So...whats for dinner?

When I had my garden, I called it the all you can eat buffet for the rabbits around here! Sometimes they left me some to eat too. Eric, I think your mom must be something special. and soup? that sounds great, it was only about 60 here today. Laurie, I hope the game was fun. To all much love.

Sounds like we need a recipe for rabbit stew!!

Happy Fathers Day Eric!  Hope you take this day to do something special for just you.

Nancy hope the smiles helped you out....:)

Ate out last night  Chicken piccata  oh yum  my favorite.

Went to Amish market yesterday and got some of their homemade butter...on toast this morning...what a difference, but it was pricey. Tonight I will get the grill going if we are home and feed my DH some steak, with grilled corn on the cob and either a pasta side or maybe some orzo salad if Laurie wants to share how she didi that?

Thanks everyone. My mother in law stopped by with a card.

I made, by request of DD, more aebleskivver while Sharon was working on next year's physics class lesson plans. So there we were, Sharon at the table, making notes, me at the stove, cooking, and we're having conversation about orbital mechanics (Keppler's Laws).

I haven't decided if we're weird, or not....although DD has most likely made up her mind about this. :-)

This thread moves so fast it will be impossible to catch up!  I've been gone for a month on an extended vacation out west.  Had a fabulous time...saw many wonderful sights...and had a lot of good food to eat!  I came home with about 8 extra pounds to show for it, so tomorrow it's back to my green smoothies and salads until I'm back to normal.  I tried to eat healthy, but there was just too much temping food on the road.  The tex mex and chicken fried steak at my cousin's in Dallas, along with the biscuits and gravy for breakfast every morning didn't help, but it was worth it...yummy!  We tried to eat something that was unique to the area we were visiting, and that included a lot of bbq, red meat, seafood, soul food, etc.

Hope everyone has had an exciting summer so far, and welcome to any newbies that might have joined while I was away.  I will try to catch up over the next few days.

The go to cuke salad is ridiculously easy...and no oil so practically no calories!

Slice a peeled cuke (seed it if you like) or two, (or three of the small persian ones), add diced red onion or sliced scallions. Dressing is just red wine vinegar with sugar and fresh ground pepper to make it sweet and tart (I use stevia in it these days). I add whatever herbs are handy....dried tarragon, or oregano, or basil. If I want to stretch it a bit, I add fresh diced red or any other color peppers. Sorry, no measurements just do it by feel/ sight! You could also use balsamic for a nice flavor, but it would be brown....maybe the golden balsamic would be nice to try.

Laurie, I'm envious now that we know for sure there will be no veggies growing (surviving) in this backyard. Not sure I have the energy to create an elevated garden with chicken wire. I might just come steal some of your cukes! Guess that would make me the woodchuck!!

I just can't get over how much of a land/garden protector our little deceased schnauzer was for those fifteen years. Even so, I will not be getting another dog at this point.



Kaara, glad you had a great trip! Scary to see how far off the healthy foods wagon we can fall while traveling. Am sure you will be cranking up that Vitamix in no time!

Carole:  Have a safe drive and a wonderful summer. We'll look forward to hearing from you if your time allows.

This morning we are packing the car and then heading west to Kansas City to visit our work friends and Rick's golf buddies.  We will be gone for about 11 days so no cooking or cleaning.  I am looking forward to catching up with everyone. 

Safe travels, Michelle and Carole!

Safe travels to you, too, Nance. And I hope you find some culinary pleasures, as well as visual ones! Sounds like DH's aunt is a smart lady. Hugs to her.

Nancy, safe travel.  Hope you find something delicious to eat.

My feet hurt, and I'm tired after a very busy day.  Must have trekked back and forth between the house and camper at least 100 times.  Now I'm sipping a vodka martini that is taking care of all my pains!

Dinner tonight will be warmed up leftovers from home cooking and restaurant meal Sat. night.

Tomorrow morning we roll down the hurricane shutters, turn the hot water heater to Vacation, set the A/C on 82 degrees, turn off the water into the house, saran wrap the toilets, and....  drive away!

For the first 30 min. rolling down the highway, I wrack my brain to figure out what we forgot to do.  Last year we forgot to empty the ice bin in the house refrigerator.  Had to call my sister and ask her to go to my house and empty it.  Otherwise, water all over the kitchen floor.

OMG, Nance! She is adorable!!

You have an awesome time visiting your friends, Michelle.

((((EVERYBODY))))

Safe travels to all who are traveling! 

deb - the lobstah roll looks great, and al fresco!  We have a lobster place here in Tampa called Monstah Lobstah - pretty cute!

Hello all!

Nancy... What a sweet lady! Such a firecracker!



Deb.. Lobstah roll looks so yummy!



Minus Two... Good news! Chemo appears to be working!