behind the door at two twenty-six

Saying good-bye

2011-07-11T13:34:00.000-07:00

I will no longer be updating this blog. With a two year old and another baby on the way I just don't have time anymore. Thanks for all that read this blog.

Pasta al Pomodoro

2011-06-09T10:28:00.001-07:00

Listen I know I haven't blogged in a while but I just got bored. And well I am still trying to decide if I should keep this blog or just combine the two I have. Hmmm decisions.

Any way let's talk about pasta for a moment. My family loves pasta night we probably have it at least two nights a weeks. Last night I thought I was going to make regular old spaghetti but then I spotted this recipe on Bon Appetit and I am so glad I did! It was wonderful. The thing I like most about this recipe is that you cook your pasta in the sauce for the last two minutes. Cooking it like this made the pasta take on so much flavor! We topped it with some mizithra cheese (such a brilliant idea) and had bread and salad on the side and it was perfect. Even my kids liked it!

Here it is.....

Pasta al Pomodoro
Serves 4

Ingredients
•1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
•1 medium onion, minced
•4 garlic cloves, minced
•1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes
•1 28 oz. can peeled tomatoes, puréed in a food processor
•Kosher salt
•3 large fresh basil sprigs
•12 oz. bucatini or spaghetti
•2 Tbsp. cubed unsalted butter
•1/4 cup finely grated Parmesan or Pecorino
Preparation
•Heat extra-virgin olive oil in a 12" skillet over medium-low heat. Add minced onion and cook, stirring, until soft, about 12 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring, for 2-4 minutes. Add crushed red pepper flakes; cook for 1 minute more. Increase heat to medium, add puréed tomatoes and season lightly with kosher salt; cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce thickens slightly and the flavors meld, about 20 minutes. Remove pan from heat, stir in basil sprigs, and set aside.
•Meanwhile, bring water to a boil in a 5-qt. pot. Season with salt; add spaghetti or bucatini and cook, stirring occasionally, until about 2 minutes before tender. Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup pasta cooking water.
•Discard basil and heat skillet over high heat. Stir in reserved pasta water to loosen sauce; bring to a boil. Add pasta and cook, stirring, until sauce coats pasta and pasta is al dente, about 2 minutes. Remove pan from heat; add butter and cheese; toss until cheese melts. Transfer to warm bowls; serve with more cheese, if desired.

Another thing I did was I used a can of crushed tomatoes with basil in them (I just had some in the pantry) instead of doing the tomatoes in the food processor...I thought it worked good and it saved me a step.

Try it! You will be so happy you did.

Have a Happy Easter

2011-04-22T12:32:00.000-07:00

My dear friends what are you doing for Easter weekend? Honestly I am not much in the Easter spirit since it has been so wet and cold in The SLC. I am however very excited to dress the little one in her easter dress and I'm excited to eat some yummy food...I'm making some buttermilk waffles my dear friend Amber made here. Lets just pray for a little bit of sun this weekend. Have a good one!

Image from Oh Joy!

P.S....aren't those the prettiest eggs you ever seen??

Hair like this....

2011-03-21T15:43:00.000-07:00

makes me wish I wouldn't have chopped mine off. So classy and so easy.....

Spotted on Cup of Jo
While we are speaking of hair...I am in a "I have no idea what to do with my hair" faze. I was so pleased with it only months ago and now well I just don't know. Oh well. I am thinking I will grow it out a bit and go from there. We'll see....sometimes it is just too easy to just keep chopping.

So what fun things will you be doing with your hair now that it is spring (hooray!!)?

baby cuteness

2011-02-17T15:56:00.001-08:00

My baby is no longer a baby anymore. She is at the sassy age of two...which I love by the way. Last night she was walking around the house wearing red high heels and a pretty pink necklace...so cute. Shane turned to me and said "who is this kid?" I find myself wondering the same thing. With that said I still really like to look and baby clothes and think about the time (not long ago I might add) that I had a baby to dress in cute clothes like this....

Spotted here

Oh my oh my

2011-02-16T09:48:00.000-08:00

I am pretty much in love with these doggie bow ties found on Silly Buddy. I think my little Rosco would look so studly in one. Spotted these through Ali loves Curtis

Happy Valentine's day!

2011-02-14T11:41:00.001-08:00

Happy Valentine's day to all the lovers out there!!

Happiness is.....

2011-02-08T09:37:00.000-08:00

A cute owl jar. If you know me then you know I love anything with an owl on it. And look who I found today.....

I found him on Anthropologie.

Happiness is.....

2011-02-03T12:45:00.000-08:00

A fort just for grown ups.

How fun would it be to have a little love fort for valentine's day?? You and your Valentine could just hang out all day and eat grapes, cheese, chocolate, and wine....well that is what I would do. Spotted here on Design Sponge.

so many cute parties!

2011-02-01T10:46:00.000-08:00

Why is it that when I am blog hopping I find so many cute party ideas? You people need to stop! Okay please don't it is amazing. Check out this cute little tea party. They served cereal as the food for the party! How amazing is that? Spotted on Hip Hip Hooray

Those personalized spoons kill me!

Lovin' that day of LOVE

2011-01-31T09:41:00.001-08:00

I have to confess that I really LOVE Valentine's day a lot. I love making little valentines for my valentine! And lets be honest valentine's day is just another excuse to eat more chocolate!! Love that. I found some cute ideas for valentines making on Martha Stewart.

And if you are not into making things Rifle Paper Co. Always has a cute selection.

can you use the word AMAZING enough??

2011-01-26T15:22:00.000-08:00

Tomorrow is my 27th birthday. I am feeling pretty positive about 27...I mean I am turning 27 on the 27th something amazing is going to happen, but if nothing else I would just like to feel amazing again...like I did when I was like 19....but I am a lot cooler now. So to help me feel more amazing I did some yoga last night for the first time. Let me tell you yoga is as amazing as everyone says is it is. I never wanted to try it because I thought that it was too new age-y and too hippy-ish but really it's not. So happy birthday to me and happy new beginning to me! This is going to be my year! I hope.

Also I want to give my little girl Addy a birthday shout out too! She is turning 2 tomorrow! Isn't cool that we have the same birthday??

if only.....

2011-01-24T09:39:00.000-08:00

Dunton Springs is nestled in the Rockies in Colorado. It is a restored ghost town of all things. It looks absolutely amazing. Someday.....

spotted on Cup of Jo

I'm dying! from the amazing-ness

2011-01-18T09:02:00.000-08:00

It is almost Addy and I birthday this year I have decided to do a low key family party....but next year I may have to steal this idea. I almost died when I saw it. Spotted on You are My Fave

Sometimes I am not sure what I would do without all these wonderful ideas I get from blogs. What did we do before the internet??

Hmmmm not so sure about this

2010-12-02T12:57:00.000-08:00

Remember Tevas?? Well I don't think Teva ever went away but I stopped wearing them when I was like 11. Would you believe that Teva now makes a stiletto? Check them out here . I am just not sold on this one folks.

Maybe you could buy a pair for the party girl that is a total granola in your life :)

Take me away

2010-11-30T13:55:00.001-08:00

Doesn't Bruges look like the most wonderful little town to visit. If I ever make it to Europe I will be visiting this town. Spotted here on Apple a Day!

A reading nook would be nice

2010-10-13T10:18:00.001-07:00

I saw this picture today on the black eiffel and I said "oh that would be nice." It just looks so warm, cozy, and quite. Someday when I have money maybe I can make my attic into a reading nook.

Halloween

2010-10-05T13:41:00.000-07:00

Well folks it's October which means I need to start thinking of what to be for Halloween. Well if I have reason to dress up....please can someone have a Halloween party?? I saw this cute costume idea today on Frolic. It's a mushroom!! Think how stylish you could still be. Now I just need a big floppy hat.

Another Pancake Picnic...Oh Joy!!

2010-09-30T13:58:00.000-07:00

i think my heart melted a bit when i saw this on design sponge today. by far the cutest thing i have seen. all. day. long.

Kissing

2010-09-29T10:17:00.001-07:00

Wasn't Paul Newman a handsome man? Oh my goodness! Found a new blog called Kissssing check it out. fun!

One thing on my someday list

2010-09-23T12:46:00.001-07:00

One thing that I would love to do it get all dressed up and go to a real fashion show....in New York or London somewhere really fashionable. Don't you think that would be fun?

Photo from Sartorialist

blogging slump and cookies

2010-09-22T09:27:00.001-07:00

I baked these yummy delish cookies last night.....at 10:30. I brushed my teeth, went to wake my husband up from off the couch, and then thought "I have to eat one of those dang cookies" even though I had already brushed my teeth. So the husband and I sat on the couch and ate cookies at 11:00 at night. Then I re-brushed and went to sleep. I may have dreamed of cookies...not sure.

I have been in a blogging slump lately. With both this blog and my other blog I get like that every once in a while. I am prefectly happy just nothing to talk about. Today is the first day of fall and that just makes me absolutly gitty. Maybe I will blog about the gittiness I feel for fall. Maybe.....or maybe I will just eat a cookie.

Just a pretty girl

2010-09-02T14:09:00.000-07:00

I saw this picture while browsing on The Sartorialist. Isn't she just pretty? I have always wished that I could pull off a really short hair cut like this. Oh jealous!

Canvas

2010-09-01T15:08:00.001-07:00

Have you ever looked at Land's End Canvas line? Such cute stuff! The pictures above are my picks for the fall. Oh I am so excited for fall clothes I can hardly stand it! Check out your picks here.

Pretty Spanish wedding

2010-08-31T10:41:00.001-07:00

Isn't that top picture just dreamy? I could definietly eat a meal there. I love when a bride wears a braid. I don't know why but everytime I see a bride wearing a braid I get excited! So classy. See the rest of this beautiful wedding here

Cookie fun

2010-08-26T14:50:00.001-07:00

Wouldn't it be fun to have a cookie swap party? I make cookies you bring cookies and then we all sit around and eat cookies. COOKIES!!! Seen here on Cup of Jo.

Cute Wedding

2010-08-11T15:07:00.000-07:00

I am pretty much in love with this at home wedding. It reminds me of my own wedding. Shane and I had our reception at my brother's home. I think it is so wonderful when weddings are simple yet wonderful like this. Spotted this wedding on Once Wed.

Aren't these houses amazing???

2010-08-05T13:31:00.000-07:00

Oh I would love to live here. I think magical things would happen if I did. Via Black Eiffel

Cute birthday

2010-08-04T13:18:00.001-07:00

Spotted this cute little birthday party today. It was a party thrown by cakewalk. Via Black Eiffel

Have you heard???

2010-08-03T22:53:00.000-07:00

Have you ever heard of Karen Elson?? She is so wonderful. She's married to Jack White. I think she is my female crush of the week. Listen! It is so good.

Breaking Bad

2010-08-03T15:34:00.000-07:00

The Hubs and I have been watching "Breaking Bad" for the last couple of weeks. I just have to say that this show is so crazy and intense. It gives me anxiety every time I watch. But I love it! It is about a chemistry teacher that finds out he has cancer. He wants to leave his family with some money so he starts cooking meth. Crazy good show. Check it out!

The most dreamy place to dream

2010-07-26T13:37:00.001-07:00

Spotted these beds on Design Sponge today. oh my how dreamy! See the whole house here wonderful

More pretty flowers

2010-07-22T08:21:00.001-07:00

Spotted more pretty flowers on Frolic. Remember these. I love the way she incorporates fruit in her bouquets. Simply wonderful.

Happiness is.....

2010-07-19T10:22:00.000-07:00

Getting a sneak peek into people's homes. I love seeing what the inside of other peoples houses look like. I even try to get a glimpse into people's houses when I take my evening walks. No I don't walk up to their window and peek in I just walk by and look. Every Monday Design Sponge does there sneak peek and every Monday I just can't wait to see what people homes look like. Love love love.

I just love the dark walls in this place.

A website discovery

2010-07-14T08:00:00.000-07:00

I love this new website I found. She takes something old and ugly and makes something completely cute and new. She is doing it for 365 days with $365! I love it! Check out New Dress A Day. It is fun to see what she will create next!

An Old Obsession

2010-07-13T08:47:00.000-07:00

Every summer I start to dream about having an old camper trailer. I don't want anything big just something cute and little and it has to look like it is right out of the 1950s or 1960s. I spotted this one above today and it made me go "oh if only that was mine." One of these days I will have one that I can pull around with a car no newer than 1955. Spotted it on Poppy Talk.

cute idea

2010-07-13T08:22:00.001-07:00

I love the way this artwork is displayed. Isn't it cute the way she has one piece of art on a clipboard. I may need to borrow that idea when I redecorate my room. Check the whole house out. I like it. Spotted on design sponge. Where else??

Love this top ten list!

2010-07-08T11:20:00.000-07:00

picture of me and my husband 2010

I absolutly loved this post about the top ten reasons being married is better. It is so funny and so true. Please check it out! Funny stuff. Seen on Unruly Things.

recipe box

2010-07-07T15:39:00.000-07:00

I have seen these on a few blogs recently but I just love them too much not to post them here. Aren't these just the sweetest little recipe boxes you've ever seen. Love them. Check them out here.

nicely done

2010-07-07T15:34:00.001-07:00

I love they way this whole outfit is put together. From the green pants to the polka dot shirt to the brown bag I love it. Check it out here at sincerely jules.

Paranormal Activity

2010-07-06T13:51:00.000-07:00

The husband and I watched Paranormal Activity finally last night. Seriously this movie scared me really bad. Even though it is not even real it scared me. I couldn't even go to sleep.

Just so cute

2010-07-06T12:46:00.001-07:00

I love this purse I spotted on Anthropologie today. I wish it was in the budget right now, but for now it will just be in my dreams. See it here.

Happiness is.....

2010-07-01T09:34:00.001-07:00

Funny faces on spoons.

Wouldn't you just be the happiest person alive every time you used one of these spoons. I would be. I think it would be fun to take on the task of making my own. They can be seen here on Fine Little Day.

More shoes I love

2010-07-01T09:20:00.001-07:00

Found some wonderfully cute shoes on Ruche today. They also have some super cute vintage inspired clothes. Check em out!!

I think I'm in love

2010-06-29T12:40:00.001-07:00

I am pretty sure I can't live without these shoes. See them on Anthropologie.

Summer Flowers

2010-06-29T10:17:00.001-07:00

Isn't this bouquet with the raspberries just lovely. Spotted it here on Frolic.

So terrific

2010-06-28T10:38:00.000-07:00

I love this outfit so so much! Don't you?? So classic. Can I please have it? Find it here.

Love on Design Sponge

2010-06-24T12:50:00.000-07:00

Love this house. A little obsessed actually. design sponge.

A room for me

2010-06-21T12:39:00.001-07:00

Isn't this room just wonderful?? I think that if this attic room was in my home I would every spare minute up there reading. I love it! You can find it here on Design Sponge. Hmmm it is giving me some ideas of the day we redo our attic. Juices are flowing!

Just Read

2010-06-21T12:07:00.001-07:00

On Saturday I finished reading "The Joy Luck Club".....Great book I tell you. I love when I finish a book I always feel so accomplished. Is that weird?? I loved this book a lot! Has anyone else ever read anything by Amy Tan?? I am curious. Her books may become a summer obsession. Who knows.

Love this

2010-06-16T08:54:00.000-07:00

I love the newest "living in" post on Design sponge. I really really just love The Breakfast Club so this just pretty much made my day.

Reading fun

2010-06-14T16:03:00.000-07:00

For those of you who don't know I am pretty much obsessed with reading. It is really all I ever want to do. Well I discovered this website today called Good Reads . You can go on here and list your books you've read or are currently reading and compare with friends. I think all of you out there need to get on there so we can share the books we love. Try it! It's fun!

Father's day cards

2010-05-26T08:28:00.000-07:00

This is the card I am going to get for my dad this year for Father's day. It is on Rifle paper co. If you have not ever checked out their website I highly recommend that you do. Check em out here

An Apple a Day...yes please

2010-05-25T12:21:00.000-07:00

One of my most favorite blogs is an apple a day. I love her writing it just makes me happy. She enjoys the simple things in life and I like that. Check it out.

Another city hall wedding

2010-05-04T11:09:00.000-07:00

Today one Once Wed I found another wonderful city hall wedding..... and guess what this one is in Salt Lake City!! Check it out here

Love it!

2010-04-28T13:52:00.000-07:00

I loved this wedding idea I saw today. They did it all themselves and it turned out so wonderful I think. I love that they did pie instead of wedding cake and I absolutely adore her dress. Great ideas! See the rest of the story here

Cute wedding

2010-04-22T13:04:00.000-07:00

I am totally in love with this wedding idea. So simple, so sweet, and I just love her overalls. Check out the full story here on Cup of Joe.

People I am scared

2010-04-12T14:04:00.000-07:00

I was driving to work this morning and I saw this sandwich on a sign in front of KFC. Seriously this looks scary. Another heartattack in a sandwich if you ask me. Tell me would you or have you tried this sandwich? I just don't know.

Also check this out! It makes you question what you are eating for lunch! Yikes!

Let's have a pancake picnic

2010-04-05T12:52:00.000-07:00

Such a cute idea!! These pictures are absolutely wonderful. Lets all sneak up to the mountains and have a pancake picnic. See it here .

Pretty

2010-03-23T14:56:00.001-07:00

Isn't this just pretty? I found this Etsy shop today with some wonderful hair accessories that would be just lovely if you or someone you know is getting married soon. Sometimes I wish I could do my wedding all over again...not that it wasn't lovely but I just find so many fantastic things now a days that I would love to have. Maybe someday I will just have to renew my vows....yes that is a wonderful idea.

Talk about a freaking heart attack!!

2010-03-15T14:41:00.000-07:00

I came across a picture of this burger today and it made my chest hurt just looking at it. Whoa! Donuts, bacon, and a burger patty....what will they think of next!!??

You know where I want to go......

2010-03-15T14:39:00.000-07:00

To San Fransisco. I haven't been there in a few years and I would like to go. I just love everything about San Fransisco and I think it is time I made a trip back there again. What do you think?

Just lovely

2010-03-11T12:18:00.000-08:00

Aren't these pictures just lovely?? I think so. They make me want to go far away on a vacation....please :) I found them on another one of my favoriter blogs The Snail and the Cyclops

She always has the most wonderful pictures! Check it out.

Favorite

2010-03-09T13:11:00.000-08:00

One of my most favorite websites in the world is Design Sponge . Oh it is so wonderful! I check it on a daily basis. Oh and they have before and afters!! I am really easy to please :)

Check it out!!

love!

2010-03-09T12:55:00.000-08:00

I was checking out some Etsy today and I found this cute Etsy shop.

And if you know me you know that I love vintage! Oh and these cute things are to die for :)

ha ha

2010-02-24T14:37:00.000-08:00

So I have decided that I am going to revamp this blog a bit. I have not paid any attention to it in um lets see A YEAR!! I am thinking I will do some posts about fashion, photos, my favorite blogs, and whatever else I feel like. Sit back and enjoy! If anyone still comes to visit!