Kitty Deschanel | Food, Wine, and Travel Adventures Across the USA

Remember how excited I was when I bought my first DSLR camera, a Canon T1i? The honeymoon is over. I know every good blogger is supposed to have a "real" camera, but honestly? Dragging that heavy DSLR camera around is a pain! And my camera, the Canon T1i, isn't even that bulky compared to some of the others. All those fancy options and features are complicated! Is point-and-shoot really that bad? For our San Francisco vacation, I left the Canon at home and brought our old, pocket-sized Nikon. With the help of Picasa's free photo editing software, I was able to go from this: Alcatraz, as seen from our Golden Gate Bay cruise. To this:  Post-Picasa. Not bad for a photo taken willy nilly! (And even more 'not bad' if you click the photo to enlarge it!) Fellow bloggers and photographers, would you ever trade in your DSLR camera for an old-school point and shoot camera? And, if so, which one would you recommend? I'm tempted to sell my Canon to buy som...

Handing out little boxes of toothpaste and business cards for our dental office (and candy!) Yes or no? Is my house going to get egged (again) if I do this? Have a safe Halloween everyone!

Have you ever thrown together a bunch of different things just to use them up before they go bad, only to discover that what you've made is absolutely delicious ? This is one of those recipes. I had no intention of blogging about this (hence the bites that are missing from the below photos) but it is really, REALLY good! I was just trying to use up our leftover kale and zucchini and now have a new favorite recipe. Don't you just love when that happens? It's especially great since I never know what to do with kale anyway. Hmmm...this is perhaps not the most beautiful food. KALE AND ZUCCHINI QUESADILLAS serves one Ingredients 1 tortilla 2 large kale leaves, chopped with thick stems removed 1/4 of a zucchini, thinly sliced Cilantro, Green Onion, and Jalapenos (to taste, but if you skip this altogether, your quesadilla will be bland!) 1 Tbsp Garlic Butter (you can add these ingredients separately if you must, but after that you should make you...

It's time for another Not "Baaad" Sundays linky party! Discover some nifty new sites and share all your week's adventures. After that, be sure to check out Pica and Biscuit's cute Halloween costume idea. Dressing up for Halloween works better when your dog isn't afraid of their costume. And, of course, if you could share my blog hop button, I would be much obliged!

I don't normally dedicate entire posts to deals I find online, but this one is too nifty not to share. In addition to the $15 credit you get for signing up with One Kings Lane through this link, you save $15 by using coupon code get-inspired - a total savings of $30! Already have an account? Use a different email address and open another one! There are plenty of pretty things to buy for $30 and less. I just purchased a 12 inch Le Souk Ceramique Tagine. The retail price is listed at $70 and it has wonderful reviews on Amazon. My cost? $11.95, including shipping! One Kings Lane is a little bogged down at the moment (for obvious reasons) but keep trying if you can't connect. It's worth it! What awesome deals have you found on One Kings Lane?

I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone has been up to this week! Sexy Nerd and I will be spending our weekend visiting houses on the Albuquerque Parade of Homes tour. I forgot to bring my camera when we went out today, but I'll try to take photos to share tomorrow and Sunday. First visit to my blog? Well, my new bloggy friend, you might want to visit Linky Party Rules for LambAround Newbies .