tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418810049808306162024-03-14T02:31:52.492-04:00Food Therapy 4 MeQuickly transforming into a quest to conquer the impossible or difficult,create beautiful things and feed a bounty of deliciousness to family & friends, my passion for cooking has grown into an obsession. The objective is not to be a Top Chef or even the next Martha Stewart, but rather to share with other explorative folks a glimpse into the trials and tribulations of a young woman transforming into
‘Little Ms. Homemaker.'FoodTherapy4Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14300465106733086332noreply@blogger.comBlogger137125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41881004980830616.post-49124831248958428842012-09-28T09:46:00.005-04:002012-09-28T09:47:46.887-04:00FT4ME Relocates...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The good news is I am blogging again...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">the annoying news it that I have moved my blog.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">With the last couple year's of changes (i.e. deployment, pregnancy, baby) and my failed attempts to fall back into the groove of this one I've realized my blog has needed to change some too to reflect my evolution. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">What does this mean? </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Many of my posts will in fact be generated from my iPhone - The Blogspot/Blogger app costs $5 and has terrible recent reviews, while the WordPress one is free and has so far not been terrible to navigate.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">My posts will continue to share food within our lives, but may also stray sometimes to reflect life moments I want to capture.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">If you're still interested in food and bad writing, please by all means check it out!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Felt this looked Patriotic enough to post and wish you all a Happy 4th!!</span></div>FoodTherapy4Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14300465106733086332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41881004980830616.post-49342389064502938402012-05-07T15:59:00.000-04:002012-05-07T16:01:27.218-04:00Turkey Meatloaf<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>I've been told it gets easier as you develop a routine. With that said I have been back to work full-time for 1 month now and I still don't feel like I have our routine down to envelope all the 'wants' and 'needs' it should.</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>I will strive for at least 1 blog post a week.</i></span><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">I will make it a priority to workout 3 days a week.</span></i></div>
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I will make home cooked meals at least 4 days a week.</div>
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I will eat salad for lunch at work 5 days a week.</div>
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I will crawl out of bed at 4am to pump at least 6 days a week.<br />
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<i>I will cuddle, snuggle and love The Kiddo 7 days a week :)</i><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Prior to The Kiddo, we had routine...along with flexibility and times that we reserved for absolute nothingness. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It's not with much shock that I say our world (well my world entirely and Hubs' partially) has been taken over, flipped upside down and turned inside out since the arrival of our son. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Our meals have slowly been evolving. I've learned I no longer have an hour to prepare multi-step dinners that require constant attention. Rather we now enjoy meals I can prep in 30 minutes or less and can be finished under the supervision of Hubs.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 lb Ground Turkey</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 diced Red Onion</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2 tbls Minced Garlic</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 tbls Double Concentrate Tomato Paste</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 tbls Worcestershire Sauce</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 tsp Thyme</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Preheat oven to 325 degrees.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Begin by sauteing the Red Onion and Garlic in Olive Oil, season with Salt/Pepper and Thyme.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Once the Onions begin to soften add Tomato Paste and Worcestershire sauce, cook until combined and onions are completely softened.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Once the Onion mixture is cooled, combine in large mixing bowl with Ground Turkey.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This recipe makes enough for dinner with leftovers for lunch.</span></div>FoodTherapy4Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14300465106733086332noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41881004980830616.post-77077193068774172442012-04-26T08:00:00.000-04:002012-04-26T10:11:40.179-04:00Quick-n-Easy, Chicken & Kale Dinner<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Roasted Chicken Thighs with Potatoes and Kale</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 bunch of kale, stems and inner ribs removed</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 large (or 2 smaller) Yukon Gold Potato</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 medium sweet onion</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1/4 cup olive oil</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In large/deep roasting pan, toss kale, potatoes and onion with olive oil, salt and pepper. Arrange in an even layer along the bottom of the pan.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Note, the original recipe called for leg quarters, which you then separate to thigh and drumstick before cooking. I know the bone-in and skin on would make this even that much more delicious...but for convenience sake the boneless, skinless chicken thighs worked just perfect for us!</i></span>FoodTherapy4Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14300465106733086332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41881004980830616.post-27557385525874245572012-04-20T11:00:00.035-04:002012-04-20T11:20:36.979-04:00Prengancy in a Nutshell<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Hello all! Any of you still here?!? It's been a good LONG time since I've stopped by...but here I am. I've been through the bump, now have a three and half month old, and am wearing my glorious lingering baby weight like the badge of honor it so honestly is haha!</i></span><br />
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My taste for food did change quite a bit, my diet was mostly carbs and protein. Oh and yes, lots of sweets!! Turns out I had a boy, a large one at that :)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">During pregnancy I refrained from eating soft cheese (pasteurized or not), shellfish, smoked meats, deli meat, yada yada yada...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I was good, I played by the rules and didn't even drink a drop of alcohol during my bout with the bump.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I did loose my taste for most chicken and vegetables by the end. We literally for months ate just a menu of pork and beef, ground turkey & ground chicken. Hubs was a great sport through it and almost always let me indulge in cravings.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I ate plenty of Ben and Jerry's, enough that we should have bought stock in the company at the start of the nine months. We did try to be good and keep to the low fat frozen yogurt. <i>Which by the way they only sell in three flavors...! Come on Ben and Jerry, don't you know your delicious pints are a mandatory addition to every pregnant woman's diet?!?! Can you please show us mercy by increasing your low-fat offerings that so perfectly satisfy our cravings? Especially so the guilt we feel afterwards is lessened...I mean come on, we have enough to worry about post birth than to sweat the extra ice cream pounds.</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I loved cheese pizza. Honestly I loved all pizza....but there was something about a single slice of New York Style Cheese that hit the spot.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I also loved bagels and bagel sandwiches. By the end of the pregnancy my local bagel shop was used to seeing me at least a couple times a week on my way into the office. Some days it was just a cream cheese, others it was my sausage egg and cheese with warmed jalapeno...yum!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Gummy worms. I loved Black Forrest gummy worms. I most often enjoyed these sweets while on the golf course, they were the perfect little snack :)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I was delighted by pancakes. Actually once the baby 'dropped' I could eat a breakfast that would rival any lumberjack...2 gingerbread pancakes, 2 scrambled eggs with cheddar, home fries with creamy herb gravy from the best breakfast joint in town!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I craved spice....and heat was no match for me and my gigantic belly. My go-to was a spicy ground chicken creation we began to enjoy almost weekly (I'll post this recipe at some point, because we still enjoy it!). Banana peppers were my pickles by the end, I loved their briny spiciness on everything.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Another story to share would be my weeks long attempts to get things moving - El Gato, 5 pepper chili, more spicy chicken, yoga poses, big meals, massage oil...and just willing him out!</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Cool crunchy broccoli, sweetened mayo, dried cranberries, crisp/salty bacon and savory red onion. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">HOLY HEAVEN!</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I also decided to try this Roasted Edamame Salad...I think the recipe came from foodnetwork.com</span><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-Dlhstl0adPltp3iOF2MnvHW0kWBV8eVOH3Hj7gzF2gVeBMhHnbA0hg9RCaNb8Vpy55m0Y_6dprWeR_EQ7uOcP1NG_5K1nQS-rOIytwzlkQU3CrNyE6kDFibj6Kyw5tAvAtPaGeoGQ/s1600/DSC02662.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-Dlhstl0adPltp3iOF2MnvHW0kWBV8eVOH3Hj7gzF2gVeBMhHnbA0hg9RCaNb8Vpy55m0Y_6dprWeR_EQ7uOcP1NG_5K1nQS-rOIytwzlkQU3CrNyE6kDFibj6Kyw5tAvAtPaGeoGQ/s320/DSC02662.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Pretty simple, but quite refreshing.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXTehCwOImhH443Tsb1LMRVNfWAX5hujaemqQSBW6yoKYVEOAxtlxHCTLGrn9QNsTkeOiwsfYRZ_0X1DGGN9w2fCcaKSs5fzXcir3nGmwbqfsCez2dSbmytZirfLyKj3yqOwfzzZdDQ/s1600/DSC02669.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXTehCwOImhH443Tsb1LMRVNfWAX5hujaemqQSBW6yoKYVEOAxtlxHCTLGrn9QNsTkeOiwsfYRZ_0X1DGGN9w2fCcaKSs5fzXcir3nGmwbqfsCez2dSbmytZirfLyKj3yqOwfzzZdDQ/s320/DSC02669.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Roasted edamame and corn, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">tossed with fresh tomatoes, onion and basil...dressed with olive oil, vinegar and salt/pepper.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxOkWyZiAJ7SDMckbCf-Z0SiNSrfVLpeOwrX62SlvFkQrGK4cAS6j1SmffrJ74m9SpTNpRQJneJU3CrRKrLGlmsRpLW5CQ-Svbjo6wM7bmK5eEpW8kBpw22SRQPPBWuL8nIQeWcrzCew/s1600/DSC02675.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxOkWyZiAJ7SDMckbCf-Z0SiNSrfVLpeOwrX62SlvFkQrGK4cAS6j1SmffrJ74m9SpTNpRQJneJU3CrRKrLGlmsRpLW5CQ-Svbjo6wM7bmK5eEpW8kBpw22SRQPPBWuL8nIQeWcrzCew/s320/DSC02675.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It's a keeper and will be made again...with the potential of being added to the family recipe box under the index of 'Salads' ;)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>FoodTherapy4Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14300465106733086332noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41881004980830616.post-14094152786144114242011-07-19T08:00:00.006-04:002011-07-19T14:25:35.557-04:00Rewinding to Mother's Day 2011<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYyfAquWxStlPZNv8ridO5Zdpb398glb1ub4EfQy3dh-AGL6y0UgH18_uVcNU21-fAfsOi9vFIgFqh33JK4Bl6P6H6sV_E768Z4-hRAZOMIwkucsub3gvaexIhOuA9D2VOpak_YQLPAg/s1600/DSC02376.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYyfAquWxStlPZNv8ridO5Zdpb398glb1ub4EfQy3dh-AGL6y0UgH18_uVcNU21-fAfsOi9vFIgFqh33JK4Bl6P6H6sV_E768Z4-hRAZOMIwkucsub3gvaexIhOuA9D2VOpak_YQLPAg/s320/DSC02376.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Pregnancy is an interesting experience.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I spent the entire first trimester saying "it's early." </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I think I was trying to prevent myself from connecting with the growing being inside of me...'just in case something happened.'</span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Still today I consider myself more a Mom-to-Be rather than Mother at this stage...after all making it through 9 months and the birthing process are the actual <em>rite of passage into motherhood</em> right? </span></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsCKGHVY-GQpuWwlHsjU0sOY_3E25rZAI7xaK8LUU7aSsyGvxjbK5gXSSXl40Z9ltoj2vMnmuF4AatI0LKhh6xmv7gj0We5KBfq6RiQXUAG2Vito1i_DpnNrB2av_Z6Sn_eIa9rT7AOQ/s1600/Our+Jelly+Bean+at+8+Weeks+copy+FTFM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="213px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsCKGHVY-GQpuWwlHsjU0sOY_3E25rZAI7xaK8LUU7aSsyGvxjbK5gXSSXl40Z9ltoj2vMnmuF4AatI0LKhh6xmv7gj0We5KBfq6RiQXUAG2Vito1i_DpnNrB2av_Z6Sn_eIa9rT7AOQ/s320/Our+Jelly+Bean+at+8+Weeks+copy+FTFM.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>(This pic was our first doc appt to confirm there was in fact something there...you know, in case the 7 at home pregnancy tests I took were wrong haha!)</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">At just 6 weeks pregnant fell the 2011 Mother's Day. </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">My Mother and Sister in Law are both excited about the coming addition and decided to share their day of glory with me, a wide-eyed soon to be.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Now if you have not picked up on it by now, my Sister in Law (aka Mama Sox) is one heck of a cook and party planner. For this year's celebration we came together for brunch. </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">My contribution was something new...</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh3WEr0w2B71wZT_hsKwK461DQJphyZouvmb_bUBKLqVCDTGy3ave66EynAinCLZmXGPKAiIKYyy2W0EYMwSx0UNLjjOU0ttMlOuJSjPHqliOtLe3PLebfhP2x1lG8rR6BdF5z2YcxIw/s1600/DSC02356.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh3WEr0w2B71wZT_hsKwK461DQJphyZouvmb_bUBKLqVCDTGy3ave66EynAinCLZmXGPKAiIKYyy2W0EYMwSx0UNLjjOU0ttMlOuJSjPHqliOtLe3PLebfhP2x1lG8rR6BdF5z2YcxIw/s320/DSC02356.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/346088/boston-cream-pie-cupcakes">Boston Cream Cupcakes (recipe courtesy of Martha).</a></span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_PBZxM3-2RMUfpiAMrl5EcmhLlOWZfQ2FqzbNON2_2BihwUbvQDlguQSaLwEkbcpp6rYR_89XK9AbwiwVau7uw9oMJbH1BGHZLWNtGr0SlFI88UPK29XOP2G5CQE-GpOFBYz-fLuueg/s1600/DSC02377.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_PBZxM3-2RMUfpiAMrl5EcmhLlOWZfQ2FqzbNON2_2BihwUbvQDlguQSaLwEkbcpp6rYR_89XK9AbwiwVau7uw9oMJbH1BGHZLWNtGr0SlFI88UPK29XOP2G5CQE-GpOFBYz-fLuueg/s320/DSC02377.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">My cake was too dense and a bit dry. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The custard was over thickened. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">However the chocolate ganache was great (and the same recipe I had used on the <a href="http://foodtherapy4me.blogspot.com/2011/05/happy-birthday-welcome-baby-cinco-de.html">Mexican Chocolate Cake</a>.)!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I am not sure I would say these suckers texturally tasted as great as they looked, but the recipe has got some potential and is worth another shot.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Not to mention Boston Cream Pie is my Sister in Law's favorite...so it was the thought that really counted on this Mother's Day :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The rest of our meal was AMAZING!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib9VvYMtQL7LYAHnuLlNZN-FYqyWjeEsvlEXjkpgKFJKtelbh5GE63_RnZYIluATRL8_IsECle8Ul-N6f_Y24LPZmdymO2KlaxBPJ5vIg_yd31A5UVdQDaFo4L0ZHNx0pcCUvMFcWvyQ/s1600/DSC02389.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib9VvYMtQL7LYAHnuLlNZN-FYqyWjeEsvlEXjkpgKFJKtelbh5GE63_RnZYIluATRL8_IsECle8Ul-N6f_Y24LPZmdymO2KlaxBPJ5vIg_yd31A5UVdQDaFo4L0ZHNx0pcCUvMFcWvyQ/s320/DSC02389.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Bagels, Smoked Salmon Spread (sadly I had to skip this stuff), Steamed Fiddleheads, Pasta Salad, Quiche, Salad, Soup and an Oatmeal Rhubarb Bread (from my Mother in Law).</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEillYgZ7QMyxAm1jSS79hVbpAhWRzNRVCQ0zioHTtE0gqxl1SLq7TFZ8Z4RZWb3rnPn1XHYp45pe1iA9m-jwdPxPB9PbmmPxc53pZ-Tv3YkfpqrGDwSjeUJXQUtg-VyZJYLYQFcwH3zSQ/s1600/DSC02388.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEillYgZ7QMyxAm1jSS79hVbpAhWRzNRVCQ0zioHTtE0gqxl1SLq7TFZ8Z4RZWb3rnPn1XHYp45pe1iA9m-jwdPxPB9PbmmPxc53pZ-Tv3YkfpqrGDwSjeUJXQUtg-VyZJYLYQFcwH3zSQ/s320/DSC02388.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Mini Sox was so appropriately decked out in his Stormtrooper costume from the previous Halloween...guess this is what happens when 5 year olds start dressing themselves haha!</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNkZRiPF0FD5mXo3MWsOQ04ysUyXzVALCN138UafUyP7XtVssoLmCu-sWW5iGuYD2VwBkVgMq_xLTn6FNvL4jfXXlz-Gtx07NDOFgxd0nSPWA1RUAaZZzhaRdAK6ZXec8r9fLFNJTPKg/s1600/DSC02390.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNkZRiPF0FD5mXo3MWsOQ04ysUyXzVALCN138UafUyP7XtVssoLmCu-sWW5iGuYD2VwBkVgMq_xLTn6FNvL4jfXXlz-Gtx07NDOFgxd0nSPWA1RUAaZZzhaRdAK6ZXec8r9fLFNJTPKg/s320/DSC02390.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> My plate was big and scrumptious! </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>Note that delicious bagel was a fennel and salt bagel...first time I'd ever tried it and SO GOSH DARN DELICIOUS!!!</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT-I0mYmhM7pxBRd1a7cbJvGmmPN5x__zz8MDTyPmtA7RzU7JqrH0yqOf3Tx4jGtk_nZnA5psui1sMWLYGVJOIhvr3WBx5n0gcpWKR5FCAWAy1PskrgI8GqdsvYdXivEwfSf4adBHMQw/s1600/DSC02392.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT-I0mYmhM7pxBRd1a7cbJvGmmPN5x__zz8MDTyPmtA7RzU7JqrH0yqOf3Tx4jGtk_nZnA5psui1sMWLYGVJOIhvr3WBx5n0gcpWKR5FCAWAy1PskrgI8GqdsvYdXivEwfSf4adBHMQw/s320/DSC02392.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Oh and so was the Carrot Ginger Soup!!<br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn-vBQL5G_Yp2B9-xCaktWvxTQ8tcek9moZh1fy3kP8pLcyV94-PompUqX6wap2qWa25QH73XEYq7YvujrhC9WA5mLAOA0qHuRE6ZE1-kxO1UGEWqN85Kx4eDIdAdcWELjLjPL5t4Qug/s1600/16+Weeks+5+Days+Label+FTFM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="226px" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn-vBQL5G_Yp2B9-xCaktWvxTQ8tcek9moZh1fy3kP8pLcyV94-PompUqX6wap2qWa25QH73XEYq7YvujrhC9WA5mLAOA0qHuRE6ZE1-kxO1UGEWqN85Kx4eDIdAdcWELjLjPL5t4Qug/s320/16+Weeks+5+Days+Label+FTFM.jpg" width="320px" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Now bringing us back to the present...here is a side by side comparison of the last week. </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Not too much has changed in the bump area, but I am beginning to feel more pregnant and even catch myself touching my own belly from time to time :)</span></div>FoodTherapy4Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14300465106733086332noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41881004980830616.post-58114918558123372302011-07-15T11:14:00.001-04:002011-07-15T11:14:54.388-04:00When You're In a Pickle for Pickles...<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Let there be pickles!</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyn0Pr-L97xxp_QjPvYMLwWivijmHb_1zxRy3ZoA51tCaQD-kvMRZzZ7GvEDhrECQxXVPDXWU3l_Ax3VOIm5emDQVl2TNBsK_GVcXILuR76lqY3QKfe3Vsdr80II5YH8Jy9uyszbRVyg/s1600/DSC02687.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240px" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyn0Pr-L97xxp_QjPvYMLwWivijmHb_1zxRy3ZoA51tCaQD-kvMRZzZ7GvEDhrECQxXVPDXWU3l_Ax3VOIm5emDQVl2TNBsK_GVcXILuR76lqY3QKfe3Vsdr80II5YH8Jy9uyszbRVyg/s320/DSC02687.jpg" width="320px" /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">No that's not the crazy pregnancy hormones talking...at least not when I made this batch of quick pickles.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzKCKUb6-SU5E0roTz94Vd9TnKMFATCjQOab0ncqgzJ7ijgqLsJBQC-EaMabUXZizeSUiB5E-m4Kua8oqcflE9r-6jDLT8WCawcwrttZeXMLk0fx5HUAhricBYGxKTaTWcM6qihec5OQ/s1600/DSC02704.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320px" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzKCKUb6-SU5E0roTz94Vd9TnKMFATCjQOab0ncqgzJ7ijgqLsJBQC-EaMabUXZizeSUiB5E-m4Kua8oqcflE9r-6jDLT8WCawcwrttZeXMLk0fx5HUAhricBYGxKTaTWcM6qihec5OQ/s320/DSC02704.jpg" width="240px" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Early on this summer we had dinner with the Sox Family on their Patio.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">That morning at <a href="http://foodtherapy4me.blogspot.com/2010/05/ice-cream-soup.html">Mini Sox's</a> tee ball game I asked him what I should bring for dinner that night. His response (of course accompanied by a big smile) was pickles!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHSQaux233fnPmJGhrlV-c11AvF_RkPcV3hWSmduLbeO3EBAgQjGLgbGyfnfYxIrXafLQ9uACvaUhaHjlMFufvg3nqnux6jy8raII-oR0lVf9oWUx74KuWj9h3KJY-torFXPEfgzju2Q/s1600/DSC02705.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320px" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHSQaux233fnPmJGhrlV-c11AvF_RkPcV3hWSmduLbeO3EBAgQjGLgbGyfnfYxIrXafLQ9uACvaUhaHjlMFufvg3nqnux6jy8raII-oR0lVf9oWUx74KuWj9h3KJY-torFXPEfgzju2Q/s320/DSC02705.jpg" width="240px" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Now I could have taken the easy way out and bought a jar of those delicious, crisp, mouthwatering, briny pieces of heaven from Claussen...ok, ok, now that might be the pregnancy hormones talking now haha!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">But instead I decided to make some pickles myself...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTE9vKpmJCNU0wEgERJ9y5EEMOrO3pDiPZfmWBU4BZOIg4vcvhLwItWdoXohnYSObu1fM06efyF10s-9ea2Pn_mmUpuN672d3VZCJ9NXsHd732cQRxKssI_MVI8iSju7RZnwyRSsEtjA/s1600/DSC02708.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240px" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTE9vKpmJCNU0wEgERJ9y5EEMOrO3pDiPZfmWBU4BZOIg4vcvhLwItWdoXohnYSObu1fM06efyF10s-9ea2Pn_mmUpuN672d3VZCJ9NXsHd732cQRxKssI_MVI8iSju7RZnwyRSsEtjA/s320/DSC02708.jpg" width="320px" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I sliced up some small cucumbers and cherry peppers, then packed them into a jar with lots of dill. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Over medium heat, I simmered some white vinegar, sugar, salt and water, then poured it over the contents of the packed jar.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I allowed the jar to sit in the sun for an hour or so, shaking from time to time.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">As a predinner snack, these pickles were awesome! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Fresh, crisp, briny, slightly spicy, and quick.</span></div></div></div></div>FoodTherapy4Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14300465106733086332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41881004980830616.post-45103951597700626522011-07-15T08:00:00.008-04:002011-07-15T11:25:12.916-04:00The Little Ms. Homemaker Part of Things<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">When I first began this blog I was on a quest...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHqv-RvgV218r7t0SCaCTxCWVyFFbW7zueuSQuVAzSE0nTwhlzMS31KxVYmLQxdStPT5m9-lLtnRnAv0WKjsevBrYPuypqrgMIss9KH-knShd7KkpJgyaZog6dX71vOF6thv11CTuczA/s1600/DSC02801.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240px" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHqv-RvgV218r7t0SCaCTxCWVyFFbW7zueuSQuVAzSE0nTwhlzMS31KxVYmLQxdStPT5m9-lLtnRnAv0WKjsevBrYPuypqrgMIss9KH-knShd7KkpJgyaZog6dX71vOF6thv11CTuczA/s320/DSC02801.jpg" width="320px" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This was my journey to learn, as a 20-something, how to make delicious food and try new things. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">My motivation? <em>Practice makes perfect</em>. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In my mind, if I practiced recipes and cooking techniques <u>now</u>, I would be able to produce delicious meals in a snap for my 'family' <u><strong>later</strong></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0FGP9xeE-wKZ5TboAOFYQfrhDPlZ8u4rUTcU5Cv5QfGm4CMi7-vlA8Hk8S0rf0aVEy7ibznPALAef_C4iVNOBvopkZNxjb1Vu5zcY5JUF83jAyOMf9gQiKKodHzkGnd-4MtciiB7Urw/s1600/DSC02772.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240px" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0FGP9xeE-wKZ5TboAOFYQfrhDPlZ8u4rUTcU5Cv5QfGm4CMi7-vlA8Hk8S0rf0aVEy7ibznPALAef_C4iVNOBvopkZNxjb1Vu5zcY5JUF83jAyOMf9gQiKKodHzkGnd-4MtciiB7Urw/s320/DSC02772.jpg" width="320px" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Now I present to you, <strong>The Cheese Sandwich</strong>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Yup, it's as simple as it looks and sounds - 12 Grain Bread, VT Cheddar Cheese, Pickle, Lettuce, Tomato, Sweet Onion and Mayo.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtS5WTKpSJ-XHVjUojmkvG39pnl2ZL2F_RUnPyXC7m6RWX7fgHEq_AakbezQAXUxl-CuB5EAk6oqz0L9Blmr3kxBILYOtWrGRp2BSEgMq_Q69_nT9DkOvRYhh1jHt1-giYuWNAj8n4sw/s1600/DSC03030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240px" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtS5WTKpSJ-XHVjUojmkvG39pnl2ZL2F_RUnPyXC7m6RWX7fgHEq_AakbezQAXUxl-CuB5EAk6oqz0L9Blmr3kxBILYOtWrGRp2BSEgMq_Q69_nT9DkOvRYhh1jHt1-giYuWNAj8n4sw/s320/DSC03030.jpg" width="320px" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I'd also like to share this beautiful fruit salad.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4UnPvDnBxeHZazEi_bUbgUeL7SCJxXZ1V3gmy_4kyd8G6GuZYU2zcFN63aW3pVR8y2fR90pmIhGpJ0TzYLAg6c8QNg3Dz-dMCDZvAuApS2lEsgm7BUKj23vuXn2pi6D5Mk2LfOmH3Hg/s1600/DSC03023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240px" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4UnPvDnBxeHZazEi_bUbgUeL7SCJxXZ1V3gmy_4kyd8G6GuZYU2zcFN63aW3pVR8y2fR90pmIhGpJ0TzYLAg6c8QNg3Dz-dMCDZvAuApS2lEsgm7BUKj23vuXn2pi6D5Mk2LfOmH3Hg/s320/DSC03023.jpg" width="320px" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Which is representative of my recent fruit mania.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Why the flash back to my purpose? And why the heck am I sharing of these two meals...or rather cravings??</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_tAFSoXOE5Gy3KV6IJuC2yf6EcPssWqlMX9wMaa-SGCRRW2WMx1cIvcV7tWA9BqKvkayC8oR_KyuoPd5mu3TmnUDvuladPoPCoyCJNnwyyeAvek9djev2PXpKGf177fpPgzEDZcbKw/s1600/Our+Thumbsucker+at+13+Weeks+FTFM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="213px" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_tAFSoXOE5Gy3KV6IJuC2yf6EcPssWqlMX9wMaa-SGCRRW2WMx1cIvcV7tWA9BqKvkayC8oR_KyuoPd5mu3TmnUDvuladPoPCoyCJNnwyyeAvek9djev2PXpKGf177fpPgzEDZcbKw/s320/Our+Thumbsucker+at+13+Weeks+FTFM.jpg" width="320px" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">That's right folks, we have a 'bun in the oven' and I am on verge of becoming a bona fide Little Ms. Homemaker!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9hcgp62opvK6d4tW_MMIDaCYQGJPQMa3ZUq80FsgbV_8tEhEy11hIHwoSrCP9nKTZEmm6nLXyOA86va9cFB0txaEXi15541-6FEfSy_vfj2x98NeAsBqgZ6qOHW7RBa3p5smPMOD5uw/s1600/15+Weeks+4+Days+Label+FTFM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9hcgp62opvK6d4tW_MMIDaCYQGJPQMa3ZUq80FsgbV_8tEhEy11hIHwoSrCP9nKTZEmm6nLXyOA86va9cFB0txaEXi15541-6FEfSy_vfj2x98NeAsBqgZ6qOHW7RBa3p5smPMOD5uw/s320/15+Weeks+4+Days+Label+FTFM.jpg" width="225px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We're 16 weeks along now, with 24 to go :o)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div></div></div>FoodTherapy4Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14300465106733086332noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41881004980830616.post-13504383264968109842011-06-17T08:00:00.001-04:002011-06-17T09:58:46.840-04:00Are you READY?!?! Return of Grilled Pizzas :)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Believe it or not, Hubs still had not tried Grilled Pizzas<span style="color: orange;">!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>Hubs' April deployment last year meant he missed a number of things...</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><em><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">He missed the rainy mud season indicative of a New England Spring. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">He missed the beautiful shades of green and blossoming flowers of June. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">He missed the family BBQs and beach time with friends in July. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">He missed the sunsets and s'mores of August. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">He missed the VT fall, returning to cool November and making it home just in time for the snow.</span></em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>Although he was in 100+ degree weather in the middle of a desert, those 7 months away from the beautiful changing seasons must have felt like hibernation.</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>With the official start of summer just around the corner, Hubs has already begun to take in and indulge in all that he missed last year while overseas. He has taken back the duty of mowing our lawn, trimming our trees, working on the garden, etc...it's pretty great to have a man around the house again :)</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKaqboXzGSm63gAFFzncVoBiJm_TFiVRLsWTAKK3TLNPxotC0rfgtaWQzZdgQf9CvTUobUVLfbFX83lVw2ikzNwLksrdCRewFAizpwTuMH318A0nr1c2t6nMDCaW1YBMjbZlUTt3bETQ/s1600/DSC02561.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKaqboXzGSm63gAFFzncVoBiJm_TFiVRLsWTAKK3TLNPxotC0rfgtaWQzZdgQf9CvTUobUVLfbFX83lVw2ikzNwLksrdCRewFAizpwTuMH318A0nr1c2t6nMDCaW1YBMjbZlUTt3bETQ/s320/DSC02561.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Can you believe I've been so absent minded to forget Hubs had not experienced the ease, versatility and tastiness of the grilled pizza?!?!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6OO0v-9YyqqElyuUWjLPj7YDfPnX51VKyd2pQ1e7znYWtqNqTuJpxyjFlGRnjOaoh5Q6VYHVBY0tqGcUaxoE_ISRi_FBKGtJo9VrhhfDq6jG_NgAWMNhF5KMqP7_2YSz5AkxAlbS20Q/s1600/DSC02573.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6OO0v-9YyqqElyuUWjLPj7YDfPnX51VKyd2pQ1e7znYWtqNqTuJpxyjFlGRnjOaoh5Q6VYHVBY0tqGcUaxoE_ISRi_FBKGtJo9VrhhfDq6jG_NgAWMNhF5KMqP7_2YSz5AkxAlbS20Q/s320/DSC02573.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Pizza 1: Tomato, Basil, Olive Oil</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXJ1bNTjtCsocEg7oHN-xaAYfqE_edi_sMaDmcm2kfVbpEeU5X3qYCoHsSAu9sC7T64__DXy5sXiGbpnH1mMu07GommWF6h85ZIJ6fvQqyvfqJM3dTnfg1zkZ1FvH-MKQod5ORAM3MIA/s1600/DSC02574.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXJ1bNTjtCsocEg7oHN-xaAYfqE_edi_sMaDmcm2kfVbpEeU5X3qYCoHsSAu9sC7T64__DXy5sXiGbpnH1mMu07GommWF6h85ZIJ6fvQqyvfqJM3dTnfg1zkZ1FvH-MKQod5ORAM3MIA/s320/DSC02574.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Big Pizza 2: Spinach and Garlic Chicken Sausage, Mushrooms, Bell Peppers and Red Onion</span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlIKXHCljcMBOaUEE0_2U62bBzDm0wUsi-hs0tVe0HqPJ48zoo6iciFEO3nU0_cdkTBfza7027kZrEQcYiKjznjRrNDMv4hQIU9Yux0oDxK-KBpN8vqMzD213WlgyOzE61a8Tuy9cHkA/s1600/DSC02577.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlIKXHCljcMBOaUEE0_2U62bBzDm0wUsi-hs0tVe0HqPJ48zoo6iciFEO3nU0_cdkTBfza7027kZrEQcYiKjznjRrNDMv4hQIU9Yux0oDxK-KBpN8vqMzD213WlgyOzE61a8Tuy9cHkA/s320/DSC02577.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Pizza 3: Leftovers from Pizza 1 and Big Pizza 2 with Turkey Pepperoni...'The Supreme'</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(btw did you know Turkey Pepperoni has 70% less fat than the regular stuff and still tastes pretty darn good?!?!)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm64f8kPk4dQIWsRxuJ7GAYIn0BgTbsSVxS5A5I6UE3vl8a9gtbYc1aZClqtl0kUngB2i36U0YdqvedCBk-NqKeED5wYdWEtvjC2TCE0dzG27iWrD2ooljt73445DY8_ooshhS4PLEew/s1600/DSC02579.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm64f8kPk4dQIWsRxuJ7GAYIn0BgTbsSVxS5A5I6UE3vl8a9gtbYc1aZClqtl0kUngB2i36U0YdqvedCBk-NqKeED5wYdWEtvjC2TCE0dzG27iWrD2ooljt73445DY8_ooshhS4PLEew/s320/DSC02579.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Fresh Mozzarella for all 3 Grilled Pizza Creations</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjty9HR7Ca124RpGCe3uS03_ybF8Jq7zPoIdFshiAT2kv-99G47Oen8aJuarFk8qaxZVfrHJs2A-4a6oDObYPmehGtk1_r4HBgtSvFJS9hiWmFozCjlIWbKqL4Nj-YJErQnvrmpJ06ZMA/s1600/DSC02594.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjty9HR7Ca124RpGCe3uS03_ybF8Jq7zPoIdFshiAT2kv-99G47Oen8aJuarFk8qaxZVfrHJs2A-4a6oDObYPmehGtk1_r4HBgtSvFJS9hiWmFozCjlIWbKqL4Nj-YJErQnvrmpJ06ZMA/s320/DSC02594.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Homemade pizza sauce for Big Pizza 2 and Pizza 3.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The sauce was a simmered combo of Canned Roma Tomatoes (2010 garden), tomato paste, fresh thyme (2011 garden), garlic, red pepper flake and salt/pepper. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This sauce was super concentrated flavor with a spicy bite!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvvjhVzDs6eeHPjSJ5MGG8n56SvYmeVoFiLSuTQrRgcrv3npTI7fwIDuvw6LtpB7hIGNJ7ufiM1rHyVvGBtLdYVnbBDcnLFf2HZPsltW3EoST6HRGQFgxKZu_f50Ih2OMH7a30NSrqrw/s1600/DSC02595.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvvjhVzDs6eeHPjSJ5MGG8n56SvYmeVoFiLSuTQrRgcrv3npTI7fwIDuvw6LtpB7hIGNJ7ufiM1rHyVvGBtLdYVnbBDcnLFf2HZPsltW3EoST6HRGQFgxKZu_f50Ih2OMH7a30NSrqrw/s320/DSC02595.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Over by the Naan in our grocery store, I noticed this new round Flatbread Pizza Crust, so thought we'd give it a whirl!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKKGhqbT4QLEu0WaaMlKyRwG6sWVvvNYmEFWHIwHAvcKBeZIRBD8-9Zhdw-WfzsNAf3iR1v4wWmkjQBVS_czW3451dtPcW7ptS7DAO00fibW2-xVaw7tzgBJOhcVYrynASic-8fu8YtA/s1600/DSC02602.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKKGhqbT4QLEu0WaaMlKyRwG6sWVvvNYmEFWHIwHAvcKBeZIRBD8-9Zhdw-WfzsNAf3iR1v4wWmkjQBVS_czW3451dtPcW7ptS7DAO00fibW2-xVaw7tzgBJOhcVYrynASic-8fu8YtA/s320/DSC02602.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">All the toppings were piled on and they hit the grill.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">(In case you need a quick refresher...before piling on, I brush the bottoms of the crust with a bit of canola oil, and then the tops with some olive oil. The goodies are piled on and the pizzas are grilled over indirect heat)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfMbB-HnEVHQGl37CE37XyrlTMRum3xknM4A8r-99PTgdZECqevuyAAh5ZyxHbhjvEfkQA-kKmMnmtZEVvtDt8Mt_RI6xuAGDBCL3keKqZsE1-kknZR8-zMS-TwzrhaYn8u9Gjxeo2Xg/s1600/DSC02604.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfMbB-HnEVHQGl37CE37XyrlTMRum3xknM4A8r-99PTgdZECqevuyAAh5ZyxHbhjvEfkQA-kKmMnmtZEVvtDt8Mt_RI6xuAGDBCL3keKqZsE1-kknZR8-zMS-TwzrhaYn8u9Gjxeo2Xg/s320/DSC02604.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Big Pizza 2 on top of the new Flatbread Crust (which I will buy again).</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjBjjKkh1wi8ylntWJO4FqIJOjCMajtJKS-4YcckTehxBoEn7H4O9VFFd5_stDgq_QmH00bpv3rCmLTuOw33J3u4EnH4mCesh8DIvlu02W-Ozfox3ZS5yESuICmz_GRezs3iurggG46Q/s1600/DSC02610.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjBjjKkh1wi8ylntWJO4FqIJOjCMajtJKS-4YcckTehxBoEn7H4O9VFFd5_stDgq_QmH00bpv3rCmLTuOw33J3u4EnH4mCesh8DIvlu02W-Ozfox3ZS5yESuICmz_GRezs3iurggG46Q/s320/DSC02610.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Pizza 1 and Pizza 3 on Garlic Naan, yum!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuNZ8wXqnXSmKReVUfatMCHWOoNCJmnOssCrO_hv3mO9QdgubY8bkXsZdIc1fnYFvZh7ittSiN_DHBGaAGuVWd3ZWAsI1_FxexlpBNEA8dphmv4M2VH_1j_nx6gEPw2__AElgLolomdA/s1600/DSC02617.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuNZ8wXqnXSmKReVUfatMCHWOoNCJmnOssCrO_hv3mO9QdgubY8bkXsZdIc1fnYFvZh7ittSiN_DHBGaAGuVWd3ZWAsI1_FxexlpBNEA8dphmv4M2VH_1j_nx6gEPw2__AElgLolomdA/s320/DSC02617.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Fresh Basil was added to finish off Pizza 1 and...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFf1WyNkvN9tzKyqq1-ljMaOR2RMwBt8HTB6pHsgJod67yk465WboQ8LXhcd5ygG2Hb9kEiYEao9cMT-l4Z0p98wHoFoZy6qUvgUmrRc0VTJ2uEiqV75zdiSjJf641RPw6rXS3CI6WLw/s1600/DSC02618.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFf1WyNkvN9tzKyqq1-ljMaOR2RMwBt8HTB6pHsgJod67yk465WboQ8LXhcd5ygG2Hb9kEiYEao9cMT-l4Z0p98wHoFoZy6qUvgUmrRc0VTJ2uEiqV75zdiSjJf641RPw6rXS3CI6WLw/s320/DSC02618.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and Pizza 3</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUIjAGik7to1BDVunDJgH6g5Y_VOqCSgmGS2dywzmv0yIB2fFm1vMuRtHbO3esLCM1lIbEwnJSvqvegYtAYGufeFSgSWCjOE4h_VlZ7y64bTGbm4w8Mn4SLOvq1bC5GYb-rQEZw0MBhg/s1600/DSC02638.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUIjAGik7to1BDVunDJgH6g5Y_VOqCSgmGS2dywzmv0yIB2fFm1vMuRtHbO3esLCM1lIbEwnJSvqvegYtAYGufeFSgSWCjOE4h_VlZ7y64bTGbm4w8Mn4SLOvq1bC5GYb-rQEZw0MBhg/s320/DSC02638.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Big Pizza 2 all melty and done</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">After spending years in search of a good pizza joint for us, we thought we had found 'The One' just a couple months ago. Let me tell you...these grilled beauties tasted so good, Hubs said they were the best pizzas we'd had in a long time...and better than pizza from 'The One'!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">While it's nice to hear such positive remarks on the grilled pizza creations...'The One' is still going to be our go-to when even grilled pizzas are too much and I simply need a night off from the kitchen ;)</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>FoodTherapy4Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14300465106733086332noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41881004980830616.post-3201959752290035492011-06-08T09:00:00.001-04:002011-06-08T09:46:23.274-04:00Spring Veg-e-ta-bles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange;">I finally made it to the Farmers Market!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I knew there wouldn't be much outside of garden starters this early in the season, but I was hopeful I'd at least be able to pick up salad greens for the week...and well, to be honest - the Tibetan Lady's Dumplings and Hot Sauce :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Luckily for me my pal Blue Light agreed to accompany me!!</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOGrMoZBpgxa0BtrCmRpFS0BjFTZwQibr2fPbF85sePnfcVeqrShS9ftPEKHEPoDmz_nYZoR8MuukqK8erDJqUYsKTaoh_8YXO68wEIuHz6Mdqyk2KEQVlOq11np53pwesVQ7M2fRtMg/s1600/DSC02467.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOGrMoZBpgxa0BtrCmRpFS0BjFTZwQibr2fPbF85sePnfcVeqrShS9ftPEKHEPoDmz_nYZoR8MuukqK8erDJqUYsKTaoh_8YXO68wEIuHz6Mdqyk2KEQVlOq11np53pwesVQ7M2fRtMg/s320/DSC02467.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Once there I was delightfully reminded of spring vegetables...there was an abundance of fresh cut asparagus.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I payed $5.50 lb for this stuff...seems pretty outrageous to me, yet so Btown :P</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So much for Farm Prices at the farmer's market this trip! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is once again another reminder that I really need to commit to a CSA next year.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2nDkLdRAEj3m6cU0VIX3y4zxeIHlPjVWMzIz87evNQM8ILreHeaUhRMe9CyGOogG5OvdBBu6Y7mQgSe6KuMIUG_3MVoW_LYvw5Vu5ZffeXZRy2CxMSJiTcA8IQ6dkFs9Rh5vgrTU81Q/s1600/DSC02488.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2nDkLdRAEj3m6cU0VIX3y4zxeIHlPjVWMzIz87evNQM8ILreHeaUhRMe9CyGOogG5OvdBBu6Y7mQgSe6KuMIUG_3MVoW_LYvw5Vu5ZffeXZRy2CxMSJiTcA8IQ6dkFs9Rh5vgrTU81Q/s320/DSC02488.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">So as not to ruin or cover up the bare flavors of the asparagus, I used just a touch of oil, salt and pepper and then hit the grill.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguQUK62xToQ2_RzqkhI1HCNX7RYtFUPwNCP8L4KqulVpnTFnGiX7A0z0x3qg9lvoIXzG1M530BtRyFiytj-oX0I72tmsu7_ZwJblQfSNULvMf75tCZTC-FtAMBX5AbVJdLa7zUnWcpFw/s1600/DSC02485.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguQUK62xToQ2_RzqkhI1HCNX7RYtFUPwNCP8L4KqulVpnTFnGiX7A0z0x3qg9lvoIXzG1M530BtRyFiytj-oX0I72tmsu7_ZwJblQfSNULvMf75tCZTC-FtAMBX5AbVJdLa7zUnWcpFw/s320/DSC02485.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rotating every so often until softened.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzCRqzwzKAXbAzOyNmZWPsdgqTdzGbXCzSGLEBjxgwB-qqc3eC4OcJ3e2tOW8nQMRYe_DSX0TeLqNJIIf8YVJxPGDWMfss_Nx3UzteXMfp2miHgrDXD2a4pGAw8ItOEb3mVbArCcI6qg/s1600/DSC02487.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzCRqzwzKAXbAzOyNmZWPsdgqTdzGbXCzSGLEBjxgwB-qqc3eC4OcJ3e2tOW8nQMRYe_DSX0TeLqNJIIf8YVJxPGDWMfss_Nx3UzteXMfp2miHgrDXD2a4pGAw8ItOEb3mVbArCcI6qg/s320/DSC02487.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I also whipped up some great turkey burgers.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I used fresh parsley (from our garden!), garlic, salt and pepper. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">For grilling I used a brush of canola oil on the burgs to prevent them from sticking to the grates.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjytTRc0vaPqVUqxFi7QQ5_1mW75HiQYS6QbOD4XlXaVMTurdS0U84dGUHjZlN8s60bl4BFurog-pNGn1sKrCWIRN5_TpoiHrFuKyKgkfn6GJOzRG0XyS_dbQC0LQuIrOaqGR1LcFgU5Q/s1600/DSC02503.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjytTRc0vaPqVUqxFi7QQ5_1mW75HiQYS6QbOD4XlXaVMTurdS0U84dGUHjZlN8s60bl4BFurog-pNGn1sKrCWIRN5_TpoiHrFuKyKgkfn6GJOzRG0XyS_dbQC0LQuIrOaqGR1LcFgU5Q/s320/DSC02503.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bunless grilled turkey burgers and grilled farmers market asparagus.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5fw6pY-ViQCw7ySay8QPCywcrCDh28uZK6TwKJedsPqshj-pk70POFt0Qvqxyy1HqfNZNO_2tlw1axoLPs2ZeQ1uwfheAFRl1FB2Ye_4dXsa8_mZ6cIKPWjimS5N_MFk_JVbp536Cg/s1600/DSC02505.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5fw6pY-ViQCw7ySay8QPCywcrCDh28uZK6TwKJedsPqshj-pk70POFt0Qvqxyy1HqfNZNO_2tlw1axoLPs2ZeQ1uwfheAFRl1FB2Ye_4dXsa8_mZ6cIKPWjimS5N_MFk_JVbp536Cg/s320/DSC02505.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We did have some store bought Taziki Dip leftover from the weekend, so used that as a condiment for our burgers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Easy, fresh and healthy dinner :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Incidentally, I was reminded of this post due to some awful asparagus I picked up at the grocery store for dinner last night. Now that I've been treated to the farm fresh bundles of this stuff...it's hard to go back.</div>FoodTherapy4Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14300465106733086332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41881004980830616.post-19074385859216957362011-06-07T10:01:00.000-04:002011-06-07T10:43:50.165-04:00My Memorial Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a busy, productive, relaxing day...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNEQ2NHAKYAos8-JGrfbhWrAL3L9tBNeAVxdR_c67fWAVH6EmPuN6SjYj6OB0metRLKEBUT2mMdDHdHEwcMrdgQudhKN483oRD_1uGbxcvPKIN3-boFcRZVP1Fl4b2DvXa7fe1lBezwA/s1600/DSC02535.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNEQ2NHAKYAos8-JGrfbhWrAL3L9tBNeAVxdR_c67fWAVH6EmPuN6SjYj6OB0metRLKEBUT2mMdDHdHEwcMrdgQudhKN483oRD_1uGbxcvPKIN3-boFcRZVP1Fl4b2DvXa7fe1lBezwA/s320/DSC02535.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div><div align="center">Pups was chillin' and blowing bubbles.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRZdIaAetDpb-EFyrCpxBFWxdNwtR4AvqmC8IrF0-S7wMtlt7qoRCIrKEnpV8soTdBqg8JM901pgl56QcmjXOHLcgVyiF3zSg6lRg9TVbEaTdyLAq9tiVRRJ3w0i8rRajbodu-tDRvww/s1600/DSC02533.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRZdIaAetDpb-EFyrCpxBFWxdNwtR4AvqmC8IrF0-S7wMtlt7qoRCIrKEnpV8soTdBqg8JM901pgl56QcmjXOHLcgVyiF3zSg6lRg9TVbEaTdyLAq9tiVRRJ3w0i8rRajbodu-tDRvww/s320/DSC02533.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pretty good one eh?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am not sure what it was, but this Memorial Day was one of the most satisfying days I've had off from work in a long time. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I did not do anything special. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Actually, my day was rather uneventful...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Early AM walk with Pups, breakfast, nap in the sun, grocery shopping, a bit of gardening, the dreaded hosing (aka bath) for Pups, washed the car, lounged, took another nap in the sun and then made dinner.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was the first day that it really felt like summer was almost here :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">To finish off the most perfect weekend, I made a summer inspired dinner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkd_Jh1VMW2XNHGPuHUODUSrqA4IeH2_LqUGUZmFnszDwvYHMClEE_-9cMISiQkd2wTUdaIJmD3mlJE_MBsodbyEL722UTes4-2kOTLZoFcEudsyqtQJRIE57tMlDHi4pXGgaTPUzq-A/s1600/DSC02546.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkd_Jh1VMW2XNHGPuHUODUSrqA4IeH2_LqUGUZmFnszDwvYHMClEE_-9cMISiQkd2wTUdaIJmD3mlJE_MBsodbyEL722UTes4-2kOTLZoFcEudsyqtQJRIE57tMlDHi4pXGgaTPUzq-A/s320/DSC02546.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div><div align="center">A Refreshing Salad</div><div align="center">(Tomato, Mozzarella, Basil, Balsamic, Olive Oil, and Salt/Pepper.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbokJnS14wpvPhF7RhSxjZo9CSMbTRil7ZqENHNOl6U3c62vxkp3jwISGqFrjWoxVvR-NUKuK88zFfJ1lnVTqii6UFVvgtagWVeCtOlAb1X11YyaNS4LaMBpgFgLyYdAbip8xmIpHk6Q/s1600/DSC02556.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbokJnS14wpvPhF7RhSxjZo9CSMbTRil7ZqENHNOl6U3c62vxkp3jwISGqFrjWoxVvR-NUKuK88zFfJ1lnVTqii6UFVvgtagWVeCtOlAb1X11YyaNS4LaMBpgFgLyYdAbip8xmIpHk6Q/s320/DSC02556.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">and Grilled Steak Tips.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was honestly and truly the most relaxed of times...as I sit here now recounting the experience, I think I'm already due for another!</div>FoodTherapy4Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14300465106733086332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41881004980830616.post-37710455874702791292011-06-07T10:00:00.000-04:002011-06-07T10:17:07.308-04:00Vermont City Marathon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Each Memorial Day Weekend thousands of runners gather in btown to run the Vermont City Marathon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4kF8E1kyzpqTzw3PeYVxGcF-kMIHuZNIJYxgl-oXpnnAVfT2dmm41CN_rEtiNu7rfA2Rw_RdNlMPsEOkE7XiCUj9HEM6GCiuErmzfgHpensVkSO1r7mGzn_hRN3Fm__8i1BAqivgJmA/s1600/DSC02525.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4kF8E1kyzpqTzw3PeYVxGcF-kMIHuZNIJYxgl-oXpnnAVfT2dmm41CN_rEtiNu7rfA2Rw_RdNlMPsEOkE7XiCUj9HEM6GCiuErmzfgHpensVkSO1r7mGzn_hRN3Fm__8i1BAqivgJmA/s320/DSC02525.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I was told there were some crazy 8,000 folks participating in the event!<br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvZBufcwXkUa_4BadA0OqyhNjtKdeKJUk_Okx2jLt44YU-GnptpQzR9QniK_-peaBhXEIz433CHiHG4ddoueMvga4poexidZ4R_rZgyffIQCxqkSUDl8Jrfi9_f6L4FNh2F-sY9PoDsg/s1600/DSC02528.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvZBufcwXkUa_4BadA0OqyhNjtKdeKJUk_Okx2jLt44YU-GnptpQzR9QniK_-peaBhXEIz433CHiHG4ddoueMvga4poexidZ4R_rZgyffIQCxqkSUDl8Jrfi9_f6L4FNh2F-sY9PoDsg/s320/DSC02528.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Nope I was not even close to being one of the runners...</div><div style="text-align: center;">but we were asked to help out at the Mile 20 Water Station!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3P10mC2oOFxK8yz7XVY0AbMU37YZD3hLmiJ1MJwF-BXiNvDl6WQakmboLVFEN_mA-XNIASQow0kLnQXTa1EEyrJ1cT51J8Y2z8rtigpP7Rn3fpI5a6lDpTG_BVTpQ6xIGdrytawkqAw/s1600/DSC02520.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3P10mC2oOFxK8yz7XVY0AbMU37YZD3hLmiJ1MJwF-BXiNvDl6WQakmboLVFEN_mA-XNIASQow0kLnQXTa1EEyrJ1cT51J8Y2z8rtigpP7Rn3fpI5a6lDpTG_BVTpQ6xIGdrytawkqAw/s320/DSC02520.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Did you know there is a special table for 'Elite Runners'?!?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a fantastic experience and hope to do it again! I was able to catch family, hockey players, and SoVT Gals running their hearts out...some for causes and others simply for their own personal achievement.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While I am sure most of the runners carbo-loaded, hydrated and got a good night's rest...here is what we did the evening before to gear up for the big race:</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwiqxMSyIn3T-KqEId7Cwpy2BfFcPdYUDOwbfGIiUbYdPmLBzFfGVz9PjpmCHZJXM2P7QzESGGLWFdNv718UBLaj5XoV9n8zo2AiofTNrrzU4UYuAERNu2npIhLeSR0koKp11BPMdWjQ/s1600/DSC02511.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwiqxMSyIn3T-KqEId7Cwpy2BfFcPdYUDOwbfGIiUbYdPmLBzFfGVz9PjpmCHZJXM2P7QzESGGLWFdNv718UBLaj5XoV9n8zo2AiofTNrrzU4UYuAERNu2npIhLeSR0koKp11BPMdWjQ/s320/DSC02511.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh yes, homemade Fish and Chips!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">A sort of last minute decision, this dinner turned into a quite enjoyable date night with Hubs. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We'd never made beer batter before...but holy heck was it easy and DELICIOUS!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We used Cod (it was on sale), a couple of Sweet Potatoes we had lying around the kitchen and a lone IPA from the fridge. </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Everything was fried...yup, deep fried in 100% oil :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The beer batter was super simple...</div><div style="text-align: center;">1 bottle of Microbrew</div><div style="text-align: center;">2 cups Flour </div><div style="text-align: center;">Garlic Powder</div><div style="text-align: center;">Cayenne</div><div style="text-align: center;">Salt/Pepper</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mix it all together and you have a thick and fantastic beer batter to dip in.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Simply dip the fish pieces into the batter, then into some dry flour and plop right into the hot oil.</div> <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The beer does make the difference, we could really taste the hops of the IPA. I think that is something we'll play with again and test out some new brews to see what they offer :)</div>FoodTherapy4Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14300465106733086332noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41881004980830616.post-37115748638245763862011-06-03T13:13:00.001-04:002011-06-03T13:14:23.921-04:00Recipes for Mexican Chocolate Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting & Chocolate Ganache<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLE2_3C6zbWQ6rjFtskNIX6yARP94lpt9p3FYaGfUD_jTdDaphNMekLXxFrBJ78bNviZI2T5v7Vzy0MwynaTvhs_f340iVspxOsQfziYYjeMj5kwKVl2Sm0YIAY7B46UxdqwPSRzOVSQ/s1600/DSC02340.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLE2_3C6zbWQ6rjFtskNIX6yARP94lpt9p3FYaGfUD_jTdDaphNMekLXxFrBJ78bNviZI2T5v7Vzy0MwynaTvhs_f340iVspxOsQfziYYjeMj5kwKVl2Sm0YIAY7B46UxdqwPSRzOVSQ/s320/DSC02340.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div><br />
<strong>THE MEXICAN CHOCOLATE CAKE PART</strong><br />
<em>(<a href="http://bakedbree.com/mexican-chocolate-cake-with-mascarpone-frosting#axzz1OEZEsQcd">recipe from bakedbree.com</a>, only differences are (1) I increased/eyeballed the cayenne from her 1/2 tsp (2) I used Hershey's cocoa powder, which seems lighter than what the original author used and (3) I did not use her recommended Cinnamon Mascarpone Frosting.)</em><br />
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<strong><u>Dry Ingredients</u></strong><br />
1 cup unsweetened cocoa<br />
2 3/4 cup flour<br />
1 1/4 cup sugar<br />
1 cup packed brown sugar<br />
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon<br />
2 tsp baking soda<br />
1 tsp cayenne pepper<br />
1/2 tsp salt<br />
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<strong><u>Wet Ingredients</u></strong><br />
2 cups whole milk<br />
1/2 cup olive oil<br />
1/2 cup vegetable oil<br />
2 eggs<br />
2 tbls balsamic vinegar<br />
1 1/2 tbls vanilla extract<br />
<ul><li>Begin by preheating oven to <strong>350 degrees.</strong> </li>
<li>Spray <strong>two - 8" cake pans</strong> with Pam. Place a parchment paper disc in the bottom of each pan and spray again. </li>
<li>Combine all dry ingredients and whisk. </li>
<li>Add the wet ingredients and whisk until smooth and glossy. </li>
<li>Pour into cake pans and <strong>bake for 45 minutes</strong> or until a toothpick comes out clean.</li>
<li>Cool completely.</li>
</ul><em>Since I made the cake the night before, I wrapped each cooled layer in plastic wrap to keep them moist.</em><br />
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<strong>THE CINNAMON CREAM CHEESE FROSTING PART</strong><br />
<em>(<a href="http://bridezillabakes.com/2010/03/26/mexican-hot-chocolate-brownies-with-cinnamon-cream-cheese-frosting/">recipe from bridezillabakes.com</a>. I doubled her recipe for this cake, which is indicated by the larger measurements below)</em><br />
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<strong><u>Ingredients</u></strong><br />
2x 8oz packages of cream cheese, softened<br />
6 tbls unsalted butter, softened<br />
1/2 tsp vanilla extract<br />
2 cup confectioners sugar, plus more for mixing<br />
2 tsp cinnamon<br />
<ul><li>Beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla with an electric mixer at high speed until fluffy. </li>
<li>Sift in confectioners sugar and cinnamon, then beat at medium speed until incorporated. </li>
</ul>If frosting is too thick, add warm water a tbls at a time. If frosting is too thin, add more powdered sugar a 1/4 cup at a time.<br />
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<em>I also made this frosting the night before and just covered with plastic wrap and stored it in the fridge. An hour or so before I was going to use it, I pulled the frosting out and brought it to room temperature.</em><br />
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<strong>THE CHOCOLATE-GANACHE GLAZE PART</strong><br />
<em>(<a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/print/317539">recipe from martastewart.com</a> I doubled her recipe for this cake, which is indicated by the larger measurements below)</em><br />
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<strong><u>Ingredients</u></strong><br />
1 1/3 cup heavy cream<br />
12 oz chopped semisweet chocolate<br />
2 tbls light corn syrup<br />
<ul><li>Bring cream to a boil in a medium sauce pan.</li>
<li>Remove from heat, and add chocolate and corn syrup.</li>
<li>Let stand for 5 minutes.</li>
<li>Whisk until smooth.</li>
<li>Transfer to a bowl, and let cool, stirring often.</li>
<li>Use Immediately.</li>
</ul><em>I did wait to make this once the cake and cream cheese part of the cake was assembled.</em><br />
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To read about my assembly methods for this gorgeous cake, please visit <a href="http://foodtherapy4me.blogspot.com/2011/05/happy-birthday-welcome-baby-cinco-de.html">this post here</a>.<br />
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GOOD LUCK & HAVE FUN!!!FoodTherapy4Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14300465106733086332noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41881004980830616.post-26753174212929892342011-05-26T14:56:00.004-04:002011-05-26T18:56:21.561-04:00Happy Birthday, Welcome Baby, Cinco de Mayo, Kentucky Derby<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">*</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Believe it or not...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvbemvRkE_pZF7k5IziM12scyznU9eh0Ai1rF0UciewxdgFERN-L2LFIWYJtgIXjF43dkJKxSc61SCuIJDoTI1i6DCPnTwVxi00oZmIxQaD8Np3Xs4bKcR2m2R2Raf7v68WTTuG570cQ/s1600/DSC02339.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvbemvRkE_pZF7k5IziM12scyznU9eh0Ai1rF0UciewxdgFERN-L2LFIWYJtgIXjF43dkJKxSc61SCuIJDoTI1i6DCPnTwVxi00oZmIxQaD8Np3Xs4bKcR2m2R2Raf7v68WTTuG570cQ/s320/DSC02339.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I baked and I baked good :)</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">*</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ8ervId6X7ZG0H21175E4G4kJqEox36pMvn1zg1z2_0_rzZJX_nrqjlxDDUVpJQqdVrpIQ_vT_L22j0CwBrKkjw647oFplfv9kIgJkXVEdb8fEaaiW__3rjgBkYF4nAndopsFR5zkCA/s1600/DSC02312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ8ervId6X7ZG0H21175E4G4kJqEox36pMvn1zg1z2_0_rzZJX_nrqjlxDDUVpJQqdVrpIQ_vT_L22j0CwBrKkjw647oFplfv9kIgJkXVEdb8fEaaiW__3rjgBkYF4nAndopsFR5zkCA/s320/DSC02312.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I began with baking a delicious Mexican Chocolate Cake...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWl-btqbH27BrIF3Ac4fhTS82S-ip5jt6hQylXElf4HTKg8skfUvmW3ghvreZUMbrWbozaIVM4bsQvZhpJ-2Sn6UAq0nrqIs2yC-NHZDv0uTilagTnuZxiEAvGny8qTyzs2wkNV7jsqg/s1600/DSC02317.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWl-btqbH27BrIF3Ac4fhTS82S-ip5jt6hQylXElf4HTKg8skfUvmW3ghvreZUMbrWbozaIVM4bsQvZhpJ-2Sn6UAq0nrqIs2yC-NHZDv0uTilagTnuZxiEAvGny8qTyzs2wkNV7jsqg/s320/DSC02317.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Then I used fellow foodblogger <a href="http://bridezillabakes.com/2010/03/mexican-hot-chocolate-brownies-with-cinnamon-cream-cheese-frosting/">Bridezilla Bake's Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting recipe</a> between the layers on the inside.</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Well I have to admit this was perhaps one of my most methodical baking attempts I've ever had.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I combed through recipe after recipe online to find just the right ones that theoretically in my mind would go well together as a final piece.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><strong><em>Here is how it went down...</em></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I wisely made the cake layers on Friday evening, so as to allow them more than sufficient time to cool (icing barely warm cake has been a problem for me in the past).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Then Saturday morning, armed with a serrated knife to further layer'fy my cake, I cut each of the two layers in half.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Then whipped up the delicious Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting, adding sugar until just the right consistency for cake spreading.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Since I was really trying to think this one through...and I mean work through every step before I started it...I used the cake pan to cut a disc out of a card board box, which I then began to build my cake upon.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Cake - Icing - Cake - Icing - Cake - Icing - Cake</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The serrated knife came into action again and I cut around the outside of the cake to even out the sides</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The super easy ganache was cooked and cooled.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">With the layered cake on top of large upside turned mixing bowl, on top of a cookie sheet (pretty smart thinking in my opinion)...I poured all the delicious shiny ganache over the top which drizzled down and coated the sides perfectly :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Having that handy dandy piece of cardboard on the bottom was also genius! I was able to move the cake around with ease.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Finally, the cake was adorned with its jewels...</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This delicious cake was special. Not only because it was an intentional and well thought out baking event...but because it was for my dear friends B&A. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">With it being that time of the year again, B&A were hosting their annual <a href="http://foodtherapy4me.blogspot.com/2010/05/b-do-it-againmexican-fiesta.html">Cinco de Mayo party</a>. Last year I pleased the crowd with <a href="http://foodtherapy4me.blogspot.com/2010/05/spicy-bridezilla-brownies.html">Bridezilla's Mexican Hot Chocolate Brownies.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This year however was extra special. Not only did the party happen to fall on B's birthday, but it was also the Kentucky Derby and....B&A have just had a Mini Me!!! Yup, the proud parents were also celebrating their newly acquired parenthood and introducing for the first time their new son :o)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">For the party I also made...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">The report from B, the birthday man/new Papa:<span lang="EN"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>By the way, your cake was AMAZING....The filling was out of this world, and the cake was a great texture.</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">Congrats again little family!</span></strong></div>FoodTherapy4Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14300465106733086332noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41881004980830616.post-91291402261611702882011-05-25T16:22:00.167-04:002011-05-26T10:00:51.915-04:00The end of another season...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I am going to stop apologizing for my hiatus from the blog...after all, this is my blog and I can come and go as I please right?!?!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">It's with bittersweet pleasure that I say, another hockey season has come to an end. This year, much like every other, was fun, competitive and just plain awesome. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">However there were a couple of things that did set this season a part and made it one for the books...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Which meant...</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQfn25t5HlQ6wVpUZJVe7eVqfIqIDZ4oRC_MQ8rlY7ptuhH_RyrpgrrGrxxecfpdnGbV-Gp1-iSi3QkYTpeneYNphCWXuUt1DE_arkCmDKg0CS6Wo41KdAVXNkk1b_3rYtqM1rql0c0A/s1600/team4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="212px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQfn25t5HlQ6wVpUZJVe7eVqfIqIDZ4oRC_MQ8rlY7ptuhH_RyrpgrrGrxxecfpdnGbV-Gp1-iSi3QkYTpeneYNphCWXuUt1DE_arkCmDKg0CS6Wo41KdAVXNkk1b_3rYtqM1rql0c0A/s320/team4.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We played at the USA Hockey National Tournament in Detroit, MI!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Planes, trains and automobiles were all considered. Luckily for me, I have 3 friends (Blue Light, Hussy, and Guns) who were all willing to turn the trip into an adventure!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> <span style="color: black;">*</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We've rented a minivan, packed in and headed to MI via Cleveland...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">After our one night in Cleveland, I cannot be sure the phrase Cleveland Rocks! holds much truth anymore. Actually I take that back. Cleveland Rocks!...but only if you have the right group of crazy VT gals to create the fun and make it last till the wee hours of the morning haha!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Seriously though, I did not get to visit the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame, which I am sure does Rock!...but I did experience some delicious food that for certain could be the saving grace to the phrase Cleveland Rocks! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Here was my most delicious lunch at </span><a href="http://cropbistro.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Crop Bistro & Bar</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(which I have every intention of replicating at home!)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Its like a savory kettle corn gone 1000% gourmet!</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh866D86NfTx5Se3oQNFK00qIq3PIMsgGUdq7wQLwIKKFQ8eNo_XGqQ1dNx6TvPuiaTZJqVKiVLP5cCGW3XINqY7p-EJWgypnzUQkMdDldgiDzEXoj7Q6ngnbYXiLA_EXIl0MQozku8Qw/s1600/DSC02150.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh866D86NfTx5Se3oQNFK00qIq3PIMsgGUdq7wQLwIKKFQ8eNo_XGqQ1dNx6TvPuiaTZJqVKiVLP5cCGW3XINqY7p-EJWgypnzUQkMdDldgiDzEXoj7Q6ngnbYXiLA_EXIl0MQozku8Qw/s320/DSC02150.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">A big ol' melt in your mouth piece of it too!! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(My apologies to anyone 'against' the consumption of this stuff)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">The restaurant was a foodie's paradise with so much more on the menu to offer. It <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">incidentally</span></span> was also the best hangover cure ever!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">While consuming this delicious meal the sparkle in my eye returned. I remember saying that this meal might just be the thing that gets me back to the blog...and it has!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Simply put this road trip was the best I have ever been on :o)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Having Guns armed with the super cool Yelp! app, we ate very well on our 5 day excursion. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">There was a great breakfast joint, spicy Thai, a Brewpub, smalltown Italian and well...that's all I can remember this late afterwards. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In case you're interested in more of our trip, here is a video of our journey by none other than my good pal Hussy - </span><a href="http://thehomesteadinghussy.blogspot.com/2011/04/green-mountain-girls-take-on-detroit.html"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">http://thehomesteadinghussy.blogspot.com/2011/04/green-mountain-girls-take-on-detroit.html</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">The laughter, conversations, and so many experiences were absolutely freakin' priceless :)<br />
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Oh yes and the hockey part of it all was pretty fun too!<br />
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All I have to say is...when are we going on the next one ladies?!?!?</span></div>FoodTherapy4Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14300465106733086332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41881004980830616.post-54673904906653823502011-02-10T10:42:00.000-05:002011-02-10T10:42:24.382-05:00Food Scroll #5 : The Wild Cabbage is in High Demand<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Brussels Spouts are often unjustly cast away into the 'dislike' category by so many.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hubs was one of these people at one point in time...but I've since converted him.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Now I have a feeling Roasted Brussels Sprout may have found a permanent place on our holiday tables.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Finished off with lots of Lemon Zest and served.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaBwxwDVfKSHE3IUvYMHqFrI5XXKez4KG1IVrDOZx0XwpRNqlhgRTINAPLnAhuERk6PX8aNgPd-hkP7WZDrJ5WNRhP0K-h5znZYNIN1GKJmu4cyLoHYe5at045E2FEMPABcrXvBcXYIw/s1600/DSC01303.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaBwxwDVfKSHE3IUvYMHqFrI5XXKez4KG1IVrDOZx0XwpRNqlhgRTINAPLnAhuERk6PX8aNgPd-hkP7WZDrJ5WNRhP0K-h5znZYNIN1GKJmu4cyLoHYe5at045E2FEMPABcrXvBcXYIw/s320/DSC01303.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The roasting of these suckers is what converted Hubs...no bitter flavor here!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Go on, give this a try...the kids might even like it if you call it something else :)</span></div>FoodTherapy4Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14300465106733086332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41881004980830616.post-14654743351719963992011-02-09T08:55:00.001-05:002011-02-09T08:58:36.604-05:00Food Scroll #4 : XMas 2010 Contribution<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I dropped the ball big time this holiday season.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I didn't go all out for the holidays this year...in fact I didn't even come close to the crazy food offerings of 2009 - <a href="http://foodtherapy4me.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas-eve-baking-challenge.html">No breads, tarts</a>, <a href="http://foodtherapy4me.blogspot.com/2009/12/our-family-tradition.html">PB balls or cookies</a>. </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I guess you could say I temporarily put the family traditions on hold...there was simply no time for over ambition.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">What I did do, which was a HUGE hit with Hubs and my SoVT fam, were these little crispy ham and cheese bites.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmENWI4oAhF9XxKBXmkJHWgM4qoNIR87WXqCwbOz7VpLpbVQmS7sIaVWs074iIbvVIsp49VeOf62oES4JiYAZLS0GfI8rC4lBYhFLjBSVy-13aoelGwxMDNSG8bhf-dH_4EZ9EqJ5mqA/s1600/DSC01366.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmENWI4oAhF9XxKBXmkJHWgM4qoNIR87WXqCwbOz7VpLpbVQmS7sIaVWs074iIbvVIsp49VeOf62oES4JiYAZLS0GfI8rC4lBYhFLjBSVy-13aoelGwxMDNSG8bhf-dH_4EZ9EqJ5mqA/s320/DSC01366.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hubs is already requesting these again...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Maybe for Easter :)</span></div>FoodTherapy4Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14300465106733086332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41881004980830616.post-39646026912056956442011-02-08T10:57:00.001-05:002011-02-08T11:00:43.018-05:00Food Scroll #3 : FT4Me's Best Beef Stew...Ever!!<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZsWfI6EzNpMtoBHPcS3UvCjZrDcwCQzwNi0c5iBulaVsLA18AhJskOCxP8avN3qy6xUPcOzKuiKYnt4HI84wu1V33b2wMQDw2JA4ofmpH4bTI8yqbaCYrLyQCMqTiCRAUWAyMxebBg/s1600/DSC01495.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZsWfI6EzNpMtoBHPcS3UvCjZrDcwCQzwNi0c5iBulaVsLA18AhJskOCxP8avN3qy6xUPcOzKuiKYnt4HI84wu1V33b2wMQDw2JA4ofmpH4bTI8yqbaCYrLyQCMqTiCRAUWAyMxebBg/s320/DSC01495.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Dreamy looking photo isn't it?</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Yeah, that's no fancy camera effect...</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">just some regular old steam from my delicious Beef Stew of 2011!</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCWcHRwrFHiOVtclgqX9av-dz4n42WjJ3yr_A4HIRILL47UWN-M1glfnr9uXj9UgDP3JU70F3R6S7GefsTgLwuvR5MAzMEKhVdiDzLb9VvF-sVXvzymeDJngT9t5a_hyphenhyphen0jiWvTy4s8Mg/s1600/DSC01453.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCWcHRwrFHiOVtclgqX9av-dz4n42WjJ3yr_A4HIRILL47UWN-M1glfnr9uXj9UgDP3JU70F3R6S7GefsTgLwuvR5MAzMEKhVdiDzLb9VvF-sVXvzymeDJngT9t5a_hyphenhyphen0jiWvTy4s8Mg/s320/DSC01453.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The goods.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIF6uE8i2QTBB__hQSnw-v43DpFxJepICQC6q1fq8qsICows4y-0ieWPmEBiL9kk0VMw91QbS33CZU5g96u7R_cm4IQBhiRWs_ON6i0LPb71nC93pQPR2mjWIZcCMlSggpzeYIkphjQ/s1600/DSC01457.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIF6uE8i2QTBB__hQSnw-v43DpFxJepICQC6q1fq8qsICows4y-0ieWPmEBiL9kk0VMw91QbS33CZU5g96u7R_cm4IQBhiRWs_ON6i0LPb71nC93pQPR2mjWIZcCMlSggpzeYIkphjQ/s320/DSC01457.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I found a good looking hunk of bottom round on sale this particular weekend, which led to this awesome creation! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSbMzpEC-MeogfVNiahyMMdAl6_OhE8G8Ifs6v13dqxsvOnR65gDk_hw-DrZB_R114Qp9MCAt_40euWBK1Rs2YP3cfqohCXdrcGKAL7QZyzFU8dTb57rz-SI8KmGiWHIRlQODVipHuHQ/s1600/DSC01464.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSbMzpEC-MeogfVNiahyMMdAl6_OhE8G8Ifs6v13dqxsvOnR65gDk_hw-DrZB_R114Qp9MCAt_40euWBK1Rs2YP3cfqohCXdrcGKAL7QZyzFU8dTb57rz-SI8KmGiWHIRlQODVipHuHQ/s320/DSC01464.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Tried something new...coating with flour before the browning.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBh9SbyI2DMzN6zuB_GunPMgeW7qBvbvDO8KHPjzrKCrbPby9fJmOltyntbq8vUG8sYMeUtsgs92fnWviZQI8hIkBFOReBD2w4PqRPwEUihdAQA5xMrnABOe17vK83D1k0Mwk94L8S9A/s1600/DSC01467.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBh9SbyI2DMzN6zuB_GunPMgeW7qBvbvDO8KHPjzrKCrbPby9fJmOltyntbq8vUG8sYMeUtsgs92fnWviZQI8hIkBFOReBD2w4PqRPwEUihdAQA5xMrnABOe17vK83D1k0Mwk94L8S9A/s320/DSC01467.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In my </span><a href="http://foodtherapy4me.blogspot.com/2010/01/christening-of-le-creuset.html"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Ode to Julia/Christening of Le Creuset</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">, she instructed to sprinkle flour after the brown...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkJhflqpTpPo7mK89N7IvB0akgtTEeG5uf1MLDIk82wOHZ1kLZoYISR9KIOFXID8ImkyQtnZBz3Jz3wXdkogy-K9RRxwHPocGBPkNvhj1Ya5j5DoFtFAfxWnKDnTZIiFfSlhuGh2z0Hw/s1600/DSC01481.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkJhflqpTpPo7mK89N7IvB0akgtTEeG5uf1MLDIk82wOHZ1kLZoYISR9KIOFXID8ImkyQtnZBz3Jz3wXdkogy-K9RRxwHPocGBPkNvhj1Ya5j5DoFtFAfxWnKDnTZIiFfSlhuGh2z0Hw/s320/DSC01481.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">...but I think this worked better. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Would you look at that, it's perfect!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF0smz5HfJopGog8ufvEhw5yPj-Tbo4GHXTtAVWSEs8UXZhzVGi9UIzKUy1jr3nCh8YjvwlsT_hUVu3PtjrROqBPVCWgp0d9fkNGM9fkmbSzyYy_KFYfUkDbqvP3-jARW09Z_3nvnBMQ/s1600/DSC01461.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF0smz5HfJopGog8ufvEhw5yPj-Tbo4GHXTtAVWSEs8UXZhzVGi9UIzKUy1jr3nCh8YjvwlsT_hUVu3PtjrROqBPVCWgp0d9fkNGM9fkmbSzyYy_KFYfUkDbqvP3-jARW09Z_3nvnBMQ/s200/DSC01461.jpg" width="200" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBFEiWTXqKRcgRJYfBK8m_mIM0toFzndO8nJJpZJCSLlv0IcrVYSLS7WGw679XBAv46RYT2rWMKTmX0JSLBP9Zmke_qICMadeTMQ8XmzKDfgxIpUSaRpHolJVsh7CbI27UHZtdLe9n6w/s1600/DSC01463.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBFEiWTXqKRcgRJYfBK8m_mIM0toFzndO8nJJpZJCSLlv0IcrVYSLS7WGw679XBAv46RYT2rWMKTmX0JSLBP9Zmke_qICMadeTMQ8XmzKDfgxIpUSaRpHolJVsh7CbI27UHZtdLe9n6w/s200/DSC01463.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> Whole Baby Carrots, Celery, Baby Potatoes and Bay Leaves join the pot.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbBrrHeiJ5U581onCbP0ZNeIqBFJSI40HWtYrdqOhHF2LJAQvjS0YnhDIwQ9_hQnvbfAFhIkexJu9aruq5pJlWy-Ciw8YLPyiGkIl1NEp1RjP6N3M7I4pCRRBxC8m3CQkbhUuFYU4rQw/s1600/DSC01492.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbBrrHeiJ5U581onCbP0ZNeIqBFJSI40HWtYrdqOhHF2LJAQvjS0YnhDIwQ9_hQnvbfAFhIkexJu9aruq5pJlWy-Ciw8YLPyiGkIl1NEp1RjP6N3M7I4pCRRBxC8m3CQkbhUuFYU4rQw/s320/DSC01492.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In goes a bottle of Bordeaux (I think this really helped to kick things up a notch on the deliciousness scale), then some beef stock and we simmer until thick.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">FT4Me's Best Stew Ever!</span></div>FoodTherapy4Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14300465106733086332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41881004980830616.post-15981702711632362782011-02-08T08:27:00.000-05:002011-02-08T08:27:42.809-05:00Food Scroll #2: Spicy Asian Style Shrimp on Salad<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This is not the exact salad we had for dinner last night...but it's pretty gosh darn similar and simple.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1_2_xISjjuZa65WgDn8AQZmUsE8U4glT5NW5V7rLvtfdwNiSB87s_ekoGds8MY8EWcTCnL5MADzmCyX8p8__HdDAHn5Q5rcxDGUnMki57Bbjt79QlQblpJc6ih-8ZAveqKXR-ZM6Xsg/s1600/DSC00982.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1_2_xISjjuZa65WgDn8AQZmUsE8U4glT5NW5V7rLvtfdwNiSB87s_ekoGds8MY8EWcTCnL5MADzmCyX8p8__HdDAHn5Q5rcxDGUnMki57Bbjt79QlQblpJc6ih-8ZAveqKXR-ZM6Xsg/s320/DSC00982.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Shrimp is super easy and fast...the nights we have it mean</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">1) I just don't have time/energy to really cook something up or </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">2) I am just flat out craving these creatures of the sea (sooo good!).</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBDaeCMz4WPIQXJ4yDt0M08yJU3rU9wg_amsln_KpbNkli2sxjJjvNKAdpHHAe0DZl04ORzQ9TqhYV_MkR46bXssVDNSaIUcVX83xIcDc6cqWeiq_R6XedGvBF6NVX3VG1YY_4o4hIGQ/s1600/DSC00978.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBDaeCMz4WPIQXJ4yDt0M08yJU3rU9wg_amsln_KpbNkli2sxjJjvNKAdpHHAe0DZl04ORzQ9TqhYV_MkR46bXssVDNSaIUcVX83xIcDc6cqWeiq_R6XedGvBF6NVX3VG1YY_4o4hIGQ/s320/DSC00978.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(Olive Oil, Garlic, Chinese Red Chili Sauce...then Shrimp, Salt/Pepper)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZzRIRS2VEHNkzyYg51uUBVarnqpRkRim6A7Lczljs3cQaHjU4v7iZk78naAO7WpWShpRm5Nanq29mhpiurcEiI00cDZk77eHJwq7Lw9b2dV1GG9lkEtPgyAUo4CY8OdqRZAslGjOKAQ/s1600/DSC00983.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZzRIRS2VEHNkzyYg51uUBVarnqpRkRim6A7Lczljs3cQaHjU4v7iZk78naAO7WpWShpRm5Nanq29mhpiurcEiI00cDZk77eHJwq7Lw9b2dV1GG9lkEtPgyAUo4CY8OdqRZAslGjOKAQ/s320/DSC00983.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">All piled high on a crispy, colorful salad.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I like to finish mine off with an Asian Sesame Vinaigrette</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Quick, lite, tasty and Hubs approved!</span></div>FoodTherapy4Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14300465106733086332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41881004980830616.post-56733470784781243062011-02-07T12:02:00.047-05:002011-02-07T16:52:43.540-05:00Food Scroll #1 : First Time Since...BBQ Chicken & Double Side of Veg<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Over-worked and over extended...but we're not starving!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I have many, many pics stored up with every intention of getting back into this blogging thing...however as I've said before life happens and unfortunately this time around the blog did not make the cut.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Filled with guilt and motivation not to let this thing die, I've decided that <em>yes, I will continue to post the food</em>...so with or without narrative there WILL BE FOOD! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">For those days I have something to write, I will...and for those times I just can't find the time, I won't. Maybe this is a half-ass attempt at blogging, but at least it's not fallen into the category of <em>'started and never finished'</em>...well at least not yet haha!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In the end you'll have some delicious pics to scroll through and maybe even some ideas to gain to bring into your own households :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Food Scroll #1 : First Time Since...BBQ Chicken & Double Side of Veg</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hubs second 'first time since' dinner I prepared (of course at his request) was BBQ Chicken.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-g9fC8GVlIMGj53Za09x5WYUYPbkblY9FRrKTbeg4l4ibMmWPdXSw-nd2kPQs3kdia2EJkf8TxtiztHjNdVR0ZVMmBMgGbWqCMoVhazlm24458PkFIpLdo2nvQvtIaC60faXRAp6gw/s1600/DSC00855.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-g9fC8GVlIMGj53Za09x5WYUYPbkblY9FRrKTbeg4l4ibMmWPdXSw-nd2kPQs3kdia2EJkf8TxtiztHjNdVR0ZVMmBMgGbWqCMoVhazlm24458PkFIpLdo2nvQvtIaC60faXRAp6gw/s320/DSC00855.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">My brother in law picked up some authentic southern BBQ rub and sauce during one of his business trips...</span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8pD9XyUyf_Cli5mW69buJ-AhBFboPnNnqfaIoQMFG29kPXoNvyyBEnPVWMSZdxs9iQmamUWjc26dttYh1ABu5RGFxvYR0m_uGAJmPYE9F-8r39Y-rqWCr_BdCFovGT6uVXMiyaEtaKA/s1600/DSC00858.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8pD9XyUyf_Cli5mW69buJ-AhBFboPnNnqfaIoQMFG29kPXoNvyyBEnPVWMSZdxs9iQmamUWjc26dttYh1ABu5RGFxvYR0m_uGAJmPYE9F-8r39Y-rqWCr_BdCFovGT6uVXMiyaEtaKA/s320/DSC00858.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">of course at the request of my always thinking sister in law...and we were even given some of the goods!</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRa9hQsWWQBmlPkDUXPmdi3cE0AsmuA3rstF6-xguzN1FS6kvMFE9FshibdCeuKEpiSc0VX8Pfhe0GjSfd0xhHjnUnX_3fZqTM25ZcV_8YXFuU0nroiiXQ9yVbsTOUzGMwb5KLXp3Kg/s1600/DSC00840.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRa9hQsWWQBmlPkDUXPmdi3cE0AsmuA3rstF6-xguzN1FS6kvMFE9FshibdCeuKEpiSc0VX8Pfhe0GjSfd0xhHjnUnX_3fZqTM25ZcV_8YXFuU0nroiiXQ9yVbsTOUzGMwb5KLXp3Kg/s320/DSC00840.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Grilled Asparagus</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOh_A0GROOWDRSLhmr5LR6zvGlE1eF8aKBQQ1IZBbmuB4QH6_RPyFrF7-MKgF_20hyYSOaLa15dssJG1SPNvLimmH8R3T4i5dQFnAvczHix16ph5rFBamBoUzzAN2ThVGdRLpgdcpaqw/s1600/DSC00843.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOh_A0GROOWDRSLhmr5LR6zvGlE1eF8aKBQQ1IZBbmuB4QH6_RPyFrF7-MKgF_20hyYSOaLa15dssJG1SPNvLimmH8R3T4i5dQFnAvczHix16ph5rFBamBoUzzAN2ThVGdRLpgdcpaqw/s320/DSC00843.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(Asparagus, Canola Oil, Salt/Pepper - Grill)</span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiztv3QS8pTjSNk24pLcLk3m_F10Czdaw6gUB5j2dO78UxXEjSZcFosTmLJVBqXtoAWS9M4QjL-uBdQ4g-PoJ7rZ5wmWES-X-9T3lpL5QG8IUNt57XX1luf8S2OYj8EUTHC30GOV8GBFg/s1600/DSC00823.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiztv3QS8pTjSNk24pLcLk3m_F10Czdaw6gUB5j2dO78UxXEjSZcFosTmLJVBqXtoAWS9M4QjL-uBdQ4g-PoJ7rZ5wmWES-X-9T3lpL5QG8IUNt57XX1luf8S2OYj8EUTHC30GOV8GBFg/s320/DSC00823.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Roasted Sweet Potatoes</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">a Hubs fav for sides</span></em></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiSluKSXpOeaESMHGmt-oHbHL48atLLaW6q35vNxaFNKp01s_enlmlwu3FOSrOefm-FivhBG6FafwUuBXxFGW-Pp0LG64RYIKrwR5BNHsJkdgImSlBTKO3eq8YC1LjxbdKJmm8oaCUxw/s1600/DSC00848.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiSluKSXpOeaESMHGmt-oHbHL48atLLaW6q35vNxaFNKp01s_enlmlwu3FOSrOefm-FivhBG6FafwUuBXxFGW-Pp0LG64RYIKrwR5BNHsJkdgImSlBTKO3eq8YC1LjxbdKJmm8oaCUxw/s320/DSC00848.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(Roughly chopped Sweet Potatoes, Olive Oil, Salt/Pepper, Garlic Powder, Cayenne Pepper - 425 degree oven)</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimrWz75Rn4MYnC437XcnuM9Fca3mwNWrZ11rEpiWoW4PlcP0vzKKx3geIhm3Z4P1aoGRGaiCGOAL1YcA81XQ-vL0Mz06SY0iZUkLVskueyh6BVDVIrGyRzrSAJ6aBVJi0fJfHkcOO2ZA/s1600/DSC00841.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimrWz75Rn4MYnC437XcnuM9Fca3mwNWrZ11rEpiWoW4PlcP0vzKKx3geIhm3Z4P1aoGRGaiCGOAL1YcA81XQ-vL0Mz06SY0iZUkLVskueyh6BVDVIrGyRzrSAJ6aBVJi0fJfHkcOO2ZA/s320/DSC00841.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">BBQ Chicken and a Double Side of Veg</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMsFa9fc9GzcrbqnvZDnP7wDyfK67zcQNzX-E2c2-nj6NAjUM3IKKaS0LL0tYWz5_ho89FMvOHbhQCVdjQKtPnHWHJz5vxaGHGdI2fNxLyjIR7x4Xbwo4X4L-APMLnKb5-YhsfshsUeA/s1600/DSC00857.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMsFa9fc9GzcrbqnvZDnP7wDyfK67zcQNzX-E2c2-nj6NAjUM3IKKaS0LL0tYWz5_ho89FMvOHbhQCVdjQKtPnHWHJz5vxaGHGdI2fNxLyjIR7x4Xbwo4X4L-APMLnKb5-YhsfshsUeA/s320/DSC00857.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This stuff was spicy...but in a good way, YUM!</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Thanks for the goods Family :)</span></div></div></div>FoodTherapy4Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14300465106733086332noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41881004980830616.post-91184724716417341052010-11-30T12:00:00.028-05:002010-11-30T13:51:47.060-05:00This is My Kinda Party!<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: orange; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Around this time last year I threw Hubs an </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: orange; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">'Oh no, the BIG 3-0' party </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: orange; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and it was a success!!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: orange; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I even recall making the comment 'we should do that again!' during our hungover clean up mission the next morning...</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: orange;"></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: orange; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Having not created the blog then, you all missed out on the happenings...well a few of you at least, pretty sure some of my readers were present ;)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: orange; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Luckily for me we once again had reasons to put on another!</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh2dl1DAVhsiLx4AGxjz7OXAu3_8nTiwOtkHtxHEiFv-bdvHwgPYnJ5HKBi7JZpXi7L_iizHJaQWHlcg7Pbr8K__FEIwXdnOTuaIDUP-ppWwjJeGlDFKcmByiE7JGaGcckdgmPukkzGg/s1600/GMB+Welcome+Banner_Small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="200" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh2dl1DAVhsiLx4AGxjz7OXAu3_8nTiwOtkHtxHEiFv-bdvHwgPYnJ5HKBi7JZpXi7L_iizHJaQWHlcg7Pbr8K__FEIwXdnOTuaIDUP-ppWwjJeGlDFKcmByiE7JGaGcckdgmPukkzGg/s400/GMB+Welcome+Banner_Small.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The Menu, a hugely important factor to any party...or at least the ones you have when you're 'all grown up' haha!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">When considering the menu, I was initially consumed by the thoughts of going Martha-Ina style...</span><span style="background-color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">oh how fun and different! </span></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee;"></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I was seriously looking forward to the challenges of new recipes and gaining some great blog notes...a 'proper' party was what was on my mind :oD</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee;"></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">That is until Hubs was asked for his thoughts (it was his party after all)...</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Being the wise man he is, his simple suggestion was that we </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">'give the people what they want!'</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtQXxjvnQqjufKR_ELTmOf2api3B1jzDEgzPi-2Y_vJbEvteMg_JV3cljZA7gQz-0gUY6iwCkyF9gu5ntdESHou0hgQwz5-HgUl1D07K_qftSgFsRRjDTeSbFmP5hGGYUtkzj79dxRdw/s1600/DSC00901.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtQXxjvnQqjufKR_ELTmOf2api3B1jzDEgzPi-2Y_vJbEvteMg_JV3cljZA7gQz-0gUY6iwCkyF9gu5ntdESHou0hgQwz5-HgUl1D07K_qftSgFsRRjDTeSbFmP5hGGYUtkzj79dxRdw/s320/DSC00901.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">What do our family and friends love more than anything...</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Our Korean Feast!</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee;"></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">An all day process, it all began with 10 lbs of short ribs, 10 lbs of chicken, 6 lbs of ground beef and 2 cans of spam...</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The beef provided hundreds of yakimondu...which of course are fried (that's why they are so darn good!).</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The spam...well that is for my mother's famous fried rice. </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Are you weirded out by it? I dare you to try just one bite of this rice...you'll be back for more!! </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">As you can imagine there was a lot of food, for a lot of people...and shame on me, I was so carried away with the evening's events that I forgot to take pictures. I am very appreciative of <span style="color: #3d85c6;">Blue Light</span> for snapping these few!!</span><br />
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</div>FoodTherapy4Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14300465106733086332noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41881004980830616.post-19404124271385535882010-11-30T08:00:00.015-05:002010-11-30T12:04:24.519-05:00One Final CARE Package<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This is a waaaaaaaay backlogged entry...actually part of my efforts to bring 'Taste of Home' to Hubs during his deployment. </span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Taking place in perhaps his most liked season of all, my mission was to send thoughts of beautiful colors, sweet smells, and the cooling air.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Identifiers of Fall...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidkQWGGnco78wXqB61I0ZKw_lk8Yc0XghxNpDG-E1134uFHQgnfxYNfyMYjUaJ3jDU63_GUxdLV8IlNCccQWVh4ns_SAr7FOv1R6sc7tqlJbQ8hyOH4yCi9GPpOnKzJJH0KKMELOkYjw/s320/DSC00481.jpg" width="320" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and there is a bountiful supply of Apples. </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Delicious, crisp and freshly picked.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0x635Zhm0Q_0iUcEnSYXyt_856W9tJeh4oNtpNmhoW-GHa-8qAZD8S4yr00aQys-CJJoggS9FumRafe1HaNxLVdjD6i2Usks0ZQ-2VLFdf0m80KvIxGl-jpUpL5Lv7O-veR8uKUCxyw/s1600/DSC00455.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0x635Zhm0Q_0iUcEnSYXyt_856W9tJeh4oNtpNmhoW-GHa-8qAZD8S4yr00aQys-CJJoggS9FumRafe1HaNxLVdjD6i2Usks0ZQ-2VLFdf0m80KvIxGl-jpUpL5Lv7O-veR8uKUCxyw/s320/DSC00455.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">It has taken a few years, but I've now mastered my very own recipe for homemade pie crust. A combination of recipes from Joy (of Cooking) and an experienced eye.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">However, the memory of my mother's sweet seasonings always wins this annual ritual. I am not sure that I even use the same combination/ratio of spices-to-sugar-to-apple as her, but the entrancing smell of mixing the apples brings me back to her apple pies.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="color: #cccccc;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice...simple I know, but delicious...heck yeah!</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="color: #cccccc;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm2RVxyFs09GorBXtg0tEdyDuIR8SiAnbj1LUkIR3bpuXPCFw8Cpdu9QuoRz_XW5wc-ftYNu0OhDIZGr6Q7UcCmSL0SBwlIZfnHq9GbSSyco-YCMw1EqAX34VWHa19-uNEhEk-XPEMjg/s1600/DSC00538.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm2RVxyFs09GorBXtg0tEdyDuIR8SiAnbj1LUkIR3bpuXPCFw8Cpdu9QuoRz_XW5wc-ftYNu0OhDIZGr6Q7UcCmSL0SBwlIZfnHq9GbSSyco-YCMw1EqAX34VWHa19-uNEhEk-XPEMjg/s320/DSC00538.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The motions of creating dough, rolling dough, mixing the filling and putting it all together for me these days now equals Hubs. </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">When I make pies, he is the one who eats them...for breakfast, for dessert, it doesn't matter...He LOVES homemade apple pie.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="color: #cccccc;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So what was I to do this year? I decided I needed to make one, just to embrace the season and keep my skills sharp. </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="color: #cccccc;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfw3sVdiwGPaHaHS8gQAKvzIps_VYYm9XTF3bJSDhypyx1KAcZ9YTCCmN2s542nYhgfEZ65bR0LgOzAZGS_t4j4LTPaK4k35xpE45QddV2JSFrd2SqQhAaS3JDIdgG8PKDPt9QgVbdBw/s320/DSC00611.jpg" width="320" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The intention was that this one would go to my father.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="color: #cccccc;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">But there was extra pie crust...</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhkNEgKxqPXSzxUKyrTyCbJQAGoW3fjwaMD9lRkJXB3Y890XAfOpDCQNhpoOnOEE_W_qcgN1lKDybDp91YlGtP3lLSZzhgPh_PUyqaBqom-AAXLW2qi79PHk8IdfU6_c5T5z-zaxJEw/s1600/DSC00604.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhkNEgKxqPXSzxUKyrTyCbJQAGoW3fjwaMD9lRkJXB3Y890XAfOpDCQNhpoOnOEE_W_qcgN1lKDybDp91YlGtP3lLSZzhgPh_PUyqaBqom-AAXLW2qi79PHk8IdfU6_c5T5z-zaxJEw/s320/DSC00604.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">so I made this one for Hubs :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">*</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; 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margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPh39JrPsGbC1KPooG51tcF0g85bEGZ3S5DubMGbgaR1iu85Ky1jm6sv6NN1P5u2hX1eSs-x-cwIj8vMvz7APwtKjaNYedGRk-wNrPNE2JON-rQ_UNVe0GmyefCQEbOGCvq9oKA8QDfw/s320/DSC00551.jpg" style="cursor: move;" unselectable="on" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">If I was bringing pie to Dad, I couldn't leave Mom out...so I also made some Pecan Fingers (with some set aside for Hubs of course).</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfw3sVdiwGPaHaHS8gQAKvzIps_VYYm9XTF3bJSDhypyx1KAcZ9YTCCmN2s542nYhgfEZ65bR0LgOzAZGS_t4j4LTPaK4k35xpE45QddV2JSFrd2SqQhAaS3JDIdgG8PKDPt9QgVbdBw/s1600/DSC00611.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; 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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid-WNqGGTjHwiAf3MezvGi7tgymQqXfILzuX0w_tw4cdxl76glUpfHLJGDMcMhBc8Wqd5gDzQxIFVhghp_nIGgdnd1KnvANRORQAyIEKSKAIRryw1JPU0mVD077p8ePFGFGjkReek7bQ/s1600/DSC00468.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid-WNqGGTjHwiAf3MezvGi7tgymQqXfILzuX0w_tw4cdxl76glUpfHLJGDMcMhBc8Wqd5gDzQxIFVhghp_nIGgdnd1KnvANRORQAyIEKSKAIRryw1JPU0mVD077p8ePFGFGjkReek7bQ/s320/DSC00468.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The final touch to the package utilized my own fresh grown jalapeno...</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgowzzKu7FXbsD62mImInaOSdNPhpUyX0U9QUfbfbJYa-3kv2gMkDlLJRXtXQXioXPirDwcdZpzyIx5XDyUWwEMSDuTPRLkHOjuZGJI_UkoP5k4uthsh7gsBk3dz__V7CN5flxIqcbibw/s1600/DSC00543.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgowzzKu7FXbsD62mImInaOSdNPhpUyX0U9QUfbfbJYa-3kv2gMkDlLJRXtXQXioXPirDwcdZpzyIx5XDyUWwEMSDuTPRLkHOjuZGJI_UkoP5k4uthsh7gsBk3dz__V7CN5flxIqcbibw/s320/DSC00543.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Round II for homemade Beef Jerky!</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwacIz01iUXHpWrlqEjZ_rySJUaf0yVUHMNUZiiP0p8vU58033lkmfcfP1AXMSzYSvbI-TLbxJ8yULC79E8DosQ5vVZCvRUb2DLvj6PdsxxavatElArEPJIdTd-vqLVTR4g9v0AUDZeA/s1600/DSC00541.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwacIz01iUXHpWrlqEjZ_rySJUaf0yVUHMNUZiiP0p8vU58033lkmfcfP1AXMSzYSvbI-TLbxJ8yULC79E8DosQ5vVZCvRUb2DLvj6PdsxxavatElArEPJIdTd-vqLVTR4g9v0AUDZeA/s320/DSC00541.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The Korean Touch (Kalbi inspired marinade)</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnBb0moAqXHKyMBx7tZXlOLnrN0-7Tb7RIZR_L5PkP1PIWSjdGtDQcKwjOngbNvhHUo7O0itM2Fy3yteyKhN408c-2yP9voopH9pJNfyb8IWR1zyzsPClRVDZR6i0_-tmZal7uDbrrRg/s1600/DSC00542.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnBb0moAqXHKyMBx7tZXlOLnrN0-7Tb7RIZR_L5PkP1PIWSjdGtDQcKwjOngbNvhHUo7O0itM2Fy3yteyKhN408c-2yP9voopH9pJNfyb8IWR1zyzsPClRVDZR6i0_-tmZal7uDbrrRg/s320/DSC00542.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And a little Mexican spice...jalapeno & beer!</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3_j_fsQ-eu92Oy1TUEKV31kOyDFlFDrjuerq7a8D5purWHUMaWnCj3T4WwVmQ6V77JMbSez9Xfx5ZwcEURHPSIRqGuG0VFMlIWTXBR8w3CsOkNPUljvnDf-KbvCkI28x-RHMAnnnbRA/s1600/DSC00549.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3_j_fsQ-eu92Oy1TUEKV31kOyDFlFDrjuerq7a8D5purWHUMaWnCj3T4WwVmQ6V77JMbSez9Xfx5ZwcEURHPSIRqGuG0VFMlIWTXBR8w3CsOkNPUljvnDf-KbvCkI28x-RHMAnnnbRA/s320/DSC00549.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Everything was packaged up...</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyc-s_KcIb6QQUQM_5j6uzhYux151UPxin49_FcGjJPiNEsR0tpLxU0BmodkrL3s-Yy-ct4MTUSm_53ayTK9NbViYrJ-6trvtQw40Ty_sQhSYRRJFNGyFyO6ZdKNLErPdbRY1R20SwQQ/s1600/DSC00539.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyc-s_KcIb6QQUQM_5j6uzhYux151UPxin49_FcGjJPiNEsR0tpLxU0BmodkrL3s-Yy-ct4MTUSm_53ayTK9NbViYrJ-6trvtQw40Ty_sQhSYRRJFNGyFyO6ZdKNLErPdbRY1R20SwQQ/s320/DSC00539.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Using my cool new vacuum sealer.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj85kDTEga9S_Ij1wy7tbAE3SIX7d_BEX8wMi5_l2aMUm0XMG6x2aQIDHYLc3Lx9mFXEULFrIaNzREoUtSkVSUu_2EIBalo2o5eJUDbaKocori6BHbp940WOVue1W_B_lcpjl4d95hneA/s1600/DSC00624.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj85kDTEga9S_Ij1wy7tbAE3SIX7d_BEX8wMi5_l2aMUm0XMG6x2aQIDHYLc3Lx9mFXEULFrIaNzREoUtSkVSUu_2EIBalo2o5eJUDbaKocori6BHbp940WOVue1W_B_lcpjl4d95hneA/s320/DSC00624.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">There was even a bag big enough for this large, mini pie!</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNd8DxMySkETs853MdTpZD3hSSAyzYEO7-T5CzZswby9-IHf6kwlp3XJNSlGRGp-yC1TiuaO-56S4WySaUfJni7kMePd-ByDubbe0G45ndx_Nv5u-YWxqHt6a1DLWwVJxbxonIlHz2WQ/s1600/DSC00490.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNd8DxMySkETs853MdTpZD3hSSAyzYEO7-T5CzZswby9-IHf6kwlp3XJNSlGRGp-yC1TiuaO-56S4WySaUfJni7kMePd-ByDubbe0G45ndx_Nv5u-YWxqHt6a1DLWwVJxbxonIlHz2WQ/s320/DSC00490.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Everything made it to Hubs as 'fresh' as could be. <a href="http://foodtherapy4me.blogspot.com/2010/06/this-jerkys-journey-overseas.html">No dryer sheet flavored jerky this time around!</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Needless to say he loved it...which was followed by a request to not send anymore food, cause I was going to make him fat haha!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Love from home...priceless =o)</span></div>FoodTherapy4Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14300465106733086332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41881004980830616.post-70466729355329553192010-11-22T18:47:00.002-05:002010-11-22T19:42:53.926-05:00First Time Since...Habits have changed<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuAIqevAEUWTx9qwPXG_zf_1QVpad94lLuL9m6InX9vGHSo630xi0U85MNecnHVig0SQvmr1B6_jAJohyc_874b2d7I1ZVXyWxvEJ9lB6eZ7VIp_WGKKvUEetOXJoSRu7lXN8Rs8D_Gw/s1600/DSC00770.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuAIqevAEUWTx9qwPXG_zf_1QVpad94lLuL9m6InX9vGHSo630xi0U85MNecnHVig0SQvmr1B6_jAJohyc_874b2d7I1ZVXyWxvEJ9lB6eZ7VIp_WGKKvUEetOXJoSRu7lXN8Rs8D_Gw/s200/DSC00770.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="color: orange; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Perhaps my biggest fear, next to Hubs being sent overseas into the unknown zones of safety, was that we would change. </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Around the time of his departure I shared my fear <em>that things would never be just the way they were then</em>. </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">My worry was that overtime, being the humans we are, we wouldn't be able to help but evolve... which meant we would ultimately change through our separate experiences. </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: orange; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">With this all said, does that mean, when the individuals' changes occur separately, it will cause the relationship to evolve and change as well?</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZaPDFHhMM0u_klYcLgINvrtBUEJjE6LQhjgvR0NpoZZPCDe7oX1c1_m_9cVe20-nq43Kcbl9ZgF2CHhB-_nWlBxnPkeqYfe8uCJzVfnSxizdCP1-egKPUVZUHGsHxLITHAevfL_WoJg/s1600/DSC00799.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZaPDFHhMM0u_klYcLgINvrtBUEJjE6LQhjgvR0NpoZZPCDe7oX1c1_m_9cVe20-nq43Kcbl9ZgF2CHhB-_nWlBxnPkeqYfe8uCJzVfnSxizdCP1-egKPUVZUHGsHxLITHAevfL_WoJg/s320/DSC00799.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Well the answer to that is YES. </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">To be on the same page, we need to meet somewhere in the middle of all the change, leaning and calling upon our will to compromise. Many relationships deal with change...change from day to day and over long periods of time. For the soldiers and their families, these changes just come with the territory of deployment. Some are experienced, others are naturals...and then there are those who struggle to make change work.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In the first few days reunited, I sensed and knew there was change...</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">For instance Hubs shed about 30 lbs over in the 115 degree heat of the desert...and me, well I lost close to that due to a combination of pathetic 'meals' (I lost my mojo to cook after all) and my hobby of walking pups. I am not sure what his thoughts were of me at first glance (he is not one to vocalize his feelings well), but he looked to me like the guy I met 12+ years ago in high school...with just a few more lines of character in his face. </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Perhaps there was also the fact we were not together, living in our world of food exploration/indulgence? Maybe no longer being my guinea pig and held accountable for the Hubs Food Ratings was helpful, topped off by the fact he had time to hit the gym six days a week? Whatever the reason(s)...there it was right before me, physical change.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Seeing physical change is one thing, but what about behavioral changes? Still regaining his VT footing, it was not until the daily dance of 'what would you like to eat?' that I realized how much change had occurred. </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Being away for seven months, I would have thought indulgence would be on the plate for those first few meals I cooked up...our special burgers, braised ribs, mexican creations with lots of cheese, guacamole, so on and so forth. Instead I was blind sided by a new Hubs...he was now a man 'conscious' of what he was eating.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9FodRa5P20Zmi58rffHkjGGzm8UgRefJcrhyphenhyphen9b2DlBkgdJaYefNNavNlPP_vVZUpTbedwn0KxoVJ68q3VlCvLizE99pch00Mo5UUqcL7QhEFDPsWramD38bXyJ5j7rlIyf5Gc-gf3TA/s1600/DSC00795.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9FodRa5P20Zmi58rffHkjGGzm8UgRefJcrhyphenhyphen9b2DlBkgdJaYefNNavNlPP_vVZUpTbedwn0KxoVJ68q3VlCvLizE99pch00Mo5UUqcL7QhEFDPsWramD38bXyJ5j7rlIyf5Gc-gf3TA/s320/DSC00795.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So for the first meal I documented...we had fish.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm1ypJvRCyUmMsaicq03yKDPB_lRjcJybd9MrH5Dmzy2VNmK0Ruj8_cEFY_36GOGxnyXDb74-7W_mt8L75CwfeG1DRSicL9nSHGsBERkX4X4Cc9itLP2Hx_GOlyeFFoLG6dJ1Dc8zXFg/s1600/DSC00791.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm1ypJvRCyUmMsaicq03yKDPB_lRjcJybd9MrH5Dmzy2VNmK0Ruj8_cEFY_36GOGxnyXDb74-7W_mt8L75CwfeG1DRSicL9nSHGsBERkX4X4Cc9itLP2Hx_GOlyeFFoLG6dJ1Dc8zXFg/s320/DSC00791.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">For my longtime followers you know fish has always intimidated me a bit, perhaps even been my kyrptonite at one point...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVkf8TveY2qTcUH0GNF78MdwYvm7VC0hymrLIGsoQUdoFABF2uHdJ6dWwZ83TUcAkIyX7a6FkOrYubQNXVCNiz9jOL9ZVzjJWYcs5pPDE32wxkiBRMc5Pk2MyXe-LMFsmLOJYYJMVVdg/s1600/DSC00788.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVkf8TveY2qTcUH0GNF78MdwYvm7VC0hymrLIGsoQUdoFABF2uHdJ6dWwZ83TUcAkIyX7a6FkOrYubQNXVCNiz9jOL9ZVzjJWYcs5pPDE32wxkiBRMc5Pk2MyXe-LMFsmLOJYYJMVVdg/s320/DSC00788.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and now here it was, in my kitchen AT THE REQUEST OF HUBS! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">A blue moon? No. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Worlds colliding? Perhaps to some degree. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We now had Hubs...the red meat loving, 'a meal is not a meal unless there is meat' Hubs, asking for fish!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQq-sxUscU7zfx6tdE37MSs908p6Ro5PFsLRIF7n0gF5IthzZWKNv9bTaYLu0zy4gJH5PzW0ENKqxATy3dlMYyB4OYOmxulccRVHic4cw8qvHjGVKsGLGgPt6B1Cn7HaYyfHrPhrvdow/s1600/DSC00783.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQq-sxUscU7zfx6tdE37MSs908p6Ro5PFsLRIF7n0gF5IthzZWKNv9bTaYLu0zy4gJH5PzW0ENKqxATy3dlMYyB4OYOmxulccRVHic4cw8qvHjGVKsGLGgPt6B1Cn7HaYyfHrPhrvdow/s320/DSC00783.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">He was specific however in how he wanted his fish...a white fish that was citrus and dry. Can you imagine someone asking you to overcook and deliver a well, well-done steak?!?!? Dry fish was now Hubs' taste. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">As for me? I LOVE thick cuts of fish, when cooked are perfectly flaky...but NOT dry! Lucky for me I was able to buy a filleted fish that offered thick and thin sections.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I seasoned it up with EVOO, garlic, lemon zest, parsley, salt and pepper.</span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Now the next change had to do with sides. Typically we have one veg and some rice or potato...however the new Hubs requested 'double side of veg!'</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOF1mLdXtREQJJXI44aWVTqCz4OK32VUBbggcJTRwYRfq3etLafZWQ6b1NIzf0FHpeu6l-YD8Yufq_iX_XzX0ir5GVDC3qLx0Tz9mkkor8wn9YXJBUrIhDbJd8z0gmnNKt-nd7AIqeoA/s1600/DSC00772.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOF1mLdXtREQJJXI44aWVTqCz4OK32VUBbggcJTRwYRfq3etLafZWQ6b1NIzf0FHpeu6l-YD8Yufq_iX_XzX0ir5GVDC3qLx0Tz9mkkor8wn9YXJBUrIhDbJd8z0gmnNKt-nd7AIqeoA/s320/DSC00772.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We went with Zucchini and Spinach...'because he didn't get those overseas.'</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJuaU6pWeR0HBk6W-w3GTlZeMLRgzKj9Ccf1UO7gqxPRTv944C_VlTwclfVRLh8_SXbhFFbvJyA03JinUejoHPUn_4sMheiW2Q-vHpGb20qELKbmuzJg6RTynTeolBV_Q0A2TkWteL5Q/s1600/DSC00777.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJuaU6pWeR0HBk6W-w3GTlZeMLRgzKj9Ccf1UO7gqxPRTv944C_VlTwclfVRLh8_SXbhFFbvJyA03JinUejoHPUn_4sMheiW2Q-vHpGb20qELKbmuzJg6RTynTeolBV_Q0A2TkWteL5Q/s320/DSC00777.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">There is nothing a little garlic and onion won't fix! </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">He said he wanted everything steamed...ugh! I had to explain to him that 'healthy' doesn't have to mean boring or flavorless...so I added my own go-to 'BAM!'</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqvgqtnT6I0IANnppVA7u81MSeRddVhin5YK757CDuT1E2smup4hmxgLvTy0I8VjvAdCEY2-gVXKxyzPUgV_dzX6MGmKZ307HdapBcrJ6eVMPdMJWPJmqOYGROuLAnF6UWu6_iW2hosg/s1600/DSC00804.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqvgqtnT6I0IANnppVA7u81MSeRddVhin5YK757CDuT1E2smup4hmxgLvTy0I8VjvAdCEY2-gVXKxyzPUgV_dzX6MGmKZ307HdapBcrJ6eVMPdMJWPJmqOYGROuLAnF6UWu6_iW2hosg/s320/DSC00804.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Roasted Fish.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikpM4RFp3ibvERhfxALNgwQhXqwQPa7o8N5nBALRy-4r6wZZFhclkU7ngf64lB3FtSpv99iJMBUBUkObOY5PqAyOWX1rFxheQttVvW8Ex-07gknxtLV6MF3-H_3g0ejLO70DzMslpNXg/s1600/DSC00800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikpM4RFp3ibvERhfxALNgwQhXqwQPa7o8N5nBALRy-4r6wZZFhclkU7ngf64lB3FtSpv99iJMBUBUkObOY5PqAyOWX1rFxheQttVvW8Ex-07gknxtLV6MF3-H_3g0ejLO70DzMslpNXg/s320/DSC00800.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Our 'Fish Dinner with Double Side of Veg.'</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJZzve2C-U31051ysKSAePeRRkcl-8fGYJbDnNqNn756Wwgy-MUZJI4MRipMIS1R92R5MA6-jefIiWDt15ag2LrSLlRu_OIJRWt7Wdcj3pC0dNcDp-w0UCP20QAyU4j78BuDEh0WhLA/s1600/DSC00780.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJZzve2C-U31051ysKSAePeRRkcl-8fGYJbDnNqNn756Wwgy-MUZJI4MRipMIS1R92R5MA6-jefIiWDt15ag2LrSLlRu_OIJRWt7Wdcj3pC0dNcDp-w0UCP20QAyU4j78BuDEh0WhLA/s320/DSC00780.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Change being what it is, I am willing to compromise and go along with this new attitude about food. I enjoy the feeling of eating 'healthier', but still need and want to indulge. </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Will Hubs give in? Yeah I think so. </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Bottom line I do owe it to him and all his hard work toward getting healthy to also accommodate and respect his attempt to improve and health'ify our lives. </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Yes, change happens...sometimes it expected, good and beneficial. </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Do you have to love change? No. </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Accept it? I guess only if you want to.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This is now a new chapter to our lives with a new theme, or rather style, to lie in the background of its narration. There have been several 'changes' we are dealing with...for instance another minor one is we've eaten cod and 'COD' (aka Call of Duty) has become a daily aspect of life. All in all, I've been surprised at how many of our typical, or known habits, have resurfaced too!</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Will the 'consciousness' of food stick? I guess I hope to some degree. </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Do I look forward to our still to come indulgence? Why yes, of course!</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Change happens...well 'shit happens.' </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">For better or for worse, you deal with it and move on :)</span></div><br />
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</div></div>FoodTherapy4Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14300465106733086332noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41881004980830616.post-35038122713565995892010-11-22T13:54:00.001-05:002010-11-22T21:46:07.559-05:007 Months<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXvNfwrmaYfUT8SQ2-HTCK1Bo6Fua-So2A9POdAfPQGjAo_I0ThPKoOrUCx6MyZBQRuG9vQ6zlnzF2XcYnUakiwhzxAuKyCoA5a8JotUNz0mb2n-w3AVsaF0DyP2t9bidUYKu19EQBWA/s1600/DSC07347.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXvNfwrmaYfUT8SQ2-HTCK1Bo6Fua-So2A9POdAfPQGjAo_I0ThPKoOrUCx6MyZBQRuG9vQ6zlnzF2XcYnUakiwhzxAuKyCoA5a8JotUNz0mb2n-w3AVsaF0DyP2t9bidUYKu19EQBWA/s320/DSC07347.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Early April 8, 2010 the Hubs left his spoon on the edge of the sink...</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdlbiaUN_N457MlprtyBpa1zY4MDtGk5xkl1n5YuSe6i_ZAh56CU9OWdoN_sxGjIeee8Hnv6LdnRT5O_4831WD8itwaQT6I5DH14_JJcv_5chfBaAg6zcsfP4aWEmfUDSU8mI1Xi9wiw/s1600/DSC07350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdlbiaUN_N457MlprtyBpa1zY4MDtGk5xkl1n5YuSe6i_ZAh56CU9OWdoN_sxGjIeee8Hnv6LdnRT5O_4831WD8itwaQT6I5DH14_JJcv_5chfBaAg6zcsfP4aWEmfUDSU8mI1Xi9wiw/s320/DSC07350.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">as well as his beloved coffee mug...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYIOO1OkohS2IEZcmthVQk-_wyEzjZnbXn9SYNALdyW215Z7rvgBd-dYaTweI1qgE44hzreInx-l7a0JUrjfTxskF5Nc4Fcel5DV274ZCBQAdbywkU2ZlgNhOcHFyL8-nRZiw4yEIL8A/s1600/DSC07297.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYIOO1OkohS2IEZcmthVQk-_wyEzjZnbXn9SYNALdyW215Z7rvgBd-dYaTweI1qgE44hzreInx-l7a0JUrjfTxskF5Nc4Fcel5DV274ZCBQAdbywkU2ZlgNhOcHFyL8-nRZiw4yEIL8A/s320/DSC07297.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">we were closer than we'd ever been and the thoughts of distance and change made the trip seem unbearable.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLpAtm7JncI0hICVaxnKH-W3Yj5g5fQY8VpS62CB5S3R77Z-xcvoKsU5hcI6ZrkNSaDS8xC_FHsICqCcLfamyTy0TfQ92tXqsTa8yg6GJokc45dQSdY5jjHtuhCEpjSkFMFzt4Et1B3g/s1600/DSC07354.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLpAtm7JncI0hICVaxnKH-W3Yj5g5fQY8VpS62CB5S3R77Z-xcvoKsU5hcI6ZrkNSaDS8xC_FHsICqCcLfamyTy0TfQ92tXqsTa8yg6GJokc45dQSdY5jjHtuhCEpjSkFMFzt4Et1B3g/s320/DSC07354.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The next day we managed to make it into the office for a few hours...but still even Pups wasn't in the mood for to enjoy his favorite rawhide.</span></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">That first Friday, April 9th I came home from my short day in the office to seven beautiful roses on the doorstep...</span></div><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.wcax.com/global/video.asp?clipId=5292758&autostart=true"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">After 31 weeks, we welcomed home our Green Mountain Boys on the afternoon of Wednesday, November 10, 2010!!!</span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hubs is home, now let the cooking adventures resume!</span></div>FoodTherapy4Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14300465106733086332noreply@blogger.com4