SUNDAY'S RECIPE - KANSAS SHRIMP BOIL, CONTINUED

This is a continuation of the recipe of a couple of weeks ago...got around to making it tonite. At the table ready to chow down.....a little butter & some salt, mmmmmm!

Fresh out of the pot, with shrimp, clams(added), smoked sausage, ear corn, new redskin potatoes and onion right out of the garden, baby carrots and a little green & red pepper (added) and Old Bay Seasoning(i used a generic Dillons Cheasapeak Bay Seasoning), even my non-seafood eating wife loved it!!!

TANGANYIKA WILDLIFE PARK- 07/02/2011

The famous white tiger cubs that you can watch online! They must have sensed it was about feeding time, as they were pacing back & forth in their cage. The zoo keepers have to "burp" them after their bottle Getting up close and personal with a ring-tailed lemur. Cute looking fellows looking for their favorite treat...raisins.

"Get in my belly!" wonder if Austin Powers saw this sight to get that idea for the line in his movie??? Look real close and you'll see the joey sticking out of the pouch.

The kangaroos coats were very soft...kinda like a cats fur, and they didn't mind us petting them at all.

In the bird cage exhibit...even though I didn't have any nectar for them, this larakeet landed on my shoulder and started picking at my sparse hair. <')))><

FLOWERS AT THE FUNKS-June 2011

...in keeping with our policy of EOB (equal opportunity blogger), here are some shots Nancy took last nite at sunset...entitled "Flowers"

SUNDAY'S RECIPE - CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI CAKE

Chocolate Zucchini Cake-
1/2 c. soft butter *** 1/2 c. oil *** 1-3/4c. sugar *** 2 eggs *** 1 tsp vanilla *** 1/2c. sour milk *** 4 TBSP cocoa *** 2-1/2 c. flour *** 1/2 tsp baking powder *** 1 tsp. baking soda *** 1/2 tsp ground cloves *** 1/2 tsp. cinnamon *** 2 c. finely diced zucchini(not shredded) *** 1/2 c. chocolate chips

Cream butter, oil & sugar. Add eggs, vanilla, & milk and beat well. Mix all dry ingredients except zucchini and choc. chips in separate bowl, add to moist mixture and beat till well blended. Stir in zucchini, spread batter into greased & floured 13" x 9" cake pan, and sprinkle chips on top. Bake in 325 degree oven for 40-45 minutes-DO NOT OVERBAKE! Cake will be very moist and does not need frosting...can sprinkle with powdered sugar as I did.

We got a huge zucchini from Adam's folks yesterday and grilled part of it, used some in the cake.

Zucchini is as important to Mennonite cake baking as cream of mushroom is to their meat recipes!

Hint: add a small amount of vinegar to the milk and leave set on the counter for 15 minutes or so...you will get nice sour milk!

SUTTON'S 1ST BIRTHDAY PARTY

Here is Sutton after my handiwork(he had no idea what to do with the cake, so i helped him "apply it" liberally to the face and chest)

"Grandpa, what are you doing to me with that strange blue stuff that tastes nothing like strained peas?"

"...the rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain!"

and the hail falls in Kansas wherever it wants!

I drove my scooter to work today...taking a gamble. With the radar looking bad, I ducked out of work right after 5pm, and headed for home. I got to 1/8th of a mile from the North Newton exit when it started to rain on me in earnest. I decided to keep going, and headed south into town (with no jacket and getting wetter by the moment). I pulled into the open garage door, hopped off my bike just in time to see it start hailing...that was a bit too close for my comfort!!! Gotta take the truck to work next time...but it gets half the mpg that my scooter does!!!

FATHER'S DAY - 2011

Four generations of Funks on Father's Day,
June 19, 2011...Greatgrandpa Rollie, Grandpa
Bruce, Mother Gina, and Grandson Sutton. Met
for a steak fry at the new Roland & Vernetta
Funk abode in North Newton, and a good time was had by all, with brother Clif's whole family
in attendance (thanks for coming, Rachel!) The
flat iron steaks were great, as was Nancy's famous potato salad