A vinaigrette that will change your life

I found this recipe on Cooking Light's website.  Have I ever mentioned how much I love Cooking Light?  I get their magazine every month, and I love looking through it and finding new recipes to make!

Pistachio Lemon Vinaigrette
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons pistachios, finely ground in food processor
2 tablespoons grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
1.5 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon white balsamic vinegar
2 teaspoons maple syrup (the real stuff)
2 teaspoons dijon mustard
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1/8 teaspoon salt

The recipe that I used it in was Pork chops over couscous with Pistachio-Lemon vinaigrette.  This was divine, but while we were eating dinner I kept talking about all the different ways I could use the vinaigrette.  I think you could do it over chicken, you could use it as a salad dressing, you could mix it in a pasta salad or a sweet potato salad, it would probably be delicious over steak, it would be so good over a kale salad, etc.

You can double or triple or quadruple the recipe easily and keep it in a mason jar in the fridge for a couple of weeks (but it won't last that long).  Promise me that you are going to make this vinaigrette this weekend.  Seriously, just do it.  Delicious!

Sweet Home Alabama

Hi, it's been a looooong time. I'm sorry! I will try to be a better blogger.

The last time that we spoke, Greg and I had no idea where we would be after June 5 (when our lease was up in Savannah). We were not sure when Greg would hear about a possible internship, which is his last step of his master's degree in Sport Management. He applied for several different opportunities that could have had a us moving anywhere in the US. Well, he had worked a tennis tournament in Charleston, and applied for an internship with the Family Circle Cup there. We found out in early May that they wanted him to come be one of their interns for the fall. Needless to say, we got busy trying to find a place to live and decide what to do for the summer.

We had already pretty much decided that we wanted to come home for the summer to spend time with family and friends. It's really the last summer that Greg is going to ever have, and so we made the decision to spend the summer together. I think it has been a great decision! We have been living with Greg's parents, and made visits to my parents and some friends. We are really enjoying the time together before his busy internship starts.

We have moved our things to a storage unit in Charleston, and we will be moving there at the end of July. I am in the process of job hunting, which I hate, but it has to be done. If anyone has any suggestions or connections in Charleston, please let me know!

Greg's sister is here at his parent's this summer also, and it has been really fun cooking with her. She'll cook one night and then I'll cook the next. I am learning a lot from her. She likes to bake, and I don't because I hate having to actually measure things out which is a necessity in baking. We have been able to do a lot of things that we have never done before. On Monday, Greg smoked a boston butt and I made the Fisher's Family BBQ sauce. It was delicious!

That's an update on what's been going on. I wish that I had some pictures that I could post, but we haven't had anything exciting to take pictures of. There are some big things coming up and I will be sure to take pictures. We are heading back to Savannah for the weekend of the 4th of July for on of my sweet baby's 1st birthday party. Then we are heading to Gatlinburg for a week with my parents. I'll be sure to take lots of pictures to show you!