Dinner In

Thee is a name for this salad but I do not know it.  Fresh basil leaves both dark and light, mozzarella cheese and real true garden tomatoes bought at the home market yesterday.   I think there was a drizzle of olive oil too.    As Pat said . . "Yum".

There is nothing better than having your house guest love to cook and Sheila made spaghetti without meat but full of wonderful vegetables , what a treat to the taste buds.

I did stay out of the kitchen until desert time and I put some baking powder biscuits together, added some  luscious strawberries and topped with some cool whip.   Just think, no one complained. 

Here is a picture from Jennifer from Lake Tahoe and the Shakespeare Festival.   It has gone on for many summers and it is such a fun evening.  If you have not been to one of the plays, make it a point to get to one and know you will have a very special evening.

and it looked so easy!   Help!!  

It is Marcia's birthday today....Happy Birthday Marcia.     We are going to celebrate with lunch out at the casino today.    It is Thursday lunch special day and the hot turkey sandwiches are the best in town.    Marcia can go off the menu and order what she wants today. . . I can see a big juicy burger with all the trimmings, as it is one of her favorite choices.    I hope she wins a jackpot today . . . come to think of it, me too.  

The six fires raging are still doing their best to stay alive.   The smoke is in the air.  I think a lot is coming from Cave Junction area up off of highway 199.   We haven't heard of any containment as yet but have high hopes the dry lightening storms pass without adding more misery.     Thousands of acres of timber gone.   

I enjoyed going through the Farmer's Market yesterday for the first time.    I love the fresh produce but I do not like the gouging prices the local folks put on their fruits and vegetables.   Five dollars for a loaf of bread is an awful lot even if it is very tasty.   Four dollars for a small melon is a lot, as is a dollar and a quarter for a handful of green beans.  The tomatoes were luscious and looked so good but the prices were much to high to buy more than one or two.    I know, you get what you pay for, but I think they could be a bit kinder in today's inflated world.   There was one booth with some of the most delicious looking pastries which I haven't seen in ages.   Those real long breakfast buns with jelly and nuts;  huge scones and big round flat type donuts that looked like they should come home with us, but they didn't . . . calories . . . oozed . . . you know they would taste delicious but you also know they create belly fat, and we are all working at making that go away.  One can only hope for self discipline especially when your taste buds are crying out loud for the biggest and fattest one in the case. 
So today, visit your local Farmer's Market and makes some choices that make your taste buds stand up and be counted for.    Treat yourself to something you love and know you can get back on your 'diet' tomorrow.     Enjoy every mouthful and take tiny bites so it lasts longer.     Food is our fuel for our bodies, so plot and plan something very special for your dinner tonight.  You will have to make your own baking powder biscuits though, if you are planning on a fruit desert with globs of cream.    Sponge cakes works well.     The first of a brand new month . . . August . . . the last month of summer.   Food is another form of love, so get busy and feed those you love, and a few on your 'so-so' list;  and smile while you do it as there are no calories to worry about there.   Hugs to all.