Publix star fruit using my iPhone

Limo filter on iPhone

Space Shuttle Launch

STS-126



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No End in Sight - Trailer

Sara Bareilles "Bottle It Up" Video

Grand Canyon Sunrise

GC Sunset

Grand canyon overlook

Waiting for supper

View from our room

Sam & Rhonda at Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon

Not impressed!

Mad Greek's Diner in Baker, CA. 109 outside

HP Tech Fourm - Keynote Address

We had quite a day yesterday

After church we went over to Tonys house for lunch. Doug Martin my long time friend was also in CA and I had invited him over. As it turns out Doug had taught Tony's father him English in the 70's in Indonisa as a student missionary.

After lunch and visiting we left about 4PM for Santa Monica Beach. It was about an hours drive away. We walked the beach and peir. About sundow we headed to Hollywood Boulvard. We arrived and found a parking spot on the 6th floor underground parking lot. We walked around the walk of stars it looked like to me they gave everbody one. 10pm and everybody wanted pizza. I had a fish taco from Baja Fresh it was quite good with lots of fresh avacado and l\pepers. Everyone else had pizza at CA Pizza Kitchen.

We started the 65 mile journey home abound 11:30. As soon as we got on the first freeway we came to a stop slow for about 20 minutes. Turns out that was no bad. Later the 5 lane freeway we were on went from 6 lanes to 1 becasuebof construction. Wewent 3.6 miles in 50 minutes. We arrived at the hotel at 1:50AM.

Doug's sweet rolls for breakfast

Shadows at Santa Monica Beach

Santa Monica Pier

La Sierra University Church

Sabbath morning service at La Sierra

Breakfast in sunny CA

Sleeping in MCO. We got up at 5:00.

Sam has Graduated from High School

Sam graduated last weekend from Forest Lake Academy. His plans for next year are to go to Andrews University and study to be an Architect. Here are a few of his Senior pictures.

Marie Callendar's-dj

Marie Callendar's-dj
1600 N. 1000 West
Layton, UT 84041
801.825.3668
Www.mcpies.com

After leaving Antelope Island State Park we were starved. We were
tring to decide if Marie Callrndar's would be like going to Denny's.
We stopped in anyway. The restaurant was clean and nicely decorated.

I ordered the turkey pot pie. It came out looking very good. It was
pipping hot, infact it never cooled off enough to eat. I was
disappointed with the small amount vegetables that were included in
the pie. The creamy sauce was very good, it tasted like celery soup. I
though 11.79 was a bit high for what I got.

Later in the day I got a really bad case of indegestion not sure what
was in there but I was feeling it all night long.

Rating: @@
Service: @@@
Price: $12.00

Blue Iguana - dj

165 South West Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
801.553.8900
www.blueiguanarestaurant.net

King Cake

Grits and Shrimp

This morning inspired by the latest issue of Gourmet January 2008, all about southern cooking. I fixed Creamy Stone-Ground Grits and Low Country Breakfast Shrimp (page 77). I, of course, replaced the Shrimp with tomatoes.

The grits are made with half water, half milk, and some butter. Instead of stone ground grits I use “Bob’s Red Mill Corn Grits” they are located in the organic section of your grocery store. For the Low Country Breakfast Shrimp I substituted 3 Roma tomatoes for the shrimp.

The dish turned out spectacularly. I have always wanted to go to the Hominy Grill in Charleston SC, but I don’t eat shrimp which would be a problem. This was a perfect substitute.

Thanks Gourmet for the inspiration!

New Orleans Beans and Rice

Beans and rice at home on a Thursday night in January.