MaryIsobel

All looks lovely - I love rhubarb. Is lunch your main meal of the day? Just asking because I have neither the will nor the inclination to make a lunch like that followed by dinner. As we get older, I find that we don't care for nor have the appetite for a heavy dinner so Iam trying to lean toward a filling lunch. Problem with that is that my husband is usually involved in a project and is reluctant to stop for lunch but then he is tired when it comes to dinner.

I just bought his for my daughter's bridal shower. I would have preferred a glass dome but this is what she requested. It's multi tasker; cake dome, footed bowl or charcuterie platter.

That is right up my alley - will put on the list or next week. I love lemon with pasta.

It's actually a relatively useless corner as it is under the microwave shelf which is 12" off the counter.

I have always called it a footed cake dome. Mine appears to be the same as the one in your photo. With mine, you can flip the base upide down and the knob on the top of the dome fits into the depression in the stand and becomes a footed bowl. I use it this way for salad for a crowd or trifle. We quite often have muffins or quick bread, so I keep a few days worth under the dome which slides into a corner on the counter top.

English coastal cheddar is one of my favourite cheeses. So much so that when I have some in the fridge, I rarely open the fridge without breaking off a little chunk to nibble on.

My husband grew up in Ontario and they called them crayfish - but his parents told him that they were not edible - maybe because of the water? Like I said, when I was a kid we called them mudbugs and they were again, not considered edible.

My husband has been saying lately that he would love to try crayfish/crawdads/mudbugs. They are not easy to come by here - I have never seen them for sale. We had planned on taking a cruise out of New Orleans and spending a couple days before and after. Now, he that shall not be named is making us reconsider contributing to the economy in the US. When I was a kid, we used to catch mudbugs in the creek on our property but never considered eating them. We would catch them, put them in a bucket of water and then let them go back in the creek at the end of fthe day. I guess we didn't know that they were edible.

I always feel a bit victorious when I scrabble something together with leftovers; some times I win, sometimes I lose - yours looks very good.

We have replaced our appliances; stove, dishwasher, toaster oven, microwave, washer, dryer in the last 10 years, The only thing tht won't die is our fridge. I'd love to replace it with a french door fridge but the damn thing will not die and I can't replace it without feeling guilty as it works just fine. I would like a french door fridge with ice and water.

They do stay very white, so you make a good point. Thank you.

I want to make meringue kisses as a gluten free option for my daughter's bridal shower. My idea was to make them white with either blue sanding sugar or edible glitter. My problem is that I don't know when or how to add the sugar/glitter to the meringues. I am thinking that if I were to put the sanding sugar before baking, after an hour in the oven that the sugar might caramelize. I think the edible glitter will work on the baked cupcakes. I might buy a couple of meringues to experiment with. My other option would be to stripe the inside of the piping with blue food colouring. ince "Something blue before I do" is the shower theme."

Thank you for sharing your first solo venture. I am in awe that you can drive, park and maintain that rig all on your own - not sure I could do that. Whenever my husband and I go on a long trip in the RV - the night before we will be home I pack an "evacuation bag" - electronic devices, medications etc. When we get home, we plug the RV in, take our evacuation bag in the house and call it a day. We start the cleaning process once we've had a good night's sleep in our own bed!

I have been doing some doctored up pre-made meals lately, because ever since my husband's radiation, two or three times a week - he is not hungry for dinner. The prepared meals allow me to decide last minute if we are having an acutal dinner or resort to bacon and eggs, cereal, soup and toast... whahtever floats his boat.

I'll look at Yupick. I live in between a couple of small townships - no Thrifty's or Whole Foods anywhere near by. We have SaveOn and Freshco in our township. I had not shopped aaround, just went to SaveOn where I have always bought Bob'a fine almond flour. I want to bake this week so online orders were not an option. I do appreciate the advice and will definitely shop around from now on.

We all know that prices are rising like crazy. I am going to make 5 dozen macaron's for my daughter's bridal shower. I've made them before, most recently for my other daughter's wedding last October, I use Bob's Red Mill fine almond flour. Today, I paid 22.00 for 454 grams (1 pound.) I swear that it was about 12.00 a few months ago.

I would be looking forward to that too! Your birotes salados look good. Is it a lean dough?

Incredible photo!

I'd like it too please Linda. I also intensely dislike oatmeal porridge - I remember gagging when I tried to eat it as a kid. I love oatmeal cookies and I actually like baked oatmeal - used to make it a lot when the kids were home and going to school - great grab and go. https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/apple-cinnamon-baked-oatmeal-cups/

Kit Kat, Coffee Crisp and Skor Bars for me. 25 years ago when our kids were little - we each got to pick a treat for Saturday Movie Night. Somehow, I still only buy myself a treat on Saturdays.

Wow - I would order that at a restaurant in a heartbeat!

Same in our stores - they are either huge - like 2 or 3 pounds each or teeny tiny and skinny - barely enough for one person!

Looks like a lovely spot to camp. We had one fridge "incident" 30 years ago. We were heading down a gravel road to Telegraph Cove in B.C. Arrived at our camp spot to discover that our fridge door had swung open. 4 litres of orange juice, a jar of salsa, 10 eggs and a two litre water jug all over the floor. Took me about 3 hours to clean it up. I was 6 months pregnant with twins and it was about 35 degrees celsius. Since that day - I am manic about the fridge door being secured. Fast forward to a couple of years ago. We were packing up for a couple of weeks of camping. Our routine is that once we get everything loaded, I vacuum and wash the floors. I spied a bottle of bailey's and decided I deserved a shot while I was cleaning. Apparently I did not screw the cap on before I put it in an overhead cupbaord. Long story short, we got to our destination only to discover that the bottle of baileys had fallen over and leaked it's sugary goodness all over our back window, both recliners and much of the floor. the overwhelming smell of Bailey's made me feel sick so DH and I took turns with the cleaning.

Not in the Temple Bar area but easy enough to get to is the replica of the Jeanie Johnson - the only famine ship that lost no passengers. It was a fascinating tour - only about an hour long but gave real insight to what my relatives faced on their journey to North America from Ireland.

My husband's favourite dinner and one that he always requests for his birthday meal.