What's for dinner?

When our son and family packed their belongs and moved to CA, we were the recipients of food from their refrigerator and freezer.  When I came back home from MD, there were a lot of surprises:  half containers of salad dressings, ketchup, maple syrup;  frozen lasagna, turkey burgers, a pizza just to name a few things.  I am planning some of my meals around these.  Thank you to them.

I went outside of my comfort zone in cooking when I bought arugula from the local Amish auction.  The challenge then was to find a recipe that Hubby would like.  I found one where you sauteed onion and garlic, add chicken broth then cook the arugula and dried cranberries in the broth. Slivered almonds were added before serving,  I thought it was a keeper.  He ate it, but I am not sure he is a fan.    

Dog Days

The term "dog days" originally meant the hot humid days in late summer.  For me it is each day of my life.
When I was staying with RM, I usually walked Ada twice a day and did other care of her.  She asked that we take Ada so she can give her energy to other things in her life.  So Ada is now at her country home.

I assumed when she was loose outdoors, where there is lots of room to run, she would.  No, she likes to stay close to  me.  She will wander around the buildings, sniffing for critters.  Well, she did go visit the neighbor dog.  I decided to not allow that.  What I have found is that she is a very well trained dog.  Andrew put a lot of time into her training and it shows.

Since she does not get her exercise running around the yard, as I just assumed she would, I take her on a 30-40 minute walk on the road on leash.  Since she is very happy to go at a brisk rate, I am getting some needed exercise.

So "dog days" is a very positive phrase in my life.