e finally have a couple days without rain, and I am enjoying it!
Last night I snacked on a piece of homemade bread and some blackberries:
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Breakfast this morning was 3 small buttermilk pancakes with blackberry syrup:
Blackberry Syrup
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 1/2 cup black berries
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes.
Mash with the back of a fork.
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This morning I did the 30 Day Shred again. I was still sore from the last time, but I made it through!
I had lunch outside on a rooftop deck with some friends. I had a chicken wrap and sweet potato fries, with a mojito.
The hubby and I had friends over for dinner this evening. We had a summery meal, including bruschetta, caprese salad skewers, grilled chili lime shrimp, BBQ'd ribs, Mediterranean potato salad, and corn on the cob. Dessert was a chocolate chip cookie pie with ice cream. We drank red wine.
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Watermelon Salsa:
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Potato chip with avocado, arugula, and crab mixture:
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Chili Lime Butter:
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Bruschetta (before broiling):
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Caprese salad skewers:
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Mediterranean Potato Salad
- 2 lbs unpeeled mini potatoes
- 2 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup fresh chopped parsley
- 2 T chopped sun dried tomatoes
- 1/3 cup grated Parmesan or extra old cheddar
- 1/4 cup sliced green onions
Vinaigrette
- 3 T red wine vinegar
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
- 3 T extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup fresh chopped basil
Directions:
- Cut the potatoes into 1/4 inch slices. Put in a pot, and fill with cold water, 1 inch higher than potatoes. Add 2 tsp salt. Bring to boil. Reduce, and simmer 5 min. until tender. Save 1 T potato water for dressing. Drain well, and spread on large, rimmed baking sheet.
- Cook the potatoes in the oven for about 15 minutes or more at 350.
Prepare Dressing:
- Whisk together the vinegar, oil, salt, pepper, potato water, and garlic.
- Drizzle half of the mixture over the hot potatoes when the come out of the oven.
- Cool the potatoes for 15 minutes, then put in a bowl.
- Add the mustard and basil to what is left of the dressing, and toss with the potatoes.
- Add the sun dried tomatoes, cheese, onions, and parsley, and stir well.
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We also had Greek and BBQ ribs (not pictured), grilled shrimp, and corn on the cob.
Dessert was chocolate chip cookie pie with ice cream:
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I sent my friends home with a little bag of biscuits for their dog. I made them this afternoon:
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What are your plans for the weekend?
12 comments:
Watermelon salsa sounds like a great cooling snack! I will have to try that.
30 Day Shred is one of my faves :)
i bet your friends love coming to your house!! bye bye to boring chicken and rice..look at that spread of food you guys served! :) I'm working one day this weekend then going to a bigger city for lunch with a friend on sunday!
Good looking food as usual! Plans...still leaning towards doing my triathlon :-) Should get mad props for going through with it after my accident! :-)
Looks like a great meal!
yOU ARE THE BEST PARTY THROWER!! I love all the food..it looks great! I am so looking forward to spending time with family this weekend!
That potato salad sounds really good. I don't like the mayo kind. I make doggy treats too. So fun. Depending on the weather, we're supposed to head to the lake with the family and take in a baseball game.
The dinner menu sounds awesome! This weekend is one of my baby showers. Exciting!!
Great looking dinner party! :D
What a beautiful dinner girl!
No big plans for the weekend... hopefully catch up on some sleep!
potato salads are heavenly in this weather!!
k how cute are those little doggie biscuits! I ALMOST WANT TO EAT THEM! lol <3
a chocolate chip cookie pie!! with ice cream no less!!! WOW WOW WOW
Trying not to melt - it's going to be 38 in Kamloops on Sunday. And, at some point before it GETS that hot, running 20K!
Love the watermelon salsa!! Blackberry syrup looks awesome too, thanks!
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