Movie night

Went to see "Burlesque" last night

with Chloe.

We both really enjoyed it.

Dinner last night

Roasted asparagus, steamed potatoes

with butter, garlic and salt & pepper,

and oven roasted turkey breast.
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A little red wine.

* 100 days of school glasses.

Pierre Bell Pe-pear - bonjour!

Chloe getting silly with the top of the
bell pepper we picked from our garden.

Look what's brewing...

Homemade Vanilla extract!

We were given a BIG bottle of Vodka

as a x-mas gift - I decided to put

some of it to good use.

Will post more info. after it

steeps in it's vodka bath for

a few weeks.

Cookie jar envy

I just l.o.v.e. this orange

owl cookie jar from Anthropologie.

I think he would look perfect sitting
on my china cabinet - perhaps standing
next to my cookbooks. I have a bit of
a thing for cookie jars. I love
that delicious, tasty treats
are secretly hiding inside...mmmm!
You are a little pricey for me right now,
my orange beauty,
but I added you to my wish list!
Hope to bring you home some day soon.

Dinner last night

Made a delicious pasta dish last night.

I had planned on making grilled chicken

to go with it....but ran out of steam.

Made cheese crisps for Logan and Chloe

and I enjoyed the pasta with a glass

of wine.

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Orecchiette with mushrooms,

radicchio, and gorgonzola

(serves 6)

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Coarse salt

1/2 lb. orecchiette pasta

2 Tbl. extra-virgin olive oil,

plus more for drizzling

1 med. shallot, minced

(about 1/4 cup)

1/4 tsp. red-pepper flakes

8 oz. assorted mushrooms,

cremini, shiitake, etc. sliced.

(I used just cremini)

1/4 cup dry white wine

1 Tbl. fresh thyme

3 Tbl. chopped fresh italian

parsley

1/4 tsp. grated lemon zest

3 Tbl. fresh lemon juice

1/2 head radicchio, sliced

into thin strips

2 oz. crumbled gorgonzola cheese

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Bring a pot of water to boil, add

salt. Add pasta and cook til al dente.

Drain, and then drizzle with just enough

olive oil to coat. Spread on a baking sheet,

and refrigerate for about 10 min.

Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet over

medium heat. Add shallot and red pepper

flakes, and cook til shallot has softened,

about 4 min. Add mushrooms, and cook til

softened, about 5 min. Add wine, and cook

til reduced by three-quarters, 2-3 min.

Remove from heat. Add herbs, lemon zest,

and lemon juice, and radicchio and toss

to wilt the radicchio a bit. Add pasta,

gorgonzola, salt and pepper; toss.

Serve at room temp.

**Note: I added toasted pine nuts, about 1/4 cup,

I liked the crunch. I think toasted walnuts

would have been good too.

Restaurant to try

Can't wait to try this restaurant

St. Francis
Large wood-fired oven where they cook all

their meats and local, seasonal vegetables,

and delicious bread - YUM!

Menu sounds great and atmosphere looks

warm and welcoming.

Movie night

Went to the dollar theater with

Logan and Chloe to see

"Megamind"

It was really cute & very funny.

We all loved it.

I highly recommend it.