Farmers Market
We went to the Farmers Market on Saturday to pick up some things for dinner. We didn't know what we were going to make; we just let the market inspire us. It was perfect weather and with so many things being in season, the colors were beautiful.
A rainbow of peppers.
Organic, red tomatoes.
We bought red potatoes here.
Dessert? We sampled several truffles including wasabi-black sesame and ginger lime.
Etiquetes de comentaris: cooking, good things, weekend
Weekend
On Friday night, we were off to my cousin Lisa's bachelorette party downtown St. Paul. We stayed at the Hilton and had dinner at Pazzaluna; Kacie, Angie, and I shared a bruschetta appetizer, tomato-basil gnocchi, and pasta a la caprese. Some alleged former NHL players sent over lots of wine and we liked the house red although I didn't pay attention to the details. Then we were off to some bars and Lisa had a good time so our mission was accomplished.
I hadn't been sleeping well before the late night on Friday so when I got home on Saturday, I just laid around reading and relaxing. It was cool and rainy so lots of tea was in order. I went to bed at 9:00 and got up at 8:00; I knew I was tired but I couldn't believe that I slept in so late. I think it must have been because it was grey out and the sun wasn't beating in on me.
Now I'm feeling great and Austin and I are going to do some book shopping and run a few errands. Tonight, we're going to a "bon voyage" party in honor of one of my colleagues who is going to the Ukraine on a Fulbright teaching award. Monday my contract starts and life will feel normal again.
Etiquetes de comentaris: family, weekend
What's the Story, Morning Glory?
I grew some morning glories from seed and threw an old tomato cage on the pot so they could climb something. Every morning, I check to see how many flowers opened cuz I'm dorky that way. Simple pleasures...
Etiquetes de comentaris: good things
More Bullet Blogging
I've been behind on blogging so the only solution is more bullet points to bring me up to speed. I kind of like posting that way, maybe that's why I am enjoying my new
Twitter account thingie. Anyway, here's the latest in random order.
Stuff That's Happened◘ I finished my little summer stint at The Office.
◘ I visited with my sister and lots of other fam.
◘ I've gone on lots of walks in the company of my little shuffle or my friends.
◘ I had lunch with Sharon on Grand Avenue.
◘ I've gone to campus several times to work on random stuff. I'll be officially under contract next Monday so I'm enjoying the last days of unscheduled time.
◘ I made my friends
Cath and Siena a tortilla for lunch and Catherine shared French Granny's secret dessert recipe with me. Puff pastry and fresh berries, mmm!
Stuff That's Coming Up◘ My cousin's bachelorette party downtown St. Paul. Anyone been to Pazzaluna?
◘ Fall Semester
◘ My cousins' weddings (note the apostrophe s- two cousins are getting married two consecutive weekends in the Duluth area).
Etiquetes de comentaris: family, friends, good things, work
GREat- It's done
I took the GRE today and got that out of the way, whew! Now I need to start writing some really brilliant statements of purpose.
Etiquetes de comentaris: grad school
Weekend
We had a nice weekend visiting with the fam and getting to know Conner. He was very cute and very sleepy every time we saw him; unfortunately for his mama, he sometimes works on developing those lungs but we didn't get to see/hear it.
This weekend was also my sister and sister-in-law's birthdays (same day) so we toasted them.
Tonight I made a Spanish soup for dinner since it was sorta gray out. It was a chickpea soup flavored with the smoked paprika common to Spain; that smokiness made Austin call it the split pea and ham of Spain. I also made a smoked paprika infused olive oil which we drizzled on top, later adding a little plain yogurt too. It turned out great with some crusty bread on the side. I have put in a picture below with the cookbook from which I pulled the recipe; it was a wedding gift from my friend, Sharon.
Etiquetes de comentaris: cooking, family, weekend
Gâteau au Yaourt
The springform pan got put to use again today when I made a
gâteau au yaourt as featured on Clotilde's Chocolate and Zucchini blog and in the eponymous cookbook. I am bringing it to the inlaws' house tonight and we'll have it later on or maybe for breakfast.
Our reason for the visit is to meet our nephew so I suppose this could be my little birthday cake for Conner.
Etiquetes de comentaris: cooking, family, weekend
