Little Things

Photo: Pottery barn

It is a cold, overcast day here which has begged us to veg out in front of the television and computer. I have been window shopping online and found this beautiful 3-tier stand. I think it would look perfect in my kitchen on the black buffet.
The problem with saving money for something big is that there is nothing left for the pretties that I love so much. But I do find a certain amount of satisfaction just looking at things and dreaming about what I want the house to look like! Sometimes it's the small things isn't it?

I did do something productive today. I made croutons with the sourdough bread from the bread debacle of the other day. It turned out quite good all buttery and salty. Here is the recipe:

Homemade Croutons

1 stick butter (don't be afraid of the butter people)

1/4 cup olive oil

3-4 cloves garlic

I was going to use dried rosemary too but couldn't find any

melt above ingredients in sauce pan

meanwhile cut bread into little bite sized cubes and place on a parchment paper lined sheet pan. pour butter mixture over bread and toss. place pan in a preheated 350 oven for 15 minutes. get it out and toss it around again, then bake for another 15 minutes. get out of oven and sprinkle with coarse sea salts.

The finished product makes you realize all that butter was worth it! Your whole house will smell like garlic-infused butter and even your kids who stated point blank that they were not going to try it will come back for seconds. We ate it as a snack today (because that's how we role) but it would be good with tomato bisque or on a salad.