Peach Blackberry Crisp

We used fresh blackberries from our garden and peaches from a friend. This recipe was really good!


PEACH BLACKBERRY CRISP
2-3 cups blackberries
3 peaches, peeled and diced
1 Tbsp sugar
1 Tbsp flour
2/3 cups oats
1/4 cup flour
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 oil
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350. Toss fruit with 1 Tbsp sugar and 1 Tbsp flour and pour into greased 8×8 baking dish. In separate bowl, mix the oats, flour, sugar, oil, salt, and cinnamon together until combined. Spread crisp topping over the fruit. Bake 35-45 minutes or until the topping is browned and fruit is bubbling around the edges.

First Day of College

Audrey started her college career today. She was a little excited last night, so we headed over to the campus to check out where the classes were. She is taking English, Algebra, Stress Management and a computer class. She will do well!

CDA & Grille from Ipanema

We decided to try out a Brazilian barbecue restaurant that opened recently in Couer d'Alene. It is called Grille From Ipanema and waiters move from table to table bringing different types of meats on skewers, and they slice off portions onto your plate. The meat included 4 types of beef (like top sirloin, garlic steak), 2 types of pork (pork with brown sugar and Brazilian sausage) and 2 types of poultry (marinated chicken and chicken wrapped bacon). There were also grilled vegetables and the best... grilled pineapple! In addition, they have a salad bar that included various cold salads, fresh fruit, warm dishes (like potatoes or pasta) and desserts. Finally, there was this beverage that we ordered, "Brazilian Lemonade". Very tasty & enjoyable time. Below is a recipe I found, but have not tried it yet:

BRAZILIAN LEMONADE
4 juicy limes
1 c. sugar
6 c. cold water
6 Tbsp. sweetened condensed milk
Put ingredients in blender, using 3 & 1/2 of the limes (save the rest for garnish). Blend well. Strain through a fine strainer. Serve immediately over ice.

After lunch we definitely needed to walk off our meal!! We headed toward downtown CDA and checked out a fun game store with retro games, fun selections, and old-style ambiance (had a tin ceiling). Then we went to the candy store we had visited in August to show Audrey what she missed : ) She was able to make up for any lost time by selecting a wide assortment of candy. Had to keep to non-chocolate choices as we were afraid it would melt on the car ride home. Fun Day!!

Violin and It's a Small World

Since Audrey stopped playing her violin in Middle school, we decided it was probably time to sell it. We posted it on Craigslist and got one person interested for the price we were selling it for. The buyer suggested we meet in a neutral location and I suggested bringing cash. On the day of the meet, the big suburban shows up with loads of kids and I recognized the driver as someone who is in the ward that meets at our building. I told her if I had realized it was her, I would not have needed cash and of course we could have met at one of our houses. I gave her a discount on the original price and I think we both left happy. What a small world!

A Day at the Fair

We headed to the fair on a week-day morning. Wow you can get some great parking slots when you go near opening time! And checking out the commercial booths is not crowded at all at 10 in the morning. After browsing the main building and the craft building, we headed to the food court area and picked up a lemonade and quesadilla to share.

You can see that it was a fabulous day - nice and sunny. But the lemonade did hit the spot as it was a warmer than normal fall day.

We were in the food seating area and realized the show for the comedian and juggler started soon, so we found some seating in the back area. Well...not far enough back! The comedian pulled John up on the stage and tried to get him to ride a unicycle. Of course, he kept pushing his feet down to ensure he actually did not get up. Not sure John would have really wanted to ride it anyway. The comedian had a good time teasing John during the show....

...but was great afterwards during picture time.

Some years we enter items in the fair, but not this year. So after finding Jessie's scrapbook page in the craft area, we headed to the veggies and noticed Donna's name all over the place. She received many ribbons - here is best in show for the largest beet!

And no day at the fair is complete without a total sugar fest! Even sharing this three ways, it was too much food.

GNO Movie: The Help

Went on a Girls Night Out with Angela H, Rachelle S and Nicole S. We met up at the valley theater to see The Help. I had already read the book, so knew the "ending", but still found the movie very interesting. After the movie we headed over to Applebee's for late night appetizers. Got to know these ladies much better and had a great time. Thanks Nicole for inviting me!

Leavenworth - Girl's Day Trip

Today was a rare day in that I had to travel for work. Most times my day is 7-4 in front of a computer. We had a cooking contest at each store in the district and then the store winners competed to see who was the district winner. Since our district is a larger territory, the judges went to two mid-way locations to make it easier on the contestants. I was one of the judges so drove to Wenatchee today. My boss said it would be fine if Audrey came too. After the contest was over, Audrey & I went 30 miles up the road to Leavenworth and had a Girl's Afternoon in the Bavarian town. Fun!
We had a late lunch at Andreas Keller and enjoyed a Rindswurst sausage served with German potato salad and Weinkraut. We also ordered a side of sweet & sour red cabbage as we had ordered that on a previous visit and really enjoyed it. The food was delicious.
After lunch we checked out the small shops along the main street including the Thomas Kinkade gallery where we drooled over the latest Disney Dreams collection. Each painting tells the entire story of the film in one image, so Audrey and I spent quite a bit of time staring at the painting and finding a new character that we had missed the first time. Very cool! We had an ice cream treat before heading down the road. We stopped in Cashmere on the way home to pick up some Aplets & Cotlets for John.

Fun day to spend with Audrey!!