The Big 50

It's official: Jordan's River is 50 posts old!

It has been a fun 50 posts, and I can't wait to see how much this blog will change over the years- Jordan's River will be one year old on September 19th!

But back to the big 50! To celebrate, I figured I'd throw a crazy video on this post!

I'm 50! 50 Years Old!

My HP Deskjet F4135 All-in-One

I love having a scanner.
It never occured to me that I could use the scanner for my blog until I checked out Gabe's Art blog. (A link to it on the right panel.)

Anywho... I decided that I should scan some of my artwork. I am not too good (at least compared to Gabe), but I enjoy drawing, and I thought that this piece in particular came out really nicely.

I call it: Seven Variously Colored Balloons!


Look forward to other posts with my artwork!

Check Out Some Awesome Blogs

You may notice that I have been renovating my blog. I try to keep it simple and easy to navigate, while at the same time keeping it cool-looking.

So, anyways, you might want to check out a few blogs that I like to visit every once in a while. On the right side of the blog, you will see a new feature: a little box called "My Blog List".

In it are a few blogs that I enjoy. I especially like my uncle's blog, The Carantit Chronicles. I believe I've referenced it a few times, but if not, here you go, Ty, free publicity!

To make your life particularly easy, here is a link to his blog: http://carantit.blogspot.com/

PS
Look forward to the Jordan River's 50th post. It will be fun!

Salsa!

I love Mexican food! It is spicy, tasty, and flavorful. About two nights a week, my mother and I make our homemade salsa. I thought I would share the recipe on the blog:

Salsa Recipe

Ingredients:
2 Jalapenos
1/2 cup of cilantro
2 cups of diced canned tomatoes
3 tablespoons of red wine vinegar
1/2 of a yellow sweet onion
2 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons pepper
1/8 cup of Salsa Brava (optional)
2 cloves garlic
Any tortilla chips you like

1) Dice jalapenos, onion, and garlic. Chop cilantro. Put into a food processor and add salt and pepper. Pulse the food processor until the mixture looks fine.

2)Add tomato, vinegar, and Salsa Brava. Again, pulse the food processor until the mixture looks fine. (You can leave the salsa more chunky or fine based on your preferences.)

3) Put in serving bowl and enjoy with tortilla chips, or whatever dish you would like!


I hope that you like the recipe, and I think I will be putting so more of these on the blog! Please comment on how you liked it, or if you changed the recipe!