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Tuesday, May 8, 2012
We Be Cookin'
Pioneer Woman's Pasta with Tomato Cream Sauce.
Mmmm Mmm, tasty. We are kind of obsessed with anything Pioneer Woman comes up. So far, we have checked off:
Chicken Fried Steak
Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Twice Baked Potatoes
Sloppy Joe's
Potatoes Au Gratin
Curried Chicken Pasta Salad
Whiskey Glazed Carrots
Whiskey Pepper Sauce (for steaks)
Egg in the Hole
Creamy Mashed Potatoes
Beans and Cornbread
Carnitas Pizza
Homestyle Ranch Potatoes
And probably several more that I am forgetting. Some of these sound super obvious, but every time I read a Pioneer Woman recipe, she puts a twist on it that is to die for.
I don't know when I became such a little chef, but it sure is fun to see what Texas and I can concoct in the kitchen together!
Monday, May 7, 2012
'Tis the Season
'Tis the season...
.. for roadside cherries! Picked up these juicy bad boys on a trip up to the foothills this weekend.
Mmmm Mmm!
First Crop
Exciting news. We have our first crop of the season!!
Yes, it's true. Texas and I were able to keep something alive. Woo!
We enjoyed our first strawberry yesterday. I tell ya, eating half of a strawberry has never been more delicious, satisfying, fulfilling. Mmmm. I am still full from that scrumptious, home grown bite.
A Day On The Trail
Some pictures from our trail ride last weekend up in the foothills. The trail head is about a 35 minute drive for us to get to from our house. The trail was pretty rocky, but it was very enjoyable. Perfect weather, perfect day, perfect trail companions. :)
Friday, May 4, 2012
A Video Journey
Jade is coming along. I took her to a race again last night to get her time, and she gets faster and smoother every time.
I was inspired to have a short video journey of Jade and her barrel racing. I'm not going to go into great lengths here, but here are a few videos of our journey.
This first one is the day I tried her out, almost a year ago, when she was just turning 4 years old. She could barely pick up her left lead, and the girl who had her was letting her drop her shoulder into the barrels which made for a little bit of a rough turn.
This next video was taken a little over a month ago. It was the first time I took Jade somewhere to lope through the barrels away from home. Considering all the distractions, she didn't do half bad.
Finally, this is a video from last night. This is Jade's 4th outing loping through the barrels away from home. We have lots of improvements to make in our turns and approach, plus I let her go at her own pace - I didn't even push her.
This last one she clocked a 20.4 second run. Nothing special compared to the typical 17 seconds the top girls run at rodeos. Considering I am just letting her go at her own pace, and still trying to get her turns super smooth, I am happy.
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