making it up as i go along
This little bird just showed up on our front porch one night and has kept coming back. I guess it’s a pretty nice place if you are a bird. It’s up in the air; the lights on porch attract a lot of bugs; and it’s very dry. The only problem is he makes a little bit of mess. Well, I guess we can forgive him that. Anyway, he’s welcome to stay as long as he wants, he won’t even be expected to clean up after himself.
We're calling him “Squatter.”
There are few things in this world I like better than a nice ripe peach … they are my most favorite fruit (strawberries rank a close second) and they're a big reason I love summer so much. Knowing this, my sis gave me peach lip balm for my birthday. I also made peach shortcake this summer when I got some paticularly good peaches.
So I thought I'd take today to share some peach recipes and some peachy lyrics.
Peaches & Cream Pancakes Spiced Peach Muffins Fresh Peach Pie from More from Magnolia peach butter peach shake
What are your favorite peachy recipes? Continue reading “Peaches”
from: Martha Stewart Kids Summer 2002
Ingredients
4 medium peaches (about 1 lb)
6 oz soft tofu
1/3 cup orange juice
1 T honey
Directions
Score an X in the bottom of each peach. Prepare an ice bath. Heat a saucepan with water to a boil. Place each peach in the boiling water for 30 seconds and then transfer to the ice bath. Drain the peaches and then peel them, starting at your X. Cut the peaches away from the pit in chunks.
Place the chunks of peaches and the other ingredients in your blender and blend until smooth. Serve immediately.
from: Martha Stewart Kids Summer 2002
Ingredients
8 medium peaches (~ 2 lbs.)
1/2 C sugar
1/2 C water
Directions
Wash peaches and cut into 1-inch chunks. Discard pits. Place peaches in a medium saucepan; add the sugar and the water and bring to a biol. Reduce heat, and simer, stirring occasionally, until peaches are soft, about 7 minutes. Remove from heat, let cool slightly.
Working in batches, if needed, transfer to the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade, and puree until mixture is smooth. Pas through a fine mesh sieve back into the saucepan, discarding pulp. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring frequently with a wooden spoon until mixture is thick enough to leave a trail behind the spoon, 40 to 60 minutes. Remove from eheat; let cool completely before using.
from: Martha Stewart Kids Summer 2002
Ingredients
4 medium peaches (about 1 lb)
6 oz soft tofu
1/3 cup orange juice
1 T honey
Directions
Score an X in the bottom of each peach. Prepare an ice bath. Heat a saucepan with water to a boil. Place each peach in the boiling water for 30 seconds and then transfer to the ice bath. Drain the peaches and then peel them, starting at your X. Cut the peaches away from the pit in chunks.
Place the chunks of peaches and the other ingredients in your blender and blend until smooth. Serve immediately.
I kept hearing how great Wahoo's Fish Tacos were, but I kept thinking to myself, “fish tacos?! weird!” Friday though, we were worn out from riding around Standley Lake and it was getting late in the afternoon and our hunger was mounting. We tried this sushi place … closed. We thought about Red Robin … too unhealthy. Ditto Qdoba. And I was sick of Noodles & Co.. So I suggested Wahoo's. Matt sort of balked, but I persisited. Man am I glad I did.
I ordered two things: a fish taco and shrimp enchiladas. Matt got a fish taco and a fish burrito with their roasted pepper sauce. The fish tacos were excellent, but the burrito and enchiladas were better. Both of our meals came with rice and beans, though I learned later that you can have a salad instead. They had fresh limes at the drink dispenser, so I had limey water, which makes me exceedingly happy. The food overall was good quality, and I felt like everything was very fresh. While we were eating, I noticed that they were rated Denver's #1 Margarita. I'm anxious to try them.
Hope there's a Wahoo's near you.
This is the Northern edition of what Mike and Holly refer to as the Puppy Triathalon (you bike, your dog runs and swims). By the time we got back to our house, Loki and FeBe were a couple of very tired dogs. And I can't speak for FeBe, but Loki was content to nap the rest of the day.
Continue reading “Labor Day Weekend”
This three-day weekend spells possibilites for me. Matt and I realized sometime this week that we hadn't spent a single weekend in August at home. The first was family reunion, the second moving Matt's brother into his dorm room, the third Vail, and the last was the campout. So we're really looking forward to being at home (some) and around town.
Today, I'm bugging off a bit early from work and Matt (who had to work all night) will bug off a bit early too and we're going to go take the puppy for a run and then … who knows? I think I'm vying for lunch at Panera, some fun errand running (and mabye a couple not so fun) and then an evening in, possibly playing some video games or watching TV.
Saturday, I'm going to A Paris Street Market with my mom, sister, Holly and a friend of hers from out of town. There's lots of antiques and artists and it sounds like LOTS of fun. (Note to self: get cash!!). Continue reading “Possibilities”
We've cooked a couple new items, both from CookingLight that we really like!
The first we took to the Campout as our potluck dish. I would liken it to a baked potato casserole, with all the fixins: butter, bacon, cheese, onions. Yum. It's the Asiago, Potato, Bacon Gratin.
The second one we cooked when we bought roast chickens from the grocery store. It's a bit time consuming to make, but it's very very good when it's done. Zucchini Oven Chips. They're nice and crispy when you get them out and they taste yum yum yum.
High recommendations on both. Let me know what you've been digging and if you try these yummies!! 