January 8th

Alright... totally lazy day. But since it was still considered vacation, I painted my nails for the first time in years, and had a glass of wine. It was relaxing!

January 7th

After four days of following recipes, I needed to take a break, and do some experimenting in the kitchen. We got a hawaiian spice rub in our stockings, so this was the inspiration for this creation in the kitchen! It is coconut crusted chicken over wheat rice, topped with homemade biryani curry with pineapple, tomato and pearl onion. It was great... (if I do say so myself :)

January 6th

HA! I KNEW I had a regular picture for Jan. 6th. Here it is... I must have missed it. I decided to get out of the apartment, and check out a coffee shop, Anna Banana's, near our place that I've never been to. It was amazing!! It's in an old Victorian house, so it's separated by rooms. I ordered their famous Doot Da Doo, and it's my new favorite drink. It's a chai, with two shots of espresso on top. De-lic-ious!

January 5th

I have a helper in the kitchen, and if I'm lucky, every once in a while she puts her "lab ears" on, and looks less like a vicious pitbull. Today, she only had one on, so I had to quickly grab the camera before she took it off. One of these days I'll get a photo with both ears on!

January 4th

Tuna Casserole from Cuisine At Home: While talking with my friend Jeff on the phone, I meant to sprinkle some parsley on the top before putting the casserole in the oven. I accidently grabbed the tarragon, which does not have a sprinkle top, and dumped it..... I had to scrap it away, but it turned out good!

January 3rd

The last Seahawks game of the season. A crap season it was indeed, but we needed to watch it in style. There were many other important games that day, and a few of our teams went on... does anyone know who the Steelers are playing next???? OOOOHHhhh Right!!! THEY DIDN'T MAKE IT IN THE PLAYOFFS! HA!