For coffee and wine lovers

We recently bought these new mugs and wine glasses since we either have a few mismatched or have broken them. For me, drinking coffee out of a huge bowl or trough rather is quite a treat. I now look even more forward to coffee in the morning knowing that I'll be using this. Seems to make it taste better.

The wine glasses are fragile and are made of a very thin glass but we could not resist. Yes, unfortunately we need to have our designated drinks labeled for our coffee drinking and wine drinking, I guess we get that tired. We wouldn't want to confuse the two. Ha.

I should also mention that the coffee mugs have a cute cream and sugar to go along, must buy separately. The wine glasses have a carafe too. All great gift ideas for anyone getting married this spring.

Tried, tested, and approved

Bibimap-I subscribe to this fresh and chock full of goodness magazine, Cookie, and it is geared for parents but has great articles for everyone. This month has a couple really good recipes using eggs. My husband has high cholesterol so I have to use them sparingly but I do think eggs are a great meat and protein alternative. In addition, I am trying to branch out and try ground turkey instead of my go to meat, chicken. So in this recipe, I used ground turkey and I was skeptical at first, but it tasted great and was not at all greasy like beef. This dish comes together quick and although the ingredients sound strange, it some how works and was a home run especially with us grown-ups. I set aside the meat and rice for the girls and did not assemble like ours, as they are extremely picky. If you are a vegetarian you could use tofu or a meat substitute when it calls for turkey, beef, etc. Another tip, I used long grain brown rice and steamed the vegetables. Give it a try, I don't think you'll be disappointed.

flat sandals

I think I got you covered on a large selection of flat sandals. I am not into the current trend of the "gladiator" sandal look so I tried for more simple, basic, not overly embellished, and all under $100.00 -tho one is right under.

gigi flats
dolce vita
shore flat
mystique flat
jala flat
cocobelle flats
journal flat
steph flat
greta 2 flat
gratefully sandal
summer patent sandal
jaya sandal
nita sandal
jeff sandal
cofie sandal
amelia slide
calappa thongs
liquid metal sandals
iced coffee sandal

Top for spring

Tunic - love all the colors - to pair with favorite jeans and sandals. Also, nice earrings in the aquamarine color.

All I have to say is...

d*** this is a cool concept. Go visit www.hautelook.com, I just read about it in the April 2009 Real Simple issue. I accepted the terms of the site which I am not entirely sure to what extent I agreed to but to be on the safe side, I am not going to say anything more about it but move now and see.

just for now

We had the priviledge of visiting this beautiful place, rosemary beach, fl

Food inspriration

I recently met a close friend in Lawrence, KS for lunch with my girls at Milton’s. I ordered the huevos rancheros and it was so good. I took a stab at making something similar at home and it turned out great. Most of the ingredients are items you may have but can easily buy at the store. It’s a meal you can fix anytime of day, filling, and healthy.

Makes 4 tortillas

4 Large eggs -Prepare scrambled eggs according to your liking
4 flour or whole wheat tortillas
1 can of black beans rinsed and drained
1 small can of green chilies drained
½ c. or more bottled salsa
1 ½ c. Monterey jack cheese

My measurements are not exact as I just eyeball what looks enough so add more if you would like more.

Preheat oven to 350. Once you have scrambled the eggs, then I take a spoonful of egg and put on flat tortilla, add a spoonful of black beans, and pour a bit of salsa on top, maybe 1 TBS.

Then I roll up and place fold side down on a greased glass Pyrex cooking pan. Once I have prepared all four tortillas following the steps above, then I sprinkle cheese and spread the green chilies on top. Place pan in the oven for 15 minutes or until the cheese has melted. I served this for dinner the other night with some fresh fruit. A quick and easy meal.