Stuffed tomatoes and Peppers

I set out to stuff some tomatoes.. since I had a lot.. but I had extra filling so I added a pepper in.

Filling:
Breadcrumbs (leftover bread in the food processor)
tomato guts
spices
feta
And stuffed.. pre baking..

Ready to eat..

Family time!!

We had well... everyone in J's family over for dinner on Thursday..
I made SOOOOOOOOOOOO much food.. but forgot to take pictures...
here is some shots of the "gang"

Sadie Chat's last night.

On Tuesday July 21st, I had to put down my beloved and faithful cat, Sadie Chat.
She was with me through good times, and through many bad times.
She made the big move with me from Toronto to Vancouver. She was with me through some good relationships, and some not-so good ones.
She slept by my side every single night J. was gone.
I miss her.

Here are some pictures of our last night together. Not the best.. but who cares.

Muffin Therapy

It has been a tough week.
What better to "deal" than baking 4 dozen muffins!!!
*recipes courtesy of the FANTASTIC cookbook Odeen gave me!!

Veggies on the grill

With the weather so hot... I don't want to be using the oven... so EVERYTHING goes right on the BBQ... no special pan required- I just put it all right on... and the best part... NO POTS TO CLEAN!!!

Pesto Pasta

One of my favourite easy meals...
pasta
pesto (homemade when I am so inclined)
garlic
onions
black beans
Parmesan

DIY Engineered Hardwood Floor *mostly* done!

Well all the flooring in done!!! the transition strips and shoe molding is in...
All there is left to do is stain the transitions... and oh ya... clean...

The den...





The hall...

And the shoe molding... I wasn't sure if I was going to like the dark contrast.. but it really works great to create a nice clean line.
Nothing better than renovating a brand new home!!