I seriously need a new job - that or a rich husband...

Come on, why do they make such fabulous shoes!?!?- Thanks to Jessica Sprague, I'm a constant stalker at fluevog.com




Ha! and this kills me! It's a blurb off a page of cute boots!

"I love you. I can't afford these shoes. But I absolutely have to have them. I'm giving up liquor for a bit. Katherine, Salt Lake City, Utah "

Check em out!
I think i'll audition for a period drama just so i can wear these..


And these ones- sigh... ( okay, the heel is a little funny for me, but hey.. nothing is entirely perfect huh?)

Shrimp Pasta Salad - Great Cook book

I've never been a fan of pasta salads because they are usually so bland, but yesterday motha made this and it was scrum-diddly-umptious!

Shrimp Pasta Salad with Lemon Garlic Dressing

1- 14 oz Cara Mia Artichoke hearts

1- 16 oz box bowtie noodles (cooked rinsed drained)

3- stalks of destringed, thinly sliced celery

1- Can sliced olives

1 pkg halved grape tomatoes

1 1.5 lb cooked salad shrimp

1 1 lb pkg imitation crab (cut small)

1 TBS finely chopped parsley

Prepare above listed items to bite sized pieces, and toss together in a bowl. Then add the below dressing, and toss lightly again.

Lemon Garlic Dressing

½ cup Walnut oil or Olive oil

1 TBS (heaping) of finely chopped basil or fresh paste

1 tsp of crushed/fine garlic

4 TBS white wine vinegar

1 TBS Balsamic vinegar

2 TBS artichoke heart marinade

Juice and Zest of lg lemon or two small

Fresh cracked salt and pepper to taste

Mix above ingredients together, the longer they sit mixed, the more flavorful! Pour over above salad.

Enjoy!

New Book!

I got this book from the library and you can bet i'll be gettin one as soon as i have to give it back. It's awesome, everything in it sounds so good, and she's my kind of baker- she uses real butter, lots of cream and all the good stuff.. no fakey substitutes. And my next experiment? Croissants!

Some New Fave pics - Kitchen Gadget

I finally burned our recipe swap CD’s so if you haven’t gotten yours, let me know…

Since I’m always a sucker for cool kitchen stuff, had to share this lil thingy I saw at someone’s house.


It’s a butterbell. You lift the lid off the crock and it has an inverted bowl on it. You fill it with butter and it keeps it soft in the cupboard without gathering up all the odors from the rest of the house. Yeah.. guess it’s been around for centuries, but who knew?

I was downloading my latest pics, and was excited to find this cute pic of Camilla --- I was also thrilled at how these pics from the park turned out... I think i need to get out more!