Amazing Weekend with E and the Guys

I was so happy and fortunate to spend an amazing weekend in Idaho with my best friend who was getting married to an amazing girl, Emilie. My only problem was that I got way too caught up in the festivities that I didn't get to capture the wedding itself. But of course we were able to grab some amazing shots when we spent the morning in Jackson, Wyoming. We left at 5:30am to grab the best breakfast burrito I have ever had. Eric had been talking it up for a few days, and we all had high expectations. But of course it lived up to its billing. So if you are in Jackson and looking for breakfast you have to check out DOG. But before we even made it to the burrito place, as we were driving down the pass we passed the biggest moose in the entire world. No joke... the biggest ever to roam the earth. As we turned around to try and grab a photo it majestically bounded up the mountain eluding all of our cameras. You will have to take our word for it, but it was the absolute biggest moose the planet has ever seen. While the shots below don't show this mammoth moose, they do show one amazing morning! 

I love this shot of Brent, Eric and Mason strolling along the river.

We had to be very careful of the dangerous wildlife. After the extremely close run-in with the wild and dangerous moose, Mason came vitally close to loosing his life by tempting fate. He tried to capture the 'shot of the day' by putting his own life on the line, and getting too close to this man eater.

This is the customary Eric shot.

Not only were we evading the life threatening wildife in WY, but we were tempting fate by trying to capture the perfect takeoff shot from the Jackson Airport. We were being followed by homeland security after we spent a good 20 minutes taking pictures of all the planes taking off.

This is Mason... enjoying some pear brew.

Thank you all for an amazing weekend!

Edamame

I always love me some Edamame. I had a tast of an edamame dip one day at work, and I had to recreate it. Luckily, this quick dish is absolutely the easiest thing to put together. If you have a food processor you have everything you need. You can see the ingredients below. Add your own, mix it up but throw it all in the food processor and you have an amazingly healthy and tasty dip!

Another Afternoon with Ella

I had the opportunity to spend an afternoon with Ella and her Mom and Dad in the park. She seemed to truly enjoy herself, and I had a great time running around with my camera. I really appreciate the time I get to spend with her, and that makes me more and more excited about getting to see her little brother who is on the way!

Day Off = Garden Lunch

I was fortunate to get a day off work last week. It was the perfect opportunity to make lunch for Carolyn and I using the richness of our garden. We are getting overwhelmed by the banana peppers we have growing. They needed to be used, and I didn't even get to use up a third of them. I made stuffed banana peppers with Soy Chorizo. The peppers, tomatoes, chives and jalapeno all came from our garden. The light cream cheese and soy chorizo came from Trader Joes of course. Below is the process:

I started by sauteing the jalapeno, onion, tomatoe and soy chorizo in a little bit of extra virgin olive oil to cook everything through and blend the flavors.

Then I combined the sauteed mix with the light cream cheese and chives...

The peppers were then stuffed, lightly oiled and put in the oven at 350 for 25 minutes.

My beer of choice for summer is Modelo Especial. It seems to go with anything. I had the beer, Carolyn got a diet coke because she was still working. I absolutely love having an unexpected day off of work!

Garden View

We have made our first full on garden this year. Mostly peppers, herbs and tomatoes. Here is a small glimpse of the tomatoes we are taking each day. I am very proud of this garden, and I have had a blast this spring/summer tending to it. We are just beginning to reap the rewards, and we have been enjoying the cucumbers, green peppers, jalapenos and banana peppers. So I wanted to share with you a small shot of our garden.