I am a simple creature, so a when they took a famous pastry chef, blind-folded him and had him do a taste-test of the candy bars we buy for 50 cents at the check-out stand, it amuses me. Greatly. Check it out. By the way, he likes the Caramello best. Ferrero Rocher is the big looooser.
Edited to Add: I should have thought to include my own chocolate picks. Of the choices listed, Caramello is probably my fave. Though I do like Toblerone too. Otherwise, a nice Take 5 or Butterfinger really hits that junk-food spot. 
Otherwise, I'm in a cruddy mood today cuz my sleep meter is a bit on the low-end. I am also having a swollen eye (related to allergies) problem. I'm sure I look quite attractive with my left eye all swollen and red. I'm also behind on things I need to get done so tomorrow night is going to be jam-packed with chores.
The one thing I don't like about our kitchen is the pantry. It's that tall cabinet on the left of the stove. It is far far too deep for a pantry and so it's very hard to keep organized and clean. One thing I love about this kitchen though, is that our washer and dryer are located there (in a closet to the right of the stove). 
It makes it very convenient to do laundry while we're in the kitchen or the living room. Directly above the washer and dryer, we also have cabinets and more storage above them. This is where we have our cookbook collection. Unfortunately, we seem to be running out fo space!! 
We've been hearing stories about rattlesnakes all summer. Denver is a semi-arid climate (we have cacti growing naturally in some places), so you expect some of this. But usually, they're only in certain places (rocky outcrops) at certain times (near sunset). But this year, they have been everywhere at any time of day. In tall grass … in backyards … in the middle of mountain bike trails. And by the last report we'd heard, over 20 dogs had been treated for rattle snake bites (the norm is like 1). Needless to say, we haven't been keen to take Loki anywhere he might encounter a rattle snake. Rattlers are like most animals, they prefer to stay away from people and only tend to attack when provoked or surprised. And they have that unique rattle sound to let you know where they are way ahead of time. 
On the weekends, we like to go out to breakfast. There's a little place not too far from us where I can get eggs benedict and Matt can get a lunch item (with excellent fries). So we go there and have breakfast. After that, we usually run errands. Last time, Matt talked me into going to a bike store with him. Though I like bikes, these stops are usually a bit boring for me because I sit around and hold Loki's leash while Matt talks shop with the guys in the store about moutain and road bikes. But this time the errand paid off … they had an 
The air in Yellowstone was brisk, especially in the mornings. This made my darling Matt very happy, since he loves fall. So when we returned home, we both had fall on the brain. Denver weather was most obliging … cool and rainy on Saturday … so we picked up ingredients for two of our favorite soups: 
It's kind of amusing to think that the