Rigatoni with tomatoes and cream

Sunday was a dark and rainy day so I knew the chances of me leaving the house were slim. I looked in the cabinets at what I had (not much) and decided to make a tomato cream sauce adapted from this recipe.  I didn't really measure anything just tossed some tomatoes, garlic, sugar, salt and pepper in a skillet then added my noodles when then weren't quite al dente to finish cooking them in in the sauce. I removed the mixture from the stove, mixed in the cream and topped with fresh basil.

The whole gang at Miami Metro

Miami Metro Zoo

Not pictured: "Ballerina Brad and Mike"
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a nice little Saturday

tradicional ceviche

grilled shrimp taco

. . .

1. My Ceviche take out

2. champagne

3. the new issue of bon appétit 

4. latest episode of The Newsroom

Sidewalk Chalk

At about 7:30 am I awoke to a wide eyed and excited niece. "It's tomorrow morning! We can go outside and play with Chalk!" I instantly regretted my bedtime promise the night before, cursed Jesus for the gift, then pulled myself out of bed, headed outside and surprisingly . . . had a pretty lovely time.

Painting Party at Jesus's

After a delicious dinner of meatloaf with goat cheese mash potatoes and salad, the festivities at chez Jesus continued. . . fort making, followed by painting, which naturally progressed from the paper to the face.

A week with my niece

As my sister vacations in Vegas my adorable niece has come to stay. Something lovely and terrifying all at the same time. I have never been in charge of a little person for so long before! We are doing lots of activities and having a good time but I am experiencing extreme paranoia. What if something bad happens?! She didn't eat her dinner! Is she starving?! What if she falls? Does she need more sunscreen? . . . thankfully, so far, so good. . .