So...whats for dinner?

We just returned from the village of Dorset where we joined hundreds of other people for the annual Taste of Dorset.  This year I resigned myself to standing in the long-g-g-g line to get a prime rib sandwich.  The same line included those hungering for a "spaghetti ball," which are very popular.  The Italian restaurant in Dorset takes spaghetti and meat sauce ingredients, forms a ball and deep fries it and serves with a side of marinara.  My prime rib sandwich, dressed with horseradish sauce was delicious.

I had been looking forward to eating some jalapeno poppers like those I sampled last year, but, alas, the Mexican restaurant didn't prepare them this year.  Other popular foods are corn on the cob, and grilled pork chops on a stick.  Also make-your-own taco salad, pizza, small chunks of deep fried wall eye fish.  The Lutheran church ladies had a tent with home-made pie and ice cream. 

It's quite a scene.  About 3 or 4 city blocks of Hwy 7 blocked off at either end and jam-packed with people.  It's much more pleasant than it sounds.  There are places to sit here and there and local musicians performing.  We stayed about an hour and a half.  Some people like us were leaving and others were arriving.

The campground has emptied out as the weekenders head home.  DH and I may have the resort to ourselves for most of this week.

SpecialK, that sounds like a miserable way to lose 10 lbs! 

Lacey, hope you enjoy the week at the lake.  Your time there always sounds so enjoyable.

Thinking of Michelle, Debbie, and Deb.   

Carole, that sounds like a fun food fest! Tho I cringe when I see all of the things our population fries! Will battered cell phones be next?! Loved the sound of your prime rib sandwich. Yum!



Have been spending a lot of today on the porch watching the hummingbirds, since it's definitely not a great beach day .....occasional showers, ( got my walk in between them....used Dark Sky app to guide me) thunder in the distance, occasional sun, and currently 66 degrees and breezy. Where did summer go? It always seems that once August arrives up here, it brings fall weather immediately. Too soon for my taste.



Specialk, I concur with Carole that going through what your DD has is an awful way to lose ten lbs! Good luck to her with the start of her internship.

Nance, love that your niece brought you that gold from abroad! I hope DH feels better fast with all that pasta nurturance.

Moon, I have a pull out faucet that I love. Bought a relatively high end one since I figured I'd want it for the rest of our stay in this house, and it has been perfect for its first nine years. A friend whose builder went lower end found that the hose cracked after a few years of use. My DIL has a super fancy restaurant style sink arrangement which is clearly trendy form over function, and whenever I return home from their house I practically kiss my compact Grohe faucet which is pure ease.



I learned from a beach friend here about the DarkSky app. It is a radar app that shows you what is happening for the next hour pretty much exactly where you are. (Actually you know big brother is watching when it asks if it can use your location....well I guess so if we are trying to ascertain weather in my locale.... and before you know it your little known upcountry address shows up on the screen.....creepy). So, anyway, the friend bought it because every time they took their boat out her husband would want to return if he saw dark clouds approaching. It's tricky here in the hills.....you don't always end up getting the showers that look like they are headed your way. So she bought the app to help convince her DH to stay on the water! I find that it is pretty accurate, but would not stake my life on it in the case of thunder and lightening threat while boating! It was helpful for my walk in between showers today.

I'm annoyed with myself....  I put the sourdough bread in the oven....and I had set the oven to broil..instead of bake.....By teh time I realized (smelled) what I'd done, the bread was badly scorched. 

Eric

Oh Eric, hate when I do stuff like that!!! And I do it more often since on Tamox.....damn!

Hope you can get another loaf a bakin'.



Moon, the Grohe faucet has a lovely streamlined shape to it that I admire each time I see it!



Hauntie.....so good to hear from you...tho sorry it had to be from hearing about Michelle's latest challenge...and thanks to Laurie and Deb for keeping you in the loop about that.

Congratulations to you on your success with the gastric sleeve procedure and its post regimen.

What an accomplishment! Not sure I would recognize you....I bet you feel great.

Have fun at mini golf and savor that kiddie cone! Best to you.....

Minus, I hope your taste buds make a very speedy return! And while you are preparing for that, would you mind just sending about ten or fifteen of your excessive degrees this way. Thanks a bunch!!

Minus, although I didn't have much of an appetite during chemo, the only things that tasted really bad to me were coffee and lemon. I pretty much lived on chicken noodle soup and trader Joe's ginger cookies. Oh yes, and caramel cheese popcorn. Go figure. My taste buds always bounced back within 10 days after my infusion. Hope yours do too.



Now about dinner. I'm thinking about Chicago hot dogs with fried onion rings. I have all the ingredients including buttermilk for soaking the onions. I think I'll take Susan's lead and fry them in the wok. The temperature is much easier to control.

tonight is stuffed peppers and corn on the cob.  Cool enough to turn on the oven for just a short time.

Attended a party where the host made beer can chicken...mmmm so good. she had it all pulled off the bones for us, and everyone brought a dish to pass....what a feast!

Did one of you tell me that you had success freezing grated zucchini or have I imagined that conversation?



Laurie, great bounty!

We freeze grated zuke too.



Supper was pork chops in the skillet. Tiny potatos, onion and carrots after the chops came out. When veg was done. Put chops back in empty pan and glazed with a raspberry/ rhubarb jelly from farmers market. It was really good. Watermelon for desert.

DH is taking me out for lunch today to celebrate our 47th anniversary.  We're going to my favorite place for fish. 

Dinner last night turned into a festival of carbs, but boy was it good. Dinner planning began around a box of blueberries. My husband wanted blueberry muffins. A trip to the farmer's market secured some tomatoes and corn, plus spring onions and a stop at the chicken store meant chicken. The tomatoes turned into a caprese salad. The spring onions were marinated with some zucchini. Chicken was dry-brined for the grill. Chicken went to the grill. Zucchini and onions were grilled with it for the last ten minutes. not too bad yet. Two carbs is about two more than usual, but this was turning into a lovely Southern dinner. But then the kids decided that they wanted a dessert of lemon curd cake with fresh fruit and whipped cream. Oh well.... we do what we can to create balanced meals.

Leftover chicken became chicken salad for lunch. Dinner will be a salad, steamed green beans, the leftover zucchini-squash tossed in olive oil-vinegar, a sliced tomato, and a cauliflower gratin. I mean, we MUST eat veggies while they are still growing nearby after all.

Happy 47th anniversary Chabba!!!!!!!!!



Eric

Moon

Actually I turned 24 23 days after the wedding. DH was 28.