[Diana in Wisconsin]

LOL! Thanks!

I’m moving slowly, today. Beau was sick with a cold earlier in the week and has been kind enough to give it to me! I’m working on breaking my last sleep-record of 72 hours in a three day period from the last time I was sick.

Nothing major. I don’t get sick often, but when I do, I’m down for the count for a number of days. :(

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Five duck boxes waiting for occupants.
One pair of woodies sighted in our cove.

Come on, ladies !

[Liz]

These will make you feel better than new. Big butterscotch flavor stands out from the milk chocolate toffee---delicious and fast.
Enjoy w/ glass of cold milk or hot coffee. DO NOT overcook, 11 min tops, great results everytime---rated 5 stars. Yields 5 dozen.

Butterscotch Toffee Cookies

BATTER Blend/beat 2 eggs, 1/2 c canola oil; gradually add pkg butter pecan cake mix; mix well.
Fold in 10 oz butterscotch chips, 8 oz milk chocolate English toffee bits. Drop tbl batter 2" apart
on greased sheetpan. Bake golden 350 deg 10-12 min. Cool a min; liftoff to wire racks.

VARY Use chopped pecans, toffee bits, pkg butterscotch pudding.

[TheConservativeParty]

Aw, sorry you got a cold!

Hey, at least it will be warm this weekend.

Picked up a pretty pink orchid at Home Depot this week. I have 3 now. One of them (deep pink) I’ve had a few years and it is re-blooming again. They sure are easy to keep. The yellow one is really neat. HD had the same yellow variety this week.

cheers

[Liz]

Might as well have a few good recipes on hand when those tomato plants start producing......that's my motto.

Ing: 3 14.5-oz cans diced tomatoes (I use 2 cans of Fire Roasted tomatoes for a bit more flavor, with 1 can regular.
14.5-oz can chicken broth pint heavy cream 6 TBS butter, unsalted Tb dried basil (or 3T fresh) Tb sugar

METHOD Pour tomatoes and broth into pot. Chunk up butter a bit and add to pot, then basil, sugar.
Heat on med to melt butter. Reset to med-low; blend with hand blender.

If you’re hand blending while heating, exercise caution. You want the blade to be under the surface enough so it’s not touching the bottom of your pot (it almost acts like a vacuum), but don’t come too much to the surface or you will be cleaning tomato bisque off your light fixtures. Keep blending to fave texture and consistency. Add bit of heavy cream slowly, while stirring. Then slowly add the rest of the cream.

SERVE Garnished with chiffonade of basil. Can add parsley, shaved Parmesan or croutons.