Happy Independence Day!

I'm spending a VERY relaxing,

LAZY

long weekend.

We had a long list of things

to do, but it is WICKED HOT

out there - triple digits

which for those of you living in

AZ - you scoff.

But add 100% humidity and it

is unbearable.

Rod works "outside" (in the hangar, but

with the giant doors open, so it's outside

just not in the direct sun....)

So he is enjoying getting to be in the 

house.  We are even running the A/C.

(Something we don't often do.)

(Guess we are getting old)

Anyhow.

This morning he is in town

donating plasma.

We had a nice breakfast of

scrambled eggs with 

sauted jalapeno cheddar sausage

and a mint chocolate smoothie.

While he was gone,

I cooked up a yummy

"Lazy Lasagna"

My stove top light makes everything

look orange.  LOL

Next I baked a

Trimtastic Chocolate Cake.

I will whip some fresh whipping

cream and add a little 

100% Ghiradelli cocoa

for a frosting.

Later.

Maybe.

I also chopped up a couple of

big zucchini (since I was cutting

one up for the cake anyway)

and then put a bunch of

radishes in the food processor

to slice up.

They are delicious fried in butter

with a fried egg and some bacon.

YUM!

Oh.

And fried up some lean ground beef

(grass fed - the neighbors gave it

to Kyle in exchange for him doing...

something... next door.  LOL)

Added taco seasonings so we

can throw together a quick

taco salad.

It was a productive morning!

Rod just called.

He is on the way home.

I just sliced up a nice ripe

nectarine and mixed it with some

of my favorite 000 Oikos 

vanilla greek yogurt.

Ate mine already, but his is

waiting for him when he gets home.

(I'll probably make him a turkey 

sandwich to go with it...)

Enjoy your day!

(Empty nesting is FUN!)