spaghetti bolongese

j's favorite pasta dish!
i saw this recipe on 6 Bittersweets, and once j saw the pictures, he wanted it immediately.
so demanding!
all i did was add the ground beef to make a little meat sauce, perfect-a-mundo.

i tried to twirl the pasta on my fork with my left hand and take the picture...it was a fail for the twirl.

Spaghetti Bolognese
Slightly adapted from 6 Bittersweet
Serves 3 to 4

1/2 pound spaghetti pasta

1 tbsp olive oil

1/2 cup finely chopped onion

3/4 tsp salt, divided

1/4 tsp crushed red pepper

1 garlic clove, minced

1/4 cup vegetable or chicken broth

1 (14.5 ounce) can pureed tomatoes

1/4 cup whipping cream

parmesan cheese, to garnish

fresh basil, to garnish

cook the pasta with a little salt and oil.

saute the onions until tender. then add a pinch of salt, pepper and garlic. 

here i add the ground beef and cook it thoroughly.

then add the can of tomatoes, broth and a dash of salt. 

once it starts to mix together, i add the whipping cream.

keep stirring until everything combines, just a couple of minutes.

and then you're done!

place the pasta on a plate with a generous heap of the sauce.

and dig in!

delish!!

with love,

t

peek a boo: my simple life

new key holder bowl!
found: goodwill

with love,
t

steak with thyme

dinner for two on a good night.

i found this recipe on greedy gourmet. 

but with no porcini mushrooms, i had to do without them.

the thyme made it taste amazing. 

although the steak was a little tough. 

i should've pounded it a little like my mom would have to make it more tender.

next time!

with love,

t

interior inspiration: bookshelves

a wall of books? yes, please!!
im so making one when i get a house of my own!
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AND a ladder?! heck yea! [here]

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the walls, floors and ceiling. wow. [here]

with love,
t

peek a boo: my simple life

i haven't opened my coat rack from ikea yet, so all my dresses still hang from the fencing upstairs.

doesn't look too shabby, right??

with love,
t

yummy blueberry pancakes

a perfect breakfast for two..or three or four!
i got some blueberries from the farmer's market and knew i had to make some pancakes.
i followed journey kitchen's recipe almost to a tee.
but i didn't have any baking powder, so no baking powder, and i used regular milk instead of buttermilk.
i also tossed the blueberries in some flour before folding them into the batch so that they don't sink to the bottom when cooking.
it turned out just fine! not too thin, not too thick!
yummy in my tummy!

served with extra blueberries and bananas on the side..perfection.

with love,

t

peek a boo: my simple life

spiral stairway!

with love,

t

my first renegade fair!

going to the craft fair was AMAZING!
i was like a little kid in a huge warehouse full of candy.
but instead of candy it was loads of crafty goodies!!
j and i were there for about two hours, and i was so overwhelmed with everything that half the time, i forgot to take pictures. haha silly me.

my favorite stand. wooden ties!! how cool is that?!

the renegade is coming to LA this weekend (july 16 & 17)!! please go and support all the artists!

with love,

t