Such a Deal!

Today, American Eagle is offering 25% off and free shipping with the code 32188417.

I might be a super wife and order Mr. Kinne some shirts for work.

Glee! In Book Form!

I was a teeny bit grumpy this week, and my husband knew just what to surprise me with...

Glee: The Beginning

It has a cheese-tastic glittery cover and a bonus fold-out poster, and it is awesome.

I Was a Pre-School Trendsetter

This picture is proof that my love of cardigans is pretty deeply ingrained.

Also, I wish I still had that headband.

Make-Up Monday: Ten Dollars & Under

Did you guys know about this?

Sephora has a little section for items that are ten dollars and under!

This is the perfect idea for me and my teacher-during-the-summer budget. There are some great items, but I am especially eyeing the Benefit Stay Put Set.

A Little Bit of Earth

When I was 11, I told my dad that I wanted a "bit of earth."

You see, I had recently read The Secret Garden, and I was also a huge dork.

My dad patiently planted a little garden with me, and I proceeded to neglect it for most of the summer. Luckily, my dad has the greenest thumb of anyone I know, so my little garden produced veggies and flowers for years to come.

Fast forward, 15 years, and my dad helped me plant another little garden, this time behind my duplex.

I have not neglected it all.

(Unless you count a couple days when I forgot to water it....)

New Earrings!

Last month, I was lucky enough to win these super cute Down & Out Chic earrings through Maggie's Facebook page.

The postal service took its time on delivery, and the earrings arrived a little worse for the the wear. But after a little super glue, they were as good as new.

The little grey flowers go with so many things, while the big yellow chrysanthemums are a bit more dramatic.

The chrysanthemums are, however, the perfect thing to wear while eating fried pickles with your husband. I have photographic proof of that:

Homemade Tortillas

The thing about the summer is I have a little too much time on my hands. And, so I think things like, "I should make homemade tortillas!"

It turns out, this was a time-consuming, but delicious idea.

I used this recipe, because it was one of the few I found that didn't use lard.

(Instead, it replaces it with butter. And I love butter).

Recipe adapted from The Big Book of Bread by Anne Sheasby

Courtesy of Imagelicious

For 12 tortillas

All-purpose flour - 1 1/2 cups (plus a lot more for rolling)

Salt - 1 teaspoon

Baking powder - 1 teaspoon

Butter, room temperature - 3 tablespoons

Warm water - 2/3 cups

- Combine the flour, salt, and baking powder in a large bowl.
- Lightly rub in the butter.
- Make a well in the center, then add enough water, mixing to form a soft dough.
- Knead the dough lightly for 1-2 minutes, then cover and let rest for 10 minutes.
- Divide the dough into 12 equal portions.
- Roll out each portion on a heavily floured surface to form a very thin round.
- Brush out the excess of flour from the tortilla.
- Heat a large non-stick pan until very hot, then add a tortilla and cook for 1.5-2 minutes or until the surface starts to bubble and the underside is speckled brown.
- Turn the tortilla over and brown the other side for about 30 seconds.
- While the tortilla is cooking, roll out another round and repeat.
- You might need to brush away some burned flour from the pan in between cooking the tortillas.
- To re-heat, wrap them in foil and place in a preheated oven at 180C (350F) for about 5 minutes.