book club 31 - vagabond by tim curry

 2026-31

 

the pond county market

 we went to the pond to get some plants for the planters by the front door and after buying the plants we had some lunch on their beautiful outdoor patio.  that salad dressing is THE BEST dressing i've ever had.  missing - the veggie wrap - 10/10 like all the rest.

i love you, pond!

 

 

 

lunch at my desk - my current favorite lunch - and breakfast

 

grocery shop - fresh street market may 17

 

clamato, kitchen bags, tomato paste, peanut butter, spaghetti x2, milk, eggs, steak, tuna steak x 2, noodles, bananas, grapes, celery, parsley

$86 

book club 30 - everyone on this train is a suspect by benjamin stevenson

 2026-30

 

book club 29 - the yukon grieves for no one by lynn m berk

 2026-29

 

grocery shop - fresh street market may 24

 

juice x 3, rice, pickles, crackers, soup, pretzels, caul wings, tea, margarine, cream cheese, bratwursts, bananas, lettuce, cauliflower, apples, strawberries, parsley, tomatos, buns, baguette, cookies

$116

lunch at my desk - the pickings were slim - toasted everything bagel and cheese

 

weekend walk - macarthur island

 

book club 28 - the nightingale by kristin hannah

 2026-28

 

book club 27- remarkably bright creaturs by shelby van pelt

 2026-27

 

happy friday

 a delicious apple crisp!

 a spot of journaling

 

chicken and bacon pasta

 i wish i was talented

 trying out a dairy free, fish free version of smoked salmon cream cheese

 happy friday!

chocolate sauce!

 nothing says happy mothers day like having to plan and cook your own meals.  i guess i could have been more pushy about it, but i didn't want to.  i wanted a certain kind of beef kebab to bbq, but neither of the butchers that usually carries them had them.  actual steak is so expensive it should be a crime, so I reluctantly chose an alternative that was fine.  

dessert choosing was no better - i didn't want to make it but couldn't find any pre-made alternatives i liked, and then i didn't have the heart or the energy to make my own, so i let The Girl choose some ice cream from the store, and then last minute i decided to treat myself with some chocolate sauce for the top.

 we also had no heavy cream at home, so i needed a super simple recipe - and here it is - Homemade Chocolate Sauce from Bellyful.  A short list of ingredients you most likely have on hand, a few minutes at the stove, and boom!  you have a delicious sauce to top your store bought cookies and cream ice cream that had barely any cookies in it.  

 

 

grocery shop costco may 2

 

gingerale, corn, breakfast burritos, fruit cups, bao bun kit, milk, cheese, lettuce, kiwis, bagels, granola bars, chicken, gloves, butter, pico, gouda, cheerios, pasta, creamer, corn chips, apples, lime, juice, cucmbers

$323 

book club 26 - the troop by nick cutter

 2026-26

 

a most delicious salad dressing

 this is my current favorite salad dressing and not only do i happily eat more salads when it's around but it's super easy to make too. Honey Mustard Dressing

 all packed up for work - dressing on the bottom, then lettuce, then tomato and croutons.

book club 25 - dandelion by jamie chai yun liew

2026-25

 

book club 24 - pines by blake crouch

 2026-24

 

happy friday - a walk in the park

 

bbq pork burger - a riff on the mcrib

a good summertime, or any time burger, especially since (currently) pork is cheaper than beef.

we took a pound of ground pork and mixed in a couple of tablespoons of homemade bbq rub, formed them into patties and cooked them - we air-fried this batch since it was too windy outside to bbq.

while those were cooking we got some bbq sauce ready - either homemade or store bought - sliced up some onion and pickles, and got our buns out (hee hee)

 

when the burgs were done we slathered them with the sauce, and added them to the buns with the onions and pickles.  our bun to burger ratio was a bit off, but that's ok.

 

 

EVERYONE liked these, including the picky girl, which is saying something.  i can't wait to make these on the bbq a ton this summer!