Vin de Set

Yesterday afternoon I took the metro down town and met Tim for the Cards game. Before the game we took a stroll through the new City Garden. This awesome guy was my favorite.

This one is Tim's fav.

After sitting in the God awful heat and watching the Cards lose, Tim surprised me and took me to Vin de Set for a special dinner. We were a little early for dinner so we sat at the bar and enjoyed a few tasty beverages. This one was called the French 75. It was something like Gin, Champagne and Grand Marnier. It was pretty darn tasty!

After a few drinks, it was on to the main event. In honor of Julia Child they had a special 3 course meal based on the recipes from her cookbooks. I can't even begin to tell you how amazing it was. The flavors were exciting and rich and every bite was delightful.

It was a wonderful afternoon/evening. I can't wait to go back to Vin de Set. The rooftop patio was beautiful and I want to try everything on the menu. ;)

Family Wedding at the Butterfly House

Just a few shots from my cousins wedding at the butterfly house last weekend. It was absolutely beautiful and we couldn't have asked for better weather.


I just love my dad. My craziness comes from him. He's a big kid at heart and will never grow old. Love you pop!

This is my favorite flower, the Plumeria.

These guys were totally doin' it and it was awesome!

This guy was beautiful.

Introducing the newest member to our gnome family, Tweet.

I hung this little gem two days ago and it still doesn't look like any birdies have come for a snack. I wonder if they are intimidated by Tweet's good looks. Oh well, even if the birds don't come, I'm still excited to have found this little guy.

In other news, the garden is doing extremely well. I will soon have more squash than I will know what to do with and the zucchini's have been wonderful. I left one zucchini on to keep growing. So far it's bigger than my arm. Guinness Book of Records, here we come!

Cookbook Challenge # 4

The Settlement Cookbook

It was very difficult choosing a recipe from this book, it has just about everything you can think of. Somehow I landed on Cantonese Chicken. This recipe was very easy to follow and most of the ingredients were things I normally have on hand (which is probably why I went with this one).

The end result was pretty tasty but maybe a tad too sweet. I think this may have been better with less pineapple juice and with a little spice (which I added the next day to the leftovers) and perhaps some bok choy. I'm not sure I will make this particular dish again, but I may take the idea and make it my own.