…Your birthday loot is as follows:
- gift certificate to meat store for local, mostly free range or pastured, sometimes organic meats (bring on the nitrate-free bacon!)
- gift certificate to favorite spice store
- Pampered Chef baking stone
- cast iron skillet
- silicone mat to cover cookie sheets
- natural dishwasher detergent from Trader Joe’s
I kid you not. Oh, how I LOVE it when people get you what you really want!
And…you know you’re a blogger when your husband gets you an external hard drive for your photos and a laptop rest with a fan so your computer doesn’t get ovverheated. Sweet!
LOL, what a fun birthday stash!
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sounds like a wonderful birthday to me!
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I agree, looks like a great birthday stash! Enjoy!
By the way, I’m loving your blog…I wish I had more time to catch up on the archives.
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Katie Reply:
August 14th, 2009 at 8:19 am
Thanks! I’m always out of time, too! Maybe when the weather gets cooler, I can catch up on all the blogs I want to read….
Katie
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oh how funny! your wish is sooo like mine!!! hope your bday was fantastic!
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Love it! I got a big cast iron griddle for my birthday last year, awesome gift that I use all the time!
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Is it really true about cast iron that you can’t use it on flat ceramic top stoves? I purchased one last year and realized after I can’t use my cast iron on it and I wonder why!
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Katie Reply:
August 14th, 2009 at 8:18 am
Jean, I wish I could help, but I have a lovely gas stove and not a clue about ceramic. Google it! Best of luck, Katie
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Funny thing is your list gave me some great ideas to add to my wish list!! Love it!!
Love your blog! We think so much alike. I enjoy all of your research. I have learned so much! Thanks!!
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Katie Reply:
August 14th, 2009 at 8:18 am
You’re welcome! Hope to see you again!
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Which meat store?
I have silicone mats, but they don’t fit my cookie sheets!
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Katie Reply:
August 14th, 2009 at 10:27 pm
Van Ball’s on Plainfield. My silicone mat doesn’t fit my smaller and medium cookie sheet, and it has a problem with browning on the edge when it hangs off a bit…I’m thinking I should speak to the company and see if that’s a health problem! We get most of our meat at Grassfields Farm in Coopersville, but Van Ball’s has really great local meats (I asked a lot of questions the first time I went in!) when I want something fast.
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Thanks — I’ll check them out! I stopped in Heeron Farms (not sure if that’s the right spelling) on Plainfield today and was surprised to find that all their meat was frozen.
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Katie Reply:
August 16th, 2009 at 11:00 pm
Yep, and it’s not organic or grass-fed at Heffron, so the only thing(s) going there are the local aspect and the no hormones/antibiotics.
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I love it!!
Happy Birthday!!
And I absolutely love my baking stone and cast iron skillet! I have been perfecting making eggs in it . . .
I hope your birthday was wonderful! Cheers to a New Year!
Best,
Sarah
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Seems like great loot to me! Glad you had a fab one. And thanks for linking up to Momtrends.
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Hi. I came to visit from Homemaker Barbi’s and enjoyed looking at your site.
I was interested to hear you got the laptop pad with a fan. How has that been working? I have been eyeing those but wasn’t sure how well they worked.
Thanks
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Katie Reply:
August 29th, 2009 at 12:21 am
Works great for me! Mine was about $20 and plugs into the USB port on the computer, so it’s only on when the computer is on.
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