MaryIsobel

I dutifully made cabbage rolls a couple of times a year in the fall and winter. They truly are a labour of love. The last time I made them, my husband said "they're good - I've just never been a fan of cabbage rolls." We have been together for 38 years! Thanks for letting me know - jeez!

Perfect summer dinner - we've done the same in the last week or two while camping. We added fresh from the field local corn, I could eat this on repeat.

Not a comdedy in the true sense of the word but there are lots of funny bits in it - particularily the scenes with Maddy Mastheson and his cousin. Jamie Lee curtis is great although her character is a bit dark, there are still comedic moments.

Not a movie but a series - I reall enjoyed the 1st, 2nd and 4th seasons of The Bear- season 3 was a bit weird to me - mostly flashbacks but overall I enjoyed the series. Another that I have watched more times than I will admit is Chocolat - Juliette Binoch and Johnny Depp.

I feel the same about kale - I really tried to like it but it is just too "grass-ish" for me no matter how finely I chiffonade it or massage it - still tastes like lawn clippings to me!

.05 cents for corn? I haven't seen prices like that in decades and we live in an area full of cornfields! I was quite pleased to find it for .60 a cob at a local grocery. The corn stands which riddle our area in the last half of July until the end of September aren't up yet but even then, anything under .50 a cob is a bargain.

I hear you on the price and quality of bread. Since we are a two person household now, a loaf of bread lasts us for eternity. I have been buying decent loaves from a local bakery (their cranberry sourdough is crazy delicious.) I divide the loaves into thirds and freeze 2/3 but as soon as it gets a little cooler I will start baking my own again.

I made something similar for our monthy "ladie's lunch" yesterday. 4-6 of us get together about once a month for lunch. In the warm months, we go to a local winery. They have picnic tables overlooking their vineyards and bringing your own food is fine, so we usually all get a flight or a glass and bring finger food. I was going to make stacked feta and watermelon bites but my feta was a bit too crumbly to slice into neat sqaures so I pivoted and cubed the watermelon and feta into small dice and layered them into 250ml mason jars. I added mint, a bit of maldon salt and aleppo pepper. They were well received.

hot sauce butter pine nuts Now I won't be able to sleep just thinking about this combo!

You had me at apples and cheddar, truly one of my favourite combos. When my now son-on-law first came for dinner, I had made an apple pie and was asking who wanted ice cream and who wanted cheese. He chuckled and said cheese? On pie? Now it should be known that our family is full of pranksters and I guess he thought this was another joke. Once convinced that we were serious, he tried it and declared "Oh my god - why is this not a thing?" We assured it that it had been a thing in our family for generations and now he is a convert.

Bumper crop of cherries this year. We have two trees, both of which have been "pruned" by deer so the branches start about 8 feet above ground. Fortunately we have fearless, agile daughters and sons-in-law who have no qualms about climbing the very tall orchard ladder. The pictued cherries are from one picking by my daughter. She wants to make brandied cherries for Christmas gifts. The rest of the crop will be divvied up between family, friends and neighbours.

Oh no = love teh VH mango chili sauce too. I'll have to see if my grocery has any and if so I will stock up!

Veal schnitzel is my favourite meal. There is a place about 1/2 an hour away from us which has been in business for 75 years. My deathrow meal would be their schitznel Oscar (shrimp and crab in bernaise,) with red cabbage and fried potatoes. We haven't been as often as we'd like as they are grandfathered so don't have to be accessible and there is a very steep staircase from the parking lot to the restaurant and that is a tough climb for my husband these days. We still manage to make it there once a year for our anniversary.

Frozen cubes of watermelon are always in our freezer when the good ones are in season. Since there are only two of us, a whole watermelon is a challenge, Now we eat it fresh and when we're tired of it, freeze in cubes. A few watermelon cubes, a splash of fresh lime juice and some tonic or soda is a great refreshing summer drink. I also add frozen green grapes to my pinot gris in the summer.

Mayo with lemon juice and dill was my Mom's go to salmon recipe in the 70's

We are just getting into berry season here and it is a huge industry in this area - a lot is grown for commercial purposes ie. frozen berries, jams, jellies, etc. There are still plenty available at u-picks, farm stands and local farmer's markets. Strawberries are the current crop, soon to be followed by raspberries, then blueberries which last well into fall. Then, around the beginning of October, cranberries are harvested.

Hot milk cake is my go-to for the base of so many desserts - love the way you've topped yours.

I've made copycat crunch wraps using the sheet pan method when our son-in-laws come over to help with yard/pasture work. Fairly easy to put together and satisfies the gullets of two 30-year-old, extremely active yound men. Never thought of riffing on the original but that will be a fun experiment.

I liked her. I am drawn to people who don't give a flying fig what other people think but still come across as kind and compassionate. She did that with "a little bit of sass."

That looks fabulous. My husband would love that - I am not at all interested in food of any kind until about 11:00 am, at which time, I usually have yogurt and fruit and nuts or ryee toast with peanut butter or sometimes leftovers

I freeze cooked rice in one cup portions, so on the lowest of low days, I nuke a bag of rice. Depending on the level of ennui, I may only add butter and salt and pepper. If I have a bit more interest in eating, I will throw in a handful of frozen shrimp (thawed obviously) and maybe some green onions and a handful of frozen peas, some ginger garlic and soy sauce.

I am at my best in the morning, so I have learned to get up and get'er done. I usually hit the proverbial wall around 2 in the afternoon so I do my errands, housework and shopping first thing. Come 2:00, I have what I call my matinee; basically a toes up, on the deck in nice weather or inside if the weather is not so great. I read, or watch a movie, do crosswords and usually end up dozing off for a bit.

How did you like the N/A gin? - I have been looking into the N/A spirits but haven't bought any yet. And thank you once again for showing me a place that I will never likely visit as much as I would love to,

I don't blame you one bit - yuk!

Dream fridge for sure - especially around the holidays. My husband call our fridge door shelves "condiment hell." He can never find things but I can - and I consider the fridge my territory.