The Many Adventures of TavoLini

Happy Valentine's!

noreply@blogger.com (TavoLini) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:49:00 +0000

My entry into Lovely Bicycle's contest--it doesn't end until midnight pacific! Go ahead and enter!

Mushroom barley soup

noreply@blogger.com (TavoLini) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:18:00 +0000

It's surprisingly warm out, but it is still January, so i'm making soup with the back door open.

Btw-I don't think its possible to get these photos more out of my intended order. Thank you, Blogspot, for being schizophrenic.

Congratulations to Jack Gantos!

noreply@blogger.com (TavoLini) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:47:00 +0000

One of my favorite authors, he is the 2012 recipient for the Newbery Award for Dead End in Norvelt

I had the pleasure to meet Jack at the 2011 ALA conference this summer. He's just as charming in person as he is on page.

If you are interested in other books by Mr. Gantos, I'm also a fan of Hole in my Life (this would be for older readers, high school age) and the Joey Pigza series.

Enjoy!

Chili and cornbread

noreply@blogger.com (TavoLini) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:18:00 +0000

Mmm shrimp!

noreply@blogger.com (TavoLini) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:05:00 +0000

Have a great weekend :-)

Work lunch, but deserves an honorable mention

noreply@blogger.com (TavoLini) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:12:00 +0000

Romaine, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, rice noodles, edamame and baked tofu.
Dressing:
4 T. rice vinegar (I used a mix of rice & cider)
2 T. light soy sauce
1 T. sugar
1 T. vegetable oil (neutral, not olive oil)
1 T. sesame seed oil
salt & pepper

Isn't it wild when you think something is going to be blah and it turns out great?

Broccoli cheddar omelette

noreply@blogger.com (TavoLini) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:09:00 +0000

A little heavy on the broccoli...

Oh snap!!! The back exploded!!! (I'm trying to hide it with creative photography...)
My slightly imperfect omelette. Don't worry, I still love you.

Sun came out

noreply@blogger.com (TavoLini) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:26:00 +0000

It poured all morning, but the sun finally broke through.

Quick Thai curry

noreply@blogger.com (TavoLini) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:48:00 +0000

I followed the directions on the side of the red thai curry paste bottle, except I used the vegetables I had in the fridge.
And did shrimp instead of chicken.
Additionally, I used a random bag of some sort of frozen coconut (milk? juice?) I had in the freezer.
Oh, and don't use the suggested 2T. of brown sugar, holy sweet!
Finally, I added much more paste than suggested.

So, basically, I did my own thing and completely ignored the recipe.

It worked!

:-)

noreply@blogger.com (TavoLini) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 02:07:00 +0000

Red beans and rice

noreply@blogger.com (TavoLini) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:54:00 +0000

Always nice. Used sausage links and canned red beans--and promptly misplaced recipe. Hmm. Will post if I find it ;)

Screwed

noreply@blogger.com (TavoLini) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 04:33:00 +0000

Probably should be upset about these, but actually think they look cool.

Experimenting with phone's photo editor

noreply@blogger.com (TavoLini) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:30:00 +0000

Trying potato chips

noreply@blogger.com (TavoLini) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:10:00 +0000

Baked on 450 for about fifteen minutes. Not bad, but not perfect. Martha start suggests boiling first, I'll probably try that.

Granola kid

noreply@blogger.com (TavoLini) — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:37:00 +0000

Used local honey, and do have to say there is a beneficial difference.

Christmas 2012 -- Lima, Peru part one

noreply@blogger.com (TavoLini) — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 20:15:00 +0000

Here is the first part of our trip to Lima, Peru.

Trying my hand at Sancocho

noreply@blogger.com (TavoLini) — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:27:00 +0000

Not exactly perfect, but received rave reviews :-)

Brunch at home

noreply@blogger.com (TavoLini) — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 16:44:00 +0000

Cookie time

noreply@blogger.com (TavoLini) — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:56:00 +0000

Just tweaking my fave chocolate cookie recipe :-) hope all of you had a great holiday season!

Me too

noreply@blogger.com (TavoLini) — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:17:00 +0000

Friday beer!

noreply@blogger.com (TavoLini) — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:16:00 +0000

;-)

noreply@blogger.com (TavoLini) — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:49:00 +0000

A very bright skirt, thrifted along with those books. Additionally, trying to add photo mid post. Apologize for random!

Trying out my phone...

noreply@blogger.com (TavoLini) — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:39:00 +0000

Aka making lots off random posts until I figure it out. Can you guess my present??? B-)

noreply@blogger.com (TavoLini) — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:36:00 +0000