Procrastination

I have 30 minutes to get dressed, dry my hair, put on my face and get to an appointment. And instead, I am here. Coming off of vacation is hard! I just can't want to do one damn thing today. I miss the beach, miss the dolphins, and miss my quickly-fading tan! If you are going on vacation, please let me know so I can live vicariously through you.

Catch of the day

Dinner...and yes, I caught it!

Wish you were here!

This is my view for the next week...

Ahhh...a week of doing nothing

I'm so excited! We're leaving for a week's vacation to the beaches of North Carolina. It's our annual trip with Choppers' family. Lots of good southern cookin'. I'm sure by this time next week I'll be completely sick of biscuits with sausage gravy and fried fish. But I never tire of real sweet tea.

I'm bringing my Emeril Essence just to be safe. Choppers won't let me bring my favorite chef's knife. He's afraid someone will use it to fillet a fish. I guess I'll make do. Or maybe I won't cook! Ha!

Process? What Process?!?

Have you ever thought you were following a process, a defined way of doing things, using a system and then just like that (insert snapping sound) your whole understanding of how to get the job done is obliterated?

It's a lot of fun, isn't it? This is the special dilemma I get to deal with today. Working with someone who has explained the process, trained me on the process, and then single-handedly defied the process! Oh, and it just happens to be the president of the company and thus, owner of the process.

Needless to say my business associate and I are left feeling and looking foolish - as though we are incapable of performing our contracted duties and oblivious to the...well, you know.

Sheesh.

Thankfully though, I have in front of me a nifty little recipe for a lovely dinner that will let me forget about all this b.s. for a little while - Chipotle Shrimp Tostadas. Yum. And you can bet your ass that something is already chilling in the fridge!

Summer's end salad

Sunday is my favorite day to cook. It's a bit of a ritual in our home to have "Sunday dinner" - something really yummy, indulgent, and of course, including dessert. But today, I also added "Sunday lunch" after assessing the dwindling bounty in my little garden.

Precious little grape tomatoes, and a lovely bit of basil...
Cute-as-a-button yellow teardrop tomatoes...what shall I do with these?

A simple Panzanella would be the perfect fit. So I also harvested a chubby little cucumber, threw in some red and green peppers, capers, and some red onion - that someone else grew for me. Now for the bread. I had some seeded variety on hand, and that would do. Into the skillet with you!It was delicious. And my summer tomato cravings will soon give way to something less healthy...like mashed potatoes. But until then, here's a peak at the finished product.

Okay, I can't resist sharing these with you too. While they didn't make it into the salad, the color of these habaneros is so beautiful, I felt them deserving of their very own photo!

Am I blushing?

Wow! I received this super-cute award from the lovely, talented, and witty Over My Head. I am so appreciative for this, especially since I am so new to the blog world. Thank you Monica!

I now need to bestow the same love onto seven other bloggers. Which I will as I discover more wonderful blogs just like the "fabulous reads" I've already found! Any recommendations?