Our weekend is going to be about feasting, as usual. And, with the extra Holiday, we’ll be doing three meals! In the (clickable) image above, we show a beef tenderloin steak and salad from a previous holiday that is likely to be served on the holiday, but can change on a whim – hold on a second . . . OK, speaking of whims, I’ve just been notified that there will be a substitute side dish with the steak, to wit: Lobster and Bacon Mock* and Cheese. Sounds delicious.
* Instead of Macaroni it uses Chopped Cauliflower
The meals for Saturday and Sunday will be in keeping with our quest to find new and interesting recipes as well as bringing back some of our old favorites. We’re going on three years now of adhering to the low-carb and low-sodium diets, so all of our recipes, new and old, conform to those guidelines (mostly – we’re not above cheating now and then). Regardless of the constraints, Damsel finds some pretty tasty recipes for preparing what should be taboo dishes while conforming to the diet rules. Think “pizza-topped chicken.”
Many in our country equate the Labor Day Holiday with end-of-summer and that was true for us when we lived in PRK* but after migrating to Arizona, summer keeps on going for a while after the first weekend of September. We love the climate here and look forward to real seasons as opposed to the coastal area where we lived before where the seasons were cool, cooler, overcast and smoke.
* Peoples Republic of Kalifornistan
We wish all of you who celebrate the holiday to have a good one and to those who are on duty or otherwise unable to enjoy the festivities, God speed.
UPDATE 09/05/2022: This is the actual meal we enjoyed today – Grilled Filet Mignon Steaks and Lobster/Bacon Mock and Cheese. Click on the image to enlarge.
Hi Bob and Verna!
The beef tenderloin steak and salad look delicious. But then, so does the pizza-topped chicken. I’ll bet the lobster and bacon mock and cheese is amazing. I want some! Bob, you are lucky to have such an excellent personal chef! I hope the four of us can view the annular eclipse in October together next year and the Great American Eclipse of 2024! I wish we didn’t live so far apart. I would love to see you guys more often. Amber says “Hi”.
Take care,
Tom & Amber
Hey, Tom!
Glad that you chimed in to the blog. Yes, Verna cooks up an excellent meal and I get to help her sometimes. See http://food.vernabob.com.
We’re still in the “thinking about it” phase of planning for the eclipses, but will commit to something more in the not too distant future.
It would be good to get together with y’all anytime.
Hi to Amber – Verna says Hello as well.
There’s definitely a change of season beginning, as we’re having nighttime lows in the 50’s, but still getting up to high 80’s/low 90’s during the day.
Just got about .2″ of rain, and the temp dropped from 94* to 63* in about 15 minutes.
We also got an unexpected thunderstorm here this evening. Wind gusts to 40mph and large raindrops. Always welcome in the desert. Freaky storm – moved through here very quickly.
Forecast is for hot and dry for a couple of days.