Sunday Six

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erininny

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1. Fun spur-of-the-moment dinner with Richard and Tim on Friday night! I am officially addicted to Hummus Kitchen's falafel.

2. I ended up going with a corn, avocado, tomato, and basil salad for the picnic on Saturday--it was a big hit. It'll go into regular rotation, but I think with scallions instead of red onion. And I would like to add bacon. smileys/smile.gif

3. Since I had somehow expected the picnic to involve burgers/brats/etc. of some sort (which it did not, alas), we came back and made a beeline for the butcher--and then made burgers. (This marks the second time in eight years of marriage that I've thrown down the burger gauntlet--usually, J. finds them one of the least appealing aspects of American culture--and it was worth it.)

4. We went here for drinks with friends last night. Lovely small French bar/restaurant--and, shockingly in this town, the tables are far enough apart to actually hold a conversation.

5. Everything we ate today was skillet-based: French toast with strawberries, bananas, and mangoes; Denver omelette for lunch (with roasted potatoes); sautéed shrimp with garlic and cherry tomatoes. I'm not proud that it was all fried, but none of it was bad (just bad for you, I guess)...

6. Sorta-Food-Related: While writing this, I somehow got distracted and ordered a toaster oven online. (Our old baby-blue retro one that I hiked 2 miles uphill to some expat's villa to buy is still in Prague.) If anyone has a Black & Decker Countertop Toaster Oven TRO480BS and likes it, please let me know. smileys/smile.gif (If you have one and hate it, then I guess that's useful, too!)

Hope you all had a good weekend...

 
Weekend Six...

- Frustrated; Made Dawn's Black Pepper Almonds; the sugar burned : ( They are still edible, but not as delishious as I have made in the past.

- Frustrated: Made 1/2 batch of CathyZ's Smoked Salmon cheesecake. I have so many pans / cookware, etc.... Do not have anything smaller than an 8" springform. While it tasted devine, did not have the same presentation in a smaller tart pan.

- Happy; had a very spontaneous dinner party last night. Made Sandi's Shortcut Caesar Salad and Tom/ Mozz/Basil. Purchased some pizza's good to go!

- Excited - About the summer - Had an ice cream bar last night for dessert. Filled with lots of fun candy / chocolates, etc. Dh was in heaven!

Out of adjectives... Really would like to find my paddle for the ice cream maker. Or buy the one w/ the cosco coupon. I think it is cuisinart.

hhhmmm... Number 6. dh was going to recycle one of my boxes that I use for jams... It could have been a serious situation; but luckily, I caught him in time. No injuries to report.

Hope eveyone enjoyed their weekend!

 
I love spontaneous parties... my six were:

1- I found out that the mouse who lived in my garage all winter (despite the cats) likes cilantro. So I had to go back to the community garden Saturday morning to pick more and then put it safely inside my mariachi straw hat with high sides. Really. Let him try and climb that!

2- Mowed the back and front lawns, so I decided to postpone making the rice bowls I had planned for Cinco de Mayo. I was too pooped to cha cha. Instead we had hot dogs at the stand by the lake instead. Good choice! So summery.

3- What's with all the dandelions this spring?!

4- Sunday morning was friend zucchini bread and scrambled eggs, and coffee on the deck.

5- Ended up making rice "bowls" in corn tortillas Sunday afternoon... consisted of pinto beans, brown rice with lime juice, a little cumin, cilantro, and diced tomatoes (could use salsa). I added cooked, diced chicken, and topped with shredded cheese - oops, I used Dubliner cheese! - and sour cream, then wrapped in all up in a corn tortilla. So good.

6- No six.

 
Love those Black-Pepper Almonds (w/ balsamic, right?). I even put 'em on vanilla ice cream, once.

 
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