Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:

> I had to buy a new cable modem, which naturally did not configure
> correctly. So I'm a bit late on the posts but I'll catch up
> Anyway, dinner on Sunday; I roasted a chicken and did nothing special with
> it. Stuffed the cavity with onion and celery but I did sneak in a couple
> of sprigs of rosemary I made some mashed from yukon gold potatoes. I
> made gravy from the chicken drippings. I did experiment with some string
> beans. I blanched them for maybe 3 or 4 minutes. I did a saute' of onion,
> garlic and red bell pepper in olive oil. I threw in some pancetta and
> tossed in the string beans, cooked a couple of minutes more and served them
> up. Pretty good.


A nice "cozy" meal...

Any local produce starting to come in at the farmer's markets down
there, Michael?

Looks like the summer growing season here is off to a decent start, had
some nice hot days early on and plenty 'o rain. Splendid "technicolor"
weather here in Chi - town as of late...

--
Best
Greg

Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
>
> I've been tending my gardens. The gardens look
> absolutely beautiful this year. All the hard
> work in the past is finally paying off.

Post pictures please... show us your zucchini.

Sheldon

>
> LOL... I took a few the other day and will post them when, and if, dumb
> assed Charter manages to be able to keep me online. Not only has my
> internet connection been hosed the past 2 weeks but the television lines
> have been messed up. To make matters worse; the past 2 mornings I've come
> across a broken appliance. Yesterday morning the microwave blew up and
> this morning I noticed something oozing down the side of the fridge.
> Melted
> ice cream. The avocado monster finally bit the dust. I'm going shopping
> for a new one today.
>
> Michael

Karma? ;-))
Dee Dee