Rigatoni in Roasted Tomato, Garlic, and Basil Cream Sauce

April 18, 2011 By Kait 1 Comment


Rigatoni in Roasted Tomato, Garlic, and Cream Sauce | Really Domestic
Few things get this girl more excited than a brand new package (or a freshly picked bunch) of fresh basil. The next time you find yourself in possession of fresh basil, I want you to put it to your nose and give it a big sniff.

What does it smell like?

Possibility.

You can (successfully) add basil to almost anything.

Lemonade? Sure. Ice Cream? No problem. Bubble gum? Like I said, almost anything.

Often, though, it’s nice to have basil in a classic, comforting combination: tomatoes, basil and garlic (oh my!). Combine those flavours into a rich blush sauce for pasta, and you’ve got a recipe that you’ll return to again and again when you’ve got fresh basil at the ready.

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Creamy White Bean and Sage Soup

April 9, 2011 By Kait 1 Comment

Creamy White Bean and Sage Soup | Really Domestic

This weekend gave us the first beautiful spring day of the year. It was the first time in 2011 we all had hope that maybe, just maybe, we’d all survived another winter and warm weather is here to stay. Well, for four or five months, anyway.

In early spring, the weather can be unpredictable, so we wanted to make the most of the nice weather by going for a long walk. It wasn’t just a leisurely stroll, no, we were on a mission: to find the best park for our new puppy.

Our new puppy.

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5 Tips From Candice Olson To Make Your Home Beautiful

April 5, 2011 By Kait Leave a Comment

Candice Olson, one of Canada’s top interior designers – with quite the following outside of Canada, I might add – stopped by my city recently to share her top design tips.

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Candice has been working in interior design for about 25 years, so I knew attending her presentation would be a great way for a beginner like me to learn some practical interior design techniques. With home ownership still a (hopefully not-so-distant) dream, it’s the perfect time to soak up as much knowledge as I can.

Luckily, Candice’s presentation was useful for anyone interested in prettifying their home – whether “home” is their first apartment or their tenth house.

I took away five lessons from her presentation. But I’m not greedy – I won’t keep them to myself.

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