Coffee for one please!

I use to drink a lot of coffee.  Maybe a one-cup-a-day-kind-of habit.  About a year ago, bound by some anxiety stress and wedding planning, I quit.  Cold turkey.  It's not that bad actually.

Now, I'll have a cup on the weekends.  Wanting to evoke this "grown-up" image, I decided not to reintroduce the Hello Kitty coffeemaker into our kitchen.  So I've been on the hunt for a french press.

When Starbucks had a special, I got one of these.

It was cool and dandy, but ultimately too big and too hard to clean.  I will use this when we have people over, but not really ideal for little ol' me.

While I was returning something at Sur la Table this weekend, I found this

In action

Close, but still no cigar.  The taste wasn't the same as the Bodum french press.

The hunt continues!

Covet: Ridiculous Kitchen Items

Unlike the past couple, this week was fairly mundane.  Just the way I like it.  I really hope the next two months will be smooth sailing because 2010 was not very kind to us.  Yeah, I remember, the wedding was in January, it was great, but the other months were challenging to say the least.

My stress level, however, remains pretty high.  I'm exploring a possible career change which might adversely impact our financial goals.  I am grateful that my husband is supportive of that possibility.  To this day, I don't think I could have found any one else who could put up with me and my baggage on such a scale.

Mushy stuff aside, I have an Amazon giftcard to use.  The utilitarian part of me says I should look for things that I need, but hey, how can I deny such frivolity?

Salt & Pepper

Pizza Cutter

Half & half

Upside Down Glass

Salad Tools

Salt & Pepper Shaker

Pastasaurus

Sink Stopper/Drainer

Twiggy Basting Brush

Not bad for a Wednesday

Here's my first attempt at thumbprint jam cookies. This one is from the second batch.  The first batch was a little thicker.

 

I got to leave work early on Wednesday and watch the Giant's Victory parade.  My coworker and I stumbled into Giordano Bros.to watch it on TV.  Their sandwiches have cole slaw and fries in them!

Cakestand on the Cheap

I've had this post saved in my drafts folder for a while.  So instead of doing homework, I thought I should finish it.

I bought this plate on super clearance at Marshall's for $1.  Originally, I wanted use them for these fantastic wedding invitations for our 3 friends we invited for our City Hall wedding ceremony.  Well, never happened. Oh well. Not a total waste, I found another purpose for them.

When I finally decided to create a mini cake stand, it took forever for me to find a base for the price I wanted to pay.  I scoured the Salvation Army store for a few weeks until I found this for $0.50.  I think it's a sundae cup. 

With some Gorilla glue, I made this.

Yay. Every once in a while, R does remind me every once in a while that I need to be patient and read directions by turning this thing over.  See that brown spot between the glass and plate?  I put too much glue there and didn't realize the glue would almost double in volume when cured.

House Party!

I co-hosted my friend B's birthday party/our housewarming a while ago.  It was a lot of work, and I cut myself twice on the same hand.  The most important part was that we had fun and I should have taken better pictures.

I love Cost Plus

Clock

Mirror

Spice Kit

Kitchen Sink Mat

I want. That's all.

Weekday Grub: Potesto Pizza

There's a pizzeria near my apartment, whose specialty is a Potesto (potato and pesto) pizza.  Here's my version. R and my sister liked it. I didn't like it, but I wouldn't mind making it again.