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Saturday, October 17, 2009

My Montauk daisies. I transplanted them from the house in Buffalo. (I had to bring them with! Who knows when I will get back to Montauk to buy more?)

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah. I know I haven't really been keeping up with my blog. I've just been preoccupiedwith life lately. But, I promise to do better from now on.

As usual, there is always something going on around here. Today, for instance I was outside planting garlic

. I was SUPPOSED to do it on Columbus Day, but didn't get around to it until this afternoon. If you're interested in growing some yourself check out this link: http://www.garlicfarm.ca/growing-garlic.htm

Come next spring I will have ropes of home grown garlic to cook with. YUM!

Lately, I have been on the hunt for things for my house. I found this GREAT bathtub (I have the claw feet that go with it) and this sweet writing desk. Slowly, but surely my dreams for the house are becoming reality! I have also found where I can get a few other pieces that I have been wanting. Still on the list, though are a dresser and a chair. I am looking for artwork as well.

My friend Lisa told me about DIF. This stuff is amazing! It takes the adhesieve off wallpaper making it easy to remove. I got the whole back stairs cleaned off and ready to paint with very little effort!! I wish I had known about this product before I cleaned off the paper in my bedroom! The steamer was a pain and kind of messy too. DIF just sprays on. Wait 15 minutes and go back and scrape it off.

I also made this cold frame. It turned out pretty well, I think. I threw in some spinach, lettuce and radish seeds and they are coming up nicely, thank you. Maybe, I 'll make some more next year and keep a whole late season garden growing. I saw some neat, brick lined cold frames when I was in Williamsburg. Something like that might be just the thing!

Now, I have Jimmy's last football game of the season as well as his confirmation next week. Then there are Parent/Teacher conferences coming up (The first quarter is almost over already) Then Halloween, of course, and if I last through all that, I can relax a little until Thanksgiving.

1 comment:

Lisa Steptoe said...: Told ya!... and what is a cold frame?; 11:00 PM

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mac and cheese

Ingredients
Butter, for greasing dish
12 ounces wide egg noodles
2 cups heavy cream
2 1/2 cups whole milk
2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt, plus more for pasta water
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 cups (packed) grated Fontina
3/4 cup (packed) finely grated Parmesan
3/4 cup (packed) grated mozzarella
4 ounces cooked ham, diced, optional
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves
Directions
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.

Butter a 13 by 9-inch glass baking dish and set aside. Cook the noodles in a large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes. Drain well, but do not rinse.

Whisk the cream, milk, flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper in large bowl to blend. Stir in 1 cup Fontina, 1/2 cup Parmesan, 1/2 cup mozzarella, ham, if using, and parsley. Add the noodles and toss to coat. Transfer the noodle mixture to the prepared baking dish. Toss the remaining 1 cup Fontina, 1/4 cup Parmesan, and 1/4 cup mozzarella in a small bowl to blend. Sprinkle the cheese mixture over the noodle mixture. Bake until the sauce bubbles and the cheese melts and begins to brown on top, about 20 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.