Deep Fried Pickles
Hi guys (waving) it’s me Chuls dropping by for a quick visit. How was your July 4th weekend? Read more
Strawberry Tortillas — Blueberry Tortillas
Chuls suggested we make something “Cool” for July 4th since there would be no fireworks, no festivities, not much of anything since Alex decided to swing by for a quick visit. Thankfully we were spared the grunt and only had a full day of rain and slow Internet service so we are blessed and no one is complaining. We are celebrating July 4th small this year, which is kinda cool- just us four hanging out and chomping on our “cool” colorful tortillas. These tortillas are a twist on your ordinary tortilla recipe, simply replace the water with the juice of your choice. We tried strawberry and blueberry juice to add the colors of our flag to our festive meal. I made these in the morning and chuls had one slathered with dark chocolate almond butter and slices of green apple. Pips went for a cheesy version which included sliced peaches. Hubby loved both versions, but thought they would taste even better loaded with Texas brisket. I agree…Happy July 4th, have a wonderful weekend and may you spend time with the ones you love. My family sends you love and well wishes. Thank you for so many lovely comments for our well being in the wake of Alex, I am truly blessed to have great friends from every corner our our beautiful world. Enjoy Sweetlife! Read more
Lemon Avocado Sherbert
When I was little my mom made homemade tortillas every morning for breakfast any leftovers were wrapped in a kitchen towel and left on the table. For lunch she would quickly unwrap the tortillas give ‘em a quick reheat, stuff slices of avocado, a light sprinkle of salt and lunch was served. This to her was fast food not happy meals or fried chicken in a bucket. Did we ever complain? Are you crazy we knew we had it good, my mom’s food was glorious, okay scratch that…her food is and continues to be glorious (love ya momo). So I greatly appreciate my beloved avocado as it continues to carry a huge love link to my mom, the only problem is I have no talent what so ever in picking perfectly ripe avocados. I still to this day walk right past them knowing that I don’t stand a chance. This became quite a problem when hubby realized how horrible I was at the task he knew if he ever wanted to eat the “green goodness” again he would have to take charge. So for the last 10 years he has picked every avocado that has happily passed through our tummies. Read more
Pretty Pancakes
Hello dears, how was your weekend? Mine was F-A-N-T-A-S-T-I-C!!! Yup it was one of those weekends when there’s no commitments, no obligations, Nada I mean Nada. Those are rare around our house so we took complete advantage and just let loose, went with the flow and enjoyed each other’s company. On Friday we hit a bookstore that was going out of business, we arrived foaming at the mouth (well at least I did) and hit that store like there was no tomorrow. Read more
Meet Chuls…My Secret Weapon…
In my earlier post I whined..ya I whine when I’m stressed about how I had alot of school work to get done, but instantly felt better when I realized my salvation was with me all along. I hope you didn’t think I was going to say take-out? nah.. Well let me introduce you to Chuls, she’s my 10yr old daughter and guess what? She steps in when mommy is losing her mind and I do lose my mind at least once a week. Let me give ya some background first- when she was 8yrs old I decided to begin introducing what I thought were “life skills.” I wanted her to leave for college and be prepared so, we started with baby steps- clean your room, pick up your laundry, wipe down the dinner table- well she did such a great job and was so excited abut her little accomplishments – aren’t all 8yrs old though? I began adding different skills I thought could help – how to properly wash her laundry , what to do in an emergency, simple cpr skills, basic kitchen skills- since she already knew how to chop and dice I walked her through scrambled eggs – to my surprise she loved it..she wanted to learn more. I was thrilled so, next was pancakes, quesadillas, pies, cookies and soon she began looking through my cookbooks and ripping out recipes from magazines she wanted to attempt. One morning after we had been at this for a year hubby and I woke up to a complete breakfast she had prepared completely alone. I was floored!! Read more