03.16.07
Sleepy…
I blame daylight saving’s time… our schedules have been so strange. We took a nap after work today… a nap! argh… so… here I sit at 3:48 am wandering the internet and listening to synthpop 80′s music. The spam from the East coast is hitting my in-box as I type… they get an early start!
I had fun with dinner tonight! I made Irish Tiramisu! Next year I’ll add some green food coloring, but it was tasty without it! ;)
This was easy to make… I made a one layer organic chocolate cake, let it cool and poked it with a fork. I then drizzled Kahlua Coffee and Irish Cream liqueurs, let that soak for about 30 minutes then “frosted” the top with Tiramisu mascarpone which they had at our new Ralph’s. Since it wasn’t very sweet, I dusted it with powdered sugar and cocoa powder and then added more chocolate shavings on top of that. I served it with fresh Strawberries and it was divine!
This is my second attempt at making spicy stuffed shells like the ones we get at Buca Di Beppo (snazzy website). Last time I used ricotta but had more goat cheese than I knew what to do with, so I used that this time for the stuffing, along with some fresh herbs, garlic and chicken sausage. I sprinkled it with a few kinds of cheese and baked it, it was tasty and we have a LOT left over. If you want the semi-exact recipe, let me know and I’ll try to figure it out ;)
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Here are a few pics from a walk we took on a recent Sunday afternoon… I want a yard full of whatever kind of tree this is :) |
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We turned a corner… and chickens!!!! Meg was so excited about these guys… |
| I could live here… |
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| This is a 4 month old Great Dane puppy!!! Every picture we took of them was blurry… but I had to show this. Our dog is 3 years old and 75 lbs. The owners of this cutie are brave! |
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House, house… horse! |
| We then started driving… if Nathan wasn’t on call that weekend we would have headed for the snow, but we had to get back down to sea level :( I think this is the Tujunga Wash… it’s up Angeles Crest somewhere :) |
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Stick! Meg found a very large stick… but she couldn’t get the idea that you had to hold it up to keep it from dragging on the ground and tripping you. She’s cute… acts tough… but really… she’s a dainty little princess ;)
Getting a little tired… I’m going to try to count some sheep now :) Thanks again to everyone for entering the giveaway! I’m amazed at the response!!!! We’ll definately be doing that again!
ashley said,
March 16, 2007 at 11:44 am
carrie…i don’t have your email address…but, i just noticed you posted a comment on my “bringbackvictoria.com” post on my “about me” page. there’s not really a site with that name, i just WISH there was, so i made it up. didn’t mean to confuse anyone. careful, i make up words too. blessings and thanks for visiting me.
Daisy Cottage said,
March 17, 2007 at 3:53 am
Oh yum Carrie! That looks like such a delicious dessert! And the shells look awesome too ~ you’ve been busy!! I enjoyed going on your outings with you too! What beautiful countryside! And what a cutie furbaby too!
xo,
Kim
P.s. hope I didn’t wake you up! ;-)
Beachy said,
March 17, 2007 at 5:18 pm
That Tiramisu looks SO DELICIOUS! Worthy of a Gourmet magazine cover! =)
Graycee said,
March 19, 2007 at 10:55 am
The cake looks delicious and Miss Meg is as cute as can be . . . looks like the ‘stick’ is more of a small branch! :-)