HRH...

The Prince of Cambridge!!! Born today on July 22nd - 8lbs 6oz!

Even though I am not related in which way whatsoever - it is still so exciting!!!  I  hope one day I am able to go to London!  Isn't it so cool to be able to see history unfold this way???  

Yeah for this day - and yeah for England - and yeah for baby Cambridge - and yeah for the future King of England!

Source: HERE

Yeah for Royalty!

xoxo Sarah

Nature's Little Delicacies

Now that we have a garden that is growing a zucchini plant, we are able to enjoy one of nature's little delicacies - Zucchini Flowers!

One night for dinner recently, Zach made fried zucchini flowers.  He used his own recipe - but it was a similar recipe to Giada's Cheese Filled Zucchini Flowers here.

I have never had zucchini flowers before - and they are so delicious and so delicate.  I was a little hesitant trying them at first, but now - I am so happy I tried them - they were just delicious!!!  If you get the chance to try something new like this - definitely worth it!  Have you ever had zucchini flowers before???

Zach separating the flowers prior to them being stuffed and fried - how cool!

Yeah for trying something new!

xoxo Sarah

Raspberries...Raspberries...and even more Raspberries

You guys!

This no joke - every night for the past two weeks - I have been picking bowls full of raspberries from our back yard!  Does anyone have any recommendations for recipes for raspberries??? We put them on top of salads and ice cream for dessert.  We took them and soaked them in strawberry wine and topped them on ice cream as well!  I would love any suggestions you guys have!

Just take a look at how big and beautiful these raspberries are!

First day I picked raspberries and our arugula salad with goat cheese, almonds, and raspberries with a balsamic dressing!

Yeah for Raspberries!

xoxo Sarah

ALSO:  Special Shout Out - TO MY DAD!  Happy 60th birthday dad!!! I can't believe you are 60!  We love you so much!!!

First Mini-Vaca back to IL!

So a couple weeks ago, over the 4th of July, we went back to IL to visit with our friends, Morgan and Conor, and to see a new baby (Congrats Mike and Suzy!) and to see David Byrne at Ravinia!  Man oh man was it so much fun!!!  Take a look at our fun time with our good friends!

Mike and Suzy - Charlotte is just BEAUTIFUL!

Conor and Morgan - thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you for such an amazing couple of days!  It was so relaxing and we had so much fun - we are already in Dowell withdrawal!!!!

To all of our friends we weren't able to see - we hope to see you next time we are in town!!!

4th of July party in GE - Zach, me, Conor, and Morgan, American flags!  Walnut and Feta dip = yumm!! BFFs!

Zach holding baby Charlotte, Charlotte, and the family - Mike, Suzy, and Baby :) 

At the David Byrne concert!

Yeah for a fun weekend with friends!!!!

xoxo Sarah

Mmmm...Bacon

Hey Guys!

Life lately has been so busy!!!

Where has this summer gone - already half way through July!!!

We have been busy - but some posts coming up will tell everyone what we have been up to!

So Zachary got me a subscription to Food & Wine magazine as a surprise for our move - I know he is so good to me :)  We like Food & Wine because of Top Chef!  I love perusing through their website finding easier gourmet meals to make - like the black bean soup I posted about here.

With the subscription - came the 2013 Food & Wine cookbook!  I have made a recipe from one of the magazines I got - and from the cookbook!  Our friends the Evans' visited us this past Saturday and I made Tom's Sweet and Tangy Corn Salad as a side/topping for our grilled shrimp tacos.  It was in the most recent copy of Food & Wine magazine.  I made some changes to it - instead of blanching the corn and leeks - I grilled the corn and sauteed the leeks.  For the dressing, I did not have white wine vinegar - so I used half regular white vinegar and half white balsamic vinegar.

But my easiest deliciousy (I know that is not word) recipe I have found is CANDY BACON...yes...CANDY BACON.  I love Bacon - I love love love bacon - I wrote about it back around Christmas time here. I made this recipe first when Zach's parents came and visited - and then again this past weekend when Katie, Mark and Nina were visiting - such a hit!!

So the recipe for Candy Bacon ----- Preheat the oven to 400 deg.  Take some foil and line a baking sheet.  Take a package of thick sliced bacon (this recipe is for 20 pieces).  Place the bacon on the foil-lined baking sheet.  Mix 1/2 cup of light brown sugar and a 1 1/2 teaspoons of chili powder in a bowl.  Take a brush and coat the top of the bacon with the brown sugar mixture.  Put in the oven for 20-25 minutes (I check it always halfway through), and then take the bacon out of the oven.  Remove the bacon from the baking sheet and place on a wire cooling rack that has foil under it to cool.  Serve after cooling completely.
***I break up the bacon into pieces after - so they aren't strips - but man oh man is it good!!!!

Enjoy because this is a great app to service for a party!!!

SOOOO GOOD!

Yeah for new recipes!
xoxo Sarah

Campillo Family Trip

This past weekend, Zach's parents and sisters came to visit!  We had so much fun and ate so much great WI food!!!  We visited Bay Beach and went back to the old stomping ground of SNC!  Take a look at our fun weekend below!!

Fun at Bay Beach - the carousel, the tilt-a-whirl, the Ferris Wheel, some cotton candy and the swings!

The Green Bay

The girls and Zach and I in front of the house!

Yeah for family visits!

xoxo Sarah

Happy 4th of July!!

This week we are celebrating the 4th with our friends in Chicago!  We are so excited to be with them!

We hope you all have a wonderful 4th of July!

Blast from the past 4th of July picture from when Zachary and I first started dating!