Minnesota Monthly Factoid Edited

http://www.minnesotamonthly.com/

If you spend $$$ on a kitchen FACELIFT - cabinets, countertops etc. you will recoup 83% of your costs in a sale. Average cost: 20,000.00
However, if you spend $$$$$ on a kitchen REMODEL - you will only recoup 62% of your costs. Average cost 123,000.00. But originally, they reported an 8% recoup - then they printed a correction the following month which makes a bit more sense. Nevertheless, think about that facelift:

Here's an idea: http://www.refinishyourcabinets.com/

Painting Mother's Day with only 135 Calories

This is a deviation from gorgeously painted rooms and I confess there are shades of the Pioneer Woman (but why should she have the corner on the 'famous blogger' market?)  The Painter made this blueberry blintz for me. Ok, we made it together - and after only two tries! Take a look:

I can't take credit for the recipe, that would be the Slimgenics cookbook. But here it is:

1/4 C. blueberries (I used frozen/unsweetened)
2 oz. 1% cottage cheese (that's relatively a 1/4 cup)
1 large egg (whisked) Don't put it in with the cottage cheese, don't do it...
1 packet Equal
1/4 tsp. cinnamon

Wash blueberries and sweeten them with 1/2 packet Equal. Whip cottage cheese and the other 1/2 pack Equal in blender with a few drops of skim milk, set aside. Heat a non-stick fry pan with PAM. Pour the whipped egg in the pan to make a nice round pancake. Cook for 1 minute, medium heat. Then pour the blueberries in a line down the center of the egg circle. Cover and cook 2 minutes or until egg is set. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Slide the pancake on a plate. Fill with sweetened whipped cottage cheese, reserving about a tablespoon. Fold over both edges. Top with remaining cottage cheese and a few berries.

Buon appetito! (I'm giving the Italians credit; I have no idea why.) With a great cup of coffee, of course. Dang that was good!