On the way back from Utica we stopped at the Little Caesars in Illion NY, I had not been to one in years as they had all closed near me. I walked in and order a $5.99 pizza, the guy turned around opened a special warmer and pulled out a hot pizza all ready! It was good too! What a great idea!
I put wipped cream on a slice of watermelon today. It was awesome! I am sure that Melon-chan would love it.
YAHOO!!
cut cheese squares. Use a straw to make a hole (so the cheese doesn't break when you impale it later) put a ripe olive and a cheese square on a pretzel stick!!
I have 3 apple trees in my yard, only one of which produced any fruit. And it made two apples, that is it! Well it is better than my pear, plum and apricot tree did this year. Since there was only two I wanted the kids to see them.
First we checked them out.
One was nicely shaped, while the other was craggy.
Janey went for the pretty one, but couldn't quite reach.
Go Momma help your girl!
Edgar latched right on!
He's got it!
Now inside Janey washed hers…
…while Edgar sniffed his!
They were both quite tasty, but a little small -- I sure love Fuji apples!
And now for the obligatory Good Will Hunting clip:
I was looking at my almond tree yesterday and contemplating that it is grafted on a peach root stock. I noticed that the fruit on the tree has two different looks - one just like a peach and the other smaller and more like an apricot.
Then I realized that a sucker from the root had grown to greater height than the almond! I have a tree that produces almonds and peaches! Now most people would want just the almond, but I am perfectly happy to have both! The also is the added bonus that the tree can cross pollinate itself!
The time to pick the peaches is when they easily separate from the tree. So it will be a day or two before I can enjoy them -- I cannot wait!
My wife and I love to come up with new food concoctions. One day while I was eating a waffle ice cream cone it hit me that it is a very convenient package for eating food! I wondered what other foods could be served in a cone. I first thought of putting the insides of a KFC Mashed potato bowl in it -- then I thought of replacing the chicken with ground beef.
My wife then suggested that I instead use the filling of a pilgrim sandwich. A Pilgrim Sandwich -- t he contents of which varies across the country -- is made from turkey, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, and mashed potatoes (optional). It is one of my favorite sandwiches!
Thus the Coneucopia was born. It truly is the meal of plenty!
Cut the turkey into 1½ inch strips as pictured.
Prepare the mashed potatoes and stuffing according to the instructions.
Warm the turkey in the microwave and then fold it into the prepared potatoes.
First take a teaspoon of stuffing and put it into the bottom of the cone. This will act as a dam to keep any juices from leaking out the bottom of the cone.
I found that a straw was useful for packing the stuffing into the bottom of the cone.
Now add a tablespoon of cranberry sauce and pack it down. This will be your dessert waiting for you at the end of the cone!
Next a layer of stuffing.
Add a little gravy on top.
Now a tiny bit of cranberry sauce and a scoop of the potato and turkey mixture. I found that in later cones it was even better if I did more smaller layers till I hit the top of the cone. And then topped it off with a big scoop of potato turkey.
Finally, make a small dent in the top and add a little more gravy. Then the top sprinkle with french fried onions.
And Enjoy!
Janey didn't enjoy it, at least in cone from. She had her turkey on a plate. She was really disappointed when we didn't put ice cream in the cones.
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