New Thing #254: Sake it To Me

A fun part of this "new thing" project is trying out new restaurants in New Orleans. That is a lot of "news" in one sentence. I went to Sake Cafe uptown for my friend Katie's bachelorette party and it was delicious! Good sushi and fun drinks, I had a pama-tini with pink sugar on the rim of the glass, how much more fun can you get than that!

New Thing #253: Easy as Pie

I love pumpkin anything so I was excited to find that the pumpkin cake a friend made was not only delicious but ridiculously easy! You can also use it to make cookies or muffins!

1 box spice cake mix

1 can of pumpkin (15 oz)

it's that easy! just top with cream cheese frosting and you'll amaze your friends and neighbors.

New Thing #252: Fun Forward

I don't like email forwards, generally, but I decided to participate in a recipe exchange. Somehow I was supposed to get a lot of recipes back but no one responded. I don't blame them though, maybe they are like me, don't like forwards, and didn't have the incentive to do something new that day :)

New Thing #251: All Things Handmade

Several friends have been raving about Etsy and I could never figure out what it was. Obviously it's a really cool website where you can buy and sell handmade crafts! What a fabulous idea! I even benefited from this website with some delightful Christmas presents given to me by a friend and I plan on shopping there soon!

New Thing #250: Say it. Get it.

My friend Sam introduced me to Tellme. A number you can call and you can ask it anything you want! Well almost anything. You just say "sports" "weather" "travel" "movies" "stock quotes" and more! Just dial 1-800-555-TELL to try it out! I also like their slogan...

New Thing #249: Fa-yeh!

I heard about how wonderful greek yogurt is but I never tried it myself. Erin introduced me to Fage (pronounced Fa-yeh!) and it was so good! Especially with the honey in the little container. The perfect afternoon treat to get me through the work day. I also like that you are supposed to pronounce it with an exclamation point at the end. The Greeks are good at so many things! Ooopa!

New Thing #248: Cupcake Goodness

Before she left Kirsten and I went to New Orleans Cake Cafe for lunch and it was delicious! The only flaw of this place may be that they have too  many excellent menu items to choose from. The bonus (and my personal favorite part) a cupcake for a buck with your lunch! Can't beat that!

roasted turkey sandwich accompanied by the delightful red velvet cupcake!