31 Aug – brats and homemade garlic mashed potatoes

30 Aug – gazpacho, hot dogs

29 Aug – homemade gazpacho, chilles rellenos, grilled steak, browned rice, salad greens, baguette.  I have decided gazpacho is fool proof. Admittedly, mine was not as good as my son's, but it was good. Start by pureeing some of the tomatoes to give yourself some broth. Then added finely (very finely) diced summer veggies – cucumber, zucchini, squash, carrots, onions, garlic, string beans, jalapenos, peppers both sweet and hot.Some salt, pepper, a pinch of sugar. Cilantro or fresh parsley , if you have it. Top with creme fraiche.


The steak is from Lighthouse Farms http://www.lighthousefarm.com/.

28 Aug – Chinese Take Out from Fresh Wok (not pictured)

27 Aug – stir fry chicken with onions, red peppers with broccoli and cashews, brown rice, and my mother-in-law's old family recipe pickles

26 Aug – my husband made catfish (fresh caught in the St. Croix River), kale salad, bread, cucumbers, tomatoes

25 Aug – noodle soup with duck at Pho 79

24 Aug – veggie lasagna

23 Aug –  tacos and burritos

22 Aug –  My husband's birthday

21 Aug –  pulled pork and potato salad

20 Aug – bar/restaurant hopping–Bradstreet, Thoma Phan's Wondrous Asian Kitchen (mediocre Spring rolls pictured here), Bar la Grassa – fabulous (not pictured) foie gras bruschetta, pasta carbonara, beet salad

19 Aug – edamame, chicken, peppers, onions, brown rice, corn-on-the-cob

18 Aug – pasta w/ sauce, crudite, bread

17 Aug –  my husband made pasta carbonara, crudite

16 Aug – burgers

15 Aug – steak, hash browns, salad. My youngest son made chocolate shakes for dessert.

14 Aug – pizza at the Pizza Luce Block Party (not pictured)

13 Aug – my oldest son made fabulous gazpacho, chicken wings and sweet potato oven fries

12 Aug – ah, home to a box of veggies and lots of tomatoes in our garden – arugula and cherry tomato salad, corn, new red potatoes, homemade refrigerator pickles

11 Aug – hotel in Fargo, ND – (not pictured) hots dogs in the hotel microwave–wow, can you believe it?

10 Aug – camping at Teddy Roosevelt National Park – hot dogs, garlic mashed potatoes

9 Aug – dinner in Red Lodge, MT (not pictured) steak sandwich

8 Aug – backpacking food – black beans and rice, lime chicken and rice

 7 Aug – garlic mashed potatoes (dried mix), steak bites, gravy (from mix) and dehydrated veggies.

6 Aug – peanut noodles with packaged chicken and dried, packaged sauce mix (not pictured)

5 Aug – East Rosebud Lake, MT – packaged chicken, curry sauce mix and rice.

4 Aug – Makoshika State Park, Glendive, MT. Pork chops, couscous and cheesy bread sticks.

3 Aug – off on vacation – Applebees in Dickinson, ND. – yuck. (not pictured) California shrimp  and avocado salad.

2 August – lemon shrimp and angel hair pasta

1 August – quesadillas, watermelon

31 July – dinner at grandma and grandpa's – chilled corn soup, BBQ pork, macaroni salad, cole slaw

30 July – burgers, corn, kale salad