It's a bird! It's a plane!

No, it's......

SUPER PANCAKE!!

A half-successful attempt at making crepe-style pancakes (à la this)! It's half successful in that the amount of batter I had was meant to make about six 8"-9" pancakes but I only ended up with two edible ones. The demise of the other four was the result of poor heat distribution on the part of the pan and general amateur skill level on the part of the cook. NEVERTHELESS, the two pancakes that made the cut were not only cooked properly without burnination, but were also extremely tasty and filling. And it was a hit with the husband, which is always a good thing.

This contains vanilla yogurt, nut and dried raspberry granola, fresh strawberries and raspberries, and a whole lotta love.

Weekly Menu: May 6-May 12

It's been a super long time since we've made pizza, and I'm sad to say that I haven't ever made pizza dough from scratch. I plan on changing this sorry fact this week, with the help of one of my most excellent Alton Brown Good Eats books.

Sunday: Breakfast for Dinner (crepe style buttermilk pancakes with berries and vanilla yogurt?!? Inspired by an episode of Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives that I half-watched yesterday)
Monday: French Onion Soup, crock pot styles
Tuesday: Balsamic Chicken with Pasta
Wednesday: night off--Mexican restaurant with friends
Thursday: TV Night with awesome people! Lots and lots of baked Chicken Macaroni and Cheese
Friday: Pizza
Saturday: the proverbial Left-Over Night :)

I like Ikea too much

Last weekend Aaron’s brother Ben and sister-in-law-to-be Ashley traveled from the magical land of Muncie, Indiana and graced us with their presence. Revelry and board games abounded, but we mainly partook in just good ol'-fashioned hanging out. I love when they come by since we always have a lot of fun together and they are some of the easiest guests to take care of without a doubt--and they'll watch strange (or awesome?) movies like this one without much hesitation, and Aaron and Ben get into some of the nerdiest conversations I would never otherwise hear. That alone is a fantastic experience.

One thing we did together this weekend was go to Ikea. I, like many others, could be in Ikea for a good 4 hours, end up buying not a lot of anything, and still be as happy as something that's happier than a clam. I came out of there this time not only with a renewed longing for "that kitchen I'll have someday" and a box of cinnamon rolls but also with these great plant containers! BUCKETS!

Whoops! I bought the price tag too!

Awesome herb planter

Gotta love Ikea, like you gotta love fish-shaped ice cubes (thankfully not ice cubes made of fish...!).