Hello, how are you? It seems I missed January entirely, what have you been up to?
Our house renovations wrapped up last week and I haven't stopped cooking since. Lots of vegetable soups, but with cream and butter, it is winter after all.
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Ridiculous wine stopper thing.
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I bought this insane wine stopper thing from Pottery Barn at Christmas, I can't even explain why I like it so much.
For our first dinner in the new kitchen I decided to give the range hood a real test: grilled lamb chops.
It's such a novelty to have a range hood, how did I live without one for nine years?
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| A range hood sucks out the greasy smokey air, is this not a good invention? |
Cream of broccoli soup for lunch, and after-school snack:
I've been testing those ovens with lots of baking:
We didn't have a kitchen for the holidays this year so I'm making up for lost time: potato latkes.
The key with latkes is to get them perfectly brown before you flip them, don't flip too soon, take my word for it.
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Listen to me: don't flip too soon.
That's advice you could take in many areas of life, but nevermind. |
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| Potato latkes with the fixings. Swiss chard on the side. |
Remember my temporary kitchen?
Thing of the past!
I do like that chandelier.
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The glass bits slip off for cleaning.
Our painter Ryan noted that they were just the size for beer shots.
I think he'd had a long day. |
The millwork throughout the house makes such a difference, don't you think?
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| Snap! It cost a fortune but it was worth it. |
A friend sent me this Emma Bridgewater mug which now has pride of place on one of the barn board shelves:
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| I adore it, thank you! |
Because of course, I do love those goofy dogs.
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| Scout embracing winter. |
Scout is happy to be done with the renovations, we had to keep her away from the trades all day because she wanted to Help Them by eating their tools and knocking over their paint cans. It was a bit trying on the nerves I have to say, Scout was near end of her rope with it all (ah-hem).
I smashed my camera dropping it on the icy sidewalk which is going to cramp my blogging style, these iphone pictures are not quite the business are they? I'll try to get up to speed and if you stick with me I'd be most grateful.
I hope you've been Top Drawer, in health and happiness,
xoxDani
