backyard picnic

it's been a while
a year of pain - inspired by an injury at work, has led me to neglect this blog
time to turn that around
and so simply
the backyard picnic we had

a plate of charcuterie
- triple creme brie
- brie heated in the oven with olive oil and garlic
- olives and deli meat from lucianos

- main course was tomatoes from the garden
and steak marinated and then on the bbq
with a side of pico de gallo - made from ingredients in the garden (except for the splash of lime juice

fabulous and simple - the boys asked if we can have backyard picnics all the time...

juice for the boys - something fruity and more potent for their parents



2yr old cuts the cheese...backwards knife hold

steak, pico de gallo and cheese

simple charcuterie - yum!

baked brie and salad

lazy supper
just bought some brie and added a salad to the mix.
simple.

brie on greased baking dish

ingredients - brie, garlic, pear on top, butter, apple slices for dipping

spread butter and 1tsp minced garlic and then added pear slices

salad - i added brown rice cracker crumbs for crunch

in a 325 oven for about 20minutes

easy and tasty for me and dh. the boys had leftover rice and spaghetti sauce

making cheese from mama's milk

am not saying i will do this, but i couldn't help but be a little intrigued with a chef who blogged about using pumped milk to make cheese
(and no, it isn't used at his restaurant)

i've never had a huge oversupply of pumped milk, and have only made "slushies" or smoothies for my bubs with the extra pumped milk.

but the chef - well, he even includes a recipe for those who might be interested.