200!

 Jenny, Ilana, and ATTACK OF THE FINGER NARWHALS! at Food for Thought (note all the healthy, colorful cleaning products in the background!)

 Daniel overwhelmed by Cocoa Dolce Gelato! 5-month "anniversary" celebration. I brought my camera just so you could see this Gelato in all of its glory, but definitely forgot until the gelato was 1/2-way to extinction.

Homemade Gazpacho! And not too bad! Based it on this recipe:
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/gazpacho-i/detail.aspx?event8=1&prop24=SR_Title&e11=gazpacho&e8=Quick%20Search&event10=1&e7=Home%20Page
However, I left out all the ingredients we didn't have--olives, croutons, tomato paste, green onions--as well as the egg (just sounded strange, y'know?). Substituted red wine vinegar for the white.  Totally ignored all the proportions and just used what looked right. Added fresh basil, yum! Anyway, somewhat to my surprise it was delicious! Lots of chopping. But pretty simple.

Goin' Old School! This is all part of my self-study Journalism program. At some point, I'll have to stop reading and start writing (or, at least start writing)...but I am excited to learn a new 'secret' code!

This is blog post number 200, by the way! Milestone!
And so, I will share with you one of my new favorite things, from a blog written by a church acquaintance--Peanut Butter and Basil Milkshakes! This is a great way to use garden basil if you are growing your own! I used almond butter since that's what we had and Daniel detests PB, and it was just perfect. I am actually flirting with the idea of making another one. For breakfast. Here is the link:

http://minimalistbaker.com/peanut-butter-and-basil-milkshake/

Next, an article about Brady Heights, my old Tulsa neighborhood:

http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=41&articleid=20120721_44_D3_CUTLIN258153

Sharing is the way of the future, it seems--sharing whatever resources you might have with your neighbors. So that, when you need to hang a picture but don't have a hammer, you know who to borrow from instead of feeling like you have to go out and buy one. Interesting!


Random "rallying-cry" poem:

Look, let's go back
To the way it began,
To pursuing both whim
And encompassing Plan.
To remembering why
To recalling the source
Of our hopes and our joys
And our Super-man force.
Let's go back to beginnings
Excitement long-dead
To the time when each set-back
Just pushed us ahead.