

by Emma food

With the kitchen finished, and the house in a reasonable state we had our housewarming party on Sunday.
We decided to have a brunch, because I thought it would be fun to use some yummy recipes I have been saving up.
We had tea, coffee and orange juice to drink, croissants with ham, cheese and tomato, banana [...]

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Emma’s Kitchen Remodel – Part 5

by Emma crafty

As I sit here writing this I feel like I am entering the end zone.  The plumber is in my kitchen as we speak, hooking up our sink, dishwasher and water for the refrigerator… After that we have a few cosmetic finishes (painting and crown moulding) and we will be able to call it offically [...]

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Emma’s kitchen remodel – Part 4

by Emma crafty

This week was a big week in the life of our kitchen.  We got floors and countertops!
We now have engineered wood floors, and new tunas green granite counters.
We were able to get the contractors rate for the floor, and save quite a lot of money that way.  There are more inexpensive options (laminate, thinner wood [...]

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Emma’s Kitchen Remodel – Part 3 {budget tips}

by Emma crafty

To any of you Dave Ramsey fans out there, I am a hunter – I love to hunt bargains down, I love to research and make sure I am getting the best deal, and then go in for the kill.  I can spend hours becoming a virtual expert on a subject, just so I know [...]

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Emma’s Kitchen Remodel – Part Two

by Emma food

So, I have successfully survived the first stage of our kitchen remodel!
I had a couple of friends (one a contractor) and my father-in-law join me on the weekend to get things going.
The first stage, demolition, was quite easy, it showed just how poorly the original cabinets and countertops had been put in.  I think the [...]

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Emma’s Kitchen Remodel – Part 1

by Emma crafty

My husband and I recently purchased a condo in Southern California.  We had owned a home in Australia, and were able to use the profits from selling that back in 2006 to buy here, what an amazing blessing!
The place is a little older, and has some older touches, but nothing so dramatic that we couldn’t [...]

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