tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12086030629386341152024-03-14T10:56:13.494-04:00My Life's Joys!Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17289964837609403732noreply@blogger.comBlogger194125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208603062938634115.post-47086319034963780722011-06-23T12:02:00.000-04:002011-06-23T12:02:22.967-04:00Happy Father's Day<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IVMCtspJ0nw?fs=1" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="295" width="480"></iframe>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17289964837609403732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208603062938634115.post-65490057803049921692011-05-08T21:48:00.006-04:002011-05-08T22:25:46.299-04:00Happy Mothers Day<span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><span class="messageBody">A daughter is a mother's gender partner, her closest ally in the family confederacy, an extension of her self. And mothers are their daughters' role </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><span class="messageBody">model, their biological and emotional road map, the arbiter of all their relationships. ~Victoria Secunda</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span class="messageBody"><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span class="messageBody"><br />A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall u</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span class="messageBody">pon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine desert us; when trouble</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span class="messageBody"> thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span class="messageBody" style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:130%;" >dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts. ~Washington Irving<br /></span><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ </span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Today I cooked a seafood dinner for my Mom-<br /><br />I made Salmon,Shrimp Scampi and Linguini with Clam Sauce (of course Mom made the Clam Sauce because hers is always better!).</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">For dessert I made my first Gluten Free Cheesecake.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I found a great Gluten Free chocolate cookie (by Pamelas products)<br /><br /> that made the perfect crust for the bottom of the cake.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span class="messageBody" style="font-family:lucida grande;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ml1G65-wspDpSKj7NiBGEbfDuJzoiFnjRccFdqRkawjMcLuEwHiIGzmDovMCMystQFzIg-AzEhbvtyg1_bTvx-lNE1lfAzLppqxB4ygp3KF3IsPJmZftqzR4GSNLgDNWH0Vk2X7yrdmL/s1600/DSC_0008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ml1G65-wspDpSKj7NiBGEbfDuJzoiFnjRccFdqRkawjMcLuEwHiIGzmDovMCMystQFzIg-AzEhbvtyg1_bTvx-lNE1lfAzLppqxB4ygp3KF3IsPJmZftqzR4GSNLgDNWH0Vk2X7yrdmL/s200/DSC_0008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604529561430858162" border="0" /></a></span></span> </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I used a cheesecake recipe from </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: verdana;">Pierre Franey's Cooking in America.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">It is creamy and rich and seems to be a family favorite.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">The base:</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">1 tablespoon of butter</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">1/2 cup of cookie crumbs</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">The Cheesecake:</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">3 packages of cream cheese (8 oz.each at room temp)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">4 large eggs,separated</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">1 cup of sugar</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">1 teaspoon of pure GF vanilla extract</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">1 cup of heavy cream</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Preheat the oven to 325 degrees</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Butter the bottom of a 9 inch spring form and spread your cookie crumbs.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">In the bowl of a mixer cream your cream cheese,add your eggs and blend for 15 seconds.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Add 3/4 cup of sugar and your vanilla. Keep beating for 5 seconds.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">In another bowl,preferably copper- beat the eggs until soft peaks form. </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Gradually add the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar- continue beating until stiff peaks form .</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Using a large rubber spatula,fold the egg whites into the cream cheese mixture.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Pour into your spring form pan and place on a tray into the oven.</span><br /></div><h6 style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;" class="uiStreamMessage" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP4GqsvwsuqhhYFUlBCvmCyqBYERwTq2Hz-GsJ58YGKQzAa6gXt6ZOFpTPL7lVXVBh6pNh8vyMLYBie74R65Rb-PcjWVqTpnQYcRcU1Yp27_y-Ow4H8L1t2RQ_6DftK9TbJ7PcEdLNLtYv/s1600/DSC_0010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP4GqsvwsuqhhYFUlBCvmCyqBYERwTq2Hz-GsJ58YGKQzAa6gXt6ZOFpTPL7lVXVBh6pNh8vyMLYBie74R65Rb-PcjWVqTpnQYcRcU1Yp27_y-Ow4H8L1t2RQ_6DftK9TbJ7PcEdLNLtYv/s200/DSC_0010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604533029333158162" border="0" /></a></h6><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Bake for 1 hour...<br /><br />then turn off the oven<br /><br />and let it cool for 2 hours<br /><br />with the oven door ajar!</span><br /></div><br /><br /><h6 face="lucida grande" style=" font-weight: bold;" class="uiStreamMessage" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span class="messageBody" style="font-family:lucida grande;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiinzZstusruSsybamRuk_TYGQzzTUSSsNvQ2Nqk3nxP5ZZnDyFmCAM7s3K1lqmaa80N3ZKrNRgjll_cjUN9b3C8ehy7a9X0ELydueuluV3X06aoIkhBPUrBt-U9uFkeLYc4p5h_9XG3pXU/s1600/DSC_0014.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiinzZstusruSsybamRuk_TYGQzzTUSSsNvQ2Nqk3nxP5ZZnDyFmCAM7s3K1lqmaa80N3ZKrNRgjll_cjUN9b3C8ehy7a9X0ELydueuluV3X06aoIkhBPUrBt-U9uFkeLYc4p5h_9XG3pXU/s200/DSC_0014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604533457118867602" border="0" /></a></span></span></h6><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was so happy-<br /><br />although it didn't look perfect and beautiful- </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">IT WAS DELICIOUS!<br /><br /><br />I hope everyone had a wonderful Mothers Day...<br /></span></div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17289964837609403732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208603062938634115.post-73206474019514825572011-02-05T08:47:00.005-05:002011-02-05T09:47:17.784-05:00Gluten Free Nutella,Peanutbutter, Chocolate Chip Cookies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEM7RUD83o2s8Ky06u_lnNrxVu8J2h0MJO650vzJo26krrGaXbmgXwuKFm9PzrymYX1oi6HgnuVyIdt48dFyEr9m4PWEAlFgdKKlOe3hmZa7wJhCQNe98Ii3COCvKpl7Erw7ZZKEJszjlI/s1600/World_Nutella_Day_Final_m-300x207.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEM7RUD83o2s8Ky06u_lnNrxVu8J2h0MJO650vzJo26krrGaXbmgXwuKFm9PzrymYX1oi6HgnuVyIdt48dFyEr9m4PWEAlFgdKKlOe3hmZa7wJhCQNe98Ii3COCvKpl7Erw7ZZKEJszjlI/s200/World_Nutella_Day_Final_m-300x207.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570215371068708498" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.nutelladay.com/">Happy World Nutella Day 2011</a><br /><br /><br />Sara from <a title="Ms Adventures in Italy" href="http://www.msadventuresinitaly.com/blog" target="_blank">Ms. Adventures in Italy</a> and Michelle from <a title="bleeding espresso" href="http://bleedingespresso.com/" target="_blank">Bleeding Espresso</a> (and Shelley from <a title="At Home in Rome" href="http://www.reallyrome.com/blog" target="_blank">At Home in Rome,</a> in spirit) <strong>solemnly declare Saturday, February 5th “World Nutella Day 2011″</strong> – a day to celebrate, to get creative with, and most importantly, to <strong>EAT Nutella</strong>.<br /><br />I haven't posted much lately mainly because of my new Gluten Free lifestyle.<br />I am still learning how to live my new lifestyle ,but as this day slowly approached I knew I had to figure out a way to incorporate Nutella into my life. The result is a yummy cookie that makes being Gluten Free a whole lot easier!<br />Now I have to keep reminding myself that although they are Gluten Free they are NOT fat free so over indulgence is not an option ...but you can't eat just one!<br /><br />1 cup of <a href="http://www.nutellausa.com/">Nutella</a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYmDce_Z_eRTLTXY97MoAgOG2X_IkrQxU2OTkYRuO_mfrZEID1xO9S2l51RN1klx_HInVq7oz-mf3-ftGe3OybCXwt32M2hify10zP4QRoihMh-ktHS_LY8SVMXVG0bdaZdOnvPVEBanTw/s1600/images.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 158px; height: 176px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYmDce_Z_eRTLTXY97MoAgOG2X_IkrQxU2OTkYRuO_mfrZEID1xO9S2l51RN1klx_HInVq7oz-mf3-ftGe3OybCXwt32M2hify10zP4QRoihMh-ktHS_LY8SVMXVG0bdaZdOnvPVEBanTw/s200/images.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570216557129821650" border="0" /></a><br />1 1/2 cups of chunky All Natural Peanut Butter<br />1 1/2 cups of white sugar<br />4 eggs, beaten<br />2 cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips (whatever kind you prefer)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Directions:<br />1-Preheat oven to 325 degrees F<br />(Prepare your cookie sheets-I used <a href="http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/9342114/?catalogId=53&bnrid=3180501&cm_ven=Shopping&cm_cat=Froogle&cm_pla=default&cm_ite=default">Silpat Mats</a> to make my cookies because nothing ever sticks-but you can use parchment paper if you prefer)<br />2-Combine <a href="http://www.nutellausa.com/">Nutella</a> ,peanut butter,eggs, and sugar and mix until smooth. I used a hand mixer -the mix might be a little thick but the mixer helped me insure a smooth mix.<br />3-Mix in Chocolate Chips by hand. Spoon dough by tablespoons onto cookie sheet.<br />4-Bake for approximately 12-14 minutes until the cookies are lightly browned.<br />(do not over cook or the cookie will be very crunchy)<br />Let the cookies cool on the cookie sheet for 5-10 minutes before removing.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguIglvdf1PS7FVEAjaCoATNaWr34bWM3DUhhGwGuMkcKiGOAw6syHtTrpa6HUVojnnwubdDlVfKlNqMUEBxNEaLhbO7LeRroLs4FebiRNlYBdpRs6V7TpuGFWxhamOLgtLiFBor4ttRCL3/s1600/DSC_0007.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguIglvdf1PS7FVEAjaCoATNaWr34bWM3DUhhGwGuMkcKiGOAw6syHtTrpa6HUVojnnwubdDlVfKlNqMUEBxNEaLhbO7LeRroLs4FebiRNlYBdpRs6V7TpuGFWxhamOLgtLiFBor4ttRCL3/s320/DSC_0007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570208634320636242" border="0" /></a><br />**Note- if you notice that your mix is a little too loose and your cookies spread out too much add a bit more peanut butter to your mix...it will help them keep their shape. Also do not over cook them because they will spread out too much.<br /><br />**I also made these cookies with smooth peanut butter and walnuts-they were just as yummy!Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17289964837609403732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208603062938634115.post-51395217567980310382010-11-19T10:45:00.003-05:002010-11-19T11:20:07.683-05:00Split Pea/Lentil Soup(Gluten Free)<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults ext="edit" spidmax="1026"> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout ext="edit"> <o:idmap ext="edit" data="1"> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> <h2> </h2> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""> </p><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ingredients</span></span> <ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="">1 cup green split peas</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">1 cup brown lentils</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">1 large onion, peeled and chopped</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">2 celery stalks, chopped</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">2 small leeks, cleaned and chopped</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">1 large carrot, chopped</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">1 large clove of garlic chopped</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">2 Tbsp parsley</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">1 cup of diced ham </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Salt and Pepper (to taste)</li></ul> <p>Optional garnish - small toasted croutons, parsley, chives or sour cream.</p> <p>(avoid for gluten-free version)</p> <p><span style=""> </span></p> <h3>Method</h3> <p><b>1</b> Pick over the peas and lentils and remove any stones. Wash and drain .Sauté onion, leeks, carrots and celery and garlic in a<span style=""> </span>4 quart heavy gauge pot .Add<span style=""> </span>ham<span style=""> </span>and 2 1/2 quarts of water. Bring to a simmer. Skim the scum off the top of the soup for several minutes, until the scum ceases to rise. Cover loosely and simmer about 1 1/2 hours, or until peas and lentils<span style=""> </span>are tender, stirring occasionally in case they stick to the bottom of the pan.</p><h3><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeOkQBzGwVM8EnFfShALaALHpX2192jkbtIdspURwrJ3lRvruDYCZywHY8ALcs-EqDigm6rPs0deQsBV4EKrbXZAZJtAJtdmAHeSKXhjdlK6yV53lzPBY0QDvtz6E1oi_2tz8JcZau7CtZ/s1600/DSC_0116_6922.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeOkQBzGwVM8EnFfShALaALHpX2192jkbtIdspURwrJ3lRvruDYCZywHY8ALcs-EqDigm6rPs0deQsBV4EKrbXZAZJtAJtdmAHeSKXhjdlK6yV53lzPBY0QDvtz6E1oi_2tz8JcZau7CtZ/s320/DSC_0116_6922.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541294381372315522" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0EnROubHuugOAdjQhTiXOmgazKoLZ9e0xVRMAxGLtk6HUJQkuBLfU92uGdlN6IBdZIWAH_nlHV4dprTIoSoa9rH3RWe4nnx0oj_KHmVrIXGdedbaVV-RW1fxBoViBlUJOghggtRuse1P2/s1600/DSC_0118_6924.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0EnROubHuugOAdjQhTiXOmgazKoLZ9e0xVRMAxGLtk6HUJQkuBLfU92uGdlN6IBdZIWAH_nlHV4dprTIoSoa9rH3RWe4nnx0oj_KHmVrIXGdedbaVV-RW1fxBoViBlUJOghggtRuse1P2/s320/DSC_0118_6924.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541294390653965986" border="0" /></a></h3> <p><b>2</b><span style=""> </span>Purée the soup with a blender. An immersion blender works great for this. I only purée ½ the soup and leave the other have slightly chunky. If you are using a regular blender, take care to work in batches and only fill the blender halfway if the soup is still hot, and hold down the lid while blending. If you want an exceptionally smooth soup, pass the purée through a sieve.</p><h3><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcvXjKs-fPknnIisCQJbftH6A0JffNuWKNjUkASvPigSi48llZF5Z_LFEEwMPEcDLVmrh0dnUJ8z6GMmdOHpEr4a_-Zyg9vWlcIiOLBKFIadObZKStHymcPCX_X6A-J6ceBtfXEBG6Mnak/s1600/DSC_0122_6928.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcvXjKs-fPknnIisCQJbftH6A0JffNuWKNjUkASvPigSi48llZF5Z_LFEEwMPEcDLVmrh0dnUJ8z6GMmdOHpEr4a_-Zyg9vWlcIiOLBKFIadObZKStHymcPCX_X6A-J6ceBtfXEBG6Mnak/s320/DSC_0122_6928.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541294396211770642" border="0" /></a></h3> <p><b>3</b> Return the purée to the pot and heat to serve. Add salt and pepper to taste. Ladle into warm bowls and garnish with croutons (avoid for gluten-free version) and parsley or chives.</p><p>**I omit the croutons because they are not Gluten Free-unless of course I have GF bread handy!<br /></p> <p>Makes approx:2 quarts. Serves<span style=""> </span>6.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHwUgv3D8hfi2Q4Pr2nomYV-mGb5Lc1a_SzdILcdl6CkQH_aIgSrAldTdEBQ-lg1JRVJbVYcOZ2mitC1O_eHCe-HpRrzlndQEflGa5jLV_v5FvSJmo5DBkQIaUsHBEITkijAsNrqXOMWPI/s1600/DSC_0125_6931.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHwUgv3D8hfi2Q4Pr2nomYV-mGb5Lc1a_SzdILcdl6CkQH_aIgSrAldTdEBQ-lg1JRVJbVYcOZ2mitC1O_eHCe-HpRrzlndQEflGa5jLV_v5FvSJmo5DBkQIaUsHBEITkijAsNrqXOMWPI/s320/DSC_0125_6931.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541294412535568098" border="0" /></a></p>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17289964837609403732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208603062938634115.post-43398142693971228802010-11-01T13:44:00.004-04:002010-11-01T14:22:37.482-04:00Finally Fall<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">As Fall quickly approaches I have a sudden desire to cook and create.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Although I feel a bit more challenged these day with my whole Gluten Free issue...</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I refuse to let that get me down!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I am dreaming of warm comfort foods that will satisfy my Fall cravings!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">My first attempt was last week- </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I have been baking and cooking up a storm for the rest of my family </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">but there was nothing GF that I could have sooooo...</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I decided to try my hand at a zucchini bread -Gluten Free-with my name on it!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Of course once I make it and everyone smelled it-</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">they all wanted to taste it!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> I suppose that's a good sign.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXDVrMl0vZJLyLyvWrQdRtJ9b9C_fK9XyWtgHgVRb4RUh5rEcP9kqDDL0vqkAGuO9sWqWrKSO4glLDYZw6bzhYW7LhKr-h2OUPDrvPRhXqCqZXnVLirAyShLJkz88TMkspd5lO_4wK3U2K/s1600/DSC_0092_6839.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXDVrMl0vZJLyLyvWrQdRtJ9b9C_fK9XyWtgHgVRb4RUh5rEcP9kqDDL0vqkAGuO9sWqWrKSO4glLDYZw6bzhYW7LhKr-h2OUPDrvPRhXqCqZXnVLirAyShLJkz88TMkspd5lO_4wK3U2K/s320/DSC_0092_6839.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534641194604137810" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The batter was beautiful and already smelled so good.</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYjV5lSbmpwrz8lx7anFs8xWp9KaXqramRGm9nSPowsdT5x_3LgD9vy2dCTt5cuPkrbSmUkWSrbrcVrgaX29ZpeEeDLNy6SceFYKO-CoivtAWIJ1EYCnIf0p8wj0lULwYjn-ueHUsX8SpD/s1600/DSC_0093_6840.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYjV5lSbmpwrz8lx7anFs8xWp9KaXqramRGm9nSPowsdT5x_3LgD9vy2dCTt5cuPkrbSmUkWSrbrcVrgaX29ZpeEeDLNy6SceFYKO-CoivtAWIJ1EYCnIf0p8wj0lULwYjn-ueHUsX8SpD/s320/DSC_0093_6840.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534641187128319474" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">It rose and got golden-just as I had hoped .</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO4He4reSBsdKelHMZPkQS3Uif2sYtMiGaSdIz2YtRpxZTHjKSywKxwefh0bR2oCD11My5QWzHB31azFvqnyPACLeIlTzhxUHtcuqnT9mxrGKgMtAnsiQJ3CUAlVVzvHPRVJLzmeHb2PyI/s1600/DSC_0094_6841.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO4He4reSBsdKelHMZPkQS3Uif2sYtMiGaSdIz2YtRpxZTHjKSywKxwefh0bR2oCD11My5QWzHB31azFvqnyPACLeIlTzhxUHtcuqnT9mxrGKgMtAnsiQJ3CUAlVVzvHPRVJLzmeHb2PyI/s320/DSC_0094_6841.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534641179454398194" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Came out of the pan without falling apart!</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigNnCw_lJTqWGGzCKTlHBIlU-NftfwVMrO2X7TPp59rOfTqLOJezq0IvGo-8X4_vKlkpb1uiZGIM9ioV9qnjiLtI-HIUfUDQ111qWmvPbVDxQzLfSVhOdrbqxUsAntOgfvhE-jmc7A0nWq/s1600/DSC_0095_6842.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigNnCw_lJTqWGGzCKTlHBIlU-NftfwVMrO2X7TPp59rOfTqLOJezq0IvGo-8X4_vKlkpb1uiZGIM9ioV9qnjiLtI-HIUfUDQ111qWmvPbVDxQzLfSVhOdrbqxUsAntOgfvhE-jmc7A0nWq/s320/DSC_0095_6842.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534641177352659074" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Once I cut it- I couldn't resist...I had to try it!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">It was PERFECT!</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_13Tu4cLWXyzd9NzBl2SHK1OgvfTjmdOtxK89HCks5BAD8ttV6q9D1HAjThZKlmKS62qe5c7iEH_LkFBkLE1QZK-xpC4iqP_EKRXTLHSVrhCRYM3T7M25dfUrzswu3bu22eXO5tvDMh5/s1600/DSC_0096_6843.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_13Tu4cLWXyzd9NzBl2SHK1OgvfTjmdOtxK89HCks5BAD8ttV6q9D1HAjThZKlmKS62qe5c7iEH_LkFBkLE1QZK-xpC4iqP_EKRXTLHSVrhCRYM3T7M25dfUrzswu3bu22eXO5tvDMh5/s320/DSC_0096_6843.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534641172598714466" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">I don't remember where I actually found this recipe,</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">(my apologies to the original chef)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> because I was frantically copying recipes from all over the GF Blogisphere.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I followed this one to the T and it came delicious!</span><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;">GF Zucchini Bread<br /></span></div><p style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;">This recipe makes one loaf.</span></p><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"> </div><p style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;">1 cup walnuts, chopped<br />1 ½ cups freshly shredded zucchini<br />½ cup vegetable oil<br />1 cup sugar<br />2 eggs<br />2 teaspoons vanilla<br />½ teaspoon baking soda<a></a><br />½ teaspoon cinnamon<br />½ teaspoon salt<br />¼ teaspoon baking powder<a></a><br />1 ½ cups of your favorite GF flour mix<span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span><a href="http://www.celiac.com/articles/512/1/All-Purpose-Flour-1-Gluten-Free/Page1.html" target="_blank"></a><br />1 teaspoon <a>xanthan</a> gum for each cup of flour</span></p><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"> </div><p style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;">Shred the zucchini and chop the walnuts in a food processor and set them aside.</span></p><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"> </div><p style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;">Use a mixer to beat the eggs and add the sugar, oil and vanilla. Add the baking soda, cinnamon, salt and baking powder. Slowly pour in the flour and xanthan gum until well mixed. By hand, mix in the zucchini and walnuts. Pour in greased & floured loaf pan and bake at 350F degrees for 75 minutes. Let cool.</span></p><p style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">My first baking attempt was a success and I</p><p style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">am anxious to begin baking more GF goodies that</p><p style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">I can enjoy with the rest of my family.</p><p style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">I hope you try this recipe- I'm sure you won't be disappointed.<br /></p><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17289964837609403732noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208603062938634115.post-27201120562995083012010-06-15T10:50:00.005-04:002010-06-15T11:19:27.964-04:00"My Lifes Joys" goes Gluten Free<div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I suppose you have noticed that I haven't posted in quite a while.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I am trying to get back to my blog...the curve ball that was thrown my way somewhat messed up my cooking habits.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"> Due to the fact that I have discovered I am intolerant to gluten...(no more wheat,rye or barley ) I am exploring a whole new way of preparing my food.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"> I have also become avid label reader!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">No more pasta...No more pizza...No more crusty Italian bread...</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Life is now quite different.<br />That is not to say that it is bad...just different.<br />Good thing I love rice because it has become a new staple!<br />I am exploring new ways to make some of my favorite Italian dishes...thanks to the help of the many awesome GF bloggers out there!</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >This is a perfect time to go gluten free too...our garden is planted and there is a lot of fresh produce at the markets.<br /> No real need for the traditional "cold weather" comfort foods.<br />Ill deal with that when the weather gets colder.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw0Y5bOP6fBDYMp6aUxZplX7JSrgH-shSd6UpCXOn-rJGAqWJvv42qdQPTWMA5XXnbqyOKsuREuH74aEQpRVMLR2fnIvJ4d2qgUeiyaSMZ1_LfX68B9-1DZ5s0YFrTIQufHJH0MqjVreaq/s1600/DSC_0020_4680.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw0Y5bOP6fBDYMp6aUxZplX7JSrgH-shSd6UpCXOn-rJGAqWJvv42qdQPTWMA5XXnbqyOKsuREuH74aEQpRVMLR2fnIvJ4d2qgUeiyaSMZ1_LfX68B9-1DZ5s0YFrTIQufHJH0MqjVreaq/s320/DSC_0020_4680.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483016979852690754" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">My Oregano went crazy again this year...</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMeXzKOovCc2jcUad7ys_7I-H6WpRBGULeeY87_TZXXmJ5mEyJx6Jv4YtPxOOIc7B4sr13CsV3Hx4_eYL4iCSNZWfbyHs6rbSq-S7mQa9Z5uh6hQxGZwL9NYS7YFV6fGia7lwTTmWA3Ulv/s1600/DSC_0037_4697.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMeXzKOovCc2jcUad7ys_7I-H6WpRBGULeeY87_TZXXmJ5mEyJx6Jv4YtPxOOIc7B4sr13CsV3Hx4_eYL4iCSNZWfbyHs6rbSq-S7mQa9Z5uh6hQxGZwL9NYS7YFV6fGia7lwTTmWA3Ulv/s320/DSC_0037_4697.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483016996273715298" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">The garlic that my husband planted in the Fall is doing beautifully...</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0LA6l_li6RDl0i3jVD_oSwG5eU1oltkrYFekvNwTsGIQOrKgf7po6G5kabDzkySqepctIJFPn0wd2LeSqYXE6fG-CCI23R49mWHz_nt57BFQ7D1qyeLcQNXTR8KVv8x4GWsgi5YiXOr-5/s1600/DSC_0028_4688.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0LA6l_li6RDl0i3jVD_oSwG5eU1oltkrYFekvNwTsGIQOrKgf7po6G5kabDzkySqepctIJFPn0wd2LeSqYXE6fG-CCI23R49mWHz_nt57BFQ7D1qyeLcQNXTR8KVv8x4GWsgi5YiXOr-5/s320/DSC_0028_4688.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483016992597077106" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">A few pea pods...can't wait to stir fry them!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb5yb1JFUKUpZyb_X9nBmobZSng8dZMWjWl4K6pwE3Jhe2W5HKJXr4SWb8FZ3iVyYQFP-Zkfc6yTlMCPNRWr-nnJ8Ct-cL1gj-XedYtL4C3-GuffhwQll3qIWA4DgLcDvSlOSOSQ0bi26y/s1600/DSC_0023_4683.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb5yb1JFUKUpZyb_X9nBmobZSng8dZMWjWl4K6pwE3Jhe2W5HKJXr4SWb8FZ3iVyYQFP-Zkfc6yTlMCPNRWr-nnJ8Ct-cL1gj-XedYtL4C3-GuffhwQll3qIWA4DgLcDvSlOSOSQ0bi26y/s320/DSC_0023_4683.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483016981670359970" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">My Sage and Lemon Thyme came back bigger than last year!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QPJPz0uInkS7lZpSxH3TBsjbcDXeZjKihVKnA26xsmra0SPu8ukl2kQuw0DrvviEkADhRdGW3LZaa66F5lOkFIRb3yTTIrf57arHiFKFGIpIipX9lfSVjO7y8ZOG1E3lC_VL80xdK-JR/s1600/DSC_0026_4686.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QPJPz0uInkS7lZpSxH3TBsjbcDXeZjKihVKnA26xsmra0SPu8ukl2kQuw0DrvviEkADhRdGW3LZaa66F5lOkFIRb3yTTIrf57arHiFKFGIpIipX9lfSVjO7y8ZOG1E3lC_VL80xdK-JR/s320/DSC_0026_4686.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483016988494437778" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Please don't give up on me...I will try to post some interesting things that everyone will like.<br />I have to get myself into the garden more often-camera in hand- and start sharing progress photos with you...veggies are growing-flowers are blooming and critters are enjoying my yard!<br /></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibltkgJxlpn69Vn5rN5HCFG0PwWvCDWDtFmGpqgK_iF5CLaGEbH7q8-jbOH_8sQTxKnQuQM2hmHQhxjTOp0VrJ8K__HXZUjHcNdMs2Eq7CzVlvS0sWCYoQYLExCjEkV7Lfl9r6aECA1I3I/s1600/DSC_0038_4698.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibltkgJxlpn69Vn5rN5HCFG0PwWvCDWDtFmGpqgK_iF5CLaGEbH7q8-jbOH_8sQTxKnQuQM2hmHQhxjTOp0VrJ8K__HXZUjHcNdMs2Eq7CzVlvS0sWCYoQYLExCjEkV7Lfl9r6aECA1I3I/s320/DSC_0038_4698.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483018219161711202" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I hope you have a wonderful summer and I will post more soon!</span><br /></span></div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17289964837609403732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208603062938634115.post-34218613126244878432010-02-19T10:46:00.000-05:002010-02-19T10:47:18.716-05:00Monica’s Fine Foods Featuring Calabrian Olive Oil (and a giveaway!)<h2><a href="http://my-bellavita.com/2010/02/15/calabrian-olive-oil-giveaway/" title="Monica’s Fine Foods Featuring Calabrian Olive Oil (and a giveaway!)"><br /></a></h2> <span class="date">Posted on: Feb 15, 2010</span> <div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><iframe src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/button.js?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmy-bellavita.com%2F2010%2F02%2F15%2Fcalabrian-olive-oil-giveaway%2F&source=mybellavita&style=normal&service=bit.ly" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" height="61" width="50"></iframe></div><p>Did you know 25% of Italy’s olive oil comes from my favorite little region that is burrowed down deep at the toe of the boot? Well, it does.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-3580 aligncenter" title="Calabrian Olive Oil - Fratelli Davoli Vineyard near Lamezia Terme" src="http://my-bellavita.com/wp-content/uploads/FratelliDavoli-vineyard.jpg" alt="" height="300" width="500" /></p> <p>It is also a staple in every Calabrian kitchen and is used in antipasto dishes, <a id="KonaLink0" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://my-bellavita.com/2010/02/15/calabrian-olive-oil-giveaway/#"><span style="color: rgb(200, 0, 0) ! important; font-family: arial,verdana,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; position: static;color:#c80000;" ><span class="kLink" style="color: rgb(200, 0, 0) ! important; font-family: arial,verdana,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; position: relative;">pasta</span></span></a> plates, meat, fish and even <a id="KonaLink1" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://my-bellavita.com/2010/02/15/calabrian-olive-oil-giveaway/#"><span style="color: rgb(200, 0, 0) ! important; font-family: arial,verdana,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; position: static;color:#c80000;" ><span class="kLink" style="color: rgb(200, 0, 0) ! important; font-family: arial,verdana,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; position: relative;">desserts</span></span></a>. In fact, it is a little joke around our house because most <a id="KonaLink7" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://my-bellavita.com/2010/02/15/calabrian-olive-oil-giveaway/#"><span style="color: rgb(200, 0, 0) ! important; font-family: arial,verdana,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; position: static;color:#c80000;" ><span class="kLink" style="color: rgb(200, 0, 0) ! important; font-family: arial,verdana,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; position: relative;">recipes</span></span></a> don’t even list olive oil or garlic in their ingredients … because, you know, they are a given – <em>you should know to use them.<br /></em></p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcella_Hazan">Marcella Hazan</a>, renowned <a id="KonaLink4" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://my-bellavita.com/2010/02/15/calabrian-olive-oil-giveaway/#"><span style="color: rgb(200, 0, 0) ! important; font-family: arial,verdana,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; position: static;color:#c80000;" ><span class="kLink" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(200, 0, 0); color: rgb(200, 0, 0) ! important; font-family: arial,verdana,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; position: relative; background-color: transparent;">Italian </span><span class="kLink" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(200, 0, 0); color: rgb(200, 0, 0) ! important; font-family: arial,verdana,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; position: relative; background-color: transparent;">food</span></span><span style="position: relative;" class="preLoadWrap" id="preLoadWrap4"><div style="position: absolute; z-index: 4000; top: -32px; left: -18px; display: none;" id="preLoadLayer4"><img style="border: medium none ; width: 22px; height: 22px;" src="http://kona.kontera.com/javascript/lib/imgs/grey_loader.gif" class="preloadImg" /></div></span></a> writer and author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0060171030/ref=nosim?tag=mybevi-20&linkCode=sb1&camp=212353&creative=380549">Marcella Cucina</a> cookbook said,<em> “The taste of a dish for which you need olive oil will be as good or as ordinary as the oil you use. A sublime one can lift even modest ingredients to eminent heights of flavor; a dreary oil will pull the best ingredients down to its own level. Partial clues to the quality of the olive oil you are buying are supplied by the label and the price, but ultimately, the only way to determine which one, among those available, is right for you is to taste and compare.” </em></p> <p>And that’s where we come in.</p> <p>Through the magical interwoven web of the Internet, I met Monica Kripalani, a new distributor of Calabrian olive oil whose recent trip to the <em>mezziogiorno </em>changed her life. After a brief tour through Calabria and into the hills of Lamezia Terme, Monica decided to open <a href="http://monicasfinefoods.com/" target="_blank">Monica’s Fine Foods</a> to share her new-found love of <a href="http://monicasfinefoods.com/oliveoilpurchase.php" target="_blank">Davoli Olive Oil</a> with North America.</p> <p>And that, my friends, means you.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-3579 aligncenter" title="Calabrian Olive Oil" src="http://my-bellavita.com/wp-content/uploads/Calabrian-Olive-Oil-2.jpg" alt="" height="300" width="500" /></p> <p>Monica is giving away one 250ml bottle of Davoli Extra Virgin Olive Oil to one lucky Facebook Fan *and* a $50 gift certificate to a random blogger.</p> <p>Interested, any? Here are the details!</p> <blockquote><p>To be eligible to win the free 250ml bottle of <a href="http://monicasfinefoods.com/" target="_blank">Calabrian olive oil</a>, all you need to do is become a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Monicas-Fine-Foods/286841906409?ref=search&sid=1322260282.3562602690..1" target="_blank">Facebook fan of Monica’s Fine Foods</a> before Friday, February 26 at 5:00 PM (Pacific Time). At that point, Monica will randomly select a winner from her Facebook Fans and the winner will be announced here on <a href="http://my-bellavita.com/" target="_blank">My Bella Vita</a> on Monday, March 1.</p> <p>Bloggers, this part is for you …</p> <p>For your chance to win a $50 gift certificate to Monica’s Fine Foods, just re-post this contest information in full on your website or blog by Friday, February 26 at 5:00 PM. Leave a comment here on <a href="http://my-bellavita.com/2010/02/15/calabrian-olive-oil-giveaway/" target="_blank">My Bella Vita</a> telling us about your post, and you will automatically be entered into the drawing.</p> <p>Due to distribution restrictions, Monica can only ship items in the US and Canada, so if you have a US address … you are good to go!</p> <p>In bocca al lupo!</p></blockquote>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17289964837609403732noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208603062938634115.post-90438521459166892712010-02-05T09:28:00.007-05:002010-02-05T14:33:37.164-05:00“World Nutella Day 2010″ it's finally here<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.nutelladay.com/participate/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 125px; height: 89px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3gJpsv3WlD7ibvNu2XN85RmZEdnhnwKu-8YfzpsXOyfbz7BoZZRkDR6ChXiEwtasvBGQilV26BpWv9IHpgRTECKNp21APxhr2kgF6P4GyVE3msUu2IaHQGMB4ArsMTr7ENChcIBsnNytY/s320/button_2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434767315370337458" border="0" /></a>Sara from <strong><a title="Ms Adventures in Italy" href="http://www.msadventuresinitaly.com/blog" target="_blank">Ms. Adventures in Italy</a></strong> and Michelle from <strong><a title="bleeding espresso" href="file:///G:/" target="_blank">Bleeding Espresso</a></strong> (and Shelley from <a title="At Home in Rome" href="http://www.reallyrome.com/blog" target="_blank"><strong>At Home in Rome</strong></a>, in spirit) <strong>solemnly declared Friday, February 5th “World Nutella Day 2010″</strong> – a day to celebrate, to get creative with, and most importantly, to <strong>EAT Nutella</strong>.<br /><br /><br />This is the second year that I am sending in a fun and yummy Nutella idea to the group.<br /><br />My treat was rather simple to throw together but the crowd went nuts!<br />I bought the small Wonton wrappers that you can easily find in the refrigerator section of your local grocery store and a jar of Nutella.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVyfrE9XmIAuIUSylNm2GcQUQ-0j0o2hKtdBD9MNUfsHFtmevwoI4db1Sva8cNpKHTVu9g77ajIJNIM0AChAQidFyhqXI_M96JmJtXng8udnlZ8uvuzMgfVvrvZ4nHlWdTTGwRA0rnZ_4A/s1600-h/DSC_0120_2983.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVyfrE9XmIAuIUSylNm2GcQUQ-0j0o2hKtdBD9MNUfsHFtmevwoI4db1Sva8cNpKHTVu9g77ajIJNIM0AChAQidFyhqXI_M96JmJtXng8udnlZ8uvuzMgfVvrvZ4nHlWdTTGwRA0rnZ_4A/s320/DSC_0120_2983.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434767905165263186" border="0" /></a>I scooped a small amount of Nutella in the middle of the wrapper then moistened the edges so it would stay closed.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyBHnLpfwhPYxTeEFlktQ5tr73HL4OyE4ESrchVQyQfAxDOF7EmO-ayuxajo3A_67sbW5zlwOM_rm8v1zz82BiWVc3bKEudgzbgpbNHHXV_EcKYox3nfcah29dltR8IPesc_OqdjGQjkM4/s1600-h/DSC_0127_2990.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyBHnLpfwhPYxTeEFlktQ5tr73HL4OyE4ESrchVQyQfAxDOF7EmO-ayuxajo3A_67sbW5zlwOM_rm8v1zz82BiWVc3bKEudgzbgpbNHHXV_EcKYox3nfcah29dltR8IPesc_OqdjGQjkM4/s320/DSC_0127_2990.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434767322047878338" border="0" /></a><br />Once I had them all filled I deep fried them until nice and golden.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDidCp3FA3eQmgLuFSd-AIGvDORfG71_0CnAnMmPt9Ceo5GyTF3CmAsTzOX4BshTklASv0-kWS199TCXQyt3SrrMGK5hRmrrtSbAFz55sgi5_TrD4JajxBh92pImPsOo4XPwpIjUZaEGIV/s1600-h/DSC_0135_2998.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDidCp3FA3eQmgLuFSd-AIGvDORfG71_0CnAnMmPt9Ceo5GyTF3CmAsTzOX4BshTklASv0-kWS199TCXQyt3SrrMGK5hRmrrtSbAFz55sgi5_TrD4JajxBh92pImPsOo4XPwpIjUZaEGIV/s320/DSC_0135_2998.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434767326309017362" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Oh they were so beautiful.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7-08nxGDpaNCc2qzagNSr5kMV2PWflQaSbwWAxpuTCJzGuxHgCOsqd4B8n0stMwT3SucTY3M2-93s6y5OZ0DNqByui6Vka-8oD4O5fRVnzuDFQ59TrlTYaTu-2T1qBQYv2_Lrxag0tvK/s1600-h/DSC_0134_2997.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7-08nxGDpaNCc2qzagNSr5kMV2PWflQaSbwWAxpuTCJzGuxHgCOsqd4B8n0stMwT3SucTY3M2-93s6y5OZ0DNqByui6Vka-8oD4O5fRVnzuDFQ59TrlTYaTu-2T1qBQYv2_Lrxag0tvK/s320/DSC_0134_2997.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434767325154946578" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Then before they could cool I sprinkled them with powdered sugar and served them to the waiting crowd.<br /><br />Let me tell you I didn't make enough and I couldnt fry fast enough. What a hit! They were so much fun and so yummy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF3lez-2PH9gf_Bgid0ZK37maPv9yAJwjlY271gxIVdof7-KmGE427SVBCH6CVZSioa6D0tYObe7TRANf1H-LqKj-oDUgjeEjjdLxq6booQ8lHkuFeC3s8g9F2jeKk1yyYSgpjzfOxbAyt/s1600-h/DSC_0138_3001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF3lez-2PH9gf_Bgid0ZK37maPv9yAJwjlY271gxIVdof7-KmGE427SVBCH6CVZSioa6D0tYObe7TRANf1H-LqKj-oDUgjeEjjdLxq6booQ8lHkuFeC3s8g9F2jeKk1yyYSgpjzfOxbAyt/s320/DSC_0138_3001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434767330439565202" border="0" /></a>Try these Im sure you will love them.<br />Check the other Nutella sites on Monday 2/8/10 -Sara from <strong><a title="Ms Adventures in Italy" href="http://www.msadventuresinitaly.com/blog" target="_blank">Ms. Adventures in Italy</a></strong> and Michelle from <strong><a title="bleeding espresso" href="file:///G:/" target="_blank">Bleeding Espresso</a> </strong>-and see the delicious treats everyone is sending in!<br /><br />If you would like to see how it all started<a href="http://www.nutelladay.com/world-nutella-day-story-hosts/"> check this out...</a><br />Buon AppetitoSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17289964837609403732noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208603062938634115.post-59945531912976146842010-01-18T14:11:00.005-05:002010-01-18T14:24:51.205-05:00Chickpea, Tomato, & Barley SoupI was going through my favorite blogs this morning and came across a link to another blog that I had never seen before <a href="http://www.buffchickpea.com/">Buff Chickpea</a>. What an awesome blog- there are so many wonderful recipes and I cant wait to make each and every one of them!<br />There was one though that caught my eye and I had to rush right into the kitchen and make it for lunch.<br /> <a href="http://www.buffchickpea.com/2009/03/chickpea-tomato-barley-soup.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BuffChickpea+%28Buff+Chickpea%29&utm_content=Google+Reader"><span id="fullpost"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chickpea, Tomato, & Barley Soup </span></span></a><br />-this recipe was simple -I had all the ingredients in my pantry and boy was it delicious!<br />I will surely make this one again- its a keeper!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjx5lJGXV59tWH00zrsa3vLO7YlcSLoOQaVQJpzYL4xiUqyguFHUN_grH57HHuqu-vlSXFvIvufRiuJ8EhKOQG12lytWsUE035jce4ElbCnW8AhSuOgQpxmmoTk6CdkKa__lyvrD6w5Bpm/s1600-h/DSC_0011_3871.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjx5lJGXV59tWH00zrsa3vLO7YlcSLoOQaVQJpzYL4xiUqyguFHUN_grH57HHuqu-vlSXFvIvufRiuJ8EhKOQG12lytWsUE035jce4ElbCnW8AhSuOgQpxmmoTk6CdkKa__lyvrD6w5Bpm/s320/DSC_0011_3871.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428161456835938146" border="0" /></a><span id="fullpost"><center><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chickpea, Tomato, & Barley Soup</span><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Adapted from </span></em><a href="http://www.wholeliving.com/recipe/chickpea-tomato-spelt-soup?autonomy_kw=spelt,%20chickpea,%20and%20tomato%20soup&rsc=header_1"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Body and Soul</span></em></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;"> Magazine</span></em><br /><br />1 cup barley<br />2 tablespoons olive oil<br />1 medium onion, chopped<br />2 carrots, halved lengthwise and cut into 1/2-inch lengths<br />2 celery stalks, diced<br />4 garlic cloves, chopped<br />Coarse salt and ground pepper<br />2 bay leaves<br />2 teaspoons sweet paprika<br />1 teaspoon ground cumin<br />4 cups vegetable broth<br />1 can (14 1/2 ounces) crushed tomatoes<br />1 can (15 ounces) chickpeas, drained and rinsed<br />1/4 cup chopped cilantro, for garnish</center><br /><p>Rinse barley clean under running water. Place in a medium bowl and cover with cold water. Let soak for 1 hour; drain.<br /><br />In a 5-quart Dutch oven or large soup pot, heat oil over medium. Add onion, carrot, celery, and garlic. Season with salt and pepper and cook for 5 minutes. Add bay leaves, paprika, cumin, barley, broth, and 1 cup of water. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook for 30 minutes or until barley is tender.<br /><br />Add tomatoes and chickpeas and cook for 20 minutes or until flavors have blended. Discard bay leaves. Sprinkle with chopped cilantro before serving.</p></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="fullpost"><p><span><span id="fullpost"><span><span id="fullpost"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3883gIVVZe8tPSNCC0HugNwI093YDm0PL7kYH6aFw_qMxMzuhmo0kZYvgxk4Ex69HgbLNRsLEIE1sjVcv-bLKc2htQtMVDp4r8V-lpDy1-8DcMye4LM9-RzrSj4rvwgt1-DMeVRICo0SY/s1600-h/DSC_0016_3876.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3883gIVVZe8tPSNCC0HugNwI093YDm0PL7kYH6aFw_qMxMzuhmo0kZYvgxk4Ex69HgbLNRsLEIE1sjVcv-bLKc2htQtMVDp4r8V-lpDy1-8DcMye4LM9-RzrSj4rvwgt1-DMeVRICo0SY/s320/DSC_0016_3876.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428161870340346466" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></p><p>Thank you Hayley and I love your blog!<br /></p></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.buffchickpea.com/2009/03/chickpea-tomato-barley-soup.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BuffChickpea+%28Buff+Chickpea%29&utm_content=Google+Reader"><span id="fullpost"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></a>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17289964837609403732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208603062938634115.post-61359877972414192932009-12-31T11:35:00.004-05:002009-12-31T11:42:19.137-05:00**********HAPPY NEW YEAR **********<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="tweeterHover" style="z-index: 99999; 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color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"> <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:small;" >When the mid-nite bell rings tonight...</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:small;" >Let it signify new and better things for you,</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:small;" >let it signify a realisation of all things you wish for,</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:small;" >Let it signify a year of courage and believes,</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:small;" >Wishing you a very...very prosperous 2010.</span> </span></div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17289964837609403732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208603062938634115.post-44760567660677025212009-12-10T20:10:00.001-05:002009-12-10T20:22:25.500-05:00Winter Snow<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiSu6GpSBRL_lK1icdDNa8scA4oz6pt8-zGlFRwQ8bm4FuizFsdu9cs_L8L_1cDj2f8Mi6kg4u95ZY9ny-aBU39S8pvJKk2xQQQZtOlVKM1XVSIkYDyn7ZBo2tj7JvqPq8EFUnQzI-MbVJ/s1600-h/PC100008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiSu6GpSBRL_lK1icdDNa8scA4oz6pt8-zGlFRwQ8bm4FuizFsdu9cs_L8L_1cDj2f8Mi6kg4u95ZY9ny-aBU39S8pvJKk2xQQQZtOlVKM1XVSIkYDyn7ZBo2tj7JvqPq8EFUnQzI-MbVJ/s320/PC100008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413782502366045986" border="0" /></a><br /><h1 style="text-align: center;"><br /></h1><h1 style="text-align: center;">Snowflakes</h1><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size:85%;">by Linda A. Copp</span></i> </p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;" class="TextPoetryLarge"> Snowflakes spill from heaven's hand<br />Lovely and chaste like smooth white sand.<br />A veil of wonder laced in light<br />Falling Gently on a winters night. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;" class="TextPoetryLarge"> Graceful beauty raining down<br />Giving magic to the lifeless ground.<br />Each snowflake like a falling star<br />Smiling beauty that's spun afar. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;" class="TextPoetryLarge"> Till earth is dressed in a robe of white<br />Unspoken poem the hush of night. </div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17289964837609403732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208603062938634115.post-29082222092385187102009-09-28T19:56:00.006-04:002009-09-28T20:39:52.510-04:00My French Onion Soup For the:2nd Annual O Foods Contest for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWOxWh9Z22UmiMP4mELSPloh_3Xr11qw43HoMyUDGeMSaSAcWaf3J2qvZeLfOSeB3wVwMSAO_GujVVgff-0b5XqRWOmvDDRv564s3tbyujhwy9dKPj9XS25bT0XGP-19hNE1432UNeEZZk/s1600-h/ovarian_cancer_awareness175.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 96px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWOxWh9Z22UmiMP4mELSPloh_3Xr11qw43HoMyUDGeMSaSAcWaf3J2qvZeLfOSeB3wVwMSAO_GujVVgff-0b5XqRWOmvDDRv564s3tbyujhwy9dKPj9XS25bT0XGP-19hNE1432UNeEZZk/s200/ovarian_cancer_awareness175.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386682633143867410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYbpDdNZSCJkig4-OSgweY07sgeXZGizrkUkDWVzosH13a0FFBPIB4wu6PiTCzxDbtKlaqvgbdM3eM_qA8Bs9sdia7Yd6orTP4COs4QC58LMh-UM_CqyKw3ZxtAfQSkgewdSepy4AHY163/s1600-h/DSC_0003_2709.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYbpDdNZSCJkig4-OSgweY07sgeXZGizrkUkDWVzosH13a0FFBPIB4wu6PiTCzxDbtKlaqvgbdM3eM_qA8Bs9sdia7Yd6orTP4COs4QC58LMh-UM_CqyKw3ZxtAfQSkgewdSepy4AHY163/s320/DSC_0003_2709.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386674920358654498" border="0" /></a><br /><p>My French Onion Soup<span> </span> </p> <p> </p> <div> <p> Slow cooking gives the broth depth of flavor and a silky texture. </p> <span><span> </span> Makes 6 servings</span><br />( these are all approximations- I don't usually measure when I make this)<br /> <span><span></span></span><br /> </div> <img src="http://www.epicurious.com/rd_images/printer_friendly/pf_ingredients_lbl.gif" alt="ingredients" /> <div> <span>2 lb medium onions, halved lengthwise, then thinly sliced lengthwise</span><br /> <span></span><br /> <span></span> <span></span><span>5 Tablespoons of unsalted butter</span><br /> <span></span> 5 Tablespoons of olive oil<br /> <span>6 cups reduced-sodium beef broth </span><br /> <span></span><span>1/2 teaspoon black pepper</span><br /> <span>6 (1/2-inch-thick) diagonal slices of baguette</span><br /> <span> Gruyere Cheese</span><br /> <span></span><br /> <br /> <span> flameproof soup crocks or ramekins </span><br /> <span></span><br /> </div> <img src="http://www.epicurious.com/rd_images/printer_friendly/pf_preparation_lbl.gif" alt="preparation" /> <p>Cook onions in butter and oil in a 4- to 5-quart heavy pot over moderate heat, uncovered, stirring frequently, until onions are very soft and deep golden brown, about 45 minutes. Stir in broth, and pepper and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, 30 minutes.</p> <p>While soup simmers, put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F.</p> <p>Arrange bread in 1 layer on a large baking sheet and toast, turning over once, until completely dry, about 15 minutes.</p> <p>Remove bread from oven and preheat broiler.</p><p> Put crocks in a shallow baking pan.</p> <p> Divide soup among crocks, then float a piece of bread in each.<br /></p><p>Slice enough Gruyère (about 6 ounces total) with cheese plane to cover tops of crocks, allowing ends of cheese to hang over rims of crocks.</p> <p>Broil 4 to 5 inches from heat until cheese is melted and bubbly, 1 to 2 minutes.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><blockquote style="text-align: left;"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>CONTEST RULES</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>O Foods Contest for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month</strong></p> <p style="text-align: left;">September is <strong>Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month</strong>, and for the second year in a row, Sara of <a title="ms adventures in italy" href="http://msadventuresinitaly.com/blog" target="_blank">Ms Adventures in Italy</a> and Michelle of <a title="bleeding espresso" href="http://bleedingespresso.com/2009/" target="_blank">Bleeding Espresso</a> are hosting the O Foods Contest to raise awareness of this important health issue.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">There are <strong>TWO WAYS</strong> to take part in the O Foods Contest:</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>ONE:</strong> Post a recipe to your blog using a <strong>food that starts or ends with the letter O</strong> <em>(e.g., oatmeal, orange, okra, octopus, olive, onion, potato, tomato)</em>; <strong>include this entire text box in the post</strong>; and <strong>send your post url along with a photo (100 x 100) </strong>to <strong>ofoods[at]gmail[dot]com</strong> by <strong>11:59 pm (Italy time)</strong> on <strong>Monday, September 28, 2009</strong>.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>PRIZES for recipe posts: </strong></p> <ul><li>1st: Signed copy of <a title="Dolce Italiano by Gina DePalma" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0393061000?ie=UTF8&tag=bleedingespre-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0393061000" target="_blank"><em>Dolce Italiano: Desserts from the Babbo Kitchen</em></a> by <strong>Gina DePalma</strong>, Executive Pastry Chef of Babbo Ristorante in NYC, who is currently battling ovarian cancer, inspired this event, and<strong> will be choosing her favorite recipe for this prize</strong>;</li></ul> <ul><li>2nd: Signed copy of <em><a id="nu3w" title="Molto Italiano: 327 Easy Italian Recipes to Cook at Home" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0060734922?tag=bleedingespre-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=0060734922&adid=0Y4VYN3W8J48SG6B8X71&" target="_blank">Molto Italiano: 327 Simple Italian Recipes to Cook at Home</a></em> by Mario Batali (winner chosen by Sara);</li></ul> <ul><li>3rd: Signed copy of <a id="t3ps" title="Vino Italiano: The Regional Italian Wines of Italy by Joseph Bastianich" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1400097746?tag=bleedingespre-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=1400097746&adid=1JWV7E57CEEGE8M5N7X7&" target="_blank"><em>Vino Italiano: The Regional Italian Wines of Italy</em></a> by Joseph Bastianich (winner chosen by Michelle).</li></ul> <div style="text-align: center;"><strong>OR</strong></div> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>TWO:</strong> If you’re not into the recipe thing, <strong>simply post this entire text box in a post on your blog</strong> to help spread the word and <strong>send your post url </strong>to <strong>ofoods[at]gmail[dot]com</strong> by <strong>11:59 pm (Italy time)</strong> on <strong>Monday, September 28, 2009</strong>.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Awareness posts PRIZE:</strong></p> <ul><li>One winner chosen at random will receive a <a id="jr0e" title="Teal Toes tote bag" href="http://www.cafepress.com/tealtoes.265681509" target="_blank">Teal Toes tote bag</a> filled with ovarian cancer awareness goodies that you can spread around amongst your friends and family.</li></ul> <p style="text-align: center;">———</p> <p style="text-align: center;">From the <a title="OCRF" href="http://www.ocrf.org/" target="_blank"><strong>Ovarian Cancer Research Fund</strong></a>:</p> <ul><li>Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death from gynecologic cancers in the United States and is the fifth leading cause of cancer death among U.S. women; a woman’s lifetime risk of ovarian cancer is 1 in 67.</li><li>The <a id="kzfa" title="symptoms of ovarian cancer" href="http://www.ocrf.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=42&Itemid=294" target="_blank">symptoms of ovarian cancer</a> are often vague and subtle, making it difficult to diagnose, but include bloating, pelvic and/or abdominal pain, difficulty eating or feeling full quickly; and urinary symptoms (urgency or frequency).</li><li>There is no effective screening test for ovarian cancer but there are tests which can detect ovarian cancer when patients are at high risk or have early symptoms.</li><li>In spite of this, patients are usually diagnosed in advanced stages and only 45% survive longer than five years. Only 19% of cases are caught before the cancer has spread beyond the ovary to the pelvic region.</li><li>When ovarian cancer is detected and treated early on, the five-year survival rate is greater than 92%.</li></ul> <p>And remember, you can also always <strong>donate to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund</strong> at our page through <strong><a title="First giving donations page for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month" href="http://www.firstgiving.com/ovariancancerawarenessmonth" target="_blank">FirstGiving</a></strong>!</p> <div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Please help spread the word about ovarian cancer.<br />Together we can make enough noise to kill this silent killer.</strong></div> </blockquote><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17289964837609403732noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208603062938634115.post-13563046748250472842009-08-11T10:25:00.006-04:002009-08-11T10:58:11.754-04:00OUR SAD GARDEN UPDATEWell I suppose it was just a matter of time before we got hit with this tragedy. 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXwfM81eKYzBlqM3ZCXa3YJVVS6f7E8vCIH_N4ZBH6Xv7gDUv6ieIp2KW5cKQV9k5rBYiDhg_YRrujYQJJRl9OuTBfwcpnhHCaFQjcvqiAF7qp5BgObFocP__OTUayCI_OYrRJar5paxNw/s320/DSC_0019_1980.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368713337981860098" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5_qUH6LTU8D8GhML4agDOeShH7BZRLYetEIvcnIA64Y9Rh7Yspj9ofPlw-NYs0A-zyNWZ2F45kuUQnXbdvgIk6Q7yTUIjWRxKo_nog1-Oz4r0VXmxE5OQ5UWfDgogV5XFpjldRW6qlqjd/s1600-h/DSC_0018_1979.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5_qUH6LTU8D8GhML4agDOeShH7BZRLYetEIvcnIA64Y9Rh7Yspj9ofPlw-NYs0A-zyNWZ2F45kuUQnXbdvgIk6Q7yTUIjWRxKo_nog1-Oz4r0VXmxE5OQ5UWfDgogV5XFpjldRW6qlqjd/s320/DSC_0018_1979.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368713336049727874" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1EbvhJGD9v2fPbf9NvVpwZJLFdwX-wG94hVeTi60AkIdIg-39dDQAnPXlGj9nHuV0CdV1k0RyAOyOXXwTNPOMYNkQlQVvyYKdlq9hwViFN_zQYWP2GJuaCVm6v2noZdV3ztxBIBuyiwCs/s1600-h/DSC_0020_1981.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1EbvhJGD9v2fPbf9NvVpwZJLFdwX-wG94hVeTi60AkIdIg-39dDQAnPXlGj9nHuV0CdV1k0RyAOyOXXwTNPOMYNkQlQVvyYKdlq9hwViFN_zQYWP2GJuaCVm6v2noZdV3ztxBIBuyiwCs/s320/DSC_0020_1981.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368713343130392098" border="0" /></a><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://blogs.mcall.com/master_gardeners/2009/07/tomatoes-infected-with-late-blight-are-they-safe-for-canning.html">Penn State Master Gardeners</a><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">Tomatoes Infected with Late Blight<br /></h2> <!--Categories--> <div style="font-size: 0.6875em;"> <b>Categories:</b> <a href="http://blogs.mcall.com/master_gardeners/gardening/" rel="tag" title="View other posts under Gardening.">Gardening</a> </div> <div style="font-size: 0.6875em;"> Posted by <strong>KarenMBern</strong> at 02:24:20 PM on July 31, 2009 </div> <!--End Categories--> <div class="divider"><img src="http://blogs.mcall.com/images/trans.gif" alt="" width="1" border="0" height="8" /><br /></div> <h4><p>Luke F. LaBorde, Penn State Department of Food Science<br /></p> <p>Late blight is a common disease in tomatoes caused by the fungus Phytophthora infestans. The disease thrives in cool, moist conditions and can wipe out an entire tomato crop within just a few weeks of infestation.</p> <p><strong>Symptoms of Late Blight</strong></p> <p>Infected tomato plants initially develop water soaked lesions on the leaves and stems. Under cool and moist conditions, the fruits may become infected initially with firm, dark brown lesions that rapidly become enlarged, wrinkled, and somewhat sunken.<br />The rotted areas are usually located on the top of the fruit and may remain firm or become mushy.<br />Both green and ripe fruits can be infected. Green fruit that is picked early and ripened indoors may develop symptoms before it is ready to eat.<br /></p><p><strong>Canning recommendations</strong></p> <p>The USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning (1994 ed.) recommends that canners select only disease-free, preferably vine-ripened, firm tomatoes for canning. Fruit that shows severe symptoms of late blight, especially internalization of the mold into the tomato fruit, should not be used for canning.<br /></p><p>Although the USDA Guide recommends using only vine-ripened fruit for canning, tomatoes that have been picked green and allowed to ripen indoors may be canned if they show no symptoms of late blight.<br />This does not mean that the fungus itself is harmful to eat. </p> <p><br />This recommendation is based on the fact that fungus infected fruit may have a higher than normal pH that could make it unsafe for canning. This is true for other fungal infections of tomato as well. </p> <p><br />Tomatoes that are damaged by frost are also not recommended for canning because the softened tissue may be quickly invaded by fungus. If the canner insists on recovering a frost damaged crop, the fruit should be picked the morning after the frost and processed that day.</p></h4><p style="font-weight: bold;">Late Blight spores can overwinter where there is living plant material, like potatoes that were thrown aside or that were missed in harvest. From what I understand, late blight can produce types of spores that can overwinter in the soil on their own if there are two strains that are sexually reproducing in the area, but it seems the experts believe that is not the case in the Northeast this season. </p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">But yes, there always seems to be plenty of inoculum out there, and if we get similar weather, you can be pretty sure we'll get another outbreak. The question then becomes how early it will hit. This year's was unusually early. </p><h4><p><br />Remember as always to follow the USDA Guide's recommendations for acidification: </p> <p><br />To ensure safe acidity in whole, crushed, or juiced tomatoes, add two tablespoons of bottled lemon juice or 1/2 teaspoon of citric acid per quart of tomatoes. For pints, use one tablespoon bottled lemon juice or 1/4 teaspoon citric acid. Acid can be added directly to the jars before filling with product. Add sugar to offset acid taste, if desired. Four tablespoons of a 5 percent acidity vinegar per quart may be used instead of lemon juice or citric acid. </p> <p>(Thanks to Linda Wiles, Extension Educator, Horticulture, Monroe County for bringing this to our attention!)</p></h4><h2 style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://blogs.mcall.com/master_gardeners/2009/07/late-blight-what-should-the-home-gardener-do-rescuing-plants.html"><span style="font-size:100%;">Late Blight - What Should the Home Gardener Do? - Rescuing Plants</span></a></h2><h1 class="title"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.extension.org/article/18351"><br /></a></span></h1>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17289964837609403732noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208603062938634115.post-38799021978476847432009-07-22T20:05:00.004-04:002009-07-22T20:09:40.242-04:00Low Sugar Whole Wheat and Oatmeal Blueberry Muffins with Lemon<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6oE0bl-Ep9xMm9VYeRpzPJKO0PJiOtYZh9OjQ8G72Cs0bvmOg2eaHt4txAob9K3x75TfRRk6DzX5NaQl5FemRKt_tNA_A51u22VgMvk2aBECYJqbtk66SH28PYAZ4n0R5V7NZerCvP2JA/s1600-h/DSC_0020_1755.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6oE0bl-Ep9xMm9VYeRpzPJKO0PJiOtYZh9OjQ8G72Cs0bvmOg2eaHt4txAob9K3x75TfRRk6DzX5NaQl5FemRKt_tNA_A51u22VgMvk2aBECYJqbtk66SH28PYAZ4n0R5V7NZerCvP2JA/s320/DSC_0020_1755.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361440156961819842" border="0" /></a><span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><br />(Makes 9-12 muffins, depending on size of muffin cups or pan used, recipe slightly adapted from <a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Oatmeal-Blueberry-Muffins/Detail.aspx" target="_blank">Oatmeal Blueberry Muffins</a> at AllRecipes.)<br /><br />1 1/4 cup rolled oats (regular or <a href="http://kalynskitchen.blogspot.com/2009/05/kalyns-kitchen-picks-bobs-red-mill.html" target="_blank">extra thick</a> oats, but not instant)<br />1 cup <a href="http://kalynskitchen.blogspot.com/2009/02/kalyns-kitchen-picks-king-arthur-flour.html" target="_blank">white whole wheat flour</a><br />1 T baking powder<br />1/2 tsp. salt (I used fine grind sea salt)<br />1/3 cup Splenda or sugar (use Splenda for the South Beach Diet)<br />1 1/2 tsp. <a href="http://kalynskitchen.blogspot.com/2009/05/kalyns-kitchen-picks-penzeys-dried-and.html" target="_blank">dried lemon zest</a> or use 1 T fresh lemon zest<br />1 egg<br />1 cup milk (I used skim milk)<br />1/4 cup vegetable oil (I used canola oil)<br />1 cup fresh blueberries (for frozen blueberries, I would thaw them first)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Preheat oven to 400F. In medium-sized bowl, stir together the rolled oats, white whole wheat flour, baking powder, salt, Splenda or sugar, and dried lemon zest. (If you're using fresh lemon zest, add it with the wet ingredients.)<br /><br />In a small bowl, beat the egg with a fork, then stir in the milk and vegetable oil. Pour the wet ingredients into the bowl with the dry ingredients and stir until barely combined, being careful not to over stir. When ingredients are combined, gently fold in blueberries.<br /><br />Spray muffin pan or silicone muffin cups with nonstick spray if desired. (I sprayed the muffin cups I used.) Divide batter equally among muffin cups, filling about 3/4 full. (If your muffin pan has large cups, this may only make 9 muffins.)<br /></div><br />Bake muffins 20-25 minutes, until tops are starting to brown and a toothpick inserted comes out clean. I baked my muffins 22 minutes in a small toaster oven.<br /><br />***Note: I used cupcake papers to make these cupcakes and they stuck to the papers...next time I will spray my muffin tin and put the batter right into the tin...no papers!<br /></span>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17289964837609403732noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208603062938634115.post-38397585849434335352009-07-22T19:22:00.003-04:002009-07-22T19:36:52.859-04:00ZUCCHINI PARMIGIANO<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDSDOtJ7hKlwD6rPu5LBYKstklqR2JBs2L0SWwb9vThfreqP9I72oZ1ah4FD6YB_AR9h7nh4A9nwIESBkOoc78ow0R-oEV8d7odpm4vAKVbfDxzvHtwCNoOuYl0iBTXzhyj2hQ_xaVhGDi/s1600-h/DSC_0021_1756.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDSDOtJ7hKlwD6rPu5LBYKstklqR2JBs2L0SWwb9vThfreqP9I72oZ1ah4FD6YB_AR9h7nh4A9nwIESBkOoc78ow0R-oEV8d7odpm4vAKVbfDxzvHtwCNoOuYl0iBTXzhyj2hQ_xaVhGDi/s320/DSC_0021_1756.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361429004992578498" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Fresh zucchini from the garden (sliced)<br />Tomato sauce<br />Parmesan cheese<br />Mozzarella cheese<br />Fresh from the garden basil (chopped)<br /><br />I layered all of the above ingredients and put it in a 350 degree oven.<br />When it was bubbling and toasty on top I took it out- let it rest a little bit and served it.<br />It was delicious!<br /></div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17289964837609403732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208603062938634115.post-84229216936021833702009-07-22T19:14:00.003-04:002009-07-22T19:21:49.418-04:00Artichoke Heart CasseroleI made a wonderful casserole the other day.<br />I found frozen artichoke hearts at the food store the other day and decided to try and make a casserole with all the fixings that I usually use to stuff my regular full size fresh artichokes.<br />It came delicious and was so simple.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggVh5uWoBEGgJ51LjNk4w7JZDhmmt2zeBK5VXqoFJoXKXZV9jIRuVCcxauX0UpfiTYW2J2IHzkNTL5-mDiGXfk7E9LVn-b1Z6DJOtAd4bOI3PcwszhRYFX1srge1QrUAaoZOssmtA_RONd/s1600-h/DSC_0014_1749.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggVh5uWoBEGgJ51LjNk4w7JZDhmmt2zeBK5VXqoFJoXKXZV9jIRuVCcxauX0UpfiTYW2J2IHzkNTL5-mDiGXfk7E9LVn-b1Z6DJOtAd4bOI3PcwszhRYFX1srge1QrUAaoZOssmtA_RONd/s320/DSC_0014_1749.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361427066890872018" border="0" /></a><br />I used:<br />2 bags of frozen artichoke hearts (thawed)<br />garlic (fresh minced)<br />parsley (fresh)<br />olive oil<br />bread crumbs<br />Parmesan cheese<br /><br />I mixed everything together and tossed it into a greased (with olive oil) casserole dish.<br />I covered it and baked it at 350 degrees until it was bubbling.<br /><br />It was really good- try it!Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17289964837609403732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208603062938634115.post-34431700651330418552009-07-22T18:45:00.006-04:002009-07-22T19:09:13.106-04:00My Garden UpdateIt is finally time for a GARDEN UPDATE.<br />Everything seems to be growing beautifully - we have been harvesting lettuce regularly and I have given away bundles.<br />We finally started harvesting our Swiss Chard and it is a fantastic crop. This is one crop that I plan to grow every year!<br />We picked our first zucchini yesterday. They are gorgeous and they taste delicious.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9laW37FvIGpms1tRO2XqFw9YdgiQfrd8l3LI1ysRLA27rb3P0nNlY1yZuQfqjmdJ5c9j3XaIaaGlSwS2kYr95rHGTFTwjENJKslXB-odrre0SnCYkJ9E-pleYk89-ExjqRylGNs3ZyzhP/s1600-h/DSC_0025_1760.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9laW37FvIGpms1tRO2XqFw9YdgiQfrd8l3LI1ysRLA27rb3P0nNlY1yZuQfqjmdJ5c9j3XaIaaGlSwS2kYr95rHGTFTwjENJKslXB-odrre0SnCYkJ9E-pleYk89-ExjqRylGNs3ZyzhP/s320/DSC_0025_1760.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361422355180971586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3SonTItfMH8snfnr9_0eo126xmXAtZDVIHzXRI4q5mnULHLXuNNfY28p5d-Zapxp3c717X43UMl51rZ2_RFCdvv2gvwOC9dZWNgyzUrpxJ97tv05uyXg_eJTYmPFURnWXiF5ehgvNJR_P/s1600-h/DSC_0017_1752.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3SonTItfMH8snfnr9_0eo126xmXAtZDVIHzXRI4q5mnULHLXuNNfY28p5d-Zapxp3c717X43UMl51rZ2_RFCdvv2gvwOC9dZWNgyzUrpxJ97tv05uyXg_eJTYmPFURnWXiF5ehgvNJR_P/s320/DSC_0017_1752.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361422348268680738" border="0" /></a><br />The cucumbers are coming along and we are expecting several days of rain so Im sure Ill be harvesting them very soon.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNpRY7fvBMbOd0HYeFP92i7bfueS4FOSiNZAuW-VwOmvIgxCP-RzXlLUKtxsyPTrM7qZb9WuSPv6M-Gfg_FAAs_pcGGZm-KtSwNUblSvkwgBQv22nSBBxFKg4LPSK43t2J2ckbR5-IgXhI/s1600-h/DSC_0039_1701.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNpRY7fvBMbOd0HYeFP92i7bfueS4FOSiNZAuW-VwOmvIgxCP-RzXlLUKtxsyPTrM7qZb9WuSPv6M-Gfg_FAAs_pcGGZm-KtSwNUblSvkwgBQv22nSBBxFKg4LPSK43t2J2ckbR5-IgXhI/s320/DSC_0039_1701.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361421898924882754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIACFFDnPvPM-XhA8qK4RETm8niWjWeiK-c0sBiHjXOCBGsv5gYCXWk8gkW6vpDBDR2uXdMJrhpWf_b8xXSZF6tTM9MhTTfg4W7nVf469hUfN2pAgcWPf_9gD7ZPBnjOdifb6hZ6AJQ1dR/s1600-h/DSC_0029_1691.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIACFFDnPvPM-XhA8qK4RETm8niWjWeiK-c0sBiHjXOCBGsv5gYCXWk8gkW6vpDBDR2uXdMJrhpWf_b8xXSZF6tTM9MhTTfg4W7nVf469hUfN2pAgcWPf_9gD7ZPBnjOdifb6hZ6AJQ1dR/s320/DSC_0029_1691.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361421892608211170" border="0" /></a><br />Overall it is the best garden we have ever had...I sure love square foot gardening!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxTc-3a47x5W1KEXpws8c8a2kOE2gaTZsnmTut1ycQe0uJIojFPTlfCQ6ATtDWEak_pHam3NIdPXCorS8J7wLPCe60D8x6xKxEiSpzb7aG2IOJdkytVbCKI31oESbDgrTDMSeklY5D7QUm/s1600-h/DSC_0025_1687.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxTc-3a47x5W1KEXpws8c8a2kOE2gaTZsnmTut1ycQe0uJIojFPTlfCQ6ATtDWEak_pHam3NIdPXCorS8J7wLPCe60D8x6xKxEiSpzb7aG2IOJdkytVbCKI31oESbDgrTDMSeklY5D7QUm/s320/DSC_0025_1687.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361421885258721714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtkmzeS_cyTvC5QWBrYJtdXUq3u1T83LnlBFGci2hTWx5MHTEHLzL3qXXse1kfxW3WmycmMteTGzFpeXH5dkCJOwbuPlg8CIjzF1New2Or25zUMgvJTF801um3yzybXAYyAIQFnPTJbkIa/s1600-h/DSC_0024_1686.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtkmzeS_cyTvC5QWBrYJtdXUq3u1T83LnlBFGci2hTWx5MHTEHLzL3qXXse1kfxW3WmycmMteTGzFpeXH5dkCJOwbuPlg8CIjzF1New2Or25zUMgvJTF801um3yzybXAYyAIQFnPTJbkIa/s320/DSC_0024_1686.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361421874987492098" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPXH7nO8CCL8mqcQpek122QKQ3pOsWIYtB6W9ZDSFmyT_OVJLi4a7Hobd99mB6hgf7SgaG69MqjCUJQ4JfqpqXQIUjQOexRXlqctQU4fYZ7h4J_f0d3ju1k6R6Gj2dLFc7yDbH4m02pHfP/s1600-h/DSC_0023_1685.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPXH7nO8CCL8mqcQpek122QKQ3pOsWIYtB6W9ZDSFmyT_OVJLi4a7Hobd99mB6hgf7SgaG69MqjCUJQ4JfqpqXQIUjQOexRXlqctQU4fYZ7h4J_f0d3ju1k6R6Gj2dLFc7yDbH4m02pHfP/s320/DSC_0023_1685.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361421867988863410" border="0" /></a>CUCUMBERS<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg5hTyZGlfJl1tmCgBs0QbpWXyjeCy8rCZPdStd-brrHjFCKd4DCD3XbmjiyNyFEuyB-BL8Yj3-i5708KrPDvYaoyAZgrXejx9HkwR5T_12KvBqkKrs-XmS8uen5SdsvpsOXPDGxLuj5La/s1600-h/DSC_0020_1682.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg5hTyZGlfJl1tmCgBs0QbpWXyjeCy8rCZPdStd-brrHjFCKd4DCD3XbmjiyNyFEuyB-BL8Yj3-i5708KrPDvYaoyAZgrXejx9HkwR5T_12KvBqkKrs-XmS8uen5SdsvpsOXPDGxLuj5La/s320/DSC_0020_1682.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361421084240931362" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">CUCUMBERS<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje4wztNMUNY9Cm-K2LApeYkrmFRsLsHhEv6HldEsXF_K56eSAqL5M6NloXhXLGjkgFomgMK19stTwc__MsOQymZVhTgyli4WUMIxMZbH7UuXUpR5FDRP_lzVBC9zS4rc_UbIjcvm7wfjsH/s1600-h/DSC_0019_1681.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje4wztNMUNY9Cm-K2LApeYkrmFRsLsHhEv6HldEsXF_K56eSAqL5M6NloXhXLGjkgFomgMK19stTwc__MsOQymZVhTgyli4WUMIxMZbH7UuXUpR5FDRP_lzVBC9zS4rc_UbIjcvm7wfjsH/s320/DSC_0019_1681.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361421073446106898" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">TOMATOES AND SWEET PEPPERS IN FRONT<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOzIIHkcpTb82kBSsV0jqeYPFZc1Oco4BwJq8i5wnpSnGnFyAHHLfsMN0RTMbePCE0swTDzbk2nnkYXgPng8Z-Oeiaph1M60fdseQ-GSW-s0HtogUroXbdFF3wdjQpEbOlL3njCTKX-pwK/s1600-h/DSC_0018_1680.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOzIIHkcpTb82kBSsV0jqeYPFZc1Oco4BwJq8i5wnpSnGnFyAHHLfsMN0RTMbePCE0swTDzbk2nnkYXgPng8Z-Oeiaph1M60fdseQ-GSW-s0HtogUroXbdFF3wdjQpEbOlL3njCTKX-pwK/s320/DSC_0018_1680.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361421064007027442" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">MUSK MELON IN THE FRONT<br />THEN SOME LETTUCE AND CUCUMBERS IN THE BACK<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRK5shUMrvHyx90JmdmPn8ywufCtqvSM8MK76_94WSznpyRz1wqrPLOVTemSgOXSHbSwcLmLVIr66-RyrAughvUcCJIKD93_hJWHzDvol3DVP0KlYv7p_nFya_78jB3NjDXrhn4kcFOFOV/s1600-h/DSC_0014_1676.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRK5shUMrvHyx90JmdmPn8ywufCtqvSM8MK76_94WSznpyRz1wqrPLOVTemSgOXSHbSwcLmLVIr66-RyrAughvUcCJIKD93_hJWHzDvol3DVP0KlYv7p_nFya_78jB3NjDXrhn4kcFOFOV/s320/DSC_0014_1676.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361421058653309506" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">BLACK EYED PEAS IN THE BACK<br />SWISS CHARD AND LETTUCE<br />THYME AND SAGE<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFiLFiV0jCez3MQ2m6EoUjnT60QigPcT1vmok1xudbjWTErEkD4QTAqHsFiAboT_bGJBTAmcjfE4FR4XSgqIVnBKJFd_aJJ-4PkIfURYKzVZnXjF630LlVMwVZau4vC4LdqCzRbmQP_NTy/s1600-h/DSC_0013_1675.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFiLFiV0jCez3MQ2m6EoUjnT60QigPcT1vmok1xudbjWTErEkD4QTAqHsFiAboT_bGJBTAmcjfE4FR4XSgqIVnBKJFd_aJJ-4PkIfURYKzVZnXjF630LlVMwVZau4vC4LdqCzRbmQP_NTy/s320/DSC_0013_1675.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361421054152487058" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">BASIL LETTUCE AND PARSLEY<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgo74gU3w-vtvDgU4tQRkPV7bXuRMcG6lSxgYyYyyR0QTumGiCipwGBBFlCxFzUDkrVPbYQpX5UMdn1nw3vahVJkkO4n1vOH0dN5e8aiqHEil-do_hcmT8rTzSbuD9EojoNDXdx64E0rtm/s1600-h/DSC_0011_1673.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgo74gU3w-vtvDgU4tQRkPV7bXuRMcG6lSxgYyYyyR0QTumGiCipwGBBFlCxFzUDkrVPbYQpX5UMdn1nw3vahVJkkO4n1vOH0dN5e8aiqHEil-do_hcmT8rTzSbuD9EojoNDXdx64E0rtm/s320/DSC_0011_1673.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361420245428105042" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">ROMANO BEANS IN THE BACK<br />HOT PEPPERS -FRONT REAR<br />LETTUCE AND MARIGOLDS UP FRONT<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02OnK9eB6fr2k0olMwuUc3wO6fdW8YjQ1pot1FRxcojk0UUeDE-ET3pj0b5AyhMSdm75Ig8ajIh4UeykaHUmxvH6d83stI-jG9uQQcjbli7PL_ZRWTpwfeyNo67F7brOr9SxZaUPlSfTF/s1600-h/DSC_0010_1672.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02OnK9eB6fr2k0olMwuUc3wO6fdW8YjQ1pot1FRxcojk0UUeDE-ET3pj0b5AyhMSdm75Ig8ajIh4UeykaHUmxvH6d83stI-jG9uQQcjbli7PL_ZRWTpwfeyNo67F7brOr9SxZaUPlSfTF/s320/DSC_0010_1672.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361420239615422018" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">SWISS CHARD<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-vAbrrL1v-yNBTbRq2KhRsV1XHRJtxTzuTLMTwA_L11XMUmKy5mhaNLyKMpSlfdjUDv3q__Cw7mbgrUeUXRx9viFf0PEDklyhjiaW11rMKRATv-DsHjMo7ZdQ8UmlswF-sOIrYPd-U56v/s1600-h/DSC_0009_1671.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-vAbrrL1v-yNBTbRq2KhRsV1XHRJtxTzuTLMTwA_L11XMUmKy5mhaNLyKMpSlfdjUDv3q__Cw7mbgrUeUXRx9viFf0PEDklyhjiaW11rMKRATv-DsHjMo7ZdQ8UmlswF-sOIrYPd-U56v/s320/DSC_0009_1671.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361420233506954098" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">ZUCCHINI-GREEN ON THE LEFT AND YELLOW ON THE RIGHT<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPnKKCw9_4LtFQIFSYvTxexf7hojeFmjvM0WBR0iWCapUmc3era7XgwlKlVZbuGN_IIY639aHDVmn_jYJ6kMkoKVbed7zPb0X-XPdsoh2hl-28m0nYPEYTed9OzuzMa7tydGk8GdiWRf6V/s1600-h/DSC_0008_1670.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPnKKCw9_4LtFQIFSYvTxexf7hojeFmjvM0WBR0iWCapUmc3era7XgwlKlVZbuGN_IIY639aHDVmn_jYJ6kMkoKVbed7zPb0X-XPdsoh2hl-28m0nYPEYTed9OzuzMa7tydGk8GdiWRf6V/s320/DSC_0008_1670.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361420229680560338" border="0" /></a><br />The morning glories and doing terrific. This is the first year I actually was able to grow them and Im so excited...now I just need a few blooms!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWqu8k8SWtX_nkO68MLK9WgrQLssummwuUjMik_9N2UnfDJO7roKXDz7RD0-b8J-aZvgRBAzwMeKnkmyCq7tZ7fBp6YA3ElJXZRNjw6C75NdPfAebwn_0VeptEUyZg-nKftrWCktjBwXgn/s1600-h/DSC_0007_1669.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWqu8k8SWtX_nkO68MLK9WgrQLssummwuUjMik_9N2UnfDJO7roKXDz7RD0-b8J-aZvgRBAzwMeKnkmyCq7tZ7fBp6YA3ElJXZRNjw6C75NdPfAebwn_0VeptEUyZg-nKftrWCktjBwXgn/s320/DSC_0007_1669.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361420224855364866" border="0" /></a><br />Hope you enjopy the little trek through our garden...stay tuned for future updates~Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17289964837609403732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208603062938634115.post-65490757565795632592009-07-17T18:39:00.003-04:002009-07-17T18:44:00.658-04:00Watermelon Granita<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibD6uXhthY5Wo-EtsGDLVOZSuCCmR0NYcabVNmnv3qBxkTzEo75RO_2b35uXlGVpsYCIMOjqmqTDurY3SlmgIaW53L2poNhjoxjDPgUWFE_DeAcMlC8A9aIRwZXVQYh0P3NbdgobGtx3nv/s1600-h/DSC_0012_1395.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibD6uXhthY5Wo-EtsGDLVOZSuCCmR0NYcabVNmnv3qBxkTzEo75RO_2b35uXlGVpsYCIMOjqmqTDurY3SlmgIaW53L2poNhjoxjDPgUWFE_DeAcMlC8A9aIRwZXVQYh0P3NbdgobGtx3nv/s320/DSC_0012_1395.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359562910316588626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">recipe & instructions from <a href="http://foodnetwork.com/" target="_blank">foodnetwork.com</a><br /></span><br />1/2 seedless watermelon<br />1/2 cup white sugar<br />juice of 1 lemon<br /><br />Cut up watermelon flesh into chunks and then puree in a blender. If your watermelon isn't seedless, make sure to remove the seeds first before putting in the blender or you'll get mashed up seeds which may taste bitter.<br /><br />Combine the watermelon juice with the sugar and lemon and mix well.<br /><br />**I poured mine into my ice cream maker and let it run until it was done-I then put it into a tray and put it into the freezer to set**<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5_bCzEx5CZbyJmmZwBwGsrKgThG3M1f0izyliLtdnZcg_Hgio2gmH-89zRwoqDH4h8H1Kq1Z_UWv8hD1Dn_0TBC3WdDihGwcQsg1Jdk1cdbv7A82n2iAM6oTLb7N867Cj8z9mNfJxQlX/s1600-h/DSC_0007_1390.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5_bCzEx5CZbyJmmZwBwGsrKgThG3M1f0izyliLtdnZcg_Hgio2gmH-89zRwoqDH4h8H1Kq1Z_UWv8hD1Dn_0TBC3WdDihGwcQsg1Jdk1cdbv7A82n2iAM6oTLb7N867Cj8z9mNfJxQlX/s320/DSC_0007_1390.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359562906460676642" border="0" /></a><br />You can also...<br /><br />Pour it all into a shallow wide pan and freeze for 1 hour. When the mixture is frozen, remove from the freezer and rake with a fork all the way through. Return to the freezer for another hour and then rake again. Return to the freezer for one more hour. Rake again with fork then serve. Add a sprig of mint to up the coolness factor!Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17289964837609403732noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208603062938634115.post-84316983066455203632009-07-17T17:10:00.005-04:002009-07-17T18:48:11.107-04:00Ratatouille at my house...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3FSvplgCmn4PbsQqyGmHKK0ODmOdl_6ffI9Ijmq7K-WMgfSaEjVC1mllH3Hy7pxioScRJeicjoIzSCDzjLmO6k3CgHhPIM2CxGsu27OGhnl5lPzuG6M0zM0dzx_MhYE5FeFyczmPdzlyi/s1600-h/Foodie+Friday+Logo+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3FSvplgCmn4PbsQqyGmHKK0ODmOdl_6ffI9Ijmq7K-WMgfSaEjVC1mllH3Hy7pxioScRJeicjoIzSCDzjLmO6k3CgHhPIM2CxGsu27OGhnl5lPzuG6M0zM0dzx_MhYE5FeFyczmPdzlyi/s320/Foodie+Friday+Logo+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359564548912327810" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center">"FOODIE FRIDAY" </div><div align="center">hosted by our very gracious friend at<br /><a href="http://designsbygollum.blogspot.com/">Designs by Gollum. </a><br />Please visit her delightful blog after your visit here, </div>to feast your eyes on whatever she and the other participants are cooking up for today's event!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79Lmp_EC2UTRcxPYS45k7UlI8q5H-8kDhDjqQSGjQP2cbXMByE-rtT_3uV-4O3qSXfbFB8lIG2E7lJuUlkPRyf-2Cnuwyk83HPIrW2AVLje8T1Rumbtw-7Yb6eWK4f-PFsp8eK_-ybSur/s1600-h/redone+ratatoulli.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79Lmp_EC2UTRcxPYS45k7UlI8q5H-8kDhDjqQSGjQP2cbXMByE-rtT_3uV-4O3qSXfbFB8lIG2E7lJuUlkPRyf-2Cnuwyk83HPIrW2AVLje8T1Rumbtw-7Yb6eWK4f-PFsp8eK_-ybSur/s320/redone+ratatoulli.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359542683153489650" border="0" /></a><br /><p>The basic components that define my ratatouille are:</p> <p>plum tomatoes<br />zucchini<br />eggplant<br />garlic<br />onions<br /></p><p>scallions<br />herbs<br />These ingredients are traditionally sauteed in olive oil and can be served over rice or potatoes, preferably with a crusty French bread (and a glass of wine for the chef.)</p> <p><strong>Recipe for my simple ratatouille</strong><br />Ingredients:</p> <p>1 medium sized onion, chopped<br />3 cloves garlic, minced</p><p>3 diced scallions<br />2 medium eggplant, diced<br />3 plum tomatoes diced<br />2 medium zucchini diced into large chunks</p><p><br />add herbs as desired (I used basil)<br />olive oil (enough to sauté veggies)<br />salt and pepper to taste</p><p>I add a splash of balsamic vinegar<br /></p> <p><strong>Directions:</strong></p> <p>Sauté the onion and garlic and scallions until tender<br />Add eggplant and zuchinni<br /></p><p>then and tomatoes, bring to a very light simmer</p><p><br />Simmer, covered for 15 minutes<br /><br />Simmer for 10-15 more minutes with the cover off until the vegetables are suitably soft<br />Remove from heat<br />Stir in the herbs, splash of balsamic and season to taste.</p><em>Bon appetit!</em>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17289964837609403732noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208603062938634115.post-2704249960613462462009-07-12T08:42:00.005-04:002009-07-12T08:51:17.338-04:00Pico De Gallo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUqzrKZH0MeCFKWZ_ws_0DjYfYC2hC0xE7rZOIop0VIa3x83XMLiUds6oVa1BpAkY4SiCwzVyTDLmbDHl_RQJBXvciPqco5lzWsSgmQwpug1BpbNPW5BFiYX2PeW34fyOAaO7DzKskXua/s1600-h/DSC_0005_1191.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUqzrKZH0MeCFKWZ_ws_0DjYfYC2hC0xE7rZOIop0VIa3x83XMLiUds6oVa1BpAkY4SiCwzVyTDLmbDHl_RQJBXvciPqco5lzWsSgmQwpug1BpbNPW5BFiYX2PeW34fyOAaO7DzKskXua/s320/DSC_0005_1191.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357553288752830802" border="0" /></a>Now I have to admit- I don't have a recipe...<br />I sort of put this together based on a friends recipe.<br /><br />5 plum tomatoes diced tiny<br />half of a red onion tiny dice<br />half of a red sweet pepper tiny dice<br />5 slices of jalapeno pepper diced<br />cilantro<br />salt to taste<br /><br />Thank you Justin it came delicious- we ate it with crackers and we also used it as a topping for<br />our Rib Eye steaks....yum!Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17289964837609403732noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208603062938634115.post-13388707316012762042009-07-12T07:27:00.003-04:002009-07-12T07:35:30.198-04:00Update on the MYSTERY plant<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRHK9N0Eg14LX12MBSBvzGsj2j4OKWCBu10W_rzugPyCAMc9zmzQTuib0yNFnAJ_TT5sB2cvt3RwqK5clMl24obEqpT926dZMq46yKMTkZnFPJ73fWsehRI3t45j_tkDgIv4cGqWelaFY/s1600-h/DSC_0016_1084.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRHK9N0Eg14LX12MBSBvzGsj2j4OKWCBu10W_rzugPyCAMc9zmzQTuib0yNFnAJ_TT5sB2cvt3RwqK5clMl24obEqpT926dZMq46yKMTkZnFPJ73fWsehRI3t45j_tkDgIv4cGqWelaFY/s320/DSC_0016_1084.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357535753259836066" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">Here are a few new pictures of the mystery plant.<br />If anyone has a clue as to what this is - I would love to know.<br />It is odd and the blossoms are tiny - but they are really gorgeous!<br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDmVWCrh-oePFZzyTohgILfvbDJFFQJFBFgZeznakrY7VhAWr89UaAanSG79kl-p8Uqt0gWhR7BzNu07J2E_31s9WqxPVoXiEYAQnnc4dvv7tinrUc5CKHODoPbR6HRCmHJ-MEURorpmsi/s1600-h/DSC_0043_1164.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqPKjKdXEEcowXhdY2-02gYDc9QybSQuinl9RmkdCNttk7jparczmj59JU4HWj2QjhKaM2vuYXHlxs_XsLeCOiFOmXuqXTRk5fV10hIkV_-wxO8vDPUn-Jmn10wp7zLb61ENpwfrcnLgyL/s320/BLOOMIN_tues_button.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355880452508845986" border="0" /></a>Today is Blooming Tuesday at <a href="http://msgreenthumbjean.blogspot.com/">Mrs. Green Thumb Jean's blog</a>.<br /></div><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br />A few flowers that are bloomin in my yard today...</span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiXGvOSMpzv5RLfUMYf5v4KIqY8k5PA0SGr3RP6ogHNsVjwpf26uDUMzvD4ozPQo4LgFmlZCagCWOSQq-1AVC6cpeQHK5Ypv042G4dtb33LlMkUAChpmRPDE84B9yZ6HHcsbYfypftd6ft/s1600-h/DSC_0053_1121.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">A few weeks ago I posted a <a href="http://susan-myjourney.blogspot.com/2009/06/id-help-please.html">picture of an odd sort of plant</a> growing in my flower bed...one that I never planted. I asked for some help ID'ing it....well I guess no one knew what it was and I still don't either ,but take a look at the flowers that this weird plant made. They are absolutely gorgeous and there are many of them on each stem. Anyone have a clue now?</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdFDI38ZN4Ls9OYOCUXV69Cxi9Zs7VkBw00nkEPqojNC4JPPCE2JSjsxBBU_4208PGVw47tiTFpxyGi9svoPC6bS5ALMX_QYuZW0P67zEu1mtNsp4EyWdnaDjsMO-ORNQ99ipV3tDojmib/s1600-h/DSC_0018_1086.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdFDI38ZN4Ls9OYOCUXV69Cxi9Zs7VkBw00nkEPqojNC4JPPCE2JSjsxBBU_4208PGVw47tiTFpxyGi9svoPC6bS5ALMX_QYuZW0P67zEu1mtNsp4EyWdnaDjsMO-ORNQ99ipV3tDojmib/s320/DSC_0018_1086.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355876597187392898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Now Im asking for a little more help- this little fellow was on my deck today<br />and I really</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> dont know what he is...<span style="font-size:130%;">do you?</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmfMsiUdfBwH7qz-Q21nv_Br0FNg9yen8YsxChcQTZ6FNSSLJolTo5M-mFwnzb4fqEUP7qW9dyp2xJx7IAjfGAdzspMzAdVteMVdwHQZOr0lEC-xUbJHEJKWvRtfNz_GX_wGeS-1pIiBT/s1600-h/DSC_0006_1074.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmfMsiUdfBwH7qz-Q21nv_Br0FNg9yen8YsxChcQTZ6FNSSLJolTo5M-mFwnzb4fqEUP7qW9dyp2xJx7IAjfGAdzspMzAdVteMVdwHQZOr0lEC-xUbJHEJKWvRtfNz_GX_wGeS-1pIiBT/s320/DSC_0006_1074.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355875861948459378" border="0" /></a>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17289964837609403732noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208603062938634115.post-76286248880278339102009-07-05T23:59:00.004-04:002009-07-06T08:14:11.204-04:00Blue Monday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://smilingsally.blogspot.com/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 106px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1O0z4_B9PNwq4pLarjITG_G38ATDFMLVCMQ9ChRtbDroiADwTIEtWkCjJbfEo8ORwvwtXFvmv4LMPx4yFYSsE-okI4qNeGjhVQIjUTwREiNpSBqP5HxL5hu-COuHd3fyLn36zmnJBpHoC/s320/BlueMonday.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355192057164292626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcW_nAAJKJowuhgTkzwmKU0Fy_paKo822Ul5Any63JE-Esf2HT8NZhkNwOBVEyAO6nqH-g181usAYGjnLQwrK1aeIH07GboSQ8pPH7QSnWv4btGuJNhEdrCwfp6cYeZbtH0oBCYE63sJiX/s1600-h/Night+Sky.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcW_nAAJKJowuhgTkzwmKU0Fy_paKo822Ul5Any63JE-Esf2HT8NZhkNwOBVEyAO6nqH-g181usAYGjnLQwrK1aeIH07GboSQ8pPH7QSnWv4btGuJNhEdrCwfp6cYeZbtH0oBCYE63sJiX/s320/Night+Sky.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355192055932788834" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">It's time for </span><a href="http://smilingsally.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><strong><em>Blue Monday</em></strong></span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> .</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">A big thank you to Sally for hosting such a wonderful event.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Please feel free to pay a visit to Sally at </span><a href="http://smilingsally.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><em><strong>Smiling Sally</strong></em></span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> for more Blue Monday's posts.</span><br /></div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17289964837609403732noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208603062938634115.post-7535086722685102842009-07-05T23:26:00.005-04:002009-07-05T23:59:01.845-04:00Mellow Yellow Monday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm-9tzfC3gcekHWgPtt7R1kYLYNG5f_Gj572GwLLxVoxRkR8uUnCfZf_sl9dCP-4cRqAITP_SEt-7k_X_UUhibTJF0E8KcY5cD3wC0fRnIkSSua0r8qkPVCip0FhQmBMIfN-GC1O-tWnAK/s1600-h/MelloYellowMonday.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 125px; height: 125px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm-9tzfC3gcekHWgPtt7R1kYLYNG5f_Gj572GwLLxVoxRkR8uUnCfZf_sl9dCP-4cRqAITP_SEt-7k_X_UUhibTJF0E8KcY5cD3wC0fRnIkSSua0r8qkPVCip0FhQmBMIfN-GC1O-tWnAK/s320/MelloYellowMonday.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355191726275048146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj4T7tq9hnhcwDh4aLtQFYT-b_0YzrJ-v4o5cb3vKpftJUS8maArh3Z1Sxktc4q9te9Kh2l0yuqNSGmpFWcXAheUtxKg9iVyreILWSWcoARmJx9Sj-yP3AAuccT5GxIC3N_EAFz3gMnm6y/s1600-h/DSC_0011_569.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj4T7tq9hnhcwDh4aLtQFYT-b_0YzrJ-v4o5cb3vKpftJUS8maArh3Z1Sxktc4q9te9Kh2l0yuqNSGmpFWcXAheUtxKg9iVyreILWSWcoARmJx9Sj-yP3AAuccT5GxIC3N_EAFz3gMnm6y/s320/DSC_0011_569.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355184900370117362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We went to NYC to pick our son up at the airport...<br />as we drove I kept noticing yellow cabs everywhere...<br />All I kept thinking about was Mellow Yellow Monday-<br />so Im sharing my cabs with you!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNS6atGFEVrDvDclMOftgOpgBsY5cNmHhDuTPvuEmrMcApqMMmyiDhZlqhzSDQAHHu1fz0W9deYrZjIExXO4g0ZIsl8XHJziPVB587Jmd2yEgWlgduDyIoMb42d7jnr0ojM4asdomLKB3Z/s1600-h/DSC_0083_641.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNS6atGFEVrDvDclMOftgOpgBsY5cNmHhDuTPvuEmrMcApqMMmyiDhZlqhzSDQAHHu1fz0W9deYrZjIExXO4g0ZIsl8XHJziPVB587Jmd2yEgWlgduDyIoMb42d7jnr0ojM4asdomLKB3Z/s320/DSC_0083_641.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355184906060207794" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2lUKl5Wt2AtrSpozV6H_E2qSlJbli6zlX1q5oA-xnjd32jPHaEsfuxVNoq67ztFUx69VsU5YpHxGLluRDMxcXYS74evFHDHD19w0fxrUW18N0hegjppc1kH4xa3lvQfMZ7Fhq4mQBomYm/s1600-h/DSC_0095_653.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2lUKl5Wt2AtrSpozV6H_E2qSlJbli6zlX1q5oA-xnjd32jPHaEsfuxVNoq67ztFUx69VsU5YpHxGLluRDMxcXYS74evFHDHD19w0fxrUW18N0hegjppc1kH4xa3lvQfMZ7Fhq4mQBomYm/s320/DSC_0095_653.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355184887911224786" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3vRKzYCtOLmB26CPEmgAgI9j0Yt2R2fnrazyEoLCV7JDYoQ2rgyk29krwG24gPT9Igdz_21-LWy5MlQu-U714AJCNkvMtnvjWb4FSnzJ1Z-DxuH1n_yq3GRju6uct06mYzv_UK4RowD54/s1600-h/DSC_0093_651.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3vRKzYCtOLmB26CPEmgAgI9j0Yt2R2fnrazyEoLCV7JDYoQ2rgyk29krwG24gPT9Igdz_21-LWy5MlQu-U714AJCNkvMtnvjWb4FSnzJ1Z-DxuH1n_yq3GRju6uct06mYzv_UK4RowD54/s320/DSC_0093_651.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355184885050492386" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Inki7VxDoWQfReb6Q2CJGNfwDF9_iedqeRhyphenhyphenxDlAa7899jGrAklKJOwjgmIvMxK57RcHhT6p_0S07rAf9nNeFfGcYOZNdupOGGgs58ToLX9ZemZN_UZGxVx5LO5uiUz0bQIwvyepxnAB/s1600-h/DSC_0118_676.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Inki7VxDoWQfReb6Q2CJGNfwDF9_iedqeRhyphenhyphenxDlAa7899jGrAklKJOwjgmIvMxK57RcHhT6p_0S07rAf9nNeFfGcYOZNdupOGGgs58ToLX9ZemZN_UZGxVx5LO5uiUz0bQIwvyepxnAB/s320/DSC_0118_676.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355184890899298994" border="0" /></a><br />Go on over to <a href="http://mellowyellowmonday.blogspot.com/">Mellow Yellow Monday </a>to find other participants.Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17289964837609403732noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208603062938634115.post-34371233734122138972009-07-05T23:14:00.004-04:002009-07-05T23:26:14.346-04:00Happy 4th of July<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWTBOfjTuGVif6Xl_v4UdvCOIQDLp_gQIzEkvKOMXwUHCRic7KEE1TiLkIYjAziYQhBL28OGYbI9rRszLHi2QFwsDtFL-7p18U40qeGpeU_NiItGX3QsazWsWysaly7bTTxidLfUsDuCRC/s1600-h/godblessamericaflag.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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