Salmon Sate with Dill Mustard Glaze

I had dinner with Court, Chelse and one of their friends last night and made this salmon recipe. A copy was requested by those in attendence so I thought I'd post it in case anyone else wanted to give it a try. I always make it on the grill but I don't see why you couldn't broil it.

No making fun of my domesticity!

• 2 tablespoons of chopped fresh dill (I have always used dried dill just use a little less)
• 2 tablespoons of whole-grain Dijon mustard (I've used regular sandwhich dijon and whole grain, both are good)
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (1 lb) salmon fillet

1. prepare grill by coating the grates with cooking spray
2. combine dill, mustard, rind, juice, salt, pepper and garlic in a bowl, stirring wit a whisk
3. generously coat the salmon (you can cook it immediately but depending on how much time I have sometimes I'll let it sit and marinate for 15-20 minutes)
4. place salmon on the grill and grill 3-5 minutes/side until fish flakes easily with a fork (If you are using salmon that still has the skin on it you can leave it skin side down for the entire cooking time. When cooked through pick up the fish with a spatula, the skin will probably stick to the grate but the fish should lift off unscathed. You won't have the pretty grill lines on the fish but it is also less likely to fall apart because you're not trying to flip it. To get the skin off the grates you can just leave the grill on with the top down for a few minutes, most of it should burn off and you can use a grill brush or something to get the rest of it off.)

Serves 4

Let's get together, yeah yeah yeah

Is that how you spell "yeah"?
Anyway, It is that time of year again...time to plan for the 2nd Annual 360 Reunion! If I remember correctly, we had chosen the last week in October to be the yearly reunion date, so for this year, it will be October 26-28th. I am writing this now so that all of you from far away can start looking now for good plane tickets to come. We had talked briefly about having it in NoVa instead of Cville for convenience to the many that live there, but there is just something fun about revisiting Cville with you all. Any thoughts? And am I right about the date? Anyway, I am hoping that lots of us will come because it is always great to catch up!

Feeling sentimental....

So after reading Meghann's post, looking at all of the comments, and then seeing everything we've shared on here, I've just been feeling a little sentimental. I love how even though we're not a daily part of each others' lives like we were in school, we can still share our joys, pains and lessons learned. I know from talking to other women I encounter, that not many had the experiences we did in our lovely little white house! Did we always get along....no. :) But as evidenced on here, that doesn't really matter. I love the different walks of life we get to draw knowledge from through the blog....whether that's mothers, marrieds, about to be marrieds (Megan & Meghann!), or singles. I really do count myself fortunate to be a part of this little community, especially as God is molding each of us into the women He created us to be. I look forward to looking back at this blog when we're 80 and laughing!!!! Love you guys! I'll just pretend I've posted a pic of my baby and my fiance and not of my most current look at happy hour in Seattle!

It's A(nother) Girl!!

So, we are building our very own Aryan heirem here in the Greear household. We had the ultrasound today, and thank you for the mercy, Jesus, everything on this little one looks to be perfect. And JD may want to start looking into getting at least some male pets bc we seriously outnumber him now. I, for my part, am going to start buying things for the pig-pickins in the backyard that the girls will all have for their wedding receptions (since that is what we will able to afford with at least 3.)

I am so excited, bc I feel like I was made to be a girl mom (I only feel like that since I have had them, btw.) When the lady asked me if I thought I knew what it was, I said, "Of course; look at my two others--I know what we make." And within 2 minutes she said, yep, it's a girl. I was so glad bc I have a girl name that I am DYING to use and this may be the last one (plus I can't find anything for boy nurseries that I like:). Wish I could attach the 4-D picture that we got--it was AMAZING--but I can't. But even in the ultrasound photos she looks just like Kharis and Alethia, so I will just try and attach a picture of one of them in the next few days (just tried and of course, some issue with my camera), and then you'll know what this one looks like. Btw, I am due December 16!

Another Holland boy

Having Leah and Meghann post on here reminded me that I never wrote about the latest Holland addition. Charles Edward Holland was born on June 5th weighing 7 lbs and 3 oz (my smallest baby so far). You can see his birth story here on my blog, if you're interested. Charlie is great and his 3 big brothers adore him.