This is probably my favorite way to cook a steak. Leave your grill untouched and get out your cast iron skillet! It's seared and then finished in the oven.
Ingredients //
2 filets
kosher salt (4 tsp)
freshly cracked pepper (4 tsp)
REAL butter (1 stick)
olive oil (1 tbs)
garlic (2 cloves, chopped)
parsley (1 tbs)
thyme (1 tbs)
lemon zest (1 tsp)
Directions //
Preheat...
Hiding Wire Shelving
8:55 PM
Over the weekend we made our pantry a little more usable. There are 5 wire shelves and since we've using them we've realized they do not support a lot of the things you put on them. Boxes tilt/fall over; and if you put more than 4 cans on one shelf it starts to sag. And we all know that sagging is not ok. EVER.
When we first moved in, I used tv trays to sit items on, but...
Nursery Progress
8:03 PM
I've spent most of the summer working on Juliet's nursery. Previously, we had a very neutral plan for the nursery, which I wrote about here. After changing our minds on the color of the glider from "dark gray" to "light gray", we changed our minds on the entire color palette of the room. A few months ago I found this picture on Pinterest and I loved the mix of color... poppy red,...
Second Trimester
4:52 PM
29 weeks down, 11 more to go... (hopefully no more)!
Summer is almost gone and so is this pregnancy. I'm now in my third trimester and it seems to be going smoothly. I've heard that sometimes the third can resemble the first in some ways, but so far so good.
SECOND TRIMESTER RECAP
Sleep: Sleep is definitely been a close companion during this pregnancy....
Pig Pickin' Cake
12:09 AM
Every time I make this I always get asked...
mandarin orange cake
1 box yellow cake mix
11 oz. can of mandarin oranges with juice
4 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
fluffy pineapple topping
1- 9 oz. tub of Cool Whip, thawed
1- 8 oz. can of crushed pineapple, with juice
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