August 2010 archives
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August 30, 2010 by sweetly spoken
100 posts! Time for a new name!
Happy 100th post! You may have noticed a new look around here….and a new name! Thanks to my awesome sister, she’s working on developing an “identity” for me. We’re still playing around with it, but while we make the finishing touches to it, I thought I’d start moving things over to my new site, http://www.everythinggal.com/. [...]Archive
August 30, 2010 by sweetly spoken
Happy Birthday, Ava Mary!
Photos from Freddie Bennett. One year ago today, my sister gave birth to Ava Mary Bennett. A couple weeks ago, when the little bitty California girl was in town for a family vacation, we threw her a surprise birthday party (it was a surprise to her, anyway!). Ava’s favorite dolls/stuffed animals are her bla bla [...]Archive
August 27, 2010 by sweetly spoken
Daffy Duck and his Friends
Those are ducks. And I ate one of them. And I liked it. Sorry if the photo grosses you out, but that’s what a duck looks like before the head gets cut off. As my chef instructor for Regional Cuisines of China points out, Americans are much more sensitive to seeing proteins in their more natural [...]Archive
August 16, 2010 by sweetly spoken
Small City, Big on Life & Simplicity
When we go back home for some vacation time, we rarely do much other than eat Mom’s awesome food and hang out on the boat. Occasionally we’ll make it into town to meet up with friends at the local watering hole, or listen to some live music at the restaurant with the huge deck. But [...]Archive
August 13, 2010 by sweetly spoken
A cool treat
It’s hot here in Chicago. From what I’ve been hearing on the news, it’s hot everywhere right now. Which is why a nice, light, cooling treat is what we all need. Leave it to my mom to come up with the perfect dessert for every occasion. She slapped this dessert together when we were home last [...]Archive
August 11, 2010 by sweetly spoken
Life on a silver platter….on the lake
This past weekend in heaven, we served up some potato and pasta salads (courtesy of Lisl, Loni, Casey and Carlee) out on the boat. Pretty classy! Check out after the jump for a few other boating photos.Archive
August 11, 2010 by sweetly spoken
Michigan Blueberries
I had a wonderful breakfast at the Palmer House Hilton this morning. Lucky me! The only issue? I ate too much. So for lunch, I just ate some Michigan blueberries. Read: I ate a pint of Michigan blueberries. Oops. I have a hard time keeping those suckers around for very long, let alone getting them into some [...]Archive
August 10, 2010 by sweetly spoken
Need to feed a crowd?
Dad’s Frogmore Stew Yes, that is a 20 gallon bucket half full of sweet corn, shrimp, sausage and potatoes. It was full almost to the brim before my family came through. And the batch was just enough food for the family. Dad’s Frogmore Stew is delicious, feeds and crowd, and it’s easy as 1-2-3. Ingredients: Old Bay’s or Zataran’s [...]Archive
August 6, 2010 by sweetly spoken
