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A New Hobbie

Jeremy has a new hobby! Yes canning, I know right..... REALLY, but yes. This has been a summer time past time for him which means me too. It's been kind of fun though. We visit a few farmers markets for our fresh veggies such as; carrots, beets, jalepenos, green beans, asparagus and eggs. I know their not veggies and we didn't get them at the farmers market but they are a favorite snack of Jeremy's so he wanted to give them a try too. When I was younger I remember having pickled beets, and green beans at my Grandma Greenhalgh's. So with a little help from my grandparents recipes and a few from on line we set out to try a few different recipes.

Eggs and jalepenos in the steamer I think they look kind of pretty

Below is the veggies sitting in their brine (salt water) for my grandmas famous mustard pickle. It's so very tasty. Red and green peppers, pearl onions, cucumbers and cauliflower are the veggies that go into this recipe.

After the veggies have sat overnight to soak, we added the ground mustard and other ingredients that give it that beautiful color. It taste so yummy with, maybe a Sunday dinner roast, grilled pork chops or even some chicken. It's a sweet mustard with a very mild tang. If you want to try it I would give you a bottle! :) My sister Heidi and I spent a few hours last week to bottle it up. We were pretty proud of ourselves that we were able to get it all done with no "grandma or mom help" Thanks for your help Heid.It's been fun trying new recipes and also some old family recipes that my Grandma Greenhalgh has passed down to me. Our absolutely, best of the best recipe that I grew up with and is now my little families favorite it's Grandma's pickled mustard. Just the smell brings back so many memories of being with my grandparents. It's delicious! And look how pretty it is.

I Fell In To A Burn' Ring Of Fire!!

This was the view from our backyard last night. Scary isn't it! We noticed the fire around 5:00 yesterday when Jeremy was out starting the fire in our firepit so we could cook our dinner. Jeremy came in and asked if I had noticed the fire? I said yes I've been watching it. I went into the back to help get the steaks on and I said, "Look the mountains on fire!" Jeremy said that's what I just asked if you had seen. Ha Ha Ha well I thought he was talking about the fire in the pit..... Dumb Me, I'm a little slow I guess. Not to make light of the serious fire Herriman had last night though. Three families lost their homes. And thousands of others had to leave their homes for the night to find another place to stay. How scary would that be to have to only take a few things and hope and pray that your home wasn't destroyed by fire.

We were headed home from visting with Jeremy's parents when the flames started to reach the top of the mountain and make their way down the other side. We just happened to be listening to Jonathan's favorite song; "Ring Of Fire" by Johnny Cash. Better known in our house as "Uncle Mikes song". So were watching the flames get bigger and bigger as we are headed home, singing at the top of our lungs "I feeellll in to a burning ring of fire, I went down down down and the flames went hire, and it burns burns burns the ring of fire, the ring of fire"

Once we got home the kids hurried to get their PJ's on and ready for bed. It was so addicting to watch we couldn't drag ourselves away from watching it. We had the camera, we had our lawn chairs and we had the binoculars. We have friends who live up on the hill and were hoping and praying that they were getting out safe and that their homes would be saved. With the binoculars we could see the fire truck lights and tons of helicopters and planes flying above the area.

I think I have failed to make mention how the fire started. The army artillary men were out firing their machine guns their routine monthly practice. And I heard on the news that they name the fires so name "Machine Gun Fire" Seems fitting. Needless to say the army had many of their men helping to detain the fire. As it should be if you ask me.

I am happy to report that our friends homes were saved, thank heavens. They have expressed their love and thank for all the well wishes and prayers that were sent their way. But we continue to pray for those three families who lost thier homes and so many memories. Love to them!

Kneaders Three Cheese Cauliflower Soup

My very nice neighbor called me today to let me know that "Good Things Utah" was featuring one of Kneaders soup recipes. It just so happens that it is made with ShirleyJ White Cheddar Sauce. I was so excited to see that, and that they shared the recipe with us. So I thought I would share it with you. But maybe I need to back up a little and tell You that for about 4 months now I have been an Executive Chef for ShirleyJ. I do in-home cooking demos to help introduce their products to home chefs, and change the way we cook. Make it easier, healthier and more economical. They really are amazing. And incase you've never heard of ShirleyJ. Read about it here or on http://www.myshirleyj.blogspot.com/. Or www.shirleyj.com/4316. It makes fixing dinner for our families fun again.

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Kneaders Three Cheese Cauliflower Soup