Sinch In A Pinch

Every woman knows that sometimes the first outfit we put on in the mornings isn't always the one we decide to wear for the day. Well yesterday was one of those days for me. About five minutes before I was supposed leave for work I decided that I hated my outfit and that I must change immediately. So I did, into this. It was a perfect color combo (opposite ends of the color wheel) but it sure was missing something...

A belt! Not just any belt, my skinny leopard belt! This has been my old faithful for about 10 years. It's saved many outfits in it's day. If there would be one accessory to get this is it. Leopard is basically a neutral so it goes with everything. The difference between wearing a belt and not is amazing. If you ever need to add some pizazz to an outfit look to a belt to show off your shape and add some style.

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Hangin' In The Kitchen

One of my very favorite places to be is in the kitchen! Music blasting, wine in hand, and cookin'. That's my bliss. Last weekend can be put very simply: we didn't stop! We shot back to back weddings on Friday and Saturday, and on Sunday it was my parents 40th wedding anniversary. Quite a milestone. In honor of that, MK and I had the family over for home made spaghetti and some celebrating.

It's as simple as this, pasta from scratch is the absolute best! Its easy too. The only thing you need is flour, eggs and a little salt and water. Oh, and a little patience of course.

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I wanted to share my baguette recipe with you since it is easy to make and perfect with basically any meal.

  • 2 1/2 cup flour
  • 1 tbsp. sugar
  • 1 packet of instant yeast
  • 1 cup warm water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • a dash here and there of rosemary or thyme (or whichever spices are your favorite)

All you do now is put the water and yeast in your mixer and let sit for 5 minutes, then add everything else. Flour a surface, and knead the bread. Let rise for about 40 minutes, knead again, shape into baguette, make 3 or 4 slices in the top and bake on 450 for 20-30 minutes depending on your oven. Make sure its a golden color for that little crunch.

 

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“A party without cake is just a meeting.”
— Julia Child

Local Love

This is one of my favorite photos that MK ever took of me. Even though this looks like a big city, it's just little ol' Uniontown. It took me some time to come around but I must say, I love my town.

Also, this photo got "explored" on the photo sharing site Flickr. That means it was picked out of millions of photos as a top photo of the day. Pretty cool.