Click Michelle's Food

Mr Click’s birthday is today.
Bean and I made him blueberry muffins to go with his coffee this morning. I made him a delicious Bloody Mary for late morning. (No Tabasco please, only horseradish.) Bean wanted to make a Pesto Dip for afternoon snack, but he had a Cub Scout meeting and didn’t get to [...]

I’ve gone and done it. I bought ball jars. I dug out my Grandmaw’s pressure cooker. I cut up 40 gazillion green tomatoes, and a healthy quantity of peppers and onions, and a head of cabbage. I salted the whole deal and let it sit overnight. Today I cooked it all with vinegar, sugar, and [...]

Yes, this DOES relate to food. Sort of. Fear not.
While at work yesterday I got a call from Bean’s school. This never bodes well. It was the assistant principal. “This is a big deal, but it isn’t a big deal,” she said. OK…
It turns out that yesterday, he got off the bus and walked into [...]

While out shopping yesterday, I saw a very nice price on wild Alaskan Sockeye salmon. Thinking I’d made some sort of yum with it, I bought a pound and three quarters. The fish lady wrapped it up and I went about my shopping. NOTE THAT I DID NOT ASK TO SMELL IT!
That was my mistake. [...]

So last week I was lame and did not come up with a meal plan or blog anything. The lack of a meal plan resulted in a crazy week. Hell, one night we had hot dogs! It really is worth the time it takes to figure out what’s on sale, what I’ll be cooking, and [...]

Short short post tonight… I have a houseful. Hooray, Mr 18 is home!
Tonight, Greek Burgers, orzo salad, corn on the cob, and melon from the farmer’s market
Tomorrow: Shrimp summer rolls and spicy slaw. The fresh, never frozen gulf shrimp looked way too good to pass up today at Harry’s; 16-25s for $7.99/lb. I know now [...]