Thursday, June 21, 2012

food!


Yakitori
My elegant plating :)
Though the sunny side generally isn't a food blog, I wanted to share a few pictures from my latest cooking adventures.  Usually, I cook about once a week when I'm at home, but I'm not the most adventurous and kind of prefer to perfect a couple recipes.  This week, however, I branched out and tried a recipe for Yakitori from my mom's "The Best of Cooking Light, Everyday Favorites."  It was basically Asian-style chicken kabobs, marinated in a really good soy sauce/sake/ginger/garlic/sugar/red pepper mixture.  With assistance from my dad, we grilled them, and it was pretty delicious if I do say so myself.

On the menu for tomorrow night is a salad with:
-leafy greens
-grilled chicken
-goat cheese
-candied pecans
-blackberries
-dried cranberries
-balsamic dressing
I really like good salads so I'm looking forward to this one.

It has been really hot in Maine for the past two days, but I couldn't resist making some sweets.  NO BAKE COOKIES!!  And it just involved the stove, not the oven, so it didn't heat up our house too much.

In other news, I swam in the ocean for the first time this year on Wednesday.  It was a record-breaking 93 degrees in Portland, so a quick dip in the Atlantic was a nice way to beat the heat.  I'm excited to go a lot more before the end of the summer.  I also checked out a Sony ereader from our local public library.  I have been surprised by how much I like reading on it, and even though I love physical books, I might get one eventually.

It's off to the Sea Dogs, but happy second day of summer!

Friday, June 15, 2012

summah livin'

It has been almost 3 weeks since graduation...it actually feels like awhile since senior week and hanging out at Midd.  I've had a pretty relaxing summer so far, mostly consisting of catching up on sleep from my entire life, unpacking stuff in my room, and READING!

Here's my SUMMER READING LIST!! so far...
1.  Chemistry for Beginners
2.  Maine
3.  The Last Summer (of you and me)
4.  Interpreter of Maladies
5.  1Q84

1Q84 was a marathon of a book...925 pages and a pretty confusing/odd premise.  I enjoyed it though and am glad I read it.  Next up is some nonfiction to supplement my picks so far.

Here's a video: Edward Sharpe and the Magentic Zeroes recently released a new CD.  I haven't listened to all of it yet, but I really like the song Man on Fire.

Anyways, that's about all the excitement in my life now.  Here's to the summer!