Monday, October 11, 2010

weekend recap! bisquen' & runnin' & breakin' bread

great weekend in the porter house! 

friday evening at school, we made shrimp bisque!  {we also made new england clam chowder, potato & leek soup, & cream of mushroom.  but the shrimp bisque was my pride & joy.}  it was fantastic!

have you ever made shrimp bisque?  a bit of a strange recipe but the result was well worth it.  note:  step 1: saute shrimp shells & tails in butter.  yes, that's right.  the tails.  you do eventually strain them out but they make the stock.

piece of wisdom from school:  the difference between stock & broth?  stock is made from meat bones {or just veggies in the case of vegetable stock} while broth is made from the actual meat.

{shrimp bisque!}

saturday morning, my friends from JCRMA {read: wives' club} & i ran in the race for the cure!  there were thousands of people in downtown birmy, sporting their pink pink pink, & supporting the wonderful cause.  i ran to celebrate the life of my mother-in-law :)  & we actually ran the whole thing!

{amy & me, clearly before the running}

while i was running, blakey & tanky were napping...

{post call is hard work}

sunday morning after church, we decided to stop by the original pancake house for a delicious breakfast. we can not get over how good these pancakes are.  i'm not even a huge fan of pancakes.  i wonder what they put in them...


sunday afternoon, i had the opportunity to volunteer at birmingham's break'n bread festival!  chef osborne of culinard is a huge player in the "birmingham originals", so it was a neat opportunity to get to know him, meet people from fabulous birmy restaurants, try some yummy food, & hang out with my classmates.  fun afternoon.


& happy happy wedding weekend to our friends, ryan & ashley!  so sad we couldn't be a part of the big day, but so so happy for you two!

 


love love,
kjp.

1 comment:

  1. I am so honored you ran for me! Enjoying my new daughter-in-laws is one of the many reasons I'm so glad cancer didn't get me!! Sounds like a fun, busy weekend! Love you!

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