If you have been looking for these boots, head on over to Dana's Blog. All of the ordering info is there!! I even tracked down a coupon code for an extra 10% off!! Code #29247590. Happy Shopping!!!
Saturday, July 11, 2009
New Boots - Thank You Dana!!!
Some of you may not know that I am a HUGE fan of this seasons Bachelorette, Jillian Harris!! I love her style and covet most of what she wears on the show!! I obviously have a good portion of her jewelry covered as you can see on my blog I Heart Stella & Dot but a lot of her adorable clothing and accessories can be very difficult to track down. That's where my pal Dana over at Possessionista comes in. Dana and I connected over Jillians jewelry and let me just tell you ... Dana is a master at sleuthing out Jillians wardrobe ;) I was extremely excited to find out that Dana had uncovered a password to purchase Aldo's Flosand Boots that Jillian had worn on the show! I wanted these boots so badly and thought they were sold out!! That is SO not the case and would I have known otherwise? No, but thanks to Dana I got a gorgeous pair of gray to wear this fall. Thank you so much Dana!!!
If you have been looking for these boots, head on over to Dana's Blog. All of the ordering info is there!! I even tracked down a coupon code for an extra 10% off!! Code #29247590. Happy Shopping!!!
If you have been looking for these boots, head on over to Dana's Blog. All of the ordering info is there!! I even tracked down a coupon code for an extra 10% off!! Code #29247590. Happy Shopping!!!
Friday, July 10, 2009
Baked Angel Hair with Eggplant
Last night I could not fall asleep! So I decided to see what I had saved on my DVR. I was happy to find that some old episodes of Everyday Italian had recorded and decided to watch one so that I could get sleepy. This show was called "Pasta Potluck" where Giada made her own version of Italian Mac & Cheese, Chicken Carbonara and my favorite of the three, Baked Angel Hair with Eggplant. The unique thing about this recipe is that it's like a "pasta pie". I'm only familiar with this concept because I own all of Giada's cookbooks and there is a similar recipe in one of them. But this one was a little different and looks absolutely delicious! I wish I had a photo to post but sadly there was not one included with the recipe, nor was there a clip of this dish being made. I did, however, find a photo of the finished dish on a fabulous blog called Culinary Infatuation. I hope you don't mind me swiping your photo - your blog is great by the way ;) Here is the recipe courtesy of Food Network
Baked Angel Hair with Eggplant
Courtesy of Giada De Laurentiis via Food Network
Ingredients...
~ 1/3 cup plus 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
~ 4 to 6 Japanese Eggplants (about 2 lbs total), cut into 1 inch cubes
~ Salt and Freshly Ground Pepper
~ 1 TB Minced Garlic
~ 1 lb Mild Italian Turkey Sausage, casings removed
~ 1/3 Cup Dry Red Wine
~ 3 Cups Marinara Sauce
~ 1 tsp Dried Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
~ 8 oz Angel Hair Pasta
~ 1 lb Mozzarella, diced (not the kind that's soft and soaked in water/milk)
~ 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan
~ 1 (17 1/4oz) package frozen puff pastry (2 sheets) thawed
Directions...
Heat 1/3 cup of oil in a large nonstick frying pan over medium high heat. Add half of the eggplant and toss to coat in the oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Saute the eggplant until it is golden and tender, about 10 minutes. Decrease the heat to medium. Add half of the garlic and saute until it is tender, about 2 minutes longer. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the eggplant mixture to a large bowl. Repeat with the remaining 1/4 cup of oil and the remaining eggplant and garlic.
Add the sausage and wine to the same frying pan. Cook over medium-high heat until the wine evaporates and the sausage is brown, breaking the sausage into pieces with the back of a spoon, about 8 minutes. Add the sausage, marinara sauce, and crushed red pepper to the eggplant mixture, and toss to combine.
Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the Angel hair and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring constantly, until pasta is slightly crunchy and undercooked (you will be baking it so you don't want to cook any longer). Drain. Toss the angel hair with the eggplant mixture. Cool completely. Add the mozzarella and Parmesan and toss to combine.
Preheat the over to 375 degrees F.
Roll out 1 pastry sheet on a floured surface to a 13 1/2 inch square. Transfer to a 9-inch spring form pan, allowing the excess pastry to hang over the rim. Spoon the pasta mixture into the pan. Place the second pastry sheet on top of the pasta filling. Pinch the edges of the pastry sheets together to seal. Trim the over hanging pastry edges to about 1 inch. Fold the pastry edges in to form a decorative border. Cut a slit in the center of the top pastry to allow the steam to escape.
Bake until the pastry is brown and puffed on top, about 1 hr and 30 minutes. Let stand for 20 minutes. Remove the pan sides and serve.
I know what I'll be making this weekend! Enjoy!!
Courtesy of Giada De Laurentiis via Food Network
Ingredients...
~ 1/3 cup plus 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
~ 4 to 6 Japanese Eggplants (about 2 lbs total), cut into 1 inch cubes
~ Salt and Freshly Ground Pepper
~ 1 TB Minced Garlic
~ 1 lb Mild Italian Turkey Sausage, casings removed
~ 1/3 Cup Dry Red Wine
~ 3 Cups Marinara Sauce
~ 1 tsp Dried Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
~ 8 oz Angel Hair Pasta
~ 1 lb Mozzarella, diced (not the kind that's soft and soaked in water/milk)
~ 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan
~ 1 (17 1/4oz) package frozen puff pastry (2 sheets) thawed
Directions...
Heat 1/3 cup of oil in a large nonstick frying pan over medium high heat. Add half of the eggplant and toss to coat in the oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Saute the eggplant until it is golden and tender, about 10 minutes. Decrease the heat to medium. Add half of the garlic and saute until it is tender, about 2 minutes longer. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the eggplant mixture to a large bowl. Repeat with the remaining 1/4 cup of oil and the remaining eggplant and garlic.
Add the sausage and wine to the same frying pan. Cook over medium-high heat until the wine evaporates and the sausage is brown, breaking the sausage into pieces with the back of a spoon, about 8 minutes. Add the sausage, marinara sauce, and crushed red pepper to the eggplant mixture, and toss to combine.
Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the Angel hair and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring constantly, until pasta is slightly crunchy and undercooked (you will be baking it so you don't want to cook any longer). Drain. Toss the angel hair with the eggplant mixture. Cool completely. Add the mozzarella and Parmesan and toss to combine.
Preheat the over to 375 degrees F.
Roll out 1 pastry sheet on a floured surface to a 13 1/2 inch square. Transfer to a 9-inch spring form pan, allowing the excess pastry to hang over the rim. Spoon the pasta mixture into the pan. Place the second pastry sheet on top of the pasta filling. Pinch the edges of the pastry sheets together to seal. Trim the over hanging pastry edges to about 1 inch. Fold the pastry edges in to form a decorative border. Cut a slit in the center of the top pastry to allow the steam to escape.
Bake until the pastry is brown and puffed on top, about 1 hr and 30 minutes. Let stand for 20 minutes. Remove the pan sides and serve.
I know what I'll be making this weekend! Enjoy!!
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Book Review
An Offer You Can't Refuse by Jill Mansell
Lola, 17, is deeply in love with her boyfriend, Doug. Doug’s family is wealthy, and Doug is on his way to university, while Lola is a middle-class girl and works at a fish-and-chip shop. Doug’s mother sees miniskirt-wearing Lola as an obstacle to overcome and offers her 10,000 pounds to never see Doug again. Lola is about to refuse when her father reveals a huge gambling debt. The only way to keep him safe is for Lola to accept the money. Ten years later, she encounters Doug and his mother again, and now Doug knows Lola was bought off by his mother. Lola still has feelings for Doug, but Doug won’t have anything to do with her. Will their relationship be repaired, or is the money too much to handle? Mansell’s novel is the perfect read for hopeless romantics who like happily-ever-after endings. --Hilary Hatton
Since it had been about time for me to take a break from my more intense reading I decided to try out this book by Jill Mansell. I happened to be at Border's one night perusing through the shelves and the cover of this book caught my eye. It was bright and sparkly and fun - what's not to love?! It was actually in the wrong spot so it was funny that I even came across it. I picked it up, read the back, and started reading the first couple of pages. I immediately recognized that funny British humor that I love so much! Score!! So I brought it up to the register and purchased it with my 30% off coupon - gotta love Border's!!!
I didn't end up reading the book until a little over a week ago. But I finally got to it and read it in about a week. It definitely would have been a quicker read if I hadn't had some different things going on at the time! I quite enjoyed the book. It wasn't one of the best books I've ever read, but it was funny, quirky and fluffy - just what I need sometimes!! I would definitely recommend if you're a chick lit fan and looking for a light, beach read. I just recently purchased another Jill Mansell book as well - I think she's one of my new favorite Author's ;)
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Never Miss A Sale Again!
Have you been coveting a certain item but don't want to pay full-price for it? Afraid you'll miss it when it finally goes on sale? I have the perfect solution for you! I've been using Shopping Notes for some time now and love it!! Opening an account is free and using this fabulous invention is so easy. All you do is pull up the web page of the item you want to keep track of in a separate window, copy the exact URL of the specific item, past it into your Shopping Notes Alerts and wallah! You will be notified by email if the price changes on this item. There is also an option to drag the shopping notes to your toolbar to make for easy adding whenever you come across something to add to your lust list!! Here are my recent additions to my alerts...
Both from Banana Republic who is actually offering a special Online Only sale on New Items starting today through July 5th - 20% off with coupon code "BRNEW" and Free Shipping on orders of $100 or more! To open up your own Shopping Notes account Click Here. Happy Shopping!!!
Both from Banana Republic who is actually offering a special Online Only sale on New Items starting today through July 5th - 20% off with coupon code "BRNEW" and Free Shipping on orders of $100 or more! To open up your own Shopping Notes account Click Here. Happy Shopping!!!
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Spartina 449
I was sitting here bored out of my mind, reading my blogroll again, and went on to read a post by The Pink Tutu about a fabulous blogger award that she received. Being that I love all things preppy, I was immediately attracted to the name of one of the blogger's who had bestowed her with this wonderful award - Madras & Pearls. I love Madras and I love pearls, so I was there! I clicked on the blog and scrolled down where I found a post featuring the most adorable patterned handbag! Madras had featured a company called Spartina 449! They have the cutest cosmetic bags, wristlets, wallets, and handbags all in a different island theme! Thanks so much for posting about this company Madras!!!
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