Legally Blonde the musical-- Palo Alto

This evening we attended a musical in Palo Alto at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts. It was our first time at this venue, and thought it was very nice. The play was really fun-- I'd seen the movie several times and thought it transitioned into a play quite well.

Tangerines in our yard

The tangerines on our tree are ripe, which means that for the next month and a half we will have an endless amount of tangerines. They are tart and delicious for that long, but then they start to lose their flavor. So it is a race with time! What we usually do is juice many of them and store the juice in our freezer to use in later months.

But for now, we will have tasty citrus to snack on!

Fresh recipe of the month: Asparagus quiche

Asparagus season is quite brief in California, so when we noticed some beautiful asparagus at the store yesterday we decided to make some asparagus quiche! This is a delicious recipe, combining fresh asparagus, cheeses and bacon.

- 9-inch unbaked pie crust

- 8 slices cooked and crumbled bacon

- 1 cup gruyere cheese, shredded

- 1 cup half and half

- 3 eggs

- 1 teaspoon tarragon

- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

- 1/2 teaspoon salt

Bake pie crust for 8-10 minutes at 400 degrees F. Remove from oven and add bacon, asparagus and cheese. Mix half and half, eggs and spices and pour over the pie. Arrange two asparagus florets in center for decoration. Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees F.

Fresh recipe of the month: Meyer lemon sorbet

Meyer lemons are really special. They are so sweet that you can enjoy eating them straight. Today I decided to experiment and make sorbet with our yummy lemons.

- Juice from 4 Meyer lemons

- Zest from 1 Meyer lemon rind

- 1 cup white sugar

- 1 cup water

Boil the water and lemon juice in a saucepan. Slowly add sugar and lemon zest until the sugar dissolves. Remove from heat, pour into a 9-inch-square pan, and place in freezer. The mixture should only fill 1/2-1 inch high, making it freeze with the perfect consistency. Once it has frozen, you can scoop it out and keep it in a tupperware container in the freezer for several days/weeks.