Lavender Syrup

July 15, 2020 On Sunday morning, while the day was fairly cool, I went outside with a large bowl and a pair of kitchen sheers to harvest a large portion of my lavender blooms to make lavender syrup. I got the idea to make lavender syrup after reading Dorothy’s post from The New Vintage Kitchen […]

Shingles Long Term Effect – Postherpetic Neuralgia

July 9, 2020 I had shingles when I was 42. It left me with postherpetic neuralgia, which normally goes away in a few months. I am one of the unlucky ones, my postherpetic neuralgia has lasted years, and at this point, I believe I will deal with it for the rest of my life.

Update on Luna – Weight Gain

July 8, 2020 We weighted Luna on Monday and found that she had gained weight. She now weights 5 lbs and 2 oz! She is up from 4 lbs and 6 oz. While she still is emaciated, she no longer looks likes a walking skeleton. She seems to be moving better, but she is still […]

Apple Sauce Instant Pot Ribs

The ribs come out with a slight sweet and smoky taste. The apple sauce seems to prevent the ribs from drying out. Bruce really loves this recipe. Serves 6

Instant Pot and Grill Dinner

Dinner Menu from July 3, 2020 Appetizers Grilled Jalapeno Peppers Stuffed with Goat Cheese Dinner Apple Sauce Instant Pot Ribs Grilled Corn Grilled Summer Squash Grilled Grilling Onion Dessert Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

Strawberry and Rhubarb Pie

I bought strawberries at Costco and they were sweet and delicious. I have rhubarb growing in my garden and I introduced the strawberries to the rhubarb in a pie. Strawberry rhubarb pie is one of Bruce’s favorite pies. Makes a 9 inch pie

Happy 4th of July

July 4, 2020 Happy Independence Day! I was waiting until the afternoon to take a picture of our flag, and it started raining. I got these shots of our flag with a rainbow!

Malaysian Chicken Satay

This is based on a “Cook’s Illustrated” recipe. I didn’t have several of the ingredients on hand, so this is what I used. It came out beautifully and so good. Bruce did the actual skewering and grilling. This meant dinner was ready when I finished work. Serves 4 to 6

No Sugar Banana “Ice Cream”

I was wondering what to do with a couple of overripe bananas and didn’t feel like heating up the house to make banana bread. I found the inspiration for this recipe in the “Cuisinart Recipe Booklet”. Bruce loves cow dairy cheese and milk, but they don’t love him. I thought it would be worth it […]

Early Evening Visitors

July 2, 2020 Last night, Nox started jumping on the fence and barking. Shinning the flashlight up into the pine tree on the other side of the fence revealed four baby raccoons. I didn’t get a picture of all four raccoons. We did not see the mother raccoon, so maybe she left her babies in […]