What a beautiful day. The dark cloud has passed and today has promise. I think this is Many Branches prettiest spring. I am going to like today.
This ends my week of solitude that I always have after a fury of activities which has gone on since March. I am not planning anything until Labor Day week end except for a visit from Glenda and Joe once his doctor's appointments are finished. Even then it will be a slow quiet card-playing time with good food and chats.
After yesterday's beginning, I stayed out of the kitchen until my mojo returned. I am thinking salads today so Andy has gone to the store for produce. We had bought quite a lot of it at Sam's, but it is gone now, so I have been producing healthy meals for the last few days. Salads are like soups, you can do anything to them and still the results are tasty. I think we have come a long way from the iceberg lettuce standard salad even introducing the wedge variety of this poor cousin to the leaf department. Mike and Beth are fans of this wedge concoction, but to me, there is no taste when it comes to iceberg lettuce. We have now added, grains, pasta, and even mixed fruit into a lettuce base with odd combinations of dressings that many are not accustomed to, but it works. I think today I am going to make two or three salads that keep well in the refrigerator and that can be pulled out whenever the urge hits to be enjoyed without fuss. Chicken salad with grapes and pecans appeals to me today and it can be enjoyed straight from the chill. Also that broccoli, cauliflower, and dried cherry salad that I made a few days ago keeps beautifully and even improves with age. It disappeared very quickly, however, so I am making a big batch this time.
Andy is also bringing me coffee from Tim Hortons. After yesterday I am still not allowed to touch the coffee maker.
Have a beautiful day.
