I meant to get this up earlier but my days and nights are backwards and I just woke up. It’s another hot week here and I’m just sleeping through the hot parts of the day. This is killing my garden because I kind of got out of the habit of watering since it usually rains every single night. I’ve not really been in the mood for tomatoes lately so they are starting to just go bad. I should at least make some sauce to freeze. But I’m so lazy these days.
While Sundays are great for sleeping in, it is also a “return to the work week” for me. Tonight is two hours of 90 Day Fiance (Happily Ever After?), Potomac, and Big Brother (YES!) to recap. Plus I need to record The Chi and other things I like to watch when I have time. I am a bit behind on The Chi because I like to give that show my full attention and I’ve been rather short on attention lately.
This week marks a full FIVE MONTHS of quarantining. I can count on two hands the number of times I’ve left the house for any reason. So tell me about your gardens, What else is going on with you? What have you been eating? I’m not eating enough. I really need to do a FULL SHOP at the grocery store. Perhaps tomorrow… what should I buy to entice myself to eat during this hot weather?
I only go outside to walk, and those walks occasionally involve a stop at my bank’s ATM, which is fortunately outside. I now do all my shopping online.
In other news, I have a TV that I actually turn on. It’s a new smart TV, so it’s really easy to watch Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and YouTube.
Also, my cherry tomatoes are starting to turn red. I need to figure out what the hell to do with them once I have enough red tomatoes to cook with.
My cherry tomatoes are almost done and I still haven’t figured that out. I had a craving for chicken and rice the other day. But you probably don’t stock a pantry the way I do. I always have lots of chicken and/beef stock in the paper containers. And usually have lots of canned meat in case of a pandemic (or when I was actually stocking up prior to the pandemic, it was for the Zombie Apocalypse that at this rate is likely to arrive soon.) So I made sort of a homemade spicy chicken and rice soup and put a ton of halved cherry tomatoes and lots of diced jalepenos, and beans.I had some tortilla chips and sour cream and that was pretty good.
I’ve also eaten a lot of pasta with a clam sauce. I stick the cherry tomatoes in that sauce too. Sometimes I have clam sauce in a bottle but that is gone, but I recently got more cans of clams. So there is that as an option. All of my options sort of require a very quick prep of basically throwing stuff in a cast iron skillet and forgetting about it for a while. 🙂 Anyway, my pantry is low, and I’ve been out of wine for weeks. So an in person shop is in order. NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. I think I am going to buy things like heavy cream from my clam sauce and freeze it in cubes to have on hand.
My fucking Freezer that I just bought is a hunk of crap where the shelves don’t stay up. NEVER BUY A FRIDGEDAIRE.
Sorry, I really this post was not particularly helpful about the abundance of cherry tomatoes. I’m hoping to find some pie pastry in the frozen sexcion and maybe make a tomato tart.
I started stocking up in March, and I’ve since gotten in the habit of of having extra “just in case”. I started to freak out over coffee while shopping for this week, until I reminded myself that I already have several boxes of k-cups in the pantry!
I might finally have to give “tomato pie” a try… Or perhaps I’ll use tuatha’s recipe as a springboard for a new pasta recipe. (Thanks, Tuatha!)
I just switched to Firstleaf for my monthly wine deliveries, and they really hit it out of the park with my intro box! I’ve tried and enjoyed the Bordeaux Blanc and Macabeo so far, and I’m excited to try the rest of the wines from this month’s box. It’s not as if Bright Cellars was bad, it’s just more that I’m really impressed with the selection Firstleaf offers. And with both, it cuts down on the need to go out to shop for wine and/or pay extra for a delivery service to pick some up for me. (FYI: I have no paid partnership with either Firstleaf or Bright Cellars.)
Do grocery stores and liquor stores in your area offer instacart delivery? I’ve used that for most of the quarantine and make sure my pre-paid bill includes a good tip for the delivery person. It really helped me.
Hey at least you guys live in a state where you can have wine or liquor delivered! In the great state of Alabama I can’t order alcohol of any kind from anywhere and have it delivered to my home??
I’ve used Amazon fresh for groceries and BevMo delivers alcohol. I go to the office once a week but haven’t gone to grocery store in 2 months. My awesome brother braves Costco for me.
How about a tomato gratin? Came across this the other day and it sounds so yummy!
https://bevcooks.com/2020/07/cheesy-tomato-gratin/
1 large onion
75 grams butter
1 teaspoon sugar
1 pinch of salt (to taste)
Cherry Tomatoes
Add 1 tablespoon of cooked pasta water to the sauce before you drain the pasta.
Melt the butter, let the chopped onion simmer in the butter and soften for a while before adding the tomatoes and the sugar and some salt
Cover, and leave to simmer GENTLY for 2 hours
Check it every now and then – a saucepan is best for this.
Serve with pasta (I use whatever I happen to have at home)
You can add seafood,fresh basil, grated cheese.
Totally need to try this!
Oldie but a goodie…English muffin toasted, crisp bacon layered with a tomato slice then a slice of cheese. Pop under the broiler until melty. Open faced sandwich/snack!
yum
@RubyLuby I normally go Muffin, Bacon, Fried Egg – I have Muffins in the freezer so THANKS I know what I am having later as you mentioned the magic word…CHEESE.
I might slide a thinly, thinly sliced onion under the cheese. Another combo I would like to try is bacon, artichoke heart and feta. I am making myself hungry!
This is one of my favorite ways to use up fresh tomatoes! I’ve used up all kinds of breads for this as well. Leftover hot dog or hamburger buns, ends of bread loaves, etc. Of course I’ve also used fancy bread but I love being able to use up leftovers. Sooo delish!
Sounds like a panzenella (probably not how it is spelled). i tries making one recently and it was an epic fail.
Making some version of this now. I roasted the tomatoes first. And you know added a bunch of stuff.Fresh oragano (everyone should grow oregano it never dies and comes back every year, Basil (that I am killing because too lazy to water) garlic, a bit of chicken stock to keep it liquid, and I’m now roasting a whole bell pepper from the garden to add eventually. It is simmering on the stove. I plan to put it in the blender and return it to the skillet in a bit. It better be good, I used the last of the cherry tomatoes for this!
This is the easiest recipe in … EVER. Usually, I make it with plum tomatoes because that is how Mex made them. (Mex = Amerigo, an Italian former boyfriend’s dad. We stayed friends until Mex died and the ex and I still are great friends, good karma recipe.)
Mex Tomatoes
Preheat oven to 325F
Half lengthwise enough plum or cherry tomatoes to cover a cookie sheet or two.
Lightly brush baking/cookie sheet with olive oil (or use a Silpat).
Lay the tomatoes cut side up on the baking sheet.
Drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle with fresh basil (chiffonade/shredded), salt to taste, fresh ground pepper (or white pepper for milder flavor) and shredded Parmesan or Asiago (or mix) cheese. Do NOT use the crappy Kraft shit. Leave cheese off rather than use Kraft shit, or put it on AFTER baking.
Bake for 45 minutes – 90 minutes (depends on moisture content of tomatoes).
Tomatoes are done when they look like dried red puddles of their former selves, but not burnt.
If you bring these to a party, people will give you the “Oh, poor Nanette… Look she tried to cook something …we will taste it, then spit it out when she isn’t looking.” Then they taste and it’s like “tomato popcorn.” Coming back for more and more.
I’m going to try both of these recipes. Its hot as hell in San Antonio. Dog days of summer
If I had ripe cherry tomatoes I would throw them on a sheet pan, drizzle with evoo, salt and fresh ground pepper and roast at 400 degrees for about 20 min. Then let cool, pop the skins off and put in freezer bag for soup or spaghetti sauce or salsa. Yum. Or eat raw with a lil’ bit kosher salt with English Cukes. ??
Hi Friends.
My days and nights are all messed up as well. I think I may have restless leg, foot, brain syndrome. I’ve decided to eat dip until the end. Artichoke or hot crab, spinach, basically anything with cream cheese…..toss in a 7 layer or even a basic onion dip. I balance this reckless behavior with gluten free crackers.
Still only like 6 blackberries and zero figs. I’m having a love hate thing with tomatoes. Hate is winning. Lol
Happy Sunday, glad I have you.
Ha! Love the balanced approach! For me, I have stopped eating ice cream out of the giant mug. Means more trips to the freezer but those steps are counted on my Fitbit so yep.
I have no garden. I do, however, have a gopher who lives under a little shed that we used to keep our kids’ bikes in. (Hence, no garden. we did try a tomato plant a couple seasons ago but every one of the fruits had teeth marks in them.) so I deal with the indifferent produce at my local Stop and Shop. If you get decent cherry tomatoes you can make a pretty tasty salad. I have been trying hard not to get crushed by despair. I take walks. I write. I pet my dog and enjoy the feel of her warm head under my hand. I miss my kids, but we’re trying to stay safe. I try not to cry. I comment on news articles in the hopes that someone thanks the way I do. I have also been reading a shit ton of romance. It helps.
Thank GOD and/or the Goddess or the Universe for dogs!
I’m surrounded by 4 right now all touching me in some way. They are the best
@Lisa Cantu – 2 comments and now BBFS is vibing & singing Florence & The Machines….any guesses what it could me?
Whoops – any guesses what it could be?
Our garden is so slow this year. Our tomato plants have tons of huge tomatoes, but they are all still green. I need to find a recipe for green tomato sandwiches. We do have lots of beans and cucumber though 🙂
When the hot weather hits I like to make a big quinoa salad and keep it in the fridge to munch on. I know it sounds healthy but it actually is delicious and you can throw pretty much anything in it. I like to to add cherry tomatoes, chickpeas, feta, olives and fresh herbs to the quinoa. Then throw on a balsamic dressing and you are set for a few meals.
I hope you enjoy your Sunday evening as much as possible. Thank you for working so hard to keep us entertained:)
Fried Green Tomato, bacon, Springmix lettuce on grilled sourdough with tomato aioli…so good.
Thanks Jen! I have sour dough and bacon too!!! Tomato aioli I will need to find a recipe for. Yum 🙂
try cherry tomatoes cut in half; diced, cooked bacon; balsamic vinegar (the good stuff, not kraft).
dinner tonight was pretty good out of the garden – cole slaw with sweet pepper, radish, onion, a shishito pepper that turned red. yellow wax beans simmered with new potatoes and a smoked pork chop. fried in butter green shishito peppers and red okra. the sierra princess white peaches at sam’s club are absolutely magnificent this week.
you can also cut cherry tomatoes in half, place cut side down on parchment paper on a half sheet pan, roast/bake in a 300 degree oven until kind of sticky but not charred. cool, put in baggies and freeze. use in your winter cooking. i don’t like them in chili because they are too sweet but do like them in homemade pasta sauce.
As some of you are aware as an Irish person I think that madness is an interesting concept.
I am personally processing Mid Week Madness Wednesday on many levels of madness, anger, fear, guilt. tears, laughter.
I have been reviewing every comment under FFP as if it is a role call and at the moment I am missing names.
TD I believe is off planning a wedding – Vulcan A.
Katherine 2.0 MIA
Dainty Feet MIA
Kipper MIA – Probably working her ass off caring for others.
Kerry MIA
MIZ Grandma – Checked in last 7/9 days – normal
Calipatti – MIA
I have no idea who they are however they have touched my heart and soul and helped me through my Lockdown Madness.
I have more I need to say but my bed is calling.
Nighty Bless Peeps xx
if I can’t sleep I may be back.
I think you came here after our beloved DalaiMama’s last post. I miss her — her wit and her humor and her way with words (she did a couple of Below Deck Med recaps a while back, it’s worth looking to read them). Warning: She loved Sandy. (I refuse to use the honorific like I do with the P-word and Trump.)
I kind of figured that THE BELOVED CRAZY IRISH WOMAN was sent here when DalaiMama took/is taking a break to help fill the hole in the TT tapestry. The universe provides…
Also MIA for some time now: EnglishRose. IN MY HEAD, English Rose is Miz Grandma’s kindly neighbor. They love full moons and wildflowers and take nature walks together where they rescue stranded critters, restoring balance to the wild world.
I have missed English Rose for a long time. She was one I looked for all the time
@Nanette – DalaiMama’s -Tree of Life is known as the Bhodi-tree and is believed to be the Tree of Enlightenment.
I think one of my first post’s was to our beloved DalaiMama,
Weird weekend I am off to check out (she did a couple of Below Deck Med recaps a while back, it’s worth looking to read them).
EnglishRose kept me sane when I was a lurker on mid shift I always went to A Midsummer Night’s Dream in my mind with English Rose.
You sideways thinking Irish Woman.
I’m in touch with Dalai Mama, she has some business to handle and will be back when she can.
OK -That’s my Sunday night bed time positive.
Have a good one peeps xx
The craic has been grand.
I want to be on your list!
Longtime lurker, recent commenter.
I live in constant fear of the WLS!
You are in stuck in the middle place. All of your comments are moderated because it seemed you had not read the commenting rules. All of your commments have gone through since going to The MIDDLE PLACE But once you let me know you have read THE COMMENTING RULES, I’ll let you into the good place! But I’m going to bed for like 10 12 hours now. xo ~tt
@Elizabeth Rose AKA SibĂ©al.RĂłs – You and I are living La Dolce Vita via Sutton’s little black and rose dress therefore you are not on the MIA list.
Now, THAT is some damned good news. GREAT news!
I’m here several times a day. I stopped watching TV so I read all the recaps, and comments. Thanks for thinking of me. Brought me back to the real world for a moment, instead of the doom and gloom mindset I’ve been in for the last 5 months.
Glad to hear from you, Dainty! ?
Thanks IJC.
@Daintyfeet. – About time too!! – Checking you off my list you beauty.
On the Irish ladder of tribal support there’s always some one on the rung above using your head to steady themselves…. Stop scaring the bejaysus out of me.
Thanks BBFS. Brought tears to my eyes that I’m remembered here. I’m always here, use my phone for comment and not my puter. I always have something to say but typing on phone is wearisome.
@Daintyfeets- I used my phone once to comment so I totally get where you are coming from – In the TT tribe I regard you as “cuisle mo cridhe” (usually anglicized as Cushla Macree, in former times also Cushlamachree)
I will never forget the support you gave me in May – You are family and I just need to know that you are well.
Take care “cuisle mo cridhe”
@Tuatha, I’ve been concerned about the same people. I hope Kipper is safe. I also have not seen anything from Laila in FOREVER, so if you’re reading this peeps, please let us know you’re okay! xx
I’m obsessed with Guy’s Grocery Games on Food Network. I know it sounds like a stupid show, but I love it. And it gives me cooking ideas and introduces me to new things I’ve never thought of. Since I never paid any attention to it because it sounds so stupid, I haven’t seen any of the episodes and since it is a show that has been around forever, they are running marathons on the channel all the time. So I get like 20 episodes a week. And I’m so brain dead, I could have watched the episode the day before and completely forgotten it. Because like right now, it is on in the background while I would on site stuff. And by site stuff I mean Nene bots. I can’t complain about the bots though. They are great for ratings. 🙂 #EvilGenius What else can I say this week to upset Nene?
I get into the Triple G often! You want to hate on Guy, and his response to the New York Times Food Critic a few years ago was eye rolling (when his Time Square restaurant got a bad review that was written so well it went viral).
But his shows are good and inspiring, and while I personally tire of Diners, Drive Ins, and Dives, I LOVE that he supports such down to Earth, very local restaurants.
Did you watch the Jodi Aries prison interview on Lifetime Saturday night? It was all about Donavan. Donavan even passed a polygraph about what Jodi told her about how and why she killed Travis. She wasn’t there to kill Travis, she was there to kill his girlfriend. It was fascinating. I can now picture how she did it. (he had picked her up over his shoulder and she was knifing him in the back). I didn’t realize Jodi’s dad committed suicide. It is worth watching.
omg…I love that show. Especially when he sneaks in the word ‘ Go’. This quarantine is making me enjoy shows I have never gave a chance to.
My landlord finally showed up today, lots not working inside and out. He cut his hand trying to unscrew a light bulb in a back patio light fixture pretty badly, the bulb exploded into his palm after slicing off part of his thumb. I have a tendency to faint at the sight of blood but strange thing is with all the covid loneliness I’ve been feeling and rightfully so paranoia I jumped into action with my first aid kit and patched him up enough he could get to the ER.
Don’t know how many stitches he had to have.
I order my groceries online now and pick them up at Walmart, or Target, using their drive-up services but I found out the hard way not to allow substitutes cause I got some pretty weird stuff. Cheesecake brownies showed up one time, which trust me, those two shouldn’t be a thing. Love to read some romance like someone else suggested, although I’m currently watching a show called psi, Brazilian with subtitles about a psychologist and his practice, great acting.
@Rabicate – From one wolf to another – Cheesecake Brownies sound seriously my kind a thing….are you down playing these to keep them all to yourself?
I have a recipe! for a cream cheese filling that I put in banana, pumpkin or strawberry bread that you could also put in brownies. 1 large egg, 4 ounces brick-style cream cheese 1/4 cup granulated sugar and 2 tablespoons of flour. Mix all together then drop dollops on your brownie batter and swirl around with a spoon. Bake as usual. For breads I just layer half the batter then spread the cream cheese and pour on the rest of the batter.
@RubyLuby – Bless You, What a great start to my day – I will be making this recipe this weekend.
You are welcome, I enjoy reading all of your posts!
@Rabicate – not sure what type of romance you are into:
Kresley Cole – THE IMMORTALS AFTER DARK – You get wolf romances, meet some ass kicking Valkyries – Nucking Futs Nix.
Most of them are free to read online.
Oh and belladonna BBFS says when you check in she is virtually going to slap into next year…you lucky girl.
Hey! It has been a week for me, as T knows.
Still at the folks, and they’ve been container gardening. We’ve had a few tomatoes and cucumbers, but the full harvest isn’t in yet.
T – at the store get a good quality Italian dressing. Chop up the tomatoes and the cucumbers into similar sizes, marinate with the dressing, and keep chilled in the fridge. When I do this when living my myself and want to add protein, I usually throw in leftover roast chicken (that I get from Costco) or even kidney beans. Also really good with sweet onions in there for a bit of bite.
Still doing WW, but switched to the “purple” plan so I could have potatoes and whole wheat pasta and brown rice. I feel fuller after dinner so I think it was a good thing. Down 2 lbs last week. Up this week but PMSing like cray cray, and weight myself today (not weigh in day) and the weight dropped again.
Oh, and I found ramen made from brown rice and mullet at Costco… zero points and delish with a tiny drizzle of sesame oil and soy sauce.
Was feeling like I could get some shit done this weekend that I’ve been putting off…woke up with a HORRIBLE case of vertigo. It is better today, but not 100 percent.
It is in the 90s/100s here so feel you on being too hot. I did go on a walk for 30 minutes this morning before it got too bad. My back is also killing me to the point I can’t walk by the end of the day.
I have spent much of today chasing the kid and slowly working on organizing her closet so it fits the baby clothes and her clothes in there plus all the stuff babies need. I kind of can’t wait until I can start getting rid of stuff.
I am really just distracting myself. Had a very sad event happen yesterday and won’t get into it to keep from a downer. Trying to just push forward and keep working on the positive in life. I have also been so behind that I finally caught up with all the posts this morning. I have wanted to post but haven’t had enough time too. Thanks for being a bright spot!
@ Marie
A newborn babe brings light to the house.
Warmth to the hearth and joy to the soul.
For wealth is family.
Family is wealth.
Thank you for your amazing saying as always! Family is wealth and I completely agree. I get so busy on the weekends I don’t get much time to sit and enjoy the little movements so I tend to just get cranky.
@Erica when normality resumes BBFS is coming to spend lentil season with you- magical words purple, pasta, potatoes and the pièce de résistance onions she is already packing her suitcase.
Not exactly my garden but my in-laws have theirs on the farm behind my house. All 7 families pitch in and pick and water and weed all summer. It was very plentiful early in the summer so we have so many green beans and tomatoes. Over 100 quarts of beans canned. I started making pickles because we have cucumbers everywhere. I’ve made over 20 quarts of pickles in two weeks. I don’t want to see another cucumber! They picked 8 watermelons yesterday so every family gets one. The cantaloupes have been hit or miss. Some have been super sweet and delicious and some have been flavorless.
That being said, I think the garden is about done after the 9 inches of rain we had here Monday night from the tropical storm. Just about everything flooded out and it had been raining so much the past two weeks, I think everything is just about water logged.
Have you looked into watching Yellowstone? Not to add one more show to your Sunday nights but I love it! This season hasn’t been as action packed as previous ones but it’s so twisted and intertwined, it’s a good escape to somewhere I’m clueless about. And there’s cowboys. Yessssss.
I live in Missoula Montana and read they are going to begin filming Yellowstone here. Heard it’s a good show. Not surprised because its effin beautiful here. (Not from here from Texas) Moved here last fall. The winter sucks donkey dicks though.
I planted purple Cherokee and Paul Robisons in pots this year and have been super successful with tomatoes !!! I am giving away tomatoes and eating them like there is no tomorrow! Tomato with mozzarella and my home grown basil with balsamic reduction…I can live on that!
My purple Cherokee is fighting for life, usually, there are TONS by now! One branch was broken by chickens, but the other is barely limping along.
We planted tomato cheaters in containers in late April/early May. Last year, the tomatoes were 6 feet high by now, but roof rats got all but 3 tomatoes. The year before, The FiancĂ© planted a tomato in late June in the wrong spot for sun and it gave tomatoes the next summer too. This year, the 3 heirlooms are barely 2 feet high and the two “proven” hybrids, Ace and Early Girl, are dwarfed by the marigolds in the pots that were 1/3 the size when we planted them. Oh, well…
I can’t figure out the tomatoes. I’ve grown in pots many times. Sacramento used to be called “Sacatomato” because most of the west’s were grown here. Last year’s plants (shade for chickens) are 8 feet tall, but tomatoes are tiny and tough.
Everything else, except one “foolproof” perennial, is kicking ass. One of the four plumerias bloomed. Things have tripled in size after barely surviving the move from hell two years ago. Five of my orchid cactus bloomed this year, for the first time since 2017. The other ones are growing at record speed. Ginger is taller than I am! Waterlillies and other water plants are thriving, despite the intervention by chickens.
Good news: No roof rats seen in two weeks. After one killed my bird, it was “no more nice guy” mercy killing…) The landlord and The FiancĂ© took over eradication. I miss my little bird… ?????
ONE MORE THING: Only 37 minutes until the Season 1 Perry Mason finale! This is NOT YOUR GRANDPA’S Perry Mason! This NEVER could have been on 1960s TV!
I am envious of those who haven’t seen it yet. The first episode may seem slow to some people because it is very character-driven and the first episode is a lot of set up for later. Some funny moments too. I savor all of those details, some do not. But it is SO WORTH IT! I rewatched the first two episodes last weekend and saw so many little foreshadowing details I missed. The clothes are great too!
Mathew Rhys is absolutely sublime as Perry Mason. I love executive producer Robert Downey Jr. even more for casting Rhys instead of his original plan to play the protagonist. If he had, I would have thought Downey would have been the “most perfect” as Perry Mason. But Downey, in his genius, saw Rhys as better. The ENTIRE cast is so damned good. Not since “Six Feet Under” have I marveled this much at the casting.
@Nanette – you wear that green with pride, 2 episodes in, I am saving those little pearls that you drop in my path for when I am holiday.
4 episodes of The Alienist as well.
The Alienist… I can only HOPE it ends as well as Perry Mason!
The best “ending” for Perry Mason is that we get a season 2.
The second-best … was the ENDING of the first case!
I REALLY HOPE that the Alienist S2 does not end the way the second book ended…
I cannot believe how F’ING HAPPY I AM RIGHT NOW!
Good DalaiMama news, FANTASTIC Perry Mason ending and a TWO-episode Alienist finale.
But the VERY BEST … Simba, the orange kitty I was caring for — along with five pugs — has returned! He was missing for four nights. I thought he may have crawled off and died. He was hanging out in a neighbor’s tree fort. That little monster. He loves me, so I don’t know why he stayed away for ONE night with me, and for THREE from the daughter of my client, who he was raised with and who he ADORES. Little booger.
@Nanette – You got a four leaf clover.
The leaves of four-leaf clovers are said to stand for faith, hope, love, and luck.
I almost had to quit Perry Mason DURING episode one, it wasn’t what I expected and just sort of plodded along. I binged a few episodes in the middle of the night and had to have a Recap up (there are several out there that are good and sometimes I need two at once. I have forgotten where I left off so that is problematic. I knew I should have written it down.
I hope you go back and watch. It is so worth it. If you do, pay close attention to the “empty suitcase” scene. The faces.
I LOVE the noir stuff and I worried other people would give up because E1 was slowish. I LOVE the slow, detailed set-ups that weave a story complex and more than surface deep. I am going to rewatch all 8 again. Next Saturday when nothing I watch is on.
Even the music at the end was PERFECT! I nominate Matthew Rhys for Sexiest Man Alive 2020!
Our numbers are quickly rising here, my city has the fastest growing number of new cases in the state so I’m not going anywhere any time soon. I’ve been on a healthy diet for over a month and have had a migraine that wouldn’t quit for the last two days, so tonight I made some fires and a big greasy beyond burger and it helped immensely. Now I know why these skinny, rich, white women are always so upset.
I believe the total numbers. But some of the “rise” is due to availability of tests. Unless the actual TRACKING of new cases is separated from newly diagnosed cases, we can’t be sure of the RATE cases are rising. They ARE rising, though… I think the mistake in California was opening bars. Hair and nail salons are all shielded and they already sanitize everything. It’s sad they are on the same level as bars.
Look at Ramona’s behavior going to parties with booze drinking … and think of Sonja loose in a bar … so many bars on the news with people packed in without masks … and what are the odds of hook ups after last call?
Take EXTRA care of yourself by trying not to worry as much (stress hormones weaken your immune system). Wash hands, distance, mask and stay out of bars and away from drunken housewives!
We’ve had really good testing availability here in Minnesota. Unfortunately I live in a tourist town as well as a college town, so it’s spreading rapidly.
But I will definitely try to stay away from drunken housewives to prevent plenty of transmittable diseases! ?
I wish I could grow even one tomato. What is wrong with me?
Question for the night ….. Who would you rather? John, Kayce, or Rip? I dunno, going to have to sleep on it.
@SuzyJane…… Are you playing SNOG -MARRY- AVOID or KISS – SHAG – or something else?
Sorry I am full of happiness and a tad giddy – Daintyfeet is in town for a cup of tea.
I planted peppers (jalapeno and serrano) which are yielding a lot of peppers to the point I do not know what to do with all of them. I also had basil growing which I ended up making pesto, which came out really good for the first time. I couldn’t find the blades for my food processor and had never used it before. So instead I use my bullet since I didn’t have 6 ounces of basil. My mint has grown back now that I got rid of the worms that were eating it. I am also growing garlic but it won’t be ready for a couple more months.
On another note, I highly recommend Hostess Orange and Ice Lemon Cupcakes. Omg, they are so good!
@Prycer – I had a deluge of pepper plants – I donated them to a charity for families who lives have been impacted by Covid plus the kids get a kick out of looking after them.
I will forward my address to TT and await my delivery of Iced Lemon Cupcakes.
Rabicate has gone into silent mode and won’t share the Cheesecake Brownies.
It’s funny I cannot find the Iced Lemon Cupcakes now and I just got them a week ago. I originally found them at Walmart. I wanted to get a pack for a friend of mine. Maybe I shouldn’t have told friends about how good the cupcakes are;).
Okay so to give you guy’s a laugh. A couple of days ago I made Lime Ricotta Waffles. They were extremely high maintenance and very time consuming. You had to separate the eggs and than fold them in, than you had ricotta, buttermilk, corn meal and etc. They took an hour to mix all the ingredients together. Once everything was done I had the batter in the waffle maker. They smelled so good and I was so excited. I put some powder sugar on them and sat down to eat. As I ate a bite I had to spit it out. Omg they were so bitter. I first thought I put too much lime zest. I took another bite to see if I could figure out what the problem was. They were extremely salty. My friend thought it might be that I let the baking soda sit to long in the buttermilk. So I looked again at the recipe, the recipe stated 3/4 teaspoon of baking soda. Loser party of one added 3/4 CUPS of baking soda. I am going to try making this recipe again tomorrow. Finger’s crossed that they come out good this time.
LOFL. I thought you were going to say you used baking soda instead of baking POWDER. I hate those egg separated waffle recipes. (Belgian.) One day, when I am off keto, I will get the nerve to try them with the eggs mixed together.
Why I keep picking complicated recipes is beyond me. I almost added too much baking powder and I caught that one. But I guess it was meant to be for my epic failure on the waffle making. So the whites had to be whipped until they were stiff. I was whipping them with my left hand and putting everything in my mixer with the right. I would love Belgian waffles but I just can’t anymore with these complicated recipes. I know I said I was going to attempt making them again today. Too tired, so I am now defrosting some lemon ricotta pancake batter that I made a couple of weeks ago. Yes I had a couple successful recipes.
I have figured out how to go to the grocery store without a panic attack!
Step one: Stay up all night. Have a few beers. Decide to go to bed around 3 am. Stay up filing legal shit until 6 or so. Consider going to bed but then stay up a few more hours while on of your favorites talks to the camera for two more hours. Make coffee. Get to the Publix VERY early in the morning when they open. Even the customers were very polite and there were not that many of them. Spend $400. Earn four times the points on your Amex for the grocery store bonus.
Come home with enough shit to probably not leave the house except for smokes until 2021. Serious. I have all the jalepenos.
Did you get the Merlot?
Winter is nearly over in Australia and the buds on the trees are getting ready for spring!
Fresh tomatoes are just wonderful – I wish I had them. Some great Swiss cheese and quality rye bread – make a grilled cheese sandwich with some tomato slices. Or chop up tomato, basil, garlic and sautĂ© in olive oil and use to top baked or grilled fish.
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I’ve turned into a smoothie whore which I think has changed my life? I ain’t mad at quarantine life. For whatever reason I just can’t stomach a lot of food anymore, like the thought of a giant plate of steak or a sandwich literally makes me nausea.
So I’ve been making smoothies every morning and most nights and probably feel the best/healthiest I have ever in my life. The base is always the same (frozen berries, yogurt, banana, spinach), and then I have dozens of things I alternate (Coconut flakes, cucumbers, any fruits that are about to go bad, almond butter, flaxseed, chia seeds, antioxidant powder, etc.)
I’ve finally learned the key to consistency is immediately filling the vitamix with soap/water and it cleans in seconds, if you let it sit you won’t be making a smoothie later – the mysteries of life).
I’ve been drinking green smoothies every day since May and I can definitely notice a difference in my skin. I’ve never thought of using coconut flakes. What a great idea! Will have to try some tomorrow.