We don’t see a deer in our yard very often

I heard Laurel screaming downstairs…I ran downstairs and there it was…a deer in our back yard…just outside the window!  We’ve never seen that before!

The splurge!

We splurged a little for Father’s Day today.  I made Grilled Portobello with Marinara and Grilled Tarragon Asparagus.

Portobello:

  1. Generously rub olive oil, herb de provence, parsley, and sea salt over the mushroom.
  2. Grill to perfection.  It works best if you smoke grill these and not open flame grill.
  3. Cover with marinara and parmesan.

Asparagus:

  1. Combine 4 tbs melted butter and about 1 tbs of tarragon. If you are going to splurge…why not use European style butter which has higher fat content…you can find it with the other butter. I prefer a brand easily found called Pluegra.
  2. Pour the butter over the Asparagus, spead it around.
  3. Sprinkle some Parmesan over the asparagus…just a little to bake it in.
  4. Grill to perfection.  You can either use a foil lined grill, or a veggie grilling tray.
  5. Cover with more tarragon and serve.

We’re so proud of our new recruit!

Zac just graduated from the Fishers Police Teen Academy.  He participated in the camp this week at the YMCA.  It’s amazing what they taught these kids in just four days.  They did a marching and standing at attention demonstration for us tonight and then they had a graduation ceremony.  It was pretty cool.  The Chief of Police and several Sergeants talked about the kids and how well they did.

Zac’s favorite part seems to be the Canine unit.  Apparently they employ dogs that do not speak English because they don’t want a criminal to be able to speak a command to the dog.  Our town happens to have a dog that speaks Dutch…who knew??