The Troll!

The Fremont Troll is public art built under the bridge in the Fremont neighborhood. 

I had been told a couple times about "the troll" and to go see it when I get a chance, but had no idea what to expect. 

Last week I was out with a friend for dinner in that neighborhood and asked her if we could go see it. 

It is a HUGE stone statue!!!

 It was very cool and exciting to see. 

The first thing I wanted to do when we got there was of course climb it. That's a normal first reaction, right? I did just that! It was like being a kid at a playground, and I enjoyed it much more than was probably "normal" or "appropriate". Oh well! I'm a kid sometimes, and I like it! It just makes my life more fun.

Anyway... It is located on Troll Ave. N. and N. 36th St. under the 99 bridge. In it's had is a real VW Bug. It is 18 feet tall and is made of steel, wire, and concrete. 

The Troll is very impressive and I would recommended everyone that has the chance, go see it! It is much more exciting in person.  

Toasted Ravioli

I'm always saving recipes on Pinterest and lately I've been trying to make more of them so that they are actually useful. One of my favorite types of food is pasta, so I tend to eat quite a bit of it and am always pinning new ideas.  I found this recipe a while ago and just got around to trying it. It was so easy and delicious, just my kind of recipe.  It took a total of about 25 minutes including cooking time. 

Ingredients:

Frozen Raviolis 

Italian Bread Crumbs

1 Egg

1 Tbs Milk

Marinara Sauce
(I just used canned, but you can use any kind you'd prefer)

Parmesan Cheese

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. 

Grease baking sheet.

Whisk together egg and milk in a small bowl. 

Pour small amount (add more as needed) of bread crumbs on a small plate.

Dip Ravioli in egg mixture, then roll in bread crumbs, and place on baking sheet.

Repeat with as many raviolis as desired.

Place on center rack in oven.

Bake for about 15 minutes.

Remove from oven add Marinara sauce and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

This was so GOOD! I will definitely be making this again, and again.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Spring Garden Time

It's that time of year. Spring!

 I actually like spring, in theory. 

In Albuquerque, NM there isn't much of a spring. It goes from winter to summer to winter again. Seattle has already shown more of a spring than I have ever known. 

The days are longer (so much longer already than anything I have ever had), warmer, and sunnier with some chilly winds. Making it the best weather for light jackets. My favorite! I LOVE jackets. 

Any who, my Aunt and Uncle are very into gardening, and since I'm living with them right now we have spent the past two weekends working on the garden. They have been perfect days for it. Warm without being too hot, which never happened in NM. 

Today was also a great weather day, so I spent some time in the back yard admiring all the newly planted plants and spring blossoms. 

I thought some of you might like to see some...

  

 

 

 

 

 Mmmmm.... I am obsessed with rosemary! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rooney was more interested in playing while we were outside, not taking pictures.

And, how do you say no to that face?

You don't. 

 

The cherry blossom trees are in bloom right now too! I will have to get some pictures of those to share as well.