Last night, Kendrick and I were craving something fresh and light, so I stopped off at the supermarket on the way home from The Gloss to pick up the four simple ingredients (pasta, mozzarella, lemons, basil) I needed to make the dish.
I've made this recipe half a dozen times since reader Felicity sent it my way. If you haven't tried it yet, give it a shot this week: it's just about the simplest thing ever, and is the perfect pasta for a hot summer evening.
Tip: Use the best-quality ingredients you can find; good mozzarella and olive oil really make a difference with this dish.
The Spa at the Setai is pretty unbelievable...and I just so happen to have in my possession a gift card for $50 off of any treatment. Now, a manicure at the Setai is $45, but it sounds like a pretty incredible one ("A warm neck pillow infused with aromatic lavender oils relaxes your neck and shoulders as a warm hand bath of essential oils soothes and nourishes the hands and nails. Hand and arm massage, exfoliation, cuticle treatment and thermal paraffin gloves complete your treatment"). And you get to use the other amazing spa amenities (hot tub, eucalyptus steam room, etc) while you're there!
I'd like to give this gift card to the reader who contributes the best post to the Ramshackle Glam Community this week. Remember, no stress: anything goes, from your favorite DIY tip to a review of a fun neighborhood restaurant to the recipe for your grandma's blueberry pie.
In the spirit of community and collaboration...if you'll take a look at the sidebar, you'll notice a new feature...Ramshackle Community!
To take this photo, I employed as many of Andrew Scrivani's food photography tips as possible. Let's take 'em one at a time.
For Happy Hour #2 yesterday evening I met up with reader Caitlin at Ship of Fools, and discovered that we share a bit of a popcorn fetish.
In her first interview since leaving Nonsociety, Jordan tells us about her past, present, and future.
FOOL’S TOFFEE (Recipe submitted by reader Lisa):
Melting butter and sugar
Pouring over hot butter mixture
Reader Alicia just sent me these mouth-watering photos of her very first apple pie ever, which she made using my Unscrewupable Apple Pie recipe (she made the crust using a Pioneer Woman recipe that looks unbelievable).
Seriously well done!
Go here for my Unscrewupable Apple pie video.
