orange sherbet

 S and I were the recipients of a wonderful gift recently…an ice cream maker. The first thing  we both thought was sherbet! Orange to be exact with chocolate chips. We found a recipe and quickly put everything together, it was delicious.

our first chicken egg dinner

  My dad’s chickens are finally laying eggs!  Last week amid all the wedding stuff and moving my parents into their new house we settled down to have  a good old breakfast dinner.

It all started with a few eggs, some of the most unsettling sausage I’ve ever seen. They are called “The Red Ones” and they look like a giant red crayon. then add waffles and a few strawberries and you have a fantastic dinner.

thanks to some of our lovely guests…

here we are just before entering the church…

 

and just after entering the church…

 

and the last one to the alter is  getting married.

Mr. & Mrs.

more to come soon….

We had a fantastic night with everyone! Thank to those of you who could join us and those who were thinking of us on our special night!

dinner tonight

 Citrus broccoli and steak satay with a peanut sauce and a little jasmine rice.

Super simple, just some canola oil, coriander salt and pepper on the steak. Broil it for 3-5 minutes.

The broccoli just needs a quick steam and a squeeze of lime juice with some salt and pepper.

The peanut sauce is chunky peanut butter, brown sugar, soy sauce, lime juice and a little water.

dinner tonight

  After 2 days of almost constant rain S.T. and I decided that tonight was the perfect night for soup and grilled cheese sandwiches. This chicken soup has become our new favorite. It has a great lemony flavor and a slightly thick broth. It is perfect for a rainy day or a hanging on the couch with a box of tissues day.

The grilled cheese  has cheddar, bacon, tomatoes and red onions…. sweet and spicy, all on roasted garlic bread.

dinner last night and cookies tonight

Roasted Pork Loin with a garlic and fresh sage, rosemary and thyme rub, parsley shallot sauce, salad and some sweet potato fries. It seems like we are getting really good at the late night dinner theme lately. 9 pm seems to be our new dinner time here if I’m home.

and tonight  chocolate chip pecan cookies. I finally got a chance to get back to baking, and using some of the wonderful gifts we have received for the wedding. I may have turned myself into a chocolate chip cookie fan with this recipe, I think the coarse sea salt makes it for me. The mixture of semi-sweet and milk chocolate chips doesn’t hurt either!