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remember that scene in sex and the city where carrie is walking up a manhattan street and she sees some manolo's in a window, to which she coos: "hello, lover!" that's me with anything 70's, loud and obnoxious!! rob's mom is in town so we went to the sleepy beach town of carpinteria for the weekend with his brother and family. on saturday afternoon the boys and men lounged around the house while the ladies wandered around town. after the trip to the upscale kiddie consignment shop and the candy store we wandered into an antique shop. normally i prefer to go to flea markets or garage sale bc the word antique tends to add more $$ to the price... i wandered around and was waiting for melinda to decide what to get... then i turned around and it was love at first sight!!! then i opened it!! there were 4!!! wow! amazing!!!! i am in my glory. so then i get home monday and find out i have a package waiting at the post office...i'm dying to know what's in the

so in my perusing on the internets i found this awesome site retro renovation . this site is dedicated to everything retro, but primarily mid-century modern. i like the mid century look and design, but my tastes are definately more 70's retro but i LOVE this site!! and today i was proven right in my love of the site. she had a story on someone who re-did her AVOCADO GREEN KITCHEN ! i am SOOOO coveting this kitchen! someday, someday! i hope...

so i've been on a mission to find recipes other than hummus for the chickpea, aka the garbanzo bean. i've also been trying to find pantry recipes, aka recipes for shit you usually have in the house i got lucky and found on that is both and actually healthy too!! this was originally from cooking light, but i swear you would never know it!! Ingredients * 2 teaspoons olive oil * 2 cups chopped tomato * 2 garlic cloves, minced * 3 cups hot cooked angel hair (about 6 ounces uncooked pasta) * 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil * 1/2 teaspoon salt * 1/4 teaspoon black pepper * 1 (15 1/2-ounce) can chickpeas (garbanzo beans), drained * 1/2 cup (2 ounces) grated Asiago cheese * 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar * Basil sprigs (optional) Preparation Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add tomato and garlic, and sauté 2 minutes. Add pasta, basil, salt, pepper, and chickpeas; cook 2 minutes. Place mixture in a bowl