So far in September

Half-way through September and basically I feel like all I've done is be around really great people and eaten really good food.  Not bad!

Beaumonty was with us, and for Labor day we enjoyed biking around Minneapolis and eating from the delicious deli, Kramarczuk's. 

 I also canned and froze 50 lbs of the most delicious peaches I have ever had.  Straight from Washington state.  $1.21 per lb.

I had a get together with sweet friends who teach/show me how to make Indian food!  I suggested that perhaps I was meant to be Indian because I love the food so much and my Malaysian friend thought maybe I was in a past life ;)  This is Gayathri making Bhel puri, a typical street food made in India.  Mint chutney, another chutney with dates, tomatoes, puffed rice, dried chickpeas, red onions...Oh it was SO good!

 Melissa, from Malaysia, made coconut cookies. I had like 5, but if they were like normal cookie size it would have been like 1 and 1/4.  But I really don't care.  I am no cookie moderator!  Gayathri and Jeya also made Pani Puri, another street food with potato, mint chutney, and yogurt in the center of these puffed crips.  Also soooo yum.

In case you're wondering, I took bread and flavored butter.  It is so wonderful to have friends from different cultures and backgrounds.  I so appreciate getting to know them and learning from them.

 This is butter chicken, but with a type of blocked cottage cheese in place of the chicken.

 I also started watching 2 boys at my house a couple of times a week to earn a little money.  I already bought myself some new shoes and clothes, which really doesn't happen much, so that was exciting.  I'm actually feeling quite guilty about it.  There are lots of things money can go towards and I chose myself first!  Oops?

I did not, however, purchase this pink hat for Wade.  I just don't think it's your style, man ;)