John – Well, we’re 2 days out from Jeanette’s due date and the house is as ready as it’s going to be. As for myself, I’m a bit excited, as I usually am when faced with the unknown. I’m looking forward to meeting this wriggly kid within the next few days (baby willing) and settling in at home for the [...]
Archive > June 2008
Maternity Picture Gallery
Jeanette already posted a few maternity pictures on her blog, taken by our friend Jessica (And her loyal photog-assistant-and-husband Jason!) I finally put together a gallery of many of my favorite pictures.
If you’re looking for an excellent photographer for a shoot of your own, visit Jessica’s website or drop her a line!
Cooking Club – Two Ways
This Sunday saw the return of Cooking Club to the Morrison homestead with Jeanette’s take on a Top Chef challenge, “Two Ways”. Each family was assigned a ”course” consisting of two different takes on a main ingredient of their choosing.
Paul and Desiree went with Asparagus for an ingredient and brought a delicious Asparagus Sesame Salad. Jeanette [...]
Turkish Tea
Brought to us by Greg
Bring 1 qt. water to a boil
Steep 6 heaping tablespoons of black tea for 10 minutes
Strain into glasses
Add hot water to dilute and / or sugar as desired
Half and Half Tea
Brought to us by Greg
Bring 1 qt. water to a boil
Steep 8 green tea bags (or equivalent) for 5 minutes
Add 2 qts. cold water to a 1 gallon jug
Squeeze 4 whole lemons and add juice to jug
Pour tea into jug
Add mint (use tea ball if mint is dried / chopped), let soak for 1 day. [...]
