What are brothers for?

Brothers like to play with you, even if that means pulling your shirt and putting their feet in your face.


Brothers are there to lend support when you are slipping, and they still keep a smile on their face:)


Brothers copy eachother.
They always love each other, no matter what!
And they are the best of friends!

History repeats itself

Is it not true? Kimball in August of 2008:


Brandon October 2010:


What cuties they are!

Well aren't you a Georgia Peach

I guess I should say California peach, if we were to get technical. So excuse me for another post mentioning Bountiful Baskets, but I guess you could say that I am hooked. My mom and I have ordered 2 bountiful baskets so far, it is a CO-OP where you make your order on Monday at 8:00 pm, and them pick it up at designated site and time. It is operating in many western states and towns. Along with the basket(full of high quality fruits and veggies for $15) you can order "add-ons". The first week we added on a box of peaches ($10) and this last week we added on two pumpkins($3.50 each).

A box of peaches, what to do with it? I ate a few, but before they started to ripen too much I decided to peel, pit, slice, and freeze them. When I froze them, I put them in Freezer bags and labeled them for a recipe.




Here are my two favorite peach recipes:

Peach Bread
3 cups sliced fresh peaches
6 TBS sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 TSP baking soda
1/4 TSP salt
1 TSP ground cinnamon
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cups shortening
2 eggs
1 cup finely chopped pecans
1 TSP vanilla extract

Place peaches and 6 TBS sugar in container of electric blender; process until pureed. (Mixture should yield about 2 1/4 cups), Combine flour, baking powder, soda, salt and cinnamon; set aside. Combine 1 1/2 cups sugar and shortening; cream well. Add eggs and mix well. Add peach puree and dry ingredients, mixing until ingredients are moistened. Stir in nits and vanilla. Spoon batter into 2 well greased and floured 9x5x3 inch loaf pans. Bake at 325 degrees for 55-60 minutes or until done. Cool 10 minutes in pan; turn out on rack, and let cool completely.

Quick Peach Cobbler

Filling ingredients:
1 cup sugar
2 TBS cornstarch
1/4 TSP ground nutmeg
4 to 6 medium (4 cups) peaches, peeled and sliced

Cobbler ingredients:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar, and 2 TBS sugar
1 TSP baking powder
1/4 TSP salt
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 egg, slightly beaten
3 tablespoons milk

Pre-heat oven to 400. Combine sugar, cornstarch, and nutmeg in large bowl and add peaches, toss to coat. Place in an 8 inch square pan.
Stir together flour, 1/4 cup sugar, baking powder and salt in medium bowl. Cut in butter until resembles course crumbs. Stir in egg and milk until moistened. Drop 9 equal portions onto peaches. Sprinkle with remaining 2 TBS sugar. Bake 35-40 minutes until golden and bubbly.

Something new

I love trying new things, there are so many things that I haven't tried that I would definitely give a shot. Like riding in a hot air balloon, running a marathon, planting a garden, eating something made with truffles, sewing a piece of clothing that I would actually wear more than once, and many other things. In the food realm there are a great many experiences that I have not yet have the opportunity to experience. Take for example 2 weeks ago: I ordered my first Bountiful Basket and received a few food items that I had not tried up to that point.

First, honeydew melon. Don't ask me why, but whenever I saw a honeydew in the store, the paleness of the fruit turned me off to the notion of trying it. When I got home after work the saturday that my hubby picked up our basket order, I noticed the pale melon in our basket and thought, I guess I get to try it finally. Let me put it this way, my relationship with Cantelope is a love/hate relationship. Sometimes I love it, sometimes I hate it! My relationship with honeydew now... is ADORE/ADORE! The only questions I have about honeydew now is "When can I eat it again?"

Second, Acorn squash. Spaghetti squash, YUMMO! Butternut squash, delicioso! So I went in search of a good recipe to cook my Acorn squash in, and this is what I found :

Baked Acorn Squash with Brown Sugar and Butter

I'm glad that I tried these new foods, and this past week I received 3 artichokes in the Bountiful Basket... another new food for me. I'm going to make steamed artichoke with aioli to dip it in, here is hoping for another new favorite food.