Heading out on the causeway
Pretty yellow leaves
Piper girl
me and pipes
Monday, October 26, 2009
A fall walk with Piper
Piper and I went for a 2 hour walk this afternoon. It was the perfect day for it. Sunny and 50 degrees. I hadn't taken any fall photos yet, so this was one of my last opportunities, since I think most of the leaves will be gone soon.
Heading out on the causeway
Pretty yellow leaves
Piper girl
me and pipes
Heading out on the causeway
Pretty yellow leaves
Piper girl
me and pipes
Pulled Pork
If you are in the mood for pulled pork and don't have a smoker, try this recipe in your slow cooker.
I put the pork in the cooker at 1am and then at 11am took it out to shred it (it fell apart) and added the BBQ sauce and broth. Cooked it 2 more hours and then just left it on warm until we were ready to eat. I used STUBBS BBQ spicy sauce.
Came out great!!
I put the pork in the cooker at 1am and then at 11am took it out to shred it (it fell apart) and added the BBQ sauce and broth. Cooked it 2 more hours and then just left it on warm until we were ready to eat. I used STUBBS BBQ spicy sauce.
Came out great!!
Mehico
Sorry it's taken so long to post about Mexico. We have been super busy since we got home.
(the infinity pool)
(view of the house from the pool)
As I said in the last post the trip was amazing. We hung out by the pool everyday and sipped on fresh margaritas. The weather was perfect. We only had rain the first night for about 30 minutes. Monday night we had 50 MPH winds due to Tropical Storm Patricia. Other than that it was sunny and 90 degrees.
View from the pool while the winds were comin' in strong
...AND THEN THERE WAS THE FOOD
(breakfast/dinner table)
The food was fantastic. I am spoiled for life. I don't think I will ever have Mexican food like that again. We had a chef at the house, so everything was prepared in the kitchen, right there for us. Every meal was 3 courses. Breakfast was fresh fruit, pancakes or french toast or bagels and salmon. THEN it was onto 'Huevos'. I chose to have the Huevos y Chorizo every morning. Served with fresh salsa's and corn tortillas. AMAZING. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. Dinner every night was better than anything we could have got at a restaurant. Here is a quick rundown of the dinners...
Saturday:
1st course:Tortillas with mole sauce and fresh salad and guacamole.
Main Course:Chili Rellenos.
Dessert:Flan
Sunday:
1st course: Tortilla Soup (the best i've ever had)
Main Course: FRESHLY caught that morning Red Snapper with rice and veggies (I really liked it and I don't eat seafood)
Dessert: Fresh brownie's with ice cream and berries
Monday:
1st course: Cesar salad
Main Course: Fillet with mushroom sauce and chicken parmigiana
Dessert: Caramelized bananas drizzled with tequila and ice cream
Tuesday was Birthday Night:
1st course: Corn soup (it wasn't as think as chowder, but was thicker than jut broth)
Main Course: Lobster tail and shrimp. They also made me a piece of grilled chicken because I am not a big seafood person. But I ate both the chicken and lobster
Dessert: Birthday Cake. I think it was carrot.
Wednesday was Italian Night:
1st course: Bruchetta
Main Course: Spagheti with maranara, penne with carbonara, angel hair with a spicy sauce and Lasagna (i think the best lasagna i have EVER had)
Dessert: Rice Pudding with cinnamon
As you can see, the food was not too shabby. For those of you that know my eating styles will be happy to hear that I ate everything that was served to me. My goal going down there was to at least try everything. I was pretty proud of myself.
On Thursday, my parents, J's brother and sister in law left and we moved to another house...without a chef :( We only moved 3 houses down the street though. Still a gorgeous house. We ended up going into PV for a day and walked around, stopped for 'cervesa's', the norm.
some other photos...
The approach into Puerta Vallerta
The private beach
Sunrise (at 8am)
So...in the end, we had a fantastic time with friends and family. Did a lot of relaxing...uh..and drinking. And cannot wait to go back.
(the infinity pool)
(view of the house from the pool)
As I said in the last post the trip was amazing. We hung out by the pool everyday and sipped on fresh margaritas. The weather was perfect. We only had rain the first night for about 30 minutes. Monday night we had 50 MPH winds due to Tropical Storm Patricia. Other than that it was sunny and 90 degrees.
View from the pool while the winds were comin' in strong
...AND THEN THERE WAS THE FOOD
(breakfast/dinner table)
The food was fantastic. I am spoiled for life. I don't think I will ever have Mexican food like that again. We had a chef at the house, so everything was prepared in the kitchen, right there for us. Every meal was 3 courses. Breakfast was fresh fruit, pancakes or french toast or bagels and salmon. THEN it was onto 'Huevos'. I chose to have the Huevos y Chorizo every morning. Served with fresh salsa's and corn tortillas. AMAZING. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. Dinner every night was better than anything we could have got at a restaurant. Here is a quick rundown of the dinners...
Saturday:
1st course:Tortillas with mole sauce and fresh salad and guacamole.
Main Course:Chili Rellenos.
Dessert:Flan
Sunday:
1st course: Tortilla Soup (the best i've ever had)
Main Course: FRESHLY caught that morning Red Snapper with rice and veggies (I really liked it and I don't eat seafood)
Dessert: Fresh brownie's with ice cream and berries
Monday:
1st course: Cesar salad
Main Course: Fillet with mushroom sauce and chicken parmigiana
Dessert: Caramelized bananas drizzled with tequila and ice cream
Tuesday was Birthday Night:
1st course: Corn soup (it wasn't as think as chowder, but was thicker than jut broth)
Main Course: Lobster tail and shrimp. They also made me a piece of grilled chicken because I am not a big seafood person. But I ate both the chicken and lobster
Dessert: Birthday Cake. I think it was carrot.
Wednesday was Italian Night:
1st course: Bruchetta
Main Course: Spagheti with maranara, penne with carbonara, angel hair with a spicy sauce and Lasagna (i think the best lasagna i have EVER had)
Dessert: Rice Pudding with cinnamon
As you can see, the food was not too shabby. For those of you that know my eating styles will be happy to hear that I ate everything that was served to me. My goal going down there was to at least try everything. I was pretty proud of myself.
On Thursday, my parents, J's brother and sister in law left and we moved to another house...without a chef :( We only moved 3 houses down the street though. Still a gorgeous house. We ended up going into PV for a day and walked around, stopped for 'cervesa's', the norm.
some other photos...
The approach into Puerta Vallerta
The private beach
Sunrise (at 8am)
So...in the end, we had a fantastic time with friends and family. Did a lot of relaxing...uh..and drinking. And cannot wait to go back.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
I'm baaack...
Well, I have been back for a few days now. I owe you all a Mexico update and lots of pictures.
I am hoping to have it done by the end of the week.
In a nutshell, Mexico was amazing. We just relaxed, enjoyed the weather and company and had fun. I didn't wear shoes for days, didn't take my hairbrush out of my bag once (I was always in the pool, no need to brush the hair), and every morning I just put on a bathing suit.
It was a little slice of heaven.
I am hoping to have it done by the end of the week.
In a nutshell, Mexico was amazing. We just relaxed, enjoyed the weather and company and had fun. I didn't wear shoes for days, didn't take my hairbrush out of my bag once (I was always in the pool, no need to brush the hair), and every morning I just put on a bathing suit.
It was a little slice of heaven.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Friday, October 2, 2009
Thursday, October 1, 2009
No need to adjust your screen..
...the snow you see is real!
You heard it Ladies and Gentleman, Stowe had its first inch and a half of snow yesterday/last night. I am not prepared for this...at all. Thank goodness for Mexico in T minus 9 days.
CLICK HERE for more snowy photos.
You heard it Ladies and Gentleman, Stowe had its first inch and a half of snow yesterday/last night. I am not prepared for this...at all. Thank goodness for Mexico in T minus 9 days.
CLICK HERE for more snowy photos.
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