Random Things

I've been told that I blog too much about my kids

AND that I only post pictures and I need to write more SO

Here you go, a blog post that has almost nothing to do about kids

I warn you, it's completely random things that I find interesting. You may not...

Have you ever seen PURPLE potatoes???

We LOVE fingerling potatoes! In fact, they are one of our

favorite side dishes and they are SO EASY!

The best place I have found to get them is Costco

They come in a mixed bag with yellow, red and purple!

Just LOOK how purple that is!

And you know what, Josh and I cannot tell the difference in flavor at all. 

So here's some tips for cooking them...

Wash them off and put into a pot of water cold then put them

on the stove and turn it to high. No need to pierce them with a fork.

Then you "BTBRTS"

If you know what that means you get 2 points for being

a TRUE Food Network fan like me! =)

Bring to boil, reduce to simmer for you less cool people

I always add a little salt to the water and, if I have it, a

smashed clove of garlic.

So you boil them for 10 minutes

then drain them in a colander and cover with a kitchen towel

for another 10 minutes, they steam and finish cooking.

They come out perfect every time even though they are all different shapes and sizes.

We simply cut them in half and you eat them with your fingers

kind of like a french fry. TRY IT!

Next. A great use of an empty space, if I do say so myself!

We have 2 microwaves for 2 reasons;

1. we already had it when we moved here from our last place

2. this microwave sucks, for lack of a better word. It takes

18 minutes to defrost a pound of meat verses 5 minutes in the other one.

I don't know why I didn't think of it sooner. I love it hee hee

Cause all those jars of baby food were taking over the pantry

The egg test

Do you see it? The difference between farm fresh eggs and the eggs you get

from the store? The three more yellow yokes are brown eggs

and the orange yoke (the way yokes should look) are from Josh's dad's chickens.

He has I think 17 chickens and they are happy spoiled chickens.

Some "cheaper" eggs are even more light yellow. And further more, the farm fresh eggs

have more "egg" in them. For example, if I'm making french toast (BTW I'm

a self proclaimed expert on french toast) if I'm using farm fresh eggs, I only

need 3 eggs verses the other eggs I need 4.

Interesting huh? 

Like I have said before, ever since we have moved into this ward

we have had the BEST luck on BOTH home teachers

and visiting teachers even though it has switched a few times.

Here's what my super sweet visiting teacher brought over this time...

Um.... YUM!!! Do you see the love baked right in?

Here let me get a little closer...

It was SO GOOD!

Yes I said was, less then 24 hours and it's completely gone!

And it was delivered right out of the oven cause it was still HOT! Mmmmmm

Oh and I can't forget to mention the honey butter

I adore honey butter!

thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou Deb! 

You're a fabulous cook, an amazing mother and a true friend.

Ever since we moved in, I noticed that there is just such a brightness about you.

You just glow. Like sunshine.

Just to name a few of your outstanding qualities. 

=)