anyway, they were nowhere to be seen but upon leaving Danny suggested we look for a 'seastar' necklace. i scratched my head "a what???" well, apparently according to the Ocean Insitute of Dana Point, Patrick is no longer a starfish but a sea star :| (Gawd help me, i am in correctness hell) we looked and BAM!!!!!!!!!! there it was - a perfect little silver "sea star" on a perfect simple little chain. was that the problem all along... i was looking for a starfish and not a sea star....?
next mission: a cotton candy machine!! i have decided to give in to my inner child and just buy one already. heck, i deserve it! if i had bought one 6 months ago when i first wanted one, think of all the fun i could have been having.... and if i have a cotton candy machine, we will always have one for parties! but which one to get... i really want a gold medal one, i hear they're the best and anything with gold in the name must be good quality. i am trying NOT to buy a pink one, since a pink one seems like it may be less sturdy and reliable. anyway there is one on a little cart at amazon - i could actually take my cotton candy machine for walks and whip up a cotton candy for delighted children along the way! oh but i wonder if it needs a plug...? probably, huh... back to my endless research....
next mission: make a delicious pecan pie! i found a recipe on Dear Abbey and after printing it (and 4 pages of lame comments from people whining that recipes shouldn't be on an advice column - take a pill, people!) i finally have a recipe with things that i actually know what they are. though i get hopelessly confused about unbaked pie crust and graham cracker crust... i wish they would show pictures...
off to make more cornflake cakes - i am seriously addicted to them and they are simple to make! a handful of coconut, some melty milk chocolate, some rice crispies and the magic ingredient - cornflakes. i put them in mini muffin cases in a futile attempt to be healthy ;)
back later :)
my mothers day treats from the cream pan... soooooo sooooo soooo sooooooooooo good!
ummmm we need a picture of these cornflake cakes. yes...yes, we do.
ReplyDeleteOh my! I need a treat from Cream Pan!
ReplyDeletePS Did you get your chairs? Do you like/hate them?
ReplyDeleteCotton Candy Machine - Yep. You have to plug it in. My friend hired one for a birthday party held in a communal garden (London, obviously) and had beg, borrow and steal leads to join together, then run them across roads and round the corner to her friend's house. Hadn't really thought that one through.
ReplyDeleteThose cornflake treats sound amazing!!! I have to make them.
ReplyDeleteVery cute pictures!