aKathy's What's for Dinner 6/12

Have a good day scrapmaven

We're having mushroom risotto, with added parmesan and topped with crispy streaky bacon

Today I have a Newcomer’s Luncheon.

Dinner will be ribs.

Today’s pictures are from Helsinki, Finland. First up is Temppeliaukio Church more commonly known as the Rock Church as it is built into a massage rock formation.





This beautiful structure is the Helsinki Cathedral.


This is Senate Square.


This is DH waiting for our food at a delightful café with outside seating. The weather was gorgeous!

Happy Wednesday!

A few days closer to the weekend!

Took my mom to the orthopedist this morning and they took xrays of her hip and knee. Couldn't find what could be causing her pain but she has a nerve ablation scheduled for next week with the pain doctor. Hopefully that will help the pain. She can't even use her walker so she's in a wheelchair if she has to get out and around. We've been bringing in meals for them to help her stay put.

Tonight I'm making chicken stroganoff but my dad doesn't like chicken so I'll take them leftover spaghetti from last night.

Hope you all have a good day!

I'm loving your pictures, cadoodlebug!
Welcome back, JoP!

I'm putting myself together to run around a bit. Aldi, library, an appt, post office...the usual.

It's going to be warm today so the AC is on to jeep things cool. We will throw chicken on the grill for salads. Greens, cucumbers, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, blue cheese crumbles, raisins. Avocado and tomato for Nick. I like poppyseed or raspberry vinaigrette dressing. He likes a jalapeño ranch or something southwest-y with tortilla strips for crunch. Maybe roasted corn. I love summer!

Sending belated best wishes for the job search, jeremysgirl. I would have answered the same. Maybe they are afraid you'd want to move on from that position and they'll be back in the heat of the search again. But honestly, not everyone makes decisions based on blind ambition and I wish hiring folks understood that. A lateral move or even a step "back" can be desirable for a million reasons. Desiring change, climate, work-life balance, even commute...all valid. And it's not like we haven't all known workplaces that became nightmares...most people do move on because of managerial issues, including lack of opportunity, and conflict or dissatisfaction. I'm sure your work, reputation and references reflect your work ethic and ability. They would be lucky to have you!

Hope everyone has a great day!

You've taken some seriously beautiful pics cadoodlebug

I'm pretty sure I promised my husband lasagna - oh and sourdough - shoot off to start- have a good day all!

Good afternoon,
I went into the city this morning as I needed to get some more yarn for my crochet project and also because a new Asian grocery opened in the same shopping plaza as the yarn store. The Asian grocery is awesome and I can see me spending time and money there.
I wandered through the main pedestrian zone and it was crazy! The European Football Championships start on Friday and the opening game is here in Munich (Germany v Scotland). The whole city is getting ready.

Scottish fans on the train


Signs and flags at one of the town plazas



Photo point outside the town hall



I was planning to totally avoid the city on Friday, but while I was out I received a call from the Oral Medicine clinic I’ve been visiting about the ‘thing’ in my mouth to tell me there is an opening on Friday for my MRI, instead of waiting another 2 weeks to my scheduled appointment, so I accepted. Then I’ll see them again next Tuesday and decide if I should call the neurosurgeon to see if I can get an earlier appointment with her, as it is scheduled for the day after my original MRI date.

DH is out for dinner again tonight - he has a new hire who started Monday and will be based in Barcelona and another who will report to new guy visiting from Gothenburg, so the three of them are out together. I bought food while I was in the city for me, so I will be eating rosemary gnocchi with pesto.

Thank y'all for enjoying my photos. I'm trying to keep it to as few as possible since we took so many photos between the two of us. I'll have to decide how to condense them for my album.

Oh, hell no!!!!  Absolutely not!!!

No plans for today but to stay indoors and stay cool. Tried going outside earlier but it was already to hot and humid. I'll be working on my planner and watch a movie or two.

For dinner we are having chicken salad sandwiches on a croissant.

Good Morning!

I spent some good quality time with my seam ripper this morning before I headed into work. I really want to get this quilt top finished so I can move on to another project. I am really kind of sick of this quilt and I don't think I even like it!! 

Dinner tonight is burger patties and ceasar salad. Quick and easy. 

Last night I made chicken lettuce wraps and they were quite good. 

The rain has stopped (for now) but I am wearing wool socks, blundstones, and a down vest!! Ahhh, summer in Alaska!!!


cadoodlebug I have really, really been enjoying your pictures. You are going to have quite the album to look back on!!

We ate out the last two nights so I really need to cook (or at least pretend cook) tonight. Since my BIL wants me to take him to Costco (he finally had to give up driving as the after-effects of his stroke over ten years ago have really disabled him), I think I’ll get … drum roll … a Costco chicken! Then the sky’s the limit. Currently thinking chicken mushroom risotto, thanks to JoP.

Today is the one-year anniversary of the gentleman friend’s wife’s passing. So please spare a kind thought for him and his adult kids.

I certainly will