We were making a fast pass through the farmer’s market but these were worth slowing down for a quick pic, a nice pair of standard poodles that the handler had under good control. They were listening closely to her commands and obeying them without fuss.
This array of mushrooms caught my eye, those closest are oyster mushrooms, I think those at the far end are Shiitakes, and a Google search leads me to believe that those in the middle are pink oysters.
Our main aim was to bring out some nice tomatoes and cucumbers for the summer salad that we’ve become addicted to. I just put this one together with seasoned rice vinegar for a dressing. We really like the flavor it adds. These will be much better tomorrow and even better the next day.
I brought home a few zucchinis and some yellow squash, thinking they would be tasty with a quick saute and a drizzle of balsamic glaze. Google tells me that shaved squash is a thing – who knew? These have a dressing of 3 tablespoons each of olive oil and fresh lemon juice, a couple of crushed cloves of garlic, and a little chopped mint, chives, and parsley. Salt the shaved veggies down and let them rest for a while, then rinse the salt off, drain on paper towels, and add the dressing. A brief nibble told me that they were tasty enough to be worth the effort. I imagine they, too, will be better on the morrow.
Pizza! This one has Andouille, hot coppa, pepperoni, olives, dried tomatoes, and onion jam.
More kittehs! Here are three litter mates, five months old and ready for adoption. The one in the middle is a runt from another litter that is finally gaining some weight after a shaky start.
Don’t start nothing and nothing will get started.
Not much chance of these two starting any trouble, at least until after nap time.