basil basil basil

Matt’s sister and I had a conversation yesterday about how the Hallorans are obsessed with basil.  I believe this to be true, as Matt perks up whenever I talk about making something with fresh basil  Tonight I made a delish pasta from Sunset magazine (my fave).  It’s just whole wheat pasta combined with [...]

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summatime.

On this cloudy 4th of July, I’m trying to remind myself of the sunshine we’ve been having around here.  This sunshine left us with that wonderful blissful feeling that can only come after months and months and months of cold weather and no sunshine.
Matt and I have been digging salmon on the grill recently.  Last [...]

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busy, busy day.

Matt and I had one of those perfect days where all we do is stay home and work on all of those home chores/projects that provide oh-so-much satisfaction.
Matt spent his day building us a new screen door.

And installing a new porch light.

I am one lucky girl.  Thanks Mateo.
I attempted making bread for the first time.  [...]

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left to my own devices… i bake.

Yesterday Matt and a colleague worked on bikes all afternoon.  Which means, left to my own devices, I made some cookies.  I cook plenty of stuff that isn’t good for me, so I try not to bake cookies all that often because… well… I love cookies pretty much as much as I love the pugs.  [...]

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victory!

Victory is mine!  I finished my first sewing project.  So determined by this project was I that I stayed up way past my bedtime on Friday night to finish it (rocking Friday night, yes I know).  It has flaws, and it is not perfect, but I made it and I feel quite proud.  See photos [...]

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everything’s better with a bacon hug.

Perhaps why my so-called diet isn’t working is because I continue to make things like this:

I may argue there is nothing better than scallops wrapped with a bacon hug.  Yum.
Crafting output has been slowed by production of my dad’s wedding invitations.  I did, however, finish the project and mailed them on Monday!  Yippee!

They left our [...]

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another food post?

Another food post?  So soon?  Why yes.  Because I love me some bacon and spinach.  Tonight we made one of my faves.  Very simple.  Probably not the healthiest of salads (ok, definitely not).  But I needed something delicious to cure myself of my “work sucks” blues. 

So to make the dressing, you first cook 5 pieces [...]

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first try = yummy success

So I’ve never made a lasagna. I love lasagna, but it always seemed like a lot of work, so I never tried. I had some time yesterday, so I decided to knock one out. It was surprisingly easy, and turned out oh so yummy. Maybe also healthy due to all the [...]

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