20 April 2017

SUCK ON THAT

Last Friday I hit a new grocery market and my immune system went nuts. I looked like a boiled lobster with braids. Thankfully, I recovered quick.

Up next, we had cupboard ants. I placed everything on folding tables and waited for the queen to die. I struggled to put the kitchen back together. I farted around, wasn't focused and then it hit me, I hate those upper cupboards.

Hate. Them.

So I put my kitchen back together without using the cabinets above the oven and hot dog, those suckers are next on my demo list. Suck on that.

PS: I made ice cream.


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  1. Glad the ants are gone. The ice cream looks so good. Raspberry?

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    1. Frozen Banana, mandarin, strawberry, blueberry and a glug of pure local maple syrup. In the food processor. Sorta like soft serve. Super yum.

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  2. Those kinds of ants are the worst. Fortunately we have an excellent pest control guy.

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  3. I hate ants. I. Hate. Them. The ice cream looks delicious.

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    1. Agreed. Ants. Suck.

      Thanks about the ice cream.

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  4. I would love to see before and after pictures!

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    1. Hey Girl. Did you ever get the Lemon Tart Room, pictures that I sent you?

      PS: Wordpress won't let me post comments on your blog. Am I trapped in your spam folder?

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  5. Glugs of maple syrup are the best.

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  6. Ants in the house are not a good thing!

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  7. I'd love some of that ice cream right now!

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    1. Next time you're in the US, you just come on by. In fact, I can see Canada out my back window. I'll make bagels too. We can get stinky high on the carbs.

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  8. I am v glad you recovered quickly. Not a traditional ice-cream fan, but that looks and sounds GOOD.

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    1. Thank you. I enjoy the homemade dairy free. Oh ... and frozen mango with pineapple in the food processor. Do you like that combo? Sweet stuff but I enjoy it.

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  9. Two years ago I had pantry moths. I think I would have rather had ants. Did get rid of them but it took a while and a lot of cleaning. AND I didn't get any ice cream:-(

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    1. Oh my gosh, I've had pantry moths, they were in my tea and they took forever to get rid of. This was years ago before I moved here but I still remember them. Horrible.

      I'll teleport you some ice cream. What kind do you fancy?

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    1. It was. Just made more. Chocolate peanut butter for today. Has your daughter made more ice cream this season yet?

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  11. Ice cream look absolutely stunning !! love it!!

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    1. Poor Tim, he's not sure what he'll come home to. What part of the trailer will be different today?

      Happy Weekend. Off to take more pictures?

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  13. That ice cream is gorgeous and you are the queen of transformation!

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    1. And you're the queen of taking me with you on each post you do. Even though I'm not there, I feel like I've been in those bake shoppes and cafes.

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  14. The ice cream looks yummy. You keep yourself busy.

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    1. Thanks. But I promise you, I move slow and take about a billion breaks per day.

      Happy Weekend. Orange and cinnamon for the win!

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  15. My daughter made ice cream once. It didn't turn out so good.
    Did the new grocery store have different brands? I'm wondering why your immune system went nuts.
    I've never had ants inside, although outside is a whole other story. Millions of the little so-and-so's.

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    1. What kind did she make?

      I'm sick, River. I have immune system issues. Not fun, but manageable (for the most part).

      Little so-and-sos, I like that term.

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    2. Something with chocolate and caramel and far too much heavy cream, she found a recipe on the internet. It was awful stuff. She's gone back to store bought ice cream.

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    3. Sorry it didn't work out. If you're interested, Gloria left a comment on this post. If you go to her site she has ice cream that looks yummy. I don't eat dairy so I've not made hers, but Gloria knows her stuff. Excellent baker and ice cream maker.

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  16. Funny, we just had (still slightly have) ants in our kitchen. We bought the little round ant trap things and some liquid ant killer. The frustrating thing is waiting for them to take it back home to their colony and to share it so they all die. I just want to kill them all as soon as I see them. Nice ice cream (not tempted...not tempted...) -Jenn

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    1. Waiting for the queen and her servants to die, yes. I share your want for them to die on the spot.

      Are you able to eat fruit? If so, I left the ingredients up on the first comment. But any combo works and I sometimes toss in veggies, too.

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  17. how does a visit to a new grocery market ruin one's immune system? Istenem :)

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    1. Hey Dezzy. I have a weak immune system. Getting stronger though and mostly manageable. Recovery times quicker too.

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    2. yes, but what role does new grocery market play in it? Just being in the crowd of people, or the groceries there were bad? I bought me some huge radishes today at the green market for a weekend detox :)

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    3. Sometimes I know what is it, like when I go into a movie house (allergic to the corn in the air), and other times (like the new market), I can't pinepoint what triggers the autoimmune response.

      What are you detoxing from? Do you eat the radish greens, too?

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    4. Mostly from my heart pills and stress :) I take radishes for breaky, millet with tons of garlic for lunch and cucumber for dindins, all the great diuretic food to cleanse the toxins away as much as possible. And lots of black and green tea with lemon and honey

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    5. Sorry to hear about your heart and stress but glad that you found something that helps you.

      PS: Love millet. Great stuff.

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    6. try my recipe: you stir fry a bit of diced carrots and parsley with garlic, pour in two cups of boiling water, season it with salt and pepper and onion powder, ad a spoon of celery leaves and the ad a little bit more than half a cup of millet and two or three spoons of orange/red lentils. Let simmer for about 15 mins until it soaks all the liquid and serve half an hour later. I like to cook it for tomorrow and eat it from the fridge :) PS if you can buy 'vegeta' from Amazon, I'd ad a tbsp of that instead of salt :)

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    7. I enjoy millet and lentils but never had them together. Sounds good. Thanks.

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  18. We get ants every spring, but there is ventilated wire shelving in the pantry so they can't take up residence there. Thank goodness!

    Soon you're going to be down to three cabinets in your kitchen, each holding six items :-)

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    1. Do you mean the wire plastic/metal shelving? Not sure if that's what you mean but very cool that they cannot take up residence there. Hot dog.

      Truthfully, the cupboards were coming down either way. They're too high for me and moreso, I don't need the extra space. Heaven I tell you, heaven.

      Glad you got the birdies out of that hole. I'm still amazed at how they were giving you smack. Did you see that story on the little girl that fed the crows (I think they were not sure?), and they would bring her gifts?

      Amazing.

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  19. Wow...that ice cream looks good...Did you use a churn with rock salt? Thanks for your comment. They were interesting reads, etc. When do we see the new room?
    Happy weekend and Meow. You now have a cat fan.

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    1. Hey Girl. I used frozen fruit (banana, mandarin, strawberry, blueberry and a glug of pure local maple syrup), chucked it in a high speed food processor and eat. Sorta like soft serve. Super yum.

      Very cool that you found such interesting material. That's the best. Big meows back to Jacob.

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  20. Ants are a pain aren't they? Seem to have got rid of ours now. Ice cream looks yummy.

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    1. They are and we cannot have them here, so they gotta go.

      I've made the ice cream with honey and it's just as good as it is with the maple syrup. Just frozen fruit, honey or maple and blitz. So easy.

      Happy weekend.

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  21. Great ice cream! Ants are a pain for sure! Our neighbor was just talking about how they have them in the cabinets. Good luck!

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    1. Ack. Hope they kill the queen. She's gotta go. Ants are fine outside but not welcome in my home. Hope your neighbor gets them gone.

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  22. Contrary to others, I love ants! I'm always saving them from the sink etc. Why? Well, they are little lives ... just like us wanting to live :)

    The ice-cream looks delicious!

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    1. Yes, I hear you on the ants but when they are eating our trailer, they gotta go.

      Thanks, it's just frozen fruit placed in a food processor. Comes out like soft serve. Love it.

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  23. I'm so with you on cupboard ants. They're a bear to be rid of. Good for you! (And the ice cream looks great!)

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    1. I hope they're gone for good, so far no sign. Thanks, Jeanie. Just frozen fruit with a glug of maple syrup in the food processor. Really simple and super duper yum.

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  24. Is that the celebratory ice cream for making the decision about the upper cupboards? Heck, I'd be celebrating a whole bunch of decisions just to eat that ice cream. When does demolition begin?

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    1. Ha. No, it's ice cream I make and eat each day. Just change it up here and there. And on hot mornings, it's ice cream for breakfast!!!!!

      Kitchen demo is coming up but not for awhile. Still working on Tim's new room. Today, I mudded the top of the drywall to the ceiling.

      So. Much. Fun.

      Thanks for asking. How went your work this week?

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    2. We finished our bedroom! So great. Scrubbed clean and freshly painted. We worked hard but we also took time off to slack off. 'Cause life's too short to be going going going all the time. Hope you and your honey bunny enjoy a nice weekend.

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    3. That is WONDERFUL news. Oh my gosh, I love it. And goof off time, the best. In fact, I'm goofing off right now and no lie, just killed off another serving of ice cream.

      PS:Did you get any watermelons yet? I saw them in the market but didn't but one. Soon.

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  25. Anys are the biggest pain especially if you cannot find out how they are getting in. Your ice cream looks yummy!

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    1. Ack. Same goes for mice. We had those last year too. Hoping to close things but good when we redo the kitchen.

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  26. I see a lot of people have trouble with ants in their cupboards. I would suggest watching to see what they are getting in to and maybe removing that product. Also shine a torch in there to see if you can find the entry spot and block it off with some scrunched tight tinfoil, usually they can't get through that.

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    1. Thanks, River. These buggers weren't on any food. When we redo the kitchen we plan on closing up things better. For the mice too. This kitchen isn't big enough for them and me.

      Neat on the tinfoil I adea. I have one spot in the wall that I cannot mend just yet but I could scrunch some in there. Thanks.

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  27. Ants suck, but that ice cream does look good!

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    1. Yes, and thanks.

      Great to see you. I stopped by your place to say boogie boogie.

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  28. *enter clever boxing lingo here* Way to be!

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  29. Glad you recovered quickly.

    Yuck that's what Ants are!

    On the other hand your ice-cream looks heavenly!

    All the best Jan

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    1. And easy enough to make low-carb to fit your lifestyle. In place of banana, cukes work and in place of maple, any of the many fake sugars you might (or not), fancy. Toss in low-carb berries and bam. You got yourself a frozen treat.

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    1. It was. Thanks.

      Great that you got to go up those stairs in your post.

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  31. Never made ice cream...Coffee is on

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    1. This one is super fun. Just frozen fruit in a high-speed blender and bam. You gotta a frozen dessert with just the ingredients you fancy.

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  32. How did I miss replying to this? That looks delicious. Can you use a food processor instead of a blender, I wonder?

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    1. Hey Jenny. I use a high-speed food processor. Not a fan of how blenders work but it can be done. Drop me an email if there's anything I can help you with, or ask me here. Today, I made more strawberry dandelion dairy-free ice cream. So flippin' good.

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    2. Thanks, Ivy. I do have a processor but no longer have a blender. I'm so pleased this can be done with the machine I have! It looks SO good.

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