Monday, May 17, 2010

Historic Galveston

Bishops's Palace
Another historic landmark








We enjoyed visiting Galveston to ride the ferry and see wild dolphins. We visited some historic landmarks. We visited The Strand, which is a shopping strip dating back to 1900. We also picniced and played in the surf. We a little sunburn and sand in our shoes, we had a great day!

Shopping Uptown





The Woodlands Mall has a lot of neat sculptures and artwork outside and in. I snapped a few shots of a fraction of whats actually there.

Dinner in the Woodlands





Dinner at the Cheesecake Factory was awesome! I loved the elaborate architecture. The cheesecake was obviously the best part!

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Holocaust Museum and Treats




Our next stop was the Holocaust Museum. There is a very powerful message there and I think everyone should visit to remember the importance of not repeating history. That night we made another recipe from "the book". This one is called Praline Brookies. I mixture of cookie and brownie. They were to die for. 95 to go.

Museum of Fine Arts









My Aunt Reva came into town this week and we are off to a great start. We visited the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston. We were limited on what we could take pictures of in the museums. This driftwood horse is pretty cool. We also snapped a shot of a cool looking church next door.

Monday, May 10, 2010

More Recipes...


This time, Stu and I tried the Tomato and Crab Bisque and Double Strawberry Baked Alaska. Both were amazing! So the soup is ready to serve tomato basil soup with a can of green chiles and a cup of cream. Then you add a lump of crab meat to stir in as you eat the soup. The baked Alaska is a scoop of strawberry ice cream on top of a cookie. Then you cover it with meringue and bake it for 4 mins. The double for the strawberry comes from the added strawberry sauce on top. So, 4 recipes down....... 96 to go! My Aunt Reva is coming this week so I suspect some mores posts will be popping up soon.