What's for Dinner?

Tonight we are having Lamb Tangine.

I lightly sauteed some onions, garlic, and red and green peppers. I then added some honey, almond slices, raisins, harissa. Tossed in some lamb chops (slightly freezer burned) and almost covered the whole thing with water and orange juice. It is in the oven right now at 350* and will braise until about 5pm. We will have it with couscous.

Drool away.

What's for dinner??

None of you other slouches are posting anything, so I am going to indulge myself.

The other night we had a cream of Broccoli soup from one of my favourite cook books, Twelve Months of Monastery Soups by Brother Victor-Antoine d'Avila-Latourrette.

1 pound fresh broccoli
3 medium potatoes
2 onions
8 cups water (I used 4 cups chicken stock and 4 cups water)
1 bouillon cube (I didn't use one)
I cup heavy cream or half and half (I used 1/2 cup sour cream and 1/2 milk)
salt to taste
pinch of cayenne ( I used somewhat more than a pinch)
grated cheese of choice as garnish (I mixed in cheddar cheese because Little Miss won't eat visible cheese, not that she ate the soup anyway, but I can try.)

1. Wash, peel, and slice the vegetables into small pieces. Pour the water into a large soup pot (I always use the Le Crueset that Baba gave me because I think that heavy enameled pots like that make better soup) and add all the vegetables and the bouillon. Cook slowly over medium heat for 1 hour.

2. Blend the soup in a blender ( I used the food processor) and return it to the pot. Add the cream, salt and cayenne and stir. Reheat for a few minutes and serve hot with grated cheese as garnish.

It was soo goooood. We had leftovers for lunch the next day and today. The recipe says it makes 4-6 servings, but that must be 4-6 big hungry monks who've been working in the fields all day.


Tonight, we are going to have turkey sausage, sauteed cabbage with cumin seeds, roasted carrots, and boiled potatoes.

Now you can go away and dream about your own dinners.
Kisses, Tina

I was surfing around looking at various baby and kid stuff websites, when I came across this

First Words Dictionary

A collection of babies first words or sayings, translated in adult. Very cute. My favourite is
schwiiisshhh, me, me, me, me = I want to flush the toilet!

Check it out!

Oh yes, here it is.


http://www.chriswetherell.com/hobbit/


Pansy Hamwich of Buckleberry Fern

I think I might use this in the future.

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Fun, fun, fun! Didn't I see a thing about finding out your hobbit name some time last year?

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HAPPY NEW YEAR FAMILY!!

Matt - we LOVE YOU and miss you very much! We are all SO proud of you! (tell me everything lil bro. tell me everything... mowahahahahahahahhaha!)
Jon - who woulda thunk it eh?! You are doing it! University! Living away from home! having two sense and letting ppl know bout it! LOVE YA! XOOXOXOX
Robbie - Hang in there bro. I know its hard. Be patient. You will be out there "doing it" just like the rest of us soon enough, and you WILL be SO Successful when you do!
Tina - Miss you love you! you are an amazing WOMAN i am so happy to call you one of my best friends... my three musketeers! I have THREE friends! Wooohooo! OXOXO You have a beautiful family. I am proud to tell people that you are my one and only sister. You mean alot to me. Love you! OXOXO
Andrew - will you read this? Andrew - take 2007 with no fear. we ALLL love you unconditionally. We care for you no matter what! Don't make us proud this year......... make yourself proud bro. Live it! I think and worry about you alot. We love you Andrew! I only have ONE big brother. I would not trade up mine for ANYTHING IN THE WORLD!!!!!! OXOXOXOXO


MOM n DAD!!!
Love you. Miss you. Look up to you. OXOXOXOOXOXOXOXOXOOXOX that about sums it up... you have 6 amazing kids n we LOVE YOU MOMMY N DADDY!!!!!!! XOIXOXOOXOXOXOX!!!


OXOXOXO!!!!

Everyone!!!

OXOXOXOXOXO Heres to a NEW YEAR!!!!