July 2012 – This Carolina Girl

Pasta Salad

I can’t believe I haven’t posted this recipe yet. My sisters and I ate this ALL the time growing up. Still do actually. No one else’s pasta salad has ever come close to this one because it is the best! It is the perfect dish to bring along to a cook out or potluck, orContinue reading “Pasta Salad”

Week 13

How big is baby? The size of a peach! Baby Development FYI: Noodle’s about 2.9 inches long and weighs about .81 ounces, and — proportion-wise — the head’s now about 1/3 the size of it’s body (remember? It used to be bigger!). Can you believe it’s forming vocal cords and teeth?! And even thoughContinue reading “Week 13”

Crock Pot Beef Stroganoff

Source: Heather’s Bytes I had a wicked craving for beef this week and came across this recipe on the one and only, Pinterest. The first time I try a recipe, I like to follow the directions exactly. Unless something just doesn’t make any sense. So that is what I did with this one. The flavorContinue reading “Crock Pot Beef Stroganoff”

Week 12

How big is baby? The size of a plum! Baby Development FYI: The average fetus at 12 weeks is about 2.1 inches long and .49 ounces. Now that it’s got pretty much all her parts, her main job is to keep on growing. Most of the critical systems are fully formed! The blob’s aboutContinue reading “Week 12”

Week 11

How big is baby? The size of a lime! Baby Development FYI: The Blob is about 1.6 inches long, and she’s got about a 1:1 head to body ratio. The Blob now weighs in at about .25 ounces. You can’t see it, but Blob’s moving fluidly and gracefully in there. Blob’s skin is see-through, butContinue reading “Week 11”

Two-Timing Spaghetti Sauce

Today is Nate’s day off and we are going to see Spider Man tonight at the I-Max, double score! I’m not sure who I’m more excited to see Andrew Garfield or Emma Stone. Who doesn’t love Emma Stone? Even though she has become more and more glammed up recently, I still like the girl-next-door lookContinue reading “Two-Timing Spaghetti Sauce”

Homemade Pimento Cheese

Thank goodness my sister-in-law is also an excellent cook. She makes awesome…well…everything! This is her very own recipe for pimento cheese that can be used for the classic pimento cheese sandwich, a kicked-up grilled cheese, on toast, as a dip, or whatever else you like it with. If you like to make baked cheese bread,Continue reading “Homemade Pimento Cheese”

Week 10

How big is baby? The size of a prune! Baby Development FYI: Now, it’s about 1.2 inches long and weighs about .14 ounces. The baby’s body length will almost double in the next three weeks. Baby has working arm joints, and her cartilage and bones are forming. Baby vital organs are fully developed andContinue reading “Week 10”