So...whats for dinner?

I was a bad girl last night—ate the last slice of steak bruschetta, and then made tostones out of half the plaintain in the paper bag (it did its job ripening all but the littlest, hardest greenest ‘mater). Shallow-fried them in coconut oil, drained them and then sprinkled with flake sea salt. Mmmmm…..

Here’s the avocado toast I made for brunch:

Mashed 1/4 avocado, a tsp. of mayo, a wedge’s worth of lime juice, garlic powder & salt. Added minced shallot, cilantro and a dusting of cayenne, then topped with half a sliced tomato, lime olive oil, basil, and an olive-oil fried “faux-over-easy” egg. (Instead of flipping it and possibly breaking the yolk, I just turn off the heat and cover the pan for 30 sec).

Tonight I’ll see if the whitefish fillet I pulled from the freezer has thawed. If so, I will nuke it in parchment with veggies & herbs Mediterranean style; otherwise I’ll probably have some zoodles mixed with linguine, with a salsa fresca of tomato, basil, mushroom, banana pepper, parsley & olive oil.

Whitefish nuked in parchment, with fresh herbs, peppers and tomatoes. Side of whole wheat spaghetti with the rest of the tomato, basil, olive oil & Pecorino.

Be safe, Minus...

Be safe Minus

Minus, Ilona—stay as high & dry as you can. Susan, if you’re reading this, hope you feel better soon.

Thanks Sandy. I do not like the words "category 3" or "rapid intensification" being thrown around right now. It looks to be mostly a big rain maker for us, I just hope people use common sense and adhere to warning signs and barricades. I would be involved in clean up efforts behind the scenes at work, which is a pain, fingers crossed Harvey just waters the lawn real good.

You too, Illimae, stay safe. I just noticed the Houston tag on your posts.

Eric

Lol, I thought the same thing! Sorry illimae - stay safe!

No problem, thanks for the well wishes everyone.

I stopped at the grocery after rads for a few odds and ends and it's a madhouse out there!

However, if my friends can get to my house on Sunday night, I'll be cooking for the Game of Thrones finale, rain or shine.

illimae - now we just have to hope we don't lose power!! How far do you have to go for rads? Yup - the ladies in my class at LA Fitness this morning said they'd been to the store at 7am and it was already denuded. Not happy that we're on the "dirty" side for all that rain but not much we can do about it. If we really have 30" over the several days, I expect it will come in my house due to the continual new construction & subdivisions built to the west since the Allison storm.

So I'm going to make popcorn & start a good book. It's not totally like I'm putting my head in the sand because I have water & batteries, lanterns & a propane stove & charcoal. Bills are paid & anything that can blow has been secured.

Just heard that they are moving the dolphins from the Aquarium in Corpus Christi over to San Antonio tonight.

Nance - glad you had a good time but I'm sure you're glad to be leaving the coast. You'll have to share your food experiences when you get re-settled.

Yes indeed, you have some challenging routes. The forecast so far sounds like you can get to rads tomorrow and hopefully you will be able to motor directly home after that. Next week is another story.

BTW - I did my rads at MD Anderson Katy.

I was sent there for Ike. This time I'm not on call until October, so I doubt I'll be there.

Be careful.

Stay safe. Was talking to a friend of over 30 years who is like a sister to me to be told that her older brother and his wife are in the path of Harvey as well.

minus - glad to hear a report about susan, thanks!

Thinking of you two, Minus and Illimae....and worrying too....