Month: May 2006
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A (big) bowl of pasta
Tonight I threw this together in an attempt to postpone grocery shopping just one more day. It combines a few of my favorite ingredients, including my current obsession, balsamic vinegar. So good! In other news, I have been working on cleaning up my craft area. Hopefully I can post some pictures of it tomorrow, in…
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Hooray for Japan!
I just got a new shipment of Japanese craft books from YesAsia. I’m so excited! Though now that I’ve figured out Japanese sewing patterns, I’m already shopping for new clothing books… This one is all about softies. I don’t think I knew that when I ordered it, but they’re all incredibly cute! (ISBN4056041792) This one…
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Life gave us lemons.
We didn’t get to go camping this weekend after all. It stormed and stormed, with softball-size hail and winds at 70 miles per hour. For three nights straight. So, no camping, but we did enjoy a few meals together and some time by the pool. Thanks to all of you for your great meal ideas…we…
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Why my tummy hurts sometimes
Because I fail to understand that half a cantaloupe is a bit larger than one serving. Once the melons are in season and juicy-sweet, I gobble them up, half a melon at a time, and usually pay for it later. When will I learn? I wasn’t able to get a good photo of my lovely…
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Random Bits
Talk about a food jag! I am all about sandwiches these days. I’ve been enjoying variations on the tomato-avocado theme, this time with garlic-thyme bread (oh, how I love Whole Foods). Saturday I had an egg salad sandwich from Thundercloud Subs (I swear, they make the best egg salad), and yesterday I scarfed a Whole…