RePlan the Plan: the Ceiling Edition




Reno Ridiculouso= Reno Expensivo

Food Mood: Still Doin’ it.  Still Eating.  Still Cooking

Ok, so the cool tin tile ceiling was an awesome idea.  But the Hubby and I have a problem.  We are REALLY BAD at doing the cheap version of things.  We want this to look awesome, it’s the dream room, the last thing that we really haven’t downgraded.  And so , we are stuck.  The ceiling tiles that we like and the crown mouldings (does that word have a u in it?  I don’t know…) to complete the transition to the walls are going to be $1600.  

And we just can’t justify it. Nope.  There are limits to all things are apparently we just found ours.
I quietly cry to myself and the Hubby puts forth one of those ALL OUT WE’RE GOING DO THIS OR DIE TRYING days.  And he is epic.  And in one short weekend he finishes that dining room ceiling mudding and sanding.  We hire the awesome neighbours from across the street to come and do custom mouldings for the top so that he doesn’t have to deal with that transition chaos.  $500 well spent.  

And, people, it is starting to look like something now.  We go out shopping and finally commit to the floor tile for the dining room.  And it is gorgeous.  All dark black and coppery, silver and completely indescribable. Which is damned good, cause we are tiling any damned day now. And I feel hopeful. 

So we eat stew

Chicken Stew A La Crockpot
Leftover cooked chicken from the grocery store
A box of chicken stock
Cut up baby carrots
Chopped onion
Chopped up potatoes if you want (or serve it with crusty bread and make that your family filler carb)
1 tbsp rosemary
One clove garlic
A cup or so of water
Cook that for seven hours.
Then add some frozen peas and carrots, let that cook for 30 minutes
Shake about 2 tbsp cornstarch with ½ cup water to make a thickening agent
Pour that in the crockpot and turn it back on high for about fifteen minutes until it thickens
Hello! Thanks for stopping by to check out my recipes and commiserate with my (our) misery. Misery loves company! I live in Toronto with my husband and little girl. We have spent a year (yep, that's right, renovating our home) About seven months into this crazy renovation I thought to myself, this has got to be funny or it will be pathetic! And so, I have chosen for funny! This is my collection of mostly crockpot (although sometimes not) recipes paired with the days (weeks, months) that inspired them. Please share your best reno stories and crockpot recipes too.

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