This dish is simply delish

Perfect for a breezy, blue sky Spring day.

Spring in Wyoming: entire days spent outside in the sunshine, the first bluebirds zipping about… idyllic, really. It also means wild windstorms and April snow. The ground is white this morning, but earlier this week we enjoyed a string of perfect pastel days, and this is the perfect midday meal to enjoy on such a day.
And it’s so easy to make.

Prepare penne pasta.
My favorite gluten-free pasta is Tinkyada pasta.
Even the gluten eaters in my life like this pasta.
Fill a large pot with water, add a pinch of salt and a dollop of olive oil, and bring to a boil. Add pasta and cook al dente.

Rough chop raw broccoli into small pieces. Don’t shy away from the stems, they are delicious, too. Simply peel off the outer layer with a knife or carrot peeler and chop into bits.

Into a lidded jar, put:
1/4 cup sesame oil
2 Tablespoons tamari (wheat-free soy sauce)
2 teaspoons agave nectar
heaping 1/4 teaspoon ginger
dash cayenne pepper
Shake to thoroughly combine.
Taste, and adjust the ratios to your liking:
sesame oil = smooth
tamari = salty
agave = sweet

Put the broccoli in a bowl. Drain pasta and add to the bowl of broccoli. Stir to mix. The heat from the pasta will warm the broccoli but will not cook it. Pour on the dressing and toss again to coat everything. Sit in the sun, or in a sunny window, and eat!

Braiding Builds Muscles

Hands down the best hairdo for sorting and working cows on a windy day!

Ladies, thanks so much for sharing your morning moments with me last week on this post. So lovely to see the similarities and the differences….

Anyone got any wild or wonderful braiding techniques? Do share!

What I did above:
1) part hair in center
2) french braid down each side, braiding as far down to the tips as possible; secure with hairband.
3) take one braided tail and curve it up from your neck along the inside of the french braid of the other side. Spiral around- this depends on length of braids.
4) tuck the ends under and pin down on your head.
5) do the same in reverse with the other braid.

Essentially, the braid tails from the french braids are crossed in an X at the neck and spiraled around in opposite directions.
Hope this is clear! I just kind of invented it while fiddling.

And it’s a good arm workout, doing this to your own head!

Pockets of Blue

a good roll after a good ride ~

Why do I torture myself?

Voice of Lust:
You wear boots every day!
That means cost-per-wear is actually quite tiny!
You work really hard, on your feet, all day long, and sometimes all night, and your feet deserve incredible handmade homes!
It’s almost your birthday!

Voice of Logic:
$500 and they will be covered in shit 90% of the time?
Are you insane???

Seriously, look at these boots. These. These… And all of these! I think, if I owned a pair, I’d place them in the center of my desk and just gaze at them.