Three Things Thursday

Thing food
I did something etiquette books tell you never to do: I tried two new recipes and then invited four friends over to join us for dinner. Thankfully, they were the I-can-screw-up-a-meal-and-you'll-still-like-me-if-we-have-to-order-pizza kind of friends, but still. The result: total success! I made Baked Spinach and Mushroom Rigatoni and Herb and Cheese Quick Bread. The rigatoni recipe isn't online yet because it's from the May issue of Real Simple, but I'll post it as soon as it is. The big surprise: it's a slow cooker recipe--gotta love that. The bread, some of you will like to know, is yeast-free, so you don't have to deal with dry-active yeast or waiting for the dough to rise AND it tastes (and smells) delicious. Win-win.

Thing media
I'm not a huge media consumer, but I've found a few shows this year that I like to watch that are pretty great (in no particular order): The Mindy Project, Community, Parks and Rec, Parenthood, Grey's Anatomy (don't judge), Go On. If you haven't seen them, they could be fun summer catch-up shows while all the reality junk is on primetime.

Thing honest
I maybe possibly kind of volunteered to be the preschool storyteller for our church's VBS this summer. We're talking 3-5 year olds. My specialty is teaching 15-year-olds. We'll see how this goes. My guess is I'm going to have to suck up my pride and do some downright silly things like dress up, talk in weird voices, and give out stickers like it's my job. Looking forward to the challenge! I think.

Coming up!
Thing political
Thing books