Eww!
That worm is definitely yucky looking, and I
like worms! I thought it would be more like a sea cucumber or something (which are wonderful and soft!)
Ruth, I wish you luck on the daylillies. I love their lush foliage, but the yellow and orange colors are pretty boring and commonplace. I would love to have some pink ones!
Clovey, what are wallflowers like? Do they climb? Hanna sounds so quaint!
So sorry to hear about your cat.
We lost ours when she was 15, and though she had a long life, we still missed her horrible and still do. All that preserving sounds delicious!
Happy Birthday, Mamacita!
I'm so glad you were able to stay OP
and enjoy yourself! What did you did the meat and veggies in for that fondue...was it cheese? What kind? Sounds delicious!
Ellis,
for standing up to your mom! This Father's Day must have been really hard for you and you didn't need her stuff on top of it! YGG!!!
Glad you had a good day with your dad, otherwise. Your sweethearts sound wonderful. My poor dad is a bit adrift...all three of the girls are momma's girls in our family. He was so excited when I got married and he had DH to hang out with!
Stayed mostly OP all weekend in spite of venturing to new restaurants and being in a rebellious mood as a result of Friday's lunch mishaps. We went to the fabulous Italian restaurant near us on Friday...it's very modern for our area. Had the most incredible appetizer...a portabello mushroom with plum tomatoes, spinach, feta, and covered in mozz. cheese and soaked in balsamic vinegar. It was tangy and cheesy and soooo good!
I had chicken piccata (unfried) and a side of spaghetti with garlic and olive oil. Put balsamic vin. and olive oil on my salad and gave my croutons to DH. All in all, it was a good dinner...high on the fats a bit, but really good and satisfying. Asked for no bread even though their ciabiatta is to die for!
On Saturday, at the alumni lunch, I had a tofu dog with mustard and some lettuce and tomatoes. It was a depressing looking lunch, but I just tried to get over myself and spend the time talking. No one really looked askance at me, so that was good.
We had a wondeful dinner on Saturday...DH suggested I use the extra broccoli in the fridge to make a broccoli cheese soup. It was fantastic!!! Not super low fat, but low enough for me, and with a low enough starch content that I didn't count it for my starch. I'll post the recipe in the forum under Phase 2 Misc. (Ruth and Ellis, can we get a soup category in the recipe forums?)
Didn't do too much all weekend. Have to work all next weekend, so did some relaxing in preparation.
Played a lot of Civilization, a computer sim game, and did chores 'round the house. Finally washed the dog, who was really ready for a bath, and watched a couple movies with DH.
Tonight we're making Middle Eastern kabobs with cucumber sauce and tabouleh with feta cheese. Yum!
Hope everyone has a wonderful SBD day!