progress is being made

i went down south last week to visit great friend of mine.... inspirations for being creative and motivated arise after (and or during) a visit with her.

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Amanda used to own a super cafe - the pony espresso - and i work there with her. i learned a lot more about all culinary aspects in the time i worked there.
the day would start and amanda would just imagine what would be great to bake that day.....key lime pie with a key lime short bread crust? did want to learn something new? brioche?
she would take me to other restaurants to taste their dishes and we would try to figure out what went in and how to make them so we could make them our own. and that was just one aspect of our friendship.







so i went to arizona in august.....i know.....107degress everyday!!! but it is true what they say about the dry heat.....



i got to meet amanda fabulous new husband sammy - some how he escaped my camera.....he is a wonderful husband for her they love each other very much... i am glad to see her so happy!!!
our time together mainly consisted of drinking ice tea and chatting (giggling) and cooking fabulous meals.... i made my first soufflé!! a chocolate and a cheese soufflé. i made the cheese soufflé for the sunday nite dinner ...for gio...

the flight to get to az went down towards the san louis valley and over the sand dunes area .... here's what it looks like from above....



oh, when i got home this morning my garden was a buzz with bees!



yesterday i spent all day cleaning the house and painting my room.... it's half way done, i got two walls painted and the ugly blue trim painted most of the way to look like wood....
gio knows me too well - he asked me not to forget about my project and leave it half finished... to well .....xxoo

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