Jeremy's dad, Frank, makes the best pickles, ever. This year he put Thai peppers in some of his pickles. Trust me, this jar packs enough flavor that it really deserves a new word in the dictionary to describe it. It makes my mouth water just looking at the jar. I'll be opening it as soon as I finish this post.
I love home-made gifts. We don't do them often enough these days. The mother of Gene's children, Wendy, gave me a beautiful pair of wool socks she knitted along with a warm scarf and a matching hat. She also brought the best-ever sweet potatoes with a pecan/brown sugar topping to dinner yesterday. It was like dessert disguised as a vegetable. I had it for breakfast this morning before we left Portland, along with turkey & stuffing with gravy from last night's gift from Jeremy. Forget the french toast. Give me leftovers.
The kids made us a photo frame with a picture their mom took of them together on the first day of school this year. It's a treasure that will be hanging up on the wall before the sun goes down today. There was also a small ornament the youngest made for us. Treasures ... all of these.
It was a really fun weekend and one not to be soon forgotten.
love, Susan
Now should I make some of my beans and asparagus with Thai peppers in them? The carrots too?? I was debating on the one that start with h and my spell check would not come up with the correct spelling.
ReplyDeleteHabanero? Or jalapeno? Gotta be careful with the habanero peppers ... they're super hot. I think the Thai chilis have really flavor along with some heat. My cheeks great red when I eat them but it's worth it!
ReplyDeleteCorrection: Thai chilis have really good flavor ....
ReplyDeleteIt was a great weekend AGAIN!
ReplyDeleteI think I may have to go in and have one of my pickles that he made now that you mention it!!!
ReplyDeleteHabanero Is the one I almost used. Gene is a fan of that one I think. Now that we are thinking of food my mouth is watering for Gene's famous rice....YUMMMY
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