Little Update
I have some stuff we're giving to a member of our church due to all the house cleaning I've been doing. They just moved here from the frozen north (like Montana or something), and came with basically nothing. One of our friends recently moved away from Texas to Washington state and he was getting rid of stuff, too, so we've actually got quite a bit of stuff sitting in our living room waiting to go to their house.
This past Monday we went out to the farm to help Matt's mother with some chores and to shoot. While Matt did the chores (he fixed the two doors on the shop and tilled some ground for her), Matt's mother taught me how to cook one of Matt's favorite dishes called "pahloh." It's pork and boiled eggs in a very savory sauce made from sweet black sauce with cinnamon, star anise, and galanga. Obviously, served over rice. ^_~ SO yummy!
We also shot skeets. I missed a lot, heh, but it was a TON of fun, anyway. I need practice, so we'll be doing this fairly often. Since the shotgun is our home defense weapon, I decided I need to get very familiar with firing and reloading it.
There is always something very satisfying about the boom of a shotgun.
We've also started going to Irish class again on Saturdays. Not every Saturday, but often. I don't really participate any more since I bring ze bebe, but at least Matt gets to go! It's usually at Paperbacks Plus so Vee and I usuall wander around the bookstore until she falls asleep. Then I go to the class and listen in.
Oh, and also! Matt and I now usually stop at the Italian grocer, Jimmy's on our way to Irish class. They have a TON of imported Italian stuff and make in store the best Italian sausage I've ever had. Every time we go, we pick up some of their sausage and some of their Pecorino Romano. It is SO good. So, if any of yall want authentic Italian ingredients that may not be available otherwise, Jimmy's is the place to go. Totally worth it. They also have a sandwich shop and wine tasting thingy for those of you that like wine.
They also have chinotto! Chinotto is a bitter/sweet soda, derived from a small, bitter citrus fruit of the same name grown primarily in Italy. Most Americans don't seem to like it, but I love it. It's pretty expensive for a liter and a half (like $3.50), but I splurge occasionally and buy a bottle. Mmm!
Ok, we're leaving soon because I just made myself very, very hungry. Mmm.
This past Monday we went out to the farm to help Matt's mother with some chores and to shoot. While Matt did the chores (he fixed the two doors on the shop and tilled some ground for her), Matt's mother taught me how to cook one of Matt's favorite dishes called "pahloh." It's pork and boiled eggs in a very savory sauce made from sweet black sauce with cinnamon, star anise, and galanga. Obviously, served over rice. ^_~ SO yummy!
We also shot skeets. I missed a lot, heh, but it was a TON of fun, anyway. I need practice, so we'll be doing this fairly often. Since the shotgun is our home defense weapon, I decided I need to get very familiar with firing and reloading it.
There is always something very satisfying about the boom of a shotgun.
We've also started going to Irish class again on Saturdays. Not every Saturday, but often. I don't really participate any more since I bring ze bebe, but at least Matt gets to go! It's usually at Paperbacks Plus so Vee and I usuall wander around the bookstore until she falls asleep. Then I go to the class and listen in.
Oh, and also! Matt and I now usually stop at the Italian grocer, Jimmy's on our way to Irish class. They have a TON of imported Italian stuff and make in store the best Italian sausage I've ever had. Every time we go, we pick up some of their sausage and some of their Pecorino Romano. It is SO good. So, if any of yall want authentic Italian ingredients that may not be available otherwise, Jimmy's is the place to go. Totally worth it. They also have a sandwich shop and wine tasting thingy for those of you that like wine.
They also have chinotto! Chinotto is a bitter/sweet soda, derived from a small, bitter citrus fruit of the same name grown primarily in Italy. Most Americans don't seem to like it, but I love it. It's pretty expensive for a liter and a half (like $3.50), but I splurge occasionally and buy a bottle. Mmm!
Ok, we're leaving soon because I just made myself very, very hungry. Mmm.