Dad requested that I put this on the blog. It will bring a smile to your day. (You can press pause for the autoplay music list on the lower left playlist). Hope all you Moms have a nice day.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
Superbowl Confessions....
Sadly, I must confess that I don't really watch the Super Bowl. I like to know who is playing (Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals) and maybe check the score so I feel like an American, but other than that there is only one thing that captures my interest about the Super Bowl......The FOOD (maybe this is truly the more American answer).
So this is what I've been craving and Super Bowl Sunday is just my excuse to make them.
What are you going to make? and confession time, will you really watch?
Whatever it is, enjoy!
PS. Did you know someone in our family will actually be at the game? Guess who?
Potato Skins Recipe
Ingredients
6 small to medium sized russet baking potatoes (total 3 pounds)
Olive oil
Canola oil or grapeseed oil
Kosher salt
Freshly ground pepper
6 strips of bacon
4 ounces grated cheddar cheese
1/2 cup sour cream
2 green onions, thinly sliced, including the greens of the onions
6 small to medium sized russet baking potatoes (total 3 pounds)
Olive oil
Canola oil or grapeseed oil
Kosher salt
Freshly ground pepper
6 strips of bacon
4 ounces grated cheddar cheese
1/2 cup sour cream
2 green onions, thinly sliced, including the greens of the onions
Method
1 Scrub the potatoes clean then bake the potatoes using your favorite method, either oven or microwave. If using an oven, rub with olive oil and bake in a 400°F oven for about an hour until the potatoes are cooked through and give a little when pressed. If using a microwave, rub all over with olive oil and cook on the high setting for about 5 minutes per potato. Baking the potatoes in a conventional oven yields potatoes that are easier to work with (cut and scoop out), the potato seems to adhere to the skins a little better, but there is hardly a discernible difference in the final product.
1 Scrub the potatoes clean then bake the potatoes using your favorite method, either oven or microwave. If using an oven, rub with olive oil and bake in a 400°F oven for about an hour until the potatoes are cooked through and give a little when pressed. If using a microwave, rub all over with olive oil and cook on the high setting for about 5 minutes per potato. Baking the potatoes in a conventional oven yields potatoes that are easier to work with (cut and scoop out), the potato seems to adhere to the skins a little better, but there is hardly a discernible difference in the final product.
2 While the potatoes are cooking, cook the bacon strips in a frying pan on medium low heat for 10 to 15 minutes, or until crisp. Drain on paper towels. Let cool. Crumble.
3 Remove the potatoes from the oven and let cool enough to handle. Cut in half horizontally. Use a spoon to carefully scoop out the insides, reserving the scooped potatoes for another use, leaving about 1/4 of an inch of potato on the skin.
Increase the heat of the oven to 450°F. Brush or rub grapeseed oil or canola oil (or another high smoke point oil) all over the potato skins, outside and in. Sprinkle with salt. Place on a baking rack in a roasting pan (don't use a cookie sheet, it will warp, use a roasting pan or broiler pan that can take the heat). Cook for 10 minutes on one side, then flip the skins over and cook for another 10 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool enough to handle.
4 Arrange the potato skins skin-side down on the roasting pan or rack. Sprinkle the insides with freshly ground black pepper, cheddar cheese, and crumbled bacon. Return to the oven. Broil for an additional 2 minutes, or until the cheese is bubbly. Remove from oven. Use tongs to place skins on a serving plate. Add a dollop of sour cream to each skin, sprinkle with green onions.
3 Remove the potatoes from the oven and let cool enough to handle. Cut in half horizontally. Use a spoon to carefully scoop out the insides, reserving the scooped potatoes for another use, leaving about 1/4 of an inch of potato on the skin.
Increase the heat of the oven to 450°F. Brush or rub grapeseed oil or canola oil (or another high smoke point oil) all over the potato skins, outside and in. Sprinkle with salt. Place on a baking rack in a roasting pan (don't use a cookie sheet, it will warp, use a roasting pan or broiler pan that can take the heat). Cook for 10 minutes on one side, then flip the skins over and cook for another 10 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool enough to handle.
4 Arrange the potato skins skin-side down on the roasting pan or rack. Sprinkle the insides with freshly ground black pepper, cheddar cheese, and crumbled bacon. Return to the oven. Broil for an additional 2 minutes, or until the cheese is bubbly. Remove from oven. Use tongs to place skins on a serving plate. Add a dollop of sour cream to each skin, sprinkle with green onions.
Recipe originally from : http://www.elise.com/recipes/archives/007113potato_skins.php
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Snowbound with The Renoufs & Updates
This is the only photo I managed to get of the Renoufs (Roy's family) 2009 visit to Utah for their annual visit. They were only in SLC for a day, but we had such a good time together. The kids played dress up, video games, had snowball fights, went sledding, shared cocoa, and then headed off to Chuckee Cheese then ended with a slumber party. It was a great day and we loved having visitors up North. This picture was so cute, that I had to post it.
PS. We love having people send us stuff to post about your families. Sometimes we catch birthdays or special events, sometimes we don't--if EVER you have anything you want posted, please feel free to send it to Catherine or Heidi or Grandma. We have an open door policy :). We are such a large group and we want everyone to feel included!
PSS. I am working on a new Family Address Phone Birthday List. If you have had any changes in 2008 (babies, email, address), please email them to Heidi, so we are up to date.
PS. We love having people send us stuff to post about your families. Sometimes we catch birthdays or special events, sometimes we don't--if EVER you have anything you want posted, please feel free to send it to Catherine or Heidi or Grandma. We have an open door policy :). We are such a large group and we want everyone to feel included!
PSS. I am working on a new Family Address Phone Birthday List. If you have had any changes in 2008 (babies, email, address), please email them to Heidi, so we are up to date.
Here are some Sledding 2008 Pics (just for fun):
Friday, January 16, 2009
Happy Birthday Caitlyn Zuniga!
Caitlyn loves to draw and visit with David and Jarom. She has a great ear and hand for the piano. She is very curious about people and their personalities and is a keen observer. She is a girl with a keen wit. She is crazy about her family and her Mom and Dad in particular. We love her.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Mallory's "Varsity Experience" Article
This is a great article about Mallory and her successes on the water polo team. We are all so proud of our polo star. Go Mallory!
Murrieta Valley's Mallory Montano, right, puts pressure on Chaparal's Palmer Hardy as she tries to pass during the first half of their match on Tuesday. (Don Boomer/Staff Photographer)By JEFF SANDERS - Staff Writer Tuesday, January 13, 2009 11:33 PM PST ∞
TEMECULA ---- Bryan Lynton admits he's hitting the reset button this season. It's just not the same thing at Murrieta Valley as it is at other Valley girls water polo programs. Junior Mallory Montano scored a game-high four goals, the Murrieta Valley press rattled Chaparral's high-octane offense and the Nighthawks began defense of their fourth straight Southwestern League title ---- not to mention back-to-back section championships ---- with a 10-5 victory over the host Pumas on Tuesday afternoon.
TEMECULA ---- Bryan Lynton admits he's hitting the reset button this season. It's just not the same thing at Murrieta Valley as it is at other Valley girls water polo programs. Junior Mallory Montano scored a game-high four goals, the Murrieta Valley press rattled Chaparral's high-octane offense and the Nighthawks began defense of their fourth straight Southwestern League title ---- not to mention back-to-back section championships ---- with a 10-5 victory over the host Pumas on Tuesday afternoon.
"They are never going to be down ---- they've got a club program and they are always going to have great players," said Chaparral coach Tyson Cleveland, whose team is ranked No. 8 in Division III. "They'll lose great individuals, but they've got a great team concept and they play great individual team defense.
They are never going to be a team that's down."Those great individuals ---- All-Valley Players of the Year Kirra and Torrey Kylander, Sydney Sonoda and Kristen Stragier, to name a few ---- helped build the Nighthawks into a Riverside County powerhouse.
This year, with Montano the veteran among the new bunch, Lynton is leaning more than ever on the depth of his program.And in the first Southwestern League match of the year, that depth passed every test.Maria Quiroz assisted on three goals, Chelsea Harrod assisted on two and scored a goal, and Brianna Tryon, Hope Rollison, Melissa Hale, Ashley Amparan and Katie Henry all scored goals.
"Besides Mallory, not a lot of those kids have varsity experience," said Lynton, whose team is ranked No. 3 in Division III. "They are learning as we go. ... The thing that makes us good is, every high school team is going to have one or two good players. It's the other ones ---- the No. five, six, seven, eight, nine girls ---- that get you over the hump."Our subs went in today and we feel like we didn't miss a beat.
"The same goes for new goalie Ashley Fedler, who stopped six shots ---- including a pair of point-blank shots from UCLA-bound Brooke Martin ---- in an eye-opening contest for a sophomore who wasn't with the squad a year ago."We had a tournament this weekend and she's improved so much just in the last three days," Montano said. "We're all really happy for her. She did really good."Credit the Murrieta Valley defense for the assist on Fedler's performance.Determined to keep Martin from dominating the game on the perimeters, Lynton ditched dropping two and three players on the Pumas' attacker for a man-to-man press that caught Chaparral by surprise.
The Pumas (8-2, 0-1) committed 25 turnovers to Murrieta Valley's 13, missed on their first nine power plays and didn't score a goal until Paige Hardy's buzzer-beater at the end of the first half cut the Nighthawks' lead to 6-1.By the time Martin finally got on the board in fourth period with a pair of goals, Murrieta Valley (9-3, 1-0) was well on its way to a victory.
"Murrieta just came out and played really solid defense," Cleveland said. "You're going to get your shots, but you have to execute and we didn't really execute in the first half. I think the girls were a little shell-shocked in the first half handling Murrieta's defense."
To view actual article click here http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2009/01/14/sports/highschool/calhighschool/z14ebc4b23bb645968825753e000a491f.txt
Friday, January 2, 2009
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