Good 44º VERY foggy morning. UGH. Yesterday we topped out at 66º late afternoon. It was so comfy then. Nice!
Pasta salad.... OMGOOD!!!
1 12oz pkg tricolor spiral pasta
4 cups broccoli florets
1 pint grape tomatoes
1 6oz can ripe pitted olives, drained
salt and pepper to taste
1½ cups Italian Salad dressing or your favorite..... I mix
olive oil, some lemon juice, and mayonnaise.
When I have it I also like to add in some diced up avocado.
1. Cook pasta according to package directions. Add in broccoli
florets the last 2 minutes of cooking. Drain.
2. Transfer pasta to large bowl, adding in olives and tomatoes
and salt and pepper. Drizzle with salad dressing and toss to coat. Refrigerate
til serving.
Special birthday today... Vanette Ford Christensen (LASD ret..
Temple Stn and ELA Sgt.). Hope you have a GREAT Birthday Van!!!! xo
Historically this date....
1910 – Lakeview Gusher, the
largest U.S. oil well gusher near Bakersfield,
California, vented to atmosphere.
1951 – Korean War: For the second
time, United Nations troops
recapture Seoul.
1964 – A jury in Dallas, Texas, finds Jack Ruby guilty of killing Lee Harvey Oswald,
assumed assassin of John F. Kennedy.1995 – Space Exploration:
Astronaut Norman Thagard becomes
the first American astronaut to ride to space
on-board a Russianlaunch
vehicle.
And births this date
include....
1863 – Casey Jones, American
railroad engineer (d. 1900)
1879 – Albert Einstein,
German-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d.
1955)
1914 – Lee Petty, American race car
driver (d. 2000)
Lee Petty is shown here with son,
Richard, grandson, Kyle and great-grandson, Adam in a 1999 photo.
Sadly, Lee Petty passed away on April
5, 2000 and Adam died tragically about a month later in a racing incident when
he was practicing with a Busch series car at New Hampshire Motor
Speedway.
Racing was in their blood right on down
the line from Lee.
1920 – Hank Ketcham, American
cartoonist (d. 2001)
1928 – Frank Borman, American
astronaut and CEO
1933 – Sir Michael Caine, British actor
1946 – Steve Kanaly, American
actor
1948 – Billy Crystal, American
actor and comedian
LOL... thanks John:
If people from Poland are called Poles, then
why aren't people from Holland called
Holes?
Later dinner was the last of the left over roasted veggies heated in the Air Fryer and
stuffed sole (Omaha Steaks) cooked in the copper pot with the steamer rack in
the oven for 40 minutes.
I put a dollop of Trader Joe's Tartar Sauce with it...
YUMMMMMMM!
This shared by Rod Johnson (LASD ret. former USMC) and this 11 year old
will blow your mind. She is amazing... Smart! Frank! Articulate! Wow......
All I know. Nuff said. Happy Tuesday. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom
Bobo
March 14th
National Potato Chip Day
Here you go Mr. President... your favorite snack!!!
National Potato Chip Day celebrates the ever popular potato chip. Potato
Chips are America's #1 snack food. But, its not just a snack food. Its the
potato of choice for many lunchtime and dinner meals. Regular (or plain) potato
chips are by far the most popular. Other popular flavors are barbecue, sour
cream & onion, oil & vinegar, and ranch.
Did you Know? Potato chips
were first made by Chef George Crum in Saratoga Springs, NY on August 24, 1853.
Americans have been in love with them ever since.
Make your own potato chips! Its easy to do. The kids will love it, and so
will you. Find
out how.
Celebrating National Potato Chip Day is easy.... eat potato chips during
meals and
snacks.
