Sunday is…

waking up before your alarm. ten minutes to nine. first stop: kitchen. waffles, with the neighbor. attempted Amish Friendship bread: failure leading to tomato, onion, cheese omelet. one failed waffle. five good ones. bacon. breakfast as a family, four become one. dishes with your boyfriend. a clean kitchen. house alone. breathe in, breathe out. smooth legs, smooth summer sun. strapping your yoga mat to your b a c k. a bike ride. yoga. s t r e t c h i n g. triangle pose. raise your hand if you’re having fun. giggles abound. Brett Dennen and Alex Murdoch. Amoeba music. Five new CDS. Matt Nathanson, times two. Joshua Radin. Carbon Leaf. Lady Antebellum. Love.  b a c k o n y o u r b i k e. home. a quiet house. Barbara Kingslover. finally finishing Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. summer sun still high. peppermint tea. sweatshirts. photos uploaded. PW Challenge ready to be tackled. three more recipes. hours with a friend who can make me giggle when giggling seems a cardinal sin.

life and love, all messy, most of the time.

Monday morning: 5 Good Things

1. Soccer began again this weekend. Translation: hanging out with 4-10 year olds, Saturday morning, learning the basics of soccer. Referring, coaching, learning, stretching, loving.

2. Guys, Sam Summer is back in action, and here to stay until August.

3. Pizza night last night. Pictures to come. Including: Jennie lays  her own dough, and slides pizza into and out of oven. Success.

4. New planner. New space for planning. Planning for new things.

5. Farmer’s market: basil and rosemary plants. I cannot wait for May.

Bonus: 3 more PW recipes made. More to come.

Farmer's Market: Bounty

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All for $9.50. Including: broccoli, sugar snap peas, beets, basil, avocado, onions.

5 avocados for $2.00. Seriously.

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Salmon. Dry rubbed with paprika. Delicious. Good one, Cor.

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Just waiting for the salmon to come in…

beets

Orange-honey-glazed beets, carrots, and sugar snap peas.

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The final meal. Delicious.

New Love Monday

1. The Fray’s new album, even though it’s self titled. (Which I, personally, think is tacky after CD 1.)

2. The fresh orange flowers on my desk, left over from an event on campus.

3. This new styled burger I made and ate this past Friday, which was delicious.

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4. My new love of Eric Hutchinson.

5. New beginnings. New books finished. Like this one.

Steak ums.

I love steak ums, and last night I needed a quick dinner for Cor, Jeff, and I to eat between packing up Cor’s life. I don’t buy the packaged ones, I just make them as follows.

You need:

1 package thin steak (usually like 1.5 lbs. This is enough for 3-4 people, or roughly 2 women and 2 large hungry men)

1 package mushrooms (white are good)

1 onion (yellow or red or white)

some cheese (any kind)

1 french baguette

Saute the onion for about 2 minutes, then add mushrooms, continue to saute.

Cook the steak in a pan with some oil or Pam, add the cheese.

Cut the bread. Stick a piece of steak (or two!) on a section of bread, add sauteed mushrooms and onions. Maybe add some ketchup, and devour.

(We made smashed potatoes and green beans to go with it. Yum!)