i needed a project

so i made a cake stand.  from a glass plate that had taken permanent residence on a top shelf in my kitchen.  and a candlestick from a recent goodwill run.

then i made a homemade apple cake to put on top.

doesn't it look yummy.  (the cake and the cake stand.)

now if the boy i live with would just come home so i can eat it.

what would make a girl stay up until midnight cooking?

love.  my hunter is going hunting...again.  (it never ends, i tell you.)  as much as i dislike hunting (because it never ends) i don't want that boy i live with to go hungry.  so here is what i did tonight.  fried 68 tacos.  yep 68...i counted.  (but i ate one so he only gets 67.)  made one big pot of casuela (mexican beef and potato soup) and homemade salsa.  enjoy babe...think of me with every bite. 

ah, the love of a man...that's why my house smells like a taqueria.

bountiful baskets

i'm in love.  in love with bountiful baskets.  it's a food co-op of fresh, locally grown fruits and veggies. and bread.  big loaves of home baked bread.  oh the chile cheese bread.  toasted.  pass the butter please.  yummy good.  carrie and i  share a basket.  today we got:  4 loaves of chile cheese bread, 4 cucumbers, 3 lbs. grapes, onions, green onions, tomatos, persimmons, mexican squash, carrots, romaine, strawberries, apples, bell peppers, mexican peppers, garlic, cilantro, bananas (don't know where in arizona they grow bananas), fresh green beans, lemons, limes, avocados, green chile peppers, and some kind of pepper that has the prettiest leaf wrapping.  all for $32.00.  or $16.00 each.  healthy and fresh.  i'm head over heels in love.