my new favorite

28th September
2011
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What a crock!

Fall is one of my favorite seasons — the chill, the boots, the excuse to eat food from a crock pot. So this weekend, we went to Goodwill, and bought a West Bend vintage crock pot — so cute. Here is my fiance Ken’s newest — delicious creation.

Cassole of Farro & Chicken Sausage

1 cup of Farro
1/2 cup white beans
14 oz chicken sausage
3/4 butternut squash cubed
3 small onions
4 cups of chicken broth
1 tablespoon thyme
1 tablespoon Marjoram
1 teaspoon of sage

Directions:

Brown sausage and butternut squash in a deep fry pan. Toss in sage & marjoram . Cook until browned (they don’t have to be cooked through). Throw browned squash and sausage into crock pot.
In the same browning pan, caramelize 3 small onions along with thyme. Throw it into the crock pot.
Put Farro, chicken broth, and white beans into crock pot. Pinch of salt & pepper.
Cook for three hours on medium or high.

Enjoy.

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16th July
2011
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what i like about my life

in no particular order. . .

i like that I’m recently engaged and building a relationship that thrills me.
i like that I drink champagne without a special occasion needed.
i like that my current consulting clients are also my friends.
i like that my fiance said, “I’d like to take a break from my computer life and work with children.” always room to re-invent yourself.
i like that I have lights on my deck that remind me of an inner-city Italian restaurant.
i like that I have family & friends whom I adore, and I mean I adore them.
i like blogs with pretty things, and friends who send me magazine subscriptions (just because they know I like them).
i like that my sister calls me on her way to work.
i like that my parents are riveted to the Tour de France (and will be going to see it for themselves).
i like summer. (even though it hasn’t felt much like summer in Seattle.)

Too many blessing for one person to hold. Have a good weekend!