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Happy 5th of July

July 5th, 2008

This whole 4th of July on a Friday thing is a really fine idea, I recommend we do this every year.  Having a couple of days to recover from the 4th is great-we still get a whole weekend of lazing about after yesterday’s festivities.

I have been on a bit of a cooking spree lately.  This may have been spurred on by the fact that our remodel plans were finally approved by the city last week (it took 4 months!) which means we could finally start construction soon.   This of course means we won’t have a kitchen for several months which may be why I’m cooking like a madwoman this week.  Having time off definitely contributes to this habit as well, and I did just have a blissful week off from work after our week up at Sequoia.  So, for the 4th I actually planned a menu.  Pretty fancy, eh?  For starters we had…

Caprese-on-a-stick: mozzarella ball, cherry tomato and basil on a toothpick, drizzled with olive oil and topped with a little fleur de sel.

Garlicky White Bean Dip and Pita Chips:  I wasn’t so sure about this dip right after I made it, but after it sat in the fridge for a couple of hours and soaked up some of that garlic flavor and I added the fresh oregano, it was really, really tasty.   At this point I started drinking and completely forgot to take any more pictures of food, but here was the rest of the menu:

Indian Grilled Chicken, my own recipe

These potatoes-so good!

 Herb-tossed Corn

Greek salad, courtesy of my mother-in-law, the Salad Queen

White chocolate chip Heath bar brownies, courtesy of my sister the Queen of all Baking

It was goooood.  If only I had the time to cook like this the rest of the year.

Ashok’s cousin was over for dinner so they had all sorts of fun.  Swimming…

…wagon rides…

…and  bubbles.

Or, maybe just bubble.

Today, there was some more excitement around here, but I haven’t uploaded the appropriate pictures yet, so all three of you reading will have to wait for my next post.  I promise it won’t be two weeks from now.

Entry Filed under: Foodstuffs, Remodel Hell, Baby Madness, Family