Friday here at last!
I was so looking forward to it.
Tonight is rather exciting, a good friend's artists reception first, and then out on the town!
BirthdayBoy will be home with Felix.
On that note, birthday plans are solidifying, I am thinking a bbq at the bowl, and some type of cake. I just ordered him a present from etsy.com, I think he will like it.
Payday I always get excited about all the things I could buy, I want to order the book Quiverfull by Kathryn Joyce, and a few other old favorites I have given away or lost.
I think Felix has another tooth coming in, yesterday he cried (which is rare), and as I was trying to calm him, nurse him, a hear a knock at the door. I didn't answer it, I didn't want to see anyone, but instead of leaving like any normal person would, in comes my mother-in-law. As soon as I saw her I was so pissed. I felt vioated. All I could get out of my mouth was "Carol, shut the door and leave, now". She looked surprised, and hurt. Yuck, I don't want to have to deal with that shit!
Friday, October 2, 2009
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Okay Birthday Boy
October is upon us, it is time for you to pick out your cake.
Will it be the same lemon lavender cake from last year?
Perhaps carrot like the year before?
What will it be?
Birthday cake I see,
Weighting down the table then,
Icing in my mouth.
Okay, okay. You still have like 2 days before I am just going to decide for you.
Last years birthday seemed to fly by. I was 6 months pregnant, working a ton, and you picked like the most complicated cake ever. And wanted to bowl=) With the whole family!
It worked out great, the cake was tasty, bowling was fun, and I still went to bed at a decent hour. I love October.
My calendar picture is really pretty for October, little white orchids in big orange pots.
Little white orchids,
Sitting in their orange pots,
Bringing me sunshine.
Will it be the same lemon lavender cake from last year?
Perhaps carrot like the year before?
What will it be?
Birthday cake I see,
Weighting down the table then,
Icing in my mouth.
Okay, okay. You still have like 2 days before I am just going to decide for you.
Last years birthday seemed to fly by. I was 6 months pregnant, working a ton, and you picked like the most complicated cake ever. And wanted to bowl=) With the whole family!
It worked out great, the cake was tasty, bowling was fun, and I still went to bed at a decent hour. I love October.
My calendar picture is really pretty for October, little white orchids in big orange pots.
Little white orchids,
Sitting in their orange pots,
Bringing me sunshine.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Dinner Last Night
Dinner last night was excellent.
I am very much enjoying cooking on the porch, it is like camping, but with more options. It is fun to be chilly and trying to keep the basil from blowing off the cutting board, while drinking a beer and knowing you get to go to sleep in your own bed at night.
We had gone to the Used Food Store the other day and picked up some super cheap Pacific organic carrot soup and corn soup. The garden out back is also overflowing with basil and squash. I decided to go ahead and make the carrot soup, but to bulk it up a little with some of the squash. I sauteed a large summer squash with about 8 cloves of garlic, lots of pepper and a little salt in a large soup pot on one burner (the hot plate has 2 burners, one large, one smaller. It also has 2 temperatures, On and Off). After the squash cooked down a bit I added about 2 cups of veggie broth and the carrot soup. On the smaller burner I started some butter and garlic, and when it was hot added 2 chicken thighs. I am loving the chicken thighs. I settled into a comfy chair on the porch with my beer, and read while the food cooked.
To serve the soup, in our empty bowls I added about a tablespoon of chevre and a 1/4 cup of chopped fresh basil, and poured the soup over top. I garnished it with the caramelized garlic from the chicken.
It was so delicious, on a chill autumn night, watching the moon with my lover.
I am so glad for the changing season.
I am very much enjoying cooking on the porch, it is like camping, but with more options. It is fun to be chilly and trying to keep the basil from blowing off the cutting board, while drinking a beer and knowing you get to go to sleep in your own bed at night.
We had gone to the Used Food Store the other day and picked up some super cheap Pacific organic carrot soup and corn soup. The garden out back is also overflowing with basil and squash. I decided to go ahead and make the carrot soup, but to bulk it up a little with some of the squash. I sauteed a large summer squash with about 8 cloves of garlic, lots of pepper and a little salt in a large soup pot on one burner (the hot plate has 2 burners, one large, one smaller. It also has 2 temperatures, On and Off). After the squash cooked down a bit I added about 2 cups of veggie broth and the carrot soup. On the smaller burner I started some butter and garlic, and when it was hot added 2 chicken thighs. I am loving the chicken thighs. I settled into a comfy chair on the porch with my beer, and read while the food cooked.
To serve the soup, in our empty bowls I added about a tablespoon of chevre and a 1/4 cup of chopped fresh basil, and poured the soup over top. I garnished it with the caramelized garlic from the chicken.
It was so delicious, on a chill autumn night, watching the moon with my lover.
I am so glad for the changing season.
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