DIVA-ED UP BLT RECIPE (BASIL AND BLEU CHEESE)

THIS IS MY VERSION OF A BLT WITH BASIL MAYO AND BLEU CHEESE CRUMBLES

*I JAZZED UP THE BASIC BLT RECIPE OVER THE WEEKEND.

INGREDIENTS:

5 FRESH BASIL LEAVES

MAYO

8 SLICES BACON (I BAKE MINE)

LETTUCE ( I USED RED LEAF)

CHERRY TOMATOES SLICED

2 TB BLEU CHEESE CRUMBLED

BREAD ( TOASTED OPTIONAL)

DIRECTIONS:

I SPREAD REAL MAYO ON THE BREAD THEN WITH KITCHEN SHEARS SNIPPED THE BASIL INTO SMALL PIECES ONTO THE MAYO. I THEN ADDED A LAYER OF SLICED CHERRY TOMATOES AND TOPPED THAT WITH 1 TB BLEU CHEESE, THEN ADDED THE LETTUCE AND BACON AND TOPPED WITH THE REMAINING SLICE OF BASIL MAYO SPREAD BREAD.

* THIS WOULD ALSO BE GOOD IN THE PANINI PRESS

I SERVED THIS WITH A CREAMY TOMATO SOUP WITH CRACKED BACK PEPPER

I AM BORED OUT OF MY MIND!

ISLAND MUSIC PRESENTS DANNY KRISTENSEN

ISLAND MUSIC PRESENTS

Maybe you don't know, but it's;

FREE

FUN

A SOCIAL EVENT TO BE SEEN with GALVESTON'S ELITE

GREAT PLACE TO BUY A HOTDOG

AND CHANCE TO SEE WORLD-CLASS ENTERTAINMENT

"On the Sidewalk"
DANNY KRISTENSEN
6:00 to 8:00
Thursday Aug 20th
Island Music 407 25th Street

DANNY KRISTENSEN


DANNY IS A FANTASTIC SINGER
AND A FANTASTIC PERSON.
ITS ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO SEE HIM PERFORM.

MY BEAUJOLAS IN HER YELLOW PARTY DRESS

ENJOYING THE CONCERT

MY HUSBAND AND SALLY

JESUS

THIS WAS THE BEST EVENING I HAVE SPENT IN SOMETIME IT WAS SO GOOD TO BE ON THE ISLAND SURROUNDED BY FRIENDS. THE MUSIC WAS GREAT , THERE WAS A WONDERFUL BREEZE AND I TRULY FELT HAPPY.

WISHING IT WOULD STAY A DREAM......

HAPPY 3RD ANNIVERSARY!

MY HUSBAND AND I JUST CELEBRATED OUR 3RD WEDDING ANNIVERSARY. HE SENT ME YELLOW,PINK, WHITE AND LAVANDER ROSES. WE HAD DINNER AT GAIDO'S PELICAN CLUB.

MY NEW ZEBRA PURSE

I HAVE BEEN WANTING A ZEBRA PURSE FOR AWHILE NOW BUT I HAVEN'T HAD ANY LUCK FUNDING A STYLE THAT SUITED ME , FINALLY WE WERE AT THE CARNIVAL/ CRAFT FAIR AND I FOUND THIS ONE. I LOVE IT.

BLAH BANANAS !

I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED BUT THESE WERE AWFUL

TASTING BANANAS. THEY TASTED LIKE DRY STYROFOAM.

BETTER LUCK NEXT YEAR

ENDLESS SUMMER- MEETING ROBERT AUGUST

ROBERT AUGUST,GRAYSON AND KATHY GOODWIN
GRAYSON GOODWIN MEETING ROBERT AUGUST
ROBERT AUGUST SIGNING A BAG FULL
OF TRINKETS FOR GRAYSON
ROBERT AUGUST

Meeting Robert August

Robert August is a charming man. He was an absolute delight to meet and talk with. He graciously signed an entire bag of trinkets Grayson wanted to bring back as souvenirs to his friends in Washington.

I also got his autograph for myself and my dearest friend Matt who was a former surfer back in his hay day.

Robert August (born 1945) is an American surfer and surfboard shaper. Raised in Huntington Beach, CA he attended Huntington Beach High School where we was ASB President his senior year. He is most famous as one of the subjects of Bruce Brown's 1966 surf documentary The Endless Summer, along with his friend Mike Hynson. The film follows the two around the world pursuing their hobby during the California offseason, meeting other surfers and discussing surf culture.
August picked up surfing in the 1950s, when the sport's popularity had just begun to grow. His father, Blackie August, was also a noted surfer. His enthusiasm and his involvement in The Endless Summer influenced the growth of the sport over the following decades. His surfboards are sold under the Robert August Surfboards brand and are produced by Surftech, a company that manufactures lightweight epoxy surfboards. He continues to travel the world promoting surfing, and in 1994, he was involved in the filming of The Endless Summer II, in which surfers Pat O'Connell and Robert "Wingnut" Weaver retrace the places visited by August and Hynson thirty years earlier. He took part in the Film Step into Liquid.

I was very intrigued by the diversity of his ventures. He sells custom surfboards, Skateboards, and Beach Cruisers and he even has his own winery. I talked to him briefly about this and he told me that he kept it simple he makes a red and a white. To which I replied" With that who needs anything else."
FROM THE ROBERT AUGUST WINERY
ROBERT AUGUST PINOT GRIGIO
ROBERT AUGUST MERLOT

DESPERATE HOUSEWIFE PEACH CORDIAL LIQUORE RECIPE

DESPERATE HOUSEWIFE PEACH CORDIAL LIQUORE RECIPE

10 C. South Carolina peaches

(peeled and pitted)

4 C. Sugar

4 Cinnamon Sticks

1 oz Le Tourment Verte Absente

1/2 gal. White Rum

1 pt. Brandy

Directions:

I blanched the peaches in boiling water and then put them in iced water to make the skins slip off, then pitted the peaches and cut them in quarters.

I added the sugar ,rum, absente, and brandy to the carafe and stirred with a wooden spoon til sugar was dissolved. I added peaches and stirred again.

This will steep for 21 days . Stirring once a day.

**the Wild Berry Cordial I made awhile back was so wonderful I couldn't wait to try it again with peaches.

OUR LITTLE MATERNITY NURSE...FREE KITTENS

SALLY HAS NOT LET THESE KITTENS OUT OF HER SIGHT,

SINCE WE STARTED BABYSITTING THEM LAST NIGHT.

SHE IS A DUTIFUL LITTLE NURSE ISN'T SHE.

I AM TRYING TO GIVE AWAY THESE KITTENS.

SO IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED , PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

I was able to find homes for these little ones this morning, thank goodness. My husband woud have been a little upset with me if they were still here today when he got home.

Little Johnny?

My old school desk is already getting use.

I got it all cleaned up and brought it into the house.

When I walked into the kichen

I had to smile seeing it was already

getting some use.

THE LEGEND OF THE SAND DOLLAR

The Legend of the Sand Dollar

*

That I would like to tell

Of the birth and death of Jesus

Found in this lovely shell.

If you will examine closely,

You'll see that you find here

Four nail holes a fifth one

Made by a Roman's spear.

On one side the Easter Lily,

It's center is the star

That appeared unto the shepherds

And led them from afar.

*

The Christmas Poinsettia

Etched on the other side

Reminds us of his birthday,

Our happy Christmas tide.

*

Now break the center open

And here you will release

The five white doves awaiting

To spread good will and peace

This simple little symbol,

Christ left for you and me.

~ Author Unknown by Me ~

TREASURES FROM A RUMMAGE SALE

MY FRIEND MARTHA ASKED ME TO HELP HER GET SET UP FOR A CATHOLIC SCHOOL FUNDRAISER RUMMAGE SALE. THEY HAD LOTS OF VERY NEAT AND UNIQUE ITEMS. HERE ARE A FEW ITEMS I CAME HOME WITH.

MY $5 FIND A SCHOOL DESK

LIKE I HAD WHEN I WAS A CHILD.

A PORCELAIN ROOSTER AND HEN SET .

I GAVE TO MY MOTHER WHO HAS COLLECTED

THEM FOR YEARS.

THIS WAS NEAT A SAND DOLLAR AND THE DOVES FRAMED.

A HAND EMBROIDERED MERMAID RUNNER

A RETRO ASIAN BOX PURSE.

I REPAINTED IT THE ROSE GOLD AND BRONZE

COLORS YOU SEE HERE.

I USED IT YESTERDAY AND GOT COMPLIMENTS

EVERYWHERE I WENT.

A BAMBOO SAKE SET


THIS WAS SO COOL A FOLDING ASIAN HAT/SUN VISOR.

I HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. I CAN HARDLY WAIT TIL I GET A CHANCE TO WEAR IT.

I GUESS AS I GET OLDER I CRAVE THE THINGS I REMEMBER AS A CHILD. SO LATELY I HAVE BEEN ACQUIRING SOME RETRO ITEMS.

THE BEST ZUCCHINI BREAD (COURGETTE) RECIPE

ZUCCHINI BREAD

3 EGGS

1 1/4 C. OIL

1 1/2C SUGAR

1 TSP VANILLA

2 C. DICED ZUCCHINI

2C. FLOUR

2 TSP BAKING SODA

2 TSP BAKING POWDER

1 TSP SALT

1 TSP CINNAMON

1 TSP CLOVES

1 C. NUTS (PECANS CHOPPED)

BAKE AT 350 DEGREES FOR 1 HR 15 MINUTES

**COOKS NOTES: YOU MAY USE BISQUCK INSTEAD OF FLOUR AND OMIT BAKING SODA AND POWDER. ALSO I ADDED A TSP EACH OF ALLSPICE AND GINGER.

THIS RECIPE GOT RAVE REVIEWS FROM THE FAMILY AND EVEN MY PICKY NEIGHBOR.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KSENA

THIS IS THE DAUGHTER OF OUR DEAR FRIENDS VIKTOR AND LENA OF VLADIVOSTOK, RUSSIA, ENJOYING HER NEW GAP SANDALS. HAPPY BIRTHDAY KSENA!

QUESTION OF THE SUMMER- ITALIAN CHERRY COBBLER

THE QUESTION OF THE SUMMER HAS BEEN

"CAN I HAVE SECONDS?"

APPARENTLY MY DINNERS ,DESERTS AND BAKED GOODS ARE GOING OVER WELL THIS SUMMER. I HAVE BEEN MAKING LOTS OF COBBLERS, THE ITALIAN CHERRY COBBLER LAST NIGHT WAS REMARKABLE.

ITALIAN CHERRY COBBLER

1 C. SUGAR

1 C. BISQUICK

1 C. MILK

1 STICK BUTTER MELTED

BLEND THESE INGREDIENTS IN BLENDER

1 JAR ITALIAN CHERRIES FROM WILLIAMS SONOMA

GREASE A GLASS PIE PAN.

POUR CHERRIES ON BOTTOM OF PAN AND SPREAD EVENLY

POUR BATTER EVENLY OVER CHERRIES

BAKE AT 400 FOR 45 MINUTES

SIMPLE BUT TASTY!

GREETINGS FROM FRANCE

Dear Kathy,

Paul came safe and sound from his trip back home. Full of very good memories, he loved his stay with you and your family.
Thank you again for welcoming my boy so well, you have done more than you should have done.. Paul came back confident and happy. Everyday, Paul tells us about Grayson and about Texas, he is fascinated by USA . He had a wonderful time with Grayson, nice and good company boy, good personality.
So Kathy, if one day you have the intention to travel to Europe and specially to France, please do not hesitate to come down to us in the south west of France, you will be more than welcome.

Best regards
Evelyne

THANK YOU PAUL!

THESE ARE THE WONDERFUL GIFTS GIVEN TO ME

AND MY FAMILY BY PAUL OUR FRENCH SUMMER EXCHANGE STUDENT.

THE APRON IS FROM THE BASQUE REGION AND THE BOOK IS OF THE BEAUTIFUL COASTLINES OF FRANCE.

THANK YOU PAUL!