spotlight five: yellow pendant and found hardware necklace

close... closer... closest! 

i love the closeup of this necklace - you can really see the detail of the found hardware pieces and all their different textures...!

and i made a meal this week that joey ate! 

cook 8oz penne pasta according to package directions, drain.  cook 8oz sausage and 1 cup sliced onion in 2 tsp. olive oil for 4 minutes (until browned). add 2 tsp minced garlic (you guys, for the first time in my life i bought the packaged minced garlic...! such a timesaver! though i guess you give up a bit of freshness? we didn't notice ;) and cook for 2 minutes. add 1 1/4lb chopped tomatoes (this equaled 7 Romas for me), cook for 2 minutes.  take off stove and add the cooked pasta, 2 Tbsp grated Romano cheese, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/8 tsp pepper. sprinkle with 4 Tbsp

grated Romano, and 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, torn. - serve! jason, joey, and i all loved it, and it only has 389 cal per serving (this recipe makes 4 servings)! :) we had broccoli with it, cause i knew joey'd eat that even if he wouldn't eat the pasta - but he did! yay! success! need more recipes like this one (but different ;)