Sunday Salon updates

It's been an interesting two weeks here. Let's start with the food roundup then I'll get to life updates.

Food / We enjoyed Papa Rellenas which I made from leftovers as well as the usual grilled meals and veggies. For a new item in the kitchen I pulled from my folder of recipes-to-try. This is a Giada De Laurentiis pasta recipe called Baked Orzo with Peas and Fontina Cheese.

The pasta dish could be a vegetarian main dish but we served as a side with grilled chicken marinated with olive oil, rosemary and garlic. I know this will not appeal to those who do not like mushrooms but we are big fans so, I always add extra. The Marsala in this dish gives it a unique taste which I think blends well.

Reading / We went camping about 10 days ago and I forgot so many things. Despite my list, I forgot our tablet chargers and books. I did manage to read quite a few books prior to the trip and after we returned. Netgalley sent me A Place Like Home by Rosamunde Pilcher which is a collection of fifteen short stories and The Vines by Shelley Nolden. In hardcover I had In Five Years by Rebecca Serle, a loan from the library.

Here is a nice shot of the sunset at Lake Seminole. The skies in the evening were clear and brilliant with stars. Sunsets were consistantly beautiful and colorful.

Every time we camp there I think I want a home on the lake.

Watching / Justified is a series we saw years ago and it remains one of our favorites. We are up through season two now. A six season set for $30 was a good deal.

Life events / Last week I had to have a tooth pulled, an upper molar. Did you now the top teeth have three roots and the bottom only two? Well that tooth hung on for dear life, broke and caused all sorts of trouble. After I got home we left for camping so I will blame my "trauma" for the reason I forgot so many items. Despite always using a list. Yeah...

Vaccine shots! Yes, we both received the Pfizer vaccine on Friday and will have a followup in three weeks. This is the beginning of a normal life again. Where shall we go first...I think it will be for Fat Cuban sandwich. But that is weeks away.

Kitchen and bathroom remodel - not yet, but we did have a contractor come in and measure. We are waiting on an estimate. If we have it all done we may need to live in the RV temporarily.

That's it and I hope you all are healthy and happy where ever you are.

Sharing with

Marg at The Intrepid Reader for Weekend Cooking

I Heart Cooking Club (there were loads of peas for the green theme!)

Deb at Reader Buzz for Sunday Salon