This weekend I had some extra time so I decided to make fresh spaghetti for dinner.

A couple of weeks ago I went to the Farmer’s Market and tried a sample of fresh pasta with a seasoning called “Tuscan Dust”. It was so tasty. The guy giving out the samples tried to sell me the seasoning and his fresh pasta but I only bought the seasoning. I told him I’d make my own pasta. He probably thought I was lying but I wasn’t.

Here’s a picture of the Tuscan Dust (it has salt, oregano, marjoram, thyme, basil, rosemary, sage, garlic, black pepper and lemon):

and the yummy pasta with the Tuscan Dust on it:

It was a delicious dinner. I am glad I bought that seasoning.

Today I went to get my hair cut and I told my hair stylist I needed a change. She didn’t have time to color my hair (and I didn’t have money to color my hair either) so we looked through some magazines and decided to layer my hair a little bit more.

I love getting new haircuts. Too bad I have trouble letting my hair grow past my shoulders.

On July 21, Joey and I had our pictures taken at the International Peace Gardens in Salt Lake City by Dave Ward from Remember4Ever.

I especially like how Dave did this picture:

I love that it’s on an angle and the lighting is perfect. He took so many great pictures it was hard to choose but here are copies of some of the other pictures we bought:

And this one is probably my favorite:

I would totally recommend Remember4Ever for your next family picture. They are a great family to work with and their pricing is very reasonable. We will definitely be calling them in the future!

A couple of weeks ago I asked my Grandmother what some of her favorite recipes were and she mentioned Rouladen. I’ve heard her talk about Rouladen before but I’ve never eaten it so my mom and I decided to make it for her.

Rouladen is a German meat roulade usually consisting of bacon, onions, mustard and pickles wrapped in thinly sliced beef (flank steak) and then cooked. Instead of pickles we used carrots because that’s how my Grandmother made it.

With my Grandmother’s help and this recipe, it turned out delicious. You should give it a try.

Here is the Rouladen all rolled up and ready to be put in the pan:

After we browned all the sides, we added water and a bouillon cube and let it simmer for about an hour:

Then we made a gravy:

And it was ready to be served with mashed potatoes and cooked red cabbage. (You don’t see red cabbage on my plate because I don’t like it):

It is definitely not a low calorie meal but maybe that’s why it’s so tasty. I think I will make it again sometime.