David and I leave tomorrow morning for eleven glorious days in New Orleans, the city where our souls reside. We will be visiting with all our New Orleans friends and probably making new ones, too. It has to be one of the friendliest places and we have the best time just chatting with folks there….
Menus and cleaning and packing…oh, my!
I won’t be posting a usual weekly menu because we are leaving for New Orleans on Thursday morning. I’m cooking a big pot of soup today in order to use up any vegetables that might spoil during our time away. Over the next three days we will be eating bowls of that soup and using…
Balloon Boy…
I had big plans to actually be productive yesterday afternoon but instead spent much of it watching the plight of “Balloon Boy” on the news and following comments from friends on Facebook. If you spent yesterday under a rock and don’t know what I’m talking about, you can read the story here. Of course people…
Blog Action Day: Climate Change
I am getting a rather late start on this post for a variety of reasons. For one thing, I spent a good part of this afternoon doing something I very rarely do – watching the news. The story of the helium balloon and the six year old they thought was in it captured my attention….
A Cornucopia of Goodness…
I picked up my first CSA share today. This is a half share and it includes the following: 2 bunches romaine lettuce 1 bunch of spinach 3 ears of corn 7 oranges 3 zucchini 8 kiwi 20 apples 5 onions 4 tomatoes 5 bananas 4 pears 2 large spears of broccoli 1 spaghetti squash 1…
Award!
Many thanks to Roberta, AKA The Cat Lady, for this award. The ‘rules’ for the award are listed below: 1. Thank the person who gave this to you.2. Copy the logo and place it on your blog.3. Link the person who nominated you.4. Name seven things about yourself that no one would really know.5. Nominate…
Menu Plan Monday…
David just left on a business trip and will return Wednesday afternoon. I don’t generally cook much on Sundays but he spent the day working on the house out in the chilly weather so I thought he deserved a nice meal. I roasted a whole chicken along with red potatoes, organic carrots, onions and garlic….
My Guy…
David *performing* with friends on Bourbon Street Last week David found out that one of his employees needed open heart surgery. This man and his wife are team drivers and happened to be several hours from home when a trip to the E.R. for an irregular heartbeat landed him in the hospital. Further tests led…
Menu Plan Monday…
Monday: Penne Mediterranean fresh green beans homemade bread Tuesday: roasted whole chicken (with garlic and wine) red potatoes, carrots, onions (roasted with chicken) tossed green salad with dried cranberries and croutons Wednesday: chicken pasta salad fresh fruit Thursday: lentil rice casserole whole wheat tortillas, grated cheese, lettuce, tomato, sour cream tossed green salad Friday: Chicken…
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