#2, #70

Caprese, inspired by Paula's baby shower. Tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, basil, avocado, pine nuts in a balsamic vinaigrette dressing.

Pesto

Chicken Tikka Masala

Penne all Norma
No more tongue piercing!!

#16, #22, #32, #98

16. Climb Half Dome. The longest and most difficult hike I have ever completed!

22. Go to at least 3 national parks. One of three complete: Yosemite National Park!

32. Go camping 5 times. Three out of five complete.
First picture is from our one night stay in Tuolumne Meadows August 8, 2010

Fish Creek April 3, 2010
Little Blair Valley January 16, 2010

98. Clean tarnished jewelry

I used hot water, baking soda and aluminum foil. It worked pretty well.

#2, #4, #7

#2 Try 30 new recipes. This past week I made homemade veggie burgers with oven roasted potatoes. I got the recipe from the little instruction book that came with my food processor!

7. Make latkes from scratch. This week I also made potato latkas! Both meals were very yummy.

4. Give up fast food for a month. I gave up fast food from June 7 until July 7. Three of these weeks were extremely easy because my parents were visiting and we were working on the house!

Time flies when you are having fun...#9, 2, 17, 38

9. Buy a new food processor. My parents wanted to give me my Christmas present while they were visiting! I used my new food processor to make Cheddar Cheese Biscuits. It is the Red Lobster recipe they were great.
2. Try 30 new recipes Now 5/30



17. Walk 15 miles a week Jan 1- July 1. I walked at least 15 miles per week. This week I have to walk 17 miles as part of my 3 Day training.

38. New windows, although we are not finished with siding and the inside of our house we do have new windows.

June update, #94

I read The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown. I didn't enjoy the end as much as other Dan Brown books I have read.

Projects I have started:
With the help of my wonderful husband I have almost completed #56. Make cork board. I just have the a black border to put around it!

#38 new windows. Let the craziness begin!

43. Clean out office closet

I have wanted to clean out my office closet for awhile now. Today my husband has spent his whole Sunday working so I figured I might as well do something productive. I decided to tackle the office closet. Here are two before pictures and one after picture.

Before:



After:


Part of me wants something other than boxes and a blue crate on the top shelf and more of the white scrapbook units but I was trying to not spend $$.

May Update!!! #2, 42, 75

I've really been trying to work on #2. Try 30 new recipes so far I have completed 6 out of the 30.

Here's what I've made:

I made chocolate lava cakes. The recipe is from Ghirardelli Chocolate; http://www.ghirardelli.com/bake/recipe.aspx?id=1085

They were excellent and even reheated well in the microwave.

The chicken piccata recipe is from the Pioneer Woman: http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2010/03/monday-night-dinner-my-chicken-piccata/
I would make the chicken piccata again but change the sauce a little. It was not thick enough.

Rotini and Sweet Pepper Primavera from the Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook:

Forgot to take a picture when I finished this dish. It did have alfredo sauce on it. Great easy meal and reheats well.

Lentil and Veggie Tostadas also from the Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook:

Yummy but we are going to try black beans instead of lentils next time.
Blueberry muffins (March update) and banana bread (no picture)

42. Start a garden. We have planted 3 of our 5 raised beds!!

Herbs

Veggies

75. Go to a Padres game with friends. We went to a Padres game with Colette and Shawn. We had the best seats in the Omni Premier Club Section!!!