Dish 50 Summer Sangria

Okay maybe it's kind of a cheat since it's a drink, not a food, but it was new and it was delish.  I made a big ol' pitcher of this for the 4th of July party and it was GONE before the party ended.  Clearly, I'm not the only one who liked it.  I was just googling some Sangria recipes and came across this one and it was good.  Fruit, fruity wine, and rum were the main ingredients (I don't have the recipe in front of me so I forget what else was in it).  I think I will have to make it again next summer.   

Dish 49 Patriotic Berry Trifle

Remember way back in July when I had that 4th of July cook-out?  Yep, this recipe was from that.  It was also the first time I ever made trifle.  It was good, but since (per usual) I made too much food including too many desserts, there was quite a bit of leftovers and I got a little sick of trifle after having it every day.  :) 

Why It's Taking 15 Months to Write about 12 Months

I'm so behind on blogging!  I wonder if I even have any followers left.  I was doing so well and then work got busy, and well, as you can see blogging halted.  Blogging is not the only thing I'm behind on.   I was doing great with reading and now I have a pile of 30 books near my bed hoping to be read at some point.  My current book is quite funny, but I've been working on it for a month because I have no time.  I had to cut my Netflix subscription to the two a month plan because a whole month went by and I didn't even watch one movie.  So yeah, this is a busy time at work, though things should slow down for a couple of weeks then pick up again.  Then with what little free time I have during the week, I am helping to plan our work Fall Festival, our neighborhood Halloween party, and I just took a decorating class (that's over now).  Weekends have been fun, but we've had something every Saturday and nearly every Sunday for the past month or so.  In other words, those are my excuses for not blogging.  And it's also why my 52 meals in 52 weeks is taking 70 weeks to write about.  But I'm hoping to at least blog once a week for a while, if not more.  I need to finish 52 new dishes in 52 weeks and give you some wedding updates (like finding a dress!).  So here's hoping, my blogging gets better. 

Dish 48 Coconut Shrimp

Oops, I typed this wrong.  This dish was really dish 47 and 47 was really 48.  You'll forgive me though, right?  Anyway, after making coconut chicken and mostly enjoying it, I thought I'd also enjoy coconut shrimp.  I've ordered it out many times, but never made it so I gave it a whirl.  It was pretty good, not as good as some of the ones I've eaten at restaurants, but good enough that I would make it again.  I baked this one instead of frying it like I did the chicken so I didn't burn myself.  :)