Cooking Binge

I recently got a new Cuisinart food processor for a fantasic price(Thank you Kohl's). While on my sale high, I decided to make a whole meal. Now, I rarely cook despite having a huge cookbook collection, so a whole meal is ambitious for me. I felt okay because the meal I planned on was from an Everyday Italian episode I have on dvd and watched a million times. I made White Bean Dip with Pita Chips, Roastd Chicken with Balsamic Vinagrette, and Roasted Baby Potatoes with Herbs de Provence. All of it was sooo easy. Especially the dip. Throw the ingrediants in the food proccessor, pulse, and your done. I think the dip is even better the day after. Just be careful not to eat too much dip before dinner because it's filling. So far every recipe of Giada de Laurentiis's that I've made has been fantastic.

I just finished re-reading one of my favorite kids book series from recent years. It's the Ulysses Moore series put out by Scholastic. It's an adventure book with lots of puzzles to solve. Jason & Julia are eleven year old twins from London who move to a mysterious mansion on the Cornwall coast. Their friend Rick, who lives in town, has always been fascinated with the mansion and stories of it's mysterious former owner Ulysses Moore. Together the kids discover a secret locked door. What I liked best is that each of the kids bring their own gifts and skills to the adventure. Rick's very practical, Jason's intuitive, and Julia's very action- oriented and athletic. It's a fun read and I'm buying them all. I tell myself it's so I can give them to my niece when she's older. LOL.

Thanks, Mom.

A day for Mom.

Another New Love

I went to the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival on Sunday(in non-stop rain). A few vendors had alpacas there. I want one!

A New Love

This Spring/Summer season, I'm having the urge to change up my bag style. Now, up to this point I've been a structured bag kinda gal. Retro fifties style or at least a boxy top-handled type. But lately, the slouchy bag has been calling to me. I've seen many that were close, but just weren't it. Today, I got the new Anthropologie catlog in the mail and think I found the winner. Slouchy but not too slouchy and a gorgeous yellow color. Just when you think your handbag wardrobe is complete another one turns your head.