Tuesday, October 23, 2012

I think SO!

Last night I decided to make Hamburger Buns. At home. By myself.
It was actually pretty easy.
And changed our lives.
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I didn’t even have to steal this picture from the internet! LOOK. AT. THOSE. THINGS.

I grilled up some Sweet Caramelized Onion Chicken Burgers with Bell Peppers and Gouda Cheese from Costco….
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And made an amazing sandwich. POW!
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LOOK OUT FOR THE NEXT IRON CHEF!!!
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Pumpkins n’ stuff

We visited Snoqualmie falls again.
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Pippa liked it.
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Then we went to the pumpkin patch. You know, to get a pumpkin.  We were lucky to arrive there and get our pumpkin before it starting pouring rain. It was still pretty muddy.
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We even got to ride on a tractor.
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It was a fun-de-fun day.
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Scary Micah.

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Things we have been doing.

We spent one day off recently visiting Deception Pass and Whidbey Island. The bridge is incredibly high and scary…
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But there were great views.
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A few weeks ago we went to the Puyallup Fair.
Micah poses next to a giant pumpkin.
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Pippa enjoyed the petting zoo!
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Last week Pippa said goodbye to some of her friends in our ward - we will miss these families greatly! Our stake was reorganized too, and now we are no longer part of the 7th Ward; they changed the name to the Thornton Creek Ward. The boundaries have not changed much, but we did lose some people more south of us. We will miss them too. We will also miss going to the beautiful Stake center for church, since we will now use the Shoreline building, which happens to be closer to us. Lots of changes!
Pippa found a cat after church.
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We just had Bryn and Ann over to visit us from Idaho too! Pippa had fun playing with her cousins. I would post a picture of them, but I don’t really believe in posting pictures of other people’s children unless they give me permission…
This is Pippa on a dock near Pike Place Market.
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In front of UW’s magnificent library..
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Oh and, we finally found the famous gum wall :-)
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Soup of the Day

Or should I say, soup of the life.
You all know my favorite soup is Borsch. But this soup is definitely one of our very favorite things to eat.
It’s ZUPPA TOSCANA SOUP!
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Here is what you need:
1 pound of spicy Italian sausage
2 quarts chicken stock (or more if you like a less chunky soup)
2 potatoes, unpeeled, cubed
2 cups kale, cleaned and torn into bite size pieces
1/2 onion, minced
1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 cup half and half, or cream
red pepper flakes (optional)
Here is how we make it!
Get a large soup pot. Put in the onions and sauté them until tender. Add the garlic and cook for another minute or two. Add the chicken stock and start to boil.
While your stock is starting to boil, fry the sausage in a pan and break into bits. Once cooked you can drain off excess fat. Set aside.
Once the stock is boiling, add potatoes and kale and cook these until tender. Then add the sausage, and pepper flakes, if you like them. Lastly, add the cream. Heat through.
We like to serve this with homemade Rosemary Foccacia bread. I shall have to post the recipe for that too, eh?
For now, hope you are enjoying the great soup season of FALL!