Caden with Auntie S. Wednesday, December 26, 2007
My Favorite Guacamole Salad . . .
1 pint grape tomatoes, halved
1 yellow bell pepper, seeded and diced
1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
small red onion
1-2 seeded minced jalapeno peppers
1/2 tsp. lime zest
juice of 2 limes
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1/2 tsp. minced garlic
1/4 tsp. red pepper
2 large avocados, diced
Chunk up veggies, peppers, and zest. Combine juice, olive oil, and seasonings and whisk together. Pour over veggies. Last, add the chunks of avacado. YUMMY!
1 yellow bell pepper, seeded and diced
1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
small red onion
1-2 seeded minced jalapeno peppers
1/2 tsp. lime zest
juice of 2 limes
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1/2 tsp. minced garlic
1/4 tsp. red pepper
2 large avocados, diced
Chunk up veggies, peppers, and zest. Combine juice, olive oil, and seasonings and whisk together. Pour over veggies. Last, add the chunks of avacado. YUMMY!
The Divine Miss V . . .
J is so excited about Christmas.
V poses in front of the family tree.December began with GP and myself making a trip to watch Miss V sing and play bells with her choir in their church's annual Hanging of the Green. Needless to say, she was beautiful AND quite talented as you can see from the photos and video.
She is just too cute!!!!!
A BELATED MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Tate, Roxie, GP (who took the pic), and I all wish each of you a somewhat
belated yet very Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year!
NEWS FLASH . . . I'M BLOGGING AGAIN!
After much criticism from my children (because I was the one who suggested we all blog to keep in touch), I am now back in the blogging business. Now that the Christmas rush is over and school is out for a while, maybe I can at least get a few pictures up for viewing.
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Expensive Cookies
Have you ever owned cookies that were so valuable you felt like taking out an insurance policy on them? Well, I have. They are currently in my possession.
Yesterday, I asked GP to run an errand while he was out--I need two dozen cookies for a wedding shower I am helping to host on Sunday afternoon. Because I was in a hurry to get to my VERY early morning duty at Wheat, I didn't take time to explain the entire concept of "dainty shower cookies" to him. I also failed to explain that you buy cookies like that by the DOZEN and not APIECE. It's just like Stuart Bell always used to tell us at church--"Don't assume nothin'."
I got a call from him on his way home assuring me that he had purchased my cookies. He stopped at Panera Bread in Waco--great place, by the way, and actually is where I suggested he stop. However, it is not a great place to buy shower cookies. Anyway, he said they had a really hard time finding 24 cookies for him, but he did have them, and they were assorted: chocolate macadamia nut, chocolate chip, shortbread, etc. I asked how much he paid per dozen, thinking that he would ask first before buying, just like I would. HA!
He said, "Well, the total came to $36.00."
Seems he paid $1.49 per cookie. And these aren't cookies, by the way. They are
C-O-O-K-I-E-S! No self-respecting woman would dare eat one of these honking things at a shower in front of other ladies. They might in the privacy of their own kitchens, but not in a public place.
Anyway, tomorrow at the shower, I may not have the BEST cookies there, but I know I will have the MOST EXPENSIVE!
Yesterday, I asked GP to run an errand while he was out--I need two dozen cookies for a wedding shower I am helping to host on Sunday afternoon. Because I was in a hurry to get to my VERY early morning duty at Wheat, I didn't take time to explain the entire concept of "dainty shower cookies" to him. I also failed to explain that you buy cookies like that by the DOZEN and not APIECE. It's just like Stuart Bell always used to tell us at church--"Don't assume nothin'."
I got a call from him on his way home assuring me that he had purchased my cookies. He stopped at Panera Bread in Waco--great place, by the way, and actually is where I suggested he stop. However, it is not a great place to buy shower cookies. Anyway, he said they had a really hard time finding 24 cookies for him, but he did have them, and they were assorted: chocolate macadamia nut, chocolate chip, shortbread, etc. I asked how much he paid per dozen, thinking that he would ask first before buying, just like I would. HA!
He said, "Well, the total came to $36.00."
Seems he paid $1.49 per cookie. And these aren't cookies, by the way. They are
C-O-O-K-I-E-S! No self-respecting woman would dare eat one of these honking things at a shower in front of other ladies. They might in the privacy of their own kitchens, but not in a public place.
Anyway, tomorrow at the shower, I may not have the BEST cookies there, but I know I will have the MOST EXPENSIVE!
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