Kefta

Quarantine supper tonite... Live from NYC... Last night I saw a post by Joel Mozersky for Kefta that looked delicious... don’t have the proper skewers, but it looked so moist and tasty... had to try. Not having all the ingredients substitutions were made... instead of the harissa, used tomato paste, marash pepper flake and zatar... didn’t have smoked sea salt but used extra smoked paprika, kosher salt and pepper... the lemon zest, sesame seeds & olive oil were added and patties were shaped and cooked in a skillet. Joel, the results were delicious... thanks for the recipe... we will surely eat this again 😋 Today was a blessing for us here in the tri-state... temperatures topped out just above  80°F following last night and this mornings deluge. The grass is once again happy and the garden had a good long drink that was sorely needed. The greenhouse withstood the battering rains and blowing winds without incident... all parties within are happy and growing... the red pepper plant got a new home today from her crib into a nice planter... she is getting tall... One tomato plant is not inside the greenhouse... it is on the deck in a cage... today our yard squirrel ate her last tomato for the season... snatched it off my deck tomato plant (which is now covered with chicken wire... no more snacks for you Ms Squirrel) New Jersey announced 2000 new cases of COVID yesterday... since they are our western neighbor it portends sad news for the region... the virus is slowly but surely creeping back into the northeast... makes us all nervous. Took some time off today to fuss around in the garden, follow up on a few phone calls, give myself a mani pedi and go through the mail... all in all a quiet day. How was your day? What’s on your plate? Thoughts.