We have quarts and quarts of frozen apricots from our tree this year. I’m planning to try this recipe, substituting frozen apricots and whole wheat flour. Continue reading Post ID 38
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Oatmeal Fruit Bars
Thanks to ‘Bama Fred. These are really tasty. Continue reading Post ID 38
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Corn and Potato Frittata
From Wikipedia: A frittata is a type of Italian omelette that frequently features fillings such as meats, cheeses, and vegetables. Like a traditional French omelette, a frittata is prepared in a skillet. However, whereas an omelette is cooked on a stovetop and served folded, a frittata is first partially cooked on a stovetop but then finished under the grill (broiler) and served open-faced.
This is one of my favorites… Continue reading Post ID 38
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My favorite protein shake
- 1 C orange juice or milk (obviously you lose the orange taste) or both
- 1 frozen banana, sectioned (good use for those “overripers”, I break them in half, bag them and freeze them)
- 1 C frozen blueberries (optional, but yummy and good for you)
Blend until smooth
- 1 or 2 scoops vanilla whey powder (depends on how protein-y you want it) added with blender on low
Blend until well mixed
- Several ice cubes. Number will depend on how frozen you want it, how hot it is, temperature of other ingredients. I like stiff milkshake consistency Continue reading Post ID 38
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Tex-Mex Chilaquiles
On the way home from Yosemite, we stopped at a farmer’s fruit and vegetable stand and, among other things, picked up a couple dozen ears of sweet corn. I thought of using the sweet corn in this recipe I’ve been making for over 35 years… Continue reading Post ID 38
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Mr Tortoise and Mr Hare
While we were hiking Jordan and I played Mr Tortoise (me) and Mr Hare (Jordan, 7 years old).
We made a list of what Mr Tortoise likes to do while hiking. What would you add to this list?
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Ridge Scramble
This morning we woke up and Dena was still non-ambulatory from our previous two days’ activities, so Carol, Jordan and I took off to climb up on top of a ridgeline we could see from our campground. There was no trail; we were making this up as we went. Dena stayed behind to have an easy day. Continue reading Post ID 38
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Giant Sequoias
Today we decided to leave our little piece of paradise as the temperatures in Yosemite Valley were forecasted to remain in triple digits. We headed for Tioga Pass on the east side of Yosemite NP with the hope of snagging a campsite at Tioga Lake campground. Continue reading Post ID 38
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Yosemite – Mist Trail
Having camped overnight at Yosemite Lakes and gotten going early, we arrived at Happy Isles in Yosemite Valley a little after 8 a.m. Our plan was to hike the Mist Trail up to Vernal Fall. This is an easy 3 mile round trip hike with 1,000 feet of elevation gain. Continue reading Post ID 38
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Wipeout
Today I made this movie from video we shot the previous day.
