Sunday, August 27, 2006
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
The Three Ps: Parents - Poop - Peanuts
My parents just visited. It was so wonderful to have company! We got to salsa dance at the Oasis, see a scorpion, learn about the long and proud history of the State of Texas, and visit Fredricksburg. Here are a few pictures taken at the Altdorf Restaurant and Biergarten:
On an entirely different note, I just brought the cat home from his annual trip to the vet. He HATES the vet. He had to be given three different sedatives: one solid, one liquid, and one gas - none of which knocked him out. Once I got him home he was totally fine and stopped machine-gunning poop.
Now that you are hungry I thought I'd post a recipe given to me by a friend from church. Jeremy and I are trying to make large quantities of food on weekends so that we have more free time during the week. It has proven to be cost effective and easy. I made this soup and it is awesome, but not recommended for those of you with peanut allergies. You can eat this stuff for days and it only gets better with time.
Peanut Soup:
Ingredients:
2/3 cup smooth peanut butter (no sugar/no salt variety-low fat is also good)
1/2 cup uncooked brown rice
2 onions
6 garlic cloves
8 cups vegetable broth
1 (28 oz) can of whole, peeled tomatoes - to be used diced
1 red, yellow, or orange bell pepper
1 green bell pepper
1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper
1/2 tsp. crushed black pepper
Directions:
Saute chopped onion and minced garlic in peanut oil until clear. Add broth, tomatoes, and all other ingredients EXCEPT brown rice. Simmer for 30 mins or more. Add rice and simmer for an additional 15 minutes (at very least).
Enjoy!
On an entirely different note, I just brought the cat home from his annual trip to the vet. He HATES the vet. He had to be given three different sedatives: one solid, one liquid, and one gas - none of which knocked him out. Once I got him home he was totally fine and stopped machine-gunning poop.
Now that you are hungry I thought I'd post a recipe given to me by a friend from church. Jeremy and I are trying to make large quantities of food on weekends so that we have more free time during the week. It has proven to be cost effective and easy. I made this soup and it is awesome, but not recommended for those of you with peanut allergies. You can eat this stuff for days and it only gets better with time.
Peanut Soup:
Ingredients:
2/3 cup smooth peanut butter (no sugar/no salt variety-low fat is also good)
1/2 cup uncooked brown rice
2 onions
6 garlic cloves
8 cups vegetable broth
1 (28 oz) can of whole, peeled tomatoes - to be used diced
1 red, yellow, or orange bell pepper
1 green bell pepper
1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper
1/2 tsp. crushed black pepper
Directions:
Saute chopped onion and minced garlic in peanut oil until clear. Add broth, tomatoes, and all other ingredients EXCEPT brown rice. Simmer for 30 mins or more. Add rice and simmer for an additional 15 minutes (at very least).
Enjoy!
Sunday, August 13, 2006
Memories
While packing for our recent move we came across two binders from our engaged retreat weekend. Having gone on a few retreats in college and high school we were anticipating something more rigorous than the "Encounter", a weekend low on theology and spirituality but saturated with fascinating conversations involving lift kits for monster trucks and what it's like to date your step-brother.
Many of the retreat exercises involved writing letters to your spouse-to-be. I came across a letter Jeremy wrote me that seemed a bit foreboding and demonstrated clearly how serious we were about the weekend's purpose:
"Erin, frankly I'm not sure that we will be able to overcome our difference in preferred brand of cigarettes. I mean, I've always been a Marlboro man and always will be. I know that you prefer the Newports, but I just can't handle them. After all, if you're going to have a smoke, make it worth the effort of lighting up."
Whew, harsh words. It's a good thing we've both switched from smoking to chewing tobacco.
The following excerpt from another of Jeremy's entries sums up our highly effective non-verbal communication plan:
"I think we should use more non-verbal communication. Like the middle finger... or the ear lobe... or maybe just punching. Next time you're really mad at me just sock me in the stomach. Once I get my wind back, I'll be happy to discuss with you how I can be more life-giving. Or we could do more of this fun journaling- that's non-verbal."
On the one hand you should read these entries and be horrified that such juvenile people were allowed to marry. On the other hand, you could be happy we found each other. :)
Many of the retreat exercises involved writing letters to your spouse-to-be. I came across a letter Jeremy wrote me that seemed a bit foreboding and demonstrated clearly how serious we were about the weekend's purpose:
"Erin, frankly I'm not sure that we will be able to overcome our difference in preferred brand of cigarettes. I mean, I've always been a Marlboro man and always will be. I know that you prefer the Newports, but I just can't handle them. After all, if you're going to have a smoke, make it worth the effort of lighting up."
Whew, harsh words. It's a good thing we've both switched from smoking to chewing tobacco.
The following excerpt from another of Jeremy's entries sums up our highly effective non-verbal communication plan:
"I think we should use more non-verbal communication. Like the middle finger... or the ear lobe... or maybe just punching. Next time you're really mad at me just sock me in the stomach. Once I get my wind back, I'll be happy to discuss with you how I can be more life-giving. Or we could do more of this fun journaling- that's non-verbal."
On the one hand you should read these entries and be horrified that such juvenile people were allowed to marry. On the other hand, you could be happy we found each other. :)
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