Good 50º cloudy morning. We hit 89º yesterday.
"Chance" of rain..
Throw Back Thursday... Brian Little League 1983
And speaking of Brian, he took this picture of the Rogue River from Caveman
Bridge in Grants Pass.. Beautiful!
Breakfast yesterday was low fat Greek yogurt topped with fruit and a
pistachio muffin. Mmmmmmm......
It was yard work day. Pull weeds, trim bushes, and mow. Oh,
and dog poop duty too! It was only 80º but I was melting!! Came in and had a
glass of wine with ice cubes. I never do that, but boy it was good and cooled me
off!!!
UPS Dave was here with a couple packages for me. One was some mayonnaise I
ordered. I have always been a dyed in the wool Best Foods gal, but now like to
experiment. The one on the right is a GREAT mayo. I love it. The others I have
never tried. "Pomegranate" sounds interesting!!!
It's summer and those of you who grow zucchini know how
overwhelming the amount of squash becomes. Here is a great zucchini
pizza casserole:
4 cups shredded unpeeled zucchini
1/2 t. salt
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 cups (8oz) shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
1 cup (4oz) shredded cheddar cheese, divided
1 pound ground beef (or pork or chicken or
turkey)
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 can (15 oz) Italian tomato sauce
1 medium green pepper, chopped
Preheat oven to 400º. Put zucchini in colander, sprinkle with
salt and let stand 10 minutes. Then squeeze out the moisture.
Combine zucchini, eggs, Parmesan, half the mozzarella, half
the cheddar. Press into 13x9 baking dish.
Bake 20 minutes. Meanwhile in large saucepan cook beef and
onion over medium heat, until meat is no longer pink. Drain. Add tomato sauce.
Spoon over zucchini mixture. Sprinkle with remaining cheeses and green pepper.
Bake about 20 minutes longer.
Historically this date..
- 1810 – John Jacob Astor forms the Pacific Fur Company.
- 1812 – War of 1812: Great Britain revokes the restrictions on American commerce, thus eliminating one of the chief reasons for going to war.
- 1860 – The United States Congress establishes the Government Printing Office.
- 1865 – American Civil War: At Fort Towson in the Oklahoma Territory, Confederate, Brigadier General Stand Watie surrenders the last significant rebel army.
- 1868 – Typewriter: Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention he called the "Type-Writer."
- 1914 – Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa takes Zacatecas from Victoriano Huerta.
- 1917 – In a game against the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox pitcher Ernie Shore retires 26 batters in a row after replacingBabe Ruth, who had been ejected for punching the umpire.
- 1942 – World War II: The first selections for the gas chamber at Auschwitz take place on a train full of Jews from Paris.
- 1942 – World War II: Germany's latest fighter aircraft, a Focke-Wulf Fw 190, is captured intact when it mistakenly lands at RAF Pembrey in Wales.
- 2013 – Nik Wallenda becomes the first man to successfully walk across the Grand Canyon on a tight rope.
Dinner was an Omaha Steaks
marinated salmon filet. Pop in the microwave for 4 minutes.
Perfect!
...And a side of Veggie
Cakes. I got these at Costco and they are SOOOOO good!!!!
Cesar dressing on the
salad and the Pomegranate Mayo for dipping with the salmon and veggie
cakes...
OMGOOOOOOD!!!
After dinner I watched the
news, depressing.
A glass of wine and one of
my favorite summer shows, Night Shift.
EXCEPT last night's show
was AWFUL!!! With all the race rioting, cop hating, etc that is and has been
going on, this show was about cop shootings and riots. WHY????? Can't we have
something to watch that is pleasant, uplifting, interesting, and/or
educational???????????????????? Grrrrr...
All I know. Nuff said. Happy TBT. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom Bobo
June 23rd
June 23 is National Pecan Sandy
Day. Sandy cookies
are as old as the history of baking itself, and
pecan
sandy is relatively a new invention.
Sandy cookies, or sablé cookies, originated in France. This is a
shortbread-like butter cookie with texture and color resembling sand. French
“sablé” means sand in English, that is why the translated name is often used to
describe the dough.
Sandy cookies were very popular in France as tea cookies and today they
can be found worldwide. Lemon and chocolate variations of traditional sablé
cookies are the most popular. But the Americans invented their own variety of
sandy cookies. American dough is a bit lighter than original French shortbread,
and chopped pecan nuts are added to cookies. One more variety – a half of pecan
nut embellishment is on the top of each cookie. No matter what kind of pecan
sandy cookies you will choose, their texture will melt in your mouth. This makes
sandy cookies a perfect companion to a cup of tea or coffee. Happy National
Pecan Sandy Day!
