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Carole, Those pork medallions in a lemony sauce sound good.

Wally, Taking out part of the floor to lower it sounds like the safest way to get the dishwasher to fit. Actually doing that is not in my skill set. DH did woodworking in school and has made furniture but structural repairs are different.

Dinner tonight was fish and chips with cauliflower.

The red beans and rice meal was delicious. So was the salad with romaine, compari tomatoes, cucumber, avocado and blue cheese. I'm using a Ken's Northern Italian Lite dressing that is quite to my taste. DH prefers a creamy Ken's Vidalia Onion dressing.

A large carton of red beans left over. Most will go into the freezer.

What a pleasure to cook rice in my little rice cooker. We ate almost no rice this summer. A lot of potatoes instead. Maybe the influence of all those Norwegians. LOL.

Tonight will be another dish we didn't have all summer. Pork medallions from a pork tenderloin with a lemony sauce.

Wally, If your floor or countertop were in bad shape it would be a good excuse to renovate but it doesn’t sound like that is the case.

Carole, It sounds like you are enjoying meals that were not easy to make in the camper.

Eric, It’s satisfying to finish a job that will last a long time.

Dinner tonight was chicken and mushrooms in a bacon mustard sauce.

I just replaced the batteries in the camper, going from lead acid to lithium iron phosphate. The charging part was new enough that it would accommodate the new lithium batteries.

While doing this, I kept thinking of Wally's dishwasher. An hour to move everything needed to access the batteries, five minutes to remove and replace the batteries and another hour to put all the moved stuff back into place. I guess they didn't care that the move-access-put back process needed to be done to do even the recommended quarterly electrolyte level inspections.

The new batteries weigh 50% less than the old ones, have twice the electrical capacity, don't need quarterly electrolyte inspections and should last at least a decade…so I won't have to go through this again for a long time.

Eric, I second Maggie's comment. Those pans look "new." They're very interesting. They definitely found the perfect owner. Thanks for sharing with photos.

The catfish was sooo good. I offered dh two options, seared or oven fried. He chose the latter. I used a fine breading and sprayed with olive oil spray. Heated the big oven to 400 degrees and finished browning with broiler heat. They were crispy browned the way we like catfish. I spread a little butter on top and squeezed fresh lemon juice. DH made his tartar sauce with mayo, dill relish and horseradish. Side was overcooked sauteed zucchini.

Today I am cooking dry red beans with slices of smoked ham hock. Dinner will be red beans and rice with a side salad.

Eric, Those cast iron pans are in great condition.

Nance, I hope everyone enjoyed your DH’s delicious sounding birthday meal.

Carole, I’m having trouble finding some fresh fruits and veggies that have always been in the grocery stores.

Wally, Is there anybody local you could hire to help with the dishwasher installation?

Dinner tonight was Tuscan garlic shrimp on penne.