Phew!!  Moving is Hard.

I am never  building or moving again, truly, I mean it.

It saps your mind, spirit and definitely your strength.

At the same time I loved the creative process of building.

Choosing everything, seeing it all come together.  However you definitely have to roll with the punches.

Not every detail happens how you may have thought, sometimes those “mistakes” can be a serendipitous.

And sometimes you have to accept the result and move on.  I think I have excelled at that.

As is typical with building,all those challanges will soon be a distant memory.

And the house?  I love, love, love it!

And let’s not forget all that choosing is like a huge shopping trip!

When would you ever spend huge amounts of money on lighting alone?

The moving truck met us here 2 weeks ago with all our belongings that have been in storage these last 2 months.

Thankfully,  I am almost done with the unpacking, just a few lingering boxes left to deal with.

Last night, with little time,  I whipped up a wonderful Ratatouille in the Le Creuset pot.

I didn’t have time to tend to it on the stove, good thing as it turns out.

Left to itself in the oven brought a nice kind of soupy version, perfect to ladle onto fluffy basmati rice.

That’s what Bunny (vegetarian daughter) and I were craving, the Carnivores (Husband and Son) added grilled steak to theirs.

Start with all the usual suspects for Ratatouille: eggplant, zucchinni, peppers, onion, garlic, tomatoes, parsley and rosemary.

Grab your oven proof pot, add a few tablespoons of olive oil, add the onion and saute  on medium heat.

While the onion cooks chop up first the garlic, set aside for now.

Now chop up the rest, peppers, zucchinni, and eggplant. Add them to the onion, stir around a bit and cook for

2 mins or so.

Add the garlic, give it a minute then add the tomatoes, rosemary and parsley also some salt and pepper.

Bring to fast boil, remove from stove top and place in preheated 400 degree oven. Let simmer there uncovered for 35-45 minutes.

That’s all.

Get your rice cooking, set the table, pour a glass of wine (chardonnay or beaujoules) Dinner!.