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Thursday, September 29, 2011

How I spent my summer vacation...


This the view from our summer home and one of my favorite pictures. I can't take credit for this picture, my father-in-law actually snapped it and it even won first place in a photo contest!


A teacher find of mind says she still asks this question!!! So...

Tennis, Trivia, Tasting and Travel!

Yep, that sums up my summer!

I hadn't played tennis in years, when my daughter INSISTED (very persistently, I may add) that I play with her and her boyfriend. I played my first game on the lakefront in Milwaukee. To my surprise, I was not horrible, and it has become one of my favorite activities (it doesn't feel like exercise, it just feels fun!). So my husband and I played my daughter and her boyfriend two or three times a week.

We also discovered Trivia. Again, at the INSISTENCE of my daughter, that we go to Wrigleyville to play trivia which has turned into us playing at two local restaurants/bars twice a week. We actually are not bad! It is amazing the useless information that hangs somewhere in our brains!

And then there is wine tasting, which has always been a favorite (and requires no skills on our behalf), but is even nicer that our daughter is old enough to join us! Nothing is more relaxing than sipping a glass a wine while overlooking the rolling hills of the vineyards.

And my favorite activity of all is travel We have ventured to some new spots this summer and revisited some favorites!

And I guess I have to add "TRYING" new things to this list as I jet skied for the first time!!! 40 MPH, yeah, now that's fun!!!!!!!!!!!

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Go Cubs Go!





Jeff Samardzija
(former Notre Dame football player)

A perfect day....club seats, 70 degree weather and a Cubs win against the Brewers!


The dugout

The day before the game, we took a tour of Wrigley Field, the oldest ballpark in the National League, which is filled with rich history. My favorite views were from the dugout and the press box.

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Strawberry Granita


The perfect ending to a perfect night!

This was a refreshing dessert for our recent end of summer get together with friends!

I bought an ice cream maker on an impulse buy, rarely do I impulse buy, but this was calling me to take it home. Perhaps it was all those 95 degree days we had this summer! My intention is not to make ice cream ( just like the popover pans that I bought to make fancy mini chocolate cakes!), but to make healthy sorbets and frozen yogurt!

This recipe is a taste of summer!

2 quarts fresh strawberries
1 cup sugar (scant)
2 tablespoons lemon (fresh squeezed)
2 cups water

Follow directions of your ice cream maker.

MY TIP: This is the perfect make ahead recipe!