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Below is a recipe for Salmon...I serve this at Dinner Club and some of the girls asked for the recipe. I think it turned out pretty good...

Macadamia-crusted Salmon (Red Rock Brewing Company)

For the Glaze:

2 egg yolks
1 C Dijon Mustard
1/2 C Champaign (I used white wine?)
1 oz. minced shallots
8 oz. (by weight) honey
1 qt. Salad oil (I used 1 1/2 C)
Salt and pepper to taste

(This makes a lot of glaze--you could half the recipe)

For the fish:
4 Salmon fillets or steaks
2 eggs
1 C milk
1 C macadamia nuts, chopped fine
1/2 C flour
4 T vegetable oil
Green onions, chopped for garnish

For the glaze: In a mixer, combine egg yolks, mustard, champaigne, shallots and honey. Slowly add oil in a stream to emulsify dressing. Add salt and pepper to taste.

For the fish: Beat the eggs with milk. Dredge Salmon in flour, dip in egg mixture, then roll in crushed nuts. Heat oil in a pan over medium heat. Saute fish for about 3-4 min. on each side until lightly brown crust. Brush with glaze. Finish under broiler until glaze bubble. Garnish w/ green onions.

love you dad

We love you dad! You faught a good fight, it's not going to be the same without you! See you when we get there!

Colin Ralph Taylor 1952 ~ 2008 Our beloved husband, father, brother, son and "Pa" passed away July 20, 2008 in Murray, Utah.He was born May 5, 1952 in Clovis, New Mexico to O. Ross and Barbara H. Taylor. He married his high school sweetheart, Janet Markham, on September 9, 1972. Colin graduated from Granite High School in 1971 and began his career at Beehive Poultry where he had worked for his father from a young age. He had a long successful career in the meat and poultry business. He also enjoyed operating Blue Sage, a family hayride and barbeque business in Wanship, Utah. Colin was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed competitive horse pulling, but his true love was his family. He was a dedicated husband and father who lived an exemplary life full of compassion and love for all. His legacy is evident in the lives of his children and grandchildren. He is survived by his parents; Ross and Barbara Taylor; wife, Janet; children, Amy (Ben) Johnson, Ryan (Jesica) Taylor, and Annie (Gary) Cannon; three sisters, Debbie Wilcox, Shelley (Scott) Woolstenhulme and Kris (Wayne) Witzel, seven grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. The family wishes to thank the many medical professionals that worked so diligently serving him. Funeral Services will be held Fri., July 25, 2008 at 12 Noon at the Murray 15th Ward, 5555 S. 700 W. Friends and family may call Thurs., July 24, 2008 from 5-7 p.m. at Jenkins-Soffe South Valley 1007 West South Jordan Parkway (10600 S.) and one hour prior to services on Friday at the church. Interment at Murray City Cemetery. Condolences may be shared online at www.Jenkins-Soffe.com
Published in the Salt Lake Tribune from 7/22/2008 - 7/23/2008
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Big Day for Lydi Bugs!

Yesterday (at just over 10 months) Lydi had her nine month check-up...

We saw a new doctor (since we've moved) she was great and very willing to spend a lot for time with us! What we found out...

-Lydia is on track developmentally even though she shows no sign of crawling or walking. She just needs to be on the floor little more often.
-She is OK to eat almost anything besides just a handful of foods (yay!)
-She doesn't need the 3am feeding she's been getting for that last two months (however, she'll probably still get it since her dad and I can't bear to let her cry for two minutes--we'll see!)
-Her head is Gi-normous! the doctor was going to send the nurse in to go over the growth chart with me, but a couple minutes later she scurried back in the room and said "has she always had a big head?" "Oh ya," I said, "she gets that from me!" The thing is so far off the charts it was almost off the paper! Hopefully hers will be filled with more brain matter than air like mine!
-She is 97% in height
-She is 75% in weight
-She is 30" now and needs to move on from her carrier to her bigger seat--she was starting to look funny with her feet hanging over that thing!
-She had to get one shot to make up for one she missed at 6 mo. It was devastating to me and her --as usual!

On a side note, she also had her first swimming lesson yesterday. Aunt Kris taught me a little trick of blowing in her face and then dunking her in the pool to teach her to hold her breath under water. I was too scared, so she did it for me. Lydia whaled for a couple minutes afterward, but she didn't swallow any water. It sounds mean, but I am up for anything... I don't want her to be afraid of the water like I was until age 21!!!

Needless to say, it was a big day for her. We finished it off with dinner at Cafe Rio (just the two for us :D) and a trip to see Grandpa in the hospital. She certainly was loud and he was finally getting some rest so we decided to head home!

Let Freedom Ring!

Wow! What a weekend!

Highlights:

-Steph and Jeremiah visiting from Reno all weekend! We LOVE visitors, and we can't wait to meet their new addition--coming soon!
-Swimming ALL day long on the 4th and watching the kids flipping and diving and enjoying every minute of it!
-Learning to dive--that's right-me at 27!
-Having a yummy 4th of July lunch with some of my favorite people :)
-Making & Eating Steph's home made strawberry ice cream!
-Watching the Riverton fireworks with Lydia!
-Going to lunch with "the girls" at Gardiner Village and eating my all-time favorite carrot cake for dessert!
-Watching Ava be SO excited about shopping and hanging with the girls!
-Having the friends over for fight night and seeing it go 5 rounds--making the $45 more worth it (I guess?!?!)
-Watching steph, in all of her cuteness, roll out 2 dozen home made tortillas and make the famous Mexican breakfast for Gary! (sadly he wasn't feeling 100% and wasn't able to eat much)
-Listening to Steph, Jeremiah and Gary reminisce about the good old days while eating their favorite meal
-Meeting over at mom and dad's house for a delicious dinner with the fam to celebrate mom's B-day!
-Successfully making a recipe I found in a magazine (I'll post it soon!)

I wasn't kidding, it was a fun-FILLED weekend! Can't wait to do it again next year!

Not many pics, but...isn't she just so sweet(:D)!