Farmer's Market

Farmer's Market
Originally uploaded by That Bohemian Chick.

This is a sample of the bounty I got at farmer's market this Saturday.

Tomatoes, onions, garlic, jalapeno: for salsa
Eggs: for baking and such
Eggplant & Potatoes & grass fed beef: for a new recipe I want to try
Nectarines: because they are so sweet
Zucchini: not shown but intended for grilling.

I love summer foods!

Yo!

Yo!
Originally uploaded by That Bohemian Chick.

My niece, Ella, waving hello.

Damn, she is a cutie.

Interesting...

You Should Learn French

C'est super! You appreciate the finer things in life... wine, art, cheese, love affairs. You are definitely a Parisian at heart. You just need your tongue to catch up...

What Language Should You Learn?

Thanks Stitchin' Sheep

Sleep Pants

Sleep Pants
Originally uploaded by That Bohemian Chick.

A while back Chloe and I bought fabric to sew up some sleep pants. The top one is hers and the bottom one is mine. We plan on starting on them this week.

Crepe Iron

Crepe Iron
Originally uploaded by That Bohemian Chick.

Some times I find very cool things at thrift stores. I pretty sure, if your patient, you can find anything you want at the thrift store.

I bought this crepe iron last week for $2.50 to replace the one I have. My old one's finish was getting pretty damaged so I was able to replace it.
WOOT!

Summertime and the Weather is...Freakin' HOT

I don't know where you all live but here it's really freakin' hot. Like surface of the sun hot. The last thing we want to do is make our house hotter. So baking is not happening around here...no ma'am. So what's a family to do when a pizza craving hits hard and we don't have any extra dough (pun intended). Why not grill the pizza on the bbq?

Here is how we do it:

Make yourself a big batch of pizza dough. We've used the food processor for this and now I use the kitchenaid mixer with the dough hook. You could do it by hand if you really wanted to.

1 tsp active dry yeast
1 1/2 cup lukewarm water (85 to 95 F)
4-4 1/2 cups all purpose flour (I've used up to 2 cups whole wheat but cut back on the flour)
6 tbls Olive Oil
1 tsp salt

Add yeast to water and set aside. Add the rest of the ingredients to a mixer bowl or food processor(FP). Mix together for a few seconds (pulse a few times with FP) Turn on mixer to 2 (run FP) and slowly add the water. In a minute or so (seconds in the FP) it will form a ball. Turn out into an oiled bowl(I actually just use the mixer bowl but I would turn it out if I was using a FP). Let rise for 1 hour. You could freeze it before rising and bring it to room temp. when needed. After one hour, divide and shape into pizza skins. If baking in a regular oven, bake at 500F.

For grilled pizza, continue:


This pizza is about 10 inches in diameter. This is about the size I use for grilling since it's more manageable. The above recipe makes about 5 of these.


Turn gas grill on high and leave lid closed for about 5 minutes. Spray one side of your dough and lay that down on the grill. As you can see, I use the middle rack of the grill. If you don't have a large middle rack. Turn the heat to medium and continue on.


See the flames...close the grill and let set for about 3 minutes. You'll start to smell the bread cooking. That'll let you know it's time to turn them.


Turn them and then add your toppings. I find it easiest to already know what I'm going to put on them since this method of making pizza is very fast. Everything is right there and ready to go on when I flip them.


After toppings are on, I close the grill for another 2 minutes or so. Check on them after a couple minutes to make sure the cheese is melted and the bottom isn't burning. I wouldn't use any raw meats since it won't be hot enough to cook them, only heat them through.


They are so good. They have a smokey flavor to them that you just can't get in the oven. It reminds me a lot of brick oven pizza.


Bon appetite!

Trend Setter...Moi??

While wasting...I mean gainfully spending time browsing the internet I came across this site called Apartment Therapy.(scroll down about half way, honey..there you are now don't forget to come back here...-k-)

Remember that funky blue I painted my bedroom/hallway. I guess it's the hot new color now-a-days in design trends.

God, I'm such a trend setter.

Harry Potter 6 Midnight Party

Harry Potter 6 Midnight Party
Originally uploaded by That Bohemian Chick.

Yup, we did it. Chloe and I went to the midnight Harry Potter 6 party at B&N. It was a lot of fun. There were a ton of people there all waiting for the new book. Chloe won a door prize, the hat she's wearing. The people who picked up their books last night also got a rubber bracelet as well. Before midnight, they had crafts, projects, pictures, & games. As soon as we got home she started reading. I'm not sure when she went to bed but I do know she had the time of her life.

On a side note, Hbomb was home sick with some sort of stomach bug. He's doing much better this morning though.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

We went to see this movie today. Hey, I have two kids who were dying to get to the theater, really it wasn't all about Johnny Depp....really. I was a bit sad to go. I really loved the original movie and have a thing about "remakes". Usually they suck. Not the case here.

That's right, this movie blows the old movie away. It's more faithful to the book than the original movie, the cast is wonderful (did I mention Johnny Depp is in this film?!), and there is knitwear galore. Yup, knitwear GALORE! I have a feeling that everyone is going to be wearing fingerless mitts this year. It will be the hot new accessory for the fall/winter season.

Back to the movie though, it was awesome. Check out their website Here

Invitation Shminvitation

Invitation Shminvitation
Originally uploaded by That Bohemian Chick.

I'm helping to throw a bridal shower for my cousin. I was in charge of invitations. I printed them on vellum with my computer and after a bit o' magic, ta da!

(To get a better view, click on the image.)

Pass the Sushi Please

Troy and I went to an awesome sushi party on Saturday. Shmoo put it on and wow, does she know how to put on a party or what.(the or what is for the fellow readers who also attended, you know who you are)

I've been wanting to learn how to make sushi for a long time and have failed at least twice at doing it. Now, with an expert teacher, I've had success.

Here is the photo journey:



These are the ingredients. Nori for wrapping, sushi rice, inari, fruits & veggies, vinegar, mirin...you know all the essentials. (Look at me talkin' all expert like.)



This is the rice soaking for a half hour after 5-6 rinses. This is one of the steps that I left off during my failed sushi attempts. I may have rinsed once and I never soaked. It only took 20 minutes +10 of resting and there was a nice size pot of rice to go. I don't have a wooden bowl or a fancy cedar sushi tub so I improvised and used my gigantic tupperware bowl for soaking, rinsing, and combining the vinegars in the rice when I was done.

Now what you don't see...
Use your imaginations here folks, I cooled the rice with and electric fan as I mixed the rice and vinegars together. It worked, it actually worked. The rice turned out all shiny and sticky. But, with both hands working, I couldn't take a picture. I also couldn't take a picture of me rolling the sushi because you need both hands. Some fillings we used were avacado, mango, asparagus, zucchini, carrots, bell pepper, and some others. What we didn't use was the special ginger tofu I had bought just for the sushi or the tuna my daughter wanted to try. Maybe next time...like Friday.



This is what was left. Troy stuck it in the fridge and took it for lunch the next day. He said it was excellent. The Inari (no picture, sorry) was also eaten up that night. A whole can, gone. Shmoo had an excellent idea for the inari you can't open, slice it and use it as filling.

Shmoo is a genius and has taught me yet another life long skill. I will definately be teaching as many others as I can because homemade veggie sushi is the best thing ever.

And we owe it all to Shmoo.

The Fourth or Why Digital Cameras Rock.

The Fourth
Originally uploaded by That Bohemian Chick.

This is a typical shot series I take for one picture. Well, at least when I'm taking pictures of people. Things tend to not be goofy. Chloe is at that age now where she doesn't want her photo taken. And if she does have it taken, she doesn't want to smile. If she does smile she doesn't want to show her teeth.
This is where Troy comes in handy. He tickles her until she can't help but show some of those pearly whites.

I shutter (pun intended) to think of how much $ I would be spending on bad photos if I didn't have a digital camera.

Pistachio Cupcakes

Pistachio Cupcakes
Originally uploaded by That Bohemian Chick.

Tonight is Book Group (see link at side bar). I'm making pistachio cupcakes for my friend Heather. She's always such a gracious host and is always treating us to wonderful food, conversation, and a retreat from the everyday.

How Green Was My Valley-1941

This movie was good but reminded me of "The Grapes of Wrath" in Wales. Here is the Amazon link.

See them both but not on the same day.

The Lifejacket

The lifejacket
Originally uploaded by That Bohemian Chick.

My sil sent me this picture of my 2 mo old niece trying on her new life jacket. The look on her face says it all...