The weather is perfect for barbeques (well here in AZ at least), so throw something on the grill and try out this yummy coleslaw recipe that I got from my lovely mother-in-law Dorothy.
Dorothy's Coleslaw
Mix in food processor or blender and refridgerate for an hour or so before serving.
Enjoy!
I know I have been a slacker with updating, but in my defense I have this big race this weekend! After that my life will be slightly less hectic!
This is a song that Jake is working on for our 'Sole Sistas' Ragnar team. Hopefully he will be able to do some vocals on this as well. I'm so pleased with this! Who else gets a theme song for a race?! We're spoiled!
I promise lots of pictures after the race! Wish us luck!
Thanks Jake. You rock!!
It's not Friday anymore. Where in the world does the time go?
I'm still going to do a recipe even if it is Monday. This is a great one to serve with Jake's Peach-Mango Salsa from last Friday's post. Don't let the name freak you out. I use Mahi, Ahi tuna or swordfish. These are all very mild fish, and if you are still leary, I guess you could use chicken.
Ok, the fish part is super easy so I'm not really going to go in depth. Get enough fish to feed your crowd, then use Lawrey's 30 Minute Mesquite Lime marinade (found at Albertson's) on the fish, marinate for 30 minutes (obviously) and then just grill it.
To serve them you will want to have small corn tortillas, shredded cabbage, cheese, salsa (best with Jake's), and maybe black beans and rice. Then you top with this Jalapeno sauce that I'm about to give you the recipe for. Ready? Here you go:
Jalapeno Sauce
Blend in a blender and you're done!
Now if anyone tries these please let me know. I know there a lot of seafood haters out there! A few of you have tried these so tell everyone else how good they are!
Enjoy!
Instead of writing a post for today, I gave my page a makeover! Doesn't a makeover usually make you happy?! Me too! I hope you all like it.
Happy Thursday everyone!
Jake made up this recipe a year or two after we got married. It quickly became a family favorite! It's fresh, healthy, and has just the right balance of sweet, savory, and spice. It's wonderful with just tortilla chips and is absolutely incredible as a topping for grilled Ahi tacos (another recipe for another Fun Food Friday . . . .)
Dice tomatoes, mangoes, and peaches then place in a colander to drain. In a large mixing bowl, combine drained tomatoes, mangoes, peaches with the rest of thje chopped/diced ingredients. Fold together with a large spatula taking care not to over-mix (to avoid unwanted 'mushiness'). Add peppers and fold. Slice two limes in half and squeeze over ingredents and fold again. Salt and pepper to taste. Chill for at least two hours before serving. The longer you let it sit, the more rich and complex the flavor will be.
Note: The measurements for jalepenos and other peppers are approximate. The ingredients as listed above make the equivalent of a medium salsa. For you 'Captain Caliente' types who like to feel the burn, add as much fuego as you want. But be warned: the salsa is ALWAYS spicier after it chills for a couple of hours! If you're unsure how spicy you want it, wait until the ingredients have had time to get to know each other before you add more. If you're like my Mom who thinks black pepper has 'a little too much kick', you may want to forgoe the peppers altogether. (Jake is usually sweet enough to make a separate little batch just for her!) Happy snacking!
Ole!
I thought about not doing a happy thought yesterday because someone did this to my car:
Needless to say I was not at all pleased, but surprisingly, I wasn't that mad either. Jake and I filled out the police report and all of that and then I just cleaned it up. I was mostly upset because I had some fun Valentine's Day things that I wanted to do, but instead ended up cleaning out my car. . .and driveway. What a mess!
However, I still was able to throw together a dinner consisting of homemade pizza, yummy salad from The Crooked Carrot and a Valentine's Day cheesecake! (if you haven't had the salad from CC, you need to!) Mmmmm!
Yes, that is ranch dressing on my plate to dip my pizza in. Don't you know that is a food group in our family!? :)
I am so pleased with my little impromptu heart design I did on the cheesecake! Sometimes I can be a little creative. Check it out! I just used a cookie cutter. Pretty easy. This is the pre-cooking picture, but it looked exactly the same after baking!
After dinner Patrick went to sleep and the rest of us played Old Maid. Disney Princess Old Maid that is! Everything is better with princesses on it! We had a great time and all laughed when someone got the Old Maid. The girls have not learned the whole 'poker face' thing yet so it was easy to figure out who got it! All in all, it was a great day.
And yes, the van is fixed now!
I love to dance! Actually, I have to dance!
When I'm in the car, at home or even in the grocery store, if I hear a song that I like or something with a great beat, I have to dance! I have been like that as long as I can remember. I especially loved to dance in front of an audience when I was really young.
My sister and I used to go dancing twice a week. Every week in the summer. Wednesdays and Saturdays were our nights to get our groove on! If you are familiar with Salt Lake, The Bay was our danceclub of choice.
Now, the thing about The Bay was that it was an 18 and older club, and I was only 16. Being that my sister Keri loved dancing as much as I did, and the fact that she didn't particularly love driving, she was nice enough to sneak me in if I drove to the club.
We had it all figured out. She would go and get in line with her driver's license, and I would wait for about 15 or 20 people to go in, then I would use her college i.d. to get myself in. I would feel really bad about this, but they didn't serve alcohol there, so I didn't see the big deal. In fact, when I did turn 18 we were bored with The Bay and decided to start sneaking into the 21 and older clubs. (yet again, another blog post!)
After we would get in, it was non-stop dancing for hours! No wonder we were in such great shape back then. We would tell each other that we would stop on the next dull song, but that never seemed to happen, and we would rarely leave the dance floor. We met a lot of cool people and a lot of losers, but overall it was great innocent fun. (I swear!)
Jake is also a dancing freak! He even took breakdancing lessons when he was little. Like 8 or something. When he and I were dating we went to his cousins wedding in Denver. At the reception they had a dj, and Jake and I danced the entire time. I'm sure we were very entertaining. SO much fun! No wonder we get along so well.
What I really miss is hip-hop classes. Yes, I did say hip-hop. In my last neighborhood, my friend Debbie and I would go to the 'rec' to dance. It was so great. The best part was that I wasn't the oldest! I was really worried that it would be full of cute little high school girls showing everyone up, but there were even people my moms age there!
I have very few dance songs on my iPod. It is too tempting to want to dance instead of run. I have to be very selective. I have also found a bellydancing workout on fitTv called Shimmy. Yay, a workout with more dancing!
Nowdays I have to resort to dancing around the house with my kids. I think they all have the dancing bug as well, especially Patrick. He sure likes that Justin Timberlake! Yes. . . I'm so proud!
The End.
Have you noticed that I am skipping the 'ask me Monday' post? That's because I am not getting any questions! (hint) So, if there is something you want to know....well, you know what to do. :)
In Utah it's called Cafe Rio, here I believe it is Costa Vida, either way they have really yummy salads! This is the recipe for the pork, but you can use chicken as well. I have seen quite a few versions of this recipe, but this one worked well for me!
Pork
Use a food processor or blender to mix! This makes quite a bit, and I love it on tacos or just to dip chips in as well!
There is a recipe for the cilantro-lime rice, but I just squeeze a lime over my finished salad Maybe next week I'll do the rice recipe to go with Jake's fresh Peach Mango Salsa! You don't want to miss this recipe! Find it here next Friday!
Last Sunday was so great!
Maddy and Miranda got up and made breakfast all by themselves. When Patrick woke up, Maddy got him out of his crib and fed him too. On the weekends, we only wake up when the kids come in and get us, so Jake and I were totally oblivious to all of this and got to sleep in until 9:30!!
When we did finally wake up and went downstairs, Maddy proudly showed us the breakfast that she had set out on the table, and told us that she had also changed Patrick. We were truly surprised! My little ones are growing up way too fast and this just reminded me even more of that!
I just had to take this picture of the 'spread' and Miranda looking so proud! I loved that they put the fruit in the tortilla warmer and had mixed the orange juice all by themselves!
This picture makes me smile so much that I just might start putting fruit in the tortilla warmer myself! 
It's only 11:30 pm so technically it is still Tuesday!
This may embarrass Jake a little, but oh well, it's never stopped me before! :) Not really, I actually got his permission on this one. He thinks I will be more embarrassed by admitting this. Hmmm. We'll see.
Well, those who know me best, know that I am a little hyper. I have a hard time holding still, holding my toungue. . .you get the idea.
Nighttime is the only time that Jake and I really get a chance to talk without interruptions or distractions, so we will either sit on the couch or lie in bed and chat. The problem comes when I haven't wound down properly by either reading or doing yoga, and I get a little restless and fidgety.
If the lights are on and Jake is talking non-stop (which never happens), I have this horrible habit of searching his face for blackheads. I know. This is gross! I can't help myself! I don't even pick at my own face, but for some reason I can't concentrate on what he is saying if there is a pimple staring me down!
He obviously hates that I do this and I kind of do too but for some reason I still do it. This actually used to cause fights between us, so I have really tried to refrain. In fact, it has been at least 2 months. . . ok. . . 2 weeks? Really, I used to be much worse. The things my Jakey puts up with!!!!
The End.
