{this moment inspired by Soulemama}
A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.
If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.
Friday, August 12, 2011
{this moment}
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Homemade roasted tomato sauce
I found this recipe on Pinterest and decided to try it out, seeing as how we have an abundance of tomatoes from our CSA right now. I've never made a homemade sauce, so I thought, why not? So here we go, step by step...
First, I cut the tomatoes and arranged them cut side up on the baking sheet (after preheating the oven to 450 degrees).
Next, I cut up a onion and scattered it over the tomatoes.
Finally, I added a red and orange bell pepper and a head of peeled garlic (whole cloves).
Then I drizzled with olive oil and roasted everything for about 45 minutes until it looked like this...
Popped it all in the blender, and voila!
Yummy, fresh sauce!
Sean decided to add fresh basil and salt and pepper, which finished it off perfectly!
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First, I cut the tomatoes and arranged them cut side up on the baking sheet (after preheating the oven to 450 degrees).
Next, I cut up a onion and scattered it over the tomatoes.
Finally, I added a red and orange bell pepper and a head of peeled garlic (whole cloves).
Then I drizzled with olive oil and roasted everything for about 45 minutes until it looked like this...
Popped it all in the blender, and voila!
Yummy, fresh sauce!
Sean decided to add fresh basil and salt and pepper, which finished it off perfectly!
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Ladybugg Bakery Breakfast
Yesterday, we decided to eat breakfast at Labybugg Bakery on Cooper. Heather, the owner, is an acquaintance of ours, and she just added breakfast to the menu. Sean just shot a video of her and her co-owners (her mom and sis) to submit to the Food Network for Cupcake Wars!
So, back to breakfast. I ordered the Ladybugg Bennies, Heather's version of Eggs Benedict...
They were delicious! It was two poached eggs served on a homemade biscuit with pesto, Benton's bacon, and a roasted red pepper hollandaise. Yum-o! I got the sweet potato hash as my side, which was also amazing!
I highly recommend Ladybugg for breakfast. The menu can be viewed here. You will be supporting a small, locally owned business and enjoying amazing food!
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So, back to breakfast. I ordered the Ladybugg Bennies, Heather's version of Eggs Benedict...
They were delicious! It was two poached eggs served on a homemade biscuit with pesto, Benton's bacon, and a roasted red pepper hollandaise. Yum-o! I got the sweet potato hash as my side, which was also amazing!
I highly recommend Ladybugg for breakfast. The menu can be viewed here. You will be supporting a small, locally owned business and enjoying amazing food!
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Friday, August 5, 2011
{this moment}
{this moment inspired by Soulemama}
A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.
If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Just Because...
Basil bouquet from this week's CSA...
Thought this was pretty enough to share! Pesto anyone??
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Thought this was pretty enough to share! Pesto anyone??
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Shop Savvy
Today I downloaded a free app called Shop Savvy. It is a barcode scanner that tells you the price of an item at stores within a certain distance from you plus online retailers. I installed it because Sean and I were curious about the value of some really nice red wine glasses we won at a fundraiser last Sunday.
Well, it just so happens that I went to Home Depot shortly after getting this app to get air filters and a filter for our refrigerator. I approached a couple of employees to help me find the one for the fridge. They led me to the section and found the one I needed. I asked how much it was going to cost, and the guy wasn't sure. He told his co-worker to get out her "phone" (which actually was a store scanner). Before she could get it out I remembered about my handy dandy app. Little did I know how useful it would be!
These same employees proceed to tell me that people are always walking around the store with their phones out scanning things because Home Depot will meet or beat any competitor's price by 10%! I scanned the item that they wanted $39.99 for and lo and behold Shop Savvy tells me that Walmart has them for $29.25. Score! They matched it plus an additional $2.93 off!
Anybody else know of stores with meet or beat policies? I can't wait to use this FREE app again!
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Well, it just so happens that I went to Home Depot shortly after getting this app to get air filters and a filter for our refrigerator. I approached a couple of employees to help me find the one for the fridge. They led me to the section and found the one I needed. I asked how much it was going to cost, and the guy wasn't sure. He told his co-worker to get out her "phone" (which actually was a store scanner). Before she could get it out I remembered about my handy dandy app. Little did I know how useful it would be!
These same employees proceed to tell me that people are always walking around the store with their phones out scanning things because Home Depot will meet or beat any competitor's price by 10%! I scanned the item that they wanted $39.99 for and lo and behold Shop Savvy tells me that Walmart has them for $29.25. Score! They matched it plus an additional $2.93 off!
Anybody else know of stores with meet or beat policies? I can't wait to use this FREE app again!
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Friday, July 22, 2011
{this moment}
{this moment inspired by Soulemama}
A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.
If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.
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