Sorrel!!!

I had to get a jump on making the holiday drinks! I went old school and made sorrel... Jamaican style. Just bummed I couldn't get the Wray and Nephew white rum.

Winter can be such a tease!

Anyone who knows me know that I love all seasons with the exception of Summer... Its just too hot! And I just can't get behind that!

Now here I am enjoying Fall... Autumn, the changing leaves, the mild weather and just that hint of melancholy in the air ( Fall always seem to have that effect on me). Then came that half day of flurried snow and the kids and I got so excited! Here come Winter! No! That was it. Nothing else. The temperature even warmed up too.

Old man... Or for the feminist in me, old woman Winter, where are you?

Here is me saying: 

Bye bye, Fall...

.... And welcome, Winter!

Raw Sauerkraut

To kick off the Fall, I thought I would just use all that cabbage I have and make some raw sauerkraut.

Cabbage
Carrots
Garlic cloves
Roasted Jalapenos

Ferment for 2 weeks and enjoy!

Summerlicious!!

Yesterday...

Organic mango, strawberries and wild blueberries.

And for the adults... I tossed in some white rum! Delicious!!

Today...

Organic mango, pineapple, papaya and strawberries.

Once again, I tossed some white rum in for the adult in me!

Yum!

Three layered smoothie

As a family of smoothie lovers, I am always looking for a fun way for us to enjoy this awesome treat. Today, I created a three layered smoothie that had us gulping greedily... and I must admit, using my finger to lick the glass clean.

Three simple ingredient and nothing else!

Organic mango chunks, which took a little extra blending... it was that thick.
Organic blueberries
Organic pineapple (I used an entire pineapple)

I guess it was more of a frozen treat than a smoothie, but it was devoured either way! Ha!

From top to bottom: pineapple layer, blueberry layer and the piece de resistance, the mango layer!

Heaven... nirvana, personified! Yum!

Snapshots of Aiden's Day of Celebration!

Here are a some pics of Aiden's "Day of Celebration" also called "Stepping-Up Ceremony!

Photographic credit goes to Rudy Diaz. Thanks for the pics Rudy!

Walking down the aisle towards the stage.

... a bit of a lecture?

Congratulations!! The MATH Award!

And... the Aiden/Aydens

It was a great day! The kids all enjoys it and I am sure adults did too!

Food!

Homemade organic sweet potato chips served with pasture-raised jerk pork chop! OMG!! Delicious!