Grown up Food, Baby Food

My mom gave us some of her overage from thae farm "leftovers" that she gets from her friend Susanne every week. We got cauliflower & broccoli & lettuce.
So, we had our favorite soup last night - Cauliflower Soup with Pecorino.
Gillian loved it, too. She ate TONS of it. So, I will be making more creamed soups this week. We got fresh peas in our farm box last week. So, I'll make Pea Soup with Mint Cream (from my "Greens" cookbook) & I'll try this Broccoli soup, too.

Fearless Flyer

I read about Trader Joe's Harvest Grain Blend last week, in the fearless flyer. So, I picked up a bag to try. We ate some the other night for part of our dinner. We were totally CRAZY for it. It is so good. Go get some. Try it. I think I will stock up a bit, in case they stop carrying it!
We also really enjoyed a couple of the wines the flyer talks about - Novella & Panilonco.

The Farmer's Wife

A few days ago, Scott brought home a huge bag of artichokes from work. Yeah! It's always a big treat when he brings home the latest pick, whether it be Raspberries, Strawberries or Artichokes. I feel like a farmer's wife on those days, suddenly having to think of something to do with the "harvest". I just trimmed, halved & steamed all the 'chokes. I plan to try making some stuffed, fried artichokes this week. I'll let you know how they turn out.
Do any of you have recipe boxes on Epicurious? They just started the option of being able to make your box public. I am currently ranked as the most active. I am not sure how that happened. Maybe no one else has gone public? Anyway. Check out our recipes. My user name is erinadams41. And, if anyone else has a public box, let us know, so we can try your favorites, too.

Swing Time

Yesterday we had an appointment over in San Jose & then went to dinner in Campbell. After dinner, we had a little play break before driving home. Here is Gillian swinging at the park for the first time. She loved it!

Two Years

It was 2 years ago today, when our son Gabriel went home to be with Jesus.

In memory of him, here is our special verse for Gabriel -

Psalm 139:16
"Thine eyes have seen my unformed substance;
And in Thy book they were all written,
The days that were ordained for me,
When as yet there was not one of them."

Home is Best

We are home. Yeah!! It is so great to be here.
I enjoyed a couple hours of home this morning, getting all our stuff put away from the trip, etc. I began a load of laundry & shortly after notice that I was hearing something leak. Continuous, loud dripping... The drip pan under the water heater was nearly full. Oh good. Maybe it will overflow & drench our new carpet.... So, I got on the phone right away. And now, we are having a new water heater installed.

Beaker...the original cannon fodder

It struck me the other day that Beaker is the original Kenny. They both talk in a way that is unintelligable to anyone except those close to them (Professor Bunson for Beaker; Kyle, Stan, and Cartman for Kenny) and they both die every time they appear. Well, ok, so Beaker didn't "die", but it was as close as the FCC and the time period would allow.

Matt and Trey ripped off the Muppets!!!

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Klamath

Yesterday, for the Mother's Day, Scott & Gillian took me out to dinner at the Ranch House. It is a great restaurant at the Running Y Ranch - a golf resort on Klamath Lake. The view from the restaurant is beautiful. They specialize in Northwestern Cuisine. We had the option of ordering Elk, Buffalo, Pheasant... I had chicken. Crazy, eh? Scott got the pheasant. So, I got to try it, & I ended up really liking it.
Before dinner, we had a good morning at church, Immanuel Baptist. And then we spent the afternoon with 2 of the families from church here, making new friends.