Lots of good things happening lately.
Two weekends ago John and I went to the cities to work on our wedding registries. We're still not done figuring out what we want, so I'm not releasing our information yet. We went out with my friend Maren for the weekend, and she was an invaluable resource. It was a blast!
Last week was Spring Break, and I went to Fargo to work on wedding invitations with Leah. After 3 days of hard work, my thumb going numb from using a pattern punch on cardstock, and 4-5 movies at Rita's apartment, we finally got the invitations done. They are gorgeous! 87 handmade cards are sitting in my room. I need to remember to go down to the post office to get universal stamps.
John went to Hutchinson this weekend to work with his mom and brother on the basement of her house. His car isn't working so he took mine, and so I was at home for the weekend with Blixi. I worked on various craft projects and played with my new Wacom tablet. (I didn't get one for Christmas, so I got one for myself.)
After John got home yesterday I made a list and went grocery shopping. I decided to spend the evening cooking, and put together four different soups which will hopefully last us for the week.
I made:
-Zatarain's Gumbo with Sausage (Yeah, it's out of the box) I put it over rice. Yum!
-Golden Potato and Leek: Buttery and delicious, also easy!
-Fresh Tomato and Bleu Cheese: I roasted the tomatoes, simmered them with other veggies and seasonings, and then pureed them with milk and cheese. I froze this one.
-Irish Hamhock and Vegetables: Never tried cooking a hamhock before, made the whole thing from scratch today, stock and all. It has onion, carrot, cabbage, rutabaga, lentils, and barley in it. I didn't realize I'd be making an Irish soup on St. Paddy's until this afternoon, but I like it. John and I will try it tonight. I should have run to get bread this afternoon from the Backerei.
Tomorrow, back to school. Two days this week and then Easter Break until next Tuesday.
Also, my brother and sister-in-law are expecting on Tuesday next week... my niece is going to be here soon! I'm so excited to be an auntie:)
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2 comments:
about time you've posted! :) The soups sound wonderful! Might have to get some recipes from you...
I've got them all in this huge cookbook I bought a couple years ago. I know it has been a while between posts, there of course have been other things going on, but I've been busy with work and wedding!
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