Well the pictures of my flower planting fest today came out bad. They were all really blurry...wrong setting I guess? Here are a few I salvaged. Also, you can see I got the new umbrella lights up too! Maybe I can get a few better flower/plant shots tomorrow.
Patio Fern w/wiggly arms
Buddha dude in sun (I like this one the best)
Patio shot with Nutty
Nutty and Spa
Umbrella Lights (day)
Spa & Umbrella Lights Night
Fish Taco recipe follows!!
Stuff you'll need:
This recipe will make about six largish tacos. (I cut the recipe down since it was just me...but here's the whole recipe) Oh! and the batter should be made at least three hours ahead of cooking time, or even do it the day before and pop in frig. til your ready to cook.
Fish Batter:
3/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp crushed oregano
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
salt & pepper as you like
1 egg yolk
4-6 oz beer
oil for frying
1/2 cup lt. mayonnaise
1 tbsp chopped cilantro
1/2 lime
1 ripe avocado
2 cups shredded cabbage
1 lb shark filet (They were out of shark, so I used cod)
steamed corn tortillas
Lime for squeezing
Mix up some light mayo with juice from half of a large lime, and some chopped fresh cilantro. Thinly shred some green cabbage, slice up some avocado.
Coat the fish in the batter and fry in the oil 4-5 mins turning...ya you'll know when they are done. Drain on paper towel. (Do one piece of fish at a time)
Assemble it all together, and squeeze a bunch more fresh lime juice over it all.
YUMMIE!
Have a wonderful Saturday evening all :)
Lolo
What beautiful pictures.....I mean, besides the one with the beer. :) Have a nice evening Lolo.
-Joe
Posted by: Joe on March 13, 2004 09:09 PMcor!lovely!
can i have a go in your spa?!
i like Wiggly Fern too!(that is actually the latin name-wiggly fernio!)
Posted by: 1957kitty on March 14, 2004 12:18 AMYou nailed the lighting on the Buddha pic!!!
...and yet another recipe to try!
Posted by: dan on March 14, 2004 01:34 AMOooohh shark filets yummy recipe!
You know your house has a lot of fun areas! You guys are wonderful nest makers :) It's wonderful to see you guys enjoy each other company, you seem to get along well especially for being both artists. Did Nutty go in the spa or was he hoping to find a fish in there?
I've never told you your cooking pics are always well framed so does Kip take some of those pics too or do you use a tripod and timer lol I'm sure it gets pretty complicated - thanks Lololita!
Posted by: erikie parikie on March 14, 2004 01:51 AMJoe, Thank you for liking ALL my pictures. :)
Lea, Yes, fly over and jump in! I still can't think of the name of the wiggly arm fern darn it...
Dan, I put the buddha dude as my computer desktop, I liked him so much. Yes, Fish tacos were pretty good. (tons of leftovers though :( )
Thanks Erikie on the house/nest/fun area comment... I try. Kip sometimes takes the last picture in the recipes I'm making...(only because he's in the kitchen waiting for me to hand the plate to him so he can eat it!) But I take all the others. It's quite a balancing act-glad you appreciate them.
My camera is getting stinky from all the food prep residue on it- ick.
Posted by: Lolo on March 14, 2004 06:33 AMI love!!! The umbrella with lights! My living room has white christmas lights all year around. I have a huge pot with these 7 foot long sticks in them. I have the lights in and around each branch. It makes fantastic dinner lighting at our parties! I also have stars that hang in my window behind the sheer curtians. I have those turned on most every night. My neighbors probably think I am nutty- but then again, I am!
Posted by: carrie on March 14, 2004 06:36 AMThanks Lo,
That patio fern is 'goooojis!' (gorgeous) as my daughter would say. I'm going to look into getting one for myself. Always LOVE the recipies with pictures too!
Jenny
Posted by: Jenny McE on March 14, 2004 08:57 AMThe fish tacos look quite yummy. Will have to try those sometime soon.
I love the umbrella lights and spa photo. Looks so inviting on a nice evening after gardening and filling up on fish tacos and beer.
Posted by: Ann on March 14, 2004 09:20 AMWhat a lovely, lovely scene you have on your patio. Nutty looks like he's found paradise! Like your new personal sig, too. :-)
Posted by: teresa on March 14, 2004 04:02 PM
