those who own small electrical appliances together.......

Our relationship took a giant step forward today - - we went to BB&Beyond and bought a coffee maker and a toaster together for Dave's home.



toasted bagels and coffee here we come. I figured after nearly 8 months together - it was okay to suggest we make this purchase together. :) It demonstrates how little Dave eats at home when I'm not around that he had neither of these already. (chortle)

NATAL ANNIVERSARY ALERT!

Nog wondered why the cave was on fire - then he remembered -
today was the the day that they lit all the candles on
bear_left's birthday cake.

Now he wonders if s'mores are in order....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR. bear_left!!!

A whole new Bob's Kitchen.....

well - I've been fretting, creating/deleting/creating again, angsting and then deleting - - and well I finally have a new look and feel for my "Bob's Kitchen" episodes on YouTube - and I am very happy to present my latest episode. I've been learning video editing in Adobe Premiere (from a book for work stuff) and figured - why not put it to use on my cooking videos. Today's recipe is a Slow Cooker Jumbalaya. I realize that slow cooker cooking isn't exactly ground breaking - but - now that I have some new ideas - and ways to use video upon video - I'll try it next with a more complicated recipe. I have figured out how to do video next to stills and video next to video - so i don't have to try and narrate what I'm doing as I go. The biggest improvement - is an original composed "Bobs Kitchen Theme" - composed by my co-worker Kentaro Fischer who runs a digital music composition contest online and showcases his own compositions at his website, Sonicade.com. It gives Bob's Kitchen a little more polish - and I had a lot of fun designing the "opening credits" - Kentaro is just the best for doing that for me. and here - without further ado, the new Bob's Kitchen:

( slow cooker jumbalaya recipe behind a cut )