Pintrest Project Week: Day Two

It is only day two around here and already I have come to the realization that I am capable of making a lot more myself than I ever thought. Exhibit A: today, I made my own marshmallow. Many of you may not be impressed with this. You may make your own marshmallow 3 times a week already and are pe-shawing my achievement all over town. I, however, was not aware that making marshmallow was as easy as it is, or for that matter, even possible at home. I am here to tell you now that it is relatively easy, and quite quick a process. The finished product...

For day two of this Pinterest week, I shifted to a few of the recipes that I have been coveting and thinking about for quite some time. Since we are having company for dinner tonight, I thought it would be a perfect opportunity to try them out. Somewhat risky as if they are a flop as it is more than just Jason I am disappointing but then I quickly remembered that Half Moon is just a quick 5 minute drive up the road.

Currently in the oven is this. A stacked vegetable enchiladas casserole. Something about this dish just drew me. I love a good casserole, I love vegetables, and we are already a fan of a similar, more taco inspired casserole around here. This might be the newest addition to our repertoire. There were only two annoying parts to the process of getting this made. For one, finding corn tortillas is actually quite challenging. Flour tortillas are everywhere, however it wasn't until a random conversation with a baker at Superstore where I got a tip on where I might find the corn variety. So off Colin and I went this morning to a little convenience store not too far from home which was surprisingly filled with a large variety of Mexican spices, condiments and foods. Nowhere on the many signs this store had on its facade did it once mention that these delicacies where within, something that I found strange. It will definitely be remembered as a place to peruse as if there is one thing we love in this house, its Mexican food. The second annoyance was that it actually added something to my to do list as cutting up all the vegetables reminded me of how severely we need to get our composter together. Maybe this Pinterest week will need to repeat itself...next week.

For dessert, it is yet another Pinterest project and this is where those homemade marshmallows come in. These. Here is my version (first picture from Instagram, another obsession of mine right now):



Moon Pies (aka Wagon Wheels) are one of those things that I never would have thought I could make on my own...but I did! I have yet to try one, therefore this excitement is very premature, however how could they really be bad? Cookie, marshmallow and chocolate? I don't think those 3 things together could be bad if they tried.

It just wouldn't be cooking and baking around here anymore without this guy rummaging through each and every drawer he can possibly get into. Thankfully there are only a few that I really need to keep him out of...think platters and sharp knives :).


A notable to-do list item tackled today was starting to get the lumber for the back deck that will be installed later this week stained. I wanted to make sure that I got at least the handrail stained with two coats, as this would be extremely annoying to do after the fact. Check & cross it off...

The rest of the week will see the staining of the actually decking, however I am not as worried about getting them done as they can also be done after installation if necessary.

This week has been so great so far. My project for tomorrow will need to be small and quick as I will be working for the day but have another art project up my sleeve that I have thought about each and every time I am in the produce section at the grocery store. It is definitely time for less thinking and more doing.