One of the most glorious sights down here in spring is the blooming of Jacaranda trees. The bare branches are all covered with vivid purple flowers. It puts a smile on my face just to see them, just like when I see a Kingfisher bird sitting on a telephone wire. Sure signs of spring in South Florida.
My son, Geoffrey, is home from college for the summer now. It is so good to have him home again. I can't believe he will be going back as a sophomore in the fall. Vicky is going back as a junior in the fall. We are driving up to Tampa next week to bring her and all of her stuff home for a week, then she goes back up to attend some summer classes.
Tonight I made the most delicious pork tenderloin with lots of garlic, lemon and rosemary from my garden. I paired it with oven roasted potatoes, also with garlic and rosemary. Absolutely killer. I swear I am a much better cook since I started watching Food Network. I could always cook basic meals and a few specialties, but watching other people make gourmet food opens your mind to the possibilities.
I've also gained an appreciation for esoteric kitchen tools! I used to see little ramekins, offset spatulas, bundt cake pans and stuff like that and think that it looked cool, but couldn't bring myself to see how I could use it. Now I have all those and more. My next kitchen toy is going to be a springform pan.
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Love hearing about your tasty meals, Steph! Your comment about kitchen oddities made me laugh - I bought a garlic roaster a few months ago, and I use it ALL THE TIME. Before, I rarely roasted garlic in the oven, because it was kind of a pain, but the garlic roaster is my favorite toy. Roasted garlic mash, roasted garlic soup, and there's nothing better than garlic bread with roasted garlic - I don't even need butter!
:)
~Liz
Well damn, now I'm thinking I might need a garlic roaster! :D
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