5 posts tagged “summer”

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Today I made Tomato Tuna Melts, these are perfect for a hot night because you can microwave them to melt the cheese and since there is tomato instead of bread you do not get that weird gummy effect with the bread. 

I took halved roma tomatoes emptied them out, the guts were chopped and added to a bowl with diced green apple, celery, juice from half a lemon, about 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise, ground pepper and sea salt and a can of tuna fish.  After mixing it all together I stuffed the halved tomatoes with the tuna salad and then topped with grated cheddar and jack cheese.  I then put them in the microwave and heated them until the cheese melted.

I served them on a bed of lettuce with some rosemary bread and cucumber salad from last night.  It was a nice filling but cool dinner with a little bit of warmth in the tomato. 

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Since most of my stuff is boxed up in a storage unit my creative outlet has moved to food.

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It has been a really nice summer in Seattle, hot, not too humid, not too dry, just overall really decent.  That said though one of my favorite things to cook is chili and stews, it isn’t exactly the right weather so I have been trying a few other things.

Tonight was a Mediterranean inspired meal.  I cheated on the falafel and used the “Fantastic Foods” brand that comes in a box, but made the rest.  I used quinoa instead of cous cous on the tabouli which turned out really nice, though I could have increased the lemon and parsley (which just seemed really bland as far as parsley goes) a little for a bit more punch.  The cucumber salad was really simple, onions cucumber, yogurt, dill.  It was a nice cool dinner for a hot night.

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Though I have not been terribly crafty since December, I have been fairly active with my camera... I have developed a bit of an obsession with my fisheye and animal noses…

I have also just been taking more photos overall.  Except for this weekend, I had a garage sale with some friends.  I managed to get rid of some stuff, but there is still a lot to get rid of.  Anyone want to buy my stuff?  No my fabric stash is not for sale. 

My summer so far... there are worse things than unemployment...

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Yesterday was the Freemont Fair - Solstice Festival and Parade

Naked bicyclists.  Much drinking.  Prune attacks.  Blue black shorts.  Beer garden.  Shutter happy.

Quote of the day: Your mouth tastes better than mine; can I have your gum?

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It was about 95 and humid when I arrived.  The last two days have cooled.  Mostly I have just been hanging out with my aunt chillin'.  Tomorrow I will go into the city... and it is fishing day tomorrow.  More on that later.

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My aunt has this bust I made of myself in college, like any great masterpiece parts have fallen off over time.

Yesterday we went to the Greenwich Beach and hung out in the sun, a few new freckles popped up on my face, but as typical I bleached even more in the afternoon sun.

Later we headed to Port Chester, my one time stomping grounds for a brief time in high school.  Margaritas and nachos were a perfect end to the sunny summer day.

It has been a pretty mellow trip so far, which is all that I really wanted.