Hooray! Another successful meatless Monday! This Cheesy White Bean Tomato Bake (NYTimes recipe by Ali Slagle) was the basis for a fantastic meal. In addition to the base recipe, the chopped leaves of one large bok choy (plus two additional stems) made this filing enough to be a meal all on its own. A few variations turned this into a mildly spiced cheesy skillet of comfort and warmth.
Mr Sam has been getting more arthritic as his age progresses (he is going to be 14 this July) and today he had his first dose of Glucosamine mixed into a bit of Greek yogurt... hoping it relieves some of his discomfort. I have noticed when he jumps down to the floor he winces... 😿... that hurts my heart.
Today the hubs spent time caring for his hydroponic garden while I chatted with clients via video and phone. He ate his first hydroponic salad tonite... a bunch of romaine leaves in a light lemon and olive oil dressing. I tasted them... they were delicate and mild... nothing like the romaine bought at the market. Delicious... and 100% home grown. Success!! He is also growing peas, radishes, peppers and tomatoes. It's exciting!
Outside, the sugar snap peas have sprouted on the deck in their pot... now the trick is to keep the squirrels from eating the seedlings as they did with my tomatoe plants... one of a dozen survived. My French breakfast radishes have sprouted along the edge of the herb garden... I am so looking forward to eating them in a few weeks.
The weather has turned cooler here in the Big Apple once again... to our great pleasure... spring will be gone soon enough and we aren't relishing the heat and humidity of summer. Folks are beginning to congregate in groups here and there once again and that concerns us, since we aren't sure the results will be positive... only time will tell. The long quarantine has made us crave outside activities... we are lucky to have a backyard and deck where we can garden, relax and feel safe. I feel for those stuck in apartment buildings who must be itching to get outside again. Tomorrow we will begin to feel the effects of tropical storm Arthur as the outer bands of clouds approach the area prior to it swinging out to sea. It was a pleasure to have the sun with us again today.
How was your day? And what's on your plate?
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