Weekend Update: I Can't Think Of A Smart Subtitle...

Just a few randoms from this past weekend for you!

Saturday we headed to Joe's Farm Grill for a birthday lunch with Krista! It was so nice eating farm fresh food & celebrate her joining the 3-0 club! The weather was perfect for sitting outside - so nice that we ended up spending a few hours there! Happy Birthday Krista!

After lunch, we grabbed some groceries and made it home just in time to drop them off & head out to pick up Emily from the car rental return at Sky Harbor. She had been in Tucson for a business meeting & was flying out of Phoenix on Sunday morning. It was such a treat being able to spend some quality time with one of my best friends from Vermont! Jay and I made our homemade pasta & sauce along with delicious garlic bread and Pioneer Woman's Blackberry Cobbler. Emily and I caught up on everything but Jay & I  especially loved hearing all her stories about her 2 year old daughter Sophia (Soph) who is quite the sass!

We had to get up at 5am on Sunday in order to get Em to the airport in time. It was rough for a little bit but once we got back home, we felt awake enough to get ready & head over to 7am mass. Let me just say, this mass is not my favorite because it's music free, but we were up so it was nice to get the day started. 

One of the bonuses of getting up & out early on a Sunday morning? We were one of the first to arrive at the Farmer's Market that starts at 8am (and apparently will start opening earlier & earlier as it gets hotter & hotter). Here is this week's fresh & LOCAL bounty:

Carrots, peas, green onions and ginger. We also decided to try some local grass-fed beef from Red Mountain Cattle Company that is less than 20 miles from our home! 

We had the T-Bone steak that night with grilled tomatoes & sweet potato fries as sides. Let's just say that the grass-fed beef will take some getting used to. It definitely has a stronger flavor (more gamey?) than the corn fed stuff, but it's so much better for us, so I'm going to keep trying it!

Last night we made Martha's Crispy Ginger-Lime Chicken Thighs with the ginger & green onions and then had peas as the side. We both enjoyed the flavor, but for some reason the broiling method that Martha recommends didn't get our skin as crispy as we like. I think next time we'll bake at 400 like we usually do & see how they crisp up then. 

Well that's about all folks! We hope you have a fantastic week & stay cool!

xoxo