My life in a cupcake

6/03/2009

Oh what fun it is to go to the Sugar Shack...

geez, some old pictures on that camera... one cat, 2 cats, 3 cats, sigh

6/02/2009

Miss C had her circus school end-of-year show last Saturday morning. She chose stilts as her showcase of talent. Sadly, she was too close to the other kids at the end of the act. The ending required the kids all fall forward. Well, she fell last and hit her face on the tip of the other kid's stilt.

She was oh, so very lucky. She bruised her cheek, but not her teeth, nose or eye.

Speaking of teeth, the toothfairy still hasn't shown up... the 'cat pulling the tooth out' trick left the tooth lost somewhere in the house :( So no tooth under the pillow, no toothfairy visit.

4/20/2009

Karate competition?

Hum, nope. We didn't go. The b/f thought it was too early in the am. Why, oh why did I listen to him. I feel guilty. The boy was upset. I'm upset. But sheesh, I wanted to rest and relax. And those darn comps are $$$. Gotta get over it.

3/28/2009

Cool tile!!! Ecological too

3/11/2009

Will I start jogging?

Who knows, but I did a route....

3/04/2009

Disney trip planning...

Ok, next year, I promise myself to take the kids to Disney. So I need to start planning since I'm unhable to go on a trip without much planning.

How about some surfing lessons??? It would be great since Miss C will be 8 this year, oh my, how time flies :(

1/21/2009

Home decor

My house really needs remodeling, but I need $$$ first. I think this ceiling light would be great in our hall or in the entrance.

Source : Home Depot, Bratenahl Collection Venetian Bronze 2-light Semi-flushmount, $207.62

1/03/2009

Jan. 2, 2009 - day 2 of 365 days of photos (3 for the price of 1)

I couldn't chose just one so I picked 3. The first is the aftermath of a Sweettarts candy cane!!! The second and third are from our trip to in Laval.

1/02/2009

Day 1 - 365 days in pictures

Here's the first picture of 2009. Miss C just couldn't stay awake. She fell asleep leaning on her dad

12/31/2008

Dehydrator experiment #1 - Bacon jerky

So I'm digging the food dehydrator, so I wanna see what I can dry up and how I can improve some of he food. Last night I put half a pound of bacon in the dehydrator. After 14 hours the meat part is dry enough, but the fat part is still soft. I had to stop the dehydrator because I was cooking so I'll have to start it again to see how far I can take this bacon.

12/30/2008

Bon... une recette pour souper...

Nous adorons la soupe aux tortillas mexicaine. C'est tellement bon pour réchauffer à l'intérieur.

Tortilla Soup Recipe
source: http://www.texmextogo.com

Ingredients:
1 medium onion chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tbsp. Oil
2 pounds stew meat, optional
1 14oz. can tomatoes
8 oz salsa
1 10 1/2 oz. can beef broth
1 10 1/2 oz. cans water
1 10 3/4 oz. can chicken broth
1 10 3/4 oz. can tomato soup
1 tsp. ground cumin
1 tsp. chili powder
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. lemon-pepper seasoning
2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
2 tsp. Tabasco sauce
4 tortillas, cut in 1" squares
1/4 cup grated Cheddar cheese

Directions:
Saute the first 5 ingredients in a large skillet.
Add remaining ingredients, except tortillas and cheese, and simmer for 50 minutes.
Add tortillas and cook 10 minutes.
Pour into mugs and sprinkle with cheese.
With your first sip you will leave your chair, but quickly sit down and continue to sip. HOT but so good!
Serves 6-8.