Friday night I made these maple-oatmeal scones from Ina Garten. YUM! My recipe made way more than her estimated number of 14 scones so beware, and maybe cut in half if you only want a few. I had enough for Laura, Mike, myself, a goodie bag for Ann and her roommate as well as her sister Virginia. I even brought extras to work on Monday! I really enjoyed munching on these throughout the weekend and they were a cinch to make.
new mixer courtesy of some super nice co-workers!
Mike and I cleaned and got the house as presentable as we could, stuffing half-emptied boxes in closets and freshening the guest bath with some white hydrangeas. We've got a lot more work ahead of us (I'm referring to it as botox for the house as opposed to actual plastic surgery haha) but my parents, sister and boyfriend are visiting this week for Thanksgiving so I think we'll have plenty of helping hands to fix up the minor things and help with painting.
Saturday we had a yummy lunch (with cakeballs) at a local deli/bakery called Outta the Oven. We headed to meet Ann, her roommate Alicia and sister Virginia at the Etsy market. We were a bit disappointed... it was really crowded and hot! Hoping for a better selection in the spring. That night we went to Danny and Mitzi's to hang out with other Aggies and watch the game.
Sunday, Laura and I went on a mission to find cute boots. Super successful! She also helped me pick out a couple of things for the house.
We ended the weekend with a dinner of all Giada recipes - Turkey Milanese (made with chicken instead), potatoes with pancetta and an arugula and tomato salad with lemon and olive oil.
are we oinkers or what?What a great weekend!
