Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
A Saturday Ritual
Every Saturday we get a large bag of oranges for squeezing juice all week. When Gregg gets home from the market he squeezes a couple quick quarts to last a day or two. The girls eagerly suck down whatever he'll pour in their glasses. Then the rest goes in the cupboard, er, I mean frig. Oops, Daddy.
Saturday's Farmer's Market Haul
Haven't shown this in a while. Family is sleeping -- a little time to ponder the beauty of life -- of course, I think of food!
Today's bean harvest
Guess I'll be freezing beans tomorrow! This is just TODAY's picking -- I pick every day. 
Friday, August 1, 2008
Dinner tonight
I had a feeling tonight's dinner was going to be ultra yummy so I snapped some pics before we dug in. I was right about the yummy part!
I marinated the chicken in the juice of a very ripe grapefruit with some soy sauce, grated fresh ginger, and minced fresh garlic. (Note, if you want to make this dish and use breasts instead of thighs/legs, I would also add some oil.) Then Gregg grilled them to perfection. The rice is jasmine rice (I know, I know, it's white...). I started with a little walnut oil in the pan and heated it on high then added some grated ginger and two thinly sliced baby leaks. Then I put in the jasmine rice and water (forgot salt but that was remedied at the table). OMG, it was heavenly. The carrots are just steamed and drizzled with a little honey. The salad is baby spinach and arugula with thyme and oregano -- all from the garden. For dressing I mixed tahini with some soy sauce and aged balsamic and olive oil. I didn't bother putting herbs in it since they were already in the salad.
The Alex Marincas Juniors in Topanga -- Part 1
As many of you know, my bro Alex, SIL Donna, nephew Danny, and niece Sara arrived at LAX two weeks ago tomorrow for a nice long visit to CA. We all spent a couple days together here in Topanga before heading off for a joint family vacation in the Sierras. When we got back, they all headed down to San Diego for a few days. They will be back tomorrow. This slide show is the first in a series about their visit. First, here they are in Topanga. Shortly I'll post a show of our Sierra vacation and then after they leave I'll do Topanga Part 2.
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