Let's Make Sauce!

Every spring, we (and by we I mean hubby) plant tomatoes, red and green peppers, jalapeños and onions along with our herb garden. He tends to these seeds as if they were his 1st born, all with the final purpose to make our yearly batch of delicious homemade sauce, and half a year worth of sun dried tomatoes.

Recipe is simple, we use all organic ingredients grown in our (or our dear neighbor Fred's) backyard; and a few well kept seasonings from my dear chef of a chef.

I will post the recipe as soon as I have a chance, in the mean time here are a few pictures.

We make enough to gift to our family (and a few lucky friends) but the rest all 12 bottles are kept close by for us.

Enjoy!

Our tomato garden

Cubanelle peppers

Herb garden


 

Sauce in the making



Final product

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fancy Fancy Ice Cream Sandwiches

As a kid, we all loved when mom made us ice cream sandwiches; specially on those hot summer days after having ran around like maniacs without a care. Even as an adult now and then we still have a craving for such childhood staple. So this weekend I was craving one, however I realized that good old chocolate cookies and vanilla ice cream were not going to cut it for my now adult palate. So I set out to my local bakery to find some freshly baked cookies and make my own cookie sandwich, with Caramel and sea salt vanilla ice cream I had at home. Alas, I could not find a cookie (can you believe that) and decided to create my own "semi-homemade" chocolate sugar cookie. Semi-homemade because I used Betty Crocker cookie mix, but added my own unsweetened Mexican cocoa powder.

Needless to say, they were delicious! and I end up eating 2. Unfortunately it was too late by the time I thought about taking a picture, but below are two pictures of recipes I will make soon, and one is from a lovely blogger who I follow in pinterest.

Enjoy!

Lemon & Blueberry ice cream sandwiches from www.gourmet.com
 

Strawberry & chocolate ice cream sandwiches from www.pureandyummy.com  

Cookie recipe here
Other favorite recipes here

Food, Travels, and Everything in Between: What I Covet this Summer Season!

Food, Travels, and Everything in Between: What I want this Summer Season!

What I want this Fall Season!!!

Remember; the key to not spend more than or what you don't really have is to study; your wants/needs/must and purchase key pieces that would compliment what you already have in your closet. And don't forget to set up a budget and stick to it.

Here are this fall must have items. Some I already have while others I'm still hunting.

Vivienne Tam Orange blazer will light up any outfit
while keeping you cozy

These printed cigarette pants are a must!

Perfect wild factor

A spin on classic moccasins



The perfect dress for a date night

Perfect outfit for pumpkin picking

Tell me; what are your must have for this fall? 





Food, Travels, and Everything in Between: Taking the New Decade in Stride!

Food, Travels, and Everything in Between: Taking the New Decade in Stride!

Food, Fun, & Friends

Once a month, we gather a few of our friends set the table up and prepare ourselves to enjoy an evening full of food, fun, and friends. Every time is a different scene, and this past month it was a "American Bounty" as I called it. We had dry aged steaks, potpie, creamed spinach, and even onion rings! Of course, there was wine. Plenty of wine!

For us, these dinners are a way to talk about the life we lived in the past month, joke, relax, and reconnect with our friends whom because of our daily hustle and bustle are unable to do so as often; and also to let the hubby creative juices flow with his cooking techniques.


So tell me, how do you reconnect with friends?