Have you ever driven by those highway signs showing the log cabin you can build or have built? They usually look nice on the outside but I always wondered if it would be dark inside since they don't seem to need sheet rock and paint. So here are some pictures I found online of "log cabins". These are maybe a step or two up from the ones advertised on the highways. I think I could live in most any of these.
Could you make do with any of these?
Life In The Middle Lane
Paula's blog
Monday, August 13, 2012
Monday, August 6, 2012
Bread Salad
The Italians are ingenious about using up their bounty of tomatoes and any leftover bread. Panzanella, or bread salad, uses tomatoes and french bread to create a cool salad when you're wanting something other than lettuce.
Panzanella - Italian Bread Salad
3 tablespoons good
olive oil
1/2 loaf french
bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 teaspoon kosher
or sea salt
2 large,
ripe tomatoes, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 cucumber,
peeled, seeded and sliced 1/2 inch thick
1/2 red
onion, cut in half and thinly sliced
20 large
basil leaves, coarsely chopped
3 tablespoons capers, drained
For the Vinaigrette:
1 teaspoon finely
minced garlic
½ teaspoon Dijon
mustard
3 tablespoons white
wine vinegar
½ cup good
olive oil
½ teaspoon kosher
or sea salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
Heat the oil in a large sauté pan. Add the bread and salt; cook over low to
medium heat, tossing frequently, for 10 minutes, or until nicely browned. Add more oil as needed.
For the vinaigrette, whisk together the
ingredients.
In a large bowl, mix the tomatoes, cucumber, red
onion, basil and capers. Add the bread
cubes and toss with the vinaigrette. Season liberally with salt and
pepper. Serve immediately, or allow the
salad to sit for about half an hour for the flavors to blend.
Thursday, August 2, 2012
A Little Over the Top
Enjoy.
Over the top putting green. |
Over the top neighbors. |
Over the top shower. |
Over the top sports watching. |
Over the top grand entrance. |
Over the top water features. |
Over the top pool. |
Over the top organization. |
Over the top penny pinchers. |
Over the top needs a handrail. This has to be against code. |
Over the top man CAVE. |
Over the top kitchen, but I could make do. |
Over the top ugly. |
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