With the current heat wave I'm having a difficult time with dinner menus.  Who wants to stand around a grill with temperatures in the high nineties?...alas we're cooking inside to cope with lack of motivation for the usual summer menu.   Tonight is pork tenderloin with fresh peach salsa, fresh creamed peas and sweet potato casserole.

Rubbing garlic on the tenderloin prior to cooking with a healthy coat of peach preserves sounds like an interesting twist.

Food and family are interesting dynamics...good food with traditions especially around the holidays and it does not matter which holiday we all have those traditions we cling to through out our lives.  With the 4th of July coming up I'm thinking smoked pork, macaroni salad, deviled eggs, baked beans and maybe some garlic bread to polish the meal off in style.

Having recently been on a family reunion the dynamics of relationships is always an interesting phenomenon.
People watching is a great way to analysis communication, gestures and body language of those we know and love...

Strawberry cake actually has jello in it?  So reading the recipe I read 1 (3 oz) package of strawberry jello and transposing in my mind (that's another reason I couldn't be an accountant) I saw 3 - 3 oz packages of jello...so I go by jello! 

Hope this tastes as good as it sounds!

Well it was not that great!  In fact I threw about 3/4 of the cake away...some recipes just do not give up the delightful taste we're looking for...!

Not sure where this recipe came from but it is delicious and my sister gave it to me

Chop NAPA cabbage
Chop 3 to 6 green onion (depending on servings)

Toast stove top small package of almonds, sunflower seeds and one package of ramen noodle in 1/2 stick of butter.

Mix one cup of oil, one cup of vinegar and 1 cup of sugar (I heat the vinegar so the sugar dissolves.

Toss together and enjoy!

Greek Salad and yes a local restaurant makes this but I want veggies cut small, no big hunks so I tried making a duplicate and it works beautifully...

1 Tomato
2 " of green pepper
1 cucumber
4 or 5 thin slices of red onion
feta cheese to taste
Kalamata olives (I use about 1/4 cup)

Buy some Cavendar's Greek seasoning...use 1/2 oil and 1/2 vinegar (you favorite brands, add 1 tablespoon of seasoning for 2/3 liquid) and a teaspoon sugar, shake well and pour over chopped vegetables, olives and feta.

If weight is not a concern slop the dressing with your favorite bread!

Yummy for summer dining.

Griddle Cookies - the cinnamon and raisins didn't actually have an amount listed on my copy of the recipe, so these amounts are what I use:


These are absolutely delicious and I've had the receipe for YEARS...a great breakfast and scrambled eggs.
Enjoy!
3 1/3 c sifted flour
1 c sugar
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp salt
3/4 tsp cinnamon
1 c shortening
1 egg
1/2 c milk
1 c raisins

Mix dry ingredients, cut in shortening, beat egg and milk together and add to dry/shortening mixture, mix in raisins. Roll out to 1/4" thick, 2" round cutter, cook on hot griddle.

cumin...from the net

Cumin was known to the Egyptians five millennia ago; the seeds have been found in the Old Kingdom Pyramids. The Romans and the Greeks used it medicinally ...

I was thrilled to find out about the benefits of cumin...It has been used for centuries and using it in Black Bean Soup is a favorite.  One bag of beans(washed), water and boil till done.  Add several teaspoons of cumin and when serving use a dopple of sour cream and your favorite brand of tostillos. 

 

Another tidbit in doing research something from the web, nuts are good for you especially almonds!