Brett's Birthday

I had to share this most adorable surfboard birthday cake with everyone. Carla's family is the best when it comes to creative cakes. It was so fun to see everyone and watch Brett eat his cake. We love you Carla, Jon, Taryn & Brett!

Family fun comes in waves I think. What a busy month is was with a wedding, an early baby, another baby, a baptism, a birthday! We have lots to be grateful for!

What's in your Fridge?

(Not my fridge, but one Kara might enjoy!)


A good friend and I were contemplating life one day,....o.k. it happens all the time! She made the comment that how people keep order in their refrigerators say a lot about the way they keep order in their relationships. This could be either a comforting thought, or a scary one; depending on how long it has been since you have thrown out the left-overs is yours! I've thought a little bit about this lately, and discovered that there is a whole Refrigerator Rights movement going on out there. At what point does a friend become a close enough friend to help themselves to the contents of your fridge? See the book "Refrigerator Rights".

What I want you to do is have some fun, thinking for yourself if the two; how you keep your fridge and your relationships, have any correlation. To get started, figure out what is in your fridge.


http://blogthings.com/whatdothecontentsofyourrefrigeratorsayaboutyouquiz/

Then for fun: log onto YouTube and follow the feature video:
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=what+your+refrigerator+says+about+you&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&resnum=4&ct=title#

"Jumps in the mouth"

With a couple of days off of studying, I decided to finally make a recipe I have been dying to try for a long time. So, I picked up a package of thinly sliced Prosciutto, called some of my favorite people- and invited them over to have some. I was so pleased with how it turned out.

Chicken Saltimbocca (the best I've had is at Bucca di beppo)


The name means: 'Jumps in the mouth'. I guess that is supposed to imply that it leaps of the plate and onto the tongue. It is a classic italian recipe. You pound thin slices of prosciutto into chicken breasts, I used tenders; sprinkle with salt and sage, or rosemary and lightly dust in flour, cook them in some EVO, and it is ready for the sauce.... You can google the recipe that sounds best to you. I used a recipe from Epicurious that calls for a luscious lemony white sauce (I substituted some chicken broth for the white wine). and added some small capers. I thought it turned out great! My only regret was that I would have put some artichoke hearts in it, but I didn't have any. The best part of this meal is that is was a lot simpler than it tastes. I will definitely serve this one again!

We topped it off with Caprese Insalata, garlic bread sticks and Holly brought chocolate cake for desert. It was a fun detour from the traditional pot-roast Sunday!