A lot of things have been cooking in the Purple Door Kitchen lately.
A new set of desserts aer going to make their debut at a teacher's lunch on the 30th, a chocolate cake was made for a friend's birthday, plans for a website makeover are also underway, and could it be that I am actually bunkering down and creating a menu of available baked goods for future customers? (Yeah!)
But today I am going to focus on someone really awesome. I love reading food blogs, food websites, food books, food magazines, food anything! One of the great and inspiring selections of awesome that I keep track of is http://www.ifyoucanmakethatyoucanmakethis.com
There are three reasons this is worthy of the title: Coolest Ever
1. The recipes are actually really tasty! And original...this isn't "And then, I baked chocolate chip cookies and took pictures of them, and then posted em on the interwebz!" level stuff.
2. She draws all of her own illustrations for the blog posts! Little colored pencil sketches of wine, strawberries, and other fresh ingredients are really cute, and very well done. An artist in more than one way...
3. The stories and entries she posts along with the recipes are funny and witty. It would be fun to read even if you didn't get a tasty recipe at the end.
So head on over! This week has some good tips on Mussels if you are a seafood fan.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Monday, May 3, 2010
New Things
I have moved onward, my friends.
I think I am leaving blogger behind.
You know when you get to the end of an old journal and you realize you said lots of dumb things, but lots of good things in the journal? And you keep it around, but move on to another one.
That is what is happening.
So if you really still want to know all about me and what I think, you could just click on the link.
http://makingmarks.tumblr.com
I think I am leaving blogger behind.
You know when you get to the end of an old journal and you realize you said lots of dumb things, but lots of good things in the journal? And you keep it around, but move on to another one.
That is what is happening.
So if you really still want to know all about me and what I think, you could just click on the link.
http://makingmarks.tumblr.com
Friday, April 30, 2010
No no Bueno
I am completely bored out of my poor brains. I HATE finals.
They always stretch em out between the whole week and give you nothing else to do. So you are just sitting there waiting for the next one to come cursing all the extra time on your hands.
I dunno. Maybe I'm the only one that feels that way. I'm thinking about going out and buying a book on how to knit so I can unravel one of my sweaters, and sharpen pencils into long pointy knitting needles. That way I can at least have a way of ending the TORTOUS BOREDOM if I can't get the stitching and pearling down.
I can only do so many unproductive things in one day. I watched a TV show, took a walk, read an entire book, turned in a paper, gave a presentation for a final grade, ate lunch with some people I don't know very well, wasted an hour on facebook (I couldn't take any more of THAT), took a nap, WHAT ELSE IS THERE TO DO???
*hyperventilates*
And you know what? It's only 5:30. GROAN. I have five more hours to waste! I thought about driving out to the empty house to take up about 45 minutes more. Then I would unload everything, unpack some things that I'm putting into storage...15 minutes.
Then I would have four more hours. I could...go to the library? and get more books to read. Oh! Nope...it's after five, the library is closed. Ha.
Oh my gosh. Am I really thinking like this? I'm actually thinking of ways to WASTE my time. No bueno, no no bueno.
They always stretch em out between the whole week and give you nothing else to do. So you are just sitting there waiting for the next one to come cursing all the extra time on your hands.
I dunno. Maybe I'm the only one that feels that way. I'm thinking about going out and buying a book on how to knit so I can unravel one of my sweaters, and sharpen pencils into long pointy knitting needles. That way I can at least have a way of ending the TORTOUS BOREDOM if I can't get the stitching and pearling down.
I can only do so many unproductive things in one day. I watched a TV show, took a walk, read an entire book, turned in a paper, gave a presentation for a final grade, ate lunch with some people I don't know very well, wasted an hour on facebook (I couldn't take any more of THAT), took a nap, WHAT ELSE IS THERE TO DO???
*hyperventilates*
And you know what? It's only 5:30. GROAN. I have five more hours to waste! I thought about driving out to the empty house to take up about 45 minutes more. Then I would unload everything, unpack some things that I'm putting into storage...15 minutes.
Then I would have four more hours. I could...go to the library? and get more books to read. Oh! Nope...it's after five, the library is closed. Ha.
Oh my gosh. Am I really thinking like this? I'm actually thinking of ways to WASTE my time. No bueno, no no bueno.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Home
Home Sweet Home.
Home is where the heart is.
I had a conversation with myself last night before I fell asleep. The idea of "home" has been bothering me lately. For some reason I feel like I don't have one. Yes, I know that I have a family that I can always turn to. But where they live is not my home. They recently moved several states away and whenever I "come home" as they say it, I just stay in a guest room in a house I don't know very well. It isn't home.
I have a house in Spring Hill that they left behind when they moved. And I think that may be the closest thing I have to home right now. I ove that place, it has lots of memories and it is still a sweet place to go. I spend the night there sometimes on the weekend. There is a spare mattress on the floor, and a refridgerator and stove. But in the end, it is a shell. It is a big, empty, echoing thing. I can't call that home. It would be ridiculous to take my clothing, put it on a manikin and call it "Candice". And so it is just as crazy to call that house home.
Technically my home is here. I live in a dorm. I have all my belongings here, my bed linens, my artwork, my computer, my little "Candice" things. But it is the farthest thing from a "home". There is no one here to make it a home. It is just a housing hall that I live in because I have nowhere else to go.
And before I fell asleep, I realized that I am, in fact, homeless.
I hope I am not that way for long. But then I realized something else. I'm working toward making a home, and so although I am temporarily homeless, I am not hopeless.
My home is Daniel. Wherever he is, and where I am, is home. We don't have a house to put it in yet. We have to get married before the home is official, but in a sleepy dream like thought process I thought of buildnig my home. I thought of the future when arriving at my parents house as a guest wouldn't bother me. Daniel and I would be set up in the guest room together and then when the time was up we would get to go back to OUR house or apartment and we could have a place that really was home.
I am now a very excited homeless person. I can't wait to create something so important and universal. I can't wait to say "let's go home" and have it be mine. To have children live there. To cook in it's kitchen, to plant a garden, decorate a Christmas tree, clean the bathrooms! And at the end of the day, I can crawl into bed exhausted, but happy with what I accomplished for the day. Think of all the things I could do...I am in this process of creating a peaceful and healthy enviornment for my future husband, for my future children, for me.
I am a homeless homemaker.
And then after I figured this out, I fell asleep.
Home is where the heart is.
I had a conversation with myself last night before I fell asleep. The idea of "home" has been bothering me lately. For some reason I feel like I don't have one. Yes, I know that I have a family that I can always turn to. But where they live is not my home. They recently moved several states away and whenever I "come home" as they say it, I just stay in a guest room in a house I don't know very well. It isn't home.
I have a house in Spring Hill that they left behind when they moved. And I think that may be the closest thing I have to home right now. I ove that place, it has lots of memories and it is still a sweet place to go. I spend the night there sometimes on the weekend. There is a spare mattress on the floor, and a refridgerator and stove. But in the end, it is a shell. It is a big, empty, echoing thing. I can't call that home. It would be ridiculous to take my clothing, put it on a manikin and call it "Candice". And so it is just as crazy to call that house home.
Technically my home is here. I live in a dorm. I have all my belongings here, my bed linens, my artwork, my computer, my little "Candice" things. But it is the farthest thing from a "home". There is no one here to make it a home. It is just a housing hall that I live in because I have nowhere else to go.
And before I fell asleep, I realized that I am, in fact, homeless.
I hope I am not that way for long. But then I realized something else. I'm working toward making a home, and so although I am temporarily homeless, I am not hopeless.
My home is Daniel. Wherever he is, and where I am, is home. We don't have a house to put it in yet. We have to get married before the home is official, but in a sleepy dream like thought process I thought of buildnig my home. I thought of the future when arriving at my parents house as a guest wouldn't bother me. Daniel and I would be set up in the guest room together and then when the time was up we would get to go back to OUR house or apartment and we could have a place that really was home.
I am now a very excited homeless person. I can't wait to create something so important and universal. I can't wait to say "let's go home" and have it be mine. To have children live there. To cook in it's kitchen, to plant a garden, decorate a Christmas tree, clean the bathrooms! And at the end of the day, I can crawl into bed exhausted, but happy with what I accomplished for the day. Think of all the things I could do...I am in this process of creating a peaceful and healthy enviornment for my future husband, for my future children, for me.
I am a homeless homemaker.
And then after I figured this out, I fell asleep.
Me in 95
I know that these things get boring sometimes. But I like filling them out. I'm able to analyze myself in list form. Which relazes me.
1. Last beverage = Ice Water
2. Last phone call = Daniel Alvarado
3. Last text message = I've got rehearsal today but I'll call you when I can. I love you, have fun at le donut party!
4. Last song you listened to = Flying Horses by The Dispatch
5. Last time you cried = Saturday night
SIX HAVE YOU EVER’s
6. Dated someone twice = No.
7. Been cheated on? = Yes.
8. Kissed someone & regretted it? = Yes.
9. Lost someone special? = Yes
10. Been depressed? = Yes
11. Had a friend turn on you = Yes.
LIST FOUR FAVORITE COLORS:
12. Sunny Yellow, Robin Egg Blue, Sage Green, Dusty Rose
HAVE YOU:
13. Made new friends = Of course
14. Fallen out of love = Once I did
15. Laughed until you cried = A few times.
16. Met someone who changed you = Absolutely
17. Found out who your true friends were = Yez
18. Found out someone was talking about you = That always seems to happen
19. Kissed anyone on your friend's list = That seems more likely than kissing a total stranger.
20. How many people on your friend's list do you know in real life = Most of them
21. How many kids do you want to have = At least two
22. Do you want to change your name = Only my last name. To Alvarado. ;)
23. What did you do for your last birthday = I don't really remember. I think we went out for dinner? No...maybe not.
24. What time did you wake up today = 8:30. Daniel called to wake me up.
25. What were you doing at midnight last night = Helping Daniel write a paper through facebook and email.
26. Name something you CANNOT wait for = My wedding. And to live in Manasseh house with my future husband.
27. Last time you saw your father = Spring Break. :( Too long.
28. One thing you wish you could change about your life = To be closer to the people I care about.
29. What are you listening to right now = Nothing actually. Sometimes I just need silence.
30. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom: Yes. My lab partner in 7th grade's name was Tom.
31. What's getting on your nerves right now? = Waiting for school to be over with
32. Most visited web page = Facebook, Yahoo, Blogger, Playlist.com, Hulu
ABOUT ME:
33. What's your name = Candice
34. Nicknames = Muffin, Olive, Dennis, Dude, Candi, and anything Daniel feels like making up.
35. Zodiac sign = I have no earthly clue.
36. Male or female = Female.
37. Elementary = my dear Watson
38. Middle School = Oh! Everywhere. Homeschooled, some random public school I don't remember, Faith Baptist Academy...
39. High school = Uh, Lincoln? I think that was what it was called. Lucas Christian Academy, Cuiaba Christian Academy
40. Hair color = Brown
41. Long or short = Long in spirit, short in reality. :(
42. Height = 5' 5" I think. Or maybe a bit taller, who knows?
43. Do you have a crush on someone? = Why, yes. Yes I do.
44: What do you like about yourself = My ability to let things just happen. I don't get too riled up.
45. Piercings = My rather normal Ears
46. Tattoos = I haven't thought of anything I would want on me forever, so none.
47. Righty or lefty = Righty
FIRSTS :
48. First surgery = Yikes, not ready for that one!
49. First piercing = Ears
50. First best friends = The Faraccas when I was 7 or something like that.
51. First sport you joined = ballet, tap, and jazz dancing
52. First pet = Lillian the Guinea Pig
53. First vacation = Well...Dollywood I guess.
54. First concert = Um. I wasn't really into concerts. But maybe Relient K when I was in 6th grade or something?
55. First crush = I don't remember the poor guys name to tell you the truth. It was in 5th grade.
RIGHT NOW:
56. Eating = Nothing
57. Drinking = Nothing. Although I would love some iced tea right now. I could always drink iced tea. I could drink iced tea until I died of it.
58. I'm about to = start packing up my dorm room
59. Listening to = Birds chirping outside the window
60. Waiting for = The end of school!
YOUR FUTURE :
61. Want kids? = Yes
62. Want to get married? = In 759 days!
63. Careers in mind? = Art Teaher or Bakery owner. That's secondary to being a mother and wife of course.
WHICH IS BETTER WITH THE OPPOSITE GENDER?
64. Lips or eyes = Both.
65. Hugs or kisses = Ditto
66. Shorter or taller = Just the right size. Which happens to be about Daniel-height.
67. Older or Younger = Age as a number isn't important
68. Romantic or spontaneous = Both! :)
69. Nice stomach or nice arms = Oh, I got lucky. I don't have to choose between the two. :)
70. Sensitive or loud = Both.
71. Hook-up or relationship = this is not even a legit question.
72. Trouble maker or hesitant = Well, I'm hesitant ALL the time. So I would say, someone who takes risks. But not necessarily a trouble maker.
HAVE YOU EVER :
73. Cried yourself to sleep = Yes
74. Passed out after drinking = Nope
75. Kissed a stranger = No
76. Drank hard liquor = No
77. Jumped in a pool with clothes on = YeAH.
78. Lost glasses/contacts = No. I don't have any to lose.
79. Sex on first date = How about NO.
80. Broken someone's heart = I hope not.
81. Had your own heart broken = Yes.
82. Turned someone down = Yes.
83. Cried when someone died = Yes.
84. Liked a friend that is the opposite gender? = Yes. Wow. As if I would like a friend that was the same gender? ... 0_o
DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
85. Yourself = To an extent
86. Miracles = Absolutely
87. Love at first sight =... Kinda.
88. Heaven = All the way.
89. Santa Claus = Sometimes, when I'm around a bunch of little kids around Christmas time, it's impossible not to.
90. Kiss on the first date? = Not usually.
91. Angels? = Yes
ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
92. Is there one person you want to be with right now? = Sure thing!
93. Who is it? = ... My man. :)
94. Had more than one boyfriend/girlfriend at one time? = NO
95. Told 95 truths on this? = Mhm.
1. Last beverage = Ice Water
2. Last phone call = Daniel Alvarado
3. Last text message = I've got rehearsal today but I'll call you when I can. I love you, have fun at le donut party!
4. Last song you listened to = Flying Horses by The Dispatch
5. Last time you cried = Saturday night
SIX HAVE YOU EVER’s
6. Dated someone twice = No.
7. Been cheated on? = Yes.
8. Kissed someone & regretted it? = Yes.
9. Lost someone special? = Yes
10. Been depressed? = Yes
11. Had a friend turn on you = Yes.
LIST FOUR FAVORITE COLORS:
12. Sunny Yellow, Robin Egg Blue, Sage Green, Dusty Rose
HAVE YOU:
13. Made new friends = Of course
14. Fallen out of love = Once I did
15. Laughed until you cried = A few times.
16. Met someone who changed you = Absolutely
17. Found out who your true friends were = Yez
18. Found out someone was talking about you = That always seems to happen
19. Kissed anyone on your friend's list = That seems more likely than kissing a total stranger.
20. How many people on your friend's list do you know in real life = Most of them
21. How many kids do you want to have = At least two
22. Do you want to change your name = Only my last name. To Alvarado. ;)
23. What did you do for your last birthday = I don't really remember. I think we went out for dinner? No...maybe not.
24. What time did you wake up today = 8:30. Daniel called to wake me up.
25. What were you doing at midnight last night = Helping Daniel write a paper through facebook and email.
26. Name something you CANNOT wait for = My wedding. And to live in Manasseh house with my future husband.
27. Last time you saw your father = Spring Break. :( Too long.
28. One thing you wish you could change about your life = To be closer to the people I care about.
29. What are you listening to right now = Nothing actually. Sometimes I just need silence.
30. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom: Yes. My lab partner in 7th grade's name was Tom.
31. What's getting on your nerves right now? = Waiting for school to be over with
32. Most visited web page = Facebook, Yahoo, Blogger, Playlist.com, Hulu
ABOUT ME:
33. What's your name = Candice
34. Nicknames = Muffin, Olive, Dennis, Dude, Candi, and anything Daniel feels like making up.
35. Zodiac sign = I have no earthly clue.
36. Male or female = Female.
37. Elementary = my dear Watson
38. Middle School = Oh! Everywhere. Homeschooled, some random public school I don't remember, Faith Baptist Academy...
39. High school = Uh, Lincoln? I think that was what it was called. Lucas Christian Academy, Cuiaba Christian Academy
40. Hair color = Brown
41. Long or short = Long in spirit, short in reality. :(
42. Height = 5' 5" I think. Or maybe a bit taller, who knows?
43. Do you have a crush on someone? = Why, yes. Yes I do.
44: What do you like about yourself = My ability to let things just happen. I don't get too riled up.
45. Piercings = My rather normal Ears
46. Tattoos = I haven't thought of anything I would want on me forever, so none.
47. Righty or lefty = Righty
FIRSTS :
48. First surgery = Yikes, not ready for that one!
49. First piercing = Ears
50. First best friends = The Faraccas when I was 7 or something like that.
51. First sport you joined = ballet, tap, and jazz dancing
52. First pet = Lillian the Guinea Pig
53. First vacation = Well...Dollywood I guess.
54. First concert = Um. I wasn't really into concerts. But maybe Relient K when I was in 6th grade or something?
55. First crush = I don't remember the poor guys name to tell you the truth. It was in 5th grade.
RIGHT NOW:
56. Eating = Nothing
57. Drinking = Nothing. Although I would love some iced tea right now. I could always drink iced tea. I could drink iced tea until I died of it.
58. I'm about to = start packing up my dorm room
59. Listening to = Birds chirping outside the window
60. Waiting for = The end of school!
YOUR FUTURE :
61. Want kids? = Yes
62. Want to get married? = In 759 days!
63. Careers in mind? = Art Teaher or Bakery owner. That's secondary to being a mother and wife of course.
WHICH IS BETTER WITH THE OPPOSITE GENDER?
64. Lips or eyes = Both.
65. Hugs or kisses = Ditto
66. Shorter or taller = Just the right size. Which happens to be about Daniel-height.
67. Older or Younger = Age as a number isn't important
68. Romantic or spontaneous = Both! :)
69. Nice stomach or nice arms = Oh, I got lucky. I don't have to choose between the two. :)
70. Sensitive or loud = Both.
71. Hook-up or relationship = this is not even a legit question.
72. Trouble maker or hesitant = Well, I'm hesitant ALL the time. So I would say, someone who takes risks. But not necessarily a trouble maker.
HAVE YOU EVER :
73. Cried yourself to sleep = Yes
74. Passed out after drinking = Nope
75. Kissed a stranger = No
76. Drank hard liquor = No
77. Jumped in a pool with clothes on = YeAH.
78. Lost glasses/contacts = No. I don't have any to lose.
79. Sex on first date = How about NO.
80. Broken someone's heart = I hope not.
81. Had your own heart broken = Yes.
82. Turned someone down = Yes.
83. Cried when someone died = Yes.
84. Liked a friend that is the opposite gender? = Yes. Wow. As if I would like a friend that was the same gender? ... 0_o
DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
85. Yourself = To an extent
86. Miracles = Absolutely
87. Love at first sight =... Kinda.
88. Heaven = All the way.
89. Santa Claus = Sometimes, when I'm around a bunch of little kids around Christmas time, it's impossible not to.
90. Kiss on the first date? = Not usually.
91. Angels? = Yes
ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
92. Is there one person you want to be with right now? = Sure thing!
93. Who is it? = ... My man. :)
94. Had more than one boyfriend/girlfriend at one time? = NO
95. Told 95 truths on this? = Mhm.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Loving and Breaking hard.
I'm a cautious person. Careful, even. For a long time people always told me I was practical. I hated that. I want to be a passionate person that doesn't always do the "normal" thing or get hung up on what was the practical thing to do.
Others think I am intellectual, talented, gifted, clever. I'm not really any of those, I promise. I'm just very personal. But all those personal things stay inside me. I don't make friends easily or quickly. I think it's because I want everyone I am friends with to be in an "all or nothing" relationship. I want them to know all about myself, I want to be able to tell them things without scaring them. It's hard for me to be in a casual acquaintance type friendship. You know the people you eat lunch with, or talk to everyone once in awhile. The ones you add on facebook, but hardly ever think about? I don't like that type of friend. I feel like they (and me) are getting cheated out of something that's real. But so many people hate it when I get personal. I say something strange or unconventional, and they give me a tight smile or nervous laugh. It's sad. So it isn't easy for me to make friends because they don't like me to be all open. But at least I can say that I'm loyal. If I DO make a friend, it takes a lot to shake my trust in them. The few friends that I have, I love them hard. I would do anything for them.
Unfortunately, if they do break my trust, it shatters me. And it's hard for me to talk to them. To look at them and not get very upset. I still love them hard, but it breaks me hard too.
I don't know why I'm writing this today. Weird to write about. It's just been hard to make friends this semester and I think I'm trying to explain why.
Others think I am intellectual, talented, gifted, clever. I'm not really any of those, I promise. I'm just very personal. But all those personal things stay inside me. I don't make friends easily or quickly. I think it's because I want everyone I am friends with to be in an "all or nothing" relationship. I want them to know all about myself, I want to be able to tell them things without scaring them. It's hard for me to be in a casual acquaintance type friendship. You know the people you eat lunch with, or talk to everyone once in awhile. The ones you add on facebook, but hardly ever think about? I don't like that type of friend. I feel like they (and me) are getting cheated out of something that's real. But so many people hate it when I get personal. I say something strange or unconventional, and they give me a tight smile or nervous laugh. It's sad. So it isn't easy for me to make friends because they don't like me to be all open. But at least I can say that I'm loyal. If I DO make a friend, it takes a lot to shake my trust in them. The few friends that I have, I love them hard. I would do anything for them.
Unfortunately, if they do break my trust, it shatters me. And it's hard for me to talk to them. To look at them and not get very upset. I still love them hard, but it breaks me hard too.
I don't know why I'm writing this today. Weird to write about. It's just been hard to make friends this semester and I think I'm trying to explain why.
Monday, April 26, 2010
8 is the sleepiest number
Days of 8 o clock classes are over!
Today was the last day where I have to be in a classroom and functioning at 8 oclock in the morning. Yes. Yes, we can now shout with joy and thanksgiving!
Technically I have one more Conceptualization and Presentation class before finals. But we aren't actually meeting at 8 in a classroom. We are meeting at 9 in a donut shop. Yeah. A donut shop. And the cool thing is, we can totally call that meeting a "social artwork."
I've learned that you can call anything an artwork. This blog (if I wanted it to be) could be a piece of art. But it isn't, because I don't want to make it art. I just want it to be a blog.
I promise that I am making sense.
All this to say........8 oclock days are over. SUMMER IS ALMOST HERE.
Today was the last day where I have to be in a classroom and functioning at 8 oclock in the morning. Yes. Yes, we can now shout with joy and thanksgiving!
Technically I have one more Conceptualization and Presentation class before finals. But we aren't actually meeting at 8 in a classroom. We are meeting at 9 in a donut shop. Yeah. A donut shop. And the cool thing is, we can totally call that meeting a "social artwork."
I've learned that you can call anything an artwork. This blog (if I wanted it to be) could be a piece of art. But it isn't, because I don't want to make it art. I just want it to be a blog.
I promise that I am making sense.
All this to say........8 oclock days are over. SUMMER IS ALMOST HERE.
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