I love a caprese salad (or my version) in the summer. It consists of romaine, tomatoes, basil, and mozzarella. I used mozzarella pearls in this salad, which I had never used before. I served the salad with garlic bread and sangria. At Casa Petrie, we have been wanting to make yogurt, mozzarella and ice cream. [...]
We’ve never made scones before, but this morning we thought we’d try. They were easy to make and delicious! Blueberries are inexpensive right now, so we have an abundance of them in the house. The berries made the scones taste extraordinary. How’s your weekend going?
I was thinking about this awesome little piece of equipment we have in our living room: It’s a speaker system for the IPod. You can plug it in or use batteries and move it around. The sound quality is good and if I remember correctly, I think it was something like $30. Mr. Petrie loves [...]
I love this outfit my mom sent to Miss Petrie for her summer preschool program. After school, we went to a party for our little friend Lily. Her mom hired a clown. The clown was an incredible face painter! I once knew a man who dated Gates McFadden, who played Dr. Beverly Crusher on Star [...]
That’s what Miss Petrie calls pesto. We got a giant haul of basil leaves from the garden and I made walnut pesto. I know it’s common practice to use pine nuts in pesto, but I’ve found that whatever nut I have on hand generally works fine (although I probably wouldn’t use peanuts). I put small [...]
We’re big fans of smoothies at Casa Petrie. I’ve been making mango lassis lately. I made up my own recipe and it tastes pretty close to restaurant quality. A Casa Petrie Mango Lassi 2 cups plain yogurt the fruit of 3 fresh mangoes a dash of cardamom 1 cup of ice 1 cup powdered sugar [...]
She’s 1/3 of a year old now. I can’t believe how quickly these first four months have flown by. Miss Petrie Deux makes all kinds of conversational noises, laughs at things she finds funny (like when I let her “ride” our dog, Rufus), and she stays on her tummy with her head up for several [...]
Whoa! We had a busy month at Casa Petrie. But what we spent the most time on was our backyard. Here’s a peek at our tomato box. Have a productive day.