My 18 year old daughter bakes when she can't sleep. She decided to make a rainbow cake (like the lovely ones on Pinterest) and she started it at about 11:00 pm. These pics were taken at 1:30 am.
First some Pinterest pictures:
Then hers:
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Rainbow Cake? Nailed it! (not really)
Hopefully my daughter will still love me after I post her craft fail. In her defense it was moist, delicate, tasty, and her homemade cream cheese frosting was yummy.
My 18 year old daughter bakes when she can't sleep. She decided to make a rainbow cake (like the lovely ones on Pinterest) and she started it at about 11:00 pm. These pics were taken at 1:30 am.
First some Pinterest pictures:
Then hers:
My 18 year old daughter bakes when she can't sleep. She decided to make a rainbow cake (like the lovely ones on Pinterest) and she started it at about 11:00 pm. These pics were taken at 1:30 am.
First some Pinterest pictures:
Then hers:
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Wordless Wednesday - True Love
My daughter with Belle. True Love!
All horses deserve, at least once in their lives, to be loved by a little girl.
Author Unknown
Monday, June 4, 2012
Greek Themed Picnic
I had a lovely afternoon picnic with my family a few weeks ago. I decided that I wanted to go with a Greek theme, mostly because I had some wonderful spices from Symeon's that I wanted to put to use.
Our menu:
Grilled Greek chicken
Flat Bread
Greek salad
Greek orzo salad
Fruit salad
Chips
Drinks
I sliced chicken breast into strips about an inch thick and marinated them for 24 hours in red wine, olive oil, and Symeon's spices. Then when it was time to eat I grilled them outside on my gas grill. Because they were sliced they cooked in only about 10-12 minutes.
I also served some flat bread and pita that I picked up at the grocery store. That was the one part of the meal that could have been better. I wish I could have bought some freshly made flat bread.
One of my sisters made a wonderful Greek salad with romaine, cucumbers, tomatoes, black olives, and feta (I think there was more but I can't remember it all). I mixed my Symeon's spices with olive oil and red wine vinegar to make a delicious dressing.
My other sister made a delicious tzatziki dip with cucumbers, sour cream, garlic, mint. She basically followed this recipe but substituted mint for dill and she salted and pressed the cucumbers so it was nice and creamy.
My mom offered to make three bean salad and was met with a resounding No! : ) Instead she brought Bobby Flay's Greek Orzo Salad with Mustard-Dill Vinaigrette. That was our first time trying this recipe but it's definitely a keeper. (We skipped the shrimp that it calls for)
My mother-in-law made a refreshing fruit salad that was a nice compliment to the meal.
We had a lovely afternoon hanging out in our yard (pictures of yard below) had a delicious but relatively easy lunch that everyone contributed to. Then in the evening we had a fire and roasted marshmallows. I had a lot of fun and was able to enjoy the day.
I wish I had taken pictures! Next time I will. : )
Our menu:
Grilled Greek chicken
Flat Bread
Greek salad
Greek orzo salad
Fruit salad
Chips
Drinks
I sliced chicken breast into strips about an inch thick and marinated them for 24 hours in red wine, olive oil, and Symeon's spices. Then when it was time to eat I grilled them outside on my gas grill. Because they were sliced they cooked in only about 10-12 minutes.
I also served some flat bread and pita that I picked up at the grocery store. That was the one part of the meal that could have been better. I wish I could have bought some freshly made flat bread.
One of my sisters made a wonderful Greek salad with romaine, cucumbers, tomatoes, black olives, and feta (I think there was more but I can't remember it all). I mixed my Symeon's spices with olive oil and red wine vinegar to make a delicious dressing.
My other sister made a delicious tzatziki dip with cucumbers, sour cream, garlic, mint. She basically followed this recipe but substituted mint for dill and she salted and pressed the cucumbers so it was nice and creamy.
My mom offered to make three bean salad and was met with a resounding No! : ) Instead she brought Bobby Flay's Greek Orzo Salad with Mustard-Dill Vinaigrette. That was our first time trying this recipe but it's definitely a keeper. (We skipped the shrimp that it calls for)
My mother-in-law made a refreshing fruit salad that was a nice compliment to the meal.
We had a lovely afternoon hanging out in our yard (pictures of yard below) had a delicious but relatively easy lunch that everyone contributed to. Then in the evening we had a fire and roasted marshmallows. I had a lot of fun and was able to enjoy the day.
I wish I had taken pictures! Next time I will. : )
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Name that Snake?
We found this snake in our yard. We checked it against the poisonous snakes in the Adirondack area so we're pretty sure it's not one of those. Just curious about what kind of snake it was. Any ideas?
Monday, May 14, 2012
Gardening!
Spring has finally arrived and I've been able to enjoy planting my herb garden and my daughter's created a flower garden. My husband also bought me a rose bush.
In my herb garden so far I have basil (lots!) oregano, dill, purple basil (first time), chives, shallots (planted last year), parsley, rosemary, sage and a cabbage. The cabbage was accidentally added by my daughter who thought she was helping out. I'm thinking it'll be far too big and I'll need to take it out, but maybe I can get a small head of cabbage first.
Hopefully the vegetable garden will be done next weekend. Tomatoes are in the ground but it almost froze a few days ago so they were looking pretty wilted. We'll see how they do.
What are your "must haves"?
In my herb garden so far I have basil (lots!) oregano, dill, purple basil (first time), chives, shallots (planted last year), parsley, rosemary, sage and a cabbage. The cabbage was accidentally added by my daughter who thought she was helping out. I'm thinking it'll be far too big and I'll need to take it out, but maybe I can get a small head of cabbage first.
Hopefully the vegetable garden will be done next weekend. Tomatoes are in the ground but it almost froze a few days ago so they were looking pretty wilted. We'll see how they do.
What are your "must haves"?
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| Gerber Daisy |
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| My new rose bush |
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| Dark purple pansy |
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| Raised bed flower garden |
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| Herb garden |
Friday, April 27, 2012
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