one week ago today
Posted: March 8, 2012 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a comment »i was looking at this…
new york, part 1
Posted: October 16, 2011 Filed under: vacation 2 Comments »okay, here we go….
we flew in early friday morning and made it to the apartment by 10am. our gracious friends allowed us to stay at their apartment while they were away in sweden for a couple weeks.
we dropped off our bags, got some coffee and headed straight to central park.
we walked past the met and did a lap around the jackie onassis reservoir.
outtakes
Posted: September 8, 2011 Filed under: vacation Leave a comment »hutch and i tried to take some photos of ourselves while we were at washington square park. below are the results. it’s okay, you can laugh.
yea, so we should also talk about the fact that i sweated all my make-up off before these pictures were taken. ouch.
date night
Posted: September 5, 2011 Filed under: life 2 Comments »hutch and i went on a little date Sunday night.
we had dinner at five guys and then headed to the drive-in for the last show of the year.
we saw the hangover 2 and horrible bosses.
there were also raisinettes. they were delicious.
oh yea, the movies were good too!
new york via my phone
Posted: August 19, 2011 Filed under: vacation 2 Comments »i’m working on a 2 part post of our trip to new york. in the meantime, here are some pictures i took on my phone. enjoy!
blueberry picking
Posted: August 16, 2011 Filed under: life 2 Comments »did you know i go blueberry picking every july?
the blueberry farm is on my way home from work so i’ll usually stop a few times during the season. i ran out of time earlier this summer so i decided to take my chances today.
because we had a cold spring this year and all produce seems to be about 2 weeks behind. i was *hoping* this would work to my advantage and there would still be some ripe fruit for picking.
so, yea. next time i’ll stick with the old plan of going after work. there were tons of mosquitoes, i definitely killed one right next to my eye and got blood everywhere. i was psyched about that. it was also really sweaty. i’m sweaty enough as it is, i should not be working in the fields at 2 o’clock on a summer day. i should mention that in addition to the sweating and the bugs i also got another ridiculous sunburn. hutch actually started laughing when i got undressed to take a shower. uh, husband laughing at naked me, not cool.
i stayed for a little over an hour and only picked 2 1/2 pounds! i did not have my blueberry picking mojo today. i blame sweaty hands.
i’m going back in a day or so after work. like i normally would. my quick and nimble fingers work better when i’m not in direct sunlight.
peanut butter chocolate chip banana bread
Posted: July 3, 2011 Filed under: recipes Leave a comment »
To say I love peanut butter is a bit of an understatement. I bought some fresh ground honey roasted peanut butter on Monday and so far, I haven’t eaten any out of the jar with a spoon. Go, me! I did use some to make this banana bread with chocolate chips. Even if you don’t like peanut butter as much as I do, you should make this. Now.
adapted from Baked
3 very ripe bananas
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
1/4 cup cream
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1/3 cup peanut butter
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp espresso powder
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 cup chocolate chips
Preheat the oven to 350 F. Spray a loaf pan with nonstick spray.
Mash bananas and add them to a bowl with sugars, butter, cream and egg. Stir ingredients together and add the peanut butter. In a seperate bowl, mix together flour, espresso powder, and baking soda. Make a well in the dry ingredients and add the wet. Stir until just combined. Fold in the chocolate chips
Fill loaf pan about half way. Bake for 50 minutes, turning half way through, until a toothpick comes out clean.
just another wednesday
Posted: July 1, 2011 Filed under: life, recipes 1 Comment »
I wanted to spend my day off relaxing, catching up on some reading and spending time in the kitchen.
Surprise, surprise, by 1 o’clock, I decided I was over it. I went out and spent hours working in the front yard, or as we affectionately call it, the jungle (I also call it whitetrash-ville). Before I got to work, I enjoyed a delicious lunch on the deck. Note to Self: when you’re gone more than you’re home during a month, your yard will get out of control.
The day was filled with other surprises when Hutch actually made it home by 530! We went to Target, stopped for dinner and ice cream.
Sidenote: does anyone else spend the time going through the Kleenex boxes looking for the prettiest ones? No, just me? Okay.
Strawberry Salad
inspired by Shutterbean
handful of strawberries, hulled and quartered
2 tbs. balsamic vinegar
2 tbs. olive oil
salt and pepper
2 handfuls of mixed greens
handful of pecan pieces, toasted
Hull, rinse and quarter strawberries. Put the strawberries in a bowl with 1 tbs of balsamic vinegar and let sit. Toast the pecans. Add strawberrie, with their juices, and pecans to the mixed greens. Drizzle with remaining balsamic vinegar, olive oil and salt and pepper. Toss.
centerpiece, bastardized
Posted: May 28, 2011 Filed under: Uncategorized 1 Comment »my cousin got married last saturday. at the end of the night, my aunt insisted that the bridal party (which colleen and i were a part of) take home a centerpiece. the next morning, i broke the centerpiece into 8 smaller arrangements. here are a few that i’ve been staring at all week.
this happened yesterday
Posted: May 27, 2011 Filed under: life 5 Comments »multiple patterns.
but it’s okay because no one ever sees me when i’m at home. exceeeept, i left the house in this. twice. don’t judge.
