Good 60º sunny morning. Hit about 93º yesterday. Today should be a bit
warmer. UGH.
Brian Jen and the kids are over camping at the coast. Brian took a picture
of his hamburger he was having for lunch at the pier in Brookings.... made me
drool.....
Hamburger bigger than the bun and bacon. OMG. He said Jen had mushrooms and
onions on hers! How cruel. LOL.
Yesterday was mundane. Laundry, crockpot chicken for Maggie, making
cards.... until dinner. That was fun!
First I made a watermelon martini. Put seedless watermelon into food
processor and liquefy. Strain through fine strainer or coffee filter. To 4 shots
of watermelon juice add 2 shots vodka, 1/2 shot triple sec, put in martini
shaker with ice and shake well. Pour into chilled glass.
Scrumptious!
Next I put olive oil in a big frying pan, coated the pork chops well,
filled the pan with water, brought to a boil and simmered until all the water
was gone. Then I added a bit more oil and fried those babies crispy.
I made a garbanzo bean and spinach salad....
1 can garbanzo beans, drained.
1 60z package baby spinach
1/4 cup diced red onion
1 T. balsamic vinegar
3 T. olive oil
about 1 t. dry adobo*, to taste
In a large bowl toss together beans, spinach, & onion.
Pour vinegar into small bowl, using a whisk, slowly drizzle in oil,
whisking constantly until combined. Season with adobo. Pour dressing over salad,
toss to coat evenly.
I cooked some corn on the cob. Put about 1/3 cup vinegar in cooking water
and corn will stay crisp and not get mushy.
Then I mixed some shredded Parmesan cheese with BF mayonnaise and slathered
that on the corn.
Salad was soooooo good, corn perfect, chop was crispy on the outside and
tender inside. Awesome!
*Adobo recipe....
6 T salt (I use sea salt)
6 T granulated garlic
4 T. oregano
2 T. black pepper (I used Sonoma citrus pepper)
2 T. turmeric
2 T. onion powder
I put it all in my Bullet mixer (or use a blender) and basically processed
it until a smooth blend. Will keep well in a tightly sealed jar.
The adobo dry mix seasoning can be sprinkled directly onto the meat or into
beans, stews, and rice.
Onions, olive oil, lime juice, sour orange juice, or vinegar are added to create wet rubs and marinades. For maximum flavor, the meat is allowed to marinate in the refrigerator overnight.
Onions, olive oil, lime juice, sour orange juice, or vinegar are added to create wet rubs and marinades. For maximum flavor, the meat is allowed to marinate in the refrigerator overnight.
... or you can buy it ready made...
Historically this date...
Some RCMP history here. Friend, Gator, his daughter and
her husband just retired from RCMP!
1948 – The United States Air
Force accepts its first female recruits into a program called Women in the
Air Force (WAF).
1960 – Francis Gary Powers
is charged with espionage resulting from his
flight over the Soviet Union.
And births this date include...
All I know. Nuff said. Happy Sunday. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom
Bobo
July 8th
