Musings
We took advantage of the weekend 10% across the board Target discount, a nod to the 40 million card numbers that Target’s computers did not keep safe, but only very lightly. No Barbies—I saw carts with multiple Barbies roaming the aisles. No clothing. Odds and ends like…toilet paper.
On a different stop, we were looking for inexpensive bourbon for…Bourbon Balls! Growing up, Mom orchestrated the baking of dozens of cookies in several styles, along with usually three, kinds of fruitcake, and the unbaked Bourbon Balls. Me, I get to the Bourbon Balls, and rarely farther.
We found this peeling mural of a Maasi warrior on one of our non-Target stops….
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I’ve been making veggie salads the last few days—if you count tomatoes as a dietary veggie (yeah, I know it’s not botanically a veggie). This is yesterday’s tomato-avocado salad (with cilantro, lime juice, green onion tops, that kind of thing). I forgot to photo today’s hummus, with shredded fresh mint and toasted pignolas on top.
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I never know what I’ll find at the international supermarkets; JCB spotted these gummy sharks. Love the white belly/dark back detail.
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Our neighbors are doing some flinging preparatory to remodeling, and gifted this fine selection to JCB.
Takes me back—and I was never a graphic designer!
Mmmmmm; kitchen smells great—regular white ’taters, cauliflower, and brussels sprouts are roasting in the oven….
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Marinated sashimi salmon in (fancy Japanese organic) soy and fresh ginger, and stir-fried assorted veg over (also fancy and organic) udon noodles—fine, fine, meal!
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From yesterday at the market.
There’s some vocabulary: pissenlit. Pronounced pee-sohn-leet. Thanks, Google Translate.
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Seduced once again by the sounds in the word “rambutan“…a photo, not a purchase.
Instead, we did the Oaxaca thing—herbs for a pot of black beans, warm tortillas, the right string cheese ball, a perfect avocado, some tomatillos and tomatoes, limes, onions, the full complement of goodies….
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In honor of Leftover Day, here’s a slice…well, from yesterday, all fresh and yummy. Only a marginal decline overnight, I can report….
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We made a contribution to today’s feast, with the focal dishes made by our hosts. In the basket is a bowl of beets, with sweets to the left, and ummmmmmm pies!
I was able to do some careful stacking in the basket, and we transported our loot in one load….
Modestly…it may have been the best piecrust I’ve ever made….
What a great meal, good times, laughs and stories. Thanks, everyone….
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My new-trick-in-old-age for this season is cranberry sauce. Useta not like it. Now, just this season, I’m a convert.
Maybe I make it more tart. Maybe my tastes have changed.
Anyway, mark me down as a cranberry sauce fan.
That is, cranberry sauce that’s just some berries, sugar, and water. I’m not tooooo adventurous!
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