Burnt Noodles

I bet you didn't even know you could burn noodles.

Being the professional chef that I am (not)... I have now successfully found not 1, not 2, but 3 new ways to burn your pasta!
It's a skill I have. I can burn anything.

Here's how:
1.) Spill uncooked pasta on a burner.
Then accidentally turn on said burner... instead of the one that you actually want to turn on.
When you come to check if it is boiling, you will then have one noodle on fire and no boiling water.

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2.) Start cooking then forget you are cooking.
Go run errands around your house.
Come back and all your water will have boiled out.
You will then have burnt noodles.

3.)Have long spaghetti pasta hang over your pot.
Don't come back to check and stir the pot.
Make sure your flames are really high.
They will reach the long spaghetti noodles sticking out the top.
Then.. Viola!
You have burnt noodles.

Please do NOT try this at home.

Thank goodness my husband doesn't love me for my cooking skillz!

Fruit Kabobs

So remember my other pineapple post?

I finally got to try out the new pineapple technique!
I like saying technique.
I feel like I have some sort of skill now.
But not really.

Anyhooo...
I signed up to bring fruit to a baby shower a few weeks ago.
So I brought FRUIT KABOBS!
Also known as FRUIT SKEWERS!
Also known as Yuuuuummmmmm!

So I used my technique ;)
It takes a while to do...
But I love how it looked and it saved some pineapple goodness!

Too bad I had to then chop it up.
But the Fruit Kabobs were delicious!

So many scrumptious colors & flavors!
Great easy party food :)


ps- I like to say Kabobs like I'm from Wisconsin. It makes it more fun. Kabaaabs don't cha know!.

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I get it from my momma...

Like my mother and her mother before her...
I've inherited the love of chunky jewelry.

Since it would have been my Gama's b-day this month,
it's only appropriate to blog about one of the things I knew she loved...
Accessories.

She always had accessories.
And they were usually chunky, bright, and fabulous.
Just like her. :)

Well, I've had a huge problem
How do I store all these chunky necklaces?

I spent a ridiculous amount of time a few moments on Pinterest.
Found these great ideas for jewelry organization.

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But I'd have to have a heck of a lotta hooks.
So that ain't gonna work. :(

Then I went to HomeGoods.
And had a BRILLIANT idea.
Use a hand towel stand!!

Works great!
And I even used a little tiered stand for bracelets and things.


No hooks, it's easy to slide off, and I can pile on the big necklaces.

My Gama would be so proud! :)