I don't know about you, but it has been a whirlwind of activity in my household since May. I have a lot to catch up on here. It was nice to hear of some people missing my blogs and asking if I still am blogging.....thanks Jennifer! I've jokingly told Bev and Betsy that at times I feel like I should carry a small notebook around with me to write down the blogging ideas that come to me so that I don't forget them. Yes, I know I can do that on my phone, but I like the idea of seeing that on paper and being able to flip back and forth between pages. I know I still have to blog about the Oreo truffles.
We have had homeschool convention, 4 H Public Presentations, County and State Level, clogging performances and 4 H Farm Fair. We have also attended VBS and Family Camp. And we had a vacation in Hershey/Lancaster, PA area. Now the summer is coming to a close and it's time to get back into our homeschool and normal life routine.
We also just updated/upgraded some of our equipment and it is taking some time to familiarize ourselves (myself) on the new technology. I have pictures to upload from the camera too and some of the planned posts are suppose to have at least one or two of those pictures.
In the meantime, Steve and I went out tonight to Mikado for Japanese Hibachi dinner. It gets expensive to go to those places, so we don't go often, but it sure is a fun experience! I hope that someday we will be able to take all of the kids and not worry about Courtney's allergy. I think they would really enjoy the experience. Clarissa went to this particular restaurant with our church youth group in the spring of this year. She loved it so much that she said daddy and I needed to go sometime. The most memorable part of her experience was that the chef had a little boy figurine that holds a liquid (I personally think it's water) and when he squeezes it, the little boy "pees"! I think it's water, cuz it seems to be a steaming effect and the chef does it after the seasoning of the food. Clarissa said that daddy would get a kick out of that - he did! I love the show that comes with the dinner. Our chef flipped a piece of broccoli into our mouths...Steve got the first one...the chef had to try a second time for me! We ordered rolls for appetizers. Steve got a beef negamaci (?), essentially beef rolled around scallions and pan fried in a sauce. I got an Alaskan roll, smoked salmon, avocado, cuccumber and mayo. We tried each other's and they were both tasty. Steve ordered chicken and NY Strip steak. I had Filet Mignon. Both meals were very good as was our show. We decided to have desserts that I would probably not make at home. Steve had banana tempura with green tea ice cream. Bananas were dipped in Tempura batter and then fried, drizzled with honey and served with the green tea ice cream. I had a chocolate caramel pyramid. It essentially is chocolate mouse with a caramel center, dusted with cocoa powder and topped with whipped cream and a marachino cherry. Both were very good desserts. A good time out together.
I will be back soon with more blog posts!
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Sunday, August 22, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
While I'm Waiting for the Cookbooks to Arrive....
Friday I did my Costco shopping. They sell a dehydrated mushroom blend. I've looked at it nearly everytime I go through that section. I want to find something to make with it. This last time I looked at it and wondered if I would learn anything new from Julia Child about cooking with mushrooms, if she uses a variety of mushrooms, or if I might have to do some research on that on my own. I'm really looking forward to tomorrow, to open that box with the new cookbooks and another book I'll probably tell you about later.
Why Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day, when there is a Panera Bread, Costco Bakery and a Wegman's bakery only 15 minutes from my house and in the same plaza? Well, because I can't buy their bread....literally. My youngest child has a life threatening allergy to all tree nuts and peanuts. I'm getting tired of reading labels when I shop. I've decided that my time is probably better spent making what we like rather than reading the labels of all the short cut items available. That means I need to find ways to make good food quickly and maybe create my own short cuts. I like really good bread and Steve likes having fresh homemade bread in the house rather than store bought. When we heard about AB in 5 Min a Day from 2 different people who don't even know each other, well, isn't that a good reason to give it a try? We think so! The concept seems to be about making a wet dough in bulk, that you store in your fridge and then all you have to do is take out the amount of dough that you want to use that day, shape it, let it rest, then bake it! Well, that all sounds good to me! So, I'm just as excited to have this book! I'll probably still use the bread machine that I have too. It's all about options right now.
Saturday night, Steve and I went out for dinner and a movie. Indian cuisine rocks! Paneer Tikka (cottage cheese seasoned to perfection), Butter Chicken, Lamb Roganjosh and Gulab Jamun! What a dessert! Fried dumplings in a rose & cardamom syrup! I did NOT make the food. However, I love Butter Chicken and want a good recipe for it to make at home.
Steve & I were blown away by the Gulab Jamun! How in the world they made that syrup with rose & cardamom - we, or rather I was trying to figure it out. Steve humors me. I don't know if they use a rose infused water or honey....I've used cardamom before and like it but am stumped with the rose bit. The syrup was incredible, light and simply divine!
Steve & I were expecting the little cottage cheese curd that we are used to and were wondering how that would be.....but, this cottage cheese was more like 1" x 1/2" blocks of mild cheese cooked on kebobs with what I assume was a curry seasoning, served with onions, peppers and carrots - delectable!
Monsoon opened almost 2 years ago. We noticed their grand opening sign and visited within a week or 2 after that. I think last night was our 4th time eating in the restaurant and we've done carry out once or twice. We've liked everything we have tried there.
Avatar was a really good movie! I don't want to spoil it for anyone, but I will say, we both agree that it will be added to our dvd collection! Really worth the trip to the theater if you haven't seen it yet!
Why Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day, when there is a Panera Bread, Costco Bakery and a Wegman's bakery only 15 minutes from my house and in the same plaza? Well, because I can't buy their bread....literally. My youngest child has a life threatening allergy to all tree nuts and peanuts. I'm getting tired of reading labels when I shop. I've decided that my time is probably better spent making what we like rather than reading the labels of all the short cut items available. That means I need to find ways to make good food quickly and maybe create my own short cuts. I like really good bread and Steve likes having fresh homemade bread in the house rather than store bought. When we heard about AB in 5 Min a Day from 2 different people who don't even know each other, well, isn't that a good reason to give it a try? We think so! The concept seems to be about making a wet dough in bulk, that you store in your fridge and then all you have to do is take out the amount of dough that you want to use that day, shape it, let it rest, then bake it! Well, that all sounds good to me! So, I'm just as excited to have this book! I'll probably still use the bread machine that I have too. It's all about options right now.
Saturday night, Steve and I went out for dinner and a movie. Indian cuisine rocks! Paneer Tikka (cottage cheese seasoned to perfection), Butter Chicken, Lamb Roganjosh and Gulab Jamun! What a dessert! Fried dumplings in a rose & cardamom syrup! I did NOT make the food. However, I love Butter Chicken and want a good recipe for it to make at home.
Steve & I were blown away by the Gulab Jamun! How in the world they made that syrup with rose & cardamom - we, or rather I was trying to figure it out. Steve humors me. I don't know if they use a rose infused water or honey....I've used cardamom before and like it but am stumped with the rose bit. The syrup was incredible, light and simply divine!
Steve & I were expecting the little cottage cheese curd that we are used to and were wondering how that would be.....but, this cottage cheese was more like 1" x 1/2" blocks of mild cheese cooked on kebobs with what I assume was a curry seasoning, served with onions, peppers and carrots - delectable!
Monsoon opened almost 2 years ago. We noticed their grand opening sign and visited within a week or 2 after that. I think last night was our 4th time eating in the restaurant and we've done carry out once or twice. We've liked everything we have tried there.
Avatar was a really good movie! I don't want to spoil it for anyone, but I will say, we both agree that it will be added to our dvd collection! Really worth the trip to the theater if you haven't seen it yet!
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