20 March 2011

. . . blame it on dorothy . . .

. . . all that singing about rainbows . . .

. . . first it was the cardigans . . .
. . . and the empty hangers . . .
. . . no big surprise . . .

. . . when it happened to today's fruit salad . . .

. . . yummy, yummy . . .
{if you've never watched the wiggles, you won't get that at all}
{and you're lucky!}


19 March 2011

. . . peddlin' . . .

. . . they always feel a little
to me . . .


. . . it's probably because i'm just too darn lazy . . .

{remember? i drive straight to goodwill/do not pass go/do not collect $200}


. . . my hard-working/ambitious offspring,
on the other hand . . .
. . . had themselves a garage sale this morning . . .
. . . i just provided the location . . .
{stealth photo taken between shutters before i was presentable}


. . . check out addi and halleigh . . .
. . . their cookie station
was first stop for many customers . . .
. . . turns out
sunshine makes cookies taste
"right out of the oven" fresh . . .


. . . these two yahoos spent most of the morning
in the shelter of this cabinet . . .
. . . which is where we used to store dog food
in the garage . . .
{oh, maggie ~ may she rest in peace}


. . . tate spent plenty of time "shopping"
and rediscovered a love
for this awesome viking set
that hadn't been played with in forever . . .

. . . elliott absolutely freaked out
when a nice lady asked
"how much?" for elmo . . .
. . . then he proceeded to "hide" it
so no one else would buy it . . .
. . . it was still around at the end of the sale . . .
. . . and can now be found
at the goodwill
on southern and val vista . . .


. . . chris did his best to unload
this awesome double jogging stroller . . .
. . . lots of inquiries, but no sale . . .

. . . if you're interested
and missed out this morning . . .
. . . check craigslist . . .
. . . it'll be posted soon . . .

. . . biggest laugh of the day came
when someone purchased {for one dollar}
a "vintage" {read: fifteen-year-old} black v-neck sports bra
from amanda
that she had actually still been wearing
up until a couple of weeks ago
{maybe you had to be there} . . .

. . . all in all
~ several hundred dollars later ~
it was quite a productive morning . . .
. . . good job, girlies! . . .


17 March 2011

. . . sprainting . . .

. . . bought it on the list . . .
. . . from this cute girl . . .
{wish I'D been the one who found it at goodwill!}

. . . and, of course,
since i can rarely
leave well enough alone . . .

. . . i decided to repaint it . . .
. . . in my super professional paint booth . . .

. . . right next to the pool equipment . . .
. . . because i'm classy like that! . . .

. . . after painting the arch on the left . . .
. . . rustoleum white semi-gloss . . .

. . . and after re-repainting the whole thing
rustoleum heirloom white satin . . .
. . . just doing what i can to divert attention
from the fact that i never get to make my bed . . .
{insert frowny face here}


12 March 2011

. . . happy birthday big baby . . .

. . . not this big baby . . .


. . . THIS big baby . . .

. . . happy twenty-two years to drewski . . .
. . . who will always be the baby of our family . . .


. . . apparently geoff thinks drew's a big baby, too . . .
. . . see? . . .

. . . also born on this fine day . . .
. . . james taylor . . .
. . . and mitt romney . . .
. . . i'd say james and mitt are pretty lucky . . .
. . . sharing today with drew . . .


06 March 2011

. . . the pied piper . . .

. . . due to unfortunate circumstances . . .
. . . we got to have a quick visit
with drewski and jessalyn this weekend . . .
. . . quick = them being in town
for approximately thirty-two and one half hours . . .
{and about twenty hours of driving ~ ick!}
. . . we loved having them here . . .
. . . but i'll tell you who loved it even more . . .

. . . there was not so much as
a "hi, grammy!" or a hug . . .

. . . only "where's uncle drew and aunt jess?" . . .
. . . good thing they'll be back
for about the same amount of time
next weekend . . .


01 March 2011

. . . something's fishy . . .

. . . if you google "tia rosa's salmon tacos" . . .
. . . this is the image that pops up . . .
. . . which technically appears to be
a salmon taco on the left . . .
. . . and a shrimp taco on the right . . .
. . . sadly ~ no actual photos
of our very own salmon tacos exist . . .

. . . i'm here to report
that you can make
salmon tacos like these at home . . .

{only better!}
. . . don't you just love cooking blogs? . . .
. . . here's what i did . . .
. . . first ~ i invited my siblings and my mom
to celebrate mom's birthday
with dinner at my house . . .
. . . then i went to costco
and bought the biggest piece of salmon
i could find . . .
. . . when my brothers and sister
and mom and i got home
from the temple saturday night ~
i put them all to work . . .
. . . molly and heather seasoned the salmon . . .
{extra virgin olive oil, fresh rosemary, seafood spice rub,
kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper, and lemon slices}
. . . they wrapped it securely
in a double layer of foil . . .
. . . then eric and jeff expertly grilled it ~
about 4-5 minutes per side . . .
. . . we enjoyed our fill along with
wonderful, buttery filet mignon,
{thank you, lora!}
{thank you, eric!}
green salad with blush wine vinaigrette,
beautiful fresh fruit,
{thank you, heather!}
garlic bread,
and raspberry cream cake . . .
. . . is your mouth watering yet? . . .

. . . but ~here's the most important part:

i made sure there was
plenty of salmon left over

. . . then yesterday, i googled
"tia rosa's salmon tacos recipe" . . .
. . . many options appeared . . .
. . . here're the three toppings i made
and enjoyed immensely . . .

cabbage slaw
  • 2 c finely shredded cabbage
  • 1/3 c minced red onion
  • 1/4 c seasoned rice vinegar
  • 1 T extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 t kosher salt
  • 1/4 t fresh ground black pepper
toss cabbage and onion together.
whisk together oil, vinegar, salt and pepper.
toss with cabbage to coat.

citrus salsa
  • 3 medium navel oranges
  • 2 medium limes
  • 1/4 c cilantro leaves
  • 2 serrano chilis
  • 2 t seasoned rice vinegar
  • 1 t extra virgin olive oil
  • pinch kosher salt
  • few twists of fresh ground black pepper
remove peel and pith from oranges and limes.
cut sections from between membranes.
chop coarsely.
mince cilantro leaves and serrano chili.
{if you're wimpy, fine. remove the seeds and veins first, but i would never do such a thing!}
lightly toss all ingredients together.

cilantro creme
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 6 sprigs cilantro
  • 2 green onions
  • 1 serrano chili
  • pinch kosher salt
  • few twists of fresh ground black pepper
finely mince cilantro, green onions and chili.
stir all ingredients together.

assembly:
  • reheat salmon {in a skillet ~ no big deal}
  • warm corn tortillas {in another skillet. fresh ones from pro's ranch market are awesome}
  • use two tortillas per taco
  • smear a spoonful of cilantro creme down the center of tortillas
  • using a fork, flake off a generous portion of salmon
  • place it on the cilantro creme
  • top with cabbage slaw and citrus salsa
  • and snarf

. . . i highly recommend . . .
. . . don't get overwhelmed . . .
. . . after making sure i had
all the required ingredients,
it only took me about thirty minutes
to make these . . .
. . . seriously, the toppings changed this entree
from fish in a tortilla
to absolutely delish in a tortilla . . .