I used to be a "Horse Show Mom" but now I am an "Empty Nest Mom." Our girl is off chasing her dreams in far away Texas!! My blog will now tell tales of empty nest adventures with my husband and share the journey of writing my first cookbook! Live! Love! Cook!
Thursday, July 31, 2008
It's Thursday Already???!!
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
CSA: Week 6
3 tablespoons butter
3 leeks, thinly sliced
1 medium or large onion, chopped
6 - 8 red potatoes, thinly sliced (no need to peel)
3 1/2 cups chicken broth (or enough to barely cover potatoes)
1 cup heavy cream
salt to taste
fresh ground black pepper to taste
1) Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat then add onions and leeks. Cook, stirring, until onions are limp and just slightly brown.
2) Add sliced potatoes to saucepan then pour in enough chicken broth to just barely cover the potatoes. Continue cooking over medium heat until potatoes are tender. Using a potato masher, mash and stir potatoes until desired consistency is reached. As you mash the potatoes and the soup thickens, turn down heat and stir frequently with a large spoon to prevent scorching on the bottom.
3) Add one cup of heavy cream (or more if you desire) and salt and black pepper to taste. Cook 15 minutes more over low heat, stirring frequently, then remove from heat and serve .
Monday, July 28, 2008
Maybe I won't have to get another job...
Saturday, July 26, 2008
She did it!
Friday, July 25, 2008
Sad News
From the CNN Website:
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (AP) -- Randy Pausch, a Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist whose "last lecture" about facing terminal cancer became an Internet sensation and a best-selling book, has died. He was 47.
University spokeswoman Anne Watzman says Pausch died early Friday at his home in Virginia.
Pausch was diagnosed with incurable pancreatic cancer in September 2006. His popular last lecture at Carnegie Mellon in September 2007 garnered international attention and was viewed by millions on the Internet.
In it, Pausch celebrated living the life he had always dreamed of instead of concentrating on impending death.
The book "The Last Lecture, " written with Jeffrey Zaslow, topped best-seller lists after its publication in April.