Thursday

And we are at the house again. No grape picking for the third day in a row.
Yesterday we went out and drove all the way around the east side of the island, stopping and taking pics at all the scenic outlooks. It was a beautiful day and I posted some of the pictures on our flickr site.
We have been cooking lots since we are on our own, just making what we want to eat and enjoying all the fresh, local ingredients available here on Waiheke Island. The night before last we made this amazing soup-pumpkin and sweet potato YUM it was so good. We didn't blend it up like she calls for in the recipe, we left it hearty and chunky and added tofu as well. We also cooked this bread which is soooo good! Ash loved it and there is still a little left. THe bread would be great with some chili. Mom (Karin!), if you have never seen her recipes check em out...but I bet you have.
Then we had some rice and black beans last night, along with chicken fiesta fried chicken tenders...Mom (Teresa!) this was something you used to whip up I guess. Plus we took some of the hummus we made earlier in the week and added pumpkin to it since it was drying out! Yum.
Then for breakfast we had apple/pumpkin/almond pancakes with something that was supposed to be like huevos migas, but was kinda like huevos rancheros...not really either but very spicy. I guess tonight is leftovers.
The sun is out, the rain is gone-time to do some painting.