Choice Morsels

  So, we have a floor installation date for the end of February. (Pic on left is the tile color we've picked, though it's sooo much prettier in person. Picture does not do it justice.  This is 4 squares, grouted.)     Certainly the quickest installation date I've ever set up for anything floor related. We re-carpeted the bedrooms several years ago and had new vinyl applied in our master bath and it took 6 weeks just to come in. So, this is fast.   Everything I was afraid might happen never did: *I was afraid the sales person would try to up-scale us into a pricer floor, like ceramic. Didn't happen. He just went with what we were interested in. *I was afraid we'd be told we'd have to be responsible for removing the old vinyl ourselves. (I've heard that before.)  Nope, they take it up as part of the installation.    (Sigh of relief, because the other thing wasn't gonna happen.)   *I was afraid of a long wa...

Welcome to the first full week of February! Did you watch the Super Bowl? Did you like the commercials? I can think of a couple I never want to see again. Our singles put on a Super Bowl gathering up at the Lighthouse Airman Center on base, so I go with my husband to that, though I don't understand the intricacies of football all that well. I can tell  which way the balls going and who's winning, but that's about it. Today's Good Eating Topic is a great comfort food: Jambalaya! I got the recipe from allrecipes.com, doubled the quantities, served it last Sunday with cornbread and got rave reviews! It's called "Easy Cajun Jambalaya" and you can get the recipe here: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/easy-cajun-jambalaya/detail.aspx It just uses chicken & sausage. It calls for red pepper for heat, but I think a small diced jalapeno, seeds removed, would make a good replacement. For cornbread, I just buy a ready-made mix. I prefer Jiff...