11.11.2009
Garden Update... 11/11/09
The vines are growing like crazy... Taking over - :)
In this pic, there are squash, pumpkin and cucumber vines.
The only fruit so far is squash...
In this pic, there are squash, pumpkin and cucumber vines.
The only fruit so far is squash...
9.20.2009
Bridge over Hoover Dam
The bridge over Hoover Dam is going to be pretty awesome when it's done! These were taken September 13, 2009...
9.08.2009
The Fish Will Play....
When they fill the lake, the fish like to play. Click on the pictures to enlarge them.
Jen's Beer Can Chicken
Let me clarify.
It's not my beer. Ugh. I do NOT enjoy beer.
BUT, it was my chicken. I made the bbq sauce - from scratch - and it turned out great!
It's not my beer. Ugh. I do NOT enjoy beer.
BUT, it was my chicken. I made the bbq sauce - from scratch - and it turned out great!
8.29.2009
8.06.2009
Adventure Jen reports on food
So my next adventure in the world of blogging is my new food blog. I will be throwing out different foods that I enjoy that are good for you. Enjoy, and be sure to participate in the poll on the side bar, or comment!
http://adventurefoods.blogspot.com/
Go there. Go there now!
http://adventurefoods.blogspot.com/
Go there. Go there now!
7.03.2009
The Grill...
Rob's mom won this in a drawing at Home Depot and gave it to Rob for Father's Day. We've used it quite a few times since bringing it home.
6.11.2009
album 06/11/09 (27 photos), by Jen Fournier
I'd like to share my Snapfish photos with you. Once you have checked out my photos you can order prints and upload your own photos to share.
http://www1.snapfish.com/fbshareredirect/p=618111244727858050/l=1414263016/g=4289502/redirectURL=share/otsi=SALBBL/AlbumID=709769016/a=4289502_4289502/usercomments=I_xqd%20like%20to%20share%20my%20Snapfish%20photos%20with%20you.%20Once%20you%20have%20checked%20out%20my%20photos%20you%20can%20order%20prints%20and%20upload%20your%20own%20photos%20to%20share./counttext=27%20photos/COBRAND_NAME=snapfish
6.02.2009
Ducks... can't find the lake
These are the baby ducks that aren't so "baby" anymore - they seem to know there is a lake behind these houses, but can't figure out how to get to it. They just keep walking back and forth across the fronts of these 2 houses... They originally came from the lake behind my house, crossed the street, and have been wandering around out there for a while now... Not sure where the mom duck is...
5.31.2009
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BE SURE TO CLICK THE VIDEO ON THE RIGHT TO SEE US... well, not me personally, but it is my workplace and people I know.
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BE SURE TO CLICK THE VIDEO ON THE RIGHT TO SEE US... well, not me personally, but it is my workplace and people I know.
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5.23.2009
4.19.2009
How Does Your Garden Grow
The garden still grows...
Here is the celery we planted. We pulled a lot of it and put it in the crock pot with carrots (also from our garden) and a pork roast. It was good :)
We replanted some of the celery. We didn't realize how closely together it was going to grow and it turns out, there were many, many celery plants in this bunch.
I thought this was just a pretty picture of our little garden in the early morning. That corn is growing like crazy.
We have another garden along the side of the house with newly planted seeds - Okra, more corn, onion, tomatoes, eggplant... more pics to come.
Here is the celery we planted. We pulled a lot of it and put it in the crock pot with carrots (also from our garden) and a pork roast. It was good :)We replanted some of the celery. We didn't realize how closely together it was going to grow and it turns out, there were many, many celery plants in this bunch.
I thought this was just a pretty picture of our little garden in the early morning. That corn is growing like crazy.We have another garden along the side of the house with newly planted seeds - Okra, more corn, onion, tomatoes, eggplant... more pics to come.
3.17.2009
Garden Update.... 3/2/09
More from the Garden of Rob and Jen.... (photos from 3/2/09)
Squash...
Lettuce...(green leaf - just tear it off!)
Cauliflower...
Corn...
Celery...
2.20.2009
1.25.2009
Crystalline Fructose... mmm, arsenic
In my ongoing effort to educate in a non-snobbish way, here is a little something you all might be interested in.
If you are like me, you have begun eliminating HFCS (high fructose corn syrup) from your life. I don't care how many ways "they" try to convince me that it is perfectly fine... IT'S NOT.
That being said --- have you ever noticed THIS on your food label?
CRYSTALLINE FRUCTOSE
Do you know what it is? You can find it in a lot of different products... one of which is the very popular Vitamin Water and, crazily enough, even some Kashi products.
Here is the composition:
....
No thank you.
If you are like me, you have begun eliminating HFCS (high fructose corn syrup) from your life. I don't care how many ways "they" try to convince me that it is perfectly fine... IT'S NOT.
That being said --- have you ever noticed THIS on your food label?
CRYSTALLINE FRUCTOSE
Do you know what it is? You can find it in a lot of different products... one of which is the very popular Vitamin Water and, crazily enough, even some Kashi products.
Here is the composition:
....
| Fructose | ≥ 98.0% and £ 102.0%, after drying |
| Arsenic | ≤ 1 mg/kg |
| Chloride | ≤ 0.018% |
| Glucose | ≤ 0.5% |
| Heavy metals (as Pb) | ≤ 5 mg/kg |
| Hydroxymethylfurfural | ≤ 0.1%, dry basis |
| Lead | ≤ 0.1 mg/kg |
| Loss on drying | ≤ 0.5% |
| Residue on ignition | ≤ 0.5% |
| Sulfate | ≤ 0.025% |
No thank you.
1.21.2009
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown...
What started out as a pumpkin on Halloween,
with its ooygooy seeds, became this:
with its ooygooy seeds, became this:
And now, is this:
1.04.2009
Cauliflower Rice... among other things
I just enjoyed one of the best dinners I have ever made.
I used my food processor to chop up the following:
Cauliflower - 1 head
Red and Yellow Bell Peppers - full yellow, half red
Onion - 1/2 an onion
Garlic - 2 cloves
Celery - 3 stalks
Combine all of these into a pan and saute over medium heat until veggies being to "weep" or release liquid.
Then add the following:
Chicken Broth - 1 TBS
Veggie Broth - 1 TBS
Parsley - 1 TBS
Lemon Pepper - 1 TBS
Pepper
Salt (optional)
Water - add as needed
Cover and simmer until desired consistency is reached. I topped mine with oven baked, seasoned (not breaded) pork chops, sliced very small. You could use chicken as well.
SO GOOD.
I used my food processor to chop up the following:
Cauliflower - 1 head
Red and Yellow Bell Peppers - full yellow, half red
Onion - 1/2 an onion
Garlic - 2 cloves
Celery - 3 stalks
Combine all of these into a pan and saute over medium heat until veggies being to "weep" or release liquid.
Then add the following:
Chicken Broth - 1 TBS
Veggie Broth - 1 TBS
Parsley - 1 TBS
Lemon Pepper - 1 TBS
Pepper
Salt (optional)
Water - add as needed
Cover and simmer until desired consistency is reached. I topped mine with oven baked, seasoned (not breaded) pork chops, sliced very small. You could use chicken as well.
SO GOOD.
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