Reinvent

I think if I am going to continue this. I need to reinvent it.

Not sure how yet
So far I am just researching.

http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2006/03/what-makes-good-blog.html

http://www.problogger.net/how-to-write-great-blog-content/

http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/12/how-to-craft-a-blog-post-10-crucial-points-to-pause/

http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/07/16/7-days-to-rediscovering-your-blogging-groove/

http://kassandraproject.wordpress.com/rules-to-be-a-good-blogger/

I may even start over entirely. Scrap it and start over. Get rid of the boring last year and a half and start fresh. New concept. New look. Etc.

Not sure yet.

Ill keep you posted
pun intended

Thanks for reading
ktbug

Pantry Soup and Great Book

I love soup. I especially love soup that can be thrown together with things in the pantry. I really like this cookbook for just this reason.

You should probably get it. So you can make this soup. 

At 200 calories per serving, you really can't go wrong. 

I also read an incredible book. 

You should read this too. Its moving. I makes you brush you bible off, and pray again. It reminds you how incredible it is to be forgiven. And how awesome reading a good book is. 

I think I'm slipping into my old habits. I came out of it for a month. I firnessed. I crafted. I revived my blog. I feel like its slipping. I nap more. My apartment is messy. I have incomplete projects and a bad budget. I'm slipping. But its so much harder to have a good sparkly mood in the face of a mundane repetitive life. Its also hard to jump and change it. One day one of those feelings will win. And I hope things change for the better then.

I never though I would say it. But I really miss school.

Thanks for reading
Ktbug

Tuna Burgers

Busy busy weekend, so I am behind on my blogging. This weekend I went to Put in Bay. It was super fun despite the heat wave. 

So I made these last week and I am just now having time to blog them. They are super yummy and filling. I love tuna. High protein, low calorie. If you can get past the price tag of real tuna steaks ($15.99/pound) these are totally worth it. They are also fun cause they are sliders. So you get to eat 2 and not feel bad. 

Another Rachel Ray look and cook find. 

1. Mix up the patties

2. Lay them in bread crumbs and cook in skillet

Yum

3. Dress them in lettuce, ginger, wasabi, cucumber. Yum. 

Thanks for reading
Ktbug

Happy 4th of July!!

Today is special for 2 reason. Obviously its the 4th of July. Yay for that. And paid holiday's. But it is ALSO
Boomer's 10th birthday. For those of you who question if its actually his birthday. A little history on boomer. We got boomer from my uncle. My uncle had the collie that makes up half of boomer, and his sister in law had the lab, that is the other half. So we really know that the 4th is his birthday. Thats why we named him boomer after all.

Lets take a walk down memory lane, Boomer was the cutest puppy ever.

Today for his birthday. He got 2 new toys

The left is this giant cookie thing in this rubber toy. He loves it. The right is these like soft plush squeky toy thing. He loves it too. He has been bringing it to me to throw for him all day.

Boomer also loves can food. So I got it for him too. He especially likes the kind with pictures of a dog who looks like him on it.

Also to celebrate the 4th of July. Alex and I made sangria. New favorite. Same recipe from a few posts ago. To celebrate the 4th I made a flag on an eggo with blueberries, raspberries, and bananas. Yummy and festive.

 We made mango pineapple salsa. Also yummy. Though to be honest all the citrus was a little much for me.

Alex is really into Mint Juleps these days. So he splurged on the good stuff, wood ford reserve and brought it to the party.

 We decided to make roasted asparagus. Super yummy.

 When I first brought my grill a few weeks ago alex and I googled, how to cook the perfect steak. It has not made us feel like professionals. Works like a charm. Tastes like candy. This is the recipe.

 The feast. T bone steak, marinated in lawry's steak chop, with salt, pepper and garlic power. Asparagus with Manchego cheese. And bush's grilling beans. 
 Cooked to perfection.

 To keep up with the festivities, red velvet cake by the slice from Geagle, with blueberries. Simply perfect.

I hope your 4th of July was awesome.

Thanks for reading
Ktbug

Gazpacho Pasta & Tshirt Tank

This has been a boring weekend. When I am bored I generally create something, cook something and when all else fails clean.

I cooked Gazpacho Pasta from Rachel Ray Look and Cook (if you haven't bought this book yet what the heck are you waiting for?)

I love tomatoes and zucchini

 I love fresh herbs

 I don't love almonds, but you don't even no they are there

 I don't love celery but you don't notice it

 Yum

 Add olive oil

 These are werid and slimy but worth using i guess

 Mix

 Amazing

 Love cheese

 Can't stop eating this

Formerly T- Shirt Turned Tank Top

Pinterest is Awesome - Props to this person http://www.crafterhoursblog.com/2011/08/tee-to-tank-tutorial-by-jen-from.html

Super Easy - literally took 5 minutes

 Ta Da!

Thanks for Reading

Ktbug

Apple Pie in a Jar

I am obsessed with the pies in jar's thing. Probably from the illusion that its healthier cause its small. They are sooo easy to make. I didn't know pies were this easy. I should make pies more often.

For full disclosure - this is another pinterest find - Apple Pie in a Jar

I bought the jars from amazon that she references.

First you roll out the dough. I did Kroger brand pie crust and rolled it out a little before to try to get more jars out. I got 6 jars out. 

 I did 3 cups apples, 2 tbsp splenda, 1 tbsp brown sugar, 3 tbsp flour, put the lid on the bowl and shook it up to coat.

 Then added nutmeg, tsp vanilla, and cinnamon

 Just the like the recipe says, 1/2 cup of filling each.

 Put the tops on them. Cut to vent.

 I had to bake one right away to test it. Then I realized I forgot the butter. Ur supposed to add 1/4 of tbsp per pie.

 You get to freeze the rest. So you always have pie on hand.

 Bake till golden brown on top.

 If your good you can pop it out of the jar.

 Nom nom nom

Super duper yummy. 

what flavor should I do now? I think i need to experiment with the crumb topping...

Thanks for reading

Ktbug

Teeny Tiny Peanut Butter Jar Pies

Hey Blog
how's it going?

Do you like my new banner?
It has knitting, cooking, sewing and paint represented. I think projects are very important to my well being. I find I get into a bad mood when I am between projects. Some shrink I will inevitably go to later in my life will connect those dots for me. For now all I know is when I am between projects, I am in a bad mood. So time for a new project.
Over the weekend I did a cool project. I made teeny tiny peanut butter jar pies, from the recipe on pinterest. 

 The crust is awesome, pretzels, butter and my personal favorite, brown sugar.

 Make it all melty and gooey and then put in the jars. Bake for like 8 minutes.

 I have no idea why you bake it. It looked the same way going in as it did on the way out, it just hot this time.  

 Then you make the peanut butter stuff. Much easier to do with a stand mixer than with the crappy one I bought. But it did the job.

 Creamy. Buttery. Sugary. Peanut Buttery.

 Then make the Ganache.

 Then mix in semisweet chocolate chips. don't mix in milk chocolate chips that you thought were semisweet chocolate chips because its not the thought that counts here. It seems like it will be okay. Until you put it on the PB stuff.

 If you looked at the link you would see its suppose to sit on top and get hard like a chocolate bar. Not mix in, like mine did.

 Then put lids on and put in fridge. A day later they will get a little harder and be very yummy.

I need a new project. One that won't make me feel fat. Having a dozen of these guys in your fridge really goes to your head. 

I also whipped up a hat yesterday. 

Star Cross Slouchy Beret

All Done. 

Now what.

Time to get Boomer from Petco, where the Pets go.
Thanks for reading
Ktbug