A Recipe for Fake Brushetta

I took a sick day yesterday and slept as much as I could. So, two posts today to keep things rolling...a recipe to share.

Now, I know some of you get to live in places where good tomatoes are not hard to find. Not the case for Denver (seafood also falls in this category now that I think about it). But, do you ever eat sun dried tomatoes? Oh sooo good. And easy - just pick up a jar in the produce section of the grocery store.

Fake Summer Brushetta (but better).

Baguette (I like Panera's baguette)
Herbed Goat Cheese (we are lucky enough to have Haystack Cheese close to us but here is a listing by state of the places that also carry it. It is the best ever and worth finding.)
Sun dried Tomatoes
Fresh Basil
*Balsamic Syrup (the secret ingredient)

So, basically you just toast the bread in the oven, slather on some goat cheese, a basil leaf, some sun dried tomatoes, and then drizzle it with balsamic syrup.

This stuff is so good that I had it for lunch today and dinner the other night. And I am thinking about it again for dinner tonight.

*1 cup balsamic vinegar and 1/4 C sugar -- boil until reduced by half. Should be thick and syrupy. {We also drizzle it over steak.}

Caeden and his Impeccable Timing

I was taking some pictures of Claire this morning cuz' while we had no where to go, the girl was looking cute in her brown crocheted hat...

When, at the top of the stairs, Caeden appears.
"What are you doing Mommy?"
"Just taking pictures."
"I want to be in some."
"Great!"


And so I got this funny one (Caeden looks like a honey and Claire looks totally annoyed).

And this fantastic one of Caeden and his beloved Monster Truck that Wayne got him at Target yesterday...

And then he was done. Off to do more important things ...

You know what Claire was thinking, right?

Yes, just another day at the Koop house. And you thought underwear around the house was as casual as it got around here.