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Meet up with neighbors and walked to the town celebration
Played the kazoos given out by the Kiwanis Club
Visited with friends
Boogied
And watched the fireworks
From Country Living
This recipe has been tested by Country Living
One of the less expensive cuts of beef, flank steak absorbs marinade readily and is tender and juicy when cooked and sliced properly. Serve with our fiery Corn Relish (pictured).
| INGREDIENTS | conv. chart | U.S. | Metric |
| 1 pound(s) | flank steak |
| 1/2 cup(s) | olive oil |
| 1/4 cup(s) | Worcestershire sauce |
| 2 clove(s) | garlic, crushed |
| Salt and freshly ground pepper |
From Country Living
This recipe has been tested by Country Living
Serve this spicy corn relish with our marinated Grilled Flank Steak.
| INGREDIENTS | conv. chart | U.S. | Metric |
| 2 tablespoon(s) | olive oil |
| 1 cup(s) | chopped red onion |
| 2 medium | seeded jalapeños, finely chopped |
| 1 cup(s) | fresh corn kernels |
| 1/2 teaspoon(s) | sea salt |
| 3/4 teaspoon(s) | crushed red pepper |
| 3 tablespoon(s) | fresh lime juice |
| 1 tablespoon(s) | honey |
| HOMEMADE WHIPPED CREAM | |
1/2 pt. whipping cream 3 tbsp. sugar 1 tsp. vanilla Whip cream with mixer. Be careful not to overbeat or else will get too thick like butter. When it begins to thicken, add sugar and vanilla; stir. Refrigerate. | |
I just love that song by Barbara Mandrell, don't you? I used to love watching the Mandrell Sisters on Friday nights. Louise was my favorite.
Well, yesterday we got our country on for sure. It has been raining cats and dogs here but the sun did peek out for a little while so after taking the girls to the cement pond in town for a short swim (yes, we really do have an actual cement bottom pond here at one of our parks!) we came home to pick berries from this overgrowth on the side of our property.
And just in case the neighbors didn't already think we were red enough, Pinkie picked berries in her bathrobe and rain boots!
I am pretty sure that every who drove by thought the Clampett's had descended on town. We may very well be the only people in town who pick and eat berries that grow wild in the yard!
Next, we headed over to our vegetable garden to pick some lettuce and herbs for supper.
Here are my tomatoes that should be red very soon!
Lettuce (which has not liked all this rain)
Squash and Zucchini
Isn't my garden scooter the cutest?! I got it at a garage sale for $5 (they retail for $150) and Mr. K spray painted it pink for me, that doll!
Corn
Peas
We made a yummy salad with the lettuce we picked and Miss Priss made some olive oil and butter tossed pasta and sprinkled the fresh herbs on top
And with our blackberries, we made the world's easiest cobbler
1 cup self-rising flour
1 cup milk
When we finally found our way to the parking garage I realized that I forgot Pinkie's stroller so she spent most of the day riding on her Daddy's shoulders
As always, our first stop was the nearest hot dog vendor where Pinkie ordered her first of three (!) dirty water dogs of the day
Then we walked down 5th so the big girls could shop at Juicy, H & M and Anthropolgie
Pinkie feel in love with the ornate staircase at Juicy and she descended it pretending to be a princess
Goofing around on the street
Next we headed over to Rockefeller Center to grab a quick bite to eat at Dean & Deluca
Then passed by Radio City Music Hall
on our way to Magnolia Bakery for a half dozen of their divine cupcakes to take home
As we passed by all the participants in the day's parade we couldn't help but stop and stare at their costumes
Cookie and her best friend, C, could not resist getting a pic with these guys
When Pinkie asked us why everyone was dressed up so, we just told her they were in the circus!
Finally, we took a cab over to Pier 42 on the Hudson River for a tour of Manhattan Island
Here the girls goof off before boarding the boat
Finally it was time to get on the boat
for a really cool three hour tour where we learned tons about the city's history and saw all the sights, such as the Manhattan Skyline
Ellis Island
The Statue of Liberty
And all of the bridges surrounding the island
After we got off the boat we took these two cuties over to Macy's where they shopped 'til we all dropped then we headed home, exhausted and smiling.
chasing after a cat she found in our yard and promptly named Lola. She hopes Lola decides to stay. Mr. K? Not so much.
Finally, around 1:30 the sun showed up and she and her big sis headed out back to the pool
One wardrobe change and lots of attitude later (look at that belly!)
Pinkie decided to float around with the big girls
And dream of being as tan as her sis
whom she worships!
