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Cooking Extravaganza's & Sailing Escapade's

Well I've done a little bit of cooking the past few days and I wanted to share some pictures with you!  First, Steve and I both enjoy a nice hearty breakfast so we cook breakfast just about every morning (that will probably stop once he starts seminary and I get a job.... aka, once we have to wake up at 6am!)  Anyway, I was getting tired of eggs, oatmeal, breakfast burrito's, pancakes, etc.  So, I decided to make a breakfast pizza!  The crust is Pillsbury Crescent Rolls rolled out flat, then you add cooked sausage, cheddar cheese and eggs!!! Yum! ...and so easy!

My next cooking adventure was mastering cookies that don't flatten in the oven... as you can see the first batch didn't turn out the best!  However, the second batch was delicious!  Not exactly puffy like we had hoped for, but at least they aren't burnt!

This last cooking project was making good use of the three peaches we had in our fridge that were getting soft way too fast.  We decided a peach salsa would be a delicious was to solve our dilemma! 

Here is the recipe if  you'd like to try it!

• 3 peaches, peeled and diced
• 2 tablespoons like juice
• 2 teaspoons honey
• 1 red bell pepper
• 2 large tomatoes, dices
• 1 tablespoon finely minced jalapeno pepper, or to taste
• 1 heaping tablespoon chopped cilantro
• 1 small clove garlic, finely minced
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped red onion or sweet onion
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• Salt to taste

Mix all ingredients well and refrigerate 4+ hours to let the flavors set.   

I made the cookies and the salsa to take on our Night Sailing trip with the Jackson families!  We met my parents, Mark, Nancy, Summer, Solomon and Sam at Grand Lake yesterday to go night sailing!  We had a blast eating a great dinner at La Vallarta's then taking the boat out of about 3 hours.  At the restaurant Mark had the idea that we all had to pick a number 1-25 from the menu and order for the person sitting next to us... without looking at the menu! After sailing we all just drove back home... needless to say, Steve and I finally crawled in bed at 2:15am!  

Tunnel Tracking & Cache Chasing

What a fun...but HOT day Steve and I had this afternoon.  A few days ago we read online that there are tunnels in downtown Tulsa that connect some of the buildings.  So today, on our day off, we decided to go find them! We parked downtown and asked a few questions to some people and our journey began! We didn't get too far because not all of the tunnels are open to the public, but we were surprised at how up-to-date the tunnels are.  We were expecting old, dingy tunnels, but they are actually very nice and used daily. And we saw some really pretty stained glass too!

Then, after our fun tunnel adventures we decided to try this new type of scavenger hunting called geocaching.  You can download and app onto your phone then look up "caches" in your area. 

"Geocaching is a real-world outdoor treasure hunting game. Players try to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, using GPS-enabled devices and then share their experiences online."

Steve and I tried to find one downtown, but failed... sometimes, people called "mugglers" steal the caches.  So, our search continued! We went searching for one that was supposed to be in a park close to our house and after about 15 minutes of searching we finally found it!!!

Great Weekend in Tulsa, OK

We had a wonderful weekend tha past few days.  On Friday we went to Tulsa's Annual Salsa Festival.  Here is a clip from the Tulsa Guide about the festival. 

"The weather’s hot, but that’s nothing compared to the habaneros! Salsa music, salsa dancing, salsa tasting, salsa making, and more! (Did we mention the hot pepper eating contest?) What better way to celebrate “local foods week” than by sampling the best of the fresh summer salsa our local connoisseurs can concoct?

Attendants of the festival will have the option to purchase a tasting kit for $5 (includes one bag of chips, a tasting plate and a ballot). Tasters will submit their ballots and the votes will be tallied for the Tasters Choice Award. Celebrity judges will also be on hand."

We also watched a Chiuaua Dog Race where we saw some really funny loooking puppies! Then we enjoyed downtown Tulsa before heading to Cosmo's, a little restuarant in Brookside, with our friends Michael and Tina.  Then we went and watched Thor! Great movie!

 Saturday morning we woke up and went to two Farmer's Markets and got some tomatoes, onions and mint plants to add to our plant box with our basil. Then, I spent sometime at home planting the mint plants while Steve worked on our bikes.  

 Have a wonderful week!

Biking

Steve and I have taken up biking here in our new city which is outfitted with over 80 miles of bike trails.  We just got me a new bike from G Oscars  www.goscarbicycle.com/  in downtown Tulsa.  It is a 1990 Schwinn road bike! 

So today, we went on a 9 miles ride up the river wal trails right by our apartment.  Half way through the ride we decided to cool off :)

Morning at ORU

Steve and I headed to campus this morning to get everything ready for him to start school Aug. 9th. We ran into a few road bumps, but nothing that can't be fixed.  They are just waiting on his financial aid to go through, then we'll be set! 

Ok, ok! The real reason we want to get everything going is because we want to use the gym!  Steve doesn't have his student ID yet which means no access to the facilities.  However, once he gets it and I get the free spouse card we will be set!  We are excited to start playing raquetball again and for Steve to start lifting weights again.

Here are a few pictures we took today!