Bab's Just A Babblin'
Celebrated quietly at home. Face-timed with family in Florida.
Picnic at home. Family here for bbq chicken, homemade potato salad, calico beans and cherry crisp.
Mom was all smiles.
Celebrated Maggie's birthday with dessert...she missed out on her birthday.
It was a beautiful, sunny, light breezy day. Spent relaxed in the sun!
God Bless America, land that I love!
This evening, our downtown, welcomed the Clydesdales. The streets were packed with people.
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| Love the dalmation! |
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| The Army Guys |
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| have to have a fire truck in a parade. |
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| Our Coast Guard |
That's it folks.
Actually, the Clydesdales are here with Budweiser. They are sponsoring a festival this weekend, "Here's to our Heroes", honoring our military. There will be entertainment, music and, of course, Budweiser. My husband, sister and I will be volunteering in the beverage tent tomorrow evening. Maybe I'll get a closer picture of the horsies.
The restaurant has been opened for two years. Loved the charm inside. It was very empty on a Sunday afternoon. That was fine by us. We enjoyed conversation with one another.
We enjoyed Bloody Mary's for starters.
And then, out came our appetizers. We all ordered Arancini. It's a crispy rice ball with the center filled with meat and cheese. Served in an marinara sauce and fresh basil.
Our entree was beyond fabulous. Penne Gambretti...pasta with fresh tomato, wilted spinach, mushrooms and succulent shrimp in a white cream sauce.
We ordered their version of garlic bread. Thin bread with frsh garlic, olive oil, sea salt and pepper.
We were so full, absolutely no room for dessert. We'll have to forego the bloody mary's next time so there's room for tiramisu.
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| Sue and Lee |
Proof that dinner was fabulous is evidenced by smiles!
I've been informed by a viewer, I won't mention any names, that he prefers that a post something more often. He was tired of looking at herbs for many days. Thus, his suggestion was to post something, anything......
Thus, I am doing so. I had a post ready and posted but there was some technical difficulty. (Thanks Lynne!)
Today, it is a nice sunny, breezy day. We are headed to Grand Rapids with some friends to try out an Italian restaurant. First up, we'll have a few cocktails at Blue Water Grill. It's located on a little lake and has lovely outside seating. Perfect day to enjoy a cocktail under an umbrella table.
The restaurant is Lacari's. A silician style restaurant. I'll be back with pictures and a review.
Our Inn for the Night.
Dodged a tornado today. We were driving through Indianapolis and received a warning to take cover via my iPhone. I looked west and saw dark clouds but no funnel clouds. A bit later, Ginger Zee @ Good Morning America tweeted that there was a tornado NW of Indianapolis with damage. YIKES!
Stay tuned for more excitement!
My sister works for an assisted living facility. They planted an herb garden and it is so abundant. I was there for my weekly volunteer duty...manicures. On the way out, she asked if I wanted some herbs. They were growing and growing. The cook could only use so many. Thus, I obliged.
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| Basil |
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| Chives, parsley, oregano, thyme, sage |
Wasn't totally sure what to do, so I googled it and ended up freezing them for soups and stews, etc. used the food processor for the basil, chopped it up, added some evo and froze it in ice cube trays. When frozen, plopped them into a freezer bag. Made the chives into a log, froze and just need to slice to bottom off as needed. Same thing with the parsley. It was easy, peasy. Will be excited this winter.
Received a recipe from my hairstylist today. Strawberry Basil Simple Syrup. Michigan berries are in now, I have my source for basil. I'm making a batch this weekeknd. Yum. Strawberry lemonade or a little simple syrup with a dash of vodka and club soda or sparkling water....oh my!
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