aKathy's What's for Dinner 8/2

Happy Friday dinner friends! 

scrapmaven - enjoy your breakfast out- I rarely eat breakfast out- It's always a treat when I do.  

sueg - I hope the weather holds out for you also- Enjoy your dinner! 

I'm listening to a course that I'm taking for one of my professional goals- The topic isn't boring, but the speaker is pretty dry. I want to get this 18 hour self paced course finished!  When I finish this section I'm going to the grocery store. I have somewhat of a meal plan made, DH is still at the ranch thru the weekend, but I'm desperate for fresh veggies and fruit. 

Dinner will be a salad or baked sweet potato. 

I may have finally figured out how to add pictures, Here are a couple of the pup.  The second one is her favorite place to "chill" when at the ranch.  Never a dull moment here! 

Happy Friday!

I woke up in a funk today and it's not getting better as the day goes on. I barely got the Wordle and I've already had one issue at work. I just need to get through the day and on to the weekend.

I'm going to see the new M. Night Shaymalan movie tomorrow so I'm looking forward to that.

It's going to be 103 here today with a heat index of 110 so I'm definitely not looking forward to that! So thankful for good AC!

Hope you all have a great day!

Edited to add dinner plans! I'm having salisbury steak and mashed potatoes. 

He's doing well! We see improvement daily. He's just been approved to transfer to a top rehab facility in the medical center. They are waiting on both insurance approvals and medical approvals so the transfer will most likely happen on Monday or Tuesday next week. It's an aggressive program which is what he asked for. So with luck he'll be home in 2 weeks or so!

I am off to visit a friend today and get a tour of her recent remodel, then we are going to lunch. She doesn't live far from the medical center so I'll go see DH after that.

Hope everyone has a good weekend!

austinscrapaddict...OMG..Your pup is just to cute!!!! Clearly she knows how to "chill"!!!!!
GypsyGirl...Glad to hear your DH continues to improve!!! Good News on the rehab!!!

I had to have my vehicle at the dealer early for an engine light that came on, seems it wanted a software update, Go figure....I guess this is 2024, not 1974!!! I know... showing my age here.
DH met me for breakfast at our local place..which was good. Then I went to the market. Tomorrow is our retirees brunch and I needed ingredients for the baked french toast I am making.

I have been doing some prep work for a baby album I am making for DH's nephew and his wife. They are not finding out the gender of the baby, so the gender specific pages will have to wait, unless I do doubles one set in each color.
The shower is the WE after I get back from France so I want to at least get this project rolling.

Dinner will be grilled pork ribs which DH seasoned with one of his rib rubs, salad and leftover cole slaw

lucyg..omg a nations burger.. such a classic!!!

drove to idaho in 12.5 hrs yesterday..only stopped to pee cause it was so hot and smokey.. didn't feel like doing anything else. this morning, swam in the pool across the driveway. met a couple who bought the condo my dad owned in the 1980's.

unloading the car today. going to the store.. have no idea about dinner for me.. may just snack. dh has a rib stew he made, that's not in my meal plan.

I have a huge stack of new stuff for the kitchen here. so will spend today and the rest of the week reorganizing the whole thing. of course, about the time I was crossing the bay bridge after leaving home I realized there were at least two big bags I meant to bring with me and didn't. oh well.

may go to the free classical concert tonight. they have a 6 week musical festival with musicians from all over the us and the world and they have an open pavilion and big lawn and you can just see them for free. take a picnic or snag a seat. it is hot out here.. about 90.

so hi from idaho. I'll be here about 1 week.

I hope you enjoyed breakfast! I haven't had an English muffin in years but have weirdly been craving one lately and thinking about learning how they were made on the GBBO a few years ago. So I just spent 30 or so minutes searching/reading recipes. 

I might be fighting her for that spot - she is adorable. 

Glad you made it safely to Idaho, ntsf.

Great news for your DH, **GypsyGirl**.

Now I just spent another 30 minutes checking out local summer concert series and was reminded tonight is my city's monthly Art Walk. Depending on when DH is likely to get home, I might take him done for a wander around.

I'd abandon dinner plans to eat from one of the food trucks I know will be at the Art Walk, but I've already made a potato and green bean salad. It's going to be a hot day here, too, so all indoor cooking gets done early. Salmon will be grilled later along with the usual vegetables (asparagus, onion, peppers and zucchini).

scrapmaven your english muffin makes me think of crumpets. There used to be a great British tea shop near Golden Gate Park and they had fresh crumpets.  We hate our fridge too but are waiting on remodeling the kitchen to make a larger opening for the fridge.

austnscrapaddict what a cute dog!

cadoodlebug regarding yesterday's meme we had another golden retriever that adored cows. We would be driving and as soon as we said cows he would jump up to look at them.

taylortroop You might want to check out thundershirts for dogs. They are supposed to help in storms calming their anxiety.

**GypsyGirl** how wonderful to have an end in site to coming home.

karenlou software updates can be critical. We kept having problems with our older CRV not starting, replacing the battery and alternator only to have it happen again. After googling a lot online I determined it was a software update and I came into the dealership with my towed car and showed them the info. They were like it's the alternator but they agreed to have that checked out. I was right.

lucyg how fun to go to Benihana!  I love soul/blues. Sounds wonderful.

ntsf outdoor classical music sounds wonderful.  We used to go to the Hollywood Bowl and loved the concerts.

Yesterday I met a friend for a 3 hour lunch.  We meet twice a year and spend lots of time catching up. It was a full day.  Today is a little more relaxed.  DH will get off early and wants to pick up dim sum for lunch/dinner. I had avocado toast for breakfast with (the illegal in Korea) Everything but the bagel seasoning and tomatoes from the garden.  So tasty.

lucyg that show sounds like a lot of fun, and definitely something that I (and my Blues-loving DSO) would really enjoy.

ntsf 12.5 hours driving?!   How? And more importantly, WHY?! There's no way I could do that. Four hours is the absolute longest I can drive, then I start falling asleep. I admire people like you who can drive long distances (but I still wouldn't want to do it). 

A friend from work and I went out to a concert last night. It was by one of our favourite female singers (who we saw earlier this year) and a male singer doing the songs of Carole King and James Taylor. It was fabulous! 

Before the show, we had dinner at an Argentinian restaurant close to work and the concert venue. We didn't have a lot of time, so we each ordered some small dishes. My three were all delicious, but I tell you what, I was glad that I had a big lunch, because they were not very filling!




Matrimonio Moruno: Don Bocarte black anchovy, Yurrita while anchovy, cultured cream & tomato on garlic toast
Croqueta de jamón y chorizo: Jamón Iberico, chorizo, bresaola croquette, aioli & caper and guindilla relish
Ceviche de corvina: Kingfish, celeriac tigers milk, pickled kohlrabi, smoked Avruga caviar, puffed corn & coriander


I've just noticed that my poor little croqueta is blurry! I was trying to take the photos quickly, so that I didn't look like one of those wankers who always takes photos of their food   and I messed it up. 

I must admit, the first time I went to this Argentinian restaurant and saw "tigers milk" as one of the components, I was a little perplexed and a lot grossed out!   I googled it, and to my relief, discovered that it's "a traditional Peruvian sauce that is commonly added to a ceviche, commonly made from lime juice, sliced onions, pepper, salt, some chillies and juices from the fish." I mean, "fish juice" doesn't make it sound much more appealing haha, but it was tangy and delicious.