Saturday, 6 October 2012

Creamy Bacon, Spinach, and Sage Vermicelli



Creamy Bacon, Spinach and Sage Vermicelli

This is a very quick and easy pasta dish that can be whipped up in 20 minutes, and you can use whatever you have in the fridge or vege garden.  I used silverbeet and parsley from my garden, but you can use mushrooms or capsicum.  You could swap the bacon for chicken breast or smoked salmon.


3 tablespoons butter
2 cloves garlic
1 onion
2 rashers of bacon
200g vermicelli
Few handfuls of spinach or silverbeet
½ cup cream
Sea salt
Black Pepper
Nutmeg
Sage
Parsley
Parmesan

Cook the vermicelli in a pot of boiling salted water until al dente.  Add the spinach half way through cooking.

Add the butter to a large pan and sauté the garlic, onion and bacon for a few minutes until soft.  Add the cream, bring to the boil, and simmer for several minutes.  Season with sea salt, black pepper and nutmeg.

Add the drained spinach and vermicelli, and quarter a cup of reserved pasta water.  Cook for a further 2-3 minutes.

Before serving, top with crispy fried sage leaves, parsley and shaved parmesan.

Serves 2-3.

Enjoy!




Thursday, 4 October 2012

Pinspiration

What better way is there to get over the mid-week dreariness than by looking for some inspiration on Pinterest.  Here are a few pins I've been admiring lately:

Via Craftori on Pinterest
Gorgeous kittens get me every time! We are still searching for one, and in the mean time I keep myself sane by looking at cute kitties on the internet.  


LetsDriftAway.tumblr.com via G Alpern on Pinterest
Fresh flowers always make my day, I am lucky to have a husband who cuts flowers and puts them in jars around the house.

Nicki Cathro via Pinterest
So many gorgeous photos of loved-up couples, its an inspiration.

SheInside via Rebecca Hiller on Pinterest


Love, love, love this top.  With lace, pastel blue and a collar it ticks all the boxes, what's not to love!

via Our-Watson.tumblr on Pinterest

Emma Watson is such an inspiration - She's talented and oh so beautiful, and so much more than just Hermione.

Stradivarius via Astrid on Pinterest
Beautiful shoes - no more words needed.

TravellingGreener via Sheila Higgins on Pinterest
Who doesn't dream of a beautiful holiday in the Greek Islands?



What have you been pinning lately?


Monday, 1 October 2012

Corners of my home: Bedroom

Some sneak peaks of our bedroom.

How to get the look:

The 'LOVE'sign is simply made of wooden letters that have been covered with scrapbook paper.

The plates have been collected from op shops for next to nothing, and are just blu-tacked to the wall (I can't resist a good plate wall!).  I tried to get some plates that were a unique shape, and mixed them in with plainer ones!



Wednesday, 26 September 2012

FREE: 7 Ingredients or Less


This very handy recipe book can be yours free!  Download from the above link, and remember to share the love.  

It has lovely, simple recipes like:

Cranberry Pecan Broccoli Salad (yum!) 


Banana Peanut Butter Cup Popsicles 


Check it out, lots of yummy recipes!

Molly


Monday, 24 September 2012

Spring Wishlist



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At the moment I'm loving the warmer weather and I've been looking for inspiration for some new spring outfits.  I'm loving pastels, crochet and lace.  Don't you just adore the vintage style lace collar? Its from Etsy store Lace Time, where you can find different style lace collars, as well as every type of lace trim you can imagine!

What are you lusting after at the moment?

Molly

Thursday, 20 September 2012

Lucky


When I saw this post by one of my favourite bloggers, Amanda from Here Come the Sun, I was inspired to go back through my photos of the family cat, Lucky.  

Sadly, gorgeous Lucky doesn't live with me, but I managed to take some photos when he came to visit one afternoon.  He is only about nine months old, and I didn't realise how much he has grown since the first photos were taken!

Anyway, the husband and I have decided to get a kitten of our own, so hopefully I will be able to show off another gorgeous kitten soon!

For now, here are some pictures of old Lucky and new Lucky.












Sunday, 2 September 2012

Spring has sprung!

Take time to smell the flowers.

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I love watching the frisky lambs and calves at this time of year, and seeing all the beautiful blossom trees.

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For those of you just coming into autumn (fall), enjoy the changing colours and crunchy leaves!

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