Simple Pasta

I've only cooked in our tiny kitchen a few times (okay, 2) since we moved. Our Chicago kitchen was wonderful and enormous and I already miss it.

With limited counter space, it seemed best to stick with a few ingredients. I sautéed some garlic and onions, added a carton of grape tomatoes, and topped it off with some lemon juice, fresh basil, and grated parmesan. I threw it over some fettuccine and served with fresh bread. Delicious! And our tiny kitchen is only a slight disaster!

Engagement Party Inspiration

We are throwing together an engagement party for early summer (before things get super hectic) which means I have like NO time to do this thing.

I really just want it to be a casual, fun day where all of our family and friends can come together and meet each other.  We rented a picnic grove and plan on grilling out, playing yard games (maybe some croquet?), and enjoying a few adult beverages.  Here are some initial food and decoration ideas that I found, but you can check out the rest on Pinterest!

And everyone is invited!!!

Special K Update

Well...we did it. It didn't really do anything for me (except force me to eat more than I usually do). Erik says that he thinks he lost weight, but not a whole jeans size. Oh well!

On another food-related note, I'm going to try cooking more. Now that I don't have rehearsals every night (at least for a little while) I have more time and energy when I get home from work. I usually just guess how to make things, but I think I'm going to try actually looking at recipes and making things correctly. I also want to find something awesome that I can make and bring to my family's Thanksgiving. The women in my family are pretty much all super-cooks, so it will be pretty difficult to impress them.

I may, from time to time, post some recipes that I've tried or am thinking of trying. Maybe this will turn into a topic for my blog! Right now it's just kind of anything...

And my boyfriend is awesome.