Taste Like Chicken Wednesday 6/26

Good Afternoon Chicks and thanks for the start Karen.

Chele - you've been a cooking whirly bird apparently today so good for you and taking a break!  We are sunny and hot and not quite as sticky as yesterday.  St. Crazy continues its journey to not letting up much.  Maybe next week with the holiday but that is definitely not a certainty.  The Second Street Market sounds wonderful.  We have a farmer's market in town each Saturday but more often than not, I found the purveyors and fare less than appealing.  I did and do always enjoy the pickle man who I occasionally break down and buy horseradish pickles from.

Karen - all hail to the ninja turle saver extraordinaire!  Thank heavens the guy stopped and didn't run you over which would have probably happened here in NY.  Nice to hear that you're happy with the hair cut and thinning.  I'm sure it makes a difference in keeping you cool!  The wound is finally appearing to heal.  I am back in a fresh Unna boot and will have one more this coming Friday.  I will have the 2nd injection next Tuesday on the same leg and then wait until the end of July for the injection on the other leg.  

Kathy - sounds like there has been much talk about the bear again.  Very cool that you were able to see the launch even from the house.  My dad was one of those young men who spent a great deal of time at Nasa and on the west coast with the space programs.  He was also heavily involved in his younger years in traveling the world and helping to set up radar for RCA and the program.  

Becky - I hope you are feeling alright and the knees aren't bothering you too much.  Sounds like the weather settled down a little bit. 

Linda - poor you and poor Micki with the ant bites!  YIKES!!  I am personally a mosquito magnet which drives me nuts!  I welt up and itch like a crazy person.  Hope they get all of the AC noises and such resolved for you soon!

Just wanted to stop in and say hello to all.  Gary will take Zoe to the vet tomorrow so he can see the state of the tail.  I need to leave early tomorrow as my mind has gone gooey and I need to renew my driver's license.  Hopefully I won't be waiting forever to have that renewal done.  If it's not too late, I might get lucky and have Gary take me for Paella for by BD.  If not we can always go on the weekend.

Be safe and have a good evening gals!  Ciao for now~

Becky, that is a lot of steps by noon. My knees would be crackling, my hips would be popping and my dogs would be woofing, if I did that many steps in so short a time. I am glad you cooled off. It is 88° roght now and we expect the same or warmer for the next couple of days.

Linda, I made plenty so come on over. Here is the recipe for the enchiladas. I told Iggy they are more American than Mexican but he liked them. Firehouse enchiladas


Karen, you asked about the Praeger bibimbap burger. It is Korean influenced and I found it at Meijer, I believe. We have a large population of Koreans in our neighborhood. We even have a Korean Christian church right across from the Sikh temple right around the corner. Dayton is getting quite a few different immigrant groups these days. I love the mix of people, culture and language.

Chele, we both must have had the prep/cook vibe today. I hope the butter beans turn out as amazing for you as they always do for me. I figured you would fix yourself some veggie enchiladas. Hope Iggy likes the new recipe. I need to subscribe to the Eating Well emails, but never quite get around to it. Fortunately, Liz forwards most of the vegetarian ones (thanks, Liz). There seem to be a lot of downtown areas without grocery stores. I think I tend to notice those things more than some people do because my grandparents, who lived just a couple blocks apart, had a local grocery store about equidistant from their homes. It went out of business years ago, so the closest grocery now is a convenience store, so not many healthy options. It's such a shame when that happens. Is "the bread man" the one you get the special loaves from? I made rag rugs for a while. It's becoming a lost art, like so many others. Is tomorrow when you go with your GFs? Hope you bring home some amazing things and have a tasty/healthy lunch. Yes, I can be the Ninja Turtle Saver. I'm actually married to the Turtle Whisperer. I wondered if you had a lot of Koreans that might eat that variety of burger. I miss living in an area with ethnic diversity. Austin was like that. Around here it's about 95% white and 5% everybody else. So generic Mexican and Asian are all our supermarkets tend to carry.

I don't think I've had horseradish pickles, Liz. How hot are they? I wouldn't have stopped in the middle of the road on too many roads even around here. This one isn't much of a road, so people tend to go slower to avoid the potholes, which are quite numerous. What a relief that your wound seems to finally be healing. Does the Unna boot keep the heat in so your leg sweats? Will you be taking Friday off next week to give you a 4-day weekend? I also seem to be a mosquito magnet and also a tick magnet this year, apparently. I hope you will actually get your birthday dinner on your birthday. We don't call it St. Crazy for no reason, so I guess it continues to live up to the name.

Linda, your mosquitoes aren't those little tiger striped ones I hope. I hate those sneaky little bugs.I can relate to those little things that turn up around the house. Did you get your menu planning accomplished?

Sorry the leg is still giving you problems, becky. But it sounds like you got your 10K before it started being too cranky.

Kathy, how's your weather? Are you getting rain again? Any talk of tropical storms or hurricanes? Was today your grocery day? Publix has salad on BOGO this week. Since I pulled the remaining arugula and romaine plants out of the garden this weekend, I'm going to have to buy salad this week. I haven't had to do that for about a month. Thanks for the location in Publix of the Teavana. That's where I'll look tomorrow. I may also go to Target because I think I saw that they have it.

Arya was out of turkey and sweet potatoes, so I made both of those for her this morning. At the same time, I marinated some tofu in poke sauce and baked it before dinner. I also made a new vegan oil-free ranch dressing that has tofu as its base and it was pretty good. I do enjoy ranch, but it's not vegan and the commercial stuff tends to have oil in it. Since I quit eating oils (which are a processed food), I don't like the greasiness. Similar to when people give up salt or sugar and foods are either too salty or too sweet for their tastes then. I washed a load of our everyday around the house clothes, vacuumed, and made a few essential oil preparations. I am planning to start listening to podcasts on the NuStep on Thursdays, so I had to download a couple of apps to the phone and charge the bluetooth headset. I think that has been my day. No wonder I'm a little tired. Could also blame that on the heat because the heat index is 95 right now. For any of you who are Beatles fans, there is a movie coming out Friday that you might enjoy. It's called Yesterday and it involves a world where the Beatles didn't exist. I won't spoil the rest of it but I can't wait to see it. The new avatar is a photo Dale took Monday evening after our storm came through.