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DH made a HUGE pot of corn chowder yesterday, using one package of frozen fresh corn. He had to dig out the stock pot which is seldom used here in MN. This batch of chowder was better than his first attempt. I took some over to Mary and we have ample leftovers.

Warmer weather is returning today so we can enjoy being outside for the next ten days. We like cool, but not "stay inside with the heat pump running" cool.

Wally, I like fog but would rather not drive in it. Prices are way up for everything.

Rhonda, It’s great that you have another 11 weeks of the CSA. I hope your new semester is off to a good start.

It rained last night and while it is not exactly cool it was nice to walk when the temperature was 70. On Friday they finally replaced the float arm in the propane tank so the gauge will work. The workers had to empty the tank and burn the vapor off first so there was quite a spectacular flare to watch. The good news is that the 25 year old buried tank looks almost new.

Dinner tonight was creamy lemon basil chicken, sautéed asparagus and mashed potatoes.

I love reading about the cool weather… starting to call down here to the 70s . Looking forward to sweater weather. The new Semester started so have been trying once again to cook in advance over the weekend to last for 4 days into the week. Have 11 weeks left of the CSA. Made beets and sautéed collard greens with garlic and ginger flavored with soy sauce, one of my favorites. And sautéed celery, yellow peppers, zucchini, onions, garlic and vegan sausage to go with it. Quite tasty! Found a new food blogger for salads and they had a sourdough starter recipe ! I want to try my hand at bread making this winter. https://www.feastingathome.com/sourdough-starter/?ck_subscriber_id=3393583352&utm_source=convertkit&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=+S+O+U+R+D+O+U+G+H+%F0%9F%A5%96+B+A+S+I+C+S+-+4386115 . I know many of you make your own bread, I look forward to learning.

We had so much fog yesterday, the temps never got over 55 as our high. Happy Dance! It was so beautiful to see the fog bank and the wafts of fog through the pines…a great ride into Sequim yesterday. Sticker shock on prices.

Lamb chops with spinach and beets tonight.

DH grilled the ribeye and mixed up a sour cream and horseradish sauce while I fried breaded eggplant slices. A wonderful dinner. Leftover ribeye and eggplant. I plan to make a casserole/hot dish with the eggplant.

Brrrr… It's cold this morning. I'm looking forward to return of 70's next week.

Carole, its even been cold here over in NW Wisconsin. Been just puttering around the house we're renting here for the last week. Last Friday had to bring my cousin a prescription she needed from town out to her as she was too sick to come into town to get it, so hubby and i got it for her and brought it to her. My aunt in thnking us for doing it made dinner and let me raid her garden for fresh produce. Probably will have more coming this week so it will be run to storage to get my canning stuff so i can do that when I raid her garden again! The last time I got three and a half sandwich bags full of crushed tomatoes.

Made chili last night so tonight, i am going to cook up a little pasta and throw it all together and maybe pan cook some garlic bread to go with it.

Carole, Enjoy the ribeye which will taste even better when you think about its good price.

Dinner tonight was stuffed peppers and boiled potatoes.

We had leftover beef and vegetable soup last night. I'm thawing a ribeye for tonight.

It's most likely caused by drug induced liver injury from Lovastatin which I had been taking for two years (another rare adverse effect). It seems when the liver isn't working toxins cross the blood brain barrier and destroy neurotransmitters. It took seven months after I developed symptoms to diagnose that so there was plenty of time for damage to be done.

Carole, Hopefully the weather for the last farmer's market isn't too cold. You'll probably get another change to soup weather after you return home.

Wally, I hope your DH’s knee is improving and you had a good lunch.

Illimae and Nance, I’m glad you chose the non radioactive shrimp.

Dinner tonight was meatloaf, sautéed zucchini and mashed potatoes.