Merrrrrrrry Christmas!

Soooooo, I know it's been a long time since I've had a post.  And for those of you who follow my blog (hi mom and dad!) I'm sorry.  I've been super busy with work and just haven't had much time to cook let alone write on my blog!  But I have some free time coming up (hopefully) and a bunch of recipes to share plus two new foster kitties (ahhhhh!)  so I promise to post more often.  In fact I'll just go ahead and make it my New Year's resolution!  So we'll see how long that lasts.  :)

But anyhoo, enough about me.  I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Back in Action

Hi Peeps! If you're reading this now, thanks for sticking around and checking in! I know I haven't blogged in a while but I have excuses! First I was out of town shooting a wedding in Puerto Rico. That was muy fun but muy tiring, which probably explains why as soon as I got back ... Wham! I got the flu. Sads, I know. And it's taken another week to get over that but I feel much better now! So look forward to next week when normal service will be resumed. I got some yummy recipes coming up, and maybe an update about my garden which is barely hanging in there in this awful heat. (Except for the cucumbers, RIP)

My Recipe Filing System

... it makes sense to me! I find most of my new recipes on the internet from sites like epicurious.com, the food network's website, or other food blogs like noblepig.com. I hate wasting paper if I don't have to, so instead of printing out the recipes I jot them down on a post it. The ingredients and some basic instructions are usually enough for me, and I've created a kind of shorthand for recipes so they'll fit on that little piece of paper. The best part about this though, is that I can stick the post it on my cupboards right above my kitchen counter!

So the recipe is right in front of my face, not taking up any precious counter space. I don't have to worry about splashing oil or flour on it and if I make any changes I like I can note them right there.

Recipes I like that I will want to make again get stuck on the inside of my spice cabinet. They're roughly organized into categories of sweets, breakfast, entres and etc. Some of most used and favorite recipes in there are for pancakes, mac and cheese, and cranberry sauce. I'm sure those recipes will all be on here someday.

It's a system that works for me!