We really wanted to get high quality patio furniture that would withstand the blistering Texas sun and intense summer rainstorms. Then we came to our senses and decided that cheap porch furniture was better than no furniture, and we spend a few hours and not much money at Lowe's and we now have a new outside entertainment room. As long as we have mosquito protection it is an ideal place to relax outdoors.
Today it looks pretty awful since a huge storm with hail and intense lightening blew in last evening and a tornado apparently hovered over our neighborhood. We were out walking with the boys and had to seek shelter under a neighbor's carport. They weren't home and we only had roof protection, so during the high winds my husband and I were lying on top of the boys to keep them from potentially flying away and protected from flying branches. SCARY!
Thank goodness our house was fine. This morning I told the boys that I would buy them a Lego set if they cleaned up all of the branches in the yard. We have an acre and it is a complete mess, but luckily they love Legos and they ran out there before I was finished with my sentence and are busy dragging everything to the burning pile. I heart Legos. ;-)
We have been gluten-free and primal for quite some time, and one of the things we have really missed are hamburger buns. I hate the gluten-free ones in the freezer section of the grocery store, they are so dry and tasteless. So my dear husband decided to conquer the hamburger bun with a new recipe I found at the Gluten-Free Homemaker.
He followed the recipe exactly other than adding some sesame seeds on top (warning, the dough was incredibly sticky) and put them in a muffin-top pan and a short time later we ate the BEST hamburger buns of our life. They were even better than normal wheat buns!
These buns were soft, delicious, and held up to the sodden demands of guacamole and ketchup. I am in love with these buns!
Talking about muffin-tops, we are still living a primal lifestyle
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