Due to the above, here’s the new look:
Dee's New Look
I was actually pleased today that for the first time I’ve been able to achieve 25% of what my hairdresser could do on a bad day. Thanks Margie and Helen! A month ago I had 4″ cut off and I gave Helen carte blanche to give me a style. I’m happy with it and can do it in 5 minutes, though I did have to dust off my hair dryer – really!!! Dee
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This month, Jim and I will have been married for six years. Unemployed at the time, he obtained a provisional patent for a smart phone application he invented. Over the years four were stable, work-wise, and I could food shop as I liked. I hate clothes shopping but love a great grocery or farmer’s market!
During the month of July, when an offer was rescinded and he’d already put in notice, we ate out of the freezer and pantry (no, John, we still have Bambi) for a few weeks, with fruits and veg and dairy purchased. Our stores were down and then he got the new gig and I did a limited build-up. Then came Ike, and a major build-up. When the supermarket is dark, four days after a major hurricane, and the shelves are depleted a hoarding mentality sets in. I bought a big jar of applesauce, and very strange things that are still here.
Our pantry is chock-full of pasta, tomatoes, hearts of palm, artichokes, rice and couscous, salsa, jams, spices. Now that lean times have arrived, we’ve started with the freezer and pantry. I thawed tonight’s Cornish game hen and bought the potatoes to make latkes for Hannukah for a friend. Unfortunately even with an excellent wheat baguette and expensive extra-sharp cheddar Jim did not want a grilled cheese sandwich for lunch (we’re not going to restaurants for a while). Tomorrow I’ll make BLT’s and he can have a mug of butternut squash/carrot soup with it.
My dad will be in LA this weekend and we bought tickets and it would be a shame to waste them. It all depends upon whether Jim has an out-of-town interview on Friday. While it’s a brief weekend it would be nice to see the coast again, and family of course. Cheers! Dee
Tonight we’re splitting a Cornish game hen, with loaded baked potatoes, cucumber salad (recipe on site) and sliced tomatoes. I’ve marinated the hen in 1 c orange juice, 1/3 c soy sauce, two sliced scallions, two sliced cloves garlic, a splash of tabasco and pepper. Before roasting it in a 400 degree oven with the potatoes next door, I’ll add a bit of honey to the marinade and boil it down into a glaze, discard the solids and paint it on in the last few minutes of roasting. I’ll let you know how it turns out. Oh, I forgot that I also added about 1/2 tsp sesame oil to the marinade and could finish with a few sesame seeds on top, which I keep in the freezer.
Tomorrow I’ll tweak this somewhat for you, if it’s any good at all. I know the ingredients are good, and work together, so will hope for the best. If I give you a recipe for peanut butter, liver and mango on date-nut bread you’ll know I’m kidding, right? Actually there was a vegetarian sandwich I used to love at this little restaurant down the street. Romaine, perfectly ripe Brie, sliced mushrooms, sprouts and avocado (tomato?) on 12-grain bread. Fantastic. Hope you cooked today and were happy with the results.
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