Took longer to make than expected. Or rather directed by the recipe to get the correct texture. Tasted with some Manchego, delicious!

I had/have so many of them! Why? I went to Eatwell Farms tomato event and brought home a case...there were dedicated people cooking and canning sauces, making salsas! Molly, the farm manager manning the bloody mary bar is a gal who like me is not into the whole cooking in the field thing. Plus, I would have needed to go out and get a camp stove and ( Read more... )

rabbit rabbit

busy month. e started a new job with two weeks in shanghai, x's bday, family in town, rem concert.

today, a wave of sadness hit me and I burst into tears. my friend howard passed away in march. his bday was on may 26, and he would have been 37 (year of the pig). someone I talked to at least once a week and often daily. surprisingly a ( Read more... )

Today we went to our CSA's annual strawberry days and picked 8 baskets of strawberries, paying a whopping $4 plus all you can eat strawberres. What am I doing with 8 baskets of strawberries? Making strawberry infused vodkas and strawberry balsamic sauce of course!

I'm sporadic about LJ nowadays. When I read a chunk at a time I see the contrast between so much has happened for some folks and so little for others. Most of my journaling seems to be in a log I keep regarding Xander and there is much less introspection.

March-April vacations were in Big Sur and Ixtapa-Zihautanjo, Mexico. Big Sur was a bit ( Read more... )

3 pineapple wedges
2-3 slices of lime
2-3 slices of orange

smash the fruit together. top with peach schnapps and vodka

Two psych papers due at the end of this week and an easter egg hunt to be planned by wed! Yes, you heard right an Easter Egg hunt. And no I am not dressing up as a bunny which X insists are meows (aka cats). 

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So much going on it seems like every weekend this month and next is full of events. We're in the land of kid's birthday parties this weekend and my kid isn't even in pre-school or elementary school yet! Been crazy busy between house, work, family and friends plus the whole family has been sick on and off for the past 2 months with the stomach flu, ( Read more... )

Balloon Fiesta was excellent! New Mexico was a lot of fun - we went to the Balloon Fiesta the first part of our trip and the second part of our trip was all about hot springs. Specifically, Ojo Caliente, Stagecoach Hotsprings and 10,000 Waves (really a Japanese style spa). Random list of fun things/recommendations if you happen to go to New Mexico.

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