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Daily Archive: July 21, 2010

Qu’est-ce qu’on mange?

Mon ami, c’est Ratatouille! Pixar had it right: “Why do they call it that?  If you’re gonna name a food, you should give it a name that sounds delicious.  Ratatouille doesn’t sound delicious.  It sounds like "rat" and "patootie."  Rat-patootie, which does not sound delicious.” But trust me, it is très délicieux.  Tomatoes, onions, zucchini, bell peppers, and eggplant…all oiled up and ready for the grill. Isn’t it amazing that salt and extra virgin olive oil can work such magic on the barbecue?   All together now… Magnifique. To accompany the ratatouille, we threw together… Read more >

July 21, 2010 bbq, eggplant, root veggies, zucchini Read more >

The raspberry festival

Lynden’s annual raspberry festival happened to fall on the same weekend that Kyle was in Vegas for his bachelor festivities.  In an effort to keep me distracted the entire time he was gone, Kyle’s parents entered me and his dad in a 5K fun run/walk.  Nothing like small town races to boost your ego!  Haha.  When I emailed this pic to my mom, she responded “That’s my girl — competitive in a "fun run." 🙂 ”  Well somebody had to win… Kyle’s dad and I donned our new race shirts to take a post-run pic. … Read more >

July 21, 2010 dave's killer bread, hummus, yves vegan deli meat Read more >