Thursday, July 17, 2014

veggie pie.

we tried a new recipe last night and i think it was a win.  it uses a bunch of veggies, some cheese/mayo and a pie crust - delicious sounding right!?  and super easy too.  would be great with a summer salad.  here is the recipe (makes 2 pies) in case you are in a cooking rut and need a new idea.




Ingredients
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced
1 cup peeled and chopped sweet onion, such as Vidalia
1 large zucchini squash, thinly sliced
1 large yellow squash, thinly sliced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (4 to 6 oz.)
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (4 to 6 oz.)
2 large tomatoes, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch slices
2 - 9 inch deep-dish pie shells, prebaked as directed
1 - 8 ounce can sliced water chestnust, drained 
 
Directions
  1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
  2. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. When hot, add garlic and saute for 2 minutes; don't let it brown. Add onion, zucchini, yellow squash, and1/4 tsp. each of the salt and pepper. Cook until the squash is tender, about 15 minutes. Divide the mixture in half.
  3. Mix the mayonnaise and cheeses and set aside. Layer the sliced tomatoes in the bottom of the baked piecrusts. Sprinkle the tomatoes with the remaining salt and pepper. Layer the squash mixture on top of the tomatoes, then layer the water chestnuts. Top each pie with half of the mayonnaise and cheese mixture. Bake, uncovered, for 40 minutes. Allow the dish to stand for 15 minutes before cutting into wedges.

Monday, July 14, 2014

our weekend {in pictures}.


friday night fun with these cuties!

 swimming with friends at my parents pool
{trying to get all the swimming in before they move!}

our buddy, charles, in town from dc for drinks and dinner at our place


hope everyone had a great weekend!


xoxoxox






Friday, July 11, 2014

friday fun.


wayyyy too much fun at the children's museum with buddies caroline and brooks.

happy friday friends!


xoxoxoxo


Wednesday, July 09, 2014

logan and luca.




these two.  such best buds.  and constantly asking for each other throughout the day.  luca has become "my luca" at our house to which logs always says "i love my luca,  ice cream with luca?  where is my luca? go to luca's house?"  it is really amazing to see how these little friendships blossom and grow and become so very strong.  i love it. 


xoxoxoxox


Monday, July 07, 2014

our fourth of july!

we traveled to aspen, colorado to celebrate the fourth of july as well as my dad's bday. {he is a fourth of july baby}  my parents rented a place for a couple of weeks and invited us and my brother + girlfriend {lauren} for the long weekend.  it has been a while since we have visited aspen - i still cannot get over the amazing views and AMAZING temperatures {we wore sweaters in the morning and evenings}.  it was wonderfully refreshing and wonderfully relaxing - thanks for hosting mom and dad!

 log's new "cheese" face




 our little dare devil.  
she just kept giggling and saying "more more and higher higher."


 we even got to go on a double date {!} with our dear buddies - kakkie and preston who live just outside of aspen!

 uncle z!

 the ladies at the parade

 parade fun!

bday love and gifts




xoxoxoxoxoxoxo

Tuesday, July 01, 2014

good ole baseball.

this weekend, we hit up a good ole baseball game {a belated father's day gift to jeffrey after we had to reschedule due to the sickness that invaded our home a few weekends ago.}  and logan did surprising well.  the trick we learned was to keep feeding her.  so as long as she had her ice cream, cotton candy, popcorn, pizza, etc. - she was happy as a clam.  and really who wouldn't be with that food?  she lasted until the 7th inning before she started tanking.  but, all in all a GREAT first baseball game in htown. 





xoxoxoxoxo


Friday, June 27, 2014

watermelon and avocado.


such delicious foods - right!?  well, sadly - miss logan will not be enjoying them anytime soon as she just tested positive for being allergic to them.  i mean what does watermelon even have in it other than water?  and avocado was one of the only green things she is/was eating these days.  sigh.  her reactions were not severe - so that is wonderful news.  i had noticed her reacting to them in the last few months so her allergist wanted us to do another lovely prick test to confirm them since they are such odd foods to be allergic to.  logs was a rock star doing the prick test and i'm sure the elmo episodes helped.  so as for now - we are laying off delicious watermelon and avocado until further notice.  such a bummer - but luckily this gal isn't allergic to strawberries.  she is eating strawberries out the wazooo!


happy weekend friends!


xoxoxoxxo


Wednesday, June 25, 2014

dance party.



jeffrey and logan love to have dance parties together.  it is pretty much the cutest thing ever.  here are her latest moves.  next time i'll have to capture them together on tape. 


xoxoxoxoxoxo

Monday, June 23, 2014

bday love.

over the weekend, i turned another year older.  we had lovely celebrations which included: family time at the fine arts museum, drinks with my parents, date night to sparrow, and cake with friends.  thanks for all the love friends and family!












xxooxoxox


Thursday, June 19, 2014

homemade invites are my fave.


whipped up these little invitations for a friend's baby sprinkle this weekend.  they were so easy and i just used materials i had on hand - watercolor paints, watercolor paper and stamps.  some turned out better than others - but that was part of the fun! 


xoxoxoxoxo