Fast & Fresh and my cutie patootie

Queen Anne's Lace

Some say weed. I say flower.
And they are bloomin' everywhere around here!

Bleu Cheese sauce

Over a nice, juicy grassfed steak?
The best!
Fuzzily recalled from Pioneer Woman's blog

Brown some red onions in a bit of olive oil and butter...hmmm...maybe 1 medium sized.
Add 1 cup heavy cream, or 1/2 and 1/2
Add a few oz of bleu cheese, maybe 6oz.
A couple dashes cayenne
Simmer till thickened, stirring often.
Weep for joy.

Mahogany Mushrooms and Zucchini

These mushrooms were SO dang good!
From "Fast, Fresh and Green" by Susie Middleton... a cookbook I was asked to check out by Anja, our CSA's farmers wife.

1 TBL soy sauce
1 TBL lemon juice
2 tsp dark brown sugar
2 tsp ketchup
1/2 tsp worcestershire sauce
2 TBL unsalted butter
1 TBL water
2 TBL olive oil
1 LB crimini mushrooms (halved or quartered, depending on size)
3/4 teas. kosher salt
2 tsp minced garlic
fresh ground black pepper

Whisk together soy sauce, lemon juice, brown sugar, ketchup, worcestershire, and water and set aside.
In a 10" skillet heat 1 TBL of the butter with the olive oil over med/high heat. When the butter has melted, add mushrooms and salt, stir right away and continue stirring until the mushrooms have absorbed all the fat.
Let the mushrooms sit and cook for 2 min., then stir once. Don't worry; the pan may look crowded and dry, but keep the heat up at med/high. Let it sit and cook, stirring infrequently (they squeak when you stir 'em!), until the mushrooms are shrunken, glistening, and some parts have developed a deep orange-brown color, about 10 minutes.
Turn the heat to low and add the garlic and remaining 1 TBL butter. Stir and cook until the butter is melted and the garlic is fragrant, about 30 seconds. Whisk the soy sauce mixture again and very carefully add it to the pan. Stir and cook just until the liquid thickens slightly and coats the mushrooms, 15-20 seconds more. Season with pepper.

Weep some more.
These are going to become THE way to cook our mushrooms.

Let me tell you, after last week, I was SO ready to just hang out here at home!

I did some cooking.
I did some cleaning.
I did some reading.
I did some praying.
And it's only Wednesday!

And did I tell you?
My favorite granddaughter in the whole world will be here in a few days?
That's right!
Our daughter Giselle, hubby Jon, and granddaughter Trena are driving in from Montana to spend some time here.

Trena Constance
Can hardly wait to get my hands on her!!!

I will definitely be in touch!
xoxo,
Cindy