03.08.15

SICK!?!?
I had been feeling better...until yesterday. Woke up feeling like crap again, but thought it might pass. No such luck...feeling crappier today. Was bummed because we missed family dinner. I am now finding Kleenex in every pocket!

02.15.15

Family Dinner
Made our way to the Kenyon's house tonight...Mexican inspired dinner...forgot the name of the "feature chef." Oh well...it was YUMMY!! Plus we got to see three fabulous little men!

01.25.15

Family Dinner
We got what I think is our 8th year of Family Dinners underway tonight. We are going with the "Chef" theme again this year. Tonight's chef...Rocco Dispirito.

12.07.14

Yummy Sweets
Got all of my cookies made for tomorrow night's Cookie Exchange. Went with my Great-Grandma Vance's sugar cookies.

Enjoyed Kelly's yummy Black Forest Cake at family dinner later in the night.

10.26.14

Fall Golf & Family
The weather continues to be perfect for more fall golf...love it!! This might be the last weekend of skort weather though. :(

We hosted family dinner this month. Being so close to Halloween and sticking with our International theme, I went with Transylvania - Romanian Cuisine. As you can see from the photo, we had a great time!

08.03.14

Nephew Burrito
We had family dinner tonight. It was a great night...with no rain...so the boys got out the slip-and-slide. One got a little cold, so he was wrapped up burrito-style and set in the sun to warm.

I also managed to get a photo of some flowers in my backyard.

05.04.14

Family Dinner
The Kenyon's hosted family dinner this month. The theme for tonight...Pacific Islands. Lots of yummy meat, shrimp and beverages!

04.27.14

Family Dinner
April was the Jensen's turn to host Family Dinner. Chad's great idea...Greece!! After some searching on the internet the menu was set:
Cocktails: Greek Mojitos & Sidecars
Appetizer: Greek Chicken Pizza
Main Course: Traditional gyro meat (a combo of lamb & beef baked in a loaf), homemade pitas and Tzatziki Sauce
Side Dish: Greek Orzo Salad
Dessert: Baklava

Everything turned out great...and that's just not my biased opinion! :)

And the random, non-family dinner pic is of the CRAZY golfers that we saw most of the day in the COLD, WINDY, SNOWY weather. I love my golf, but really!?!?!?

03.30.14

Family Dinner
So a little while back I posted a photo of yucca root...not sure how it was supposed to be fixed...just looked interesting. Well, I can say that I have officially eaten yucca root and I loved it!! The Muggenthalers hosted family dinner tonight and everything was Cuban inspired. We enjoyed everything from shrimp to beef to pork to plantains to mangos. (And a few Cuban drinks mixed in...or course!!)

02.16.14

Tamales
As posted last month, I made Sweet Corn Tamales for our January family dinner. I ended up with left over corn husks and masa flour. I've also been on a "clean out the freezers" kick, so I've uncovered a number of items that have made their way to the bottom/back of a freezer. I was left with a large amount of pulled pork. So what is a girl to do???Make pulled-pork tamales of course!! We had purchased a rotisserie turkey fryer/steamer at Thanksgiving and it work PERFECT for steaming tamales! I think that I will be making tamales on a regular basis...so put in your orders now!! :)

02.15.14

Triple Threat
Oh yes...three photos today...couldn't select just one! :)

The first photo was out the backdoor. With the warmer weather, (not as warm as what they had in their forecasts) I'm guessing there will soon be golfers out on the course.

The second photo is of Parker "slightly" enjoying the Friskies iPad app. She was much more engaged the first time I pulled out my iPad.
















Final photo...family dinner. We "flexed" the rules and had dinner on a Saturday night vs. the usual Sunday night. The Kenyons hosted and we made our way to Brazil...an absolute perfect use of the Big Green Egg!!! 

01.26.14

Family Dinner
Tonight was the first family dinner of 2014 and we were the hosts. This year's theme is "Countries Around the World" with the host choosing the country/region. To kick things off, we went with Mexico.

On the menu:
Ham & Goat Cheese Empanadillas (pictured)
Fish & Red Sauce Chicken Tacos
Homemade Corn Tortillas
Homemade Sweet Corn Tamales
Three different homemade salsas: mango, avocado/cucumber & avocado green chili
Mexican Chocolate Cheesecake
And of course lime-tequilla shooters (pictured), Cerveza and Fresh Lime Margaritas!

02.05.12

Birthday Cakepops

Decided to make some cakepops for our family dinner - had to celebrate Kelly's birthday!