So many things are running through my mind…LOL This is the list:
1. I am up way to early…airport run this morning! I should eat some breakfast.
2. I had to google the word "hash" for this blog posting, only to learn it's not the word I wanted.
3. I am so excited that our moving trailer will be here on Thursday. I can almost not contain my excitement. Only to be stressed because I am not sure when we will have time to unload it.
4. I want to share my pictures of our beach visit from Sunday.
5. I have to go to Food Network and collect a recipe for Rouladen before I forget.
6. My son overslept while I was driving to the airport.
7. I have a list a mile long of responses to email that I neglected yesterday.
8. Grocery shopping needs to get done today, we are out of so much stuff.
9. I have a photoshoot next week that I need to buy props for this week.
10. My house looks like a bomb went off in it, thanks to a minimally supervised 4 yo yesterday…LOL
That's just the beginning! Often times my brain thinks much faster than I have the ability to do. In fact, sometimes my brain thinks so fast that my words and sentences are not complete…it's one big mess, goulash or stew.
So I will keep this simple and easy. This is my style. I will start at the top and work my way down. Do the best I can to accomplish what is on the list. I won't stress about the things I did not get done, just be glad that I was able to do something today.
I will start with getting this yummy recipe up and posted to my "log". This is what Isabella called it last night. We were watching the food channel and she mentioned that I should make what was being made on TV and post it to my "log" for my friends to see and make too. I thought it was cute.
As you know, on Saturday, I shot a band tournament. This is a lot of work. Once it starts you don't get a break. They come onto the field every 15 minutes for 2-4 hours or longer. It depends on the size of the tournament. Ours happened to be a small one, only 6 bands and a performance by the younger kids in the area. I was at the school from 10am to about 9pm. I took 800 pictures. You can imagine how tired I was.
When we finally crashed that night, the hubster and I both decided that going to the beach on Sunday was out of the question…it was a two-hour drive, hot and it would include lots of walking. These old bones don't work like they used to….LOL
Sunday came and I woke up early and thought..
Dang it, I am going to the beach. I need a break. I need to go. I want to go. I will go even if it is just me. To my surprise, I went upstairs and announced I was still going to the beach, and my husband had decided the same thing. I love it when we are so in tune with each other that this happens. It was a great day! Not only did we walk a lot but we also rented a surrey to ride around in for an hour.
I hope you enjoy these pictures of Ocean City, MD. It is nostalgic to go to a boardwalk with a huge Ferris wheel. The day could not have been more beautiful, sunny and hot if we had planned it ourselves. Time spent with those you love is amazing.
So how did I get to this recipe for breakfast? I love sweet potato anything…fries, bread, mashed….etc. You name it and I will try it. Saturday night, we took Drake out to dinner and I ordered a basket of sweet potato fries. Of course, they insist on ruining the fries with cinnamon sugar (I don't like this). I order mine plain…just give me some salt and ranch and call it good. I think I might have been too tired to eat and had to take my fries home.
Sunday morning while deciding to go to the beach, I knew I wanted to eat a big breakfast…something warm, filling and yummy. I opened the fridge and my first thought was I would warm up the fries and then I thought, "
How about frying up the sweet potatoes like I do with my baked potatoes?" It worked. I grabbed a tart apple, some onion and garlic…fried it together and we had the best, tastiest sweet potato mixture with our eggs and toast.
Recipe: Breakfast Sweet Potatoes
1 order of sweet potato fries, precooked
1/4 red onion, sliced
1/2 tart apple, cubed
1 clove of garlic, minced
1 T. olive oil
salt/pepper to taste
You can make your own sweet potato fries by purchasing the sweet potatoes. Peel the potatoes and slice them into 1/4 inch thick disk (the long way of the sweet potato). Take each disk and cut into 1/4 inch strips. Try to make them all the same size. Heat oil in a pan and fry your sweet potatoes. Drain the fries on paper towels. Add salt.
With the freshly made fries or leftovers, cut them into 1 inch long pieces. Cut your apple and onion. Heat your oil in a frying pan. Add the garlic, onion and sweet potatoes. Fry until the onion starts to turn transparent. Add the apple cubes and continue cooking. I cooked mine for about 15 minutes total time. This is pretty quick, you just don't want to overcook your apple and have it get too soft. You want the crispness and flavor to not be lost.
This can be served for breakfast or as a side dish. It has lots of fall colors and definitely can be changed to fit your taste buds. Remember the combination of the sweet and tart are what makes the flavor so good.
If you would like to see Ocean City and how beautiful and unique it is, I have shared a few pictures below. ENJOY!
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You must know that I abhor bridges. I get sweaty palms, anxiety out of this world and usually do not breath the whole time we are on them. My biggest fear is drowning in a car going off of a bridge. Now you know way too much information about me…LOL But I do love this picture of the Bay Bridge that I took while driving. |
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The smell of a pier takes me back to my childhood of when we lived in San Diego. I loved this picture too. |
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The sand was so clean. The beach was not crowded. We are in off season and the weather was perfect…clear blue skies for as far as the eye could see. |
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This is down by the Ferris Wheel. I honestly don't know how many miles the walk it, maybe 3 or 4 miles. |
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Clams Casino…this was fantastic! |
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We rented this surrey to drive up and down the boardwalk. There is no way we could have walked it with Isabella and no stroller. This was fun! |
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This lady showed up with her two great danes. They were so beautiful! I laughed because they really wanted her bucket of french fries. LOL |
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This building is a mess, but in an artistic way. Inside they sell posters, artwork and paintings. |
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You can't go an amusement themed board walk and not get cotton candy. She struggled with the wind and her hair. They were both a sticky mess that night. But, oh she had a good time being in the sand and at the beach. |