...and, Even MORE Football!

Iowa City for the Iowa Hawkeye's to take on Northwestern!            

 

2024 Football Championship! Southeast Polk vs. Valley

If you've followed this blog for a while, you likely have noticed a VERY large gap in me posting!  Due to life getting in the way of things, I didn't post anything for a few months and got locked out of the blog.  Clearly, I've finally recovered it and am now playing catch-up!

So this is back in November of 2024 for the high school football championship game.  I'll let the pics do the talking, but will say, it was probably the greatest football game ever played.  Exaggeration?  You'd think so, but it really isn't.  Stunning game with every up and down you could imagine.

 

Fall Colors

 

God Is My Favorite Painter

Some sunsets are just better than others!  

 

Football Is Back!!!

 

Basil & Garlic Infused Olive Oil

Not that I can attest to the accuracy of the comments, but my family swears by the flavor of homemade hash browns made with this!  It's simple to do and the entire house smells great for several hours.

Start with however much olive oil you wish to infuse and add your garlic.  We grew our own garlic (and basil) this year so I added random varieties of the cloves that had broken skins and wouldn't age properly in storage.  I really, REALLY like garlic so I add quite a bit.  And, if it's too strong at the end for your taste, you can simply cut it with more plain olive oil to get it to your own flavor preference.

I added the fresh basil after the garlic had been bathing for about 1 hour.

Keep this on your stove tops lowest heat and just let it go, stirring about every 1/2 hour or so.  When the garlic floats to the top, it's done!  Let it cool and put it in whatever container you wish.  I made enough for a year or so.

 

A Genuine Hot Dog!