Good 35ยบ cloudy morning...
Yesterday morning.... sun was peeking through a
little...
Then this morning...
....and 5 minutes later...
Never did get any work done outside yesterday. The rain came down, the sun came out, Dude would lay in the sun, the sun would go and the rain would come down! All day long. So, I cleaned the dining room, tossed out stuff, rearranged furniture. Kept me out of trouble. Sort of.
Ok, here's an easy yummy one...
Baked Potato Soup
Use your leftover chicken and a variety of veggies. (or get an already
cooked rotissari chicken from the market)
5 large potatoes
3-4 shallots, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup flour
5 cups chicken stock (less sodium kind)
1 cup corn (canned drained or fresh or frozen)
1 cup chopped chicken (or use that leftover steak or pork chop and chop
small)
8oz cream cheese
1 cup milk
1 cup shredded cheese (white or yellow)
1 t. thyme
1 t. garlic/herb seasoning
2 pinches Rosemary
Toppings: Cheese, bacon bits, sour cream, chopped chives...Whatever
Bake potatoes and cool. Dice. Melt butter in skillet and saute shallots and
celery. Add flour and cook 3-4 minutes. Transfer to large pot. Slowly add
chicken stock until it thickens. Add 2 potatoes and mash into the liquid. Add
rest of potatoes and spices. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring often. Add cream
cheese, shredded cheese until melted. Add milk, chicken and corn. Cook 3-5
minutes more. Ladle into bowls and add toppings.
Historically
this date...
1933 – The Gestapo, the official secret police force of Nazi
Germany, is established.
1981 – Dr. Michael R. Harrison of the University of California, San Francisco Medical
Center performs the world's first human open fetal surgery.
1986 – A nuclear
reactor accident occurs at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Soviet Union (now Ukraine), creating the world's worst nuclear disaster.
1991 – Seventy
tornadoes break out in the central United States. Before the outbreak's end,Andover, Kansas, would record the year's only F5 tornado
(see Andover, Kansas Tornado Outbreak).
2005 – Under
international pressure, Syria withdraws
the last of its 14,000 troop military garrison in Lebanon, ending its 29-year military domination of that country
(Syrian occupation of Lebanon).
Births this
date include....
1933 – Carol
Burnett, American comedian
Carol lived with her mother in Hollywood on Cherokee Avenue
in a brownstone between Hollywood Boulevard and Yucca. My grandmother and aunt
lived a block over on Whitley Avenue. Didn't know Carol (she wasn't famous yet)
but probably had walked past her apartment building a bunch of
times.
1938 – Duane
Eddy, American guitarist and actor
1942
– Bobby
Rydell, American singer, drummer, and actor
One of my many zillions of treasures... The Kermit Phone...
works when hooked up to a hard line.... belonged to my BFF Patty's brother Hal,
who passed away. Patty knew I LOVED frogs and gave it to me. ox
All I know. Happy Saturday. No game today for Tucker's team
so that means I will continue with my quest to delete stuff from my life/house
and make Goodwill happy. Nuff said. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom Bobo
April 26th
National Pretzel Day
National
Pretzel Day celebrates pretzels of all shapes and sizes.
How
do you like your pretzel? Thick or thin? Straight or twisted? Crisp and crunchy,
or soft? Salted, unsalted, mustard flavored, perhaps? There's no shortage of
types of pretzels. If you are having trouble deciding which ones, mix a bunch of
different types of pretzels in a big bowl, and grab a handful, or two, or three,
or..... (BTW, I like the peanut butter stuffed ones!)
Did
you know? Pretzels are believed to
be the world's oldest snack. Pretzels date back to 610AD in Southern France.
Monks baked thin strips of dough into the shape of a child's arms folded in
prayer. Add a little salt, and Voila! ...the pretzel industry was born.
