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No Bacon Broccoli Salad....

This is what I made for church potluck...Doubled the recipe below.

Sue's Broccoli salad (I made this up myself)

1 bag of Costco Broccoli (3 lbs)

2 bags of Trader Joe's Organic Broccoli slaw

2 cups of mayo

1/2 cup of TJ's red wine vinegar

1 large red onion diced

1/2 cup of sugar

1 cup of sunflower seeds

1 cup of almond slivers

1 cup of dried cranberries

optional:  1 cup of chopped cashews or raisins.

1 cup of mayo and 1 cup of yogurt is a lighter version 

In a large bow, mix all the ingredients and  toss in broccoli. Keep in fridge over night and serve chilled next day. 

Pearl and Jay....

Newly married.... Having a great time together!

After 20 years of marriage.... Refined.... but still having fun! :)

Photo Booth...

 Had a great time!  Congratulations to the new bride and groom!

First Annual Chili Cook-Off....

7 Contestants....  I was sure to win!
2 youth groups, Junghee's, Susan Pak's, Sarah P's, lloyd's....  I was hearing about other's "secret"ingredients at church... Hmmm. What can I put in my usual chili that I can make with my eyes closed?  I pondered about this cook off... little did I know, my daughter Lindsey was concocting something up her sleeves.  Who knew?   
 After critical judging and feasting on these crock pot filled deliciousness.... the winners :
No, not me.  But Lindsey's team won FIRST PLACE!!!!!!  She beat out Uncle Lloyd's special chili with (beer) and unsweetened cocoa powder!!!  "Did Sue enter her second batch?" someone yelled out when they called the winning chili... No way, Lindsey would not allow mom near her pot!  Did she follow the recipe exactly?  No, she's still my daughter because she did NOT!  Congrats Lindsey, I was proud of you and your teammates!

*Did I even place?  sadly NO.  They judged on aroma, color, consistency, taste and my chili did not have the sweet aroma because I did not plug in my crock pot due to shortage of plugs, and my chili did not have color... But on taste... I thought it was great!  But not enough to win.  Now I know the secret.  I shall enter again next year! 

Harvest Party 2011....

We sure know how to partay!  Good food, good entertainments and good fellowship.  That's how we roll here in Portland, OR!
Allison wins FIRST PLACE: Singing "Someone like you...." by Adele.

Perfect Sabbath afternoon....

We had a beautiful outdoor worship at the Columbia Gorge today.  The half of the group went hiking to the falls and the other few came home with me.  
Girls made these twisted bread together! 
Grillin' burgers for the first time.  Jason did a fabulous job while ENK is away in Hawaii.  Thanks Jason! Sou chef Randy wondering when to place the cheese on the the top. Jason's big question was: "how do you know when it's done?" 

Sue's answer to Jason:

It would be great if we had a meat thermometer.  (Internal temp to be around 170 for medium well)  But generally, in a hot grill with a one inch thick hamburgers...it would be around 5 minutes on each side to make medium well burgers.    

Remember that "touch" test that I was telling you about?  I never tried this out myself but maybe it's true. Touch test:  Touch your thumb to you middle finger. Touch the meat between your thumb and fore finger. That is medium.   Thumb to fore finger = med rare Thumb to ring finger = med well
Thumb to pinky = well done.  Interesting, eh?

"I think you're ready to put the cheese on the burgers now Jason..."
 
Dana waiting for other's to taste it first...  They liked the mini sliders!

Church Camping 2011.....

  
 
 
 

 

Moments to seek God....

Happy moments, Praise God;

Difficult moments, Seek God;

Quiet moments, Praise God;

Painful moments, Trust God;

Every moment; Thank God!

 
By the end of our retreat, we were half our original size....(with our weekend speaker Laura W. of Pleasant Valley Church) Rejoice in the Lord Always! 

Cannon Beach weekend Retreat 2011...

Look back: CB weekend retreat  2007.

  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Bask in the sun....

Afternoon hike to Angel's Rest: Columbia Gorge