Mark and Ben went hiking with the Scout Troop on Roan Mountain. They went to the sight of the old Cloudland Hotel. The Hotel was on the border between NC and TN, and back in the day when NC was dry, guests had to walk to the TN side of the hotel to get their libations. (Or I may have explained that exactly backwards.) Anywho, it snowed, and while it made for a difficult hike, they did manage to have some fun.
(Brrr. Looks cold.)
(This is not the luxurious Cloudland Hotel.)Daniel played in his first ever indoor soccer game. He's in a winter 12 and under league. He got to be on Coach T's team, which is always a good thing. D's team won 11 to 1. The scoreboard only had single digits, so it quit ringing up the goals after 9. The pictures are a little dark - it is indoor soccer, after all.
And I got to spend a good part of the day in the kitchen.
I made a fruit tart with a yogurt filling. I baked a ready-made pie crust in a tart pan. Then I strained some vanilla yogurt (if you've never strained yogurt, you should - it makes a huge difference) and added a little honey and a little orange zest, and poured it into the crust. Then I placed kiwi, blackberries, and strawberries on top, and lightly spread apricot preserves on them.
I baked some Banana Crunch Muffins to have for breakfast next week. I've blogged on these before - they are a Barefoot Contessa recipe - bananas, granola, walnuts, white whole wheat flour - they make a really good breakfast muffin.
And lastly, although I actually made this first, I tried my hand at making homemade hummus and pita chips. I once again used a Barefoot Contessa recipe for the hummus - chick peas, garlic, lemon juice, tahini, salt and Tabasco in the food processor - it was good! A little too much garlic, or maybe the garlic just wasn't minced finely enough - every now and then you got a big ole bite of it. And the pita chips were good too - I just tore them by hand, then drizzled them with olive oil and salt and baked them at 350 until they turned crispy.So all in all, everyone had a great Saturday!
3 comments:
Looks fun AND delicious. That hummas reminds me of a movie I recently saw, "Don't Mess with the Zohan". Funnym but very off colorm even for Adam Sandler, so don't let your kids watch. Anyho, he's from Israel and he and his family eat hummas on Everything, and use it for toothpaste, hair gel, etc. Weird but funny.
Man I wish I lived next door to you because I would be over at your house all the time hoping for some leftovers!
I think I'm gonna copy that tart for Harper's birthday! All the kids bring treats to school for their birthdays (hers is next week) but the school doesn't allow unhealthy snacks. This looks yummy and justifiably healthy!
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