Archive for the ‘Family’ Category

Posted on August 15, 2010 - by admin

picking flowers

Posted on August 11, 2010 - by admin

Haircut

Posted on August 10, 2010 - by admin

How to cook lamb that melts off the bone.

Ok, so this is not a cooking blog, but I like to eat, and I am discovering that I like to cook too.  Which is a convenient thing for people who like to eat.  Anyway, this Spring we bought a lamb…well, half a lamb because we split one with our neighbors.  Here is a leg of lamb, cooked in a clay pot given to us by Efi, our friend from Greece.

First, massage the lamb with a simple mixture of salt, ground pepper, and oregano.  Cut slits in the meat and put garlic cloves inside.  Let it sit overnight like this in the fridge.

I could almost eat it raw!

Next, put the lamb in the clay pot from Greece that your Greek friend left as a gift when they moved.  Put a bit of olive oil in the bottom first, and then fill in the sides with chopped potatoes, red peppers, red onion and any other veggie you want.  I almost forgot…I wrapped the lamb in bacon!!!

BACON…it’s what’s for dinner!

Place your pot in an oven preheated to 250 Celsius, and cook for 30-45 minutes.  Then reduce heat to about 160 Celsius and cook for another 90 minutes….if you want it done (not bloody) but pretty tender still.

Finished product.  Seriously, the meat was falling off the bones.  It took me tongs and 2 large forks to get it out in one piece.

So good, especially with the homemade flatbread, and ginger iced tea!

This has nothing to do with the lamb meal…but these are delicious too.  They are our homemade sweet and spicy pickles.  And they have some kick to ‘em.

Posted on July 19, 2010 - by admin

Fara Apa

Day two. No water. Toilets full. One child throwing up. About 99 degrees F outside. Nice!

Posted on June 15, 2010 - by admin

Random Photos

Posted on June 14, 2010 - by admin

First Ballet Performance

The girls have been taking a ballet class and this last Saturday they had a little performance.  Here’s some video.

Caitrins First Dance

Caitrins Second Dance

Adriana’s Dance

Posted on June 7, 2010 - by admin

Cherry Picking – part 1

Why is this part 1?  Because it’s cherry season, and within a week we are due to pick another bumper crop at Dr. David’s house.  Those will be the ones we will use to make the cherry juice and cherry jam we have become world famous for.  But, we had a nice little picnic this afternoon with a bunch of people from our church, on a small piece of land owned by a couple, also in our church.  Here’s some snapshots of the afternoon:

Posted on June 6, 2010 - by admin

Tattoo me!

The other night, Becca was sitting on the couch with her pregnant belly exposed.  One of the kids (can’t remember who) said that her bellybutton looks like a nose (because it does, you know, sticking out a little bit from the increased regional pressure.)  So, I grabbed a marker and drew 2 eyes above the bellybutton and a mouth below.  That of course started a trend with all the kids lying down and asking me to tattoo them.  Below are the results:

Posted on June 5, 2010 - by admin

It’s a girl!

Yep, baby #4 is a girl…we had an ultrasound last week.

I told Becca, “Well, at least we’ll save money cause I only have to buy 2 motorcycles (one for me, one for Sebastian).”  She corrected me saying, “HEY!  Girls can ride motorcycles too!”  I told her, “YEAH, they can ride on the back.”  She closed the conversation by reminding me that make-up and girl’s clothing will be more expensive than 10 motorcycles.  OUCH.

Posted on June 3, 2010 - by admin

Strawberries

We just bought 14 kilos of strawberries to make jam and other strawberry stuff with.  Here’s some photos.