I have spent one whole week of my life working on a blog with Windows 2010. Having a new computer is already a challenge, not to mention all my files are in the wrong place. My husband would be glad to help, but Southern women tend to be a little stubborn and think we can do it ourselves. I am here today to confess...I can not do everything without help. I was in a panic without my computer for a week, now I remember how pleasant and headache free that time was.
I can manage a team of medical professionals, a cafe of disgruntled staff, & deal with everyday stresses of life...but computer problems put me over the edge! Why is everything so precise? I am more of a pinch of this, pinch of that kind of person. I think very black & white about most issues, but computers are worse than I am!
Today was going to be a fabulous post about Guacamole & it's health benefits. That post will be forthcoming, but I have "techincal difficulties" to work out! Guacamole makes me happy..maybe I'll just go to the store and buy more ingredients and cook something else to write about...Maybe a fresh roma tomato salsa or tomatillo salsa? Now I'm smiling! Think my ADHD just kicked in, told the doctor the medication won't work if you enjoy a good flight of ideas every know and then.
Have a great day everyone, think I'm taking a technology time-out or this pretty cadillac laptop is going out the patio door! I still have my Blackberry so I'm okay..oops that would be technoloy too wouldn't it. Can't escape it, but I think I will just go try a little shopping therapy!!
"Food feeds your body...Southern food sustains your soul!"
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
My Kitchen Favorites
We all have our favorite tools in the kitchen. I have several that I use everyday that make my life so much easier. When your kitchen is your favorite room in your house you should have toys that make you happy!
This is a Bodum Milk Frother and I use it every morning of my life. It is battery operated and really makes your coffee taste like an expensive latte. My favorite treat is adding a little cocoa powder, cinnamon & Stevia to my coffee with about 1/2 teaspoon of half & half. I don't use the fat free because of the added sugar. I use a whole bean coffee that is good quality. Coffee beans should be dark & shiny. A powdery coffee bean is only good for one thing...putting in a candle holder & using for decorations! Store coffee beans in a ceramic or vacuum sealed container. Do not freeze your beans, refrigerate your beans or store them in the sunlight. The 4 enemies of coffee beans are moisture, air, light, heat.
Grinders for beans can be purchased in your big box discount stores or home stores. The choices are simple: grinders or burr grinders. A regular coffee grinder is inexpensive and works great. I use a Hamilton Beach from Target and it works great. They are cheap enough that when I wear it out..I just chunk it and get another one. I grind a lot of coffee..alot! My grinder lasts about 2 years and a new one is less than 3 lattes at a coffee shop. The burr grinder is more expensive but produces a finer grind if you want Espresso or Turkish coffee. I'm wired enough on what I make, so haven't tried that one yet.
I came to my love of coffee later in life. I lived in the South and it was so hot all year round that I never felt the need for a warm drink. When I moved to Nebraska I learned that coffee was the drink of choice to keep your insides from freezing. Now I love it and can't get enough of those shiny beans whirling around in my grinder. Put away the ground coffee and take a walk on the wild side of life!
This is a Bodum Milk Frother and I use it every morning of my life. It is battery operated and really makes your coffee taste like an expensive latte. My favorite treat is adding a little cocoa powder, cinnamon & Stevia to my coffee with about 1/2 teaspoon of half & half. I don't use the fat free because of the added sugar. I use a whole bean coffee that is good quality. Coffee beans should be dark & shiny. A powdery coffee bean is only good for one thing...putting in a candle holder & using for decorations! Store coffee beans in a ceramic or vacuum sealed container. Do not freeze your beans, refrigerate your beans or store them in the sunlight. The 4 enemies of coffee beans are moisture, air, light, heat.
Grinders for beans can be purchased in your big box discount stores or home stores. The choices are simple: grinders or burr grinders. A regular coffee grinder is inexpensive and works great. I use a Hamilton Beach from Target and it works great. They are cheap enough that when I wear it out..I just chunk it and get another one. I grind a lot of coffee..alot! My grinder lasts about 2 years and a new one is less than 3 lattes at a coffee shop. The burr grinder is more expensive but produces a finer grind if you want Espresso or Turkish coffee. I'm wired enough on what I make, so haven't tried that one yet.
I came to my love of coffee later in life. I lived in the South and it was so hot all year round that I never felt the need for a warm drink. When I moved to Nebraska I learned that coffee was the drink of choice to keep your insides from freezing. Now I love it and can't get enough of those shiny beans whirling around in my grinder. Put away the ground coffee and take a walk on the wild side of life!
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