Yesterday....scanned the freezer for treasures, found filleted trout, that the stb ex dropped off....he wanted to cook it for me? He made fried trout and Pasta salad and I made a bit of tarter sauce. Funny, he never cooked when he lived with me.........But it was good. Today is gorgeous in Western PA. Sunny and 80 degrees! I believe that warrants a walk in the park with the Boxers, the photo depicts Isabella more commonly BELLA!!!! She can be a handful! Today would be a great day to grill, guess I'll consider that on our walk, but before I go out, will start dough in the bread machine to make rolls for Bri's lunch and will make the easiest cookies I can think of to have for sack lunches as well. Then out to plant snap peas, onions and lettuce!!!! Hooray for summer!











NO-Bake Oatmeal Cookies!

3 cup one-minute oats
pinch of salt
1 tsp vanilla
2 cup sugar
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup butter
3 heaping tablespoons of cocoa
2 tablespoons peanut butter

Cook milk, sugar,butter, cocoa and peanut butter for 3 minutes in saucepan at medium heat. Take off the stove, add salt and vanilla and stir in oats. Drop onto greased pan or waxed paper. Let cool completely. KIDS LOVE THESE!!!

Rolls or bread or whatever.....

1 1/2 cup water

3 tbsp sugar

2 tbsp dry milk (I used dried buttermilk)

1 1/2 tsp salt

2 tbsp butter

4 1/2 cups King Arthur Flour

2 tsp instant yeast

This is the order that I add my ingredients to the bread machine...have a hard time kneading bread by hand with carpal tunnel syndrome. Allow the dough cycle to complete, form the rolls, allow 10 rise one hour......bake at 400 about 15-20 min.

Notes: I substitute all the time with this recipe....today added milled flax seed and brushed with beaten egg before adding sesame seeds. I often add white whole wheat flour as well (King Arthur white whole wheat!)


Dinner was grilled hamburgers, homemade rolls, leftover scalloped potatoes from the freezer and wilted endive with bacon dressing!