DRUMROLL PLEASE ....

Soooo it's Friday morning before work and guess who has three days, count'em three days off in a row? 

In other news, this weekend the project is ... drum roll please ... break down the kitchen and go through every bake dish, spoon, plate, cup, mug, Mason jar and also, dry good ingredients as well as fridge and freezer. 

I haven't done a mass declutter like this since 2016 although, I did do something similar a couple of years ago when I gave away most of my aluminum baking things. Though that was just of that particular category. 

Because when I declutter it's always by category, not by room so any bakeware or cookie cutters hiding the in bedroom closet, those need to come out and boom, everything in one category swept through in three days.

That my folks, is happiness. With that, I wish you a wonderful weekend and leave you with today's cartoon.

Huggs & Bugs, Me.

HELLLOOOOOOOO FRIDAY (now with more popovers)

Whew, whew, whew. I'm POOPED. Pooped, I say, pooped. Also, my brain is FULL because I had three days of training, an hour drive each way. 

I'm tired. 

It's a good tired though because I learned soooo many things at the training and in doing that, resparked my energy for work. I love learning new things then using those new things in real life.

In baking news, popovers, popovers and more popovers. Delightful. Next batch I'm trying fresh herbs to see how that goes. So far I've baked spicy, salty, everything bagel mix, not dogs (fake hot dogs) with non-dairy cheese, cinnamon maple sugar, pumpkin spice and good old salt and pepper. 

So yummy. 

Lastly, a loooooong time ago when the world was flat I featured Friday Question with prizes. Bringing that back today. 

Friday Question: When eating popovers, which combos sound good? To everyone who answers, I award three broken pieces of glass, a paper clip and one rotten toe.

Friday Question: 

Spicy

Salty

Sweet

Savoury

Raspberry

Strawberry

Blueberry

Blueberry Lemon

Pumpkin Spice

Cinnamon Spice

Everything Bagel Mixture

Onion

Onion & Cheese

Hot (or not), Dogs with Cheese

Pepperoni & Cheese

Plain Salt & Pepper

Cranberry

Herb-Style

Garlic 'n Cheese 

Brand New Week (bring on the bakes!)

Good Morning Booootteeeful Bloggers. It's early Monday morning, been up since before the birds and soon to head to work. Here's what I freakin' love. Waking up WAY before leaving for work and using that time to get crap DONE!

Doing this gives me a boost in energy to use toward to demands of the outside-of-the-home, work week. 

Love that! 

In other news, I'm groovin' on the song by Luke Combs from the Twisters soundtrack. Up next, see the movie. Saw Wolverine a few weeks ago. He was delicious. My only complaint is that the Wolverine didn't have his shirt off enough during the movie. 

In other, other news, homemade popovers seasoned with everything bagel seasoning are cooling on the table. Bringing them to work today. And, and, and, working on that banana bread formula to share here. This weekend I made Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Spice Banana Bread in mini loaves. Those who don't like, ginger, cinnamon, glove and nutmeg, no biggie. Easy enough to leave the spices out. Still a darn yummy bake. More to come on that front. 

For now, That about wraps things up. Cheers and boogie boogie! 

And .....

THAT CALLS FOR A TRIPLE HOT DOG

Hey Bloggers. It's been a hot minute. Guess what? Lots of good things going on and some I'll have to share later. For now, I'm popping in from Barnes to say HOWDY! I also started bringing the tablet to work during lunch and it's been nice to read blogs there. 

In other news, I just bought new bluelight readers using Barnes Rewards which paid for a third of the price and these are crazy comfortable. So comfortable that I broke out the tablet to give them a go.

Hot dog. 

In other, other news sooooo much writing food and baking going on in the kitchen. I even set up the C-stand to shoot videos in the kitchen, which is something I really, really didn't think I wanted to get back into. Turns out I was wrong. So I've been editing food videos before work and filming recipes after work. Really going well and when I edit/write before work, I often have a much, much better day at the job. Which by the way, I still have.

Double hot dog. 

Did I mention how comfy these glasses are? Good golly they're nice. I never used bluelight glasses before. Already my eyes feel refreshed and less tired. I'd say that calls for a triple hot dog.

Lastly, the lung issues are well-past gone though I still don't have full-smells back. Some things I smell and others, just don't compute. Taste, I never lost. Funny thing, before all of this, I believed smell and taste were forever married to each other. Nopers. 

Lastly, lastly, bring on Halloween and autumn. Leaves here already turning, walnuts hitting the ground and I freakin' LOVE it. Monster of Frankenstein cartoon up top, little Sally below and more spooky fun to come. 

That's all for now my wonderful Boogerbutts. 

Chat again soon. 

Huggs and Halloween Bugs, Me.

 

GOOD NEWS BAD NEWS POST

Hey Boogerbutts!

Good news, bad news post today. On the good side of life, I am back to work, only I'm not 100%. Still dealing with post Covid complications that date back to February.  

Not fun.

Then there's some stuff going on at work that I can't talk about yet. Also not fun. I'll just add, I really want to stay there. Love my job. However, I'm not sure where things will be thirty days from today.

Since I can't get into details, let's move to the fun stuff. Right now, Bug and I are chillin' outside waiting for Smoochie Face to get home. Then it's to the kitchen. I'm thinkin' parsely pesto. Been re-watching Lidia Bastianich. I love that lady. She makes me think differently in the kitchen. 

And lastly, baking banana bread in the pressure cooker is a wonderful way not to heat the kitchen. It's not quite the same crumb/texture as the oven. Though it's not bad either. I made four total, I think we're up to. Or maybe three. I dunno. I'd have to check my notes. 

Cool beans. Bon Jovi just came on the radio. Time to boogie and get supper started. It's a good song too. The kinda song that if I were just about to pull the car into home, I'd have to take another lap just to enjoy the music.

And that my Boogerbutts, is all that's fit to print. 

Chat again soon. Huggs & Bugs, Me. 

SAD LITTLE FACE

Hello Boogerbutts and welcome to another sad-face post. This thing I have knocked me back. The medicine is helping but boy am I ever ready to be over this mess. 

I haven't baked in days. Days I say, days.

In other news, I wanna bake a cake in the electric pressure cooker. In my case, an Instant Pot. Though I pronounce that wrong because I still call it, instapot.

Maybe not a cake. Maybe a banana bread with chocolate chips. Or walnuts. Or both. Either way, I'm giving the instapot a go. Might be good. Might be gross. Let's find out.

In other, other news, I'm once again headed back to work only this time for a quick shift, followed by Sunday off. Before I shuffle off to Buffalo, I give you my life in cartoons.

Until next post, huggs and bugs, Me.

I'M NOT DIZZY ANYMORE (also I love this picture)

Guess what? I'm not dizzy anymore and today I go back to work. Just a little stuffy. Not too bad though. I'm soon to pack a homemade breakfast sandwich and then hit Starbucks for a Brown Sugar Oatmilk Shaken Espresso. 

For the longest time, I said expresso. I thought it was express with an x. 

In other news, I love this picture taken with my newer prime lens. What I love about prime lenses is they make us zoom with our feet because the lens itself cannot zoom. For me, this makes photography lots and lots of fun.

Whelp... I best get myself to work. Thank you for the well-wishes from the last post. Chat again soon. 

Huggs and Bugs, Me.

Blog Update: Well, it's the next day and things got much worse overnight and I'm stuck home again. Booooo!

NOT BIRD POOP (so that's good)

As soon as I settle outside with the tablet, wireless keyboard and good music, next door cranks the mower. It's soooo loud. Though, that's the least of my problems. Today I'm sick. Been indoors resting, resting, resting. Just wanted fresh air. 

Wait. What's that? Something wet landed on my left arm. I think it's rain. Yep, not bird poop. It's rain. 

So that's good. 

In other news, the Le Creuset from the last post baked like a dream. I've done two bakes and the first one needed a few more minutes in the oven due to the higher rim and the second bake required no extra time. Really love this square bake dish. I'm all about having a few solid pieces with less kitchen clutter than a bunch of crappy bake dishes that work so-so. Same goes for chalk painting tools. Give me a solid brush over those crappy ones, any day of the week. 

In other, other news, yesterday I watched Harry Met Sally or is it, When Harry Met Sally? I dunno. Either way, it's been awhile since I've seen it and it was my perfect being-sick-on-the-couch, movie. Speaking of the couch, I'm headed back there with a nice big cuppa cold water, tea or soup. Still can't decide which yet. Then read blogs and when that's done, I'll pick another movie. 

Lots of rest, rest, rest going on here today. 

Chat again soon. Huggs and Bugs, Me.

PS: Here's hoping that your day is going better than mine.