My Romantic Gift

My Husband is so romantic...................he just gave me a FISHING POLE !

Then we spent a lovely evening in the backyard while he taught me how to cast!

Molly

Mandy

Samantha

Jack

I had an idea....................

I had an idea while I was cleaning a mound of Potatoes from the Garden today.

I was thinking about how to store them and then in the background

an ad for those Steam and Mash Potatoes came on.

Light Bulb Moment............ I can make my own Steam and Mash Bags!!!!

I peeled and cut up the potatoes into cubes. Par boiled them until they were almost done.

(Still a little firm when poked with a fork)

Rinsed them and let them cool completely,

I then put them in a Food Saver Bag and vacuumed a little of the air out.

(I didn't want to squish the Potatoes!)

Then threw the bag in the Freezer.

Voila!!! My own Steam and Mash Bag

I was thinking you could do the Steam and Mash thing or use them as Hash Browns!

Am I smart or what??????

Acorn Squash

I took home one of the acorn squash from the garden yesterday.

I was dying to taste it so I peeled it, cut in half,

removed the seeds, cut it into pieces

and steamed it in one of those steam bag things.

I sprinkled it with Cinnamon and sugar and a little touch of nutmeg

and a little tiny bit of butter........It was GOOD.

No it was great because we grew it in OUR Garden

Garden Day 93

Come see the Garden at Day 93

http://mcgathagarden.blogspot.com/

EasiYo Follow Up

                                                                

I have been using my EasiYo Yogurt maker for close to a week now. I have been experimenting with how long to leave it to "brew" for lack of a better term. I realized that buying the their yogurt blends in the sachet it could get a little expensive when you eat yogurt like I do. So I have been researching out how to do my yogurt without the sachets.

I found a recipe that will help the supplies of sachets that I do have last longer. Instead of using the whole thing just use 2 Tablespoons of the mix and 1 1/3 cup of dry milk and mix per instructions. I kind of like this blend a little better. It seems to firm faster and a little bit more solid than the sachet mixes. I am still looking for a good recipe for a yogurt starter to use so I don't have to use the sachets. I have come across a couple articles that say you can just use a couple tablespoons of store bought yogurt as your starter. I am looking for a little bit more information on this right now.

Overall...... I love making my own yogurt. I love the EasiYo too. It is really easy to use and yogurt making fun!



Easiyo 252102 Greek Style Yogurt Base and Culture, 6-Ounce
Easiyo Low Fat Greek Yogurt Base and Culture, 6-Ounce
Easiyo Natural Yogurt Base and Culture, 5-Ounce
Easiyo Sweet Mango Yogurt Base and Culture, 8-Ounce
Easiyo Low Fat Vanilla Yogurt Base and Culture, 5-Ounce
Easiyo Bio-Life Organic Yogurt Base and Culture, 5-Ounce
Easiyo Sweet Raspberry Yogurt Base and Culture, 8-Ounce
Easiyo Sweet Raspberry Yogurt Base and Culture, 8-Ounce
Easiyo Custard Style Vanilla Yogurt Base and Culture, 7-1/2-Ounce

Extreme Makeover Home Edition

The City Hubs works for is in the National News.

It seem that Extreme Makeover Home Edition is in town! The has chosen a deserving local Family to help out. James Terpenning, a civilian computer specialist at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, learned his family would be on the hit show after getting a knock on the door Thursday morning, July 30, from “Extreme Makeover” host Ty Pennington.

Nominated by a three-star general, Terpenning, 40, said he’s thrilled by the prospect of a home that will make life easier for his seven-member family, including his four small children, wife Shannon, 33, and his brother Joseph.
The family lives in a 1,200-square-foot, three-bedroom house with a basement on Carthage Drive.

Terpenning, who has won top medals in the Paralympic Games and acts as a mentor to disabled Iraqi vets, uses a wheelchair following a bout with polio as an infant in Vietnam. James is the son of a G.I. who abandoned him. He was later adopted by an Ohio family.
Joseph, 42, also uses a wheelchair, and in the tight confines of their home, it’s no easy task to get around. Joseph has cerebral palsy.

Their current home will be bulldozed, and the new one will be revealed to them next week after the family returns from a paid week long vacation at Disney World.

Yesterday was D-Day. Demolition Baby! Here is a link to some video of the Demolition
Courtesy Dayton Daily News.

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1418565565?bctid=31498415001