I just spent a fun evening with some different family names—I entered the Lucio information that Jennifer had given me last summer, so that her (and obviously Meredith’s & Danny’s cousins, aunts, uncles, etc.) family information now goes back at least two generations on both sides of her family now in my database. It was a nice mental break for me, and I got to clear out a file folder that’s been hanging around for a year now. I like checking things off my list!
Going on vacation was good for me—I’ve actually enjoyed cooking this week. (It helps greatly that Dale is now (and has been since his parents were last here) doing a great deal of cleanup in the kitchen.) This evening I did my own shrimp boil for the first time—some celery, an onion, black peppercorns, a lemon, some bay leaves off of my bay tree, and some thyme as well as a whole bunch of parsley from the herb garden. Simmer for 10 minutes, remove, then add shrimp and boil for two minutes. It was very, very tasty. I may never use that liquid shrimp boil again.
Yesterday I also did a quick side-dish stir-fry of zucchini (that’s courgettes for you English people) and bush beans, the latter of which came from my garden. It’s fun picking produce from my own backyard.
Posted by elizabeth at July 10, 2003 12:16 AM