I will always be a meat lover – but I do enjoy the challenge of crafting good meals without any meat. And meatballs have always been one of my favorite meals. There is something so incredibly comforting about meatballs for dinner. They used to be one of my favorite “after work, when I lived in…
Of the three bathrooms in the house, the downstairs bathroom is the one I can most clearly visualize coming together. Awhile back I wrote up some background on the space, but now it is time to introduce some of what is swirling around in my head. As previously stated, this bathroom is more than just…
… to picking a tub. After this week’s moderate panic, I found some degree of clarity around what I’m potentially looking for. Unfortunately, it is probably not what my plumber wants – but he also said he doesn’t care as long as I’m happy. To help share some of the crazy that has been inside…
Guys. After a month of looking at dumb plumbing fixtures … and feeling like I was “done” making decisions, I’m not. Or am I? WHO KNOWS ANYMORE. I had started months ago by just saying “do the whole house in Kohler Bancroft!” please and thank you. Then, I had a poor experience with a sales…
When I was looking back on the pictures from this week, it was hard to believe all of this happened in just 5 days. It was exciting when the house landed on its foundation last week, but man – the progress just keeps happening. Each day was something new. In one day alone, we added…
After several weeks of very quiet progress, week 17 was one where we picked up momentum again. The biggest thing? The house is on the foundation. That’s right. After about 3 months in the air, the old lady finally landed on her brand spanking new foundation. With the house finally in its resting spot, everything…
It feels like everything I’ve been making recently has chick peas. When I went to the grocery store this weekend, I bought four cans of chick peas. So I need to find a way to pull back on this and add in some other substitutes. But in the meantime, this moroccan turkey stew is delicious.…
Well, I finally got around to trying the vegetable that everyone and their mother has tried …. spaghetti squash. I was skeptical about something that everyone loves so much – but just like avocado toast, they were right. Spaghetti squash is better than decent. It’s pretty solid. I actually picked this miracle squash several weeks…
Happy 4-month-aversary to my construction site! This would be a perfect time to travel back in time and do some side by side comparisons but maybe we’ll save that for next week. I’m still deep into plumbing fixtures. Hey remember when I was worried about shingle color? Those were the good old days. After about…
When I’m looking at recipes, I oscillate between “fast but moderately impressive” and “long and slow”. This recipe is a wonderful combination of both worlds. Yes, it takes 3 hours in the oven …. but it only takes like 15 minutes of hands-on time. A real winner in my book. I made this on a…
