Sunday, June 24, 2012

Beach memories...

Beautiful sea shells - all collected
on the beach this past weekend.
I put them on my desk,
 in a vintage bowl that was
 Grandma Rosie's.
In the background, several other
photos of fun trips to the beach.
Such great memories....
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Friday, June 22, 2012

Nutella gelato

mmmmmm...
Made Giada's recipe for homemade
Nutella gelato
It is very creamy and chocolaty.
Would be delicious topped
with fresh strawberries.
Will definitely make again.

Chocolate-Hazelnut Gelato
2 cups whole milk
1 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup sugar, plus 1/4 cup
4 egg yolks
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 cup nutella
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In a saucepan combine the milk, cream, and
1/2 cup sugar over med. heat.
Cook until the sugar dissolves, about 5 min.
Meanwhile, in a med. bowl, whip the egg yolks
with the remaining sugar, until the eggs have become
thick and pale yellow, about 4 min.
Pour 1/2 cup of the warm milk and cream mixture
into the egg mixture and stir to temper the eggs.
Add this mixture back into the saucepan.
Cook over very low heat, stirring constantly,
until it becomes thick enough to coat the back
of a wooden spoon, about 7-10 min.
Place a strainer over a med. bowl and pour
the warm custard through the strainer.
Stir in vanilla and hazelnut spread until
it dissolves. Chill completely before pouring
into your ice cream maker and follow
manufacturer's instructions to freeze.
Makes about 4 cups.
de-lish!
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Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Dia de Padre

 We spent the Fathers Day weekend
at the beach in Rocky Point.
Taylor & Chloe each brought a friend
this trip. I think everyone had a
BLAST!
 Love this shot!
Chloe, Taylor, Devin & Amy
Chloe, Logan & Amy
 Love this shot too - so colorful.
 Amy brought her new underwater
camera - we sure had some fun
with that.
 Beach beauty
 skim boarding
 We sure had a great weekend.
The weather was perfect! 
We spent a lot of time in the ocean,
played lots of games, ate great food,
and had tons of laughs!
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 Good times!


Wednesday, June 6, 2012

And summer begins....

The summer is officially here.
Hot weather and all.
105 today
Let the fun begin!



Monday, June 4, 2012

Blueberry Tart

I made this delicious
Blueberry Tart
 for dessert last night.
Super easy and
beautiful looking too.
Would be great summer dessert
for company.
Will definetly be making again!
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