Archive | July, 2013

Kitchen Remodel Phase I

24 Jul

IMG_3078

Working in a kitchen that you are about to take apart has its restrictions. With no microwave or dishwasher, and nothing in the cabinets, I have done my best to prepare hot meals the last few months. But, there’s hope on the horizon…The kitchen demo has been completed and the remodeling work has begun!

Here are some photos for those of you who never got a chance to see my 1960s kitchen 🙂

Continue reading

Goat Cheese Truffle Pasta

17 Jul

IMG_9855This is the perfect example of a, “What’s in your pantry?” dinner. And don’t be fooled, just because I write a cooking blog doesn’t mean that whip-it-up meals don’t take place on a regular basis. This is a pretty typical situation for me. After coming home from work, I survey what we have between our frigde and our pantry and I make dinner. Fortunately, my husband fell in love with this pasta dish. I will definitely be making it again since it was such a success – and so easy. The more of these kinds of meals you make, the better you become at knowing what ingredients will mesh well together.

Continue reading