Friday, January 9, 2009

Spinach Pasta Toss



Total Time:

20 min
Makes:
6 servings, 1 cup each


What You Need
2 cups rotini or penne pasta, uncooked
1/2 lb. hot or mild Italian sausage, casing removed
1 pkg. (6 oz.) baby spinach leaves (7 cups)
1 can (14-1/2 oz.) Italian-style diced tomatoes, undrained
1 cup KRAFT Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese
2 Tbsp. KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese
Make It

COOK pasta as directed on package.

MEANWHILE, crumble meat into large deep skillet. Cook on medium-high heat 10 to 12 min. or until cooked through, stirring occasionally; drain. Add spinach and tomatoes; cook 2 min. or until spinach is wilted, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; cover to keep warm.

DRAIN pasta. Add to skillet along with the cheeses; toss lightly.

YUM! Throw some frozen garlic bread in the oven and you've got dinner in 20 minutes!

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Top 10 Things to do when the weather is BLA in Ohio

10. ) Clean the basement, spare room, etc. (you will get a strange sense of accomplishment)
9. ) Weeds Season 3 DVD Marathon (or any other show)
8. ) Dress up like an Eskimo and play with your dog in the backyard
7.) Make soup and/or chili so the warm smell fills the house
6. ) Make a flavored Snow cone (if you dare)
5. ) Burn lots of candles (I seriously think it warms your house)
4. ) Sleep on the couch with lots of blankets
3. ) Buy cool new clothes on the internet and wait for Fedex to deliver
2. ) Bubble bath with lots of bubbles
1. ) Have sexy time (aka practice making babies) under the covers

Monday, January 5, 2009

Show at Musica

After Christmas, Zac's band played a show at Musica in Akron. A pretty decent turnout considering it was the Sunday after Christmas and most people in Akron are too cheap to pay $10 to see 5 bands.
















I'm not sure if Aster was mad that he wasn't allowed to go or that I made him wear that "awesome" sweatshirt.

Christmas

Christmas Day at my Parent's house.
Uncle Steven with his buddy Aster.
Cousin doggies.
My new Moonsparkle perfume from Zac.

Monday, December 29, 2008

The past few weeks

The past few weeks have flown by. The bathroom is almost finished - still waiting on trim to be put up to post the FINAL pics.


Baby Annabelle in her Anderson wig.
Celebrating Zac's 31st birthday with a bottle of his
fav wine and a strawberry cake.

Aster the Disaster watching the night traffic and
guarding us from the boogie man.
First Christmas in our new house!

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

More Bathroom Pictures ... almost there

After trying to get Zac to be serous in one of these pictures, I finally gave up.
The final plumbing ... sink drain (only three trips to the home depot).
Plumbers crack
Aster the pup - who has gotten tired of our bathroom project, which is distracting us from spending quality time playing catch and cuddling on the couch, has taken to doing his business in the living room and eating my shoes to show us how unhappy he is.
Zac being silly again while applying the second coat (and second color) of paint.

Monday, December 8, 2008

Family

To celebrate my parent's 30th anniversary, THEY took us out to brunch at this old historical place in North Canton. Yummy brunch buffet. My mom even re-proposed to my dad with a new wedding ring (since he lost his over 25 years ago). And now, since my dad is retired, he has no excuse not to wear it! : )
Left to right: Zac, Carrie, Nick, Suzanne, Mom, Dad, Sarah & Steven. Missing from the photo: Laura & Blair who live in Louisiana