The Week & Tortellini with Tomatoes and Herb Dressing

Recipe & Weekly Randoms

It was pretty cool at the beginning of this week, and I was loving wearing furry shoes, and sweaters and raking leaves.. fall is here.. well at least it was for a few days...

We had a pretty good week,

My lovely Erin Condren planner finally arrived, and I cannot wait to start writing in it!

She also sent some personalized labels, tags, goodies and coupons!

I love being organized, and since our family will be plus one in a few months, I know Im gonna need a good planner.. and it doesnt help that its so colorful, girly, and contains tabs, stickers... ahh I digress.. I really like it, can you tell?

Here is a recipe I made that required me to buy 1 ingredient.

Which was - Tortellini!
My friend Kristen's Mother in Law hosted the sweetest Bridal Shower for me a few years back, It was such a wonderful event, and I still to this day remember all the sweet details and yummy foods.

One food that was served was this..

Tortellini with Tomatoes and Herb Dressing

1 1-lb package frozen or 2 9oz. refrigerated cheese tortellini

1/2 c olive oil

1/2 c fresh basil leaves

1/2 c fresh parsley leaves

1 clove garlic finely chopped

1 tbsp balsamic vinegar

1/4 tso ground black pepper

1/8 tsp salt

4 plum tomatoes, seeded and diced

1 small onion finely chopped

1. Cook tortellini according to package. Drain well and place in large bowl. Toss with 1/4 cup olive oil (while hot) and leave it to cool to room temp.

2. Prepare Herb Dressing: In food processor with chopping blade, process basil, parsley, remaining oil, garlic, vinegar, pepper and salt.

{loved using fresh basil and parsley from our herb garden}

Thats one thing I'll miss when its snowing!

3. Toss Herb Dressing, Tomatoes, and Onion with cooled tortellini.

4. Serve or cover and refrigerate until ready to use

Makes 8 servings.

Its kind of a summer recipe, but its so good.

The fresh basil, parsley and tomatoes from our garden made it so tasty!

Movin' Monday

Today was a pretty good day. I titled this Movin' Monday, because lately, moving is all Samantha Jane wants to do! She is constantly wanting someone to hold her hands while she walks around the house, or in her bouncer, or in her little walker... we call it her "car". And today she wanted to stand and hold on to things.. chairs, couches, railings...

This picture was taken yesterday. Daddy pulled her pants up really high, so she looks like an old woman.. haha! I love that little belly of hers.



This was taken today, in Grammy's living room, she was holding on to one of the dining room table chairs.



And because she was MOVIN' all day... Miss Janie didnt feel the need to take a 2nd nap in the afternoon either... lovely. ha! But during her first nap in the morning, Momma was able to organize her binders!


I have these binders where I stash clippings from magazines, printouts from the web, or craft stores, wherever I collect them from.. Ideas for recipes, meal ideas, copies of some of my craft work, and I keep a housekeeping one, for decor ideas, and entertaining.

Its a good feeling to have everything all organized and labeled!