Ahhh Costco. We just don't know how to stay away from the damned place. We always buy stuff we don't really need, like those awesome rocking chairs Spod built. And lordy be…we DO NOT need any more food. I went out to the garage after the last shopping trip to put the stapley type stuff out there, only to find we already had most of it on the shelves.
Reminds me of my Gramma Graham. Whenever she needed new sheets or a new bed or something, she balked at buying it. She figured she wouldn't live long enough to use it properly. I kind of feel that way out there looking at the shelves in the garage…we will be dead before we use it all up.
April arrived back from Monte's. It seems they had a pretty good week end together. They went out to a bar one night, a bar with a dance floor and a live band. In Port Alberni there is a pretty high population of First Nations. Apparently there was a table load sitting next to them, getting a little rowdy, having a good time. Ange, the wife of Monte's friend Pat from across the street (they were there with Monte and April) was getting uncomfortable and wanted to move. But April just said no no, I will get them up dancing. So she did! She ended up on the dance floor jigging with the natives and had the best time! And they had a good time too…I can believe it..I have seen April dance!
Speaking of First Nations, Monte "received" five sockeye salmon from some FN neighbours. They ate one in Port and April brought four home. Mmmmmmm….tomorrow night I shall be cooking salmon three ways…and Em and Austin and my cousin Dorothy and her mate, Ed will be coming for dinner. So today I need to plan the menu and, yes, go shopping for the extras I need to make the meal.
I am going to wrap up one in tin foil with onions, garlic, lemon and dill and bake it. Another one I shall have Spod fillet it. Half of the fillets I cut into small chunks, marinade it in thai chile sauce and maple syrup with added maple flavouring. Then I broil the chunks until it is candied. The other half I cut into pieces about the size of the palm of my hand. I roll it in mayonnaise then coat it in crushed potato chips and bake on parchment paper. We have a person coming for dinner that doesn't eat salmon, he is an inlander and not used to seafood. So I figure one of those preparations will lure him onto the fish eating side.
Todays challenge, oddly enough, is to eat seafood three times a week. The chapter was full of ideas for eating more fish and warnings about eating raw fish. The serving size should be approximately 3 oz. three times per week. She then went into detail about how it does a body good.
Its really early right now. We got up and took the truck in for detailing. So now I am going to sign off here, go plan my menu and then go get the stuff. I need to plan a different desert. I always make a trifle of some sort but my trifle bowl has taken a lovely trip to Kamloops. Long story! which I shall spare you from. So back to the drawing board and figure out something else…my favourite thing to do! I will take pics…TTYL
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