Food

I recently saw Julie and Julia and I loved it. I have been wanting to try to cook more often I love to cook things that I have never made before. So, I thought I would throw up a post about a few things as I try them. If you try it let me know. If you have a recipe you love also let me know.

Healthy Eating

Everyone loved this salad....

Quinoa Salad With Apples and Almonds

(I got it from Family Fun Magazine)

1 cup quinoa , rinsed

2 cups water

2 tablespoons honey

1/4 cup lemon juice

1/2 teaspoon coarse salt

3 tablespoons olive oil

1 cup peeled , diced tart apple, such as Granny Smith

1 cup finely chopped celery

1/3 cup golden raisins

1/3 cup finely chopped parsley

1/2 cup coarsely chopped almonds, toasted

Coarse salt and pepper

1 - Cook quinoa then toss and set aside in large bowl to cool.

2 - In a small bowl whisk together the honey, lemon juice, and salt. Gradually whisk in the oil until blended.

3 - Add the apples, celery, raisins, parsley and almonds to the quinoa and toss the ingredients well. Add the dressing and toss once more to coat the salad. Season it with salt and peepper to to taste. Serve at room temperature. Serves 6-8

Brandi, Mimzy, Davis and I drove up to Utah just in time for Karla's Baby Shower. Great times visiting with everyone.

Funny joke about Gripe Water.

Gateway was fun with Russ.

Henefer was beautiful.

The kids got to know the horses and....

looked for bugs.

Carter handed me mud.

Miles

T-Rex dragging some poor lizard.

Doug read a night time story to everyone.

Brandi and I got some sweet air off this

Napoleon Dynamite-like jump when we

went for our bike ride.

Lookin good Doug

Hot boat babes

Kids loved the boat. Austin is studying for his zoology exam.

He was not really unhappy, I promise.

Doug thinks he looks tough in this picture.

Do you agree?

Miles showing off his mad tubbing skills with no hands or feet.

OK means we are having FUN!

Go Ladies! left to right: Me, Brandi, Kathi

Davis shot a real gun for the

first time and did not

like it but he looked really good.

Russ and Charli getting out of the sun.

I let Amanda try out her photography skills

with my camera. Not bad. She left her own

personal mark of her finger on each one.

A true artist I think.

Charli's favorite part of shooting guns is picking up the shells and putting them in the box. Davis and Charli are such good helpers.

4th of July Fireside and Fireworks.

He is just cute