Jul 2, 2013

lately

possible titles included: 80+ pictures, the summer of the poached egg or I haven't posted anything for over a month and here's a long, photo-intense update so sorry if this page never loads.


watched tomatoes being enjoyed like they were candy (not homegrown, yet)

tomato loving gal

 

purchased new books

new books

 

tried new recipes from said books (flatbread from fresh & easy)

homemade flatbread

 

visited our land

our land 2013

 

planted some blackberries out by the pond

planting blackberries at the land

 

went to our college hometown for a wedding (got margs, obviously)

joes

 

ate cheese fries (because you can't NOT get the if you're at Joe's)

eskimo joes cheese fries

 

bought this bad boy at the flea market

flea market find

 

took pictures on it

now

 

enjoyed picnics outside

picnic

 

paid someone to do this to the bathroom

bathroom (during)

 

watched cousins play

made air



made pomeritas with my mom

cheers

 

celebrated cinco de mayo with my favorites

cinco de mayo

 

ate homegrown salads

grape, goat cheese and homegrown greens

 

watched the girls pick and eat strawberries from the garden

sharing

 

played with different recipes using garden greens, like arugula

goat cheese, arugula and razbanero

 

picked more strawberries

strawberries 2013

 

got messy and sticky with the girls at Mod's

gelatto date



saw one of my prints in the front window at Made, downtown

recipeforcrazy at Made

 

harvested spinach from the garden

garden harvest

 

made a strata with the spinach

making stratta

 

smiled when the bathroom ended up looking like this

bathroom (after)

 

picked more food from the garden

garden 2013

 

ate a heart-shaped poached egg over sauteed spinach and chard on an english muffin

heart poached egg

 

picked more strawberries and continued taking pictures of them

homegrown



played peek-a-boo

peek-a-boo



ate a really tall burger at Lucky's

lucky's burger and fries

 

watched this one brave the "big-girl" swing

swingin

 

watched her fight for a corn dog and win

corndog



saw art cars

art cars

 

got a new book (get this book. you will thank me.)

new book and recipes to make

 

visited our land neighbors

dinner with neighbors

 

#fridaydonutdate still in jammies edition

#fridaydonutdate (sprinkles)



saw a giant catfish my husband noodled

noodled catfish 2013

 

made biscones (recipe from "the back in the day bakery" cookbook) and became instant friends with them

biscone

 

danced in the rain

dancing in the rain

 

had a saturday crepe date at Topeca

saturday date with little sister

 

listened to giggles

zoo


grilled okra

grilled okra

 

saw my print in prairie hive magazine

recipeforcrazy in prarie hive magazine

 

added a new print to the shop

stars and stripes print

 

washed mud out of her mouth, again

blue eyes

 

found out how good radish pods are in salads

radish pods on salad

 

finished day 15 of Jillian's shred

day 15

 

watched her independence grow

climber

 

visited an friend - a friend can be a mexican restaurant, right?

marg time



#fridaydonutdate the day the chicken snatched a bite edition

#fridaydonutdate (chhicken theif)



watched them fish

fishing with daddy



enjoyed summer a little more

summer



shopped with crazies

crazies



worked on a custom birthday invitation

doodles

 

heard more giggles

summer splashes

 

saw a "wondermelon" at target

wondermelon

 

bought a molcajete and made roasted salsa

molcajete roasted salsa

 

then guacamole

molcajete guacamole

 

watched her beat her fear of the slide

first slide

 

picked the last cup of strawberries for the season

last full cup of the season

 

watched their love for each other grow

a pair of wondermelons



picked our first blackberry from our land

first blackberry from the land

 

picnicked

picnic in pink



waited in an insane line for a sandwich from a food truck (Lone Wolf)

lone wolf bahn mi

 

found a new love in kimchi fries

lone wolf bahn mi with kimchi fries

 

watched her love of water grow

water dancing

 

#fridaydonutdate starbucks edition

#fridaydonutdate (starbucks)

 

had tea parties in stores

tea party for two

 

took big sister to her first theater movie

sweet p's first movie

 

took big sister to her first theater movie

sister's first movie

 

had a shrimp boil

saturday shrimp boil

 

designed my first font

smores font

 

poached an egg over an avocado on toast for the first (not the last)

poached egg and avocado
 

poached an egg over an avocado again (see, I told you it wasn't the last)

poached egg

 

watched memories being made

evening water

 

baked with my girl

little baker



ate the baked goods (amazing cookie recipe from the "back in the day bakery" cookbook)

cookies and milk

 

finished Jillian's shred

30 day shredded

 

poached an egg over leftovers - roasted potatoes, asparagus, onions and quinoa

poached egg and asparagus

 

enjoyed nap times

nap

 

#fridaydonutdate pigtail edition

#fridaydonutdate (piggies)

 

poached an egg over leftover roasted squash and zuchinni 

poached egg and squash

 

spatchcocked a chicken

spatchcocked

 

celebrated family

summer in a bowl

 

got a little patriotic with these cookies

4th of july iced thumbprint cookies



so there you have it. the update of all updates. and that my friends, is why I haven't posted in over a month! i hope you're enjoying your summer!!

Have a safe and happy 4th!!!





13 comments:

  1. ok i wrote a comment. and then deleted it. lame.

    BUT i loooooooove just how much life you have in your pictures. how you guys make the most out of everything, the little stuff and the big stuff. :)

    i also love your affinity for margaritas.
    and fresh delicious food.
    oh the food...

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  2. Yes, Mexican restaurants are friends. True story.
    I'm so happy for you that your prints are in windows and magazines! Happy dance!
    Missed you. So glad to see all the pretty pics.

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  3. Great post Leslie. You get such great photos of your girls.. Wish I could get some cooperation from my boys, haha.

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  4. You've been missed. Glad I follow you on insta. Please explain this spatchcocking thing...lol. Sounds interesting and looks delish! I would love to be the recipient of your homemade salads!!

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  5. This post is making me hungry! ;) I have never had grilled okra. I love okra... fried, pickled... I'll even eat it boiled. How did I not know you could grill it??

    I once took a drive to Stillwater with some friends in college just to eat at Joe's for dinner. We were crazy. I think we got there in
    under two hours (it usually takes three from Fayetteville). I'm very surprised we didn't get pulled over (or killed!), and I'm fairly certain my roommate's car speakers never worked quite right after that trip (they couldn't compete with four people singing at the top of their lungs). Ha (don't try this at home, kids). Anyway... all that to say... I agree about the cheese fries. :)

    Love seeing all those strawberries and donut dates! Fun family times. Oh, and every time you write, "our land," a song pops in my head... "This land is your land, this land is my land..." :) Haha.

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  6. A lot of life and fun times in this post! I am a little envious about your land :) It looks beautiful!

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  7. Okay -- I cannot get over the catfish! My son loves to fish and I swear we do it everyday between our pond, camping at the river, and boating. We went out on Lake Erie two days ago and had a blast. But that catfish is monsterous! Been missing your post, thanks for the update!

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  8. I'm not sure how I missed that you did the Shred! CONGRATS! It's tough work-- but it pays off. By far one of my favorite work-out DVDs. I ended up staying on Level 3 for about 3 weeks at the end and just upped my weights each week (2lbs, then 5lbs, 8lbs). It's been about 2 months since i finished and I'm noticing a little more fluff on my belly-- time to start again :)

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  9. EVERYTHING is amazing.
    beautiful life.

    you have the cutest smile.
    hooray for margs and pretty bathroom redos.
    adorable little ladies and amazing font.
    that back in the day bakery book and fresh and easy are on my wishlist!

    love ya! happy summer! xo

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  10. Dang girl! Well done on the Shred! Level 2 & 3 are TOUGH! I guess you gotta work off all the margs & chips/salsa. ;) Your summer looks like it's been amazing!

    Rena - www.thegirlwiththesmile.com

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