Rodeo Party

We had our Rodeo party one week late; last week it was rained out. The weather was questionable but since it wasn't raining we decided to go forward with it. We had a good turnout and other than the wind, it was a good day. Of course Henna was freezing the whole day and hung out by the grills. We had jalapeno poppers, chips and salsa for appetizers. I had made a Rum slush and it was a hit for Annie and I. Larry brought his bean bag toss and Ken of course had his horse shoes. Everyone brought a side dish to share. We had my Country music play list blaring. There were three entries for the Baking contest: A lemon, rum cake by Judie, an Apple Raisin Strudel by Annie and a Pear and Dried Cherry Frangipane by me. Judie's cake won!! It was Don's birthday and we all sang Happy Birthday. We had a great time. The next day was the final Rodeo and Ken, me, Justen and Bella were planning on going but it was a total rain out. :(



Justen and Johnny

Judging the cakes

Justen, Bella, Me and Ken

Uncle Don and Aunt Loraine

Annie and Bobbie

Uncle Don and his beer holster

Judie and Don

Henna and Larry

The girls

Ken, Justen and Casey

Uncle Don and Annie

Louise and Ken

Mary and Brent

Ken, Me and Justen

Ken Strzalka and Sadie

Henna, Judie, Annie, Karen

Henna and Ken

Justen, Henna, Ken Strzalka, Annie

Anaheim Fish Tacos

I made these last night and they are so, so scrumptious! The only change I made was Ken grilled the fish (used Orange Roughy~any white fish will work) and then I cut in pieces and added to the broth mixture...not cooking as long....just enough to mix since the fish was already cooked. Also I used green onions instead of a leek.



ANAHEIM FISH TACOS

Ingredients:
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 Anaheim chile pepper, chopped
1 leek, chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
salt and pepper to taste
1 cup chicken broth
2 large tomatoes, diced
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1 1/2 pounds halibut fillets
1 lime
12 corn tortillas
Directions:
1.
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat, and saute the chile, leek, and garlic until tender and lightly browned. Season with salt and pepper.
2.
Mix the chicken broth and tomatoes into the skillet, and season with cumin. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Place the halibut into the mixture. Sprinkle with lime juice. Cook 15 to 20 minutes until the halibut is easily flaked with a fork. Wrap in warmed corn tortillas to serve.
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Printed from Allrecipes.com 2/18/2010

Good Things

Somehow Valentine's Day snuck up on me this year....which disappoints me. I like to make Valentine's cookies and deliver them to friends; mail out Valentines and I didn't do either. We didn't go out to dinner. We really like eating fine food and have found that when we cook at home, we like it better than going out. We buy good quality food and enjoy cooking. I bought filet Mignon. We grilled it medium rare and had steamed broccoli and twice stuffed baked potatoes. We shared New York style cheesecake and Red Velvet cake for dessert. Ken bought me beautiful red and white roses. It was very nice.
On Sunday morning, Ken made me a beautiful latte. He makes me a latte every morning but this one he added whipped cream and swirled a heart with honey on top.

Also that morning, Bella's poppies had beautiful blooms. The weather has finally gotten beautiful.