DIY Gathered Skirt Dress

Fabric: Red knit fabric from JoAnn’s (I don’t have the exact percentages)Pattern: Lark Tee – Scoop neck version with fabric added to the bottom as the skirt This pretty thing was my graduation dress! Unfortunately not very many people saw it under my robe, though. I had some extra fabric towards the end when I was adding the skirt so … Continue reading “DIY Gathered Skirt Dress”

School’s Out Forever!

  + Dallas was pretty set on taking our graduation announcement picture on top of the press box and I didn’t argue. I’m glad I didn’t, because I doubt anyone else had a picture like ours! + We’re finally done for real! I mean, we graduated in December, but I was taking some classes to keep my student jobs, and … Continue reading “School’s Out Forever!”

DIY Union St. Tee (Scoop Neck)

Fabric: Jersey Knit from JoAnn’s Pattern: Hey June, Union St. Tee I decided on Friday that I was pretty much fed up with doing school work and job work and that I was going to take the afternoon for some ‘me-time’ and finally sew something (I was having withdrawals). Lately, while I’ve been looking for fabric, I’ve been really thinking … Continue reading “DIY Union St. Tee (Scoop Neck)”

Yes, Please

              This is a project I recently finished for my Typography 2 class! The assignment was to do some sort of environmental typography – basically choose a type/font and layout, choose your materials, and display it somewhere in the environment for people to see. We had creative freedom over the project, and it was … Continue reading “Yes, Please”

Grati-Tuesday

Yes, this is still titled Grati-“Tuesday” even though it’s Wednesday, because these are all of the things I was grateful for yesterday, and am still grateful for today. Yesterday was a hard stinkin’ day. Mostly because I’m a girl, and once a month—like clockwork—my body decides to make me have a complete meltdown. I will admit that it was hard … Continue reading “Grati-Tuesday”

Sweet Teriyaki Salmon

I didn’t like fish when I was growing up, so since I’ve been married I have tried to be a little more brave and try different kind of fish recipes. This is one of our easiest and most satisfying dinners, right here. Before we started making this, salmon didn’t even come to mind when I was shopping at the store … Continue reading “Sweet Teriyaki Salmon”

I didn’t like fish when I was growing up, so since I’ve been married I have tried to be a little more brave and try different kind of fish recipes. This is one of our easiest and most satisfying dinners, right here.

Before we started making this, salmon didn’t even come to mind when I was shopping at the store because in my mind — salmon was expensive. Wrong! It may cost a little bit more than some other meats, but you get full faster from salmon, and it’s still cheaper than eating out any day.

Although we eat out more than I care to admit (life gets a little crazy sometimes), we try to eat at home more often because it is so much cheaper and we can eat much better.

The salmon that we bought at Smith’s Deli was $6.99/lb., but a whole pound feeds both of us and it is very filling. The key is to buy salmon from the deli because prepackaged salmon is ridiculously expensive. Figure that when you eat out, you’re spending at least $8 per person, but with salmon you only need about a 1/2 lb. per person, which is $3.50. I’ve thought about this a little, can you tell?

My last point is that salmon is a high quality protein and it has a lot of essential vitamins and minerals. The protein in salmon digests easily and absorbed into the body faster than other types of meat. So it’s super healthy! And then we pour some sugar on it to make it taste good. 😉

Ingredients (Serves 2)


  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup Mr. Yoshidas Original Teriyaki Sauce 
  • 1 lb. salmon (use within 1-2 days of buying)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a small bowl, mix brown sugar and teriyaki sauce until smooth.

2. Lay out a piece of aluminum foil (a few inches larger than your salmon) on a baking sheet. Place the salmon on the foil, and fold the edges up to form walls around your fish. Cut deep slits in the salmon every few inches.

3. Pour the brown sugar/teriyaki sauce over the salmon. Use a spoon to fill the slits with the sauce (It’s ok if it ends up spilling out a little. It washes off easily with hot water). The tin foil should make it so the sauce pools around the fish (you want the fish to be swimming in that sauce. haha – get it?).

4. Bake for 20-25 minutes. When it is done, the meat should slide/flake away from the skin without much effort. (You can see how it pulls away in chunks in the 3rd to last pic).

*Make sure to either tie up the scraps in a bag when you are all finished, or take out the trash. We found this out the hard way (it doesn’t smell very good later).

Let me know if you have any questions, and tag @torinellehall in your pictures on Instagram so I can see!

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Grati-Tuesday

I always try to think and write about different things that I’m grateful for each week, so that I pay attention to how many different things there really are to be grateful for. But today when I was thinking about what I am grateful for, it was like an overwhelming amount of all of the things I have been grateful for the past … Continue reading “Grati-Tuesday”

Grati-Tuesday

Dallas and I checked off one of the things on our bucket list on Friday when we went to the top of the parking garage and made out…took these gorgeous pictures at sunset! 😉 The sunsets are definitely one of the best things about Southern Utah. Today and the past couple of days I have been grateful for family, deep/real … Continue reading “Grati-Tuesday”

Grati-Tuesday

We’re going to keep it simple today. I have annual report design due tomorrow and I am nowhere near done. But I still have plenty to be grateful for, so Grati-Tuesday is happening (even if it’s a little late)! Today I am thankful for Dallas scraping our windows every morning when we go to the school. It is so cold … Continue reading “Grati-Tuesday”