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Summer Cooking!


One of my favorite topics ---food!
Although I'm using this blog primarily to share my floor plans and designs, I also wanted to share another aspect of my life.  About a year ago, I became a pescetarian.  For anyone who is unfamiliar with the term, I'm basically a vegetarian, but rather than cutting all meats from my diet, I still eat fish.  This summer, I have been able to truly enjoy cooking, and experimenting with new recipes.

 Last night I had a wonderful meal at my good friend Larry's.
He made this amazing Bruschetta ...

And the view with the meal made the night!  Enjoy! 



These plants are my favorite - they remind me of the glass art by Dale Chihuly :) 


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