I posted this older recipe on my EK Facebook page yesterday. It is for a Creamy Chicken Pesto Pasta. Its quite tasty actually, with tomatoes, and asparagus, pesto, grilled chicken, etc. Each day I post my newest recipe and then several of my older recipes. Most of my traffic comes from Facebook and this is really what keeps a roof over my head, my bread and butter as it were.
There is an Italian woman who takes offense every single time I post a pasta recipe. Literally every single time. And her comments are not nice. This is what she said yesterday about this recipe:
"Not only you keep posting food that is a cultural appropriation without listening to who belong to that culture, but you keep posting the same things over and over again." (Meaning pasta recipes.)
I am not sure what to say in response to that. A part of me just wants to tell her to move along and look elsewhere if she doesn't like my recipes. Another part of me wants to block her, but that is not a step I take very easily, unless it is one of those many scammers who post so obviously looking for a vulnerable woman to scan. (Those get blocked immediately.) For the most part I just ignore her, but she is really starting to annoy me now. To be accused of Cultural appropriation is a bit over the top I think! What do you think? Are only Italians allowed to cook and eat pasta?
Not a great photograph because it is early morning and the lighting is not great, but here are my new chair covers with the table cloth all in place. Ignore the cat puzzle and the messy bookcase. I am really happy with them myself. I think they look very cottagey. But that is just me. I still have a couple more curtains to make for the bookcases. Then I will be done I think.
Mr. Freckle Face pestering me for something the other night. He can be quite demanding when he gets it into his mind that he wants something. He will come and sit in front of me if I am sitting on the sofa and meow and tap my knee. If I am at the computer, he will jump on my desk and tap my face.
I wish that I could understand "cat" language so that I could better attend to his needs. Usually it is something to do with his stomach. He is a little glutton and could/would eat continuously given the chance. I do not think I have ever seen him "not" hungry. He's up for it 24/7!
It ended up raining quite heavily yesterday afternoon. I was not surprised. Garbage day. Precipitation and garbage day go hand in hand it seems. At least in my little corner of the world. They were actually very late in coming to pick it up yesterday.
The depot where they keep their trucks is just down the road from where I live. They used to come quite early in the morning, before 8 a.m. but lately it has been much later in the day. You never know really when they are going to come, so it is best to have it all out the night before, just in case.
They back their big trucks down the street to the end and work their way up. One day one of the residents was out walking with her walker and she fell over in her haste to get out of the way. Thankfully she was not hurt.
I never think of sanitation workers without thinking of this girl that my mother got to come in and take care of us when she first went back to work. I was 11. The girl's name was Etta. Her sister was my cousin Ronnie's girlfriend. Etta shared my bedroom, and she was boy crazy. Whenever the garbage men came around she would be hanging out the bedroom window flirting with them and making eyes at them. I remember thinking it was quite strange.
She didn't last too long actually. Mom thought she was too flirtatious. She had two others after her. Another young girl named Brenda, and an older woman named Mrs. Robar. Neither of them lasted long. In the end, she decided that I was old enough to do what they were doing at a fraction of the cost.
Its peach season now I guess. I am not sure if the local peaches are ready or not, but I am sure they are close to being ready. I love peaches. They, next to pears, are one of my favorite fruits. When my children were growing up I used to make a peach relish every year. It had peaches, tomatoes, peppers, onions, some chili, etc. in it and it was really nice. I promise you it was not as strange as it sounds. It went very well with meat. My husband loved it. Sometimes I would use a jar of it to make Swiss steak as odd as that sounds. It made a really delicious batch of Swiss Steak.
My family always loved it when Swiss Steak was on the menu.
This is from the Book "This Was Meant To Find You" by Charlotte Freeman. I have that book and it is filled with loads of inspiration and positivity. How lucky we are to have people who can put together words for us to read and that uplift us in our lives.
I am sure though, in reading this that we all know someone in our lives who is a generous sunshine soul. I think I am surrounded by them. Lots of you spread sunshine with me in your lovely comments. My sister, she is a great source of light in my life. Sheila next door. Glenna. Jacquie, Tina . . . I could go on and on. When it comes right down to it, my life is filled with far more light than anything else and I am grateful for that. Magic people who are not afraid to share of their light, sunshine and love . . . their heart. Thank you all!
What a tender, sweet, photograph this is. Of a mother hen and her chicks following closely on her heels. It made my heart smile. I have always loved being a mother, and never more than when my babies were small. I loved cuddling them, and playing with them, reading to them, baking them cookies. I used to love sewing clothes for my girls. I would make them matching outfits, albeit in different colors. I delighted in them and I am so proud of the adults they have become, yes, even the ones who have nothing to do with me. They are all good people. And I believe they have kind hearts. Even those two. I may probably never know why those two are the way they are, at least not in this lifetime, but that doesn't stop me from knowing and believing that they are good people. And it doesn't stop me from loving them all equally.
My children are always in my heart and my prayers. Always.
I've been enjoying watching a few people on YouTube and I thought I might share them with you this morning because you might not have heard of them and you might also enjoy them.
The first one is
Gary Eats. Gary is this British bloke who travels around the UK eating at different restaurants and giving his fair opinion of them. My favorite video of his so far is the one where he went to the
2024 Fish and Chips Award winning restaurant. Oh my, but he made me some hungry for good fish and chips in that one!
Another one is
Rich and Jen's Adventures. They are an American couple who eat out once a week at a dining place near where they live near Pigeon Forge. TN. I love seeing all of the different places that they go to eat, but its not all eating. They do shopping sometimes as well, and Jen will even cook a recipe from time to time.
Anna's Mobile Home Life. I love Anna's channel. Some people might find this as fascinating as watching paint dry, but I love Anna and I love her humble and caring spirit. She is just a simple woman, living a simple life. I enjoy her very much.
I also like watching videos on cat behavior, etc. Oh and the cats love to watch cat tv where they can see all sorts of animals and birds. It keeps them on their toes.
And with that I will leave you with a thought for the day. We are taking dad to his Doctor's appointment this morning and then visiting a farm market on the way home and I need to get ready.
A thought to carry with you . . .
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*Treasure and cherish every moment
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That reminds me, I was reading something about David Cassidy the late teen heart throb yesterday and in it his daughter said something to the effect that his last words on his death bed had been, "So much time wasted."
I hope those are never my words . . .
In The English Kitchen today . . .
Cheesy Chicken Quesadillas. Oh my but these were some good. I had them for my dinner yesterday with some guacamole, sour cream and salsa. Tres delicious!
I hope that you have a lovely day no matter what you get up to. Be happy, be blessed, and don't forget!
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