Category: Random Thoughts
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Happy Blogiversary!
Today marks poco-cocoa’s first birthday. It’s hard to believe a year has passed already! I spent the morning going through all my old posts, and it’s amazing to me: **how much I’ve changed, **how fast my hair has grown, **how many recipes I’ve forgotten about, even though they were SO GOOD, and **how wonderful the…
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I’m a junkie.
A bath junkie, that is. Yesterday I was wandering aimlessly, up to no good, when I found a bath junkie shop on Brodie Lane. Ohymyga. For people like me, who are crazy about smelly-good bath products, this place is like paradise. It’s a whole store full of empty bottles…for lotion, bubble bath, perfume, face wash,…
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Crafty night
Saturday night Shara, Leti, and I got together for some craftiness and general girlie fun. Shara brought delicious snacks…mimosas, baguette, Nutella, and Brie. I had a pot of lentil soup on the stove, and we ate, talked, laughed, and crafted. We’ve been considering starting a website to sell a few of our handcrafted goods. Shara’s…
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Notes on tofu
As it turns out, not all tofu is created equal. Last week, I attempted to make my chocolate mousse recipe for a party, using a different brand of silken tofu…Nasoya. The result was a pureed mess of horrible soy-tasting mush that had a bit of chocolate flavor to it. It was so gross, I broke…
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All in a day’s work
Today I met Shay, this gorgeous little 7-week old Jack Russell Terrier. She’s incredibly small, and incredibly cute! She’s all wriggly and curious, and so soft you just want to hold her next to your cheek and feel her warmth. I was sad to see this little guest go. One of the perks of my…