I just found Ina’s cookbook ‘Cooking for Jeffrey’ for a few bucks at my thrift store. Was THRILLED that someone would part with it! :)
Your Wren story reminded me that Mom used to have a huge (like half the room!) cage with various Finches in it. They were fun to watch and man were they fertile! I found their chirping soothing.
We are having a bunch of people over for Mother’s Day tomorrow, so today I am cleaning and making Maple Burgers for the grill and a Rhubarb Custard Pie. Mom is bringing TWO kinds of Potato Salad because ONE is just not enough, LOL! (She makes GREAT Potato Salad) It’s supposed to hit 80 here tomorrow - rain late in the day - which is a pleasant surprise as they predicted a rainy day earlier in the week. :)
Mowing got done yesterday and Beau has been working on repairs to some of the first raised beds which have held up for close to 14 years, but need some help now. I have strawberry plants to move around in the same bed, and a number of ‘Cats Eye’ Mini Iris to share with my local friends, that needed dividing, anyway. ;)
Now I’m ‘excited’ .... I will have to keep an eye out for her cookbooks at Goodwill/thrift store. My SIL works for a caterer & they use Ina Garten recipes all the time. I would love to have some of her cookbooks, but it would have to be at Goodwill prices ($3 for hardcover).
When you get fresh corn, try her fresh corn with basil recipe .... soooo good. I made it when an aunt/uncle were visiting and I thought he was going to bury his face in the serving bowl and eat 2nds, 3rds & 4ths that way ... he LOVED the stuff ... it was almost funny.
https://barefootcontessa.com/recipes/fresh-corn-salad
Just watched my nephew walk across the stage & get his Mechanical Engineering degree ... where did that little boy go who used to visit in the summer & we’d watch Shark Week together? Mixed emotions for sure 😭😁 He’s a good person with a kind heart in addition to being super smart ... he’ll do well (has a job already, too).