Foodie Friday??

I know, I know, this should have been my second 'Foodie Friday' and I'm already slacking.  But after the week I've had I don't feel to bad.

It started with my sister, her daughter, youngest son and a friend of her daughters coming to visit while her husband was on a youth camping trip in Moab, Utah with their two oldest boys. They had only been here for about four hours when her oldest son called and said his brother, Jeremy, had just fallen off of a 40 foot cliff, she could hear him screaming in the background as his older brother tried to explain what had happened. After free falling the majority of the 40 feet he bounced a couple of times and went down a steep slope toward another drop off of about 100 feet. His dad got to him and stopped him from going over the second ledge. But Jeremy was unconscious and in seriously bad shape. The other leaders in their group called for help and got the other kids situated and then made their way down the difficult terrain to see what help they could offer. The whole time the father was pretty sure his son was gone. The men then said a prayer for him and within a few minutes he regained consciousness, but was obviously in a lot of pain. When the rangers arrived he had to be hiked out to where a life flight helicopter could land. At the hospital it was discovered that Jeremy didn't have any broken bones or internal injuries! He was released less than 24 hours after arriving with nothing more than a minor concussion. We are definitely thanking our Heavenly Father for this miracle. Rangers, Doctors and Nurses, along with the rest of us, are all amazed at how Jeremy came through this. Our family is feeling very lucky and blessed right now.

(This is a picture of Jeremy taken shortly before his fall.)

Between the time in which we learned about the fall and then found out that Jeremy would be okay there was a lot of stress and a lot of tears. My sister flew out the morning after his fall. This left me with three additional kids for a day and a half. Luckily they are three really great kids and once we learned that Jeremy was going to be okay we had a great time together.

After Jeremy was released from the hospital my sister flew back to Las Vegas to get her car and the kids. That night we decided that we should all go do something fun to see if we could relieve some of the stress from the last few days. So we went to see the Blue Man Group! It was definitely fun but man am I tired! :p

 

My sister and the kids drove back to Utah the next morning. I am so grateful that Jeremy is okay and I love my sister and her kids and her daughters friend was great (love her too!) But now I am exhausted. So when a friend called to invite us to Five Guys for burgers and Cajun fries I thought That sounds to much nicer then cooking a full meal :).

 

Many apologies. It will make something AMAZING next week!

 

This was posted to Facebook By Jeremy's little sister Madison

 

Hey everyone,, wanna hear a miracle? ok. ;)
here I go.
okay, so im in vegas! while my 2 older brothers and dad are in moab for youth conference. while the boys were on a hike, my older brother jeremy fell 40 feet off of a cliff, and was unconcious and almost rolled off of a 100 foot cliff, luckily my dad stopped him! well, anyways, some of the people there gave him a blessing, and he woke up and... was taken to the hospital. we were all expecting to lose or something terrible to be wrong with him,he wasnt even there for 24 hours when he was lucky enough to leave with only a mild concusion and some scrapes and bruies and NO broken bones! Hes doing really good and we are all so blessed to still have him here with us today. love ya jermey! ♥ some miracle, huh?

My Sad History In Bead Looming

I started bead looming when I was 13 and obsessed with...wait for it... Tom Petty! I know, weird right? I was 1 of 2  13-year-old girls in the 90's who loved to listen to Tom Petty, let alone knew who he was. The other was my best friend and partner in crime Kristen Davidson.

Right after my 14th birthday my brother told me that Tom Petty was going to be in San Francisco. After much pleading and begging my Dad agreed to let me go and drive Kristen and I to the concert. In preparation for the upcoming event I decided to make a bead loomed piece of custom art for Mr. Petty to show my love and admiration. I had just learned to make the cutest little coin pursed. I fashioned a yellow and orange purse made special with Mr. Petty's initials largely displayed across the front. The day of the concert finally arrived! I sat in the car with my Tom Petty ticket and beaded mini coin purse in hand. The concert was great! We were the youngest by at least 30 years and couldn't quite figure out where that funky smell was coming from. Once the concert was over I approached the stage and gave my custom made coin purse to a bouncer and asked him "Would you mind giving this to Mr. Petty for me please?" The bouncer looked at me for a second, then said "This is a coin purse." To which I explained "I made it myself...for Tom Petty." The bouncer looked down at the purse and said "It says T.P." I stared at him, "His name is Tom Petty." The bouncer shook his head and walked back stage.

Only later did I realize that Tom Petty happens to share initials with a certain bathroom wiping aid. Oops :D

I have since lost my taste for coin purses. But I truly LOVE bead loom bracelets!

This is a new bracelet that will be coming soon to

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Foodie Friday!

Because I can't afford to be a foodie every day of the week. ; P

This weeks recipe: Salmon with Chard and Coconut Sauce  (Serves 4)

This dish is truly delicious! It looks and tastes glamorous but comes together in a snap. If you even sort of like Thai food you will love this! It's healthy too. :)

Ingredients:

1 1/2 inch fresh ginger

4 salmon steaks

Sea salt and pepper

Chard (about a handful when held by the stalks)

Olive oil

1 onion, thinly sliced

4 tomatoes, chopped and deseeded

1 tsp sugar

3/4 cup coconut milk

1/2 cup water

Juice of 1 lime

Handful of chopped fresh cilantro

Slice the ginger into slivers. Season the salmon with sea salt and pepper. Set aside. Strip the chard leaves from the stalks and roughly chop the leaves. Dice the stalks into tiny pieces.

Heat the olive oil in a deep, wide frying pan over medium heat. Add the onions, ginger and chard stems and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes.

Add the tomatoes and sugar and continue cooking for another 5 minutes. Add the coconut milk and water and season well with sea salt and pepper. Stir, bring to a boil, then simmer over low heat for 15 minutes.

Stir in the chard leaves, squeeze the lime over the top and arrange the salmon pieces in a single layer over the chard sauce. Spoon some of the liquid over the salmon.



 Cover with a tight-fitting lid, return to medium heat, and simmer for 10 minutes or until the fish is cooked through.

To serve, lift the salmon and the chard sauce onto a serving dish and spoon the remaining liquid over top. Garnish with cilantro and serve right away. Preferably with rice.

Enjoy!

This recipe is from Cooking Outside the Box The Able and Cole Seasonal, Organic Cookbood, By: Keith Adel

One of the best cookbooks I own (and that's saying something!) Every dish I have made from this cookbook has been delicious and healthy! I would highly recommend this book to any and all foodies ;)