What a great weekend we had. Too bad it's over and we're back to work and school...
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We made mango ice cream at home. Boy, it was a success, but only after figuring out how to work the new ice cream maker (never had/owned one before.) (We learned that it sure helps to read the user instructions before putting the ice cream mixture in!! Duhhh!!!) Anyway, we served it with angel food cake (Hrishi's and Ella's all time favorite), and fresh strawberries.
Grilled sweet corn and BBQ baby back ribs! Yeah, baby!!! Hrishi once again did an awesome job on the ribs! We served that with Romanian potato salad (salat de boef but no beef or chicken in it, this time.)
Tried my hand at Ioana's award winning (at least in my books) recipe for spinach & artichoke dip (slighlty adapted for our non-dairy needs.) Served it with our favorite Stacy's pita chips and newly discovered yumminess by Tostitos: black bean and garlic whole grain chips.
Made pizza (home made whole wheat crust, yum!) with loads of topings consisting of left-over steak, mushrooms, spinach, bell pepper, red onion, and olives.
Enjoyed this delish home made lemonade: frozen raspberry lemonade, sprite, and lemon slices. Pure awesomeness!
Had a great time with friends.
Did some swimming. Yesterday was a PERFECT day for laying out and/or splashing in the pool.
Wanted to do some rock climbing but to Ella's dissapointment the wall was closed! :(
But did some serious fireworks watching. (We sure loved having several picks of fireworks shows in our town as well as the adjcent towns starting on Friday night. Texans sure know how to throw a big party.)
Did some scootering in our beautiful neighborhood at sunset.
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All in all, it was a spectacular weekend! Love summer and the 4th of July celebrations.
We made mango ice cream at home. Boy, it was a success, but only after figuring out how to work the new ice cream maker (never had/owned one before.) (We learned that it sure helps to read the user instructions before putting the ice cream mixture in!! Duhhh!!!) Anyway, we served it with angel food cake (Hrishi's and Ella's all time favorite), and fresh strawberries.
Grilled sweet corn and BBQ baby back ribs! Yeah, baby!!! Hrishi once again did an awesome job on the ribs! We served that with Romanian potato salad (salat de boef but no beef or chicken in it, this time.)
Tried my hand at Ioana's award winning (at least in my books) recipe for spinach & artichoke dip (slighlty adapted for our non-dairy needs.) Served it with our favorite Stacy's pita chips and newly discovered yumminess by Tostitos: black bean and garlic whole grain chips.
Made pizza (home made whole wheat crust, yum!) with loads of topings consisting of left-over steak, mushrooms, spinach, bell pepper, red onion, and olives.
Enjoyed this delish home made lemonade: frozen raspberry lemonade, sprite, and lemon slices. Pure awesomeness!
Had a great time with friends.
Did some swimming. Yesterday was a PERFECT day for laying out and/or splashing in the pool.
Wanted to do some rock climbing but to Ella's dissapointment the wall was closed! :(
But did some serious fireworks watching. (We sure loved having several picks of fireworks shows in our town as well as the adjcent towns starting on Friday night. Texans sure know how to throw a big party.)
Did some scootering in our beautiful neighborhood at sunset.
rrrring, rrrringg!!
And found this on my kitchen counter!!!!
(A pretty cute and happy bunch, don't you think?)
All in all, it was a spectacular weekend! Love summer and the 4th of July celebrations.
YUM! Ce frumos ati petrecut!:-)
ReplyDeleteMe too! 4th of July and summer are my favorite time of the year after Christmas and Thanksgiving. Imi place tot ce ati pregatit.
ReplyDeleteYum, yum (food) and pretty, pretty (Ella and the food)! :-))
ReplyDeleteYOU are pure awesomeness! ;)
Ce frumos arata totul!!! Te pricepi foarte bine la decorat si gatit! Sper sa pot face si eu asa intr-o zi, ma refer la decorat mai mult. Pupici Ellei! E tare dulce!
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