Feeling hot, hot, hot

I could really go for one of these right about now.

Today was a HOT day. I mean really hot. It actually went up to the 100's, but luckily hubby and I bought an A/C yesterday. So that baby's been on all day and doing a good job, so far. I prefer to eat fruit salads, popsicles, ice cream...you name it, just so that I don't have to cook tonight.

I hope everyone's doing fine and staying cool.

Angelica

Brainstorming

Today was a laid back kind of day. My morning started with a cup of coffee, which always helps, no matter how hot the day is. The weather today was beautiful, because it was in the 70's and breezy, which I love!

I spent most of the day visiting my favorite blogs and trying to catch up, so it's good to see that everyone's doing good. I also caught up with some of my favorite Food Network/Cooking Channel shows....love Giada De Laurentiis! What are some of your favorite cooking shows?

I decided to take advantage of the weather and bake some cookies this afternoon. I can never bake when it's 80+ degrees outside, especially when we don't have an A/C (we'll be buying one soon, hopefully). I'm trying to use what we have in our pantry/fridge without spending money on stuff that we don't really need, and that's where the cookies came to mind. I've also been working on menus for the week and the past two weeks worked out, but I'm stumped on what to cook this week. So I'm hoping I can come up with something : ) What are your favorite cookies, store bought or homemade, and what kind?

Dinner tonight will be arroz con gandules y pollo (rice with green pigeon peas and chicken) along with a salad. Those are some items I had in the pantry and freezer. So, one day down, four more to go.

I hope everyone's having a great evening and I'll talk to you soon! Take care!!!

Angelica

Gotta love allergy season!

Yesterday started off on the right foot. I made breakfast, I made my cup of coffee, I was so excited to work on my blog, and then the landscaping crew shows up....duhn duhn duhn. They start trimming the bushes, cutting the grass, and that's when the sneezing began. I spent the whole day sneezing my head off, it was horrible! Every time the landscaping crew shows up my allergies go crazy : ( So I decided to take a break from blogging and I gave Pinterest a little visit. Well, not little, more like the whole day...lol. I'm telling you, it can be very addicting. I actually had more fun looking at the crafting/DIY boards and I found some stuff that I would like to make, so I'll keep you guys posted on how that goes.

French toast with turkey bacon (yesterday's breakfast)...yummy!

I've been working on a menu for next week and so far it looks pretty good. I came up with a menu for this week and let me tell ya I was surprised with how much money we spent at the grocery store. I usually make a grocery list, but we end up spending a lot of money and not cooking everything we buy, so I decided to give this menu thing a try. If it works out, then I'm going to make this a permanent thing. So, dinner tonight will be another salad, but this time it'll have chicken strips in it.

Last, but definitely not least, I can't forget about the lovely samples I got from Birchbox the other day. I promised you guys pictures, so here they are:

I don't think I'm going to be using the self-tanning towelettes at all, I don't need a tan...LOL! As for the Juicy Couture perfume, I was never a big fan of their perfume, but this one smells really nice. I'm definitely going to give the other stuff a try.

Well, my fiance should be home from work soon and it's time to make dinner. I hope everyone's having a great evening and I'll be talking to you soon!

Angelica

Birchbox!

I am liking this whole Birchbox thing, all thanks to Kate from The Small Things Blog. I just got my box this afternoon and I really like it! At first I was a little hesitant to sign up for Birchbox, but after seeing pictures of the things she would get every month I couldn't resist myself.....I signed up! This is my second month and I hope to continue getting more stuff. *pictures of what I got will be posted soon*

Today is day 2 of working on my blog, but no big changes were made. Doing a blog was something I tried to do a couple of years ago (when I was in college), but that didn't work. I was going to school and working, I just didn't have enough time to post stuff. Now don't get me wrong, I bet there are a lot of women out there, in the blog world, who are going to school, working, are moms and they find some time to post something on their blog and I am proud of you guys. I don't think I had it in me to do it, maybe it was lack of motivation or something, who knows. Now I have all the time in the world to create a blog and dedicate time to it, especially since I've been laid off from work for a while (that'll be for another post).

So for the rest of the evening I'm going to cook dinner, we're having salad with shrimp, head over to Pinterest (I LOVE that website!!!) and see what's new, and then watch some tv.

What are you guys having for dinner?

Angelica

Busy, busy, busy

Today was a very productive day and I feel very proud of myself! I wasn't going to let the heat get to me today, I was determined to work on my blog and get things crackalackin'...lol! I spent the day going over my blog and making some changes. I visited a couple of blogs that had some good tips about blogging, but I'm still not done. I'm still working on my blog and just trying to make things flow. So I'm looking forward to tomorrow : )

On another note, my fiance came home from work and I was working on dinner. We had macaroni and cheese with chicken, it was pretty good. That's another thing I'm going to add to my list: take pictures of what I cook and post them on here.

Well, I hope everyone's having a great evening. I'm going to relax, enjoy the rest of the night and see what's on the DVR. Later!

Angelica

What a day...

Hi everyone!


I can't believe it's Friday! I spent the day running errands with my mom. First, we went to this place that fixes sewing machines, my mom looked like a little kid in a toy store, lol. We looked at different parts and asked questions, but what was suppose to be a conversation about my mom's sewing machine turned into a conversation about me taking sewing classes (my mom really wants me to learn how to sew), lol. Then we headed to Lowe's....I love walking through their garden department. I think if I worked there I'd come home with a new plant. I already have 15 plants (sounds like a lot, but it doesn't look like it) and my fiance calls it "the jungle", but at least it makes the living room look really nice : )


I'm not looking forward to the weekend, it's suppose to be really hot...yuck! I don't mind warm weather, but when it gets hot and you're not able to sleep at night because your apartment's hot it's not fun. We had an A/C my mom gave us last year, but when we tried to use it a couple of weeks ago it wouldn't start, so we need to buy a new one.


Well my peeps this girl has to get up early tomorrow morning *yawn*. Have a great weekend!

Angelica

About Me

Hi! My name’s Angelica and I live in Chicago with my fiance. Before I start posting I want to talk a little bit about myself : )

I love cooking and baking. I also love to crochet, I've tried to get into knitting, but I can't seem to get the hang of it. I didn't go to culinary school, but I did take hospitality classes in high school (junior + senior year). I learned about French and Italian cuisine, the latter being my favorite, along with learning about the hotel/restaurant industry.

My mom has been my biggest influence when it comes to cooking, so I'll probably be talking about different Puerto Rican dishes (my parents are from Puerto Rico) every now and then. But everything I've learned so far has been through trial and error. (My fiance is also my taste tester, even though he always tells me my food tastes good...LOL)


After reading different blogs I was inspired to create my own blog. I'm looking forward to sharing with you guys the things that I'm passionate about and at the same time get to meet new people.

Angelica