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I had jury duty on Mon. - ugh.

Downtown Phoenix location - had to leave

the house at 7:00 am. I am sure I spent

more than the $12.00 a day that they

pay you, on gas alone just to get there.

The only highlight of that experience

was lunch at Pane Bianco - yum!

(I had an hour and a half to kill,

who could blame me....?)

Had the Tomato mozzarella sandwich

yum, yum!

Garden patch

We planted our little garden on Sunday.

Three kinds of tomato, yellow pear,

Mr. Stripey (our favorite) and a

better boy red tomato. Several kinds

of peppers, red, green, jalapeno,

and hot red chili - great for stir fry.

Two zucchini plants, some mixed salad

greens, italian parsley, basil,

dill, and chives.

Later, mom, mike & debbie joined us for
dinner. On the menu:
tomato mozzarella salad
shrimp scampi from Costo, over linguini
fresh steamed green beans
and french bread.
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We ate outside on the patio,
the weather was perfect!
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Pink grapefruit

Made this delicious
Pink Grapefruit
salad the other night.
Arugula, shaved fennel,
pink grapefruit, sliced avocado,
salt & pepper
Drizzled with a light vinaigrette
4 T. olive oil
2 T. white wine vinegar
1 t. Dijon mustard
salt & pepper
Yum!
(will definetly make again)
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Cheesecake

Made strawberry cheesecakes
in a jar
for dessert tonight.

Strawberry Cheesecake
(2) 8 oz. packages cream cheese
2 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. lemon zest
1 T. lemon juice
1/2 tsp. vanilla
Crust:
3/4 sleeve graham crackers
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup melted butter

Process graham crackers, sugar and butter.
Press into jars. Bake at 350 degrees for
about 10 min. Cool for about
10 min.
Whip together cream cheese, sugar, eggs,
vanilla, lemon juice, and zest.
Pour into jars.
Bake for about 20-25 min.
till almost set.
Cool for about 3 hrs. and
top with strawberries.
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Valentines Day

Valentine cards for the family.
(Darryl)

(Chloe)

(Taylor)

(Logan)

Happy Valentine's Day
my Loves!

Pretty papers

Pretty papers for Valentines cards.

Very inspiring.

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Go green

(Before)

(After)

Afternoon project