Ladybug Creek

Monday, April 16, 2012

La Famiglia DePasquale Olio d'Oliva

Giovannina Teti DePasquale

Dolores Jean Rosemary Elizabeth

Recently our middle son, Daren, called and asked a rather curious question.

"What was my favorite picture of my grandmother?"

This photo immediately came to mind as I think my grandmother, whom we

called "Jean" (I've written about her several times on this blog) was especially

beautiful and I thought my mother, Rosemary, looked really sweet in that

little dress.

As you might notice by reading these names I'm sure that you have guessed

that this is an Italian family. "Jean" came from Italy when she was nine years old.

Several days after my son had asked about that picture

a box was delivered to our home.

The photo had been turned into a label for the olive oil. Wow!

It turns out that my daughter-in-law, Jennifer, saw this ad and told Daren

that it would be a perfect Mother's Day gift for me.

Daren then got the rest of the family involved, so this great gift was

from all of my sons and their wives. Too cool, right?

Thank you, Jen, for suggesting this.

Notice the label on the bottle of olive oil?

La Famiglia De

Pasquale Olio d'Oliva

100% All Natural

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Product of Texas

500ml

There are four bottles in this box.

The picture shows an olive tree and the label below states,

"Your Pendolino tree planted in the Frassino orchard

At the Texas Hill Country Olive Company in

Dripping Springs, Texas."

http://www.texashillcountryoliveco.com/

The olive oil is delicious!!

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Tuesday, April 10, 2012

BBQing - Can't be too safe!

My brother is such a comedian!

He and his wife are taking a volunteer fireman course

so at our family's Easter gathering we heard all

about it. Coincidentally we were grilling, so what a

great "photo op"!

of course the picture went right to Facebook and it was only minutes before our

brother who lives out of town was calling in a bit of a panic. "Was the house on fire?"

Here is the rest of our gang.

Our Easter Menu

Grilled shrimp, pork ribs, chicken kebobs,

ribeye steak

Potato Casserole

Three-bean Salad

and

Lemon Pound Cake

We were thrilled that our aunt drove over

from Austin for a quick visit.

You can barely see it but we are so proud of our

nephew. He just got his Aggie ring. Gig'em, Brandon!!

Our niece is the sweetest. She is planning to run for VP of

Student Council next year. Planning for her campaign

has already started. So exciting!

And the sling... our youngest son, Ryan, a realtor in McAllen, Texas, broke his shoulder about three weeks ago...

ouch!!

Hash Brown Potato Casserole

A Boykin Family Favorite

2 (10 oz.) pkgs., frozen hashed brown potatoes

1/2 c. butter, melted

1 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. pepper

1/2 c. onion, chopped - less if you like

1 c. cream of chicken soup

1 pint sour cream

2 c. sharp Cheddar cheese, grated

2 c. corn flakes, crushed

1/4 c. butter, melted

Defrost potatoes. Mix all ingredients thoroughly except for the corn flakes. After mixing, top with corn flakes that have been mixed in with the butter. Put in greased casserole dish. Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes.

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Monday, April 9, 2012

Kreuz Market - #1 BBQ in Texas

BBQ - The National Dish of Texas

The sign on the door states,

"Vegetarians enter here,

Normal folks down the hall"

... that's where you order.

Texas Monthly rates Kreuz Market

Established in 1900 Kreuz' (pronounced "Krites")

is located in Lockhart, Texas.

The food was delicious.

Brisket

Pork ribs

Spicy sausage

Soft white bread

German potato salad (contained shredded brisket)

Sauerkraut (contained shredded brisket as well!)

Cole slaw

and ice tea with lemon

NO BBQ SAUCE IS SERVED!

Oh! And don't ask for a fork. I did and was promptly told to use my fingers.

That's the way they've done it for over a 100 years. Spoons and knives are provided.

Planning a trip to Texas?

Y'all come!

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Mosaic Monday

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Spinach Salad and then a Shake - Earthquake Style

My husband and I were enjoying a salad in the

American Express Lounge in Mexico City today

when we began to have the strange sensation of

spinning... the type you felt as a child when you spun yourself

around trying to be dizzy.

We knew immediately that it was an earthquake as we

had experienced several in Mexico when we lived there.

This is what Global News reported,

"Just two weeks after a powerful earthquake struck southern Mexico, another tremblor, this time measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale, has again rattled Guerrero state, according to CNN.
Citing the US Geological Survey, the news broadcaster said the epicenter was about 17 miles from the city of Ometepec and that the movement occurred at a depth of 7.6 miles. There were no immediate reports of damage, death or injury."

It is truly an odd sensation. It was the first time I had been in a room full of people during an earthquake. To see other people's reactions was a study in itself. You become immediately somehow "attached" to strangers through

extreme uneasiness and admittedly some downright

fear. Some people ran for the doors and others either stood

(me) and still others stayed seated (my husband).

It lasted less than a minute... I think.

To imagine that Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juarez was swaying from the underground movement was

pretty darn scary.

It's not clear if that was the cause for the delay of the

flights the rest of the day, but we arrived home considerably

later than planned...but then,

we arrived safely and with a tale to tell.

By the way... the salad:

fresh spinach