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[ravena_kade]

Went food shopping with Dad thisfternoon. He forgot his mask so I made him wait in the car. Shopping wet pretty well...a lot less stress. He mask always falls down, he gets to close to other people and goes the wrong way down the isles. Maybe I should do that net well.

I made a salad that I saw in an American Test Kitchen cook book. Quinoa, mango and black bean. Its good. It is dressed with lime juice.It can be a vegetarian meal or a side dish. I think it would be really nice with seared scallops.

I need to cook good food for me...I am home and things should be healthier. The old stand by food is not tasting good to me any more. I need new things. Doing take out isn't great as everything steams on the trip home.

I did a few hours of gardening...boy am I out of shape.

It was about 6PM when I finished. I sat in my garden chair and watched the bumbly looking carpenter bees bounce off the lilac bush trying to get some dinner. I closed my eyes for a minute...I am tired... nd when I opened them there was a bunny 10 ft away... awwww...

and then I turned my head towards the stump... and there sticking its head of go the stump hole was Woodie. She didn't move...trying to camouflage with the color of the stump. She was 4 ft away.

Its weird that the bunny gets an awwww...so cute and Woodie does not. Woodie is a good looking critter, but the way she froze was wither mouth open and the big yellow teeth showing...not bared, but was just slack jawed. The look was like the carousel horses when they are carved with their mouths wide open and big wooden teeth.


It will be an early night tonight. I hope I can sleep.

Comments

[cmcmck]

You need to remember to put yourself first some of the time!

[gwendraith]

I sometimes think I need to eat a more varied diet but the one I eat suits me well, lots of fruit and veggies and chicken and fish. I just need to think up ways of flavouring and cooking. I generally make pasta dishes, casserole, curry and stir fry or meat/fish, new potatoes and two veg like my mum used to make. I added mango to curry a few weeks days ago, something I hadn't used in curry before and it was delicious. Your quinoa, mango and black bean salad sounds interesting. I'm not keen on quinoa, I wonder if it will work okay with rice?

[ravena_kade]

its hard as I have to think of feed Dad will eat...nd my Mom was a meat, potato and 2 veg cooker so he is used to that.

I love mango. Last night on a cooking show I saw a recipe for mango macadamia nut crisp...and I happen to have all the ingredients i the house so I will give it a go this weekend.

[gwendraith]

Yes, more difficult when you have to consider someone else when you cook. The mango macadamia nut crisp sounds delicious. Let us know how it turns out if you do make it.

[ravena_kade]

oh and rice or couscous would work in the salad.

[gwendraith]

Thanks :)

[fionaniconnor]

That sounds wonderful!

[fionaniconnor]

Couscous would be a better substitute, methinks. Rice would work but the couscous texture I think would be ideal.

[fionaniconnor]

I'm really glad you made your father stay in the car. It isn't safe.

[ravena_kade]

yeah. I don't believe I am going to catch the virus in a tiny specialty shop...like my friends ceramic store as I can mask up, glove up if needed , and stay apart... Grocery stores and walmarts I believe are the huge spreader and we won't close them.

[guy_todd]

when I opened them there was a bunny 10 ft away

Awww! Bunnies are cute! Woodchucks are cute too, but in a wobbly way. :p

[brickhousewench]

I caught two of our local yard bunnies chasing each other around the other night. So cute!

[ravena_kade]

That's their version of a first date ;-)