On the Hunt

I LOVE these chairs, and they would be PERFECT for our family room. BUT, they are way out of our budget. $1499 for ONE chair!?!

So, we are now on a full blown search for a good replica/alternative. So far, the only ones I've found are fake leather and much smaller (we need BIG, the room is HUGE). Wish me luck in my endeavors.

Cheers!

Oops, I Did It Again

Woot! I was able to serve another vegetarian meal and have a satisfied Husband! I came across this recipe a while back in none other than an issue of InStyle. It's been on my mind for a while, and since I've been on a cooking "kick" now was as good of time as any.

These little morsels are AH-mazing, AND not too unhealthy if you switch up the ingredients as I did.

Veggie Lasagna Rolls
Adapted from InStyle (Lea Michele and Mom Edith Sarfati's)

Ingredients:
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 large bunch broccoli, stems removed, finely chopped
1 cup chopped mushrooms
8oz baby carrots, chopped (about 1 cup chopped)
1 16oz box whole wheat lasagna noodles
16oz part skim ricotta cheese
1 clove garlic
1/2 tsp onion powder
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp dried basil
1 tsp freshly ground pepper
1 tsp salt
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
24oz jar tomato sauce

Preheat oven to 350°F.  

• In large skillet, heat olive oil and sauté chopped broccoli and carrots, mushrooms, and garlic until tender, about 7 minutes.

• Place in large bowl and refrigerate until cool.  

• Cook noodles, drain, and lay flat until cool.

• Mix ricotta with onion powder, oregano, basil, and salt to taste.

• Add ricotta mixture, Parmesan, and 1 3/4 cups mozzarella to bowl of veggies; mix well with spoon.

• Using a spatula, spread ½ cup filling onto length of each lasagna noodle, leaving ½ inch at each end so roll-ups don't overflow; roll each one tightly.

• Spread half of tomato sauce on bottom of deep baking pan; place roll-ups seam side down, top with remaining sauce.

• Cook in oven for 45 minutes.  

• Remove and top with remaining cheese; cook for 15 more minutes.  

Serves 6-8.

Cheers!

Meatless Mondays

Yes. I have gotten Shawn to eat vegetarian once a week. On my part it is for health, trying to incorporate more interesting vegetables and experiment with different proteins. I was able to convince Shawn by telling him that we would save lots of money.... We've actually been eating "meat-less" once a week for a while now, I just thought we'd make it more routine by dedicating a whole day to the cause (I'm fairly certain I'm the only one following this program throughout the day).

Tonight I made Tosca Reno's Lentil Stew. Delicious.

Cheers.

Grand Inspiration

Ahhhh-mazing

Clean and Crisp

Love the Bookshelves and Patterns

If I could ever get Shawn to agree to a pink room - this would be the color

This deep brown is more Shawn's style - so rich.

Cheers!

Dinner & a Movie x3

Shawn and I had a very relaxing weekend - for the first time in forever we had NOTHING on the calendar! It was perfect. Movies, food, football, and quality couch time. love.

Friday Night

• Movies
• Social Network (thumbs up)
• Dinner With the Schmucks (thumbs down)
• Dinner
• Cowboy Pizza from Papa Murphy's
• AMAZING bottle of Sentinel from Milbrandt Vineyards
• Honey Vanilla Poundcake (from new Barefoot Contessa Cookbook)

Saturday Night

• Movie
• Going the Distance (amazing soundtrack)
• Dinner
• Linguine with Clams (from new Sunset Magazine cookbook)
• Peanut Butter Cookies with Chocolate kisses
• Cosmopolitans

Happy & Full Husband

Sunday Night

• Movie
• The Other Guys (Shawn laughed aloud ALOT)
• Dinner
• Bourbon Braised Beef Short Ribs (from new Lisa Dupar cookbook)
• Creamy Grits

Cheers!

Can't Get Enough

I LOVE my cookbook collection, and love adding to it even more :-) Check out my 3 newest, I highly suggest all 3.

Cheers!

If you wonder why I left.....

This is actually awesome, but kind of proves a point that there is not much to do in Cheney.

Cheers!