A high school art teacher of doug's described thoughts as noodles. Here's our big bowl full of spaghetti - chow down.
Friday, August 28, 2009
BLTs are A-OK!
Last night we indulged. With our own home-grown lettuce and the very first full size tomato from the garden as the star ingredients, this sandwich was worth the wait!
Despite the fact that my plants look like crap they have still managed to produce a decent amount of smaller tomatoes.
Monday, August 24, 2009
August is the Healthiest Month....
-making pickles (both zucchini and bread and butter)
-freezing lots of beans
-discovering a superb patch of raspberries and freezing a few quarts
-planting fall crops of spinach, turnips, and radishes
-Making 3 batches of pesto and freezing it in ice cube trays
Other than that I'm simply cooking most of our meals from the garden, which is just such a great feeling.
My other major accomplishment of the week has been getting back onto my running schedule. I was doing really great until right before the wedding. I think it was because Doug was training for the half marathon and I just kind of tagged along. But after the wedding we both kind of took a break. Now I'm right back on track doing about 3 short runs a week (2.5 or 3 mi.) and one long (4+). This week's long run was the Trudeau Rd. loop which for those of you not from the area is a 5 mile course consisting of roughly a 1.5 mile gradual incline right in the middle of the run. I was definitely feeling the burn by the end of the run.
This week will be dedicated to getting my library ready for the start of school and enjoying every last minute of the nice weather. I'm sure we'll be back to the cold before we know it.
Recipes used:
Basil Pesto
2 c. basil
1/4 c. pine nuts (walnuts are good too)
3 garlic cloves
1 tbsp. lemon juice
1/4 c. olive oil
1/4 c. parmesan cheese
Food process into a thick, smooth paste
Bread and Butter Pickles
1 1/2 lb. pickling cucumbers
1 lb. onions (sliced 1/4 in. thick)
3/4 lb. red or yellow peppers (sliced 1/4 in. thick)
3 tbsp. salt
4 c. cider vinegar
2 c. light brown sugar (or white)
2 tsp. ground turmeric
1 tbsp. mustard seed
2 tsp. dill seed
Put cucumbers in bowl and pour boiling water over them. Drain and refresh under cold water. Slice 1/2 in. thick. Place all veggies into a glass bowl. Sprinkle with salt. Mix well, cover and let stand overnight.
Drain off veggies and rinse with cold water.
Put vinegar, sugar, turmeric, mustard seed, and dill in a non corrosive saucepan. Boil rapidly for 10 min. Add vegetables and bring back to boil. Remove from heat.
Pack into sterilized jars and seal. Process for 5-10 min.
Monday, August 17, 2009
New computer!
So an upgrade has come at last. I am now sporting a Sony VAIO (in my signature color- brown) which with any luck will last me another 6 years.
Hey a person can dream can't they?
Monday, August 10, 2009
Beans, blueberries and the sad state of our tomatoes...
Friday, August 7, 2009
We Own a Wenonah!
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Route 3 Session
My college buddys always know I'm in town when there's a Subaru in the driveway with smelly paddling gear draped all over it.
I ended up bringing my longer playboat because I thought the wave would be a little flat. Thankfully it wasn't. The longer boat doesn't have as much bounce as my new playboat, but she can still throw down.
Here's a quick vid from the session. Kat is always so cool about hanging out with the camera while I surf my brains out.
Dougie rocking the old school Dagger Id
Garden Update
4 varieties of leaf lettuce (red mascara and black seeded simpson shown)
Red Rhubarb Swiss Chard
Just one small handful of the unbelievable harvest of sugar snap peas.
This is a photo of our garlic while it was growing... visitors to our house commonly mistook it for corn and bamboo it was so huge.
Berry picking this year was definitely hit or miss. Doug and I picked strawberries the last weekend in June and felt like we struck gold when we brought home 20 quarts. But as excited as we were about strawberries we suffered an equal amount of dissappointment in the lone quart of raspberries that followed. However, blueberry season? The best I've ever seen! Still picking those....
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Wedding Recap
Mom Haney and Addison
Who says 2 year olds can't drive? (Fear not, the boat was parked)
The actual wedding day was amazing. Even the unexpected torrential downpour during our ceremony seemed to only add to the perfection of the day. Both the ceremony and reception were held at South Meadow Farm in Lake Placid, NY. The plan was to get married in the field which overlooks Pitchoff Mountain (where Doug and I had our first date and also got engaged). About 30 minutes before the ceremony the sky opened up and it just poured. While my immediate reaction was one of pure dissapointment, I soon realized that the weather made no difference. We were going to get married and it was going to be perfect, rain or shine. Here are a couple of shots from the day. (Photos taken by Jon Zander)