Sunshine ! ~ Dude & Bruiser ~ Order Tadpoles/Etc. ~ Italian Easter Pie ~ Aidan Duran ~ Nicole/Bob/&Mike

Good 34º slightly foggy morning.

OMGOSH, yesterday no clouds!!!  This was at 8am...

Sunshine!!!

And I have a tulip that bloomed!

And we warmed to 68º !!! Dude and Bruiser were happy happy happy with the warm day.....

My daughter posted this on her FB page... tadpoles were ordered for one of the classes at the grammar school she works at...

https://www.nature-gifts.com/?s=Tadpoles&post_type=product

You can order ant farms, worm farms, hermit crabs, butterfly houses.... Amazing!

Italian Easter Pie

This from Mr. Food Test Kitchen .... Whether you serve this for Easter brunch or with the big meal, get ready for all sorts of "oohs" and "aahs," 'cause this Italian Easter Pie is really impressive. It's basically a quiche-like pie that's studded with chopped Italian meats. It's an Italian tradition, and a pretty tasty one at that!

 

What You'll Need

• 2 (9-inch) rolled refrigerated pie crusts (from a 14.1-ounce package)
• 3 eggs
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 (15-ounce) container ricotta cheese
• 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 cup chopped ham
• 1/2 cup chopped Genoa salami
• 1/2 cup chopped pepperoni slices

What to Do

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Unroll 1 pie crust and place in a 9-inch deep cake pan, pressing crust firmly bottom and up sides of cake pan.
2. In a large bowl, whisk eggs, Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, and pepper. Add ricotta and mozzarella cheese; mix well. Stir in ham, salami, and pepperoni until thoroughly combined. Pour into pan, then cover with remaining pie crust and pinch edges together to seal; then, flute. Using a knife, cut 4 (1-inch) slits in top. 
3. In a small bowl, whisk egg and water. Brush top of crust with egg wash. Bake 55 to 60 minutes or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean and top is golden-brown. Let sit 15 minutes before serving.

Special birthday today...

Olga and Jimmy Duran's (LASD Lt.) son Aidan is celebrating. HAPPY 15th BIRTHDAY AIDAN!

Historically this date.......

1930 – Constantinople and Angora change their names to Istanbul and Ankara.

1979 – Operators of Three Mile Island's Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania fail to recognize that a relief valve in the primary coolant system has stuck open following an unexpected shutdown. As a result, enough coolant drains out of the system to allow the core to overheat and partially melt down.

1990 – President George H. W. Bush posthumously awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal.

And births this date include...

1899 – August Anheuser Busch, Jr., American brewer and baseball executive (d. 1989)

1905 – Marlin Perkins, American zoologist and television host (d. 1986)

Births this date include....

1943 – Conchata Ferrell, American actress

1948 – Dianne Wiest, American actress

1955 – Reba McEntire, American singer and actress

1970 – Vince Vaughn, American actor

1986 – Lady Gaga, American singer and songwriter

.........gag....................

Later there was a commercial on our local channel for Kitchen Company, in Grants Pass. My friend Jennifer Murphy works there and in the commercial was her guy, Mike Hannan....... being shown an item by one of the store owners....

 Mike is coming over to day to do some yard work for me. Yeah!

and Bob Klamm, husband of our late friend Michol, with Nicole Schneider, who is the store manager.

All I know. Nuff said. Happy Hump Day. Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo 

Observed each year on March 28, National Something on a Stick Day is a food holiday that lets you use your creative talents.  Once you get started, the possibilities are endless.  Foods that comes on a stick are fun and easy to eat.

There isn’t much that can’t be put on a stick when talking about food. Soup might be that one exception, though if it were flavorful frozen, we might make an exception.

From cool summer treats like the Popsicle to frozen food staples like the corn dog, food on a stick is one of the world’s great inventions. Fresh fruit kabobs and skewers of grilled veggies and meat are both summer favorites.

Street fairs and food trucks have created a variety of recipes made to go on a stick that takes us from breakfast to after party hunger with flavor combinations that sometimes make us wonder why we haven’t tried that before!  Whether it is fresh and healthy or breaded and deep fried, menu choices are broad and plentiful for National Something on a Stick Day.

HOW TO OBSERVE

Get inventive and create your own combination.   How about grilled pear on a stick? Or perhaps meat and cheese squares or brownie and marshmallows bites? Have a creative breakfast, lunch or dinner and have fun with the day!!