Stripping Wallpaper and Fresh Popovers

I can't believe that an entire week has gone by since my last post. I am redecorating one of the guest rooms here at Newcastle Inn and have been busy, some might say consumed, by decorating decisions. Last weekend I made a run down to Portland and found a great rug and that is guiding the color palette of the room.

So, Sunday the fun began with the removal of wallpaper. I have to say that I have had some terrible experiences of removing wallpaper, but happily this hasn't been one of those. It came off pretty easily. The walls have been washed, I have spackled/filled the dozens of holes and patched the ceiling. The next step is to lightly sand the walls which I hope will smooth things out where some of the paint was removed when the paper came and now the plaster wall is exposed. If the sanding doesn't do the job, then everything will have to be skim coated. I'm crossing my fingers that I don't have to do that. My goal is to have everything prepped and ready for primer and paint after this weekend.

In the midst of all this, I have also been trying new recipes. There is something about winter that makes me want to cook and bake up a storm. I LOVE fresh popovers and last week made up a batch using a recipe from King Arthur Flour. I think their recipes are great and they are all tested so they are pretty much foolproof. For a quick simple recipe go to King Arthur Flour. I'm sorry that there isn't a picture of these beautiful puffy delights, but mine are all gone!