As I leave 2011 all I can say is what does not kill you, only makes you stronger.  I am extraordinarily hopeful, happy, healthy and ready for 2012.  Late in the year I was inspired to go back to my year life list  (I am a listaholic)  and was able to knock off; remembering my …

A fabulous, creative find on Youtube. Merry Christmas!

So, I’m going a little (awww hell, BIG TIME) Martha this year on the holiday gathering. We’ll be putting together a full 5 course meal for 15ish. On top of the homemade vanilla packages, I’m really going over-the-top to make up for the past 5 (okay, 10) years where I’ve been a slacker. Truth be told, holidays (prior to the family) used to be hard core presentations of grandeur and party planning greatness that I gave up for domestic tranquility and because after moving down South, no one expected anything from me.

Yummy shrimp and veggies on the barbie was a hit for this Father’s Day weekend.  We liked this marinade so much that we’re trying it on steaks too! Shrimpalicious! Print Recipe type: Entree Author: Floof Serves: 4 Shrimpalicious! Ingredients Ingredients: 8 cloves of minced garlic 3/4 cup olive oil 3/4 cup tomato sauce 6 tablespoons …

(Chef’s notes:  These are best if you freeze watermelon cubes ahead of time by either cubing the watermelon or pureeing in a food processor and putting in ice cube trays). 2-4 cups watermelon – frozen, seeded and cubed 2 cups crushed ice (or just throw in a couple handfuls of ice cubes) 1/3 cup Triple …

Today we visited The Flip Burger in Buckhead (Richard Blais’ trendy burger joint) and had a fantastic meal complete with a liquid nitrogen milkshake.

Recipe: Banana Peanut Butter Bread Summary: This bread is so moist and yummy. It’s over the top with the crunch oatmeal topping. Ingredients 1¼ cups flour (all purpose or mix of wheat and all purpose) ½ tsp. baking soda ¼ tsp. baking powder ½ tsp. salt ½ tsp. cinnamon ½ cup brown sugar 1 tsp. …

Today we saw a beautiful rainbow develop as the gray mist faded away and the afternoon sun took hold of the early evening. Gorgeous. It reminded me of that song rainbow connection. Classic. Here’s a list of my favorite sites that help with connections.

I once had a cousin that spoke with his punctuation.  Seriously (Exclamation Point)!  Continuing with my love affair of post-it anything….may I present these really nifty page markers from one of my favorite paper porn sites…Bob’s Your Uncle.  You can actually buy these lovely note marks off of Amazon. So what are you waiting for …

More and more I find myself in the role of a gardener. Selecting just the right spot, picking the plant, tilling the soil, planting the seed and waiting…