Lasagna. Who doesn’t love lasagna?! It’s hands down one of my most favorite pasta dishes ever. On my birthday, I decided to stay home. There was an option to have food delivered or to eat out, but I was craving, craving, craving home-cooked food. I was also craving lasagna. Here’s the thing though — I’m not very fond of using our oven, and a typical lasagna requires baking. As a believer of one-pot meals, I knew that one pot lasagna can be achieved!!! And yup, it was an achievement unlocked indeed. Here’s what you’ll need for a quick and easy, one-pot lasagna. Read more…
Posts Tagged ‘beyond’
Love All You Can: A Birthday Reflection
Love wide. Love long. Love high. Love deep. It’s fitting. I was trying to figure out what lessons and reflections I’d ponder on as I turned 38. Every thought always went back to love. Read more…
Per Chance (A Poem About a Grocery Romance)
Written in September 2004. I love writing about unrequited love or romances that could have been, should have been, could be and should be. Missed connections, like this transient grocery romance, are quite plentiful if I judge it based on what I’ve read, been told and maybe experienced way back when.They make wonderful stories, and quite juicy ones too! Read more…
My Go-To Comfort Food: One Pot Pasta
Last Friday, I had one of the most tiring days I ever had. I accompanied my child on his field trip and it was 2 HOURS of non-stop play! It was so much fun but also quite exhausting. When my husband picked us up from school, we headed straight for the supermarket where I could buy ingredients for much-needed comfort food. I wanted something tomatoey. I needed something basil-y. I needed something gooey. I need something quick to make! One pot pasta it was. Read more…
L’esprit de l’escalier (A Short Story)
l’esprit de l’escalier: the predicament of thinking a term too late. Read more…
Beach Cottage Love
This has GOT to be my favorite home featured on Houzz. I can totally imagine living here. Beachy, coastal, casual, cozy — I love it. My Houzz: Casual Comfort on the Coast To avoid getting overwhelmed by work, I go “home-hopping” online. This Long Beach family home tour was just what I needed today. Don’t […] Read more…
There is Truth in the Rain (A Short Story)
What’s more romantic than a sprint through the rain? Love blooms when this is so, as you’ll see in this poem. Read more…