Life is sooo good...: August 2011

Alaska State Fair

August 30, 2011

This past weekend we had such a great time taking Penelope to the fair and visiting with family. We ate yummy fair food and enjoyed all the other fair festivities like riding rides and playing games. Here are just a few pictures from our fun filled day...

Petting Zoo

Vroom Vroom

Giant Pumpkin

Giant Cabbage

Giant Zucchini

Check out the giant veggies! Just one benefit of having so many hours of daylight in the summer.

Recipe

Still More Halibut...

August 25, 2011

Are deep freezer is still stocked with Chris and Regan's catch so guess what was for dinner? I asked Chris how he wanted his halibut and he said cheesy. Hmmm, so I came up with this. I am calling it Halibut w/ Cheesy Sauce!

Halibut w/ Cheesy Sauce

1 Cup of Cheddar Cheese
1/2 Cup of Sour Cream
1/2 Cup of Mayonnaise
About 1 tbsp of Lemon Juice
2 tbsp of flour
Handful of chopped Green Onion
Cajun Seasoning
4 Halibut fillets

Preheat oven to 425. Grease a baking dish with butter. In a bowl mix the first 6 ingredients until well blended. Sprinkle Cajun seasoning generously on both sides of the halibut fillets and place in baking dish. Completely cover each fillet with the cheese mixture. You will have plenty of the cheese mixture leftover, it also tastes good spread on french bread and baked in the oven so put it away in the fridge for tomorrow! Bake halibut for 10 minutes and then reduce the heat to 350 and bake for another 15 minutes. We had ours with broccoli, a side of white rice would be good with it also but we are trying to cut back on our carbs. :)

P.S. Check out my new plates!

Bento

Fishwich in Chips

August 12, 2011

When Penelope saw this bento she said "there is too many foods in here." She ate a few bites and then asked if she could save it for later. I think that was her polite way of saying she didn't like her lunch today. *Sigh*

Fishwich-Fried halibut strips and homemade tartar sauce on a hotdog bun, french fries, string cheese, black olives, orange slices and blueberry Craisins mixed with toasted almonds. All on top of a bed of cabbage. (Gotta find something to do with the $6.00 head of cabbage Chris bought for our fish tacos last week!)

Bento

Hey! That's a Swirly Hotdog

August 11, 2011

That's what Penelope said when she saw this lunch. She also asked me how I did it. I told her it was magic. I really just wrapped crescent rolls around an Angus weenie. Ssshhh, it's our secret. ;)

Top tier: Potato chips, grape tomatoes, black olives, ketchup and mustard for dipping.

Bottom tier: Crescent roll wrapped all beef weenie over a bed of cabbage

Wordless Wednesday

August 10, 2011

Bridge Creek Reservoir-Homer, AK

Feeding the Fish

August 08, 2011

Yesterday we went fishing up at the reservoir. It was Penelope's first time and she was so excited. We ended up not catching anything, in fact the fish really enjoyed the yummy snacks we were giving them.

This afternoon we are headed out to the spit to go fishing again, I hope we do better this time.

Bear! Oh My!

August 03, 2011

Yesterday we got back from a mini vacation to Seward. We took a wildlife cruise through Resurrection Bay up to Fox Island where we had lunch and then headed back. It rained the whole time but was fun non the less. On the drive up to Seward we caught this cutie enjoying himself in the Russian River. He didn't seem to notice or mind the fishermen or the many people pulled over on the side of the road taking his picture. We stayed the night at Summit Lake Lodge in a cute lil' cabin. Our original plan was to go camping but it was raining so hard the road to Exit Glacier was flooding over. Here are some photos. Enjoy!