Good 47º smokey hazy morning.
Dang it was cold, 52º at 9:30, yesterday morning. I almost turned on the
heater!! But then we warmed to the low 80ºs and it got smokey as heck!
UGH....
We topped at 84º.
Breakfast was the other omelette and the rest of the Schwans Shrimp Scampi
on top with spinach and tomatoes and carrot roll for dessert with coffee.
My friends Gator (USN ret) and his June in Florida were so fortunate to have minimal damage to their home. Only a few pieces of siding came off...
Storm Murcott (LASD ret) did ok with the storm too. No damage other than
trees down around the neighborhood... His driveway:
Rick (LASD ret) and Vickie Buhman had a part of a fence down is all....
And Terri Prim (LASD secretary and station supervisor ret from Avalon) and
her husband Berry said they had no damage to their property.
Power out for a long time though!
Do you remember Mr. T? OMG, haven't seen him in a long time!
Historically this date.........
1920 – The Wall Street bombing: a bomb in
a horse wagon explodes in front of the J. P.
Morgan building in New York City – 38 are
killed and 400 injured.
1959 – The first
successful photocopier, the Xerox
914, is introduced in a demonstration on
live television from New
York City.
And births this date include...
So sad, she had been such a
beauty!
Yesterday was another shoulder therapy. Then a quick stop at the market for chicken thighs to cook for Dude. Had a fun conversation with Ryan, the butcher. Super nice guy! They recently went to Disneyland. Then a short chat with a woman wearing a "born in September" shirt that was funny. And lastly a chat with a Marine who served in WWII.
My daughter Kristen and he son Jack
went to Din Tai Fung Restaurant for dinner.
This restaurant is in the Arcadia Mall and if you haven't been there, and you
live in the area, you should go! They have the BEST dumplings!!!! OMG. And their
garlic green beans side dish is sooooooooo good!
They have Tai and Chinese food.
My dinner last night was something I had not made before....
I thought of you Carol Nasca and you Mike Cippola when I got this pasta...
made in Monastero Di Montebello Isola del Piano, Italy in a company established
in 1388! Viva Italiano!!
First roast the eggplant, cut into bite sized pieces and mushrooms cut in
half, and some fresh peeled garlic tossed with olivel oil and baked at 400º for
about 35 minutes.
Then put in pan with marinara sauce ...
Cooked the penne and added that in along with about 1/2 cup of the pasta
cooking water.
When cooking the pasta (in heavily garlic salted water!) I put a wooden
spoon across the top of the pot and it will not boil over! Old trick I learned
years ago...
This was soooooo good! I have lots of leftovers I put in quart size zip
bags to freeze for later...
The sunset last night was very smokey....
All I know. Nuff said. Happy Saturday. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom Bobo
September 16th
Mexican Independence Day celebrates Mexico's Independence from Spain.
This day is celebrated in Mexico with parades, fiestas, fireworks, and
picnics.
Mexican Independence Day History:
In 1810, Father Miguel Hidalgo of Dolores, Mexico was planning a revolt to
free the country from Spanish rule. On September 15, 1810 at 11:00 pm, Father
Hidalgo rang his church bell to call his parishioners, and rally them to fight
off Spanish rule. He then made a speech to his congregation, and the fight for
freedom began.
Today, Mexican people mark this very special holiday, by repeating the
ringing of the bells at 11:00 pm on the 15th. It is followed by a day of
celebrations on the 16th.
And since it's Mexican Independence Day it's also
National Guacamole Day!
History of Guacamole:
Mesoamericans (a term derived from the Greek, meaning Middle
America. It refers to a geographical and cultural area which extends from
northern Mexico down through central America, including Guatemals, Belize,
Honduras, and El Salvador) a region cultivated the wild avocado, a tree of fruit
aht had grown in the region for millions of years. Dating back to the Mayan
times, pre Azte, guacamole was made from avocado, onion, chiles, fresh tomato,
and salt.
The conquering Aztecs called the avocado "Ahuacatl" The "tl"
is pronounced "tay". Hence, "ah-hwa-CAH-tay" and "ah-waka-MOLE-ee".
When the Spanish conquistador under Hernán Cortés arrived in
1519, they heard "ah-hwah-cah-tay" as "aguacate", the spelling and pronunciation
they used. In Spanish it became "guacamole" (huac-ah-moe-lay).
