Musings of an adventurous empty nest mom on everything under the sun.
Last night SweetPrince and I had our standing Friday night dinner date. Our original intention was to go to Fidels which is a mexican restaurant where we particularly enjoy the crab burritos, but it is a very popular place and even at 7:45, it was packed and the wait was 40 mins. Plus, the bar... Continue Reading →
Summertime Pasta. Chicken, penne, capers, onions and a very light sauce that was chicken broth based with lemon zest and some other seasons that I just don't remember! But, it was indeed a very light summery flovred pasta which I paired with some peas and carrots. I got 6 servings of this one so I'll... Continue Reading →
Southwest steaks. What I prepared there was the spice mixture that I rubbed on the steaks before cooking them. The long grain rice package was part of a promotional give away from one of their food suppliers that was given to me as I left. So all I had to add was the salad with... Continue Reading →
Road Runner Theme Are you there? Sitting on the floor in front of the tv in your pajamas on a Saturday morning? I love how it ends in an ad for Keds. Remember those? Run faster! Jump higher! Oh, I wanted Keds shoes!! Of course, if you are a girl of a certain age you... Continue Reading →
I told you that my friend Grumpy would get me those pictures (still waiting for the ones from the ex....don't hold your breath!) All photos are here. Just a disclaimer - I look horrible!! Damn wind blowing my hair into a mess and then, well, I never photograph well, but I also rarely care. It's... Continue Reading →
As you can tell by the bites, I almost forgot to take a picture of this one!! Pulled pork sandwiches. The meat, sauce and bread provided by DD. Corn on the cob on sale at Vons. The suggested side dish was cole slaw, and I suppose a green salad would have been healthier, but the... Continue Reading →
I spent this past week eating a fair amount of junk - bbq at work on the 3rd, just about everything on the 4th at the beach house etc. etc. This week though, I can control things pretty well because I have the dinners already prepared and I bring my own food to work for... Continue Reading →
IF my weekly goal was 2 - 30 min aerobic routines and 3 strength routines, I would meet it every week. But I should be doing 5 - 20 min routines so I keep falling short. I have caught up enough at work to be able to join the daily walks so that will help.... Continue Reading →
Just sharing a few here. For the complete album of beach scenes and houses and people and sunsets, go here. From the deck of the house we had a perfect view to the north of Dana Point and the fireworks display just off shore. To the south we could see the fireworks from the San... Continue Reading →
I am using a guest hostess for this post. Given the food theme for July, and my running weekly theme of writing about politics, it just made sense to turn to my friend who I refer to as FoodGal here and who goes by the name orangeclouds115 on DailyKos and on her newly launched blog... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 