aKathy's What's for Dinner 7/26

I was up bright and early this morning to get to DS’s house before DDIL left for work. I’m spending the day with grandboy #2. Grandboy # 1 is at his other grandparents house and grandboy #3 is at daycare. DS got called into work late last night so my babysitting services was a last minute thing.

I need to pop by the vet office to pick up a heartworm pill for Walker, then we might go for ice cream.

Not sure about supper tonight. The corn on the con last night was delicious.

I'll be right back. But I wanted to post this recipe for sueg

Oh no! Feel better.



Absolutely nothing. Jeremy was trying to talk me into going back to Ludington. I'm game but we need a dog sitter. We don't have one. So home it is. I've got lots of books to read.



Happy hibernating. Keep yourself safe from Covid.

I hope lucyg is feeling even better today. And I'd love an update from **GypsyGirl** too.

I just got back from a trip to Rite Aid and Joann's. Rite Aid, the entire chain, is going out of business. I admit that scrapmaven inspired me to also have turquoise toes. So I specifically went in there to get nail polish. Hahaha...all cosmetics were 70% off. So I bought three. And I found a Reader's Digest guide to plant based eating. Huge book. Reg price $20. I got it for $6. Even just a couple of good recipes will be worth the cost. Then I went to JoAnn's. To look at Halloween decorations again. I spent $100. On more Halloween decorations. Just what I needed right? I'm hiding some of them from Jeremy. He doesn't give one rip about the money. It's the fact that we already have so many decorations. I'll hear about it forever. Besides, I'll go back next week and pick up a few more things too. And so I'd rather get his look of disapproval once instead of week after week. LOL! Anybody been to Michaels lately and can speak to their Halloween decorations? It's all the way across town and so I don't go there as often.

I ended up making flautas last night. So I'm just about to put some in the oven right now for lunch. It is quick and easy recipe. They also are very satisfying mentally. You know how some dinners just you feel more satisfied after eating them than others? Yeah that is this meal. I could make that white bean ball soup for dinner. Let's see what Jeremy says.

How many times a week do you go on average? I'm aiming for 3-4 times a week. Today we did our weights without touching our feet to the bottom of the pool.

I've never had one but does anyone else giggle like a 12-year-old boy when you read this?

Do it! You deserve it after all this hard work on your bathroom.



I am just not getting what is funny. Please tell me so I watch what I say to whom.

Feeling fine today, thanks. Hope Mr. and Mrs. scrapmaven start feeling better.

Dinner might be this pasta dish with heirloom tomatoes, sausage, and rigatoni. I will drown it in mozzarella for good measure.

I love cabbage and Brussels sprouts. All cruciferous vegetables.

I don’t get what’s funny about making flautas, either. 🤔

I boiled the potatoes and blanched the green beans already so just need to grill the tuna and assemble (with boiled eggs, tomatoes, olives, butter lettuce) our Salade Nicoise to eat as we enjoy the opening Olympic opening ceremony tonight. DD works next door to my favorite bakery so I'll get her to pick up a baguette to go with it all.

If I'm inspired, I might make an olive tapenade, too. Our olive trees gave us a bumper crop last year and this has become my favorite way to use them.

Hope a day of rest knocks out whatever is hitting you, scrapmaven . I love almost all vegetables, so say yes to beets, cabbage and Brussels sprouts. Just not boiled to a waterlogged limp mess. Raw, roasted, pickled, sauteed all get a big yes. 

Hope baby snuggles are part of your birthday celebration, Judy26 .

I walked the neighborhood again today and hope to get to the beach tomorrow. It is cooler and much flatter so I will definitely go further.

Yesterday's pasta salad was delicious.

Grandboy #2 and I just cleaned his room. It was a nightmare with toys all over the floor and Lego everywhere. He wasn’t very happy when we started but then he started getting into it when he kept finding things that he had lost, like under the bed and the dresser! The room looks great and now I’m giving him some screen time.

I did a 3.25 mile walk...alone today as my BFF had an appointment...It was quick and easy, also the weather is JUST perfect, I'll take 80 and sunny with no humidity every day!!!

I love brussel sprouts roasted with the beets and baby carrots 😊

Dinner is out tonight as DH has a generous GC from his brother, we are going to Legal C ...part of the Legal Seafood family. So something fishy for sure!!

Lucyg, Glad you are feeling fine.
Scrapmavens...Hope you are both feeling better soon!

Thank you for the birthday wishes! DD treated me and my sister, niece and a good friend to a prime rib dinner at a local restaurant. It was delicious and I have enough leftovers for a couple of meals. It was a lovely day.