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Ringo rehearses

Heather Moore — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:12:06 +0000

Pretty cool rehearsal video from Ringo Starr and the All Star Band as they prepare for their upcoming tour…

Baked French Toast

Heather Moore — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:19:35 +0000

Madison’s Favorite Recipes has a doozy of a breakfast dish for you…baked French toast with your choice of fruit–bananas, apples, cranberries or whatever!? It can also be put together the night before so you can just pop it in the oven the next morning. Start with these ingredients…

8 slices of cinnamon swirl bread

2 medium bananas, sliced thin

3 eggs

1/3 cup sugar

1 cup milk

3 tbsp flour

4 oz cream cheese

2 tsp vanilla

Heat oven to 350 (if baking that day).

Butter a square baking dish, place 4 slices of bread on bottom of dish, add sliced bananas and top with the other 4 slices of bread. In a blender, combine eggs, sugar, milk, flour, cream cheese and vanilla until smooth. Pour the mixture over the bread stack. Let stand for 5 minutes (or refrigerate overnight). Bake 40-45 minutes (or 50-55 minutes if cold). Let stand for 10 minutes. Cut into diagonal pieces. Top with powdered sugar and pure maple syrup!

I want Fletch’s dog

Heather Moore — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:59:18 +0000

The dog sitting weekend experiment went very, very well. So much so that I now want to keep Fletch’s dog (Pip) forever and ever amen. She was such a neat canine! Chilled to the point of me forgetting she was there a bunch of the time but ready to play if I was game. She’ll stay with us for close to two weeks soon and my whole family is totally excited. Sam liked taking her for walks, my husband liked playing with her (and her toys) and I enjoyed just petting and petting her.

I read an article a while back about two families who “shared” a dog. One was the primary residence but many days and nights were spent with the secondary family as well. I can certainly see how Pip can call our home her ‘home-away-from-home’ anytime!

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Dog sitting experiment

Heather Moore — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:16:25 +0000

So, I am dog sitting for Fletch this weekend…it’s actually a trial run for his big vacation coming up in August. We are going to see if we like Pip and Pip is going to see if she likes us. I like dog sitting; we’ve done it few times this summer. Gives my son a chance to “have a dog” and certainly gets the family out for more walks together!

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New Zoo Revue? Anyone?

Heather Moore — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:32:50 +0000

Visited Vilas Zoo yesterday with my son Sam–always a great time leading to fantastic animal discussions. Like the giraffes. Seems they’ve begun to dust it up a bit. I believe the actual sign said they are currently separated because they’ve begun “to spar” with each other. We talked about it seriously at first then we just made up funny reasons for them to fight. Like what to watch on tv or what to order on their pizza.

The whole time we walked around I sang the theme song to New Zoo Revue. Trying to explain that 70s show to Sam was almost impossible. If you’ve never seen shows like H.R. Pufnstuf, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters and The Bugaloos…well, it’s hard to describe, isn’t it? But here’s the song itself, ready to worm its way into your brain today.

Great grilled cheese secret

Heather Moore — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:17:44 +0000

Finally discovered the secret to making a simple grilled cheese sandwich…GREAT! Last night, everyone in the Moore household got their own personalized version. For my husband, it was a slice of pepper jack and a slice of colby jack. For my son, it was two slices of colby jack. And for me, a slice of provolone and a slice of colby jack. (Think we like colby jack as a family or what?) Hand cut a loaf of italian bread and sliced a red onion for some inside the sandwich crunch.

But that isn’t the secret. No, the secret is a simple smear of cream cheese inside the sandwich on one slice of the bread. I like to use a chive cream cheese–goes nice with the red onion slices!

Sometimes you feel like a nut…

Heather Moore — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:15:53 +0000

Saw an article in Good Housekeeping magazine about what your favorite kind of nut reveals about your personality. Scientists from the Smell & Taste foundation down the road in Chi-Town did the study with 1000 volunteers. The participants got a personality test and then a choice between five nut types. Which would you pick…salted peanuts, almonds, pecans, cashews or walnuts?

Walnuts say you’re competitive; cashews say you’re dependable and easygoing. Pecans say you’re generous and considerate; almonds denote high standards and show you’re motivated. And salted peanuts say you’re extroverted and charming.

Did your favorite nut match you?? I am a cashew lover myself and I’m very easygoing (plus dependable) so it’s right on target for me!

Red potato salad with dill

Heather Moore — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:37:54 +0000

Madison’s Favorite Recipes found out potato salad is “King of the Picnic Side Dishes”–it is the side dish you look forward to the most at your summer gatherings! Here’s a great recipe for a simple red potato salad with dill.

2 pounds red potatoes, scrubbed clean and cubed, cooked tender (10-12 minutes)

3 to 4 hard boiled eggs, sliced and diced

2 celery ribs, diced

4 green onions, thinly sliced

slice of red onion, diced

Mix 3/4 cup mayo, 1/4 cup sour cream, 1 tbsp horseradish mustard, 1 tbsp fresh dill, plus salt and pepper and other spices to taste–like minced onion, ground mustard and dried dill too!

Fold everything together, add more spices to taste…cover and chill until picnic time!

Lopez Grand Slam!

Heather Moore — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:02:24 +0000

Okay, I am totally taking credit for the Rafael Lopez grand slam last night in the Mallards game. I was a complete geek when I met him before the game (Hi,I went to Florida State too and I am so glad you are here playing for the Mallards!). I even wore my FSU baseball hat, which I’m bummed I didn’t think to get him to sign. And, yes, I did the Florida State war chant every time he came up to bat! Oh, he also had another RBI off a single later in the game, picked a would-be base stealer–he was on fire.

Did I mention Fletch’s first pitch? He who can throw a strike every time? Well, he knew my husband, son and father were sitting behind home plate watching us so he threw it hard and high right into the backstop! What a riot this guy I work with is. It was a trip and totally fun–couldn’t stop laughing.

Mallards-Seminoles connection

Heather Moore — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:03:33 +0000

My dad feels personally responsible for Florida State catcher Rafael Lopez playing in Madison this summer. See, last summer at a Mallards game, I introduced my dad to Mallards General Manager Vern Stenman. Ernie–Vern, Vern–Ernie. My dad told Vern then the Mallards should grab some Florida State players. A few weeks ago in the Tallahassee Democrat, my dad saw the story that Lopez would be coming up to play at the Duck Pond. Viola!

So, it’s pretty awesome that my dad will be here tomorrow night when Fletch and I throw out the first pitch…I’m hoping Lopez will catch for me!!