Keeping Away Vampires

The Farmer's Market in Pioneer Park is a good place for fresh ingredients.  I bought a big ole' bag of basil to make pesto and bruschetta with.  Thanks Kenz for going with me. 

Whew.  Five cloves of garlic later...I'm scaring away Team Edward and Team Jacob.  The pesto was absolutely delicious though.  Loved it.  Fresh basil and fresh tomatoes really make all the difference.  It's great to cook something new.  I haven't cooked anything since Angry Pasta.  Good thing Bear is living it up on the island with his family.  Hope they have a great time.  I'm sending sunshine your way guys.  The food is fantastic.





Pesto Like An Italian Gramma

It's called Bruschetta...that's BRU-SKET-A




One day, I will become a fabulous chef.   I tend to use one really, really strong flavor.  Almost like a pop of color.  Let's drool over fabulous kitchens for my future chef self.  Loving those pops of color:

Dinner Party

[This picture has nothing to do with our dinner success. I took it way back in February when my family went to San Francisco. And I edited it using picnik.com]

Jear Bear and I made dinner for six people yesterday. We were only planning on four but then Andrew and Mike decided they wanted to mooch eat with us too. We barely had enough food but here is what we (succesfully) cooked:

One small pot roast (one bottle of Italian dressing, two brown gravy packets, one package of Lipton Onion Soup. Salt and Pepper. Leave in the oven for up to 8 hours at 225. Don't add water, or it won't fall apart!)

Potatoes and carrots (cooked in the same pot as the pot roast....yuuuuuum)

Salad (tossed with carrots, olives, cheese, and crutons. i wanted to put in sunflower seeds, but we never got around to it)

Cresent Rolls (with honey and butter)

Cupcakes (for dessert!)

It turned out really well! It was an expensive meal though, since Jared has absolutley nothing in his apartment, we have to go out and buy everything fresh everytime. It's good practice for a family though I guess! Feeding six people is hard! Next time, someone else can do the cooking!