Pictures of Food?

David said I should blog about how much I love food and how that is evident by the fact that I take pictures of my food. Do you? Here are some of my favorite meals....

This was my very first "mango" experience! Jim Smith prepared this wonderful meal in Kauai when we (Michelle, Jim, David and I) went a couple years ago. Ahhh the delicious eggs, bacon, sweet Hawaiian bread - soaked in butter, and that juicy delicious Mango! We were so impressed with his Mango presentation! That meal started a life long love affair I have with Mangos! At this very moment I have 2 Mangos sitting on my counter ready to be eaten! The obsession doesn't stop there though...I have Mango lemonade, Mango body butter, Mango soap, Mango tea, Mango Sauce (like apple sauce), Mango spread, Mango candles, and so on and so on. All for the love of the Mango!



I once heard that a donut is the worst thing you could possibly eat. Well that has not stopped me from enjoying the most delicious dessert known to man! Now let me clarify something....I will not eat just any donut. I do care about what I put into my body that eventually will land right on my thighs! If I'm gonna eat a donut....it is gonna be fresh, not deep fried tasting, and when I am craving it the most! This beautiful artwork on the wall was at a donut shop in PHX while Erica and I were at Mommy Camp! We drove miles and miles to find this delicious donut place because we heard they were so fantastic! That they were! Gotta love a friend who loves donuts as much as you do! That's "my Erica!"

This is the famous "Steak Finger Meal". The talented Patsy Coyne (David's Mom) is the creator of this fabulous experience. The first time I had this meal was in 1990, and I have made a point to eat it every time I get the chance since then. I have made it myself a couple times...well actually with the help of others since it is so hard to serve it all at once and still be hot. Let me describe it to you so you can experience the watering of the mouth that I am experiencing right now.....mashed potatoes with a pool of butter in the middle, creamed peas (a bag of frozen peas in a white sauce), Steak fingers (Round steak rolled in flour, egg, flour again, deep fried in a ton of Crisco...cooked to perfection!) and last but not least....gravy (the consistancy of pudding, steak drippings, flour and milk) Add a couple sticks of carrots to make you feel better about eating all that grease and bamm.....there you have it....pure heaven!

So there you have it....do you take pictures of your food?

My Blog World

Ok fellow bloggers.....here I go......I am stepping into the blog world! I'm a little hesitant because I wonder if I will ever take the time to sit down and write. I would much rather talk to you in person about every thing that happened to me and every feeling I have but I realize that is just too much for the world to handle. This form of communication is much better because I know you are reading only because you want to! I always hated writing papers in college so this feels like that but I'm sure eventually it will come easier and how cool will it be to have months and months of thoughts/happenings/pictures/hilarious moments!?



I have loved reading all your blogs! Ashley Zwalen's is amazing! I still can't figure out when she has time to do it? Chris Holohan's makes me cry in laughter and so does Amy Mengarelli's. I love finding out how Caitlin & Jay Greer, Nicole Temm, Steve and Allegra Carne, are doing who are in ministry around the world. My first exposure to a Blog was a High School friend Treigh who battled cancer and beat it! What an experience that was to read her thoughts and fears as a mother of 2 facing a deadly disease. The whole blog thing is like scrapbooking and journaling for the world to see! I have slacked off on the journaling thing in my scrapbooks so maybe this will help document some memories I never get to in the ol' scrapbook. My friend Teri Shepherd who scrapbooks lives in Missouri and she also blogs.....I can do it too!!!! So thank you my fellow bloggers....I look forward to this challenge and can't wait to read your next blog!