tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146986622024-03-23T14:04:04.548-04:00Craving Clevelandholly_44109http://www.blogger.com/profile/01439837337721348689noreply@blogger.comBlogger251125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698662.post-64372199353435979132012-08-11T14:21:00.000-04:002012-08-11T15:36:55.128-04:00August
It's almost the end of summer. I have been pretty successful in using up all my Fresh Fork CSA product each week. It's all so very beautiful and neatly packaged - a shame to lose any of it. Most of the meat I have froze because I'm focusing on using the produce up. Last week I ordered a crate of peaches and froze bags for cobbler.
My current "to do" list:
Cleaning & moving holly_44109http://www.blogger.com/profile/01439837337721348689noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698662.post-92140502201821744322012-03-08T20:41:00.000-05:002012-03-08T20:41:07.136-05:00Roast beefsLast weekend I ate lots of chocolate chip cookie bars and chocolate cupcakes to celebrate my mom's birthday. Instead of regular cookies I made the bars in a jelly roll pan out of pure laziness (it was much faster and still delicious). The cupcakes didn't turn out like I had hoped. I overfilled them and it looked like they had wings coming off each side. The recipe came from&holly_44109http://www.blogger.com/profile/01439837337721348689noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698662.post-67559085134400343352012-03-01T18:41:00.002-05:002012-03-01T18:41:57.022-05:00Auto ShowWe went to the Auto Show last Tuesday. Just for something to do. It's much more fun when you are there looking to buy. My heart still belongs to VW. Before we picked the boys up we stopped at Wexler's for dinner. Haven't been there in ages and sometimes almost forget it's open again.
Feel like we have been eating too much rice under things the past few weeks. Anyways, this week's new recipes holly_44109http://www.blogger.com/profile/01439837337721348689noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698662.post-51333289131141404082012-02-25T12:15:00.001-05:002012-02-25T12:16:00.775-05:00New recipe weekLast week I kept telling everyone it was my week of new recipes. These are the attempts...
Spicey Honey-Brushed Chicken Thighs - First time I cooked anything under the broiler. It was easy! These would be also easy to grill and a great alternative to wings.
Senegalese Peanut Stew with Spinach and Sweet Potatoes - blah
Shrimp Creole - Our Fat Tuesday dinner was spicy and holly_44109http://www.blogger.com/profile/01439837337721348689noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698662.post-33056119337134925442012-02-18T12:31:00.001-05:002012-02-18T12:31:54.594-05:00Szechuan Green Beans with PorkThe boys and I went to the market yesterday - it's been way too long since our last visit. I dragged them, about 20lbs of meat and their pizza bagels back to the car. Ian will be sad, but I didn't purchase any red meat. Mostly chicken - sausages, thighs and the dreaded boneless, skinless breasts - and 1 pound of ground pork for the recipe below. I also got a few spices holly_44109http://www.blogger.com/profile/01439837337721348689noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698662.post-27004321327892074132011-09-15T20:27:00.003-04:002012-02-18T12:32:18.885-05:00cooking up the CSA shareWe joined a CSA this year - bags of fresh vegetables, that are grown literally one mile down the road, have made my family very happy. Most of the time I simply roast, steam or saute them. Some days I break out a small kitchen appliance and put William up on a chair next to the counter to "help" me. Exciting things happen in the pink kitchen - basil houses are constructed, my keyboard gets holly_44109http://www.blogger.com/profile/01439837337721348689noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698662.post-37313418072630353372011-09-09T12:33:00.000-04:002012-02-18T12:35:48.092-05:00Labor Day 2011We got back from vacation, WFR started pre-school and the fall semester started. Busy week!holly_44109http://www.blogger.com/profile/01439837337721348689noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698662.post-80898087265317921732011-08-25T08:43:00.000-04:002012-02-18T12:32:48.998-05:00raspberry seasonSo...it's been quite some time since I've written anything here and I've missed it. In the last 2 years lots of things have gone on in our lives and I'm not going try to do a recap or anything. Let's just say that we moved into a new house and are now a family of 4. WFR is getting ready for pre-school to start in a few weeks and Henry is perfecting the art of running.
That all being said, it's holly_44109http://www.blogger.com/profile/01439837337721348689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698662.post-68806565292611223342009-10-05T23:55:00.011-04:002009-10-06T00:23:53.078-04:00Raspberry PatienceThose are the steps to my attic. Sitting on them are 3 different batches of boozy goodness - Raspberry Liqueur, Double Raspberry Treat and Righteous Raspberry. The kitchen counter has a few small stains and a couple of wooden spoons and towels were sacrificed (no worse than making jam) but the process was simple and so far everything is going smoothly. I have to swirl Righteous for 20 seconds on holly_44109http://www.blogger.com/profile/01439837337721348689noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698662.post-12939779689191932442009-09-04T21:21:00.007-04:002009-09-04T22:06:02.564-04:00the easy roadI have to admit that I am a teeny tiny bit jealous of Pillsbury Bake-Off winners' monetary prizes and kick ass ovens. Also, that I usually pride myself on making things from "scratch".This past week I picked up a copy of their book from the library and found it had 2 raspberry recipes. Did you know that I am scouring the internet and cookery shelves for raspberry recipes? Lucky me it had TWO! Andholly_44109http://www.blogger.com/profile/01439837337721348689noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698662.post-12959894620712820952009-08-19T13:50:00.004-04:002009-08-19T14:23:54.621-04:00Nice weekLast week my sister-in-law and 2 nieces came into town from Colorado. We had a great time visiting with them. Many trips were made to Starbucks and the ice cream stand. We all helped my mother-in-law get ready for the Brooklyn Heights Garage Sale on Friday and did the selling on Saturday. Unfortunately, it was SUPER HOT and there were not many customers.Then on Sunday my parents took WFR and I toholly_44109http://www.blogger.com/profile/01439837337721348689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698662.post-20106782510119944172009-07-28T23:18:00.007-04:002009-07-28T23:46:51.962-04:00Pack the moving truckWe have a new tenat on our front porch but it took her a few days to choose btwn the left and right units. I'm afraid to water the hanging baskets so they're turning a yellowish brown color and looking quite crispy. The neighbors probably think that I've just been negleting my plants (which is normally the case) but I am actually trying to save her nest. And I figure if I've stopped watering oneholly_44109http://www.blogger.com/profile/01439837337721348689noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698662.post-31473338245752965062009-07-22T14:03:00.002-04:002009-07-22T14:19:40.806-04:00busy weekWe have a TON of stuff going on this week which is exhausting me. So much, that I played hookie from WFR's swim class last night and fell asleep on the couch by 9pm.Tomorrow I am taking our new teenage babysitter (and her little sis) on an outing to get to know WFR a little better. I want her to come over and see the apartment and we can discuss his bedtime routine. Which is not much more than holly_44109http://www.blogger.com/profile/01439837337721348689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698662.post-13363223946366453402009-07-16T14:59:00.007-04:002009-07-16T15:20:15.088-04:00mile markers We had a very long drive but a nice visit. I wished we could have stayed in NJ another day. WFR was a trooper and did pretty well in the car and sleeping in the pack-n-play. Saturday we went to a playground, farmers market , Jersey City for dosa and IKEA. In the evening we had a family dinner full of carbs and stories from India and Vietnam. The stories amaze me and make me holly_44109http://www.blogger.com/profile/01439837337721348689noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698662.post-16925014426997539172009-07-09T08:33:00.002-04:002009-07-09T08:41:34.801-04:00Road trip!Tomorrow we are leaving for New Jersey to see a set of WFR's grandparents. We've made a similar trip once before but I am not remembering it that clearly (except the part where we were driving around in the dark, lost, looking for a hotel where we were supposed to meet his parents). So, it was either so bad that I've blocked it out completely or a piece of cake!I finished all the laundry holly_44109http://www.blogger.com/profile/01439837337721348689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698662.post-85735446246650225512009-06-25T23:31:00.004-04:002009-06-25T23:54:34.574-04:0025 things I've done so far this summer...worked chat reference a ton, earned the title of biggest "answerer" in May!celebrated lots of birthdays - parties, cake and ice cream :)met up with some old friends via Facebookalready paid for our zoo pass in visitshad a Mother's Day pedicurewent on a picnicate a Monte Cristo at Meltbecame a little obsessed with Crocsattended baseball games - Indian's and the kids' coach pitchedate tons at a holly_44109http://www.blogger.com/profile/01439837337721348689noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698662.post-6168682056539414342009-04-11T22:29:00.005-04:002009-04-17T11:04:07.875-04:00Egg Huntholly_44109http://www.blogger.com/profile/01439837337721348689noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698662.post-71842631427932027632009-04-07T15:42:00.009-04:002009-04-17T18:48:35.420-04:00Happy 1st Birthday William!An entire year has gone by in a flash. On one had I can barely remember WFR as a newborn, it seems so long ago. On the other I can't believe he's already walking, starting to talk and getting into a lot of trouble. On to the birthday....Since our apartment is pretty small we only were able to invite our families. This ended up being about 20 adults and 6 kids - the place was packed! The menu:BBQ holly_44109http://www.blogger.com/profile/01439837337721348689noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698662.post-72871430942385817382009-02-12T20:30:00.010-05:002009-04-17T10:28:31.473-04:00Gasparilla WeekendWe left our cold, snowy, Cleveland last Friday. The three of us hopped on a plane and went to Tampa to visit the sun and the Schweiterman Family. They are great hosts!Friday - Got up early to make our 8:50am flight. WFR refused to nap and was a little cranky on the plane. Gregg picked us up and the boys quickly got the car seat installed. We went to their house, regrouped, did some prep work for holly_44109http://www.blogger.com/profile/01439837337721348689noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698662.post-63294879391540466712008-11-12T23:16:00.005-05:002008-11-18T00:02:51.715-05:00Children's MuseumTuesday my friend had the day off so we went to the Children's Museum. I can see us spending many days there over the winter, especially when William gets a little bit bigger. He enjoyed playing with the musical instruments and having Sadie drive him around town.holly_44109http://www.blogger.com/profile/01439837337721348689noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698662.post-1096891758527185332008-10-23T19:41:00.002-04:002008-10-24T12:02:31.564-04:00ShipwreckedI made a casserole the other day. It sure is casserole, crock pot, dutch oven weather around here. The leaves are starting to cover the ground. We turned on our heat and took our fleece jackets out of the closet. My nose and feet are cold when I go to bed.This casserole surprised me. Honestly, I chose it because of the name and the fact I could use my food processor to slice everything up. It's holly_44109http://www.blogger.com/profile/01439837337721348689noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698662.post-33348031912167898202008-10-01T20:46:00.006-04:002008-10-01T20:57:24.681-04:00my baby eats!Over the past week we have had some big milestones. Not only did William start eating solids he also got his first tooth! So far he's eaten rice cereal and pumpkin. You're supposed to wait four days before introducing a new food so that if the baby has an allergic reaction you'll know what it's from. Tommorow he gets to try something new...apples? bananas? avacado? It's so much fun watching him holly_44109http://www.blogger.com/profile/01439837337721348689noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698662.post-26326926234678490532008-09-09T12:23:00.003-04:002008-09-09T12:40:31.211-04:00finally!I ordered My So-Called Life from the library weeks ago and it finally came in! I know what I will be doing for awhile - reliving junior year in high school.holly_44109http://www.blogger.com/profile/01439837337721348689noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698662.post-33710344628754643652008-09-04T18:18:00.003-04:002008-09-04T18:51:39.025-04:00Tybee 2008We went on vacation over Labor Day to Savannah, Georgia and stayed at probably the greatest, biggest beach house on Tybee Island. We have been planning this trip since before William was born and the anticipation was starting to get ridiculous.The trip consisted of 5 couples from...Tampa, Charleston, St. Louis, Chicago & Cleveland. Each had a baby in the past 6 months and St. Louis also has aholly_44109http://www.blogger.com/profile/01439837337721348689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698662.post-83706570588614674362008-08-09T12:25:00.002-04:002008-08-09T12:32:05.611-04:00Calico BeansI made these beans for William's Baptism and a few people have asked me for the recipe. My mother-in-law cut it out of the Plain Dealer a few years ago. The only thing that we do differently is cook the bacon seperately from the ground meat. If you don't, you just end up with some chunks of bacon fat in the beans.Calico Beans1 pound ground beef1 pound bacon, chopped1 cup chopped onion2 cans holly_44109http://www.blogger.com/profile/01439837337721348689noreply@blogger.com2