The quest is on - the perfect chocolate chip cookie MUST be found!

The New York Times takes us on this fabulous journey ( via A CUP OF JO )

DIY - Wedding season in full swing!

I don't have anyone in my life getting married right now, but I thought I would share this very "Project Ecolife" DIY - a wedding cake!

The step by step instructions are by Smitten Kitchen.

It looks fairly simple even for a novice. Save yourself, a family member or friend the very large expense of a wedding cake and share in a beautiful memory by making a wedding cake together!

Finally a positive outlook!

MSN posted this great article "10 Good Reasons To Love A Recession". This gave me renewed hope that world might turn out to be a better place because of this current economic situation.

On this same note TIME magazine did the same tupe of article: "10 Good Things About $4 gas".

I think I'll read these articles everyday until were out of this mess :)

Perfect parfaits and cheery sun tea

Is this adorable or what? I found these recipes from French Toast Girl over at Craftzine ( love that site ). That takes care of my dessert for today! I didn't want to have anything too heavy anyway - cupcakes don't go well with carne asada ). The suntea looks fun too. Maybe next weekend...
Have a safe day!

DIY - Collage your plates

I found this great idea over at Cote De Texas. Go ahead, make a day of it and hit a few thrift shops. I'm sure you could fill a wall for a song...then you'll be singing 'cause you finally filled that blank wall!

DIY projects for the weekend

One of my new favorite blogs is little-byrd. She has great simple DIY projects. Here are a few for the weekend. Granted you may have seen them done before, but the way she photographs them makes the look new again. I am sure looking at them in a new way :)

You can bake rustic artisan loaves at home.

I found this great recipe at Mother Earth News. My favorite favorite weekday breakfast is crusty bread with european butter and cafe au lait.
Now I can make my bread at home!


No Knead, Dutch Oven Bread
1/4 tsp active dry yeast
1 1/2 cups warm water
3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting. You may use white, whole wheat or a combination of the two.
1 1/2 tsp salt
Cornmeal or wheat bran for dusting

In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Add the flour and salt, stirring until blended. The dough will be shaggy and sticky. Cover bowl with plastic wrap. Let the dough rest at least 8 hours, preferably 12 to 18, at warm room temperature, about 70 degrees.
The dough is ready when its surface is dotted with bubbles. Lightly flour a work surface and place dough on it. Sprinkle it with a little more flour and fold it over on itself once or twice. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let it rest for about 15 minutes.
Using just enough flour to keep the dough from sticking to the work surface or to your fingers, gently shape it into a ball. Generously coat a clean dish towel with flour, wheat bran or cornmeal. Put the seam side of the dough down on the towel and dust with more flour, bran or cornmeal. Cover with another towel and let rise for about 1 to 2 hours. When it’s ready, the dough will have doubled in size and will not readily spring back when poked with a finger.
At least 20 minutes before the dough is ready, heat oven to 475 degrees. Put a 6- to 8-quart heavy covered pot (cast iron, enamel, Pyrex or ceramic) in the oven as it heats. When the dough is ready, carefully remove the pot from the oven and lift off the lid. Slide your hand under the towel and turn the dough over into the pot, seam side up. The dough will lose its shape a bit in the process, but that’s OK. Give the pan a firm shake or two to help distribute the dough evenly, but don’t worry if it’s not perfect; it will straighten out as it bakes.
Cover and bake for 30 minutes. Remove the lid and bake another 15 to 20 minutes, until the loaf is beautifully browned. Remove the bread from the Dutch oven and let it cool on a rack for at least 1 hour before slicing.
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