Hop Til You Drop – Blog Hop, That Is

It’s Party Time! I love a good party! Robin is feeling a little lonely, I think, so she’s invited us all over to her place for a get together with snacks and treats and whatnot – not to mention an actual real live chat if you wanna. Now THAT’S A PARTY.

Many of you already know me, and if you do you probably already I know a talk just a little, or a lot. Okay, a lot. If you don’t know me, the best way to get to know me is to read my 100 Things post, which coincided with my 100th post AND the 1st Ultimate Blog Party, or my second Ultimate Blog Party post. This is just a glimpse, though and they were both written a while back so of course, there’s a whole lot more going on now!!

I’ve been trying to find a way to make an income from home for quite sometime now, something that’s a really good fit. My latest attempt at mom-entrepreneurial-ness is providing low cost homeschool resources at my newest blog Faith Family Home School. I also post a daily free link to a good educational website.

My other blog, Imperishable Beauty, is supposed to mainly be a reflection of my faith and living that out in daily life. When I started it, I also hoped (and still do) to grow into a resource for other Christian women. I still envision having guest bloggers and weekly features and the whole ball of yarn. I went through a little bit of a bloggy identity crisis there for a little bit and stopped posting very much, but lately the inspiration has returned.

Enough about me, how about you? Have you ever been to Texas? If not, you’re in for a real Texas treat. One of my favorite party snacks is fresh made Pico de Gallo (well, after you let it sit in the fridge a while and let all the flavors mingle.) My recipe is almost exactly like this one, (they might use a smidge more jalapeno, I make mine kid friendly) so if you follow this and serve it up with some salty tortilla chips and it should turn out tasting pretty darn good.

You may know that pico is good with anything remotely Mexican-food reminiscent (tacos, quesadillas, enchiladas, nachos, etc.) but did you also know that its good with rice, beans and cornbread or even on top of a chili cheese dog?? Oh yes, I WENT THERE.

OR, if you’re feeling a bit more snackish than that, you can throw in some black beans, corn and avocado and what you get is a hearty treat known as Cowboy Caviar.

And to drink: Cranberry Limeades!! Pour some sprite over crushed iced, add a little cranberry juice to taste, and squeeze half a lime in followed by the lime half for decoration and good measure. YUMMY! I’ll have two, please… (Or if you want an actual recipe..)

Now that you’re well fed and thirst-quenched, check out a few of my favorite bloggy friends before you go. Meet my bloggy friend Lisa and her little baby boy at Little Jack’s Corner, and three ladies who I can’t really call bloggy friends yet but whom I very much enjoy knowing from afar: Heather at Oh My Stinkin’ Heck, Michelle at Scribbit, and Kristin at We Are THAT Family. I also call Robin my bloggy friend, but, you know, she’s the hostess…

And if you want to get to know me a little more before you go or come back later for some more reading.. You can read up on these fine specimens of tired mom, half-awake blogging:

Well, I guess it’s time to say “See ya later!” Thanks for dropping by and do have a good time visiting the other party peoples!

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MamaNut
MamaNut
July 18, 2008 10:26 pm

I’m hungry already and dinner wasn’t that long ago… yeah, nothin’ like good ‘ol Tex-Mex… just slightly better than the Paula Dean style of Southern cooking… mmmmMMMM!!!

World's Greatest Mommy
World's Greatest Mommy
July 18, 2008 10:52 pm

Oh, I’ll just help myself to a cherry limeade! How’d you know to make my fave!

So nice to meet you. Happy BlogHop ’08!

Jackie@OurMomentsOurMemories
Jackie@OurMomentsOurMemories
July 18, 2008 11:29 pm

Oh, your Pico looks fantastic. I just made some for dinner tonight and it was so good that I was eating it with a spoon. 🙂 And you’re right…it’s good on just about anything.

It’s so nice to meet you…thanks for being a great hostess!

Rebecca
Rebecca
July 19, 2008 7:20 am

Hi! 🙂

Shelly W.
Shelly W.
July 19, 2008 7:52 am

Hi Amber! I love Texas–my two sisters live in Dallas and I’m stuck in Chicago. My goal in life is to someday live south of the Mason-Dixon line. Nice to meet you!

Karen {simply a musing blog}
Karen {simply a musing blog}
July 19, 2008 8:29 am

Yep! I’m from Texas too – love me some cranberry limeade and pico. Sounds like we’re going to be good buds. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by my place and having a chip with me! 🙂

zchamu
zchamu
July 19, 2008 9:54 am

Love your bright green blog! Nice to meet you!

Michelle at Scribbit
Michelle at Scribbit
July 19, 2008 11:12 am

Oh thanks for including me! That’s so sweet of you!

Char @ DigiScrapChat
Char @ DigiScrapChat
July 19, 2008 11:13 am

Amber – so nice to meet you, thanks to the Blog Hop! I’m going to click on over to your other blogs here in just a minute. I’m intrigued by Imperishable Beauty – can’t wait to go check it out!

Happy Saturday!

Jenni
Jenni
July 19, 2008 12:31 pm

Nice to meet you, Amber! The cranberry limeade looks swoonworthy!

Nicole (ikkinlala)
Nicole (ikkinlala)
July 19, 2008 1:58 pm

That cranberry limeade looks amazing!

Pastormac's Ann
Pastormac's Ann
July 19, 2008 3:57 pm

Love pico de gallo. I think it’s great on scrambled eggs. Thanks for inviting us over for a little partying. Loved watching the videos of your little boy. Nice to “meet” you.

Ellen
Ellen
July 19, 2008 4:27 pm

hi Amber,
Nice to meet you. your pico de gallo looks great.
Thanks for visiting my party.

Peculiar
Peculiar
July 19, 2008 7:42 pm

Cranberry limeade…My thirst is definitely quenched now. This sounds so fruity and refreshing.

misty
misty
July 19, 2008 10:23 pm

amber, i love your green background! it’s so bright and fresh! i haven’t had a lot of time for blog browsing lately, so i haven’t been by, and i’m glad to finally be back in blogging land… i’ve missed your wit! you’re making my mouth wather with the recipes…. yum!!!

Jack's Mommy
Jack's Mommy
July 20, 2008 12:54 am

hehe…yay..thanks! parties are fun! 😀 I’ve never been to texas…never been off the eastern seaboard actually. But, one of my best friends was born in Texas, I once dated a texan mormon, and my husband’s birth mom wants her ashes scatters across the Texas border into Mexico. lol…does that count? (Or perhaps that’s just TMI). 😀

dcrmom
dcrmom
July 20, 2008 7:21 am

Hey there. Thanks for stopping by. that Pico De Gallo looks amazing. I could go for some of that right now. And it’s 9am. Is that wrong?

Vinca Pervanche
Vinca Pervanche
July 20, 2008 7:59 am

Hello! Nice to meet you. I’ve never been to Texas, but your recipe looks great. I’ve poked around a little, and you seem like a very fun lady. Please stop by sometime!

Summer
Summer
July 20, 2008 1:57 pm

I’m a sucker for anything spicy. Yummy! I’m a homeschool mom too so I’ll have to check out your site. 🙂 Glad to meet you.

Joy
Joy
July 20, 2008 8:29 pm

I’m SOOOOOOOOOOOO thirsty and that drink looks AWESOME!!! Yum, yum!

Joy
Joy
July 20, 2008 8:29 pm

Oh, and P.S. I’m going to start homeschooling! My oldest is 3!!!

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Kim
Kim
July 23, 2008 4:57 pm

I am really late, but I guess that makes me unique! I love the whole cranberry limeade idea!

I gave blood the other day and afterward they make you drink juice. They had the BEST cranberry juice I’ve ever tasted!

Robin~PENSIEVE
Robin~PENSIEVE
July 24, 2008 10:17 am

Hey Amber,

FORGIVE ME PRETTY PLEASE FOR TAKING SO LONG TO VISIT! Ai yi yi, that lonely you mentioned? Let’s just say my weekend wasn’t so bloggity :).

Anyways…thank you for all the ways you show friendship to ME! I love the way you think and all your blogging spots encourage, inspire and/or bring a smile.

Your pico looks killer (even though that isn’t exactly “yours”), and nope, I’ve never been to Tx unless you count a few hours at the airport on a layover.

Hope you’re having a great week and THANKS AGAIN FOR PARTYING AT THE HOP!

🙂

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