I am supposed to be at a breast cancer survivor’s retreat in Tatamagouche right now but I woke up sick this morning and had to cancel. Boo hoo! I was there last year and had a blast. Now hoping that I find another opportunity to wear my tutu… don’t ask!
I spent a lot of the day in bed listening to the rain beat down between my zzzzz episodes! Haven’t done that in a LONG time.
I have been reading Thich Nhat Hanh’s book Peace Every Breath and wonder if it would be received well as a selection for my book club. Our current read (which I haven’t started) is The Pleasure Games Trilogy by Catherine Fox. Catherine is a local author and is coming to our book club. I hated Shades of Grey so much (and no, I wasn’t freaked out at the topic.. I just couldn’t get past the horrible, horrible writing) that I fear reading this genre again and having any chance of being kind to the author but I promised the hostess that I would behave myself. Obviously the Shades of Grey author wasn’t at our meeting so I let ‘er rip! 🙂
In the interest of accountability… remember you are supposed to call me to task if I veer from my plan to get a better night’s sleep… here is a shot of my iPod and e-reader settling down for the night last night in the livingroom far away from my bedside table.
Note to self.. clean iPod screen!
Well I did sleep a little better but woke up sick so maybe I need these devices close by at all times to prevent illness… hmmm???
DH cooked a very tasty supper again tonight. He grows the garlic himself and cuts off the scapes at just the right time and freezes them. He also grew the parsley. I think I will keep him!
Lemon Scented Pasta with Garlic Scapes and Veggies
(Serves 2 as a main course or four as a side dish)
- 1/3 box of spaghetti
- 5 or 6 garlic scapes sliced thinly
- 6 Sun dried tomato halves sliced thinly
- 3/4 cup fresh corn
- 1/2 cup flat leaf parsley
- Zest of one lemon
- Juice of one lemon
- 1 cup chicken stock (vegetable may be used) We used organic veggie stock.
Cook the spaghetti till al dente and set aside.
Sautee scapes and tomatoes till fragrant then add the corn, parsley, lemon zest and lemon juice and simmer lightly.
Turn the heat up a bit; add the chicken stock and pasta and toss everything to coat and until the sauce is slightly thickened.
I forgot to take a pic until it was almost all gone! We (the royal we… really DH) also grew the Golden Boy tomato.. SO meaty and tasty!
DH is off to a brunch tomorrow at Mt.A where he is introducing Eric Lapointe as Mount A retires Eric’s sweater #5. What thrills Eric brought to MacAulay Field and then to the Montreal Alouettes. Then DH will do the colour commentary for Eastlink broadcast of the football game. I am going to take my sorry self off to Kara’s for the day in Truro. I will feel better by then.. I will better by then… I will feel better by then!
Happy Friday everyone!
Pura vida!
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