Saturday, May 28, 2011

hello long neglected blog

Hello! I'm aliiiiiiiive! And I made a new style of apron today for my Etsy Shop! You can find the listing here but here's what it looks like :-)


You like? We'll see how it goes. It's a lot more simple than most of my other styles but some ladies are less frou-frou and I don't want to leave them out!

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Light and Lovely Shrimp Pasta

I have made this dish a lot in the past but it had been a while since I whipped it up. It's great to use up your leftover veggies from the week and I always have frozen shrimp at the ready :-)

Yummy! Wanna make it? Follow my terrible directions below :-)


What you need:
(Sorry for being vague about quantities. I actually don't measure things unless I'm reading a recipe)

Spaghetti (or the pasta of your choice)
Shrimp (about a pound? peeled)
Asparagus (about 12 spears cut into 1 inch pieces)
Onion (1/2 a medium yellow onion sliced)
Mushrooms (about 10 button mushrooms sliced)
Garlic (3 large cloves chopped)
Italian Dressing (about 1/4 cup?)
Grated Parmesan Cheese (to taste)

-Boil pasta as directed on package.
-Meanwhile warm up 1-2 Tbs of the dressing in a large skillet. Add veggies and garlic and saute until crisp-tender
-Add in shrimp and cook until pink and done
-Drain pasta (do not rinse) and return to boiling pot. Toss in your veggie/shrimp mixture (juices and all). Add a few good shakes of Parmesan, and a couple squirts of dressing. Stir it all up well!
-Plate and sprinkle with more cheese if you'd like. You're done!

It's fancy looking but it's really easy and takes no time to make! Prep takes a minute of two but that can be done in advance and then just throw it together when it's dinner time!

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Happy Birthday Pogi!!

Today is my favorite furball's 5th birthday! As something special, I baked him up some extra special doggy oatmeal cookies/treats. He really likes them. I got the recipe HERE and then I halved it because it seemed like it would make too  many. I was right. Half the recipe made 12 really good sized treats.


They're not the prettiest looking things but, Pogi doesn't really care about aesthetics ;-)

I think it's safe to say that he's having a good day (as evident by the photo below)