The Five Rivers: Black & White

Saturday, July 28, 2007

Black & White

Don't you just love black and white photos? I found a few of my favorites and set them to black and white. It just makes them... I don't know... seem timeless or something. Enjoy!

Holly in Gracie's Bed

Ginga and Jack

Nana and Holly

Maddi and Jack

Daddy and Jack

Jack's Arrival

Holly & Daddy

Ginga and Holly

Daddy & Maddi

Grandma & Jack

2 comments:

The Beckhams said...: I agree with you. Takes all the distraction out and leaves you with solid emotion as the focus. Great pics. Hilarious that the kids call your dad Ginga.; July 31, 2007 at 8:09 AM
Jill said...: You really need to enter that one of Holly in Gracie's bed into some sort of contest...It might bring you the million dollars that you could easily share with your neighbors...(especially the one giving you this fine idea...)
Simply beautiful...; July 31, 2007 at 6:02 PM

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Recipes I'm Asked For

Brown Rice
If we cook out in the neighborhood, I am not allowed entry unless baring this dish. It's so easy and keeps warm and moist for a good hour after you take it out of the oven - making it a great "covered dish". Since I totally screwed this up last weekend at Lane and Jill's trying to substitute ingredients and cook it in the microwave, I thought I'd post this too.

1 stick of butter
1 large onion, chopped
2 cans beef consume
1 can water
1.5 cans uncooked rice

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and rice and cook until rice smells "nutty" and has a golden brown color - stirring constantly.

Add rice mixture and liquids to a 2 qt. casserole. Cover and bake at 350 for 1 hour.

*You can absolutely use less butter if you prefer.

Mojitos
This recipe is wicked good and is usually requested by the neighbors any time we get together.

2 cups water
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 cups fresh mint sprigs
1 cup fresh lime juice
2 cups tequila
2 cups tonic or club soda

Combine sugar and water and boil until sugar is completely dissolved. Remove from heat and add mint; let stand until completely cool - about one hour.

In a festive pitcher, combine mint syrup and all other ingredients. Serve over ice with mint or lime garnishes.

Rosemary & Garlic Chicken
I adapted this recipe from a Southern Living recipe for Cornish hens. I made a few changes and omitted the brick - don't ask - and it has fast become a staple at our house any time we're ready to fire up the grill or need to feed the masses.

8-10 lbs bone-in chicken
3 Tbsp kosher salt
3 Tbsp fresh ground pepper
6-8 garlic gloves, minced
4 Tbsp fresh rosemary, chopped fine
1 Tbsp red pepper flakes
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup olive oil

In a large bowl slowly add olive oil into lemon juice, whisking continually to emulsify. Add dry ingredients to oil mixture. Pour marinade over chicken and let set refrigerated 4 hours or overnight.

Bake chicken uncovered at 325 for 3-4 hours or grill low and slow until done.

Crap that bugs me... damn.

I hate checking voice mail. Period. The thing that I hate worse than checking it is checking it two and three times because the caller has blown through their phone number so fast that you can't understand what the hell their number is.... damn.
It should be mandatory that all doctor's office greeting messages START with the number you press to MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. It is ridiculous to have to wait through information about referrals, hours, vaccine hotlines, doctor-to-doctor calls, pharmacies, etc... damn.
Women catch more germs on bathroom door handles and faucets than toilet seats - so sit on the freaking things and quit pissing all over the seat! There's nothing like plopping down on someone else's cold urine....seriously... damn.
Stork Parking is nice but sparse. I think OBGYN's should be able to issue temporary handicapped parking permits when their pregnant patients reach thier second trimester that are good for one year... damn.

Holly's Spot - by Holly Rivers

I am 3 (not really). I like to eat chicken and rice and hamburgers and rice. Holly Francis Rivers is my name. Jack is my brother and he is only one and he is blue. I like to play with Justin at Aunt Junes - we play blocks and toys and sometimes rocks. Lula and Dedee are my puppies and they jump. I like to sing Franklin (theme song from the Noggin show). Ariel is my favorite movie (The Little Mermaid) because I watch it in the van - and give Jack crackers. Maddi sleeps in my room. The end.

Maddi's Spot - by Maddi Rivers

My favorite food is pizza - I can eat 4 pieces. I like my mom's meatloaf and Mandy's brown rice and pork chops. My favorite song is Breaking Free by Garbiella and Troy Bolton from High School Musical. My favorite colors are blue, pink & purple. I share a bedroom with my sister Holly - our room is pink with flowers and dresses and we have two white bunk beds but they're not on top of each other right now -we took the beds apart. I play with my friends a lot - especially Olivia. I like to play outside at my Dad's house because I have a lot of friends here. Holly bugs me when she takes my toys from me but I like it when I make her laugh. Jack is soooo cute because he's soft and loud.

The Five Rivers

Saturday, July 28, 2007

Black & White

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