Sullivan's Isle

Thursday, June 3, 2010

The bun is out of the oven.. WELCOME!!!

My dear friend Lyndsey had her baby!! HOORAY, he is here. After a LONG day, 12 hours of labor and a C-section Jones Ryan Stainback arrived around 8:20pm coming in at a whopping 8lbs 12oz! He is a big boy and is the most alert new born I have ever seen. Mamma looked so beautiful and was just glowing! We are so happy for Lyndsey and Chris and can't wait to watch the little one grow:)

Mamma and Jones

Aunt Jillian

I think I am saying "aww you sweet little man"

Aunt Logan

Aunt Kim

Grammy

Sweet little Man and beautiful mamma!

Hello Again.... and Family Traditions

Well , I watered my ferns the other day and found a little egg and then when I got back from Bald Head Island last weekend I found 5 total birds eggs. I can't wait to see how many hatch this round. Last time only two hatched. I love this:)

I am keeping the tradition rolling with my mom's flag cake. I have not missed one Memorial Day or 4th of July without this festive flag cake. It is easy as cake just a sugar cookie on the bottom, cream cheese and powder sugar for the frosting and strawberries and blueberries for the topping and ta da:) Hope everyone supported our troops this past Monday.

Monday, May 31, 2010

Peach Tree

We love peaches in the Sullivan house and boy are we excited about our peach tree. I discovered this last year after finding peach pits on the ground from the prior year. The peaches are really yummy but very small. I love making cobblers so that might be in the plan in the next few weeks. I have been making strawberry cobblers with the hundreds of strawberries we buy each week:) Oh we love summer!

Cuban Pizza

What a fun weekend in Bald Head Island with the girls! For those of you that do not know much about Bald Head, it is so peaceful and relaxing. No cars on the island, golf carts are the way of travel and it is so fun and adventurous. I did not take many pics but I did manage to snap a few picks Friday night of this amazing, delicious pizza Betsy introduced to me.

Cuban Pizza

Pizza dough rolled out and cooked
Deli ham, chopped
Dill pickles, chopped
2 cups of Swiss cheese on the top

Bake at 400 degrees or as directed for about 10 minutes to melt the cheese. Enjoy!!! It is sooo yummy.

Monday, May 24, 2010

Sunday Cookout

Do you ever get in the mood to just want to cook ALL DAY and everything you can possibly think of? Well I was feeling like that one Sunday and well that Sunday afternoon I felt like making everything homemade so I went to cooking {my therapy}. I made one amazing meal all from one of my favorite magazines, Cooking Light- June 2010. Grilled turkey burgers topped with cheddar cheese, served with Lemon-Arugula Potato Salad, a new twist on okra and a beautiful Bell Pepper, Tomato and Grilled Bread Salad, as Rachel Ray says... YUMMMO!

Bell Pepper, Tomato and Grilled Bread

Indian-Spiced Okra-

So mouth watering you will love it and it is not FRIED {yuck} Ok well yumm, but it is not good for you:)

Lemon- Arugula Potato Salad - a new twist without Mayo

Time to enjoy this wonderful dish and watch a movie on this relaxing Sunday evening:)

Are You My Mother?

Well as ya'll know I have been watching baby birds grow into teenagers now:) There were 5 little eggs, but only two birds hatched {which was strange to me}. My little birds are all grown up and left their little nest last week. It was so fun watching them grow this Spring. I just love Spring:) Summer is here now!

Monday, May 17, 2010

Shower Time!!!

Well, the showers have BEGUN! My older brother, Meade is getting married in August to Emily, who we absolutely adore. Our family is so excited to welcome such a lovely lady into the family. Meade and Emily had their first shower in Greenville, SC this past weekend and it was a blast. Low country boil was on the menu and key lime pie for dessert! Yummy! The setting was beautiful and the weather held up so that was a relief. Great time was filled with family and friends. The next shower will be in Charlotte and I am a hostess:) Hooray! Can't wait!