this is one of the best unplanned, thrown together
meals i have ever made.
i started with some hamburger {i'll confess that
i use the frozen patties}. i topped that with some st.
agur blue cheese, put it on some sliced ciabatta from pearl
bakery and spread on some horseradish mayo. then
i added some sliced onion, some spring greens and a
sliced green tomato from the farmers' market.

















at the market, i also picked up some fresh beets. i've
never bought beats before so i just tried one sliced last
night with some balsamic and salt and pepper. but beets
have a much higher potential{and have you seen their
color!?!?!}, so today i shredded one and tossed it with a
little olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt and pepper. to really
'make it work' as tim gunn would say i topped it with some
crumbled chevre and chopped fresh walnuts.


















eating like this should be illegal.

what i wore today:





















cowboy boots: thrifted
dress: ross
belt: thrifted
feather earrings: charlotte russe

we had quite the feast last night. at the special request
of one my roommates, i made toasties; a sun dried tomato,
garlic parmesan spread broiled on top of baguette slices.
we also had a cheese plate with some st. agur blue cheese,
tillamook cheddar, red grapes, garlic stuffed olives and
an artichoke jalapeno spread. there was a also a green
salad with a homemade balsamic vinaigrette, some fresh
cherries and a cucumber and heirloom tomato salad.
john made some lovely penne with lemon zest, goat
cheese and roasted summer squash.

































and kelly, not to be outdone, made this lovely
blackberry, plum and peach lattice work pie.

it was a lovely evening on the porch with great food,
good company and then a bike ride in the dark.

despite the extreme heat the roomies and i got all
dolled up the other night and biked to one of the
many rose gardens in the neighborhood. how i
managed to bike in a pencil skirt and heels i'll never
know. must be some french blood in there somewhere.

anyways:
yellow maryjane heels: target
black pencil skirt: kmart
white ruffled blouse: old navy
pearl earrings: gift