good stuff

First, my sister Jane has been working on some great "art" for her bedroom and bath. She told me what she was up to and today she sent photos of the final product! I think they turned out fabulously! She used Amy Butler's fabrics and stretched them on artist's canvas. She was always very good with sewing and she just inspired me!

Beautiful Jane! Now when are you going to start your blog?? :))

Secondly, I tried a new Sarah Foster recipe from Sarah Foster's Casual Cooking : the rigatoni with sausage, cannellini beans, and swiss chard ragu. Did you know that swiss chard was so colorful?? Beautiful red stems and it tastes very good wilted into a spicy dish!

It called for fresh herbs and freshly grated Parmesan cheese. Mmmm... All this freshness really makes a dish! Here's some of what it looked like (I forgot to snap the photo before we started to eat!!). The kids actually liked it! They do like sausage (though this was spicy) and rigatoni noodles. Another recipe checked off on my list of things I'd like to try! Before long, I'm going to become a gourmet cook!!! Okay, maybe not, but at least good enough that my family won't starve!

A kiss for the cook! And bunny ears...hey! What's up with that?!!!