I put flowers on the deck and around the pool area.

Pasta with Pesto and Mushrooms, Spinach Salad & French Bread

The pasta was angel hair, cooked al dente, topped with basil pesto & mushrooms cooked in butter.  The salad had a apple cider vinegar dressing, spinach, onion, carrot, peppers, salt, pepper and cheese, both mozzarella and Parmesan. Served with Soft butter on warm French Bread, Yum!

Corn Bread - Spinach, Tomatoes, Onion, Peppers, Chicken, Mozzerella Cheese, Herbs & Olive Oil

Plants....

Vegetable Soup

The vegetables are carrot, onion, celery, garlic cooked in a small amount of peanut oil. Next - 2 cans of diced tomatoes, 4 cups of beef broth. 1/2 head of cabbage, fresh herbs and a bay leaf. This cooks really fast. You do not want to overcook. It tastes great! You could add beef or beans to this but not necessary.

Homeade Pizza

The pizza crust was from Cooks Illustrated recipes.

                                                      75 Minute Pizza Crust

Ingredients

• 1 3/4cups water , warm (about 105 degrees)
• 1envelope rapid-rise dry yeast
• 1tablespoon granulated sugar
• 2tablespoons olive oil
• 4cups unbleached all-purpose flour , plus extra as needed
• 1 1/2teaspoons table salt
• Vegetable oil (or cooking spray) for bowl

Instructions

1. 1. Set oven to 200 degrees for 10 minutes, then turn oven off.
2. 2. Meanwhile, in bowl of food processor fitted with either metal or plastic blade, add water and sprinkle in yeast and sugar. Pulse twice to dissolve yeast. Add all remaining ingredients and process until mixture forms cohesive mass. Dough should not be sticky (if it is, add 2 more tablespoons flour and pulse briefly) nor should it be dry and crumbly (if it is, add 1 more tablespoons water and pulse briefly). Let rest for 2 minutes. Process for another 30 seconds.
3. 3. Remove dough from food processor and knead by hand on floured work surface for 1 minute or until dough is smooth and satiny (dough will feel a bit tough at this point).
4. 4. Very lightly oil large bowl with vegetable oil or cooking spray. Place dough in bowl (do not coat dough with oil) and cover with plastic wrap. Place in warm oven. Let rise for 40 minutes or until doubled. Remove from bowl, punch down, and separate into two round pieces. Let rest for 10 minutes under damp dish towel, then shape according to illustrations below, and add toppings.
5. 5. Proceed to cook topped pizza in preheated 500-degree oven using the following guide to determine cooking time for pizza crust with topping but without cheese. All pizzas need to be cooked an additional two or three minutes after adding cheese, or until cheese is completely melted.

On the first crust I topped it with olive oil, fresh basil, sun-dried tomatoes, portabella mushrooms, yellow bell pepper, onion, parmesan & mozzerella cheese, green olives, spices. I baked it at 500 degrees for about 13 minutes.

On the second I topped it with olive oil, roasted garlic, fresh basil, & Parmesan cheese. 

Big Fat Burito

This is a baby fat - Chipolte Beef Burrito with black beans, rice, tomatoes, lettuce, sour cream and med sauce. It was delicious!

Cheddars

The broccoli was delicious. It had a nice mild garlic taste. Sherri had the chicken sandwhich, pictured above.
I had the Potabella on ciabatta with pesto mayo, spring mix, roated tomatoes and fontina. Yum!

Banana Coffeecake

Morel Mushrooms! Yeah!!

Thank You Nace! We had Morel Mushrooms with dinner. Nace found them just a few miles from the house. I love this time of year! Morels are one of my very favorite foods.

First soak in cold water. Mushrooms float to the top and any dirt will fall to the bottom. Drain, then place on a cotton towel to finish absorbing  moisture. Next prepare 3 different bowls: seasoned four, egg wash, crushed saltine crackers. Using a nonstick pan, I added peanut oil. Dust the morels with flour first, then dip in egg mixture and then cracker crumbs. Fry mushrooms in hot peanut oil, until golden brown. Drain on paper towel. Add salt and pepper.

Season the flour with salt and pepper
2 eggs & half cup of milk
1 package of saltines ( crushed fine)