This is my favorite broccoli salad…it’s great year-round, but since it’s warming up again, I thought I’d share it.
2 bunches broccoli (~2-1/4 pounds)
10 thin slices of bacon
1 large red onion
2 carrots
1/3 cup raisins (or currants)
1 cup mayonnaise (I used reduced fat)
1/4 cup sugar
2 Tablespoons cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoons black pepper
1/2 cup toasted sunflower seeds (I use [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Broccoli Salad Recipe
Posted in food, tagged broccoli, broccoli salad, recipe, salad, summer-time salads on 30 May 2008 | 1 Comment »
Garden Pictures & Birthday Weekend
Posted in Family, Friends, Life in General, garden, tagged birthday, camping, Davis Creek Park, nevada garden, raised garden beds, sparks nevada, vegetable garden in nevada on 30 May 2008 | 6 Comments »
I went out and took pictures last night after watering the garden ~ it’s the first time I’ve had to water in a week with all the rain we’ve been having!
The green onions and carrots are about 1″ to 1-1/4″ in height now. Radishes getting bigger. Peppers looking good….as are the [...]
Happy Birthday Colleen & Hannah!
Posted in Family, tagged Happy Birthday on 30 May 2008 | 2 Comments »
Wishing my sister and niece a very very Happy Birthday ~
My sister is hitting the big 4-0 today ~ and Hannah-banana will be turning 8 tomorrow!
Which Super-Macro/Close-Up Lens to get?!
Posted in Photography, tagged camera, canon Powershot S2-IS, close-up lens, dcr-250, msn-202, msn-505, nwv direct, olympus teleconverter, Photography, raynox, super-macro lens on 28 May 2008 | 2 Comments »
Big sigh…
I’m looking at the Raynox’s Super-Macro/Close-Up Lens for my Canon PowerShot S2-IS camera. I’m not ready to invest in a couple of hundred dollars for a dedicated Super-Macro lens so looking at the Raynox MSN-202, DCR-250 and the MSN-505.
I’m leaning towards the DCR-250 ~ but was wondering if anyone has an opinion on the [...]
Rainy Day Weekend Going-ons
Posted in Birds, Life in General, Photography, books, flowers, garden, thrift shops, tagged books, hawk nest, Jerry Baker, Photography, red-tail hawks, veggie garden, Washoe Valley, wild onions, yard plants on 27 May 2008 | 2 Comments »
Well…it rained most of the weekend. So I spent it planting the last of my garden and finding homes for some Nebraska plants in my yard. Hit a few estate sales and thrift stores. And snuggled under the quilts that I threw into the dryer to warm up.
My mom dug up two of grandma’s peonies [...]
Stanley Cup Finals ~ GO WINGS!
Posted in Family, Friends, sports, tagged detroit red wings, hockey, lord stanley, nhl, penguins, pittsburgh, stanley cup, wings on 23 May 2008 | 2 Comments »
Stanley Cup starts tomorrow and to antagonize me, my husband is pulling for the “other” team, the dirty dog.
Good Luck Guys! Will be watching tomorrow ~
Selling Photographs as Greeting Note Cards
Posted in Crafts, Photography, etsy, flowers, tagged etsy, greeting cards, note cards, Photography on 21 May 2008 | 6 Comments »
Well…I’ve decided to try my hand at making greeting note cards out of my photographs for sale. I’ve made them for a long time now to give to family and friends for birthdays, holidays and just because ~ lately, I’ve been asked to make some so they can buy them.
Bought a couple of packages [...]
Garden, Quilting, Photography & Yard Sales Makes for a Great Weekend
Posted in Photography, Quilts, flowers, garden, thrift shops, tagged gardening, kodak cameras, lupine, photograhy, Quilting, Quilts, sprouts, swap meet, through the viewfinder, vegetables, yard sales on 19 May 2008 | 3 Comments »
Even though we were cursed with 96 degree record breaking temps 3 days in a row…I had a great weekend!
My garden is sprouting like crazy now! Peas, PUMPKINS, squash (all three kinds), radishes, cucumbers, black beans, bush beans, either the spinach or romaine (can’t remember which side was which) and corn.
Was at [...]
