Leftovers from the smoked chicken and molasses bread kept us fed Monday and Tuesday. Monday, I just warmed up a piece along with some leftover potato salad and brisket and green beans. Throw in some BBQ and a peanut butter & jelly sandwich for Ada–which is fabulous on molasses bread–and you have a full meal. [...]
Summer Returns
Summer Returns Saturday’s weather was perfect for going to faire: 70s and partly cloudy w/slight breeze. Plus it had rained, so the ground was wet enough to not blow dirt in your face along with the refreshing breeze. Sunday was our reprieve of summer with temps in the upper 80s and enough humidity to make [...]
Chris vs Corndog
Happy Days
Yearly Faire Trip
What’s Cooking Tuesday
Tonight’s Meal: Meatloaf muffins, herb sweet potato wedges and honey mustard green beans. It is cloudy and only suppose to get in the lower 70s, and it’s the first day of fall, so meatloaf it is. I have lamb, sirloin and turkey for the meatloaf mix. Cooking it in muffin tins makes nice sized portions, [...]
What’s Cooking Monday
This morning’s thunder, lightning, rain and cooler temps decided tonight’s menu: layered baked pasta (gooey cheese, thick tomato sauce), red & green bell pepper focaccia, brown butter almond torte with a sour cherry sauce. I should have picked up some spinach for a side salad, but I didn’t. Ah well. Both the bread and the [...]
Day at the lake
I had no desire to spend the day at home today. Breakfast out was, eh. We should have waited at First Watch. We are due for a brunch at Maceli’s. It has been awhile–May, I think. We spent some time outside riding bikes after arriving home. I knew this activity wouldn’t entertain them for hours, [...]
