A Few Fabulous Things ...

... from the Hesson Haus ♥

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Slingbacks ♥

I have more red shoes than black ... these are one of my favorites. But, I say that all the time, don't I?

Designer: Jessica Simpson, 2008

Visual Aids ♥

I think, besides shoes and cooking, that this blog might turn into a way for me to inspire myself, visually. I like to look through fashion blogs [Knight Cat, Wildfox, etc.] for inspiration, so I figure I could do a bit of that myself. I have an unholy amount of pictures collected over the years and I scroll through them whenever I'd like some visual comfort or inspiration. Some of them are me or taken by me and some of them are just collected from wherever.  If this gets annoying, let me know ... although, I'm not sure I'll stop! 

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'Cause I'm a Free Bitch, Baby!

Gagaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!! I've been listening to Bloody Mary on repeat. My summer is about to get really busy, but I had some down time this weekend to clean, make Zombees and relax. Today I decided to do a cat-eye make-up tutorial [to be posted later later sometime] and so I ended up taking a lot of pictures of my face! The best part about taking fun pictures is editing the everloving hell out of them to bring out the weird. Bzzzzzzzzzz!!! Here are my favorites ...

Ahhh! So fun! Okay, off to do more productive things, I swear ... ♥

Quick Pasta Salad ♥

So easy and delicious! I was making "spaghett!" a few nights ago and had a ton of leftover bowtie pasta, so naturally ... I made lunch for the next day! There are a few ways to make pasta salad. I usually like to chop up some salami or ham to go in mine, but this was very last minute and I didn't have that much to work with.

Easy peasy ... boil some pasta, bathe in cold water and toss with butter/margarine/olive oil, whichever. Once cooled, add diced veggies like bell peppers, tomatoes, onions, carrots, etc. If you have time, roast the tomatoes and bell peppers and dice them up! [just slice, add olive oil and broil until crisp] Then add your coating. I like Olive Oil Vinagrette! Add cheese last. I like to use a shredded variety like the colby trio or something. Just refrigerate in a Tupperware for a quick lunch or side to just about anything!

Yummy and pretty! 

Just like pizza, pasta salad can be topped with just about any vegetable. My favorite pasta salad is from Spirits in Alexandria and it has artichokes and a ton of Parmesan cheese! But, if you're having a bit of a stock issue in your fridge, this quick and easy salad will do just fine. Cheers! ♥