late breakfast and fresh air.

sleeping in, eating breakfast on the back porch, letting the kids go for a morning swim, reading, making lists and getting our week organized...

i just love june.

june in phoenix is hot and lazy and perfect.

market casserole

the best dinner i have made in a long time.

it is oh, so tasty.

here is how you layer it up...

israeli cous cous in the bottom.

roasted eggplant and onions next.

chopped zucchini after that.  {sprinkle with tony's}

slices of mozzarella.

slices of tomatoes. {more tony's}

bread crumb, garlic, parmesan and olive oil topping.

and more tony's.

bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes, until the top is 

crispy, melty and delicious 

and the cous cous is cooked all the way.

really you can put any vegetables you like in it.

*you may need to put just a little water or broth in the cous cous if you don't have enough juices from the vegetables.

and then, just enjoy it!

11/52

"a portrait of my children, once a week, every week,

for one year"

{april 2013 - april 2014}

fancying.

love this whole mantle.

especially the mirror.

well, and all the little treasures, of course.

{from nicole franzen}

on my summer wish list.

if i had a summer wish list...

darn you, lucky june birthdays.

{from world market}

floor, photos, chair, yes.

{from modern hepburn}

this is like the grown up version of 

hanging posters in your bedroom.

call it an inspiration board and you can tac and tape anything you like on your wall.

i love it.

{from let it be}

an ice cream crawl might be one of the best ideas someone has come up with in a long time.

another one to add to the summer list.

{from you are my fave}

making pie.

not sure why, but every weekend this summer

i just want to make a pie.

i love the process (and the result).

and i always have an enthusiastic helper or two.

most recently we made a strawberry rhubarb pie.

we used martha's rhubarb strawberry lattice pie recipe, 

but ours was half strawberries and half rhubarb

and we only used 3/4 cups of sugar.

it was plenty sweet and delicious.

so, turn on some patty griffin and make yourself a pie.

sprouted kitchen.

i am in love with this blog.

my two primary reasons for looking at blogs are

1. for recipes and

2. for beautiful and inspiring photography.

this blog has both.

do yourself a favor and check it out.

10/52

"a portrait of my children, once a week, every week,

for one year"

{april 2013 - april 2014}