In contrast to the hateful solar daytime before, yesterday was brilliant in addition to sunny, amongst non a cloud inwards the sky. We decided to speak a footling walking tour of the historic role of Boulder City, Nevada. We've done this on a previous visit, but took inwards some novel sites yesterday. But first...some ho-hum stitching. Here's yesterday's inchy:
We're downwards to the final square, which volition last released this morning. There's soundless plenty to produce on this piece, however. It's intended to final the entire calendar month of this throttle February. I'm certain we'll last revisiting my quondam frenemy, the bullion stitch earlier we're finished. Also, I know in that location is an applique pump in addition to some buttons to last sewn on. All of this stitching in addition to planning exhausts Smitty, my loyal stitching cat.
So in addition to then nosotros got out for a walk inwards Boulder City. The initiatory off matter you lot notice piece walking inwards this surface area are the many statues in addition to sculptures. Here's the initiatory off ane nosotros encountered. Boulder City bills itself every bit the "city that built Hoover Dam," in addition to indeed, it is.
I noticed his brick quilt block on ane of the concrete pillars every bit nosotros passed by.
Everywhere we've been this trip, we've seen rosemary. The bees are all over it.
Across the street was an "outer infinite museum." It was unopen on Sunday, in addition to thus nosotros couldn't become in.
Yeah...don't inquire me.
Here's some other bronze dam worker.
Near the initiatory off of this walk, nosotros passed past times this park.
What a prissy identify for a picnic.
To the left inwards the paradigm inwards a higher identify was the quondam turbine you lot reckon below.
Here's the plaque amongst explanatory information.
Here's a footling to a greater extent than fine art work. I persuasion this was Humpty Dumpty, but it's genuinely "Eggcited." Although...if you lot read the titles of his books, he powerfulness last planning to lay something dorsum together.
The downtown surface area was habitation to a lot of birds that were making a dissonance similar a myna bird. If my friend The Google is correct, nosotros are looking at a great-tailed grackle.
We decided to become within this side past times side structure, the Boulder Dam Hotel. Also, you lot should know that "Hoover Dam" was originally known every bit "Boulder Dam." The hollo was changed inwards 1947. You tin privy read to a greater extent than nigh it on its Wikipedia page.
Walking inside, the anteroom looks similar this.
Walking upward those stairs, nosotros arrived at an fine art gallery in addition to a museum nigh the construction of the dam. There were no pictures allowed inwards here, but I snuck this ane inwards of this vintage quilt. I knew you'd wish to reckon it. It was inwards a role of the museum nigh the lives of those who worked on the dam.
Back outside, in that location was fine art go lining both sides of the street. This ane is pretty funny.
Sometimes the signs were every bit funny every bit the art.
After our walk, nosotros drove downwards the principal highway to reckon Lake Mead, formed past times the edifice of the dam.
There is fishing, boating, boat rentals, water-skiing, camping, hiking, mount biking, in addition to all means of recreational opportunities here.
We passed past times a sign directing us to the Historic Railroad Trail. No dubiousness nosotros volition render to Boulder City at some indicate inwards the future, in addition to I'd similar to hike the trail then.
When nosotros got dorsum to the RV, nosotros got Smitty out for a walk.
Sadie was manning her post from the catio. She keeps sentinel in addition to calls out warnings nigh approaching Mans in addition to woofies.
It gets cool every bit the Sun sets, in addition to thus we've been using our footling propane fireplace.
But I had inwards hear to endeavor a novel recipe for a desert for ii yesterday. These are Lemon Pudding Cakes amongst Blueberries for Two. Here's how they looked coming out of the oven.
When nosotros were ready to consume them, I inverted them onto a plate in addition to added blueberries in addition to whipped cream.
So hither was the challenge I faced amongst this recipe. I needed superfine sugar. I've searched high in addition to depression inwards 3 dissimilar states, in addition to I haven't been able to honour it, fifty-fifty inwards the larger grocery stories. (I receive got an persuasion I powerfulness honour it at a liquor store, because it's the same carbohydrate used to carbohydrate the rim of a cocktail glass.) Don't confuse it amongst confectioner's sugar, which is carbohydrate set down to powder. Superfine, also known every bit "baker's sugar," is soundless inwards granular form, but the granules are smaller than amongst regular granulated sugar. I know it is available because I receive got some dorsum home, but it's been inwards brusk render inwards our travels.
When I'm on the hunt for novel recipe ingredients, I am relentless however, in addition to thus I got an persuasion to receive got regular granulated carbohydrate in addition to grind it into a superfine consistency using my mini nutrient processor. For this I needed a nighttime background to reckon if my experiment was successful. The lid of the Jif peanut butter jounce was perfect for this. So hither it is...can you lot tell which is which?
Pretty difficult to reckon inwards that picture, in addition to thus I inquired of the Resident Engineer if he could tell. He picked the right one. The ane on the left is the homemade superfine, in addition to thus I decided that was proficient plenty for me.
They were genuinely good. Here's the recipe if you lot wish to give it a try. Pudding cake...so yummy. My woman bring upward used to brand it.
Lemon Pudding Cakes amongst Blueberries for Two
Recipe past times Barbara Stanbro
Serves 2
Ingredients:
1/2 tablespoon unsalted butter
1/3 loving cup superfine sugar
1 egg, separated
1/3 loving cup reduced fatty buttermilk
1 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 tablespoon lemon zest
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
pinch tabular array salt
Garnish
1/2 loving cup fresh or frozen blueberries
Whipped Cream (optional)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fareinheit. Butter in addition to lightly carbohydrate 2 ramekins (about 1 loving cup size).
In a mixer, add together egg yolk, buttermilk, lemon juice in addition to lemon zest in addition to shell until good combined. Reduce the speed to depression in addition to sift inwards flour, carbohydrate in addition to salt. Continue to mix until combined. Beat egg white until you lot teach potent peaks in addition to then combine the 2 mixtures past times gently folding them together, a footling at a time. Divide evenly betwixt ramekins in addition to then bake inwards a H2O bathroom (set ramekins inwards a roasting tray in addition to fill upward amongst H2O halfway upward the sides of the ramekins).
Bake for 50-60 minutes until the top springs dorsum when gently pressed in addition to the cakes receive got a prissy golden chocolate-brown color. Allow to cool slightly, in addition to then carefully invert onto a plate. Serve amongst fresh berries in addition to a dollop of whipped cream, if desired.
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We're moving on today. We'll last heading to Sedona, Arizona, but we'll last staying inwards Camp Verde. There are some quilt shops nearby, in addition to thus I'll last visiting at to the lowest degree ane store during our visit. Aside from that, it's simply a stopping indicate along the means to Kartchner Caverns State Park inwards the southern role of Arizona.