June 28th, 2010
I Heart Faces: Pets
The theme this week at I Heart Faces is pets. God knows we have a lot of pets. My favorite picture of Boo and Lucky has even been in a few local papers. But, I let Joy choose the picture this week and she chose this one. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that it came from us having her birthday celebration without her.
There are lots of great pet pictures at I Heart Faces this week. You know one of the coolest things? The guest judge is 18! I think it is great to have someone excel at such a young age.
So, this is Jenny.
June 27th, 2010
You say tomato, I say Pico de Gallo
One thing about growing up in the south is that most people eat fresh tomatoes during the summer almost everyday. We have a plate of them, sliced, with at least one meal a day. We put them in salads and sandwiches. Some people I know eat tomato sandwiches. Since there is an abundance of fresh tomatoes we try to be creative and one of my favorite things to do is make fresh pico de gallo.
There are lots of variations to this. I pretty much just use tomatoes, onions and a variety of peppers.
I add salt and sometimes garlic salt or fresh garlic. Some people add cilantro but even the smell of that makes me wretch. So I don’t add it.
In this version I used a hot pepper and chopped it very fine. You can’t see much of it but it is there. You can make a prettier version using bell pepper and jalapeno. This was the taste I was after though.
Fresh tomatoes are a treat and I hope you have enjoyed some this summer, in any version you like.
June 25th, 2010
Today is…..
Here is a blurb from the website below.
First celebrated in 1999, Take Your Dog To Work Day was created to celebrate the great companions dogs make and to encourage their adoption from humane societies, animal shelters and breed rescue clubs. This annual event asks pet lovers to celebrate the humane-canine bond and promote pet adoption by encouraging their employers to support TYDTWDay by opening their workplace to employees’ four-legged friends on this one special day.
Too bad I don’t work during the summer, or this bad boy would be with me on breakfast duty!
He gives that idea a high five.Even though I can’t take my dog to work, the reminder of helping shelter dogs is a good one. If you are looking for a dog, check out the shelter.
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June 24th, 2010
Whistle Stop Cafe/Hope, Arkansas
When we first married we used to ride around and listen to songs and singing along. These days we don’t really have to time to find that kind of entertainment very often. One day this week we did find a day to ride and listen to some good oldies rock and also found a very sweet place to have lunch.
We ended up in Hope, Arkansas when looking for a place to eat lunch. Hope is not only the birthplace of Bill Clinton, but of the maid of honor in my wedding!
We ended up in downtown Hope. There seems to be a church on each corner.
We found a cute little place called The Whistle Stop Cafe. How could we resist?
Bakery AND deli? Sounds great. They had a daily lunch special, which happened to be meatloaf on that day. All lunch specials are $4.99, drink included. You don’t find a bargain like that very often. Anyway, we got sandwiches. Rod got a Reuben. To be honest, I didn’t really think he would get a good Reuben in Hope, Arkansas. I was wrong. He loved it. He’s incredibly picky, even refusing Hamburger Helper tonight just because we had dirty rice (from a box) this week once, and anything with hamburger appears to be Hamburger Helper.
I got a cheeseburger. Again, my expectations were smashed when I got a burger that was a hand formed patty from fresh beef. Another touch that I loved that was with each sandwich meal you got a mini dessert. Ours was a small muffin. I think that is an awesome idea because most of the time you are too stuffed for dessert but would like a taste of something sweet.
On the way to the ladies room I peeked in the kitchen and had a nice chat with the owners. They knew we were from out of town right away. Maybe we looked like tourists, or we had Texas tags on the car. Whatever it was, they were nice and they wanted to know if we liked our food. I told them I was a little surprised at the quality. Overall, a great find in Hope.
While I was chatting, Rod ordered some banana pudding. I guess I chatted too long.
This is the type of place we love to find. They are moving to a new location next week and I’m not sure of exactly where it will be. I know it is still in downtown Hope, so if you are there, give it a try. It makes it even better if you have been driving around, singing 70’s rock for a few hours!
June 23rd, 2010
Wordless Wednesday: Going to Camp
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hard to be wordless when baby is gone to camp.
